Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Here are the stories in the Wednesday, May 8, 2002 edition of Gurdon Times

Okolona late in developing budget for community

At last month's Okolona town council meeting, citizen James Paul brought to the council's attention that under Arkansas State Law all government entities were to operate on a balanced budget. However, not one of council members could recall ever approv...

Calley's celebrates 35th

Long hours, hard work and dedication is the attitude Johnny Calley had when he first opened his business in April of 1967. Calley had just graduated from Gurdon High School and wanted to start his own business. In 1967 a full-service station was in big...

Four heading to Boys State

Roger Keith Reed is the 17-year-old son of Gene and Cheryl Reed. He is a junior at Gurdon High School, where he is a member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society. Reed also participates in baseball and plays the saxophone in the band. He is a mem...

Sandra Spry

Sandra Joan Spry, 59, of Centralia, Kansas died Friday, April 26, at her home. Spry was of the Baptist faith, daughter of Hercil Lester Nelson and Donna May Gathright. Survivors include her husband, James Spry; stepson, James M. Spry Jr. of Centralia, ...

Cleo Dillard

Cleo Brown Dillard, 94, of Roland, Oklahoma passed away Friday, April 26, in Muldrow, Oklahoma. Dillard was born April 22, 1908, in Oak Leaf, the daughter of John Wesley Brown and Mary Fiarish Brown. She was married to Royal Dillard in November of 1931...

Theory Gatlin

Theory Adell Gatlin, Sr., 89, of Gurdon died Wednesday, May 1. Gatlin was of the Baptist faith, son of John D. and Elnora Bell Gatlin and grandson of Preston and Sallie Gatlin. He was a laborer at Reynold's Metal Company. Survivors include his wife, ...

William Newton

William "Bill" Estes Newton, 70, born in Gurdon, Arkansas to Lloyd and Ella Mae Estes Newton, died May 1, 2002, at his home in Curtis. He was survived by his wife of 49 years, Mary Ann Thomas Newton, and five children. His four sons and daughter-in-...

Erma Vaught

Erma Vaught, 88, of Conway, formerly of Vaden, died Saturday, May 4. She was the widow of Wallace Vaught. She was a Christian and a member of Union Grove Christian Church. She is survived by one brother, Hugh Leamons of Vaden; one sister, Ena Leamons...

Reba Thurman

Reba Thurman, 97, of Jefferson, Texas, died May 3, at her home. She was born October 10, 1904, in Anthony, Kan. to Francis Marion Wise and Nancy Catherine Searcy Wise. She had lived in Jefferson for the past 30 years were she was a homemaker. She was ...