Stories from Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Tribune News Staff Poinsett County Circuit Judge David Laser of Jonesboro set a series of dates Tuesday afternoon for state prosecutors and defense attorneys for former Marked Tree High School Coach and teacher Rob Jennings to describe reasons why or why not charges against the former teacher should be dropped in the case...

Alex Woods, a 2004 Barton High School graduate, has been accepted for admission to Lyon College and has been awarded Deans and Baseball Scholarships. Each year Lyon College awards scholarships to outstanding applicants who show special promise as productive members of the College community and valuable contributors in the field of their choice. Based upon a demonstrated record of academic success and leadership, Woods has been awarded a scholarship valued at $5,500 per year...

Virginia Glover Wren, 85, of Marked Tree, died Friday, July 23, at Skill Care Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Wren was a homemaker and attended First Baptist Church of Marked Tree. Survivors include three sons: Russell Wren and W.A. Wren, both of West Memphis, and James Wren of Jonesboro; one daughter, W.A. Wren of West Memphis; one sister, Lavada Ennis of Ponotoc, Miss.; two brothers: Ebe Glover of Wheeler, Miss., and Billy Glover of Baldwyn, Miss.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren...

Danny Lee White, 37, of Burlington, Iowa died Friday, July 23 at his residence. He was the manager of Domino's Pizza for seven years and a member of Riverside Baptist Church in Burlington. He was preceded in death by his mother, Wanda White Raper. Survivors include his father, Nolan Raper; three sons: Nic White of Burlington, Chris White and Danny White, all of Burlington; and three brothers: Brian Lentz and Timmy Schewe of Rockford, Ill. and Jeffrey Schewe of Rosco, Ill...

Michael Allen Walker Sr., 45, of Pine Bluff died Tuesday, July 6, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. He had worked as a painter. Survivors include three daughters: Marcy Stevenson and Kristine Walker, both of Osceola, and Michaela Walker of Waterloo, Iowa; five sons: Michael Allen Walker Jr., Allen Lamonte Walker and Anthony Denkins, all of Osceola, and Christopher Walker and Jamie Seals, both of Waterloo; a sister: Georgia Dixon of Detroit; a brother: Jim Walker Jr. ...

Gardner Perry, 85, of Marked Tree died Friday, July 23 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his wife, Minnie Perry. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, July 26 with Jesse Hodges officiating. Burial followed in Tyronza Cemetery...

Charles Edwards Morris Sr., 68, of Birdsong died Thursday, July 22, at West Memphis Health Care. Born at Marked Tree, he had worked at a cotton gin and was a member of Mount Zion Church in Denwood. Survivors include his wife, Pearline Morris; seven daughters: Rosie Shockley, Lessie Morris, Rosetta Luster, Vernita Morris, Hope Morris and Karen Morris, all of Marked Tree, and Georgia McDavis of Trumann; three sons: Charles Morris Jr. ...

Evelyn Fay Evans, 86, of Rivervale died Saturday, July 24 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lepanto Church of God. Survivors include two sisters: Mae Richard Jones of Adona and Bertha Harrman of Mississippi; one brother: Johnny Lee of California; four grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and five great-great grandchildren...

Sammy Stene Boose, 60, of Osceola died Saturday July 24. He was a retired factory worker and a member of Green Acres Church of Christ. Survivors include one daughter: Sharon Boose of Osceola; one son: Lee Boose of Osceola; five sisters: Rose Brown of Elmira, N.Y., Mary Harris of Lepanto, Cora Varner of Alexander, Ala., Shirley Dudley and Gloria Robinson, both of Osceola; one brother: Tony Dudly, Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif.; and one grandchild...

Hubert Allen, 79, of Splendora, Texas, died on Sunday, July 25. He was born in West Mississippi to Clarence Robert and Iona Ivy Allen on February 8, 1925. He is survived by two daughters: Vicki Jackson and Carolyn Brown; one brother: Herbert Allen; and friends Custer and Landra Crawford, Angel Crawford, Letizia Lopez and Heather and Derrin Riddick...

Rachel Michelle Weaver of Dyess and Phillip Douglas Gillmore of Dyess recently announced their engagement and upcoming wedding. Rachel is the daughter of Debbie and Bruce Justus and Frank and Michelle Weaver. She graduated from Rivercrest High School and will be starting college at ANC this fall...

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emrich Glover of Lepanto announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Laura Jane, to Kevin E. Goldman, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Goldman of Tyronza. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Patterson of Lepanto and the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Glover of Tyronza...

Members of the Lepanto Area Citizens for Progress Committee have been working tirelessly to complete the Chandler home setting, as pictured in John Grisham's movie "A Painted House." The house used in the movie has been placed on permanent location in Lepanto, and plans are ongoing to add a barn and outbuildings...

Tribune News Staff The Marked Tree Rotary club had a special visitor last Wednesday. Rotary District Governor Jake Morse attended the meeting to speak about the organizations centennial year. At the meeting, he unveiled the district's centennial bell. ...

A Shelby County, Tenn. judge set the date for a preliminary hearing for a Lepanto man accused in the kidnapping, rape and attempted murder of a Memphis woman on July 4. According to an official in the Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk's office, Judge Ann Pugh set an Aug. ...

BY MICHAEL WILKEY Tribune News Staff The Tyronza City Council meeting last Tuesday night was buzzing with excitement, as council members and several city residents discussed the mosquito problem in the community. In the meeting, held at the Tyronza District Courtroom, council members...

The following is a list of sports news for the week, ending July 26, 2004: Armstrong wins 6th straight Tour de France: The 2004 Tour de France bicycle race quickly turned into the Tour de Lance as American Lance Armstrong won his sixth consecutive race, known for its grueling schedule. The bicyclist, who battled cancer in the late 1990's traveled 2,000 miles over a three week period and defeated his closest challenger by six and a half minutes...