Stories from Friday, February 2, 2007

Tribune Editor Voters are being asked to decide a major issue in Lepanto next month, an issue that to many will play a major role in the future of Lepanto. "We just want to try and get something for the kids," said Damon Tyler. Tyler is just one of many Lepanto citizens who are pushing to get a new sports and recreation complex built. Plans for the project began last summer, and now voters are asked to make a decision about its fate...

Sherry London has been promoted to senior vice president of First Community Bank of Eastern Arkansas. London began working at First Community in 2003, and her current responsibilities include preparation of regulatory financial reports, preparing reports for the board of directors meetings, overseeing compliance with federal and state regulations, staff training and other operational duties...

Dorothy R. Phillips, 84, of Trumann died Friday, Jan. 26 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Marked Tree and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buster Phillips and a son, Don Phillips...

Tribune Sports Staff While both the Warriors and junior Warriors won last Friday night when Piggott came to town, the senior EPC team had much more of a challenge from the Mohawks, winning at the end, 59-58. "It was close the whole ball game," coach Josh Hill said later. "We got hot early, though and took the lead, but then it was like we went into cruise control thinking we had it already won. We didn't lead again until there was less then 2:00 left in the game."...

Tribune Sports Staff After the last game had been played, no one, including coaches, could remember when Marked Tree had been as successful as they were last Friday night. One after the other, each of the four Indian teams won against four scrappy Cross County Thunderbird squads...

William "Willard" Whaley, 63, of Lepanto, died Friday, Jan. 26 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. A lifelong resident of Lepanto, he loved to fish and deer hunt and was a member of the Rivervale Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert E. Lee & Effie Mae Mable Whaley, and several brothers and sisters...

Barbara Dianne Adams, 59, of Marked Tree died on January 28 at her home surrounded by her family. She was a homemaker and the daughter of the late Carlos and Pearl Smith. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Virgil and James Smith. Survivors include her husband, Dennis Adams of Marked Tree; one son, Christopher David Baker of Marked Tree; four sisters, Betty Riggs and Gloria Lansdale both of West Memphis, Patricia Ford of Marked Tree and Joan Esterly of Scottsbluff, NB and two grandchildren, Matthew and Gabrielle Baker.. ...

Pauline Mattix Frasure, 82, of Lepanto died Monday, Jan. 22, 2007. Born in Lepanto, she was the owner and operator of Mattix Grocery and a member of the Church of Christ. Frasure was a life long resident of Lepanto. Survivors include her husband, Delton Frasure of Lepanto; one son, Larry Woods of Scarborough, Maine; one daughter, Stephanie Woods and one great-grandson, Casey Paine...

Maxine Lee Hendrix, 72, of Marked Tree died Jan. 21, 2007. Born on Oct. 3, 1934, in Marion, she was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God in Marked Tree. Survivors include her husband, James Wheeler Hendrix of Marked Tree; one daughter, Louise Cantrell-Salito of Mississippi; two sons, Wayne Hendrix and Carl Hendrix, both of Marked Tree; two sisters, Louader Simms of Wynne and Helen Petefish of Hardy and one brother, Franklin Frazier of Jonesboro...

Tribune Sports Staff The junior and senior Lady Warriors had successful trips to Marmaduke and Brookland last Monday and Thursday nights as both squads took care of business coming home with victories over the Lady Greyhounds and Lady Bearcats. Lady Warriors 72, Lady Greyhounds 41...