Stories from Wednesday, February 19, 2003

The board of trustees of the Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Foundation announces the creation of a museum in Piggott that will provide educational and cultural opportunities utilizing the historic home and gardens of the Pfeiffers, Matilda Pfeiffer's world class mineral collection and a unique Native American artifact collection from the Piggott area...

Longtime Piggott businessman Delbert Lee Cox, 89, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett. He and his brothers, Dorris, Randall and Doyle, started Cox Planing Mill and Lumber Company in Piggott in 1948. Overseeing construction of many houses, churches and schools in the area, Mr. Cox continued to take an active part in the business until his death...

Mary Genevie Woods, 72, of Piggott died Monday, Feb. 17, 2003, at her home in Piggott. She was born June 27, 1930, in Nimmons the daughter of the late Olen and Florence Herren Nettles. She was united in marriage to Marvin Woods on May 22, 1948. To this union one daughter was born...

Michael Jaye Wright of Kennett died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, at the age of 24 years, two months and five days at his home. He was born December 10, 1978, in Kennett the son of Michael D. Wright and Brenda S (Howton) Wright. He worked as a cook in a fast food restaurant...

Carolyn Trammell, 56, of Athens, Texas, died Feb. 11, 2003, after suffering a long illness. She was born April 4, 1946, in Rector. She was a former resident of Piggott and had resided in Athens for the past three years with her daughter and son-in-law, Tammie and Charles Yancey, and two grandchildren and Tammie's mother-in-law and father in-law, Donna and Gary Yancey, who cared for her during her illness...

Donald Ray Brown, 70, of Paragould died Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2003, at Regional Medical Center of NEA in Jonesboro after a prolonged illness. He was born August 3, 1932, the son of James Thomas Brown and Hazel Parker Brown in Clay County, Ark. Mr. Brown worked for and retired from General Dynamics in Ft. Worth, Tx. and returned to the Paragould area in 1985. He was a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict...

Arth Brown, 80, of Piggott died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003, in the General Baptist Nursing Home in Campbell. He was born June 18, 1922, in Pollard the son of the late Andrew and Lillie Mayo Brown. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Mary Ellen Burgess and eleven brothers and sisters...

Sharon Edith King Wright was born July 5, 1947, in Highland Park, Michigan, and departed her earthly life on Feb. 10, 2003, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Personal Savior on September 18, 1955, at the age of eight...

The Clay County Quorum Court approved two resolutions Monday night pertaining to the deputy prosecutor and county attorney, retroactive to Jan. 1. Deputy prosecutor Joe Calvin resigned on Dec. 31 and was retained as county attorney on an unpaid basis. Calvin will continue in private practice in Rector and will assist newly appointed deputy prosecutor Carla Powell while also aiding her as county attorney on the same unpaid basis...

The Clay County Quorum Court approved two resolutions Monday night pertaining to the deputy prosecutor and county attorney, retroactive to Jan. 1. Deputy prosecutor Joe Calvin resigned on Dec. 31 and was retained as county attorney on an unpaid basis. Calvin will continue in private practice in Rector and will assist newly appointed deputy prosecutor Carla Powell while also aiding her as county attorney on the same unpaid basis...

The Rector Fire Department Wives Auxiliary is hosting its first annual firemen's ball "Top Hats and Turnouts" on Saturday, March 1, at the Rector Community Center. It begins at 6:30 p.m. with a hospitality area and with the openings bids on the silent auction. The meal will begin at 7 p.m. and is being catered by Simply Delicious. Musical entertainment will follow...

Seniors at Rector High School took the ASSET test at Black River Technical College in Pocahontas on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Ms. Karen Cagle, the high school counselor, said over 30 seniors took the test. The ASSET test is comparable to the ACT. Through the ASSET test, students can score to get out of developmental courses at institutions of higher education. The ASSET test was started in 1994 and unlike the ACT, there is no charge to take it...

Laura May Eaton, 83, of Rector died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. She was born Aug. 8, 1919, in Rector, the daughter of the late John Sullivan Berry and Mabel (Church) Berry. She was a lifelong member of the community and was a homemaker. She was a member of Glaub-Lone Holly Extension Homemakers Club, Sunday school teacher, and Mary's Chapel General Baptist Church. She loved quilting and taking care of her rose garden...

Carolyn Trammell, 56, of Athens, Texas, died Feb. 11, 2003, after suffering a long illness. She was born April 4, 1946, in Rector She was a former resident of Piggott and had resided in Athens for the past three years with her daughter and son-in-law, Tammie and Charles Yancey, and two grandchildren and Tammie's mother-in-law and father in-law, Donna and Gary Yancey, who cared for her during her illness...