Stories from Monday, June 19, 2006

BERRYVILLE -- The Ascension Quartet, based in Lebanon, Mo., will be on hand for an evening of praise, worship and fellowship in concert on June 25 at 6 p.m. at Antioch Church of Berryville, according to Pastor Dale Merideth. The group consists of David Writer, Chuck Howe, Jim Cravens, Danny Parnell and Brandon Burks...

BERRYVILLE -- Guitarist Bill L. Smith and his recently formed The Cross Band's will perform live in concert in two programs at the Berryville Community Center on June 24. The concert will be presented by KTHS Radio and Carroll County Newspapers and sponsored by participating local businesses and churches, to be announced soon. The performances will be at 3 and 8 p.m...

BERRYVILLE -- For most of the last 57 years, Ed Pharis has viewed the world from the windows of his barber shop on the east side of the Berryville Square. The passing of that era, however, will be observed when his family hosts a retirement reception for him from 2 to 5 p.m. at the barber shop on Sunday, June 25...

CARROLL COUNTY -- With the acute shortage of foster parents in Carroll County, Michael and Elizabeth FitzPatrick, who have fostered 115 children so far in their lifetime, volunteered to share their story in the hope of stimulating interest and finding new recruits...

BERRYVILLE -- Only three percent, or 446 of Carroll County's 14,128 registered voters, cast ballots in the Democratic Primary run-off held Tuesday. All candidates capturing local wins failed to garner statewide support. In Carroll County, Tim Wooldridge received the most votes in the lieutenant governor's race but his opponent Bill Halter won statewide...

JEANNE STONE (WRIGHT) RAMU, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born July 23, 1943, in Thessaloniki, Greece, a daughter of John and Efrosini (Pouliopoulos) Rongoti. She died Saturday, June 10, 2006, in Eureka Springs at the age of 62. She was orphaned at the age of three and was lovingly chosen and adopted by Dr. E. Carroll, Jr. and Althea (Brownville) Stone, who raised her, and provided for her from the age of three...

FRANCES McCLELLAND, a resident of Fayetteville, was born Jan. 10, 1915, in Mt. Home, a daughter of Enness and Francesca (Posey) Shiras. She died Sunday, June 11, 2006, in Fayetteville at the age of 91. Mrs. McClelland grew up working on her family's newspaper, the Baxter Bulletin, at Mountain Home. ...

Michael Dewayne Knott, 44, of England, Ark., died Friday, June 9, 2006. He was a member of First Baptist Church, a Mason and an avid fisherman. He loved woodworking and was a former World Champion Soap Box Derby racer. Michael was preceded in death by his father, Donald Knott. ...

NORMA LEA GEORGE, a resident of Blue Eye, Mo., was born Sept. 25, 1931, in Blue Eye, a daughter of Palmer "Buck" and Gladys (Nelson) Stephenson. She died on Saturday, June 10, 2006, in her home at the age of 74. Mrs. George was a homemaker. On Nov. ...

CLAIR IRENE DUNN, 95, of Vinemont, Ala., died Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at Cullman Long-Term Care in Cullman, Ala. She was a member of Bethlehem Methodist Church. She was born on Aug. 17, 1910, in Morgan County, Ala., to Grover Cobb and Vada Woodruff Cobb...

MARGARET S. AMUSSEN, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born Jan. 9, 1923, in Washington, D.C., a daughter of Dr. Fred R. and Margaret (Madden) Sanderson. She died Saturday, June 10, 2006, in her home at the age of 83. Mrs. Amussen was a member of St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, where she was a past president of the Women's Diocesean. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lane House...

CARROLL COUNTY -- The Northwest Arkansas Senior Babe Ruth league is well into a seven-date schedule, with Carroll County players from Berryville, Green Forest and Eureka Springs combining to form the team. The team was three dates into the seven-date schedule this week, with a district tournament and state tournament to come...

TIMOTHY EDWARD WILEY, a resident of Berryville, was born May 1, 1963, in Hot Springs, a son of Ed and Opal (Patterson) Wiley. He died Saturday, June 10, 2006, in Berryville at the age of 43. Mr. Wiley worked in waste management. He is survived by his mother, Opal Thompson, of Berryville; four sons, Greg, Luke and Newt, all of Muskogee, Okla., and "T.J." Timothy Wiley of Berryville; one brother, Kirk Jason Wiley of Berryville; two sisters, Valorie Webb and Brenda Clark, both of Berryville; one granddaughter, several nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.. ...