BATESVILLE DAILY GUARD RECORD TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2003 OBITUARIES Eva N. Nugent MELBOURNE Eva Nell Nugent, 72, of Melbourne died Sunday, June 6, 2003, at a Batesville hospital. Born Feb. in Izard A County, she was the daughter of Riley, Blankenship and Augusta -Copeland. She was a homemaker and of the Church of Christ faith.
Survivors include three daughters, Marcia Lovelady of Dexter, Elaine Rackly of Memphis and Ann Benson of' Trumann; a brother, Steve Blankenship of Calico Rock; two sisters, Fern Wheeler of Mountain Home and Lucille Linn of Melbourne; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents. A graveside service was at 2 p.m. today in Page Cemetery with Eric Williamson officiating. Arrangements were by Eddie's Family Funeral Home of Melbourne.
Pallbearers were David Hoskinds, David Lawrence, Chancy Coleman, Adam Hoskinds, Ted Wammack and Shane Linn. Tuggle hopes Wal-Mart donation will spur others Corey A. Stafford MARCELLA' Corey Anderson Stafford, 26, of Marcella died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at Marcella. A Born Jan. at Baton Rouge, he was the son of Ray E.
and Sharon G. Cutrer Stafford. He was a builder. Survivors include two daughters, Aivyn Nicole Stafford of Deer and Tessa Renna Stafford. of Marcella; his parents, of Fox; two brothers, Jaime "Twinkie" Stafford and Joshua Stafford, both of Fox; and grandparents, Gerald Cutrer and Joanne Cutrer of Sunnyland and Mavis Stafford of Independence, La.
He was preceded in death by a grandfather, Dave "Crockett" Stafford. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Roller Coffman Funeral Home Chapel in Mountain View with the Rev. Junior Barham officiating. Burial will be in Marcella Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Richard Gilcrest, Aaron Terry, Allen Oden, Charles Dyer, Tony Ernest and Samuel Stafford. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 tonight. John 3:16 Ministries Inc. recently received $1,000 from Wal-Mart Supercenter in Batesville, and Bryan Tuggle, who operates John 3:16 Ministries with his wife Beverly, hopes other businesses in the area will match WalMart's generosity. John 3:16 is a spiritual boot camp in Charlotte that provides help for men to overcome: alcohol and drug addictions through Jesus Christ.
"We're not a treatment place," 'Tuggle said. "We're a place where people can get come and get To celebrate its grand opening May 31, the ministries held a skeet shoot, fishing derby, free fish fry and gospel singing. That evening, several individuals gave testimonials about drug and alcohol abuse. WAL-MART MANAGERS Money raised during the skeet Ministries Inc. with a $1,000 shoot and fishing derby provided the matching funds for the Wal- vision Wal -Mart has Mart grant, the first grant of its helping," Tuggle said.
kind John 3:16 has received. Wal-Mart managers "Other big companies can do Fitterling, Lee Candler the same thing if they catch the Brenda Bullard recently Alcohol, drugs keep officers busy over weekend Independence County Deputy Luke Lindsey was patrolling on Highway 167 near Ramsey Mountain Sunday around 5:30 a.m. when he saw a 1995 Ford Thunderbird travcling around 35 mph then quickly accelerate to around 50 mph. The car sped up and slowed down several times while weaving across the center line when Lindsey initiated a traffic stop. The car traveled another quarter of a mile before stopping in the middle of the outside lane before moving the car to the shoulder of the road.
Lindscy approached the car and said he could smell alcohol coming from the vehicle. Lindsey asked the driver, later identified as Orlando Santiago, 23, of Batesville for his license. Santiago told Lindsey he didn't understand. Lindsey then asked Santiago for his license in Spanish, and again Santiago told him he didn't understand. Santiago was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, and two passengers who could not speak English but also appeared to be drunk were taken to the Independence County jail.
Santiago was given a blood- alcohol breathalyzer test which registered .09. The legal limit in Arkansas is .08. Santiago was cited for driving under the influence, not having a driver's license and driving left of center. Just after midnight Saturday, Deputy Wayne Green Jr. saw a Chevrolet pickup at the old ferry crossing at the Oil Trough access to the White River.
Green went to check on the people in the pickup and said he could smell alcohol. The driver, Virgil W. Holderby, 41, and his passenger, Susan E. McKibben, 37, both of Oil Trough, told Green they were just looking at the river. Holderby admitted he had drank four or five beers earlier.
