Stories from Friday, November 9, 2012

MANILA - Mr. Danny Maccune, 52, of Manila, Ark., died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born Dec. 4, 1959, at Pullman, Mich., he was the son of the late Jim and Juanita Sisson Maccune. Mr. Maccune was a member of the Milligan Ridge Baptist Church. He was a mechanic and was a very gifted artist...

PAYNEWAY - Elizabeth Mae "Bettie" Knapp Simpson, 89, of Payneway passed away Oct. 18, 2012, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born Aug. 19, 1923, in Russell Springs, Kan., to Gilbert and Millie Kendall Knapp. Mrs. Simpson was a member of Corner's Chapel Baptist Church for 67 years...

TYRONZA - Taresa Ann Walling, 49, of Tyronza passed away Nov. 5, 2012, at her home. She was born to Edward and Nadine Greene in Harrisburg. Mrs. Walling was a homemaker and a member of the Revival Center in Lepanto. She is survived by her husband, Buster Walling of the home; one daughter, Whitney Walling of Tyronza; one son John (Melissa) Walling, of Marked Tree; her parents of Smithville; one sister, Sherry Cruthis of Dexter, Mo.; two brothers, Billy Greene of Crawfordsville, Ark., and Johnny Greene of Bella Vista, Ark.; and three grandchildren, Jake Steele, Joeliann Steele and Jack Walling of Marked Tree.. ...

County Sheriff Larry Mills won the race for Poinsett County Sheriff by nearly 4,000 votes. In unofficial numbers, Mills won with 5,748 votes while Gerald Crawford, Sr. received 1,791. John K. Hutchison won the race for State Representative for District 52 with 2,286. L.J. Bryant received 2,013 votes. Congressman Rick Crawford won his second consecutive term in Congress over Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington. In Poinsett County, Crawford received 4,172 votes; Ellington received 3,054...