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A Nelson Publication accepting news from: GURDON, MALVERN, Arkadelphia, Prescott, Hot Springs, Bismarck and Fountain Lake. We
are a weekly magazine/newspaper covering community progress, Christian testimonies and sports highlights. Online “Current issue” every weekend. Check out
our archives. See www.tailgatenewsoldissues.wordpress.com. PDFS, past and present, free to copy. Enjoy the read.
YEAR 13: 2019 ISSUE: WEEKEND OF JULY 19, 2019 VOL. 406 12 Pages
FirstIssue:May
2007
The Southern Arkansas Gurdon
TAILGATE NEWS
FREE
Poetry: Nothing New Under the Sun, P-4
Gurdon gets
Nutrition Den;
page 11
GATE INDEXMaking a DifferenceIN GOD WE TRUSTHave a fun summer!
JOHN’S SERMONWe can beat
death becauseJesus did...Page 3
Football kickoffdinner Aug. 1Gurdon Coach Kyle Jackson
- Prescott Chamber of Commerce Director Jamie Hillery told City
Council members Monday she has already sold 30 2019 Christmas
ornaments for this year. Those interested in an ornament should con-
tact the Chamber. Hillery gave one ornament away to Perry Nelson,
Prescott Water and Sewer Department head. (John Nelson photo)
Prescott Council approves
$200,000 water line grantBy JOHN NELSONTailgate News Editor
Prescott City Council approved a resolution Monday allowing theSouthwest Planning District to administer a $200,000 water line grant.
Mary Godwin, economic development director for Prescott, said,“We are very excited to get this improvement grant for Prescott.
“Quality will be a must. This 100 percent grant works like ones wehave received in the past, in that we pay for the work, get it ready forinspection, Southwest approves our work and gives us the moneyback. We have to do it right folks or they will not reimburse us.”
Godwin said this grant is important because it will allow the reno-vation of existing sewer and water line, not just insist on replacing it ashas been the case with past grants. She said areas to receive waterand sewer line work include Highway 67, West Walnut and 37th toGreenline Street.
Godwin said the waterline refurbishing should start in approximate-ly 2 months. The city’s water and sewer crew, under the direction ofWater Superintendent Perry Nelson, will do the water line work.
Nelson said workers with skills to help are in Texarkana and
By JOHN NELSONTailgate News Editor
and contributors
Depending on whose raingauge you happen to be lookingat, Gurdon received between 10and 14 inches of rain on Mondaynight and Tuesday, due to spill-over rain blamed on HurricaneBarry out of New Orleans.
Although rescue efforts werereported, no deaths or injurieswere noted as of press time. Thehardest hit Gurdon area was onHighway 67 near the old RediMart (now Phillips 66) gas sta-tion/storage and Plyler’sHardware.
Knee-deep water wasreported inside the hardware
GURDON LOW SPOT - The old Redi Mart, Phillips 66 convenience store now, and storage on Highway
67 in Gurdon had a lake out front Tuesday after 10-14 inches of rain dropped from the sky, courtesy of
Hurricane Barry. Gary Plyler’s Hardware, next door, was flooded with knee high water. Most of the flood
waters themselves drained away by Wednesday, with clean-up efforts continuing. (photo provided)
store. Interstate 30 near Gurdonwas flooded on both sidesTuesday, with traffic being slowlydiverted to Highway 67.
Ashleigh Pennington, a loanofficer from Gurdon’s Bank ofDelight, said her nearby deercamp had not seen that muchflood water since 1982.Pennington added that she hadbeen told by friends about anapartment complex flooding inArkadelphia.
Long-time Gurdon PoliceOfficer Garry Marshall said hehad not seen the water up highenough to cover Highway 67 nearGurdon, as it did in parts, “for alot of years - if ever.”
Mayor Emeritus ClaytonFranklin said clean-up at his deercamp would take some work “butthe results of the flooding werenot as bad as I expected.”
Teresa Pennington, of theGurdon area, said of her camp,“The water got in about 2 inchesbefore draining during theHurricane Barry fall out.”
Arkadelphia and other partsof Southern Arkansas were underFlash Flood Emergencies asHurricane Barry watered the areawith nearly 6 inches of rain inseven hours Monday night andTuesday.
Clark and Pike counties wereunder the emergencies, which isa step beyond a Flash FloodWarning. The National WeatherService in Little Rock reported
that Arkadelphia in Clark Countyhad received 5.79 inches of rainby midnight, according to ourCBS affiliate THV11 in Little Rock.
Up to 4 feet of water wasreported at Walnut Street andU.S. 67 in Arkadelphia, with sev-eral other streets flooded, accord-ing to the National WeatherService. Arkadelphia WaterDepartment called customersearly Tuesday morning to report alarge water main had busted anda boil order was in effect.
Many parts of Arkadelphiahad no water, or had reducedpressure, on Tuesday. Severalrestaurants and businessesclosed due to no water. The crewgot the leak fixed and a waterdepartment employee said theboil order was lifted Friday (July19).
