Stories from Thursday, October 18, 2012

First championship for successful PHS tennis program

Junior Tribe takes regular season conference, district tournament titles.

Mohawks set for homecoming Friday against Harrisburg

Set to host McCrory in key contest

Take conference win at Harrisburg

John Raymond Lingle, 69, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2012. He was the son of the late John Ed Lingle and is survived by his mother Georgia (Mowery) Lingle Wilson of Piggott. He was preceded in death by his father, John Ed Lingle and a granddaughter, Ashton Lee Lingle...

Wilma Haywood, 81, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Friday, October 12, 2012, in Piggott, Ark. She was born August 28, 1931, at Bucoda, Mo., and was the daughter of the late Ellis and Goldie Marie (Lane) Dunivan. She was united in marriage to Doyne Delayne Haywood on July 3, 1947. He preceded her in death on July 26, 1997. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Charlie Bill Dunivan and a sister, Dean Clevenger...

Jerry Rex Carroll of Greenway, Ark., was born May 4, 1934 and passed from this life at his home in Greenway on October 14, 2012. He is survived by daughters, Linda (Carroll) Cooper and husband Bill of Paragould, Ark., Dana (Carroll) Tanner and husband Mark of Garfield, Ark.; grandson, Christopher Carroll and wife Suzanne, great grandson Joseph Carroll, great granddaughter, Chaitralia Carroll, all of Virginia Beach, Va.; sister, Dorothy Webber and husband George of Florissant, Mo., partner, Janet Parker of Greenway and many nieces and nephews.. ...

Frank D. Knuckles, 78, passed away October 8, 2012, at Heritage Park Nursing Center in Rogers, Ark. He was born in Clay County, Ark. to Florence and Raymond Knuckles on May 16, 1934. He was a long-time resident of Piggott, Ark., a businessman, city councilman, member of the booster club, and a charter member of Sugar Creek Country Club. He was a life-long member of the St. Francis Baptist Church in St, Francis, Ark...

Arthur "Ott" Loyd, 96, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Friday, October 12, 2012, at the General Baptist Nursing Center of Piggott. He was born on September 17, 1916, and was the son of the late Riley Bell and Geneva Cordelia (Gray) Loyd. He was united in marriage to Louise Andrew on Sept. 20, 1952. She preceded him in death on Aug. 3, 2005...

"Mickey" Climon Michael Redman, 67, of Tunnel Hill, Ga., passed away on September 22, 2012 at Hamilton Medical Center. Mr. Redman was born on February 4, 1945 in California. He was preceded in death by his father, Climon Redman. Mickey is survived by his wife, Gerry Redman; his mother, Ione Sample of Arkansas; sons and daughter-in-laws, David Redman and Michael and Jamie Redman; a daughter, Cynthia Owen, all of Tunnel Hill; grandchildren, Chris, Michael and Sandy Redman and Randall and Kimberly Owen; favorite mother-in-law, Nellie McClure; brother-in-laws, Sam and Deborah McClure and Doug and Misty McClure and special cousins, Larry, Tommy, Gary and Peggy Redmon.. ...

Mrs. Linda Christine Benham, 40, of Manila, died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012, at her home. Mrs. Benham was born Sept. 22, 1972, in Blytheville, to the late Linda Kay Eddings. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Manila, collected angels and porcelain dolls, enjoyed keeping up with events on Facebook, and she loved spending time with her family and friends...

Charles Elton "Chuck" Moffitt, 82, of Fagus, Mo., passed away at 1 p.m. Monday, October 15, 2012, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct.18, in the Hoggard and Sons Chapel with Charles Smith officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery in Pollard. Hoggard and Sons Funeral Home of Piggott, Ark., is in charge of the arrangements. Visitation begins at 11 a.m. Thursday and continues until the time of the service...

I recently saw a segment on television about handbags, the good and the bad. But what impressed me was the size and weight of those purses that women carry around, sometimes for hours at a time. So I decide to weigh my own purse to see how much extra baggage I've been toting...

Area firefighters battle blaze

Served as city attorney since 1989.

Tribe to host Harrisburg at Parker Field in annual homecoming contest at 7 p.m. Friday.

VFW Post #4517 and Ladies Auxiliary host ceremony.

Despite being postponed, annual event draws good crowd.

Clay County Farm Bureau president Terry Pollard presented the Rector Future Farmers of America chapter president Daniel White with a check for a matching grant from Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation and Clay County Farm Bureau. The funds are earmarked under the Outdoor Classroom Garden Mini-Grant program and will be used for a garden project the students have put in place. ...