Green was given permission to look inside the vehicle, where he found a partially smoked marijuana cigarette. Green asked the couple if there was anything else in the pickup. McKibben told Green she had about a quarter ounce of marijuana with her but Holderby didn't know anything about it. Holderby was given a portable blood-alcohol test that registered .85. McKibben was placed under arrest and charged with possession of marijuana and no proof of liability insurance.
Holderby was arrested and charged with public intoxication. Felonies filed in illegal, prescription on drug cases BY ANDREA BRUNER: Assistant Managing Editor also numerous, items of drug paraphernalia used. to ingest methamphetamine into a human's body. Welch was charged with possession of methamphetamine, use or possession with the intent to use drug paraphernalia, class felonies, and use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia to manufacture methamphetamine, a class felony. Bond for Welch was set at $30,000.
Nancy Vance, 31, of Batesville was also charged Monday with possession of a Schedule IV controlled substance without a prescription (Soma), a class felony. Drug task force investigator Dry Run Circle in Batesville. While officers. were at the house, Vance and two other people pulled up to the house in a vehicle and said they were looking for Billy Joe Conley. Investigators told Vance and the others they needed to leave the area while officers were working.
Vance and the other occupants of the vehicle did not leave and instead one person shouted that Conley owed her some money and had "ripped her off." At this point, an investigator all the passengers in the vehicle and discovered one RIVERS BY KAREN LYNCH actual meth takes place. There a home visit at a residence on person had several misde- Felony drug charges were filed Monday in Independence County Circuit Court against Ernest Glenn Welch, 41, of Pleasant Plains after investigators with the 16th Judicial Drug Task Force obtained a search warrant on June 18 for Welch's residence and found numerous methamphetamine related items. According to the affidavit filed by chief investigator Scott Russell, items used in the manufacture of methamphetamine were found in and around the residence including starting fluid, pecled and stripped lithium batteries, and a BY KAREN LYNCH Guard Staff Writer Guard Staff Writer P7 hydrogen chloride gas gener- Brian Sanderson states in an ator. affidavit filed in the case that on Officers also found a "reac- June 13, drug task force officers tion vessel" where the precursor were asked to assist an Arkansas to turn mixed ingredients into Probation and Parole officer on Tips listed for safe fireworks The National Council on Fireworks Safety advises anyone interested in using fireworks this year to follow these safety precautions. Always read and follow label directions Have an adult present Buy from reliable sellers Always have water available Light only one firework at a time Never re-light a "dud" firework Store fireworks in a cool, dry place before using them.
Dispose of fireworks properly by soaking them in water and then disposing of them in a trashcan Never throw or point fireworks at other people. DIABETICS! Diabetic Supplies DELIVERED Little or No Cost! dig Call Now! Toll Free. 1 888-722-7556 eri Declare Your Independence with 1 A 8 6:30 a.m. White River Kiwanis Club, meeting, Southside Middle School cafeteria 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Farmers' Market, beside Fitzhugh Park a.m.
Independence County Senior Citizens, exercise class noon Wing and a Prayer Alcoholics Anonymous, meeting. 175 N. Central Ave. p.m. Independence County Senior Citizens, beginning line dance class 5:15 p.m.
Alpha Pregnancy Center board, meeting 5:30 p.m. Diabetes Support Group, meeting. Diabetes Overview, Room 301, Arts and Science building, University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville. For more information contact Susie Smart or Camille Hughes at 698-1123. 7 p.m.
Magness Town Council, meeting, city hall 7. p.m. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 114; business meeting. post home 7 p.m. Izard County Quorum Court, meeting, county courthouse 7 p.m.
Disabled American Veterans chapter 32, family night dance, Pfeiffer 7:30 p.m. Curia Lodge No. 144 Free and Accepted Masons, meeting, Cave City 7:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, 175 N. Central Ave.
7:30 p.m. The Right Path Group of Narcotics Anonymous, meeting, NADC Substance Abuse Office, Ninth and Neeley streets WEDNESDAY 7 a.m. Disabled veterans van leaves from the Independence County Sheriff's Office parking lot to Little Rock and North Little Rock Veterans Administration hospitals 8 a.m. United Commercial Travelers Council 613, meeting, Elizabeth's Restaurant 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Farmers' Market, beside Fitzhugh Park 8:30 a.m.
Independence County Senior Citizens, bingo, Wal-Mart snack bar 10 a.m. Independence County Senior Citizens, dance 10 a.m. PEO Chapter meeting, home of 10 a.m. MOMS Club, play group, First United Methodist Church. For more information, contact Anne Woodbury at 698-2964.
