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October 24th, 2011
The Bryant Lady Hornets swept the Central Arkansas Christian Lady Mustangs 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-15) on Thursday in their last regular-season match before the 7A State Tournament which starts on Tuesday at Buzz Bolding Arena at Conway High School.
The Lady Hornets (12-5, 10-4 7A Central) lost to the North Little Rock Lady Charging Wildcats 0-3 on Tuesday to finish out the conference season, but Bryant took second in the Central behind first-place Conway, earning a No. 2 seed and a first-round bye for the state tournament this Wednesday.
October 22nd
Former Ohio State head football coach John Cooper was at the Northwest Arkansas Touchdown Club recently and said that the five Ohio State players, including former starting quarterback Terrelle Pryor, should not have played in the Sugar Bowl, which Arkansas lost 31-26, against the Razorbacks this past bowl season.
In the final regular season game, North Little Rock High School swept Benton High School in volleyball 3-0 (11-25, 16-25, 18-25) Thursday night.
“We just didn’t play very well,” coach Brandy Chumley said. “Our heads weren’t in the game and we couldn’t get anything going.”
In game one, senior Kristen Ryan and junior Alex Williams had a kill. In the second game, the Lady Panthers had six kills including two from Ryan.
Williams, Hayely Ferguson, Erin Jackson, and Allison Reynolds all had one kill. In the third game, Benton had nine kills including three from Williams.
October 21st
Andrew Daniel Harness, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in Little Rock. He was born Jan. 23, 1992, to Van and Lisa Harness in Little Rock.
He was a member of Westside First Baptist Church and the Greers Ferry baseball team from 1996 to 2010. He went to the state playoffs at Baum Stadium in 2010. He was a 2010 graduate of Westside High School of Greers Ferry. He had enlisted in the U.S. Army.
He was preceded in death by his dad, Van “Vanny” Lee Harness; and his grandparents, Cecil and Irene Harness.
Aaliyah Ka’Lynn Murray, infant daughter of Krystin Nicole Murray of Benton and Jordan Huntsman of Kensett, died Tuesday, Oct. 18. She was born Sept. 14, 2011, in Searcy.
Carl D. Greenway, 57, of Paron, passed away Wednesday, Oct.19. He was born Nov. 12, 1953, in Little Rock. He was a carpenter and a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of Harmony Baptist Church and the OCBR Bronco’s.
He was preceded in death by his father, J. B. Greenway.
He is survived by his wife, Vicki Greenway; a son, Joseph Greenway; his mother, Dorothy Greenway, all of Paron; a sister, Mary Lancaster of Benton; and two grandchildren, Riley and Alex.
Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Fowler Cemetery.
Randy Louis Tillman, 54, of Mayflower, passed away Oct. 18. He was born Oct. 8, 1957, in Benton, to Edward and Minnie Rogers Tillman. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Tracey Tillman.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Tillman; two sons, Steven Tillman and Jeremy Tillman; a brother, Mickey Tillman; and a sister, Sondra Tillman.
Graveside service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Pine Mountain Cemetery in Damascus.Â
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Ashby Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice.
Online guest book: www.ashbyfuneralhome.com
Mary Frances Cottrell, 85, of Banks, died Monday, Oct. 17, at Wagnon Place Nursing Home. Born Sept. 14, 1926, in Banks, daughter of the late Raymond C. Bradford and Willie Lee Risher Bradford, she was a homemaker, member of Banks Baptist Church and the widow of the Rev. Thelbert Cottrell, who died Jan. 9, 1983. They were united in marriage on Sept. 26, 1948.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Lamar Bradford and Norman Lewis Bradford; and a sister, Sybil Davis.
October 19th
Lewis D. Mann, 77, of Benton, passed away Monday, October 17. He was born July 26, 1934 in Little Rock. Mr. Mann was a truck driver and a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Julia Mann and his first wife, Joyce Mann.
 He is survived by his wife, Myong Mann; three sons, Robert, Jerry and Larry Mann; step-son, Trip Leach; two sisters, Catherine Corder and Nancy Sutterfield; four grandchildren, Estefani, Rachael, Rose and Matthew Mann and three step-grandchildren, Quinton, Alex and Bentley Leach.
October 18th
Georgene Lovell, 82, passed away Oct. 16, at the Saline Memorial Hospice House in Bryant. She was born Sept. 29, 1928, to the late Thomas and Ollie Mae Jackson. She was of the Baptist faith and a retired nurse.
in addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas “Sonny” Jackson and Paul Edward Jackson; and two sisters, Eleanor Langley and Dora Mae Williams.
She is survived by her husband, Warren “Buddy” Lovell; two sons, Larry Lovell and Gary Lovell and wife Georgia, all of Benton; and one sister, Betty Steward of Vacaville, Calif.