The Humane Society of ClarkCounty appealed for help in aFacebook post after its facilityflooded Monday night (July 15).One dog drowned before a work-er arrived on scene about 3 a.m.,THV11 reports. Several inches ofwater was already inside thebuilding, and dogs outside in ken-nels were treading water.However, due to help efforts,Humane Society sources reported72 dogs were saved from alsodrowning.
Arkadelphia’s J&K OutdoorPower Equipment co-owner KaySeale said Friday, “Water did getin an inch or two on our floor fromthe creek behind us flooding. This
had never happened here beforesince we have owned the shop. Ieven called Roger, the formerowner, and he said that creek hadnever flooded during his yearshere.”
Arkadelphia Insurance agentand Gurdon native Max Brown, at812 Clinton Street, was one ofmany to report roof leaks and wasbusy at noon mopping up waterbefore determining repairs need-ed once the rain subsided.According to Yahoo Weatherreports, the remnants ofHurricane Barry were to be overwith in Arkadelphia comeWednesday (July 18), with sever-al days of completely dry weatherpredicted.
As to Tuesday flooding, partsof Interstate 30, going to and fromGurdon, were closed at mid-day.Christie Anderson, of Christie’sGifts in Arkadelphia, said at noonTuesday Slim and Shorty’sRestaurant, where she alsoworks, closed up for the day dueto excessive rain. PineStreet/Martin Luther King Blvd,was flooded enough to havewater propelled above traffic asthey drove through. Police wereon both sides of the road to keeptraffic moving steadily and toavoid wrecks or hydro-planing.
A Flash Flood threat contin-ued through 6 p.m. CentralDaylight Time on Tuesday, July16.
The Flash Flood Watch con-
tinued for: portions of CENTRALARKANSAS, EASTERNARKANSAS, SOUTHEASTARKANSAS, SOUTHWESTARKANSAS and WESTERNARKANSAS. This included thefollowing areas in CENTRALARKANSAS: Faulkner, Garland,Grant, Lonoke, Perry, Prairie,Pulaski, Saline and White.
In SOUTHWESTARKANSAS, Calhoun, Clark,Dallas, Hot Spring, Ouachita, andPike.
While flash flooding was aprimary concern on Tuesday,rivers over these areas will needto be monitored later in the weekfor more potential flooding.Rainfall of 10-16 inches sinceMonday night prompted a flash
flood emergency declaration forparts of Southwest Arkansas.
Nashville and Dierks werereported to have had heavy flood-ing. Many rural roads in the areabounded by Nashville,Murfreesboro, Arkadelphia andHope were washed out andclosed.
U.S. 67 from Prescott toCurtis was also affected by flood-ing. Traffic along the interstatewas reduced to one lane in bothdirections due to flood waterscreeping into the travel lanes.
High water closed a half-milesection of Interstate 30 south ofGurdon. A 2.5-mile section of I-30eastbound between Prescott andthe Okolona exist was alsoclosed. U.S. 67 just south ofPrescott was closed along a 1.2-mile stretch due to high water.
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Jesus did...By JOHN NELSONTailgate News Editor
I grew up on an Indiana farmas an only child so reading theChristian Bible just seemed to hap-pen in my world of grabbing any-thing there was to read.
I began to read about this fel-
low named Jesus Christ and stud-
ied what He had to say in red let-
ters. I was impressed by the
authority I found in those words. At
15, I accepted Jesus Christ as my
Lord and Savior by way of going to
an altar at the First United
Methodist Church in Hagerstown,
Indiana.
It is a decision I have neverregretted and the beginning of ajourney that at 60 years old I amstill on and still learning from.Jesus Christ, the only BegottenSon of God, was the only man toever walk this earth and nevercommit a sin.
This is why He was the onlysacrifice that could be made for therest of us that would count towardour eventual entry to a sinlessheaven. When He was about togive up the ghost, Jesus said, “It isfinished (1).”
The path to eternal life, in thepresence of the Great I Am, wascut - just like a trail through thewoods. Believing that Christ beatdeath, and made a way for us to dothe same, takes hope, faith and anunexplainable love for our Creator.Some say it takes fear of beingsent to hell. Perhaps the reasonsfor going to an altar include parts ofboth.
That same Christian Bibleassures us that if a person doesnot humble themselves and acceptthe blood sacrifice our SaviorJesus Christ made at the cross2,000 plus years ago, then theycan not enter a sinless heaven. Foryou see, only the blood that Jesus
shed can cover our sins so thatFather God can invite us to thatheaven forever.
In addition, the fact remainsthat the person who has askedJesus Christ to forgive them of theirsins, past, present and future, is instore for a more abundant life hereon earth, as well as in eternity - butthey must listen to the guidanceand direction of the Comforter(Holy Ghost) Jesus sent to be withall of His followers.
In my case, I do believe inthe resurrection of Jesus Christas the key to an eternity with theSpirit of Jehovah God.
