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• 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 15 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 7B, Oak Flat Rd, Hse #113, Rents $400
  Dempsey, Linnie Head M W 28 Grade 4 b Ark same place in 1935 Fisherman
  Dempsey, Gladys Wife F W 21 Grade 7 b Ark same place in 1935 Housekeeper
  Dempsey, Arvin Son M W 2 Grade 0 b Ark
  
  Was living in Almyra, Arkansas, in November 2006.
  --  George Oliver McSwain, personal communication to Orville Boyd Jenkins
  
  Arvin worked for many years and retired from service with Producers Rice Mill in Stuttgart, Arkansas County, Arkansas.  He and Myrtle were still in Almyra at the time of their 50th wedding anniversary, January 2008.  The actual date was 21 December 2007, and the celebration was held on 29 December 2007, at First Baptist Church, St Charles, Arkansas.
  
  U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
  Arvin Dempsey
  Birth Date 3 Aug 1937
  RR 1, DeWitt, AR, 72042
  Highway 33, DeWitt, AR, 72042
  Highway 33, Almyra, AR, 72003 (1984-1996)
  PO Box 100, Almyra, AR, 72003
  
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  Arvin Mathew Dempsey
  August 3, 1937 - August 8, 2019 (82 years old)
  Almyra, Arkansas
  
  Arvin Mathew Dempsey Obituary
  
  Sadly, on August 8, 2019, at the age of 82, Arvin Mathew Dempsey (Almyra, Arkansas), born in Ethel, Arkansas passed away. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Arvin Mathew Dempsey to pay them a last tribute.
  
  He was predeceased by his parents, Lenny O'Dell Dempsey and Gladys McSwain Dempsey; his siblings, Annella Poston and Jack Dempsey.
  
  He is survived by his wife Myrtle Landreth Dempsey; his sons, Randy Dempsey (Teresa) of McKinney, TX and Wallace Dempsey (Wray Ann) of Little Rock; his grandchildren, Matthew Dempsey, Elizabeth Dempsey-Nutt and Maegan Dempsey; his sister LaVelle Butler of Ethel; his sister-in-law Joyce Dempsey of Bethany, OK.
  
  A funeral service will be held on Sunday, August 11th 2019 at 2:00 PM at the Essex Funeral Home (1405 S Grandview Dr, DeWitt, AR).  Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 11th 2019 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the same location. A burial will be held on Monday, August 12th 2019 at the Almyra Cemetery (Almyra, AR 72003, USA).
  
  --  Essex Funeral Home, Everywhere, https://www.everhere.com/us/obituaries/ar/de-witt/arvin-mathew-dempsey-9556904
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  Arvin Matthew Dempsey
  Birth 3 Aug 1937 Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
  Death 8 Aug 2019 (aged 82)
  Burial Almyra Cemetery, Almyra, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
  
  Obituary:
  Arvin Mathew Dempsey, 82, of Almyra passed away August 8, 2019. He was born August 3, 1937 in Ethel to Lenny O'Dell Dempsey and Gladys McSwain Dempsey.
  
  Arvin graduated from St. Charles High School in 1955. He retired from Producers Rice Mill as a shift foreman. Arvin was a member of St. Charles Baptist Church and was a deacon.
  
  He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Annella Poston, and one brother Jack Dempsey.
  
  Arvin is survived by his loving wife of 61 years Myrtle Landreth Dempsey, two sons Randy Dempsey (Teresa) of McKinney, TX and Wallace Dempsey (Wray Ann) of Little Rock; three grandchildren Matthew Dempsey, Elizabeth Dempsey-Nutt, and Maegan Dempsey; one sister LaVelle Butler of Ethel; and one sister-in-law Joyce Dempsey of Bethany, OK.
  
  Visitation is 4-6 p.m. Sunday, August 11 at Essex Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. August 12 at St. Charles Baptist Church with burial in Almyra Cemetery.
  
  Parents:
  Linnie O'Dell Dempsey 1902-1972
  Gladys Lucille McSwain Dempsey 1908-1987
  
  Created by Vickey 11 Aug 2019
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 202046601, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202046601/linnie-o_dell-dempsey
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Sources

• 1. Email Sources
• 2. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 15 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 7B, Oak Flat Rd, Hse #113, Rents $400
• 3. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
• 4. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 5. U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
• 6. Obituaries from Arkansas
• 7. Facebook Messaging