Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 8, 2004 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Minor Bailey

Mr. Minor H. Bailey, 89, of Rosston, formerly of Fort Worth, Texas, died Tuesday, November 30, 2004, at Christus St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas. He was born May 21, 1915, in Rosston to Chester B. and Effie Jarvis Bailey. He was a retired su...

Billy Martin

Billy R. Martin, 57, of Prescott, passed away on December 2, 2004, at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Prescott, served in the United States Air Force receiving a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his service in...

J.D. Allen

Mr. J. D. Allen, 85, of Bodcaw, died Friday, December 3, 2004, in Heather Manor Nursing and Rehab in Hope. He was born on September 15, 1919, in Bodcaw to John and Leona Russell Allen. He was retired from Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. He was a member o...

Julene Hulan

Mrs. Julene Curtis Allen, 75, of Prescott, died Sunday, December 5, 2004, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. She was born December 26, 1928, in Nevada County to John and Ethel Beaver Curtis. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Chur...

Burke enters plea agreements, gets 24-months in prison

Richard Burke, a former funeral director at Shackelford Funeral Home, has been sentenced to 24-months and ordered to pay restitution for bank fraud and mail fraud. According to information from the U.S. Department of Justice, Burke must pay restitution in...

12 new leaders graduate at banquet

Leadership Nevada County had its commencement ceremonies, sending 12 new leaders out into the world. The fourth annual leadership banquet was held Thursday, Dec. 2, at the Hamilton-Blakely Senior Adult Center, with the Class of 2004 receiving plaques for ...

Names needed for toy drive

While donations of money and toys have been consistent for the Third Annual Picayune Toy Drive, there still lingers a problem. About a month ago, letters were sent home with children so their parents could fill them out and make sure the children receive ...