The Christian Bible tells usheaven is a sinless place - exceptfor the sins covered by the blood ofthe Lamb (2). To discover whosesins those are, they belong tothose of us who have acceptedJesus Christ and believe his subse-quent promise to place our namesin the Lamb’s book of Life.
Let’s look at the evidencethat Jesus Christ beat death,that is as we know death in theearthly and visible sense.
First we must take the wordof the Christian Bible that tellsus Jesus was crucified, deadand buried - and then rose fromthe dead on the third day afterhis death.
Our Christian Bible tells us aRoman soldier declared Jesusdead. We are told the dead body
was taken to a rocky grave behinda huge stone and that stone wasmoved on the third day. It talks ofMary discovering that nobody wasin the tomb and about how wordspread it had been stolen.
Then, on a path taken byChristians and non-Christians alike,some 500 people realized theywere walking beside a living Savior(3)!
Now that news, as I read itas a teenager and re-read it asan adult, gave me some blessedhope and strength for my faith.
Believing the story of Jesus isa choice. But as one pastor friendof mine used to say, if you believeit and begin to live as Jesus said to- one step at a time - you will live alife of integrity, decency and findyour share of happiness. Then, ifyou have believed the truth, youwill receive your heavenly reward.
If on the other hand, you donot believe the story and actions ofJesus Christ of Nazareth are theonly way to the Father, you will livea life of catch as catch can andexperience eternal damnation foryour unforgiven sins.
The choice to believe andhave faith is a no-brainer to me.But still yet many people refuse tomake that choice and insteadunwisely choose to meet God ontheir own terms.
I for one believe in Jesusbecause I do not believe peoplecan live perfect lives, and withoutforgiveness their futures seem tome to be uncertain at best.
Once a person accepts thefact that Jesus, who is part of theGod-head that created us all,according to the Christian Bible, isour blessed hope, a friendship
begins to grow through the pres-ence of the Holy Ghost in a savedindividual.
That Holy Spirit gives theChristian a heads up when theycommit right or wrong, according toChristian Bible. An unsaved personsimply does not have theComforter to turn to and mustdecide right from wrong accordingto whim.
The more the Holy Ghostcoaches a Christian with divineguidance and direction, the easierit is to believe Jesus really is a partof the God-head and really hasbeaten death.
Life on this earth is no acci-dent. As my grandfather, the lateJohn Hans Nelson, taught me, wecan look at how animals and plantscome into being, the sun shinesand the rain comes down if wewant reasonable proof that an eter-nal and all powerful God createdus.
If we choose to believe thosered letters in the Christian Bible, we
will discover there is still unexplain-able power available to Christianfollowers even in today’s everychanging society. A healing ministryis a perfect example of this.
I had a friend named Jim Byrd.His wife was named Gladys. Bothhave gone on now to be with theLord Jesus Christ. But while onearth, word spread that thisChristian couple had enough faithto draw down the healing power ofthe Lord Jesus Christ for all to seeand to benefit from.
Reports of legs being madelonger through prayer,aneurysms disappearing fromheart arteries and such wererampant after this couple wouldpray for someone with a bit offaith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
While it is true that the Lordgives us all a certain cross to bear,that is a certain path that He hasplaced us on, it is also true thatSatan has a big hand in shrinkingour progress when we listen to his
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temptations instead of ChristianBible instructions.
The healing ministry aforementioned gave me some evidenceof the power of Jehovah Godthrough our Savior Jesus Christ.That same Christian Bible tells usChristians, and non-Christiansalike, that the Savior Jesus will bethe one to open the books of ourlife at the end for judgment.
If our name is in that Lamb’sbook of life, the blood of theSavior will protect us againstbeing judged for our earthlysins.
Remember folks, 500 peopleway back when saw a living bodyof Jesus Christ walk through walls,eat with his friends and promise Hewould ascend to the Father andone day return for His followers.
It also promises He will sepa-rate the wheat from the tares.
This is an illustration of goodgrain verses weeds. Do yourself afavor and ask Jesus to forgive yoursins and accept Him as your Lordand Savior.
Don’t be counted a tare onthat judgment day that will surelybe yours. Jesus beat death so youcan too...
SCRIPTURES 1) IT IS FINISHED - John
19:21-38 King James Version(KJV) 21 Then said the chiefpriests of the Jews to Pilate, Writenot, The King of the Jews; but thathe said, I am King of the Jews.
22 Pilate answered, What I
have written I have written. 23Then the soldiers, when they hadcrucified Jesus, took his garments,and made four parts, to every sol-dier a part; and also his coat: nowthe coat was without seam, wovenfrom the top throughout.
24 They said therefore amongthemselves, Let us not rend it, butcast lots for it, whose it shall be:that the scripture might be fulfilled,which saith, They parted my rai-ment among them, and for my ves-ture they did cast lots. These thingstherefore the soldiers did.
25 Now there stood by thecross of Jesus his mother, and hismother’s sister, Mary the wife ofCleophas, and Mary Magdalene.26 When Jesus therefore saw hismother, and the disciple standingby, whom he loved, he saith untohis mother, Woman, behold thyson!
