Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, April 16, 2003 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Billie Almond

Mrs. Billie M. Almond, 76, of Prescott, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003, in Christus St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, Texas. She was born January 4, 1927, in Louisiana to Hoyt and Lenoa Edmonds Rainwater. She was a housewife, and a Baptist. Her survivo...

Clarice Theobold

Clarice Morrow Theobolt, 79, went home to be with her Savior on April 5, 2003. She was preceded in death by her parents, T.W. (Tump) and Alma Morrow; one brother, Hubert Doyle Morrow; a baby sister, Bertie Lorine Dallas Morrow; her husband, Bryan Theobolt...

Thelma Lowe

Thelma Lowe, 77, of Prescott, passed away Saturday, April 12, 2003, at Hillcrest Care and Rehab in Prescott. Mrs. Lowe was born September 7, 1925, in El Dorado. She was the daughter of Imom and Bess (Mooty) Pittman. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist ...

Tempers Jefferson

Bro. Tempers "T.P." Jefferson was born Sept. 14, 1901, in Chidester to the late Sam and Octavia Jefferson. He was a member of the Rosston Road Church of Christ where he remained until his health failed. Bro. Jefferson was a construction worker, a logger, ...

James Vaught

Mr. James Dewan "J.D." Vaught, 66, a resident of Dierks, died Saturday, April 12, 2003, in the Christus St. Michael Healthcare Center in Texarkana. He was born November 11, 1936, in Bethel, Okla. to Elbert Taft and Emma Beatrice Graves Vaught. He was a lo...

Operation Care Package begins to help area soldiers

Operation Care Package is an effort to gather and send items needed by American troops to them. Mary Godwin, executive director of the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce, said the idea is to send these items to those soldiers from Nevada County an...

Educator, Citizen of the year are named at Upchurch Banquet

McRae Middle School's cafetorium was transformed into an Easter paradise for the Ila Upchurch Banquet, Saturday, April 12. However, it was a night for more than simply enjoying the arrival of Spring and Easter, as the Outstanding High School Senior, Upchu...

Rosston Council decides to sell old firetruck

Rosston will be selling an old firetruck for $500. This decision was made at the Rosston City Council at its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 7. Rosston Mayor Lewis Jackson said the Rosston Volunteer Fire Department will keep the truck it has, but ha...