Stories from Friday, March 7, 2003

Patsy Gallion, MTHS Counselor, coordinated a Job Fair for Marked Tree High School juniors and seniors on Tuesday. This was the third year for the Job Fair, Gallion said. The Job Fair offers students that do not plan to attend college upon graduation information on local jobs, technical training and enlistment in the Armed Forces. Area banks also accepted applications for after-school positions. Seniors brought their resumes and were able to have them critiqued by potential employers...

NEWPORT "One more time." That's what East Poinsett County coach Kevin Kyzer said to Osceola mentor Frankie Gathen at the traditional post-game handshake following the Warriors' dramatic 61-48 victory over the Seminoles on Tuesday afternoon at Newport in the finals of the Class AAA Region 2 Tournament...

Michael White was a man full of determination to life with laughter and love. He was born September 9, 1951, in Tyronza, to Buster and Myrtle White. He grew up in Arkansas and graduated from high school in 1971. Mike worked as manager of Fred's Discount Stores for 25 years, before working in customer service at Danaher Corporation...

Barry Joe Wages, 43, of Marion, died at his residence on Sunday, March 2, 2003. A member of the First Baptist Church of Tyronza, Wages was preceded in death by his father, Billy Wages and two brothers, James Ray and Kenny Allen Wages. Survivors include his mother, Edith White of Marion, and one sister, Teresa Mott of Marion...

Bunnie Willis Thompson, 78, departed this life on February 27, 2003. He was born January 30, 1925 in Heber Springs, Arkansas. He was a member of the Church of the Firstborn. He is preceded in death by his late wife, Vera Thompson, his mother and father, two brothers and one sister...

Adriane Mae Shelton, 22, of Marked Tree died Sunday as a result of a two-vehicle accident, near Highway 50 and 64 at Crawfordsville. Shelton, a dispatcher for the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church is survived by her parents, J.C. ...

Billy H. Nelson, 53, of Jonesboro, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Lepanto, Nelson was a shipping clerk of Raylock in Memphis, an avid golfer, and attended Greensboro Road Church of Christ in Jonesboro...

Robert "Rudi" Hutchins, 44, of Fayetteville, died Friday, February 28, 2003 at Conway. He was born September 4, 1958 at West Memphis, Ark., the son of J.P and Ada Both Hutchins. He is survived by his mother, Ada Hutchins of Fayetteville; two brothers, Paul Hutchins of Bentonville and Dr. Rick Hutchins of Fayetteville; four nieces and one nephew...

Delores E. Gillihan, 54, formerly of Lepanto, died Saturday, March 1, 2003, in Cleveland, Ohio. An account executive, Gillihan was preceded in death by one sister, Virginia Allen, and two brothers, Ted Allen and Mike D. Allen. Survivors include two daughters, Samantha D. ...

Raybon Neal Darty, 63, of Caraway, died on March 3, 2003, at the Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A member of the Etowah Pentecostal Church of God, Darty was a retired farmer. He is preceded in death by his father, George Darty, mother, Flora Williams Darty and one son, Ronnie Darty...

The MT Booster Club is selling tickets for a $1.00. The prize is $100 worth of free gas from the Exxon Station in Marked Tree. The group is trying to raise enough money to buy a tunnel for the football boys to run through at the home games. Contact Cindy Adamson at 358-3655 or Glenda Muse at 358-3630 for tickets...

The First United Methodist Church Youth in Marked Tree will present their second annual Dinner Theatre Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8, at 6 p.m., with the theme of "God's Great Love." The Dinner Theater will include spaghetti, rolls, salad, drink and desert along with video presentation media done by Lindsay Constance, Clint Hawkins, Paige Boxley, JR Porterfield, Ben Carika, and Gage Jennings under the direction of Pastor Bob Hager. ...

President Theodore Roosevelt, a world-renowned hunter, took the monumental step to create the world's finest system of conservation lands - places where wildlife comes first. His boldness ensured that wildlife would be preserved for future generations...

The Marked Tree Lions have entered into an agreement with the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department Adopt-A-Highway Program, effective Feb. 3, 2003, and running through Dec. 31, 2004. The Lions have committed to join the state in its goal of litter-free highways and have undertaken the project of picking up litter on a quarterly basis on Highway 63, the mile north of the Highway 75 overpass toward the floodway...

Thomas Graves retired last Friday from the Marked Tree Police Department with 18 years of service. He was honored with a surprise party at City Hall. The party was organized by Graves' co-workers with surprise guests including his brother, Bill, and his sister-in-law, Peggy, from San Antonio, Texas, his daughter, Linda, and grandson, Charlie, from Memphis, and Graves' wife, Joyce...

The East Poinsett County School District announced this week the schedules for all spring sports, for the 2003 spring season. The school competes in baseball, softball and tennis in the 3AAA-South District. As for baseball, the Warriors are led by first-year coach Gary Williams. ...