Stories from Thursday, February 16, 2006

Emotions ran high Monday night as representatives of Marked Tree Youth Sports approached the Marked Tree City Council for a second time about a temporary one-cent sales tax increase. Brad Daniels spoke on behalf of MTYS, asking the council why no action had been taken since the council voted to proceed with the necessary steps to get the issue on a ballot...

Barbara Nunnally Wideman, 62, of Memphis and formerly of Tyronza, died Feb.12 at her home. She was born in Orlando, Fla. and was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Richard Wideman of Memphis; her mother, Mildred Nunnally of Manilla; three sons: Randy Wideman and Ray Wideman, both of Horn Lake, Miss, and Adam Wideman of Memphis; two daughters: Theresa Sours of Jacksonville, Fla. ...

James Timothy Plunkett, 74, of Marked Tree died Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Methodist Healthcare Hospital in Memphis. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Black Oak Baptist Church. Survivors include seven daughters: Katherine Baney of Hardy, Sheryle Edwards of Blytheville, Shirley Morris of Hughes and Martha Davis, Betty Knight, Treana Galloway and Doris Procter, all of Trumann; three sons: James Plunkett of Bay, Wayne Plunkett of Trumann and Daniel Plunkett of Marked Tree; six sisters: Louise Roberts of Black Oak, Shelby Dillion of Lepanto, Mable Aguilar of Mersed, Calif, Bertha Hendrix of Marked Tree, Shirley Casteel of Heber Springs and Geradine Bly of Tyronza; two brothers: Paul Plunkett of Proctor and Billy Plunkett of Marked Tree; 35 grandchildren, 50 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.. ...

Diane Lynn Plunk, 49, of Lepanto died Friday, Feb. 10 at SMC Regional Medical Center in Osceola. She was a retired Shelby County sheriff's deputy and of the Baptist belief. Survivors include her husband, Mike Plunk of Lepanto; two daughters: Jessica Gurley of Lepanto and Heather Gurley of Memphis; two brothers: Mike Darden of Atoka, Tenn. and Stan Darden of Adamsville, Tenn.; her father, Gay Darden of Arlington, Tenn. and one grandchild, Steven Gurley...

Glenie Sue Barber, 73, of Marked Tree died Feb. 7, 2006 at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree. She was born in Walnut Ridge and was a homemaker of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by three brothers: Charles L. Gray, Warren Gray and Million Gray...

Stella Arnold, 59, of Keiser, died Monday, Feb. 6, 2006, at her home. Born Sunday, Dec.r 29, 1946 in Dell to T.R. Edlemon and Dessie (Coyle) Edlemon, she was of the Baptist faith and was retired from ECK-Adams. She is survived by one son, Jerry Edings of Joiner; one daughter, Vickie Shinault of Lepanto; her mother, Dessie Edlemon of Wilson; two brothers: Paul Edlemon of Joiner and Steve Edlemon of Bassett; two sisters: June Bell of Wilson and Doris Barnes of Joiner and six grandchildren...

Joe Terrell Palmore, 19, of Patrick Street in Jonesboro was taken into custody by the Jonesboro Police Department Feb. 8 on a warrant for a terroristic act. Palmore was brought back to Marked Tree and had a bond hearing before Judge Steve Inboden. Bond was set at $250,000 for an April 7 appearance in Poinsett County Circuit Court...

The second Lepanto Garment Worker's Reunion will be on Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Harvest Grill in Lepanto. The event will kick off at 9:30 a.m. with time for sharing stories and photos. Lunch will be served around noon. The garment factory began production in 1959 and employed as many as 150 women during its peak times. The plant was in production for over 30 years and made garments for Bobbie Brooks, The Villager, Jones of New Your, Lady Bug and even uniforms for Navy officers...

Tyronza held its first annual Sweetheart Ball last Friday as a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Hospital. Students packed the school cafeteria to enjoy a night of dancing and fun. Organizers say that the dance netted just over $1,700 for St. Jude, a very successful amount for a first time event...

About 60 members of the community met last week in the first of four ACE Community Meetings at Arkansas State University Technical Center. They are working diligently to ensure the city earns the Arkansas Community of Excellence certification, also known as ACE...

Tribune Sports Staff The two best teams on the junior girls side of the 3AA Conference played for the district championship last Thursday night at Lepanto. Both EPC and Marked Tree had won their games Wednesday night against Earle, 63-42, and Turrell, 52-40, respectively, to advance to the championship round...