Stories from Thursday, August 22, 2002

Lois Autry, 88, of Berryville, died Friday, Aug. 16, 2002, at her home. She was born June 29, 1914, in Cabanol, daughter of Sam and Bell (Smith) Colvin. Mrs. Autry was employed by Ocoma Foods and was most recently a greeter at Wal-Mart in Berryville. She was a member of the First Freewill Baptist Church in Berryville...

Vaughnette "Vonnie" Ray, 58, of Eureka Springs, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2002, in Eureka Springs. She was born Dec. 21, 1943, in Los Angeles, Calif., daughter of John R. Schnore and Marion (Nelson) Grovsner. Mrs. Ray was an ordained minister and a licensed practical nurse...

Carson Ellis Summers, 92, of Berryville, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002, at his home. He was born July 4, 1910, in Carroll County, son of James Robert and James Nora (Wierick) Summers. Mr. Summers was a farmer. He milked for Karnes' Dairy, and hauled hay and cut wood for local farmers. He worked for the Victor Rain Gauge Company, making rain gauges. He lived his life as the Bible teaches, to love one another...

Clara (Pace) Swofford, 90, of Berryville, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2002, at her home. She was born March 17, 1912, in Stone County, Mo., daughter of John A. and Susie (Carney) Pace. Mrs. Swofford was a homemaker. On Feb. 4, 1933, she married Denton Swofford. He preceded her in death, as did a son, Harlin D. Swofford; three brothers, Virgil Pace, Troy Pace and Olen Pace; and three sisters, Gladys Williams, Erda Hardman and Lois Carnagy; a half-brother, Willie Pace; and a half-sister, Lula Burris...

Eureka Springs' all-time leading scorer in basketball, Griggs Covington, is headed to Grayson Junior College in Dennison, Texas, to continue his playing days. "I'm happy, definitely," Covington said about the opportunity. "I went down two weeks ago. It's a small campus, three in fact, across town, and they have a small gym. But they have one of the best programs in junior college...

Members of the Carroll County Country Club held their annual Invitational Tournament last weekend, with 72 two-man teams participating. Golfers not only had some quality time on the links, they were treated to a dinner and dance on Saturday night, and a Horserace elimination golf event on Friday evening...

LITTLE ROCK ---- It's official. Arkansas will have a 60-day duck season with a five-duck bag limit for the 2002-03 waterfowl season. Commissioners from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission also officially approved the season dates during their monthly meeting August 15...

by David McNeal It's time for a rip-roaring tale about the newest motorcycle that Alice picked out for us. Oh sure. I know what you're saying.: "Yeah, I bet she picked it out." Well, she did. Rides on it with me, too. Like all my motorcycles, it's used. This one is a 1999 Honda Valkyrie. Of course it's a Honda. None of that expensive and hard-to-repair Harley stuff for us. No sir...