27 Then saith he to the disci-ple, Behold thy mother! And fromthat hour that disciple took her untohis own home.
28 After this, Jesus knowingthat all things were now accom-plished, that the scripture might befulfilled, saith, I thirst.
29 Now there was set a vesselfull of vinegar: and they filled aspunge with vinegar, and put itupon hyssop, and put it to hismouth. 30 When Jesus thereforehad received the vinegar, hesaid, It is finished: and he bowedhis head, and gave up the ghost.
31 The Jews therefore,because it was the preparation,that the bodies should not remain
upon the cross on the sabbath day,(for that sabbath day was an highday,) besought Pilate that their legsmight be broken, and that theymight be taken away.
32 Then came the soldiers,and brake the legs of the first, andof the other which was crucifiedwith him. 33 But when they cameto Jesus, and saw that he wasdead already, they brake not hislegs:
34 But one of the soldiers witha spear pierced his side, and forth-with came there out blood andwater.
35 And he that saw it barerecord, and his record is true:and he knoweth that he saithtrue, that ye might believe.
36 For these things weredone, that the scripture should befulfilled, A bone of him shall not bebroken. 37 And again anotherscripture saith, They shall look onhim whom they pierced.
38 And after this Joseph ofArimathaea, being a disciple of
Jesus, but secretly for fear of theJews, besought Pilate that hemight take away the body of Jesus:and Pilate gave him leave. Hecame therefore, and took the bodyof Jesus.
2) SINS COVERED BY THEBLOOD OF THE LAMB - 1 Peter1:3-21 King James Version (KJV) 3Blessed be the God and Father ofour Lord Jesus Christ, whichaccording to his abundant mercyhath begotten us again unto a livelyhope by the resurrection of JesusChrist from the dead, 4 To an inher-itance incorruptible, and undefiled,and that fadeth not away, reservedin heaven for you, 5 Who are keptby the power of God through faithunto salvation ready to be revealedin the last time.
6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice,though now for a season, if needbe, ye are in heaviness throughmanifold temptations:
7 That the trial of your faith,being much more precious than ofgold that perisheth, though it be
tried with fire, might be found untopraise and honour and glory at theappearing of Jesus Christ:
8 Whom having not seen, yelove; in whom, though now ye seehim not, yet believing, ye rejoicewith joy unspeakable and full ofglory: 9 Receiving the end of yourfaith, even the salvation of yoursouls.
10 Of which salvation theprophets have enquired andsearched diligently, who prophe-sied of the grace that should comeunto you: 11 Searching what, orwhat manner of time the Spirit ofChrist which was in them did signi-fy, when it testified beforehand thesufferings of Christ, and the glorythat should follow.
12 Unto whom it was revealed,that not unto themselves, but untous they did minister the things,which are now reported unto youby them that have preached thegospel unto you with the HolyGhost sent down from heaven;which things the angels desire to
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Poetry Musings...
Nothing new
under the sunSometimes I ponder
the wisdom of the ages.
Solomon said there was
nothing new under the sun.
Perhaps he was right,
and all of this supposed
change in our world
would be better off flying
a kite...
Oh sure, there is nothing
wrong with improving
something that really is
in need, but the old
Arkansas saying “If it is not
broke, don’t fix it” still
hides in my shirt sleeve.
All I can tell you
is dreaming goes on.
We play our parts from dusk
until dawn.
That is we dream
and then we arise.
Just like a thousand
years ago, from dawn’s
light people can not hide.
So is there nothing new
under the sun? Emotionally
maybe so, but technology
wise games keep coming,
confusion thrives.
And of course, weapons
of destruction do change.
But the human desire to live
and bless or live and
destroy, those personal
feelings stay the same.
There wll always be smiling
souls and those who live on
pain. Nothing new there.
Some things don’t change.
John Nelson
Gurdon/Arkadelphia
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COMING EVENTS: Senior /Junior high weights: 7:30 – 9 amJuly 22,23 and 25. Makeup lift; July24 at 7:30 am. Speed Camp at9:00 am July 22, 23, and 25 .
COACHES CORNER: We arehalfway through our July workoutprogram getting ready for Augustcamp 2019. For the most part weare having great attendance andgreat work ethic in preparation forthe upcoming year. We have had afew guys that decided they didn’thave what it takes to be a Go-Deviland that is disappointing. Thepreparation and the commitment ishard, but it has to be done if youwant to be a champion. Rememberthe 2019 Ronnie Baker
Kickoff Dinner is 6:30 p.m.on Thursday, August 1. Seatswill sell out quick so be sure toget yours from SouthernBancorp or New Image Salonsoon.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT: GarrinOrsburn- LB / QB. Garrin has sethimself up to have a great
senior season. Early on in hiscareer he battled through sometough injuries, but he should beready to go out with a great seniorcampaign. He has switched defen-sive positions so look for him tohelp solidify the Go-Devil defensefrom his outside linebacker spot in2019.
