Stories from Monday, August 22, 2005

OK, Brits have a reputation for being eclectic, and Christian Englishmen are no exception. Take, for example, the disclaimer in the acknowledgments by author Gempf at the start of this book: "No Microsoft products were used by the author in the composition of this book."...

JOHN HARRISON BOYLE, a resident of Berryville, was born April 9, 1953, in Scotland, the son of John and Erna (Sefranek) Boyle. He died Friday, Aug. 12, 2005, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 52. John was a carpet installer. He was of the Christian faith...

EDNA DAVIS, 86, of Huntsville, died Aug. 13, 2005, at the North Hills Life Care and Rehab Center in Fayetteville. She was born Nov. 1, 1918, at Japton, Ark., the daughter of Sherman and Martha Jane Watkins Sisemore. She had retired from Huntsville Memorial Hospital, where she was a nursing assistant for many years...

WILLIAM LUTHER STUBBS, a resident of Berryville, was born Dec. 21, 1919, in Mountain View, Ark., a son of Charles Isaac and Mary Viola (Dillard) Stubbs. He died Wednesday, Aug.17, 2005, in Berryville at the age of 85. Luther owned and operated Stubbs Grocery since 1953. ...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- What started out as a great idea -- build a fire station on a Highway 23 North donated lot that would benefit both Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District (HISID) Fire Department and Holiday Island Rural Fire District property owners -- has turned into months of stalled frustration for Fire Chief Jack Deaton...

GREEN FOREST -- A three-tiered trash collection system for the city will be proposed to city council by Green Forest's Solid Waste Committee Chairman Joe Pierce. He unveiled details of the proposal at a public meeting of the committee Tuesday night. The proposed system will allow residents to choose one of the three trash service options that will best fit the needs of their family, Pierce said...

BERRYVILLE -- The City Council had little trouble deciding on a contractor to perform street paving for the city's 2005 paving projects -- only one bidder responded to the city's invitation to bid. Hutchins Construction Co. of Cassville, Mo., submitted a bid of $117,173.10, which the council unanimously accepted, especially after Public Works Director Kirby Murray said that it was very close to his previous estimates and about the same as the city paid last year. ...

BERRYVILLE -- Luther Stubbs -- an icon of this community for more than 50 years and a tireless advocate for better schools -- died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer at the age of 85. His death adds to the list of community leaders Berryville has lost in the last several months, said District Judge Kent Coxsey, who grew up and is good friends with one of Luther's five sons, Mike Stubbs, now of Cassville, Mo...

BERRYVILLE -- The youth program of Towering Oaks Church will kick off its Teenz-4-Christ/Kidz-4-Christ Club Wednesday, Sept. 14. The kickoff theme is "Let's Celebrate Jesus." The club will meet on Wednesday nights throughout the school year. If school is canceled, due to weather or holiday's, the club is also canceled...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- "Breaking Free -- Making Liberty in Christ a Reality," a women's Bible study by Beth Moore, will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 11:15 a.m. starting Sept. 13, at Holiday Island Community Church, 188 Stateline Drive...

LUCY LORENE THOMASON, a resident of Omaha, Ark., formerly of Green Forest, was born Nov. 13, 1923, in Green Forest, a daughter of Duncon Thomas and Lucy Lorene (Beasley) Hughes. She died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005, in her home at the age of 81. Mrs. Thomason was a member of the First Baptist Church in Green Forest. She worked at the Green Forest Day Care until her retirement and then worked for the Area Agency on Aging...