Stories from Tuesday, December 2, 2014

In years past, duck hunting thrived in the St. Francis Sunken Lands State Wildlife Management Area. The Oak Donnick Access on the St. Francis River was once home to the Oak Donnick Outing Association, which had a two floor hunting lodge. Even in more recent years, the boat ramp at Oak Donnick Access, situated about halfway between Trumann and Payneway, boasted a parking lot so full of trucks during duck season that hunters had to park along both sides of the road. ...

TRUMANN - Ms. Lavanda Jo Mixon, 52, of Trumann died December 1, 2014 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born in Jonesboro and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was a factory worker and member of First Baptist Church in Trumann. She was preceded in death by her father, Winford H. "Pete" Mixon...

LEPANTO - Sherril Ann Tucker, 57, of Lepanto passed away on November 29, 2014 in Jonesboro. Born in Osceola on September 22, 1957 to the late Gerald E. "Jim" Davis and Glendel K. "Bugs" Davis, she was retired from American Greetings and of the Baptist faith. ...

KANKAKEE, ILL. - Mr. Gregory Scott Straver of Kankakee, Ill., died Friday, November 28, 2014 at the family residence at the age of 50. He was born Monday, December 30, 1963 in Trumann, and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann before moving to Kankakee six months ago. Mr. Straver was an electrican with Dubak Electrical Maintenance and of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by one son and four grandparents...