Stories from Friday, February 22, 2002

Marion Bearden is announcing her intention to run for Mayor of Tyronza in the November election. Bearden, a resident of Tyronza for the past 23 years, is married to Cecil Bearden, Jr. She has three children, Eric Driver, of Tyronza, Tracy Starling of Frenchman's Bayou, and Christy Collier of Tyronza...

Tribune Editor Family, Career and Community Leaders of America organization of East Poinsett County High School celebrated National Career Technical Education and FCCLA week (February 11-16) with several events and activities. Sponsor Linda Masters orchestrated decorating lockers, eating ice cream at lunch and wearing FCCLA logos on hat day. ...

Tribune Editor The fellowship hall of the Methodist Church of Marked Tree was once more transformed into something other than a mere' dining room on Thursday, February 14 when the Senior and Junior Youth let down their hair and rocked the clock away from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the form of a Happy Days' setting, complete with 45's, poodle skirts, bobbie socks, pony tails, leather jackets, ducktails, tee shirts and blue jeans...

Peers Rewarded In Delivering Excellence By AMMI LUNG, Tribune News Staff Many students in the Tri-City area have lived here all their lives, but there is one very special student who comes from a place many of us have never seen. Isabella De Luca is an exchange student at Marked Tree. ...

Tribune Editor Dr. Carl Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Johnson, Sr. of Marked Tree and 1977 graduate of Marked Tree High School was named by Governor Mike Huckabee to the University of Arkansas system's Board of Trustees on Monday, February 11. Amid some controversy, Johnson accepted the call from the Governor. ...

The Teddy Bear Cops' need a new patrol car. The cops' have distributed 25,250 teddy bears to Hospital ER's, police stations and ambulance services. Marked Tree Elementary School donated many of those and they were so appreciated by the children...

Gloria Lynn "Simpson" Montgomery, 52, of died Feb. 14 at St. James Hospital in Chicago. Montgomery was a certified nursing assistant, member of the First Church of Deliverance in Chicago, and also a member of Greater Jones Temple in Gilmore. Survivors include husband James Montgomery of Lepanto; three brothers, Anthony Simpson of Chicago, Terry Simpson of Chicago, and Gregory Simpson of Lisle, Ill.; three sons, James Montgomery Jr. ...

Girfus Husky Richmond, 80, of Dyess died February 18, 2002 at Sr. Bernard Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born on Jan. 23, 1922 in Driftwood, Richmond was a long time resident of Dyess and a Baptist. Richmond is preceded in death by his parents, Hosey and Iva Husky Richmond; two sons, Girfus Gary Richmond and Randy Faron Richmond; and one granddaughter, Dessie Irene Richmond. ...

Sally Lorene Williams, 81, of Osceola died February 13, 2002 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Williams was a lifetime resident of Dyess, and a homemaker of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include Richard Williams of Osceola; two sisters, Odessa Sipes of Dyess and Vern Brannon of Florida; and two brothers, Tom Smallwood and Baily Smallwood, both of Dyess...