Funeral Homes in Lafe, AR

Facts about the city

Lafe is a town in Greene County, Arkansas on Crowley's Ridge. The population was 385 at the 2000 census.

Lafe Obituaries

It was disclosed on January 27th, 2014 that Floyd Calvin Howe perished in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.  Howe was 85 years old and was born in Lafe, AR.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Floyd Calvin's life.

It was noted by Flint Journal on March 25th, 2013 that Marjorie "Jewell" Shewmaker (Mosbey) perished in Grand Blanc, Michigan.  Ms. Shewmaker was 81 years old and was born in Lafe, AR.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Marjorie "Jewell"'s life.

It was disclosed by Flint Journal on February 2nd, 2013 that James N "Short" Britt died in Davison, Michigan.  Britt was 90 years old and was born in Lafe, AR.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor James N "Short"'s life.

It was noted by Visalia Times-Delta on January 7th, 2012 that Bob Scheer passed on in Tulare, California.  Scheer was 75 years old and was born in Lafe, AR.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Bob's life.

It was written by Flint Journal on August 4th, 2011 that Leo B Lindsay passed on in Grand Blanc, Michigan.  Lindsay was 90 years old and was born in Lafe, AR.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Leo B's life.

It was noted by Centralia Sentinel on October 28th, 2010 that Margaret A O'Leary (Tucker) passed on in Centralia, Illinois.  Ms. O'Leary was 92 years old and was born in Lafe, AR.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Margaret A's life.

History

Several families responded to this advertisement and an assortment of German immigrant families followed him from Franklin County, Missouri. The population was 385 at the 2000 census.

The first settler of Lafe was Mr. Lafe is a town in Greene County, Arkansas County, Arkansas on Crowley's Ridge. Herman Toelken, a German immigrant who had been living in New Haven, Missouri and was seeking new opportunities in an unsettled area. In 1901 a new postmaster named Lafayette Mueller took over and sought to settle the name permanently by resubmitting a new name.