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Arkansas officials investigating elderly woman's death

HAMLIN, Ark. (AP) - Cross County authorities are investigating the death of an 80-year-old woman who was found in a church as a homicide.

Sheriff's Detective Keith Vaughn says officials received a call about 12:30 p.m. Sunday that a body had been found at the Central United Methodist Church.

Vaughn said Monday that Lillian Wilson, who was from the area, appeared to have suffered blunt force trauma to the head.

Sheriff J.R. Smith had said Wilson's pastor found her after he went looking for her when she didn't show up for church.

Vaughn says there are a few people of interest to investigators in the case, but no names were released. Vaughn declined additional comment.

Hamlin is located about 50 miles west of Memphis, Tenn.