Stories from Friday, August 24, 2012

Bryan Moffatt Bonds died Aug. 15, 2012, at the age of 86. He was born Nov. 17, 1925, in Lepanto, Ark. His parents were Howard T. Bonds, Sr. and Eula Vick Bonds. He grew up in Lepanto and Bondsville. Following graduation from Gulf Coast Military Academy in Gulfport, Miss., as valedictorian of the class of 1943, he served as a radio technician in the U.S. ...

Peggy Thompson-Johnson, 52, of Little Rock, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. She was a member of the Floyd Assembly of God Church in Floyd, Ark. She was preceded in death by her father, Arthur Reeves, and a sister, Alice Bishop. Survivors include her husband, Edward Johnson, Seattle, Wash.; sons, Christopher Ballard and wife Haley of Jonesboro, Demontia JeanBaptiste of Little Rock; daughters, Tarry Williams of Paragould, Jasmine Johnson of Little Rock; brothers, Gene Reeves and James Reeves of Trumann, Lee Reeves of White Haven, Miss.; David Reeves of Elkhart, Ind.; and 14 grandchildren.. ...

Praise the Lord! James Ransom Wiman, 71, went home on Aug. 17, 2012, to be with the Lord our Savior Jesus Christ. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jenny Lind. He was a long time resident of Trumann, before moving to Greenwood, Ark. He served in the Marine Corps before becoming a master carpenter until he retired...

Christine Broderick "Jill" Johansen fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. She was the wife of the late Paul E. Johansen; daughter of the late Vera and the late Arthur L. Broderick, and sister of the late Philip and the late John "Jack" Broderick, her twin...

TRUMANN - Mrs. Shirley Joyce Qualls Minga, 72, of Trumann, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Ark. Mrs. Minga was born Oct, 19, 1939, in Kelso, Tenn., and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. She was a housewife and a member of the Providence Baptist Church...

Members of Revival Center Church in Lepanto got together this week to sort through and clip thousands of coupons which they will send to military families stationed overseas. Emily Nooner, who already loves shopping with coupons, said she heard about the Krazy Coupon Lady Overseas Coupon Program through a friend and got together with members of the church to collect coupons to send overseas...

Three instructors from Adult Education Centers in Poinsett County spoke to the Trumann Rotary Club about their centers, the history of adult education and the future of the GED (General Educational Development) test. Brenda Pipes, who has been an instructor for seven years at the Marked Tree Center, said that the modern GED was developed in 1942 by the American Council on Education as a way for the military as a way to ease veterans of World War II back into civilian life because so many soldiers were needed for the war and many were pulled out of school. ...

Since April the Lepanto City Council has expressed a desire to terminate their contract with Delta Environmental. The company went into bankruptcy two years ago, and city hall has been fielding numerous complaints about trash pickup on a daily basis...

City Attorney Jimmy Gazaway met with the Trumann City Council this week during a special meeting to discuss mediation with Erik Willbanks. Wilbanks was terminated from the police department earlier this year after an investigation into former police chief Tony Rusher revealed Willbanks knew Rusher was using prescription medication from the evidence room and Willbanks had gone into to the evidence room to get the medication for him several times. ...

Since Mayor Marion Bearden took office 10 years ago, she has seen the need for a senior citizen facility. She also realized it would take the talents of many to see it through to reality. She was thankful to many for their assistance in keeping the ball rolling toward the completeion of the Tyronza Senior Citizen Center...