Stories from Wednesday, July 6, 2005

Many gathered from across the tri-city area Monday morning not only to celebrate a nation's heritage, but also to honor a man who gave selflessly to ensure the freedom of that nation. Members from surrounding communities gathered in Lepanto early Monday morning to officially dedicate a new monument in memory of James "Jimmy" Hendrix, a World War II Medal of Honor winner...

Tribune Sports Staff Fearless Friday.com, one of the premier online high school football fan sites in the state, and one of the first to make its pre-season picks, chose EPC and Marked Tree to finish near the top of the 3AA conference heap in the upcoming season at #2 and #3 respectively behind #1 Cross County...

Tribune Sports Staff Erin Carter of Youngstown (Ohio) State University completed her last year of athletic eligibility by finishing strong in a number of individual and relay swimming competitions for the Penguins. Carter currently holds the school record in the 200 and 400 individual medleys and the 100 backstroke. The swimming team captain also was part of the school record-breaking 400 and 200 relay medley teams, swimming the butterfly leg in both events...

Elmer Lee "Shinny" Shinabery Jr., 84, of Marked Tree, died Friday, June 24 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. A lifelong resident of Marked Tree, he was a retired pharmacist, World War II Army veteran, recipient of the Bronze Star and member of St. Norbert's Catholic Church...

Pearline Martin Morris, 69, of Tyronza died Thursday, June 23, at Crittenden Memorial Hospital of West Memphis. Born at Joiner, she was a cook at Three Rivers Nursing Home of Marked Tree and was a member and usher at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church at Denwood...

Mary Alice Hunt, 70, of Osceola died Monday, June 27 at her residence. Born in Mississippi, Hunt was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Lepanto. She is survived by two daughters: Erma Lee Thompson of Milwaukee, Wisc. And Sarah Laverne Wiley of West Memphis; two sons: Luther Brown of Birmingham, Ala. And Jerry Louis Brown of Osceola; two sisters: Arthella McRay and Lillie Lambert, both of Milwaukee, Wisc.; and sixteen grandchildren...

Hilda F. Broadaway, 81, died on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center of Jonesboro of natural causes. She was born in Philadelphia, Miss., was a homemaker and had lived in Trumann for the past 40 years, moving from Marked Tree. She attended the First Pentecostal Church in Trumann...

Arie Reedie Ruple, 68, of Dyess died Wednesday, June 29, at South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center at Osceola. Born in Mississippi, she was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her husband James Ruple of Dyess; five sons: Billy Ruple of Fulton, Miss., Jimmy Ruple, Donald Ruple and Terry Ruple Jr., all of Dyess, and Wayne Ruple of Zion, Ill.; two daughters: Brenda Hopper of Osceola and Terra Tanner of Joiner; five brothers, Taylor Slaughter of Tishomingo, Miss., L.C. ...

George Elbridge Cothran, 82, died on Tuesday, June 28. He lived in Corpus Christi, Texas. Cothran was born in Brownsville, Tenn. on November 2, 1922. He was the second of two children born to Elbridge Woods Cothran and Neva Estelle Johnson. George's father nicknamed him "Bud." He, his mother, father and sister moved to Lepanto, Arkansas in 1926 where Cothran completed high school just in time for World War II. ...

The Etowah Pentecostal Church of God will be holding a fun day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 16. There will be tickets available for the dunking booth, bouncing house, dart throws, cake walk, football toss, pony rides and horse and buggy rides. There will also be a silent auction. Bidders do not have to be present to win...

Candi Rash, of Marked Tree assumed her duties as the new activities director of both the Marked Tree and Lepanto Senior Life Centers on June 20. Rash, a 2001 graduate of Marked Tree High School, comes to the centers after serving as a family services worker with the Crowley Ridge Development Center...

Democrat News Staff Poinsett county Sheriff Larry Mills has made funding a priority for his department, but worries that recent news about the unsafe nature of bullet proof vests purchased by the county could affect the department's budgets. The makers of Second-Chance Vests has released a communication to police departments across America making them aware of a structural defect in the vests that can make them fail in real life shootings...

Hilda F. Broadaway, 81, died on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center of Jonesboro of natural causes. She was born in Philadelphia, Miss., was a homemaker and had lived in Trumann for the past 40 years, moving from Marked Tree. She attended the First Pentecostal Church in Trumann...

Gladys Ophelia Skinner Rives, 83, of Jonesboro died early Saturday, July 2, 2005, at St. Elizabeth's Place in Jonesboro, where she resided. She was born in Drew, Miss. and had lived in Whitehaven, Tenn., Trumann and Nesbit, Miss. before moving to Jonesboro two years ago. ...

James and Carin McClung of Trumann have been selected as finalists in KAIT 8's Backyard Makeover. There are a total of eight finalists. The eight finalists will be featured on KAIT's web site, www.kait8.com. The winner will be selected by whoever receives the most votes. To vote go to www.kait8.com, select the Living Spaces category and vote! You can vote once per day...

William Long, 904 E. South St., was arrested on June 30 by Trumann Police Department Ptl. Jeremy Phillips and charged with felony terroristic threatening. He was given a bond of $250,000. Misty Lane, 325 Sharon, was arrested on June 30 by Ptl. Jonathan Skaggs and Ptl. Gary Swift...

Pursuant to Act 21 -- 51 passed in this year's legislative session the Trumann School board will have to make a change in the number of board members. The act requires schools boards to be composed of an odd number of members. The Trumann School Board has six members...

This past Wednesday Trumann Lions Club President Carin McClung, turned the gavel over to new President Johnny Rye. McClung gave out several awards to board members, members with good attendance and special awards to Joann Conatser and Bob Farmer. New officers for the year 2005 - 2006 are: President Johnny Rye, 1st vice president Jan Brune, 2nd vice president David Felts, 3rd vice president Ronnie Harrison, secretary / treasurer Sharron Turman, assistant secretary / treasurer Debbye Davis, Tail Twister Jerry Halsell, assistant Tail Twister Bill Teague, Lion Tamer Gerald Smith, assistant Lion Tamer Carmack Johnson, membership chairman Bob Sowell, flag chairman Gerald Smith, assistant flag chairman Scotty Jones, past president Carin McClung, one year directors Melvin Dycus, Bob Farmer and JoAnn Conatser, second year directors, Jackie Ross, Joe Waleszonia and Tad Rogers and Emeritus L.B. ...

Ruth Emma May Lowery, 85, of Trumann died, Friday, July 1, 2005 at the family residence in Trumann of natural causes. She was born in the Frog Pond Community in Nettleton and had lived most of her life in the Trumann and Jonesboro areas. She was a housewife and member of the Central Missionary Baptist Church in Trumann...