Stories from Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Major RHS scholarship announced (01/30/08)
A $300,000 endowed scholarship from Pauline Crockett of Rector has been given to the Rector High School Helping Hands Foundation to fund college tuition and books for a Rector High School graduate each year. To be called the Robert and Pauline Crockett Scholarship, also recognizing Mrs. Crockett's late husband, the scholarship will be renewable so recipients can re-apply each year up to four years...

Local buildings have great historical importance (01/30/08)
The history of a community is not only in the memories of its residents or in old newspaper clippings, it exists all around. A section of sidewalk can spark a remembrance of times past as vividly as the images provided in a photograph. Likewise, history is kept in the long-existing structures and buildings which populate a small town like Rector...

Duke torches Mustangs with outside shooting (01/30/08)
The Cougars improved to 14-8 and 8-6 in 2A-3 conference play Friday night, picking up a 72-61 win over Buffalo Island Central in Monette. After the first quarter closed with a 13-13 tie, Rector moved ahead 32-27. But the third quarter is where the boys in blue and white really made their mark, outpacing the Mustangs 18-11 en route to moving ahead 12, 50-38...

Lady Cougars win 15 straight, post undefeated mark at home (01/30/08)
The Lady Cougars added more milestones to their already amazing season last Thursday night in Rector, topping conference foe Buffalo Island Central, 57-50, for their 14th consecutive win. It gets better. The Lady Cougars completed an impressive season-long streak at home, winning all 12 of their games at Rector. The squad was 9-0 during the regular season and went 3-0 while hosting the Pre-Holiday Tournament...

Myrtle Bible (01/30/08)
Myrtle Bible, 97, of Paragould, formerly of Marmaduke, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Mrs. Bible was born Sept. 23, 1910, to the late Samuel and Mable Bostick. She enjoyed crafting and quilting and made sure all her grandchildren had quilts made by her before she died...

Edith Irene Chapman (01/30/08)
Edith Irene Chapman, 95, of Cordova, Tenn., formerly of Rector, died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008, at the Memphis Jewish Home in Cordova. Born July 14, 1912, to the late Herbert and Mary Ann French, she was a seamstress by trade, of the Methodist faith and a member of the Central Non-Denominational Church in Collinsville, Tenn...

Larry Murrell Cook (01/30/08)
Larry Murrell Cook, 65, of Rector died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. He was born Jan. 27, 1943, and had worked as a billing clerk for a bonding company in Michigan. He was preceded in death by his father, Murrell Luther Cook. He is survived by his mother, Irene (Geauaway) Cook, of the home...

Arvilene Marcelle (Bradsher) Hardin (01/30/08)
Arvilene Marcelle (Bradsher) Hardin, 80, of Piggott, formerly of Marmaduke, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at Piggott Community Hospital. Mrs. Hardin was born Feb. 9, 1927, to the late Arvin and Cleoffie Starnes Bradsher. She had lived in this area all of her life. She was of the Methodist faith and enjoyed writing poetry, singing and volunteering at nursing homes...

Kenneth David Knoble (01/30/08)
Kenneth David Knoble, 89, of Rector died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. A native of Wisconsin, he was born March 26, 1918. Mr. Knoble recently was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Crow Knoble, retired school teacher, librarian and former co-publisher of the Clay County Democrat, who died Nov. 14, 2007...