Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 22, 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...

Kenith Harris

Mr. Kenith Lee Harris, of Springdale, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, December 12, 2004, at his home after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born February 6, 1943, in Santa Monica, Ca. to Wesley Hendrix and Effie Lee (Bowen) Harris. He was retired af...

Delmar Nelson

Mr. Delmar Dwaine Nelson, 74, of Prescott, died Tuesday, December 14, 2004, in Medical Park Hospital in Hope. He was born February 111, 1930, in Concordia, Kansas to Frank Dwaine Nelson and Alta Bernice French Nelson Rice. He was a carpenter. He was an Ai...

Everett Andrews

Everett Seymour Andrews was born on October 13, 1919, to Virgil and Marie Andrews in Prescott. He passed away peacefully December 13, 2004, in Tucson, Ariz. Everett was married 50 years to Myrtice Eloise Brooks of Blevins, who preceded him in death. His c...

Basil Harper

Mr. Basil Lonnie Harper, 76, of Emmet, died Tuesday, December 14, 2004, in Christus St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, Tex. He was born on February 28, 1928, in Clendenin, West Virginia to Ott and Sarah Roton Harper. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force...

Santa prepares for annual trip

Santa's elves are putting the finishing touches on the toys for St. Nick's annual visit. The sleigh has been waxed and detailed out and the reindeer have been checked over by Santa's personal veterinarian and have been certified to fly on Christmas Eve. T...

Court approves "bare bones" budget

There will be no raises for county employees this year. The Nevada County Quorum Court's budget committee presented this news at the December meeting. The county's anticipated revenue for 2005 is $1,740,003, and only 90 percent of this can be appropriated...