Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, December 5, 2007 edition of Nevada County Picayune

Ross says it's time to leave Iraq

U.S. Rep. Mike Ross said the war in Iraq has continued to be his greatest disappointments and that he supports the withdrawal of troops. My greatest disappointment is that we have not been able to pass legislation that would demand a new direction i...

Prescott man arrested for Hope robbery

A Prescott man accused of robbing a Hope grocery store remains in custody without bail. According to information from the Hope Police Department, Willious F. Block, 27, no address available, was arrested Nov. 28 after allegedly striking a clerk with a st...

Paul Potter

Paul E. Potter, 73, of Gurdon, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. Paul was a barber for 46 years, member of Beech Street Baptist Church, Veteran of Korean War and a member of the International Barbers and Beauticians Union. He is survived by his wife, June Arn...

Otis Joe Wilson

Mr. Otis L. Joe Wilson, 86, of McCaskill, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007, in Howard Memorial Hospital in Nashville. He was born in Nashville, on July 28, 1921, to J. G. and Thelma Brock Wilson. He was a retired bus driver for the city of Los Angeles, Calif....

Jack Peachey

Mr. Jack Thomas Peachey, 71, of Charleston, S. C., formerly of Prescott, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007, in St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, S. C. He was born on Jan. 13, 1936, in Magnolia, to Albert and Karen Barham Peachey. He was retired from the U.S. N...

Ruth Pettit

Minnie Ruth Pettit, 64, lost her battle with cancer on Nov. 25, 2007, in Homer, LA hospital. She was the wife of Charles O. Pettit and a native of Reader. She was a woman who loved all. She is survived by three daughters; one son; one step-daughter; nume...

Josh Turner

Mr. Josh Turner, 21, of Prescott, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2007, as a result of a automobile accident. He was born Oct. 3, 1986 in Prescott, to Richard Ray Turner and Tammy Lynn Fowler Turner. He was with the Gurdon Sawmill in Bierne. He loved football. He ...

Mary Trout

Mrs. Mary L. Trout, 72, of Hope, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, in Christus St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, Texas. She was born in Hope, on Aug. 7, 1935, to Henry and Agnes Gertrude Jordan Gaines. She was a gospel singer. She was a member of Providence Me...

Florence Cornelius

Mrs. Florence Harris Cornelius, 80, of Prescott, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, in Hillcrest Care and Rehab in Prescott. She was born on July 4, 1927, in Prescott, to Barney Harris Sr. and Mary Pittman Harris. She was a homemaker, excellent cook, seamstres...

Samuel Dickinson

Mr. Samuel Dorris Dickinson, 95, of Prescott, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2007. He studied American Archaeology for several years, he was engaged in that profession. He taught in two colleges. He was in charge of the University of Arkansas - WPA archaeology la...