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Elwood Mason
OIL TROUGH — G. Elwood Mason, 74, of Oil Trough died Aug. 28, 2012, in a Batesville nursing home. Born April 5, 1938, in Kaiser, he was the son of Gerald and Lima Imogene Starnes Mason. He grew up in Bald Knob, where he graduated …
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Ghita Gibson
MELBOURNE — Ghita LaDonne Jacobs Gibson, 93, of Melbourne died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Cave City. Born Dec. 23, 1918, in Melbourne, she was the daughter of Lawrence F. and Sallie Davidson Jacobs. She was a homemaker. She was united in marriage to Bill …
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Bob Lashley
EVENING SHADE — Robert “Bob” Lashley, 82, of Evening Shade died Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, at his home. Born Oct. 1, 1930, at Sitka, he was the son of Robert Lee and Julia Hoffman Lashley. He was a retired sergeant major from the U.S. Marine …
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Wilma Smith
HOT SPRINGS — Wilma Delean Smith, 89, of Hot Springs, formerly of Franklin, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, at Hot Springs. Born March 7, 1923, in Violet Hill, she was the daughter of Bryant W. and Nancy Ellen Mathis Smith. She lived most of her …
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Mike Kendall – Paid Obituary
Mike Kendall, age 64, of Batesville died Friday August 31, 2012, at his home. He was born January 16, 1948, at Batesville, Arkansas to W.S. “Dub” and Willene Carpenter Kendall. He worked in banking and securities for 26 years having established Kendall Financial Consultants in …
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WR Bass Classic adds new name
The 69th White River Bass Classic, which will continue its relationship with the White River Water Carnival on Saturday, has added a new name. It’s now the Tommy Clark White River Bass Classic, named in honor of the former longtime Batesville Bassmasters member and well-known …
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Lyon women sweep conference soccer awards again
ST. LOUIS — For the second straight week, Lyon College swept American Midwest Conference weekly women’s soccer awards, and it was a new duo for the week ending Sept. 2. Chandler Rae earned her first-career offensive award, while Stephanie Spiteri was named AMC Defensive Player …
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Sports fans invited to ‘Meet the Scots’
Supporters of Lyon College athletics are cordially invited to the annual ‘Meet the Scots’ event Thursday on the campus to learn about the student-athletes taking to the fields and court in 2012-13. The annual event is scheduled to take place in The Temp building, which …
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Sports Calendar
Upcoming sport events in Batesville and the surrounding area for Tuesday, September 3 – Friday, September 7, 2012.
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Razorback scrutiny part of life in post-Petrino era
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas had a clear picture in mind about how its season would start against Jacksonville State, and trailing 14-7 early in the second quarter definitely was not it. Despite the early deficit, caused by a pair of fumbles and a …
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McIlroy wins Deutsche Bank Championship
NORTON, Mass. (AP) — Rory McIlroy needed three weeks to catch his breath after his first major victory, and it took him until the end of last year before he was back in the form that would eventually make him the No. 1 golfer in …
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Hokies avoid another early defeat
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Frank Beamer is fond of apologizing for not remembering something from the past by saying, “that was a lot of fourth quarters ago.” He hasn’t had many like the one No. 16 Virginia Tech put him through Monday night before beating …
