Stories from Wednesday, August 6, 2008

JIMMIE RAY AUSTIN, 67, of Kingston, died July 30 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale. He was born Feb. 12, 1941, at Berryville, the son of Omer Green and Willia Bell Kesner Austin. He was a farmer, a Baptist and veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the United States Army and the United States Air Force. He was a member of American Legion Post #230 at Kingston...

Harold Douglas Butch Stroud Jr., 65, of Huntsville, died July 29 at Northwest Medical Center, Springdale. He was born Feb. 11, 1943, at Huntsville, the son of Harold Douglas and Oneta Fleta Bill Dudgeon Stroud. He was a farmer and attended Living Water Baptist Church in Huntsville. He was a past president of the Huntsville Jaycees and a former member of the board of directors of Ozark Guidance Center and Huntsville Memorial Hospital...

VAN ALVIN POTTS, 78, of Green Forest, died at his home with his family by his side on July 31. He was born Feb. 17, 1930, at Denver, Ark., to the late John Troy Potts and Alta Braswell Potts. He served in the U.S. Army from 1949 to 1951 during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a service medic and received a Korean and United Nations Service Medal...

BAYLEY SHAWN-LEE BRYANT, a resident of Berryville, was born April 6, 1990, in Fayetteville, N.C., a son of Dink William-Lee Grizzle and Audrey Kathleen (Yates) Luttrell. He died Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in Springfield, Mo., at the age of 18. Bayley loved to play and watch football. He was a die hard NASCAR fan and Dale Jr. was his favorite driver. He loved making people laugh...

July 28 10:19 a.m. - A stray dog reported on E. Cherry St. was gone upon an officer s arrival. 10:23 a.m. - A stray dog was picked up on N. Springfield Ave., and was taken to the pound. 12:45 p.m. - An officer responded to a report of kids playing in the road at the Industrial Park...

July 28 1:54 a.m. - Two teenagers waking behind Catos were cited for curfew violations. 9:30 a.m. - A defective break light resulted in a traffic stop and warning for a city motorist. 12:03 p.m. - A defective brake light resulted in a citation for another motorist who was driving on a suspended driver's license...

July 28 10:32 a.m. -- A caller at Dollar General reported that a person was harassing customers. The subject was told to leave. 1:4` p.m. -- A minor traffic accident was reported at Pancakes Family Restaurant, and a report was filed. 2:46 p.m. -- A caller of Fuller reported being threatened by a tenant...