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March 29th, 2012
Marland Lamar Lee Sr., 85, of Mabelvale passed away March 26. He was born Jan. 7, 1927, to Elizabeth Arwood of Birmingham, Ala.
He was a member of Christ Church on Vimy Ridge Road. He was dearly loved by all his family and will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by four of his children.
He is survived by his loving wife, Gertie Lee; 13 children; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a host of family and friends.
Funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday, March 29, at Dial and Dudley Funeral Home in Bryant.Â
Mrs. Billie Mae (Murphy) Berry, 90, of Little Rock passed away March 25. She was born Sept. 19, 1921, in Arcadia, La., and was raised in Fordyce. She was retired from Dillard’s Department Stores in Little Rock and a member of Trinity Assembly of God in Little Rock.
Billie was preceded in death by her parents, Banks and Sallie Murphy; her husband of 63 years, Elmer Jewel Berry; a son, Gerald Berry; two half-brothers, three infant grandsons, and one great-granddaughter, Presley Marie Haywood.
March 28th
BRYANT – The Bryant Lady Hornets got a no-hitter from senior pitcher Peyton Jenkins, two home runs from sophomore Kaley Coppock and continued their undefeated season getting a 10-0 victory over the Mount Saint Mary’s Belles in 7A Central action on Tuesday at Lady Hornets Field.
“We did what we were supposed to,” Bryant Coach Debbie Clark said. “This is a game that we should win. I told the girls after spring break that this is a game we have to come in and take care of business. Those are the games as a coach that you kind of get worried about, but the girls came and did their jobs.”
HASKELL – The Harmony Grove Lady Cardinals’ softball team continued their winning ways following spring break on Monday and Tuesday. On Monday, the Lady Cardinals opened up their conference season with a rout over Glen Rose, 10-3. Tuesday was a litter tougher when Harmony Grove met up against Perryville for a 1-0 win at home.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK – The Bauxite Lady Miners were up 7-1 going into the bottom of the sixth inning, but errors and missed opportunities led to an 8-7 extra-inning loss to the Robinson Lady Senators on Monday at Burns Park in North Little Rock to start 7-4A conference play.
“You probably can’t print what I have to say,” Bauxite Coach Wes Mode said wryly. “It was Glen Rose all over again. We just can’t finish. We can’t deal with success, and yet we can’t handle adversity either. It’s kind of strange.”
GLEN ROSE - The Harmony Grove Cardinals’ season has been everything but good so far this year. Coming off of a spring break road trip where they went 1-3 did not help the matter much either. With the conference season starting back up, the Cardinals had a lot on their plate as they headed in to Glen Rose to face one of the top teams in 3A this season.
With the odds stacked against them, the Cardinals played arguably the best game of the year as they used a strong offensive attack with an almost flawless defense to down the Beavers 5-2, picking up their first conference win of the season.
March 27th
Edith “Marie” Birmingham,  79 of Traskwood, formerly of Cord died Sunday, March 25, at the Saline Memorial Hospital . She was born May 15, 1932 in Harrisburg to Floyd and Edith Gray Sloas. She assisted in the opening of Fred’s Fish House in Cord and Batesville where she waitressed for 30 plus years. She was a longtime member of Cord Baptist Church where she enjoyed working in the Church nursery; she loved the children and enjoyed telling them about Jesus. In later life she moved to Traskwood with her daughter and she became a member of Glen Rose Missionary Baptist Church.
Edward “Red” O’Dell Beaty, 78, of Jacksonville passed away Sunday, March 25. He was born February 11, 1934 in Saline County. Mr. Beaty was a Career United States Air Force Veteran who served during Vietnam.
He is preceded in death by his grandson Stephen Daugherty, and great-grandson Daemon Joniak.
He is survived by his wife Josephine Marie Beaty , his children; Douglas Beaty, Linda Daugherty, Barbara July and her husband Jeff, three grandsons; Timothy
Joniak, Paul Daugherty, James July, seven great-grandchildren, and a host of cousins.
March 26th
Nearly 14 years ago when B.J. and Johnathan Thorn exchanged nuptials, they had no idea the profound impact they would have one day on the lives of so many people. B.J., then 19, and Johnathan, 22, learned they were pregnant one month after returning from their honeymoon ... with twins.
"We didn't even have time to get to like each other," Thorn says.
The Thorns began making plans like any soon-to-be parents, but no amount of planning could have adequately prepared them for the early arrival of their daughters.
Benton Middle School has been awarded $10,517 from the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission as part of the 2012 Child Wellness Intervention Project Grant Program.
Dian Cowser, the school's assistant principal, accepted the award in a recent ceremony at the state Capitol in Little Rock.
Dr. Joe Thompson, Arkansas surgeon general, and Dr. Susan Hanahan, chair of the Tobacco Settlement Commission, made the presentations to Benton Middle School and other state schools selected for the grants.
