Stories from Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Harrisburg's fifth-grade and sixth-grade pee wee football teams won their games this past Saturday in the NEA YFL Youth Football League playoffs. Both Trumann teams lost ending their seasons. The Trumann fifth-grade faced Osceola in the first round and got on the board first with a touchdown on a halfback pass from Parks McNair to Murphy Williams for an early 6-0 lead. Osceola scored the next 20 points to take a 20-6 win. Trumann ends their season with a 3-4 record...

Harrisburg (1-7, 0-6 4A-3) got on the board first before Brookland scored the next 48 points on their way to a 48-12 win in junior high football action last Thursday at Hornet Stadium. Harrisburg's final score came from Gavin Grubbs as the crowd erupted in cheers and tears...

Trumann (5-3, 2-3 4A-3) kept their playoff hopes alive with a 46-18 homecoming win over Brookland in high school football action this past Friday night at Wildcat Stadium. Brookland took the opening kick-off and drove down the field scoring on a touchdown pass with 10:42 left. ...

TRUMANN -- David Paul Goodman, of Trumann, passed away at his home Oct. 27, 2015 at the aged of 50. Mr. Goodman was a member of Elm Grove Baptist Church in Lake City and was a factory and farm worker. He was born in Trumann to John and Margaret Wright Goodman. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Jeffery John Sebesta of Trumann, died Oct. 29, 2015 from injuries received in a train/automobile accident north of Trumann at the age of 51. Mr. Sebesta was born in Michigan City, Ind., and had lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a fabricator for the Great Dane Corp. ...

TRUMANN - Mr. Jerry Lee Collins, Jr., of Trumann, died Oct. 28, 2015 at the age of 26. He was born in Jonesboro and lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a construction worker. Mr. Collins was preceded in death by his father, Jerry Lee Collins, Sr.; his mother, Vickie Odom; and one grandmother, Katherine Collins...

TRUMANN - Mr. Murray Mayo Reeves of Trumann died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 at the family residence near Trumann at the age of 67. He was born Tuesday, March 9, 1948 in Ann Arbor, Mich. and lived most of his lifetime in Trumann. He was a factory worker and an Army Veteran of the Vietnam War and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Reeves was preceded in death by his parents, Mayo Theodore and Helen Marie Pipkin Reeves...