Garret White- LB / TE. Garrethas been a staple for our team forthe last couple of years. As a soph-omore he started at linebacker andlast year had a great junior cam-paign at tight end. As a senior hewill be counted on at both spots forthe Go-Devils. He has worked hardsince coming into our program as a7th grader to go out with a greatsenior year.
2019 SCOUTING REPORT:Week 3: The Go-Devils will take onthe Bearden Bears at Go-
Devil Stadium. Last year inBearden the Go-Devils came awaywith a 10-8 victory thanks in largepart to exceptional special teamsplay. This year they will be led byall-conference quarterbackKendrick Juniel and all conferencerunning back RJ Miller. 2012 wasthe last time we beat the Bears onour home turf.
Week 4: The Go-Devils willopen conference play on the roadin “The Holler” taking on the
Dierks Outlaws. Last year in amonsoon we walked away with a22-0 victory over the Outlaws. Theyare in year two of Coach Fannin’ssystem and have not beat the Go-Devils since 2013.
Knowing this and the fact it isthe conference opener should pro-vide all the motivation Dierksneeds. They will be led by seniorquarterback Chandler Lowery intheir triple option offense.
WORD OF THE WEEK:Dedication-the quality of being ded-icated or committed to a task orpurpose.
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK:“There are only two options regard-ing dedication. You're eitherall in or you're all out.There's no such thing as lifein-between.” Pat Riley.
Will the Go-Devils be dedicat-ed enough between now andweeks 3 and 4 to pick up winsagainst the Bears and theOutlaws?
RECORD SECTION: If anyonesees anything that needs correctingplease call the GHS football office.
870-353-4454. Ext. 145.Team: Offensive rushing
yardage per game average. 1.2011-307.8 yds…..2. 2012-291.8….
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Defensive total takeaways fora season. 1. 2014-33…..2.2012-31…… 3. 1998-31…………….
..4. 1997-30………5. 2018-30Individual: Rushing carries in a
very fortunate to have John Millerfrom Henderson State Universitywith us on Friday nights in the fall.He and his staff do a great job withall of our athletic training needs.From taping ankles to dealing withbroken bones he makes sure theGo-Devils are taken care of proper-ly. We would also like to thank ourpress box crew. They volunteertheir time to make sure everythingruns smoothly on Thursday andFriday nights. They are MiltonFranklin, Steve Whitson, ChrisKinder, Victor Riley, Jerry Clemons,Steven Orsburn, and Jason Yearby.
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FALL TURF - Despite some puddles and extensive soaking from
Tuesday’s remnants of Hurricane Barry on the Gurdon football field
and track construction site, work continues to give Gurdon players and
fans a state of the art turf football field and turf track by this August.
Drainage in the Gurdon area Wednesday, after reports of 10 to 14
inches of rain on Tuesday, seemed amazingly swift. (John Nelson
photo)
Football Facts 2: Gurdon kickoff
dinner set for Thursday, August 1
By JOHN NELSONTailgate News Editor
A Gurdon First UnitedMethodist Church minister toldRotarians Thursday about theavailability of flood bucketsthrough area Methodist churchesdesigned to get people started incleaning up homes, businesses,camp sites etc. that were dam-aged by Tuesday’s flooding.
The Rev. Mike Proctor said,“We have given away between 10and 15 large buckets so far, with
cleaning products, gloves, laundrydetergent, OFF mosquito spray,clothes pins and more in them,”he said. “I have 12 still availableand can get more. If anyoneneeds them to get started on theirflood damage clean up, they cancall our church at: 870-353-4469or City Hall at: 870-353-2514.”
Proctor said the flood bucketsare through United MethodistChurch on Relief (UMCOR).
He gave one bucket at themeeting to Rotarian AshleighPennington, loan officer at Bankof DeLight in Gurdon, to help herclean up her area deer camp.
Pennington said the water ather camp had not been that highsince 1982.
Proctor said the coordinatorsof the UMCOR flood bucket proj-ect are Bryan and Jane Mann,who work on the church’s reliefeffort in Oklahoma and Arkansas,coordinating efforts with the feder-al FEMA relief program for longand short term help.
Hard hit area communities,such as Nashville and Dierks,who also got more than 10 inchesof rainfall Tuesday, were alsogiven bucket aid.
He said the Assembly of Godand Baptist denominations arealso involved in flood relief efforts.
“Each of our relief bucketsmeans a $55 investment. Theidea is to show love and reducepanic,” the Rev. Proctor said.
“People grieve, get tired andweary and blame God. Our effortis show people we are here tohelp get flood recovery started.God’s people do care. We did asimilar bucket program inNashville 20 years ago.”
Proctor said Clark CountyEmergency Services CoordinatorTate Chandler is also involvedwith UMCOR and area flood vic-tims needing a bucket start-upcan call Chandler at: 870-246-0013.
The biggest flooding inGurdon from Tuesday was atPlyler’s Hardware on Highway 67.
