Truman Dies at 88 in Hospital After Stroke and Months of Illness
Former President Harry S. Truman died at Research Hospital at age 88 after a prolonged decline from respiratory and cardiovascular problems. He had left office in 1953 after guiding the United States through World War II and the early Cold War era, and his widow Bess Truman, aged 87, faced the news with quiet fortitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess
Truman
Randall Jessee
Russia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Truman named as a man of leadership and courage
Leaders from across the political spectrum praised Harry S Truman for decisive wartime and postwar leadership. Lyndon Johnson, Strom Thurmond, Henry M. Jackson, and Richard Nixon highlighted his courage, tough decisions, and pivotal roles in the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Greece and Turkey aid, and Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Lyndon B. Johnson
Independence
Truman
Sen
Strom Thurmond
Rs.c
Democratic Party
Harry Truman
Free World
Nixon
Greece
Turkey
Europe
World
Korea
Asia
Obituary notices chronicle several local deaths
Mrs Burl Louise Clark 44 died in Spring Hill Louisiana. She is survived by two sons Bobby Clark Shreveport La Billy Clark U S Army Ft Lee Va father Robert Singleton McNab brother Louie Singleton Foreman and one grandchild. Funeral 2 p m at McNab Baptist Church interment Saratoga Cemetery Oakcrest Funeral Home Hope. Levi H Byrd funeral 2 p m at Herndon Chapel burial Memory Gardens survived by two sons Claude Byrd Hope Argel Byrd Kennedy Tex two daughters Mrs Roscoe Bowden Mrs George Walden sister Mrs Margaret Honeycutt Burnsville NC seven grandchildren nine great grandchildren Herndon Funeral Home in charge. Della H McClanahan died late Monday in local hospital member Methodist Church survived by sister Mrs Lela Crawford Saratoga Springs NY several nieces and nephews funeral 10 a m Wednesday Herndon Funeral Home Chapel burial Rose Hill Cemetery. Claude Brown 69 of Phillips Tex died late Monday visiting daughter Mrs Claudie Hart Hope member First Baptist Church Phillips wife Brookie Brown two sons Verlon Brown Clinton Brown four brothers two sisters body returned to Phillips Tex for services and burial Thursday Brown Funeral Home Borger Tex in charge Herndon Funeral Home Hope in charge of local arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burl L. Clark
Burl Louise Clark
Spring Hill
Bobby Clark
Shreveport
Billy Clark
U.S. Army
Ft. Lee
Robert Singleton
McNab
Louie Singleton
Foreman
McNab Baptist Church
M.H. Peebles
Saratoga Cemetery
Oakcrest Funeral Home of Hope
Levi H. Byrd
Herndon Chapel
Norris Steele
Memory Gardens
Claude Byrd
Hope
Argel Byrd
Kennedy, Tex
Roscoe Bowden
George Walden
Margaret Honeycutt
Burnsville
N.C
Herndon Funeral Home
Della H. McClanahan
Methodist Church
Lela Crawford
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Rose Hill
Claude Brown
Phillips
Tex
Claudie Hart
First Baptist Church of
Brookie Brown
Verlon Brown
Clinton Brown
San Diego
Brown Funeral Home
Borger
Herndon
Arkansas Weather Forecast Tonight Through Wednesday
The State Forecast notes cloudy conditions in the northeast and partly cloudy elsewhere with a slight drop in temperature tonight. Lows are in the 20s and highs on Wednesday reach the mid 40s to mid 50s from northeast to southwest, with colder air tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Research
Truman Library
Citizen
Potsdam
Josef Stalin
President Truman
Winston Churchill
Ark
Star Nual
Overture
Averturf
Erturf
Susan
Scheel
Overturf S
Heweer
Overturf
THE
Associated Press
Lew Pr
Albany
Albu
Amarillo
Anchorage
Asheville
Atlanta
Birmingham
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Duluth
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Green Bay
Helena
Honolulu
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Lake San Diego
Seattle
Spokane Tampa
Washington
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!