Stories from Thursday, May 2, 2013

Dessie W. "Debbie" Miller, 78, of Bentonville, Ark., passed away at Blue Springs, Mo., on April 28, 2013. She was born October 24, 1934, in Fulton, Miss., to Noel Shaw Justice and Zella Mae (Camp) Justice. She is predeceased by her husband, Doyne; father, Noel S. Justice; mother, Zella Spicer; brothers, Joe and Noel Evans and sister, Ellen Woolbright...

Juanita Kemp Vernon, 94 of St. Francis, passed from this life on Thursday, April 25, 2013, at the Piggott Community Hospital. She was born on April 6, 1919, in rural Piggott to the late Robert Earl and Zelpha Jane (Hutchison) Mann. She spent most of her life in the Piggott community, worked as a store clerk, and was of the Baptist faith...

Event marks 150th anniversary of battle

State lawmakers provide updates on recent session

Event slated at Piggott Community Center

Top grad for College of Nursing and Health Professionals at ASU

Annual event coming to Heritage Park

Junior and senior teams have top talent

Advance to regional tournament play at Harrison

Eliminated in first round at home

Set to play at Harrison

Eliminated in first round of district tourney

Saturday morning there will be many Clay County cancer survivors wearing purple tee shirts that bear the words I AM HOPE. They will be walking in the annual Relay for Life survivor's walk as part of the American Cancer Society's awareness campaign. The event will take place at the Piggott Community Center beginning at 10 a.m...

Steven Scott Mikel, 53, of Piggott, Ark. died Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Naples, Fla. He was born August 27, 1959 at Kennett, the son of the late Herbert Hoover Mikel and Wilma Jean (Cooper) Summitt of Holcomb, Mo. He was a truck driver, a veteran of the United States Army and a member of the Viking's Club...

Bobby Wheat, 78 of Rector, passed away April 25, 2013, at Rector Nursing and Rehab. He was born October 29, 1934, to the late Oscar and Audrie (Eagle) Wheat in Knob. He was a farmer and member of the Smiths Chapel General Baptist Church. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter, Christine Wheat; a brother, Doyle Wheat and two sisters, Murel McDaniel and Christine Wheat...

Mavis Travillian, 97 of Houghton, Mich., died at Delaware House, Portage Pointe on Sunday, April 28, 2013. She was born in Kennett on June 2, 1915, to the late Clarence and Hettie (Davis) Glover. Mavis married G. Doyle Travillian in 1934 in Rector. They later moved to Ann Arbor, Mich. where she was employed for many years by Goodyear's Department Store, and raised their family...