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Bible VersesBible verses is a section pub-
lished to honor the late JamesCrews, a Gurdon businessman,who believed exposure to Christianscriptures would encourage readersto seek and accept Jesus Christ asSavior and Lord.
1 John 1:7 New InternationalVersion (NIV) 7 But if we walk inthe light, as he is in the light, wehave fellowship with one another,and the blood of Jesus, his Son,purifies us from all sin.
Summer Marching
Band rehearsals
July 22-26The Gurdon Go-Devils march-
ing band will conduct rehearsals onthe practice field at the GurdonHigh School this week, fromMonday, July 22, until Friday, July26.
Band Director Chris Elliott saidthe rehearsals will be from 8 a.m.until 5 p.m. on each of those days.
Elliott said, “Be sure to drinkplenty of water and stay hydrated. Ican’t wait to see you all there.”
Aradelphia lifts
boil order FridayA main pipe of the Arkadelphia
Water System busted earlyTuesday morning, July 16 from theexcessive rains over Monday andTuesday.
An employee of the watercompany called residents andwarned them to boil water. Waterpressure was back up to normal onNorth 16th Street Tuesday night,although water system inspectionscontinued. The water boil orderwas lifted as of Friday, according toan Arkadelphia Water Departmentsource.
Jody Evans to
be at county fairJody Evans, a Nashville Star
contestant and Arkadelphia native,will perform at 7 p.m. on August 10at the Clark County Fairgrounds onHighway 67 across from the Airport.
VIP tickets are $20 and gener-al admission is $10. Go to:www.ClarkCountyFairAR.com toorder yours.
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available through GurdonRecord flooding at Gurdon TuesdayBy SHERRY KELLEYGurdon Mayor
The remnants of Hurricane Barry hit us hard on Tuesday. Recordflooding throughout the city was a reality. Several accidents, waterrescues, businesses flooding, washouts and a tree down were on themenu. So far no reports of injury or of any home flooding have crossedmy desk.
Depending on where you check, we received 10 to 13 inches ofrain in 12 hours. Interstate 30 was closed in both directions due toflooding and a lot of traffic came through Gurdon on Highway 67. Thehighway was almost impassable south of Georgia Pacific. Vehicleswere able to traverse the water single file in the middle of the road. Itwill take a while to repair the damages, but recent dry weather willhelp.
The Gurdon Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for the Go-Devil Nutrition Den on Main Street was a big success. Throngs of peo-ple attended the event on Saturday morning. The place was packedwith more than 50 patrons. Proprietors Carrie and Andrew Stanley saidthat they appreciated the turnout and the support from the GurdonCommunity.
The Gurdon Go-Devils are practicing hard and are heading towarda great season.
It looks like the city is going to take over the mowing of the RoseHedge Cemetery. We want to keep it maintained consistently and withall the rain, the rising cost of paying to have it mowed and the lowresponse to cemetery dues letters, it is looking like the best option.Have a great week.
Sherry’s Corner
By JOHN NELSONTailgate News Editor
I really don't know how mypopularity grew so rapidly, otherthan our government during theGreat Depression forgot about thelittle man.
As John "Jack Rabbit"Dillinger, AKA Public EnemyNumber One, I concentrated most-ly on getting the bank robberiesout of the way, doing what I couldto protect my gang members, andlooking forward to once againbecoming a full-time farmer inIndiana known as John HansNelson.
But somehow the differencesfrom me and other bandits of thattime frame were so distinct that Istarted to gain a following.
The history books later saidthe public thought of me much likethey did later of an Elvis Presleytype rock legend.
I don't know how true that is,although I remember my grandsonseemed pretty taken by rocksingers when he was a teenager inthe 1970's.
But the year we are talkingabout today is 1934. John HerbertDillinger was gunned down byMelvin Purvis outside of theBiograph Theater in Chicago inJuly of that year.
Many folks dropped the rockstar worship stuff when the biolog-ical Dillinger hit the ground. Only afew noticed that Purvis shot thewrong man and that John Herberteven failed at robbing a grocerystore.
Oh, after knowing the guythose two years that I did, I say hemight have gotten away with onebank robbery - maybe.
But the real Dillinger was nomaster mind. Time, at least, veri-fied this assumption on my part.
As for me, I am not an egomaniac. I did some bad stuff in mylifetime and Jesus had His handsfull finding it in His heart to forgiveme. Robbing banks was probablynot among my more ethical andfavorable accomplishments. Butwhat was, well that is just whatwas...
Frankly, I was glad when 1934was over and done with. I was, ofcourse, watching the traffic in and
out of the Gray Funeral Home inHagerstown, Indiana, when theyhad my visitation - probablyaround Jan. 23, 1989, as I died onJan. 22 of that year. Peopleshowed up in gold platedCadillacs.
I knew them. They had beenmembers of my gang, or else theywere descendants of Dillingergang members.
My grandson Johnny did notknow them, but he did not lookvery surprised that they showedup.
But getting back to our story, Iwant to tell you what it is like tohear news reports on how you cannever be caught and how you aremaking a fool out of the lawenforcement community.
