Stories from Wednesday, November 27, 2002

The nearly four-month search for missing Tyronza teenager Jennifer Ann Gill took a tragic turn last Friday, as law enforcement officials from the state and two Arkansas counties discovered a 2002 Ford Mustang, along with a body in the vehicle, in a pond near I-55 in Crittenden County...

The East Poinsett County senior boys basketball team started its season off with a bang, last Saturday night as they defeated AAAAA team Blytheville 54-46, in high school basketball action. Coming off a scrimmage game Friday in Lepanto, EPC appeared sluggish in the first quarter, trailing 9-8 to the Chickasaws. ...

J.L. Wright, 67, of West Memphis, died Nov. 18, 2002, at the Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis. Formerly of Marked Tree, he was a crude unit operator at an oil refinery. He was of the Church of Christ faith. He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Wright of West Memphis; one daughter, Karen Lumpkin of Marion; one brother, Stanley Wright of Lansing, Mich. and one grandchild, Eric Lumpkin...

Maybell Maddox, 88, of Lepanto died Monday, November 25, 2002 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A homemaker and a Baptist, Maddox was preceded in death by her husband, Washington Carllie Maddox, one daughter and one son. Maddox is survived by four daughters, Mary Edge of Malden, Mo., Barbra Pilgrim of Osceola, Nelda Foster of Lepanto, Katherine Mason of Lepanto; and two sons, William Maddox of Lepanto and Junior Maddox of Lepanto. ...

Lorne Thelma May, 66, of Caraway died Saturday, November 21, 2002 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A housewife and a Baptist, May is survived by her husband, Glenn May, Sr. of Caraway; four sons, Glen May, Jr. of Horn Lake, Miss, Bobby May of Missouri, Gordon Dale May of Etowah and Steven May of Leachville; one daughter, Rose Peridore of Caraway; three sisters, May Brewer of Sikeston, Mo., Vera Thompson of Florida, Rose Hightower of Caraway and two brothers, Edward Milligan of Jonesboro and Robert William Milligan of Caraway. ...

Jennifer Ann Gill, 15, of Tyronza, expired on August 17, 2002, in Crittenden County. She was a tenth grade student at East Poinsett County Schools, former Miss EPC, Fire Marshall, Future Business Club member and seventh and ninth grade Homecoming Maid...

Doris Jenkins, 77, of Marked Tree, died Nov. 22, 2002, at her home. She was of the Baptist faith and was a housewife. She is survived by one daughter, Jean Holcomb of Scottsboro, Ala.; one sister, Beulah Willis of Lakeland, Fla.; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren...

Darrell Wayne Martin, 53, of Jonesboro, formerly of Marion, died November 26, 2002 at his residence. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Marion, an Army Veteran who served in Vietnam. He was preceded in death by his parents Floyd and Agnes Martin and sister Mildred Lockhart...

Arlene Swindle, 82, of Bartlett, Tenn, died Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. Born on July 18, 1920 in Ingram, Ark., Swindle was a homemaker. Swindle is survived by her daughter, Connie Herndon of Bartlett and one brother, Bill Spikes of Pocahontas. ...

Anna Ruth Tambling, 71, of Lovington, NM, died Saturday, November 23, 2002 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Tex. A Baptist and a Marked Tree native, Tambling is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Brenda Prysock of Lovington, NM; two brothers, Jack Bell of Southaven, Miss and Ray Bell of Southaven, Miss; and three sisters, Ludie Hatley of Marked Tree, Tiny Smith of Marked Tree and Louise Massey of San Antonio, Tex. ...

The long hours and hard work were worth it when one of Lepanto's own learned she had been listed in the credits of "A Painted House." Dana Wright, a life-long Lepanto resident, received a call from casting before production began. She was told to stay on stand-by' through the beginning week of filming. A week later, she received her official casting call that she had been chosen to work with the cast as a "stand-in."...

What started as an idea by Arlene (Nichols) Felmey, the Nichols Memorial Garden Monument has finally become a reality. Rosemary Nichols followed up on the idea by looking around for a monument with a style and size that would fit in with the existing Nichols Cemetery. Quinton Ray and Rosemary Nichols also looked and priced monuments and benches. In the mean time, the donations from many people started flowing in and a quilt raffle held at the Terrapin Derby made this monument possible...

The Bay Lady Yellowjackets have posted a 5-0 overall record and a 3-0 record in the district. Bay defeated Brookland 56-48 on Nov. 7. Amber McMasters led the pack with 14 points and Lindsey Stewart added 11 points. On Nov. 11, Bay defeated Buffalo Island Central 64-23. Amber McMasters led Bay with 18 points. Stewart and Ashley Ballew added eight and seven points, respectively...

On Nov. 11, Crowley Ridge Academy defeated the Trumann Lady Wildcats 48-46. For Trumann, Jade Johnson scored 14 points. Breah McCarty and Crystal Ealey added 10 and eight points, respectively. For CRA, Kara Colburn led the team with 15 points. Casey Honeycutt added 10 points...

Against Corning in its first game of the season, Alex Henry scored 31 points and Jerome Thigpen chipped in 18 points for the Trumann Wildcats. The game was played on Nov. 21 at a jamboree in Nettleton. Against Brookland on Nov. 22, Trumann defeated Brookland 56-51...

Toni A. Thiel Ford, 38, of Trumann died Nov. 30 at her residence. Ford was a Baptist and had lived in Jonesboro for most of her life. She is survived by one brother, Trevor Johnson of Amagon; one sister, Tracy Morgan of Brookland; three nieces; four nephews and one great niece...

Mr. Ollie Faulkner of Harrisburg died Wednesday at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. He was 80 years old. Mr. Faulkner was born on October 12, 1922 in Bay Village to the late Mr. and Mrs. Ed Faulkner. He was a retired farmer, a WW II Navy Veteran and a member of the Harrisburg VFW. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian (Privett) Faulkner and a son, Gary Faulkner...

Local farmers have truly shown compassion for one of their own. When Edward McGowan was diagnosed with cancer, he was concerned about his health and what would happen to his year's income. Everything that had occupied his time was still out in his fields being drenched by the rain...

William C. Bishop of Trumann is thankful for many things this year. One of those is having his parent's marriage certificate. This year would have marked their one hundredth wedding anniversary. Nora and Albert Bishop were married in 1902 in Izard county...

The nearly four-month search for missing Tyronza teenager Jennifer Ann Gill took a tragic turn last Friday, as law enforcement officials from the state and two Arkansas counties discovered a 2002 Ford Mustang, along with a body in the vehicle, in a pond near I-55 in Crittenden County...

In the race for the mayor of Bay, Quillion Vincent received 260 votes defeating incumbent mayor Linda Watts, who received 180 votes. Voters in wards two and three of Trumann cast their votes Tuesday, Nov. 26 for alderman positions. Shorty Hargrove received 88 votes and was victorious over Ronnie Everhart, Sr., who received 41 votes in the race for Ward 2 Position 2...

The Bay Yellowjackets have posted a 3-5 overall record and 0-3 in the 3AA-North District. In the district, Buffalo Island Central defeated the Jackets by eight points, Marmaduke won by nine and Riverside won by 15. In non-district action, Valley View and Brookland have defeated the Jackets...