• Thelma Garner

    HARDY — Thelma Garner, 85, of Hardy died Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, at her home. Born Jan. 19, 1927, in Sand Springs, Okla., she was the daughter of Lewis Thomas and Beulah Mae Woods Davenport. She was a homemaker and a member of Crossroads Baptist …

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  • Karen Walker

    Karen Walker, 53, of Batesville died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, in a Batesville nursing home. Born Dec. 5, 1958, in Flint, Mich., she was the daughter of Ralph and Dortha Heathcoat Gamel. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her parents; a son, Gary …

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  • Virginia McCollum

    Virginia Marie McCollum, 88, of Batesville died Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, in a Batesville nursing home. Born Jan. 29, 1924, in Sand Ridge, she was the daughter of Grover and Vashti Gaines Bennett. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include two sons, Gene “Butch” …

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  • Billie Louise Tripp Porter – Paid Obituary

    Billie Louise Tripp Porter, 85, of Columbia, Missouri, formerly of Batesville, died Thursday, November 22, 2012. She was born in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas, on October 14, 1927, to Earl A. Tripp Sr. and Ovie Orena Jackson Tripp. She was a school teacher and a member …

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  • David Kunkel

    EVENING SHADE — David O. Kunkel, 80, of Evening Shade died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, in a Batesville hospital. Born Aug. 29, 1932, at Evening Shade, he was the son of Hubert and Hazel Marie Graddy Kunkel. He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served …

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  • Sharon Acton Holmes – Paid Obituary

    Sharon Holmes was born in Durban, South Africa on May 1, 1926. Her parents, Elmo C. Acton and Ione Odhner Acton, were from Pennsylvania and had moved there when her father was called as minister to the Durban Congregation of the New Church. She spent …

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  • Lottie Fay Long – Paid Obituary

    Lottie Fay Bell Long, 79, of Batesville, died Friday, November 23, 2012. She was born in Batesville, Arkansas, on June 11, 1933, and was the daughter of Lee Roy Bell and Ida June Swaim Bell. She retired from the Arkansas Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches after over …

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  • Tickets for state title game now on sale at BHS office

    Tickets for the Class 5A State Playoffs championship game went on sale at noon today in the main office at Batesville High School, announced BHS Athletic Director and Coach Dave King. The game, which is scheduled to kickoff at 7 Friday night in Little Rock’s …

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  • Cedar Ridge T-wolves rip Pioneers

    NEWPORT — The Cedar Ridge Timberwolves made short work of the Batesville Pioneers here Monday night in the Medallion Classic. After outscoring the Pioneers 31-9 in the first quarter, the unbeaten T-wolves rolled on to a 61-20 first half lead before easing in with a …

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  • BJHS wins, loses district openers

    BLYTHEVILLE — Batesville and Blytheville split 5A-East District junior high basketball openers here Monday night. The Junior Lady Pioneers blanked the Junior Lady Chickasaws 8-0 in the first quarter and rolled on to a 42-17 victory. Kate Stroud scored a team-high nine points as Batesville …

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  • Basketball in town tonight

    John Brown Lady Eagles (3-5) vs. Lyon College Scots (4-1), Becknell Gym, 5:30 p.m. Four of the Lady Eagles’ five losses were by margins of five points or less, and that includes a 68-65 decision in Siloam Springs three weeks ago. They were on a …

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  • Cougars hand Pirates first basketball defeat

    BROCKWELL — The Izard County Cougars handed the Concord Pirates their first defeat of the season, 70-66, Monday in a game that pitted powerhouses of the 1A 2-South and 1A 2-North districts. The game was deadlocked 16-all at the first-quarter break. The Pirates led 33-30 …

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