Stories from Wednesday, January 30, 2008

The Lady Cougars added more milestones to their already amazing season last Thursday night in Rector, topping conference foe Buffalo Island Central, 57-50, for their 14th consecutive win. It gets better. The Lady Cougars completed an impressive season-long streak at home, winning all 12 of their games at Rector. The squad was 9-0 during the regular season and went 3-0 while hosting the Pre-Holiday Tournament...

The Cougars improved to 14-8 and 8-6 in 2A-3 conference play Friday night, picking up a 72-61 win over Buffalo Island Central in Monette. After the first quarter closed with a 13-13 tie, Rector moved ahead 32-27. But the third quarter is where the boys in blue and white really made their mark, outpacing the Mustangs 18-11 en route to moving ahead 12, 50-38...

Kenneth David Knoble, 89, of Rector died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A native of Wisconsin, he was born March 26, 1918. Mr. Knoble recently was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Crow Knoble, retired school teacher, librarian and former co-publisher of the Clay County Democrat, who died Nov. 14, 2007...

Arvilene Marcelle (Bradsher) Hardin, 80, of Piggott, formerly of Marmaduke, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Piggott Community Hospital. Mrs. Hardin was born Feb. 9, 1927, to the late Arvin and Cleoffie Starnes Bradsher. She had lived in this area all of her life. She was of the Methodist faith and enjoyed writing poetry, singing and volunteering at nursing homes...

Larry Murrell Cook, 65, of Rector died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born Jan. 27, 1943, and had worked as a billing clerk for a bonding company in Michigan. He was preceded in death by his father, Murrell Luther Cook. He is survived by his mother, Irene (Geauaway) Cook, of the home...

Edith Irene Chapman, 95, of Cordova, Tenn., formerly of Rector, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at the Memphis Jewish Home in Cordova. Born July 14, 1912, to the late Herbert and Mary Ann French, she was a seamstress by trade, of the Methodist faith and a member of the Central Non-Denominational Church in Collinsville, Tenn...

Myrtle Bible, 97, of Paragould, formerly of Marmaduke, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Mrs. Bible was born Sept. 23, 1910, to the late Samuel and Mable Bostick. She enjoyed crafting and quilting and made sure all her grandchildren had quilts made by her before she died...

The history of a community is not only in the memories of its residents or in old newspaper clippings, it exists all around. A section of sidewalk can spark a remembrance of times past as vividly as the images provided in a photograph. Likewise, history is kept in the long-existing structures and buildings which populate a small town like Rector...

A $300,000 endowed scholarship from Pauline Crockett of Rector has been given to the Rector High School Helping Hands Foundation to fund college tuition and books for a Rector High School graduate each year. To be called the Robert and Pauline Crockett Scholarship, also recognizing Mrs. Crockett's late husband, the scholarship will be renewable so recipients can re-apply each year up to four years...

The Piggott Lady Mohawks traveled to Harrisburg last Thursday night and completed a sweep of the Lady Hornets, Monday night they visited Naylor and lost to one of the top-ranked 2A teams in the state of Missouri. In the Harrisburg contest senior Jordan Engle led the way with 21 points on the night as the Tribe pulled-out a six point conference win...

The Piggott Mohawks have been playing some quality basketball in the past few weeks, and the effort has been reflected on the scoreboard. Last Tuesday the Mohawks traveled to Brookland and dropped a 12 point decision to the Bearcats despite scoring 84 points on the night. Friday night the Tribe squeaked by the Warriors of EPC as they celebrated homecoming at PHS...

Bonnie Todd, 65, of Hardy, formerly of Piggott, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at the St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born Dec. 23, 1942, in Piggott, the daughter of Marion Thomas and Ruth Harvill Harmon. She was united in marriage to Marion Leroy Todd on Dec. 1, 1961. The couple had three sons...

Arvilene Marcelle (Bradsher) Hardin, 80, of Piggott, formerly of Marmaduke, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Piggott Community Hospital. Mrs. Hardin was born Feb. 9, 1927, to the late Arvin and Cleoffie Starnes Bradsher. She had lived in this area all of her life. She was of the Methodist faith and enjoyed writing poetry, singing and volunteering at nursing homes...

Dwight Denver Gribble, 85, of Garden City, Mich., died Jan. 20, 2008, in Michigan. He was born Sept. 8, 1922, in Boydsville and was the son of the late William R. and Myrtle Carpenter Gribble. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Dennis Gribble...

Ira Fautheree, Jr., 39, of Piggott, died Jan. 27, 2008. He was born Jan. 17, 1969, in Baton Rouge, La., and was the son of Ira and Betty Ardoin Fautheree. He is survived by his parents, Ira and Betty Fautheree of Piggott; twin sons, Trey and Troy; a daughter, Kayla Fautheree of Illinois; a sister, Yolanda Hatten of Mississippi, and many other relatives and friends...

Abigail Braman, 48, of Kennett, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, in Baptist East Medical Center in Memphis. She was born Aug. 21, 1959, in Piggott. She is survived by three children, Carlene Hickman, Damien Tinsley and wife Linda, and Carrie Tinsley, all of Kennett; seven grandchildren, Tyler Mantz, Cody Mantz, Parrish Mantz, Sebastian Stokes, Tehya Tinsley, Amethyst Pittman and Tinnasha Pittman; her parents, Belle and Jim Cauble; three sisters, Vicky Owens of Piggott, Karen Benson of Holcomb and Elizabeth Branter of Kennett; five nieces and three nephews; and many other relatives and friends.. ...

1968 The Piggott Chamber of Commerce held their annual meeting 40 years ago this past week, and okayed the group's by-laws. The local chamber now has 77 members, with a goal of 100. Thanks to the efforts of the local Jaycees, the Piggott Air Park is now listed on the official Arkansas Aeronautical map according to a letter sent to Dr. B. B. Layl. Construction of the airport was a major project of the Jaycees in the early 1960's...

The bond between parent and child can be one of the strongest, most influential relationships formed in any person's life. In the roles of provider and protector, parents strive to give their children the necessary tools to advance into the unpredictable world beyond the secure walls of home. As such, children often take on many of the qualities and characteristics of their parents...