Stories from Thursday, January 4, 2007

The Marked Tree Church of God is hosting a grief recovery support group. The group, which is entitled "Your Journey from Mourning to Joy," will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan 10 at the church. GriefShare is a special weekly seminar/support group for people grieving the death of someone close...

By RYAN ROGERS Tribune Sports Staff If anyone said it was going to be easy, they were mistaken. After pummeling Marmaduke in the semifinals last Tuesday, the Lady Warriors of East Poinsett County fought their way to a 54-47 victory over the Cavewomen of Cave City in the NEA Tournament championship game Wednesday night...

Marvin James, 82, died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006 at the family residence in Marked Tree. Born in Patterson on Friday, March 7, 1924, he was the son of the late Robert James "Bob" and Effie Mae Dairl Taylor. He had lived most of his lifetime in the Weona and Marked Tree area. He was a farm manager for Hyneman & Associates, Inc. in Weona and a member of the Liberty Street Church of Christ in Marked Tree...

Ruby Jewell Tate Strickland, 70, of Marked Tree, died on Dec. 23, 2006, at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. Born June 25, 1936, in West Memphis, she was a care taker and a member of Church of Christ Church. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ora Lee Brewer; one son, Donnie Strickland; and two brothers, Marlin Giather and Gene Giather...

Hugh Ellis Richardson, 70, of Cordova, Tenn. died Dec. 29, 2006 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Formerly from Lepanto and Hughes, he was retired from Community Ford in Albany, Miss. where he was an auto dealership manager. Survivors include his wife, Wanda Richardson; three daughters: Kim Emery of Colleyville, Texas, Kelley Hughes of Farmington and Karen Richardson of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sons, Hugh E. ...

Claudy Rodger Duane Ferguson, 65, of Marked Tree died Dec. 30, 2006, at his residence. He was a truck driver and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include three sons: David Ferguson, Michael Ferguson and Mark Ferguson, all of Tyronza; three sisters: Maglene Moss of Pontotoc, Miss., Modena Brown of Illinois, and Artlena Chapman of Olive Branch, Miss.; one brother: Dewight Ferguson of Ecru, Miss.; and five grandchildren...

Donald Edward Byram of Trumann died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006 at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 59. Born in Lepanto, he lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a retired factory worker and of the Pentecostal faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Woody and Edna Jennings Byram...

April: Spokesman and president of Three Rivers Country Club, Randy Shinabery, announced that it was decided at a meeting of some 30 members and former members to place the Club on the market. The Tyronza City Council heard from Lt. Wayne Frazier, Deputy of the Poinsett County Sheriff's Department, about tasers...

Tribune Editor "I've always had a love of writing," said Daniel Brawner, known by Dan or Danny by his friends and family. "There were times when, due to the pressures of life, I had to put that love on the back burner, but it never died." Clearly...

By DAN BRAWNER Tribune Sports Staff Marmaduke had to do almost everything humanly possible to defeat EPC's Lady Warriors, 58-53, last year in the quarterfinals of the NEA Tournament in Jonesboro. It turned out to be the only loss EPC would experience until they reached the championship game of the AA state tournament...