Stories from Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Jason Hobbs, 38, of Jonesboro passed away Saturday, May 22, 2010, at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. He is survived by his mother, Shirley Shields of Jonesboro; his father, Ezra Hobbs of Greenbriar, Ark.; one sister and her husband, Dawn and Todd Upshaw of Owasso, Okla.; a niece, Brittany Upshaw; a nephew, Blaine...

Wayne Spicer, 85, of Greenway, passed away Friday, May 28, 2010, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Dec. 19, 1924, in Greenway, and was the son of the late C.O. and Gertrude (McDonald) Spicer. He was united in marriage to Ruby Pauline Harmon May 15, 1949. Ruby preceded him in death in 2002...

Lina Mae Jackson, 90, of Piggott, passed away Saturday, May 22, 2010, in Murphy Health and Rehab in Piggott. She was the daughter of the late William Marshall and Nellie Mae (Russell) Sanders. She was also preceded in death by her son, Donald Jackson; one sister, Elline Cato; infant brother, Marvin Roscoe Sanders, and one brother, Albert Newton Sanders...

1970 The Piggott Chamber of Commerce hosted a special meeting 40 years ago this week to promote passage of a bond issue in a special election July 7. If passed, the bonds would pay for construction of the new H.W. Gossard Company factory on the east side. Meanwhile, Gold Star Mother, Mrs. Alvin Hogard, laid the wreath for the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Piggott Cemetery. She was escorted by World War I veterans Bill Leonard and John Grigsby...

What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and all that's nice. And boys? Frogs and snails and puppy dogs' tails. Those words come from a popular nineteenth century nursery rhyme Actually, I haven't heard the nursery rhyme in a long time but many will remember it...

Piggott High School hosted its annual academic awards assemblies last week, recognizing students in a variety of subjects. The lower-level students in seventh and eighth grade were honored at their own assembly, with the upper-level students recognized in a separate ceremony...

The 11th annual "Celebration of Quilting" was held Saturday, May 22, at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum in Piggott. Among the ribbons and certificates awarded during the show were those chosen as "Visitor's Choice." The visitor's choice ribbons and certificates were awarded in several categories. ...

Memorial Day was marked at the local cemetery Sunday afternoon, as the Piggott Cemetery Association hosted the annual service and business meeting. During the business portion of the meeting Laura Cole was re-elected to a new five-year term and treasurer Gary Moffitt gave the financial report...