This, of course, was a lie. Iwas just blessed by God and goodluck or my grave would have beenoccupied a whole lot quicker thanit was.
At any rate, they sang songsabout me. They tried to createphotos that looked like me and mygang.
They even ripped John
Herbert Dillinger's shirt off his still
bleeding body on the night he was
killed Chicago to have what they
called something to remember me
by...
Personally, I thought thewhole thing was a crock. But it didwork to my advantage, as I couldget the general public to help withmy robbery plans and it was sim-ple to find somewhere to divide theloot - once my robbery habits tookhold.
I did my robberies by patternfor a reason. Not only was it con-sidered stupid by Purvis and hisgang, who just knew my patternswould be the death of me, it gave
others cues who wanted to helpme stay free of jail and bullets. Soyes, I was Public Enemy NumberOne, but really I was just that tothe law.
Most folks in the Depression,who did not have a job, wishedthey could successfully rob a banktoo.
And I shared. Between meand my six body doubles, Iexpect we gave away nearly$100,000 to the poor, widowedand down trodden.
And just like in your culture,most people want something free.As to how many folks claimed tohave known me and were lying,that is hard to say.
All I know is I kept robbing inmy old blue suit, light blue shirtand blue and black stripped tie.
And I always wore a hat inthose banks, to give it more of agangster effect. For a summer rob-bery, I did not wear my overcoat.Otherwise I did wear it too.
I remember giving away loottoo. I was never afraid to look forlittle old ladies doing laundry inpoor neighborhoods, or youngladies with kids for that matter.
I liked to approach them atthe clothes line because it gave usa little privacy and it was easier toget the money in their possessionand for me to walk away to where"the crowd behind a crowd" couldhelp me get down a rabbit holefairly quickly in case the law wasaround.
Illustrations of my givingalways made the papers. Somesaid they got $100 in 20 dollarbills. Others claim I gave them$200. There was no set amount.I just gave and always said thesame thing.
"Hi there. I am JohnDillinger and I want to help youmake it through this depression.Here is a few dollars I don't needthat I want you to keep. Youdon't owe me a thing. It is mygift to you because I know timesare hard."
Usually, this speech brought asmile and a quick acceptance ofthe money I offered. And theyhelped keep my rock star imagealive.
I taught my body doubles to
say pretty much the same thing soanother pattern could be estab-lished.
Don't get me wrong, nobodynominated me for a Grammiesaward or anything that obvious.They just needed a hero, thosepoor people of the 1930's, and Ireckon I was as good as any toreceive their hero status.
Making a living was so hard.And folks who under normal cir-cumstances were just workingstiffs were reduced to standing insoup lines. This, for a workingman, is not good on the selfesteem.
I hid my money well my wholelife. And in my older years, I madeno secret that farming after Iretired, did not make me a wholelot.
I kept helping my renter, BillHarter, because I enjoyed it somuch. I even took governmentcheese when it was offered to mefree.
If they knew I was worth$465,000 cash plus I owned twofarms, it never interfered with thedelivery of the cheese.
I do not agree with a handout welfare system. I do agreewith a leg-up system and I wishthere had been a better one inthe 1930's.
When my grandson Johnnyresearched what the history bookssaid about my life, he found thepart about me being an old versionof a rock star amusing. Had I still
been alive when he discovered it, Iam sure the two of us would havehad a good laugh.
John "Jack Rabbit" Dillingerwas really no rock star. He was acreation of mine that helped meget away with 18 bank robberiesand walk away from the wholescheme with about a quarter of amillion dollars. Once the thing wasdone, I never went back to it.
Even though the law kept itspromise, so the public would notknow that I was still alive, the bankrobber lived, way after they shotJohn Herbert Dillinger and Ialways figured there might be anassassination attempt.
So I kept in touch with "thecrowed behind the crowd" and Ilived free but with some caution.My rock star status helped me stayalive for 55 more years after mylast robbery.
In the next chapter, I will tellyou what it was like to avoidassassination once I resumed mypersonal identity, and how UncleSam has some pretty swell paidassassins. So did I.
If you are going to black maila government, always assumethere will be repercussions. Iwould not be surprised if UncleSam attacks my grandson for writ-ing this novel.
But alas, he knows some pret-ty smart killers too. We all do whatwe must, and what we have to - ifwe want to live and enjoy anotherday.
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John Herbert
Dillinger
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NEW MENTAL HEALTHIn other business, the
Prescott City Council passed aresolution approving the leasingof space to the South ArkansasRegional Mental Health Center,which plans to open an branchand new business in Prescott onAugust 1.
Godwin said the new busi-ness will locate two mental healthprofessionals in two rooms at thePrescott Youth Center and willpay the city $500 a month.
Prescott will pay the utilitiesfor the mental health facility. Theworkers will be in the two officestwo days a week and also haverestroom privileges. The patientswill be from the Prescott area.City Attorney Glenn Vasser saidthe lease is straight forward.
