Carl 'Bud' Selby

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Mr. Carl "Bud" Selby, 94, of Pensacola, Fla., former longtime Leachville resident, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, at the Forrest City Medical Center. Born in Leachville, he was the son of the late Floyd and Nora Hedrick Selby and was a 1936 graduate of Leachville High School. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and with his late wife, Jenna Lee Selby, owned and operated the Leachville Florist for many years. He was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Leachville and had been a resident of Pensacola for the past five years.

Survivors include two sons, Carl Selby Jr. of Pensacola and Dr. Michael Selby of Little Rock;

One sister, Marjorie Cole of Leachville; and

Four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Howard Funeral Service Chapel in Leachville. Burial will follow in Leachville Cemetery. The family will receive visitors Friday evening from 6-8 at the funeral home. A guest register is available at www.HowardFuneralService.com