Stories from Wednesday, October 2, 2002

Jimmie Gott, 65, of Berryville, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002, at his home. He was born Jan. 14, 1937, in Berryville, son of Charles Augustus and Maud Armenta (Casey) Gott. Mr. Gott was a veteran, having served his country with the Army National Guard for 10 years. He owned and operated his own taxidermy and upholstery business. He was a member of the Antioch Church of God...

Bro. E.B. (Bruce) Huffstutter, 83, of Lamar, Mo., died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, at his home. He was born July 14, 1919, in Wapello County, Iowa, son of W.D. and Frances (Trowbridge) Huffstutter. Bro. Huffstutter was minister of the Forest Grove Southern Baptist Church in Lamar. He was a veteran, having served his country with the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the American Legion 289...

Robert Glen Jackson, 43, of Eureka Springs, died Wednesday, Sept. 25, in Eureka Springs. He was born July 14, 1959, in Dallas, Texas, son of Hilda Syrenia (Putman) Jackson. Mr. Jackson was the founder and operator of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, and a member of the Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce. A veteran, he served in the U.S. Navy...

Janet Gail Allen Lee, 45, of Golden, Mo., died Monday, Sept. 23, 2002, at her home. She was born Jan. 30, 1957, in Springfield, Mo., daughter of Jerry Lee and Donna Dee (Haflinger) Brown. She was raised in Springfield and Republic, Mo., where she attended school. She was married to Dennis Allen in Springfield, Mo., and to this union a son was born...

Donald L. Thurman, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Aug. 15, 1948, in Eureka Springs, a son of Leo Harold and Mary Elizabeth (Golliher) Thurman. He died Monday, Sept. 23, 2002, in Fayetteville, Ark. at the age of 54. Mr. Thurman owned and operated the United Country Little Switzerland Realty and Insurance, the Razorback Lodge, Bluebird Lodge and also co-owned the Candlewick Inn. ...

GREEN FOREST ---- The Tigers traveled to Lincoln last week and rode the legs of fullback John Foster en route to a 27-0 conference victory. Actually, the Wolves rode the legs of Foster, who turned second efforts into extra yards and first downs. His summer efforts in the weightroom produced extra yards and sparked the rest of the backs to do the same...

The Berryville Bobcats fell two points short of overtaking the Gravette Lions when the clock, and downs, ran out on them last Friday night at Gravette, resulting in a 19-17 1AAA conference loss. The Bobcats (2-1-1, 0-1) rallied from a 19-9 deficit late in the fourth quarter when quarterback Steven Trulove connected on a 37-yard pass play to Joseph Boley for a touchdown...

The atmosphere was like a state tournament volleyball match when the Valley Springs Lady Tigers came to Green Forest last Thursday. It should have been. The Valley Springs volleyball team has been a regular at the state tournament over the years, while Green Forest's program is just in its second season...

by David McNeal "Who?" I asked politely, sure that my none-too-young hearing had betrayed me again. "Don Thurman. Happened last night," Mike said as we talked about the upcoming day. "Who?" I asked desperately again, feeling a little bit stupid for questioning Mike again. He just nodded, repeated it, and said, "I can't believe it either."...