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New service returns weekends to clients
Although the main focal point of his new service business is window/power washing, Jimmy Downs of Batesville said his business, JD’s Power Washing, slogan says it best: “We do that.”
“Power washing is our main service, but we also offer window washing, lawn care, minor painting projects and just about anything else around the house no one else wants to do,” he said. -
Henry Todd
PLEASANT PLAINS — Henry Todd, 85, of Pleasant Plains died Tuesday, May 12, 2009, in a Paragould hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Willis Funeral Service of Batesville. -
Inez Dickey
CAVE CITY — Inez Kent Dickey, 91, of Cave City died today, May 12, 2009, in a Batesville hospital.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Qualls Funeral Home Chapel in Cave City. Burial will be in Cave City Cemetery.
No visitation is planned.
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Pamela Holmes
Pamela Joan Holmes, 55, of Batesville died Sunday, May 10, 2009, in a Batesville hospital.
Born Oct. 10, 1953, in Chicago, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Sharon Holmes.
Survivors include her mother of Batesville; a brother, Dean Holmes of Bryn Athyn, Pa.; a sister, Dinah Haertlein of Batesville; six nephews and nieces, Jenica Holmes Andic, Richard Haertlein, Brennan Holmes, Sarah Haertlein Lermitte, Kian Holmes and Blake Holmes; and four great-nephews and great-nieces, Eli Dockins, Atilla Andic, Remzi Andic and Heidi Lermitte. -
Herbert Lee
Herbert Lee, 98, of Batesville died Saturday, May 9, 2009.
Born Feb. 13, 1911, in Independence County, he was the son of William Oscar Lee and Mary Elizabeth Smith Lee Means. When he was young he lived around the Gap Road and Sulphur Rock area and enjoyed telling stories about his early life near White River and the Rutherford place. He married Mary Roe Hall on Oct. 3, 1931, in Independence County. -
Faerene Bower
CHEROKEE VILLAGE — Faerene Bower, 85, of Cherokee Village, formerly of Anaheim, Calif., died Monday, May 11, 2009, at her home.
Born Nov. 28, 1923, at Memphis, she was the daughter of James and Onie Cleo Miller Chappell. She was a homemaker and a bookkeeper. She enjoyed playing bridge.
Survivors include her husband, Jack Bower; and two sons, Jim Bower of St. Louis and Mark Bower of Long Beach, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Tri-County Funeral Home of Highland. -
Grace Lanman
CHEROKEE VILLAGE — Grace Irene Lanman, 85, of Cherokee Village died Friday, May 8, 2009, in a Salem hospital.
Born July 18, 1923, in Chemung, Ill., she was the daughter of John and Hazel Keller Blaizer. She was a retired machinist. She was a member of Cherokee Village Lutheran Church, Red Hat Society and Take Off Pounds Sensibly.
Survivors include her husband, Earl Lanman; and two brothers, Bruce Blaizer and Harvey Blaizer.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Floyd Blaizer; and a sister, Mary Blaizer. -
Stinson to teach at Ky. university
Russell Stinson has been appointed Gerhard Herz Visiting Bach Professor at the University of Louisville for the fall 2009 semester.
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Antique store burglarized
Police are investigating the weekend burglary of a Cord business, according to Independence County Sheriff’s Deputy Dustin Robbins.
Robbins said he was dispatched to 8230 Cord Road just before 8 a.m. May 4 where Ye Old Church Gifts and Antiques had been entered by breaking out the bottom half of a wooden front door.
Store owner Carolyn Austin told Robbins that she closed the business around 5 p.m. May 2 and then got a call from a friend around 7:30 May 4 saying the store had been burglarized. -
Kyler Cemetery slates service
SOUTHSIDE — The Kyler Cemetery Annual Memorial Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the cemetery, located south of Batesville.
Donations may be made to Kyler Cemetery Fund, attention Sonja Massey, c/o Regions Bank, 1141 E. Main St., Batesville, AR 72501. -
Lyon students earn academic awards
Six Lyon College students earned awards for their academic work at Saturday’s 137th commencement.
The winners are:
• The Charles H. Coffin Medal (the highest academic award) — Leah Byers of Lexa. Established as a memorial to Dr. Coffin by a former classmate of his at Lyon, the Coffin Scholarship Medal is the highest academic honor bestowed on a graduating senior, and is awarded each year to an honor graduate who has taken his or her last three years of work at the college as a regular student.
