Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

John Reynolds

Mr. John Warren Reynolds,

59, Prescott, died Sept. 1, 2008,

after a brief illness.

He was born Aug. 18, 1949,

in Prescott. He grew up in

Prescott, playing football for the

Curley Wolves and working as

deejay Jukin John at the local

radio station, KTPA. He

received his B.A. in journalism

from Arkansas State University

in 1971, where he served as editor

of the Arkansas State Herald

and was a proud member of

Sigma Pi fraternity.

After school, he pursued a

career in the newspaper business,

serving as advertising

manager for the Daily Times

Herald in Forrest City and the

Wynne Progress.

In Wynne, he would garner

numerous Arkansas Press

Association awards for writing,

photography and advertising,

including best sports story in

1980. Eventually, he would be

named managing editor. He

proudly served his community

as an officer in Kiwanis; and

despite his dry wit and steady

calmness, enjoyed participating

in community theater productions.

He would also raise his

family in Wynne, meeting his

future wife on assignment after

a misunderstanding as to

whether he had asked for her

number of one of the cheerleaders

she sponsored.

Later, he would leave a job as

publicity coordinator at Eastern

Arkansas Community College

in Forrest City to return to

sports writing, this time at the

Newport Daily Independent. He

continued to be honored by the

APA with awards for best sports

feature and best sports column

in 1995, and the next year was

named publisher of that paper.

He always worked harder than

most, but longer hours never

stopped him from attending all

the little league games and

school plays back home that he

could. He often stayed up long

past midnight waiting on his son

to clock out of work on Friday

nights.

In his career, he would also

serve as sports editor for the

Searcy Daily Citizen and the

Daily Siftings-Herald in

Arkadelphia.

He was preceded in death by

his father, Robert W. Reynolds

Jr.

Surviving him is his mother,

Helen Cummings Reynolds of

Prescott; his brother, Robert W.

Reynolds III and wife Judi of

Chicago; his sister, Kay

Whitehead and husband

Raymond of Magnolia; his son,

Anders Reynolds of Washington

D.C.; his daughter, Molly

Reynolds, of Little Rock; and

their mother, Carrey Reynolds

of Little Rock.

A private memorial service

was held at 10 a.m., Thursday,

Sept. 4, at Brazzel/Cornish

Funeral Home of Prescott, with

Rev. Charlotte Cobb officiating.

The arrangements were by

Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home

of Prescott.

Memorials may be made to

First Presbyterian Church of

Prescott, 223 East Elm St.,

Prescott, AR 71857.

The online guest book is at

www.brazzelfuneralhomes.com

Laverne Pruitt

Mrs. Laverne Glass Pruitt,

78, of Caney, passed away on

Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, at

Medical Park Hospital in Hope.

She was born on November

7, 1929, in Laneburg, to Henry

E. and Bertha Grimes Glass.

She was a homemaker and

mother and a seamstress and

caregiver. She was a member of

Morris Baptist Church in

Caney.

She was also a great cook

who loved to cook.

She was preceded in death by

her husband, Everett Pruitt, who

died in 1986; by one sister,

Barbara Glass and one greatgrandson,

Tyler Gourley.

Survivors include two

daughters, Shirla Brown and

Mike and Marcia Rhodes and

Bill, all of Caney; two sisters,

Geneva Hogans of Emmet and

Phene Cook of North Little

Rock; six grandchildren, Wayne

Robbins and Carrie of Genoa,

Scott Robbins and Michelle of

Laneburg, John Robbins of

Lumberton, Texas, Christy

Gourley and Wayne of Caney,

Brandon Rhodes and Shelly and

Michael Brown, all of Caney;

fifteen great-grandchildren, several

nieces and nephews and

other family and friends.

The funeral service will be 2

p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10, at

Morris Baptist Church in

Caney, with Revs. Tal Webb,

Sam Tamburo, and Raymond

Hicks officiating. Burial to follow

in Caney Cemetery in

Caney. The arrangements will

be by Brazzel/Cornish Funeral

Home in Prescott.

The family received friends,

Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 6-8 p.m.,

at Brazzel/Cornish Funeral

Home in Prescott.

The online guestbook is at

www.brazzelfuneralhomes.com