Stories from Thursday, December 13, 2018

Eddie Morgan of Jonesboro did a 611 pound deadlift for a first place World Championship and broke the world record for push pull (total of dead lift and bench press) by 125 pounds in the 61 to 67 age group when he bench pressed 303 pounds and dead lifted 611 pounds for a total of 914 pounds at the World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters (WABDL) Meet in Las Vegas, NV in November. ...

Trumann youth basketball team captures championship.

After being tied at 45 after three quarters of play, EPC was outscored 13-3 over the first half of the fourth quarter and could never catch up as they fell 64-60 to Trumann in the semi-finals of the Gerald Jennings Tournament last Thursday in Marked Tree...

EPC jumped out to a double digit lead after the first quarter and never looked back as they went on to beat Barton 51-19 in junior high basketball action this past Friday in Lepanto. Wyatt Boxley got the Junior Warriors on the board first with a basket inside as Barton answered with a stick back basket to make it 2-2. ...

Bre Ward and Keragan Gordon scored 13 points each for EPC as the Lady Warriors beat Barton 44-35 this past Friday in Lepanto. The Lady Bears scored first with a three-pointer before Gordon hit three of four free throws on consecutive trips to the line to tie the game at three. ...

EPC fell behind by double digits and couldn't close the gap in the second half at the Warriors lost 62-53 in 2A-6 conference action this past Friday in Lepanto. TJ Bush gave EPC an early 2-0 with a basket inside before the Bears scored the next six points to go up 6-2. ...

In a tale of two halves, Marked Tree won the half that counted as they held off Trumann to win the junior high division of the 2018 Gerald Jennings Tournament this past Saturday in Marked Tree. Trumann jumped out to a 7-0 lead as Trent Creekmore canned a three-pointer, Azani Smith hit a jumper and Parks McNair hit a jumper in the lane. ...

For the second year in a row Marked Tree beat Trumann to claim the senior high division of the 2018 Gerald Jennings Tournament. The Indians led by as many as 14 points in the fourth quarter before winning 70-63. Jack Brown scored the first points of the game to give Marked Tree a 2-0 lead as Ben Turner scored inside for Trumann to tie the game at 2. ...

Mrs. Martha Ann Bales, 75, of Trumann departed this life on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Mrs. Bales was born in Tyronza, Ark., and lived most of her life in Trumann. She was a former employee of Trumann School District working in the lunchroom and was a member of Viva Drive Church of Christ in Trumann. ...

Jimmy Lee Goza, 77, of Jonesboro went to be with the Lord on December 10, 2018. He was born on March 25, 1941 in Trumann, Arkansas. He graduated from Bay High School in 1960. Jimmy married the love of his life, Dovie Ann Golden, on May 4, 1962. He was a carpenter by trade from the early 1960’s until he became disabled. ...

Mr. Grady Eugene Rouse of Trumann departed this life on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR at the age of 87 years, 4 months and 21 days. Mr. Rouse was born Tuesday, July 14, 1931 in and a lifetime resident of Trumann. ...

Randy Lavon Penter, 72, of Trumann, formerly of Black Oak passed from this life Thursday, December 6, 2018 at his home. He was born in Black Oak on September 5, 1946 to the late Grant and Thelma Penter. Randy has lived in Trumann for over 37 years after coming from Black Oak. ...

Jon Ellen (Boyles) Sanders left this world on December 5, 2018 to live eternally with her Lord in heaven. She was born on September 21, 1929 to Ernest and Hattye (Mason) Boyles. She grew up on the Willbeth farm at Spear Lake in Poinsett County where her father was the farm manager of row crops and cattle. ...

Mary Pauline “Polly” Gray, 2/2/1934-12/7/2018, age 84, of Black Oak, Arkansas passed away December 7, 2018 at Marked Tree, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Glenn Gray, her parents Boyd and Rhoda Steele Orr, and her five brothers. ...