1 p.m. Batesville Alzheimer's Support Group, meeting, conference room, White River Area Agency on Aging Regional Office 7 p.m. Main Street Fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous, meeting, NADC Substance Abuse Office, Ninth and Neeley streets 7:30 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, 175 N. Lee Candler and Brenda Bullard grant.
sented the matching grant to the non-profit organization. "They are all good friends of mine," Tuggle said. "Wal-Mart has always been willing to donate skeets and guns, for instance. They've been so helpful with everything. They really have a heart; they want to help those who are locked up in their addictions to drugs and alcohol." Tuggle said a similar event is planned for July 26.
A fishing derby and skeet shoot will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A free rib CALENDAR TUESDAY PHOTO SUBMITTED present Bryan Tuggle of John 3:16 dinner will be served. That night, testimonials will be given, including one from local business owner Rick Caudel, followed by fireworks over the lake. The public is invited.
Tuggle said business owners, as well as the rest of the general public, may visit the campus, located at 75 Holmes Road near Timber Ridge Lodge. Tours are available on Saturdays. For more information about donating to John 3:16, call Tuggle at 799-2525 or 613-2250. Central Ave. 8:30 p.m.
Blanchard Springs. Recreation Area, slide program on building cavern tours, outdoor amphitheater (located near picnic area at base of Sandfield Bluff) OBITUARY Bill Birlson Bill Birlson, 82, died Friday, June 27, 2003 in a Batesville hospital. Born July 1, 1920 in Imboden, he was the son of John Ed Birlson and Janetta Babbs Birlson. He raised livestock as well as working for Kimtron Industries. He was retired from employment with the Ozark National Park.
He was an Army veteran of World War II where he served in North Africa and Europe. While serving our country, he received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in Baba, Italy. He had attended Williams Baptist College and was a member of First Baptist Church in Batesville where he served as a deacon. $: 1 i Survivors include his wife. of 56 years, Blanche Ewing Birlson of Batesville; a daughter, Freeda Birlson Bone of Batesville; two sisters, Blanche Snethen of Idaho and Bertha Helm of Judsonia; three grandchildren, Sally Bone of Little Rock, Micah Townsley and her husband David of Batesville and Lucy Bone of Honolulu, Hawaii; a' brother-in-law and his wife, Kelse and Betty Ewing of Jasper; and a host of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, who 7 were all veterans of World War II; and a sister, Alice Watson. The funeral was Monday, June 30, 2003 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, officiated by Dr. Gary Buckner. Burial was in the Mount Zion Cemetery under the direction of Roller Funeral Home of Batesville.
Pallbearers were John Bennett, Jim Coats, Norm O'Brien, John Ed Smith, Joe Swafford and Jim Hoskinson. Honorary pallbearers were Eddie Cox, Charles 3 Massey, Pizzolatto and Ralph Branstetter. 6 Visitation was Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. 4. What are you most concerned about? Retirement Investments College Education Let me help define your financial goals and offer you investment products Mike Kendall that can help you attempt to reach them, Linsco Registered Private Principal, Ledger 870 793 9110 or 800-324-9110 Located at: TI FIN Citizens Bank; of Batesville 3rd College Streets, Batesville, AR SERVICES Securities offered through Ledger (L.PL) Member Not FDIC Insured No Bank Guarantee Not a Deposit May Lose Value Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency 50 I- Fitterling, matching in Kevin and pre- meanor warrants and Vance, who was driving, had a suspended driver's license.
The probation and parole officer who knew was on probation spoke with Vance and found Vance had four Soma prescription medications on her without a prescription. Vance admitted she had taken some of the pills and had also smoked some marijuana. Vance was later taken into custody and has a bond set at $5,000. Stocks Here a are 10:30 a.m. quotations on stocks of local interest.
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Joe 4 27 4.1 0.0 0.14 Calico Rock 19 5.1 1.5 0.00 Batesville Brg 15 7.4 0.2 Corning 15 3.5 0.79 Pocahontas 17. 2.6 0.2 0.46 Black Rock 0.8 1.75 Imboden 18 4.3 1.1 0.41 Newport 26 3.4 0.31 Augusta 26 16.1 0.69 Judsonia 30 6.6 0.5 0.83 Georgetown 4.7 Des Arc 24 7.6 0.48 De Valis Bluff 24 8.6 Clarendon 26 15.4 St. Charles 25 14.3 1 3 1.
