Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 10, 2003 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Clyde Auxier

Clyde Harrell Auxier, 63, died December 1, 2003, in Springfield. He was a 50 year resident. He was born in Prescott on January 13, 1940. Parents names are Clyde Madison and Hazel Ellen (Wake) Auxier. He served in the USAF. He grew up in Prescott until th...

James White

Mr. James Michael White, 50, of Emmet, died Monday, December 1, 2003, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. He was born November 9, 1953, in Dallas, Tex., to James O. and Charlotte Todd White. He was a master mechanic, and a Baptist. His survivors include: tw...

Bobby Bustin

Bobby Sue "Sam" Bustin, 56, of Willilsville, passed away December 6, 2003. She was born August 24, 1947, in Little Rock. She was a former employee of Amfuel and a member of Memorial Baptist Church in Waldo. She is preceded in death by her mother, Vera Kn...

Shortie Carlton

Mr. Shortie Carlton, 81, of Emmet, died Sunday, December 7, 2003, at Medical Park Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced by Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home in Hope.

Shirley Crews

Mrs. Shirley Wilson Crews, 67, of Hope, died Friday, December 5, 2003, in Christus St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Tex. She was born October 25, 1936, in Gurdon, to Joseph Henry and Sarah Mabel Ryan Wilson. She was a retired registered dietician. ...

Thurman Wright

Mr. Thurman Wright, 71, longtime resident of Hope, died Sunday, December 7, 2003, in a Texarkana hospital. Thurman was born November 39, 1932, in Hempstead County. He retired as First Lieutenant with the Arkansas Highway Police after 26 years of exemplary...

Tirsten Elliott

Tristen Nathanal "William" Elliott, six months, of Sheridan, died Friday, December 5, 2003, at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. Survivors include his mother, Regina Elliott of Sheridan; his father, Clayton Elliott of Waldo; two brothers, Charl...

Parade, Christmas on Square Thursday night

Thursday is the day for the Prescott-Nevada County Chamber of Commerce's Christmas Parade and Christmas on the Square. The parade will kick off at 6 p.m. Thursday, and be followed by Christmas on the Square. Mary Godwin, executive director of the Chamber,...

Council changes meeting date

Rosston's City Council meeting was short and to the point, with the council members getting business done and getting out. Of course, there wasn't much business to be done at the end of the year, but the community's governing body did approve budgets for ...

Leadership Class of 2003 graduates

Leadership Nevada County graduated its third class Tuesday, Dec. 2. The class was challenged by Jon Chadwell, who created the organization. He challenged the class to make a difference in Prescott and Nevada County with their new knowledge. There were ple...

City Hall, Maxine's broken into

Prescott's City Hall was broken into, with an undetermined amount of cash taken in the robbery. According to reports from the Prescott Police Department, on Thursday, Dec. 4, Ben Jones, a city employee, contacted PPD Chief Sam Reeder concerning City Hall ...