Stories from Friday, September 6, 2002

Citizens of Trumann will join the American Legion Post No. 42 in commemorating Patriot Day on Sept. 11, 2002, by sounding the tornado sirens followed by a minute of silence during the times of each of the four separate terrorist attacks on America last Sept. 11...

Trumann Police Chief R.G. "Corky" Richardson issues a warning to the citizens of Trumann regarding the positing of yard sale signs on utility poles. There is an Arkansas statute that targets this problem. It reads as follows: 5-67-104 Attaching signs to utility poles or living plants...

Area cotton farmers gathered this past Thursday at the Eighth Annual Judd Hill Cotton Technology Field Day to learn about new practices and technology. The event was capped with Congressman Marion Berry of the U.S. House of Representatives addressing the crowd followed by a barbecue lunch...

Bay Harvest Festival plans are underway. The festival is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5. The committee is now accepting applications for the parade, booth rentals and the newest addition to the festival, a rummage sale. Prices for booths are $15 with electric and $10 without, to reserve your spot in the rummage sale will cost $5 and to enter the parade is no charge...

Pleasant George Clark, 79, of Lepanto died Wednesday, Aug. 28 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a minister for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Army Veteran of World War II. He was preceded in death by two spouses, Myrtle Ruth Scott Clark and Mary Louise Clark; five brothers and four sisters...

Mary Magdeline Bonne, 76, died Friday Aug. 30 at Peachtree Village in Brandon, MS. She was a native of Trumann where she went to school and was a member of the Viva Drive Church of Christ in Trumann. She was a beautician and an Eastern Star member. She is survived by her daughters, Mary Kim Smith of Brandon, MS and Mavis Diane McElory of Toomsumba, MS; one son, Clayton Garris of Houston, TX; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren...

Chad Wade Hamby, 26, of Trumann died Aug. 28, 2002 in Greenville, Miss. of injuries following an accident. Hamby was born in Osceola and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. He was employed for the American Commercial Barge Line and was a former employee of Quebcor in Jonesboro. Hamby was a 1995 graduate of Trumann High School, a member of the Wildcat football team and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by two grandfathers, Lenza Coots and Tass Hamby...

The Rev. Jerry Dale Miller, 54, of Trumann died Aug. 28, 2002 at St. Bernards Medical Center of Jonesboro of natural causes. Miller was born in Pontiac, Mich. and had lived in Trumann for 17 years moving there from Dyersburg, Tenn. Miller was a Baptist minister for the past 35 years, a member of the Eastside Baptist Church in Trumann having served there as pastor for fifteen years prior to retiring. ...

Russ Ray Brown, 56, of Bradford died Aug. 29, 2002 at the White County Medical Center in Searcy of natural causes. Brown was born in Gilmore and had lived in Trumann before moving to Bradford two months ago. He was a retired farm worker and of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by his parents Virgil E. and Clissie Church Brown...