Stories from Wednesday, July 11, 2007

An everyday visit to a relative ended in tragedy for one Trumann family. Thelma Richey, 63, of Trumann was killed Thursday, July 5 during a vehicle /pedestrian accident on Main Street in Trumann. Richey and her husband, Bob Richey, were visiting Bob's brother, Dallas Richey, who lives on 532 W. ...

Jenah Barnett of Salem and Nathan Criss of Salem plan to marry at 2 p.m., August 11, 2007, at the Salem Church of Christ in Salem. Barnett is the daughter of Michael Barnett and Ruth Ann Barnett, both of Salem. She is the granddaughter of. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Barnett of Salem, Miss., Gay Williams of Heart and the late Glenn Williams and she is the great-granddaughter of Ms. Artie Clayton of Salem...

Extension Homemakers work began in Arkansas in 1912. The first club in Arkansas -- and possibly the first in the nation -- was organized in Mabelvale in Pulaski County. In August, 1929, the State Council was organized by 125 women representing 27 counties while attending Farmers Week in Fayetteville. Mrs. E. L. Salyers of Pulaski County was elected President...

Keeping those lawns and gardens growing during the peak of summer is the main goal of most homeowners. Water is the key to success in this endeavor. "Most plantings around the home, including lawns, flower beds and vegetable gardens need an inch to an inch and a half of water or rain each week during the growing season," says Dr. John Boyd, weed specialist with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service...

Viva Drive Church of Christ is hosting a meet your neighbors and make new friends vacation bible school for all ages. The VBS will last from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saturday July 14 with lunch provided. There will be five different speakers for adults and art and crafts for the children...

The Trumann Democrat is having a subscription special. Until July 31 one year in-county subscriptions can be purchased for only $15, a savings of $8! Mail your check and address to Trumann Democrat, PO Box 5, Trumann, AR 72472 or drop it by the office at 405 Hwy 463 North (next door to Guy's Discount)...

Michael Ervin, Hwy 463 S. Apt.512, was arrested on June 24 by Ptl. Paul Keith and charged with possession of marijuana third offense, possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal mischief. According to police reports, Ervin was arrested for DWI and contempt of court warrant. As Ervin was being booked into jail and his property was taken from him, he had a rolled up bag with some green leafy vegetable matter in it...

The rich history of the First Methodist Church in Trumann passes another milestone this week as the congregation celebrates 50 years in their church building on Pine Street. The first worship service in the facility, completed in 1957, was held Sunday, July 14, 1957...

Members of the Trumann Fire Department are continuously training and taking new classes. Trumann fire chief Rick Winkles and assistant fire chief Earnie Link recently traveled to Reno, Nev. and completed a 32 hour flammable liquid course entitled, "Responding to Terrorist Incidents in Your Community."...

When Doris Penter enrolled in her first course in quilt making 17 years ago, she never dreamed that designing and making quilts would become such a big part of her life. She had prayed for a ministry to be involved in, and God answered that prayer in a big way...

In 1940, J.C. Miller of Grand Rapids, Mich. was a millionaire who had a taste for the boxing game and who was looking for fighters with promise. Hearing about his search, Roy Sellers, who had a boxing club in Trumann, contacted Miller and told him of a kid he had who had "the makings of a champion."...

The Trumann School Board discussed personnel at a special called meeting Thursday night. They also met in executive session. No decision was made in the forty-five minute executive session. They announced the following teachers who have been added to the Trumann School staff for the 2007-08 school year. ...

Car-Mart in Trumann donated several fans Monday to the East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging. Area Car-Mart dealership were running a special promotion for customers. If a customer brought in five fans they received $500 off their car purchase. The fans will be distributed by the EAAAA to Trumann residents who are 60 years or older and have no means of cooling at their residence...

Thelma Lee Hayes Richey, 63, of Trumann died July 5, 2007 in a car / pedestrian accident. She grew up in Brookland, graduating from Brookland High School in 1962. She has lived in Trumann since 1969 and was a member of the Viva Drive Church of Christ. She worked in factories most of her life including Singer, General Electric and Parker Hannifan...

Rev. Cecil Washington Manes, 84, of Trumann died Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Camp, he had lived in Trumann since 1959. He was a retired minister and member of the Church of God of Prophecy. Manes was preceded in death by his wife, Clara Mae Manes; three brothers, Roy, Troy and Chester Manes and his parents, Clarence Washington and Jessie Strauser Manes...

Nellie Lou Maglothin, 71, of Millington passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at the Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. Born in Trumann, she had lived in Millington since 1974 and was of the Methodist faith. She was the daughter of the late Ermel C. ...

Jewell Vivian Layer, 89, of Jonesboro died on Friday, June 29, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Layer was born on March 25, 1918 in Poinsett County near Harrisburg to James Arthur and Gertrude Foster Henderson. She taught school about four years and later operated Singer Gate Cafe for about sixteen years. She was a member of the County Line Church of Christ...

Mr. James Theodore "Ted" Goucher 79, of Harrisburg died Saturday, July 7, 2007 at the Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould. He was born in Poinsett County and had lived in Harrisburg for the past 15 years and had formerly lived in the state of Washington. Goucher was a loving and generous person. He loved unconditionally and didn't question your motives if you failed his trust. He was a retired staff sergeant for the U.S. Army and of the Protestant faith...

Frances Joann "Jose" Anderson Blunk, 67 of Trumann, died Friday, July 6, 2007 at the family residence. Born in Dyess Colony, she had lived in Trumann for the past 33 years and was formerly of Marietta, Ga. She was a homemaker, former member of the Eastern Star and Poinsettia Club and a member of the Elm Grove Missionary Baptist Church...

The Trumann High School class of 1965 is having a birthday party on Sept. 15 at the Old Community House. The party is set for 11 a.m. and everyone is asked to bring a pot luck dish. The party is to celebrate most classmates turning 60 this year. Members of the class at any time, whether they graduated with the class or not, are invited to attend...

Miss Candice Marie Chandler of Wilson has completed her plans for her July 14 marriage to James Matthew Wright of Marked Tree and is announcing them with the personnel of her bridal party. The wedding and reception will take place at 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 412 Liberty, in Marked Tree...

Pete Mead, 83, of Jonesboro, died Monday, July 2, 2007, at Skilcare Nursing Home in Jonesboro. Born and raised in Trumann, he was well-known in the boxing world for his prowess in the ring as a middleweight contender in the 1940s. His boxing career was temporarily interrupted by his service in the Army during World War II, although even that was no real hiatus as he fought several exhibition bouts during that time. ...