Rev. E.W. Teague

May 28, 1915 - December 14, 2009

Rev. Erlan Wilburn "E.W." Teague, 94, of Harrisburg, died Monday, December 14, 2009, at the family residence. He was born in Greenfield, Ark., and had lived most of his lifetime in the Harrisburg area. He owned E.W. Teague Grocery, was a retired minister, veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp., and World War II and a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church near Harrisburg. Mr. Teague was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Teague, two sons, Lt. Commander James Erlan (Jackie) Teague and Jon David Teague, one granddaugher, three brothers and his parents. The Houston family was one of the earlier pioneers of Poinsett County. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Ellen Wilson of Bay and Diane Hawkey of Jonesboro; one son, Michael Teague of Jonesboro; 11 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church near Harrisburg, with Revs. Milton Cowling and Gary Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery in Jonesboro, Ark., under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann. Active pallbearers will be Roy Guthrie, Gary Craig, Louis Layton Jr., Tommy Holmes, David Nance, Grady McGuire and Pete Tharp. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann. Online register book can be signed at www.thompsonfuneralhome.net.