Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 11, 2005 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Chamber wins beautification honor

The City of Prescott has been honored for its on-going beautification program as a winner of the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Award of Excellence. Prescott Mayor Howard Taylor, Prescott/Nevada County Chamber of Commerce Director Mary Godwin, and Prescott Bea...

Nevada announces honor grads

Nevada High School will be presenting 12 graduating seniors with diplomas as honor graduates Thursday, May 19. Commencement ceremonies will begin at 7 p.m. in the Nevada gymnasium with State Rep. Joyce Elliott the featured speaker. Timothy Bear, son of...

Chris Honey

Mr. Christopher O. Chris Honey, 41, of Sherwood, formerly of Prescott, died Monday, May 2, 2005, at his home. He was born February 4, 1964, in Prescott to Charles L. Chuck and Betty Sue Campbell Honey. He was a 1982 graduate of Prescott High School...

Dovie Anderson

Dovie Irene Anderson, 96, of Stamps, died Thursday, May 5, 2005, at the Hempstead Manor Nursing Home in Stamps. She was born January 5, 1909, in Nevada County. She was a member of the Emmanual Baptist Church in Magnolia, where she was a former church s...

Janice Moore

Janice Marie Moore, 45, of Gurdon, died Wednesday, May 4. Survivors include: fianci, Donald Warren of Gurdon; two sons, Brandon Dempsey and Lewis Crain, both of Gurdon; four sisters, Kathy Brobisky of Halfway, Mo., Debbie Smith and Lisa Brosh, both of ...

Darrell Hasley

Darrell Sam Hasley, 78, of Arkadelphia, died Thursday, May 5, 2005, at the Baptist Medical Center. He was born May 14, 1926, in Clark Co. The son of the late William Sam and Essie Hasley. He was owner and operator of several service stations in the Ark...

Kenneth Syata

Mr. Kenneth P. Kenny Syata, 51, of Hope, died Friday, May 6, 2005, at Christus St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas. He was born July 10, 1953, in Houston, Texas to Frank P. and Willie Stone Syata. He was a building contractor. He attended O...

Johnnie Evans

Mrs. Johnnie Louise Brantley Evans, 74, of Hope, died Friday, May 6, 2005, at her home. She was born April 17, 1931, in Nevada County to Terrell C. and Virgie E. Ames Brantley. She was a wife, mother, and homemaker. She was a member of Southside Assembl...

Mary Phillips

Mrs. Mary Mavis Phillips, 82, of Prescott, died Monday, May 2, 2005, in Reunion Plaza Retirement and Senior Care Center in Texarkana, Texas. She was born on July 13, 1922, in Spring Hill, to Thadis and Eura Collins. She was a homemaker. She was a member...

Josephine Henderson

Mrs. Josephine Henderson, 57, of Prescott, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, in St. Vincents Hospital in Little Rock. She was born September 24, 1947, in Nevada County to William Dan and Marie Charles Hopson. She was a nurses aide with Home Health of Prescot...