Stories from Wednesday, November 21, 2001

Danny France Johnson, 50 of Lepanto died November 17, 2001 at St. Bernard's Hospital, Jonesboro. He was a painter, was of the Pentecostal faith, and was a U. S. Army Veteran. His father, Chester Johnson and a sister Nancy Johnson preceded him in death. ...

Mildred Marie Grant, 59, of Savannah, Tenn., formerly of Turrell, Ark., retired cook for Ingram Barge Lines, died Thursday, November 15, 2001, at her home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Tyronza First Baptist Church with burial in Tyronza Cemetery. Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis has charge...

John H. Gray, 83 of Pueble West, Col., born September 6, 1918 and died November 16, 2001, at Florence, Col. He was a carpenter, a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses of Pueble West, and the son of the late John P. Gray and Carrie M. Thompson Gray. Mr. ...

Buelah Fay Lindsey "Granny" Lloyd, 83, homemaker, died of heart failure Saturday at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Forrest City. Services were Monday, November 12, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home with burial in Forrest Park Cemetery. She was a member of the Church of Christ...

Clayton Simmons, Sr. 69 of Tyronza died Friday, November 16, 2001 at his residence. He had worked as a farmer. Survivors include his wife, Sara Simmons of the home; two sons Charles Simmons of Osceola and Jerome Simmons of Marked Tree; Three daughters, Rhonda King of Harrisburg, Pamela Tacker of Tyronza and Sherry Fountain of Proctor; a sister, Mary Ann Lawrence of Trumann, a brother, John Simmons of Marked Tree; eight grandchildren; four step grandchildren; and four step great-grandchildren...

Casper A. Wilson, Jr. 67 of Marked Tree died Friday, November 16, 2001 at Regional Medical Center of NEA at Jonesboro. He was the pastor of the New Hope Baptist Church at Tyronza for 40 years and was retired from Local $90 Union of Memphis. Survivors include his wife, Norma Wilson of the home; one son, Lonnie R. ...

Myrline Bryant Wroten, 76, retired Social Security administrator and captain for the Civil Air Patrol AR 113, died of heart disease Tuesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis. Services were November 13, 2001 at Morgan Funeral Home with burial in Genre Cemetery in Salad. Morgan Funeral Home had charge of the services...

Democrat Editor It certainly wasn't the way Trumann wanted to end its 2001 football campaign. After winning seven of its last nine, the Wildcats dropped Friday's second round playoff game with Star City, 35-21, at Wildcat Field. "The kids played hard, that's all we ever asked them to do," Trumann head coach Ricky Timbs said. ...