Stories from Wednesday, October 2, 2013

With child participation on the rise, the Poinsett County 4-H program is looking for volunteers within the community to adhere to their growing involvement. "The kids are always looking for fun and exciting things to do," said Mike Hamilton, Poinsett County Extension Agent. "The real challenge is finding volunteer leaders to organize these clubs."...

Eleven Trumann High School students have been charged with misdemeanor criminal mischief and criminal trespassing in response to a senior call "prank" over the weekend. The students also have been suspended from school for 10 days. According to the Trumann Police Department, patrolman Charles Jones was called to Trumann High School at about 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23, to investigate an incident of vandalism...

SHERIDAN - Karen Marie Kelly Cox of Sheridan, Arkansas was born October 18, 1957 in Greenville, South Carolina, the daughter of Clara Ransom Kelly and the late Kenneth Maurice Kelly. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Sheridan where she was active in the choir. She worked at Arkansas Blue Cross/Blue Shield as a case worker and was also a registered nurse. Karen was an avid reader, enjoyed cooking and cookbooks, gardening and fishing...

The Trumann School District Parent Center has seen rapid growth in the number of participants in their programs this year. Patti McWayne, parent center coordinator for the district, said about 30 parents utilized the center within the first four weeks of school...

Joyce B. Brown, 67, of Marked Tree, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at home with her family. Joyce was a member of the Tyronza Church of Christ and a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her parents, J.C. Baker and Merry Luetta Morris Baker. ...

MARKED TREE -- Edward H. Roach passed away September 29, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Memphis at the age of 50. Mr. Roach was a US Army Veteran of 22 years. He served in Iraq. He was a farmer and a member of the Red Oak Baptist Church in Marked Tree. Mr. ...

OSCEOLA - Clarence Lee Perry of Osceola, 55, died September 24, 2013 in Osceola. He was a painter and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by one brother Terry Stanfield. Mr. Perry is survived by his wife Shirley Perry of Osceola; daughters LaKeisha Williams and LaTeisha Williams both of Chicago; sisters Maxine Perry of Flint, MI and Joyce Cannon, Lavelle Hugley and Lavern Hugley all of Osceola; and brothers John Tyms and Michael Hugley both of Osceola. ...

David and Brittany Rosenberg will celebrate their first anniversary September 28. To honor the traditional gift of "paper" for the first anniversary, David submitted their picture to the local newspaper as a surprise for his "bride".

Jonas Alexander Kloer was born February 22, 2013 at Neustadt/Aisch, Germany. Parents are Alexander and Corinna Maria (Carter) Kloer. He has a 5 yr old big brother, Lukas Wolfgang Kloer. Grandparents are Billy Lloyd and Angelika Maria Carter, Friedrich and Marlen Kloer, all of Neustadt. Great Grandparents are Pauline Carter of Trumann and Maria Reuter and Erwin Waclaw of Neustadt. His Godfather is Wolfgang Georg Reuter also of Neustadt...