Moreover, City Council mem-bers approved the June financialreport, but expressed concernover low summer revenues.Mayor Terry Oliver said he hasbeen watching the cash flow for 9years and “I do not see anythingunusual for this time of year.”
Councilwoman Susie Meeksasked Police Chief Joey Beaversto start bringing two police officersto the meetings so she and othercouncil members could meetthem. Beavers agreed to do so.Council members asked Beaversabout the “drug problem” inPrescott.
Police Chief Beavers said,
“Prescott does still have a drugproblem, but it is not nearly asprevalent as it used to bebecause we have better strate-gies to fight it. We still have wantto be gangs, but no serious druggangs in our reality.”
City Attorney Vasserannounced that an new state actpassed will require City Councilmeetings to be recorded, with therecordings kept for one year,starting next month (August).
“We will need for anyonespeaking to say their name andspeak clearly. We will record itand also try and have a back-uprecording as well,” he said.
“It sounds easy, but we needto be sure people are not speak-ing over each other.”
In other business, Chamberof Commerce Director JamieHillery complemented those incharge for “a good fireworks showover the 4th of July.”
Hillery said she is alreadystocking the 2019 Christmasornaments for Prescott and hassold 30. She said anyone interest-ed should contact the Chamber.
She presented one PrescottChristmas ornament to Water andSewer Director Perry Nelson, whothanked her for the gesture.Hillery said it is the 18th year forthe ornaments.
City Council member IvoryCurry, who is also a local busi-ness owner, asked Hillery if anyChamber member had respondedto an invitation for them to meetwith City Council members withconcerns?
Hillery said, “They seemed torespond positively to thatprospect, but my suggestion isthat I am the liaison between thecouncil and the Chamber. If anyChamber member has concerns, Iwill be sure and encourage themto come here with me to a CityCouncil meeting.”
Mayor Oliver said they shouldfill out a yellow card and theirconcern would be heard either atthe next meeting or the one afterthat, depending on when the yel-low card was received.
City Property InspectorRobbie Franks gave a report onissuing citations to clean up prop-erty and/or tear condemned hous-es down.
“I sent out 20 to 25 lettersthis past month,” Franks said.“Those folks will have 20 to 30days to clean up their propertiesor they will get a citation.”
Tearing down houses, headded, is something he is behindon because of excessive rain.
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cated more than 10 inches of rain in the area. The car being hooked up
for tow above was stranded on Highway 67 South. No injuries were
reported during the water rescue procedures in Nevada County. A 2.5-
mile section of I-30 eastbound between Prescott and the Okolona exist
was closed. U.S. 67 just south of Prescott was closed along a 1.2-mile
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Douglas R. Rucker, Sr.,age 78, of Arkadelphiadied July 16, 2019.
Doug was bornJune 23, 1941 inDallas, TX. Hewas the son ofDr. T.K. andWilibel Rucker.He was a 1959graduate ofForrest City HighSchool and a 1965 graduate ofBaylor University.
He is survived by his wifeNancy, of 55 years, twosons Rob(Gari) Rucker
of Arkadelphia, Greg(Jamie)Rucker of Maumelle, one daughter,Elizabeth(Clay) Almond ofArkadelphia, and six grandchildren,Garrett Rucker of Jonesboro, GriffinRucker of Little Rock,Reagan(Benson)Jordan of HotSprings, Riley Rucker ofFayetteville, Bailey Almond ofArkadelphia, Carson Almond ofArkadelphia, and a sister, RebeccaRucker Moore of El Paso, TX.
His family was his prideand joy and he lookedforward to every family
occasion.
He was a member of FirstBaptist Church,Arkadelphia, where a
celebration of life will be held onFriday, July 19, 2019 at 10:30 amwith Pastors Jimmy Darby and LynnWorthen officiating.
There will be a time of vis-itation with family pre-ceding the service from
9-10 am in Fellowship Hall.
In lieu of flowers, pleasemake a donation to thecharity of your choice.
Final arrangements areentrusted to The WelchFuneral Home of
Arkadelphia. Visit www.welchfh.netto sign the guest book.
Wayne Prince, age 73,of Prescott, Arkansaspassed away
Wednesday, July 17,2019 in Dallas, TX.He was born July 18,1945 in Delight,Arkansas toAlexander andVelma Stone Prince.He was the co-ownerof Prince Pattern Co.
He is preceded in deathby his mother andfather; one son, Ricky
Wayne Prince; two sisters andthree brothers.
Wayne is survived byhis wife, Margie LouPrince; three sons,
Danny Ray Prince, Phillip WaynePrince & Stephanie, Dustin ToddPrince & Melissia Hicks; two daugh-ters, Deborah Lou Brantley & Martyand Tiffani Jeannette Prince &Andy; thirteen grandchildren andseveral great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from6 until 8 p.m. onSaturday, July 20, 2019
at Herndon-Fuqua Funeral HomePrescott.
Private family service willbe under the direction ofHerndon-Fuqua Funeral
Home Prescott.
Allen Riley, age 81, ofPrescott, Arkansaspassed away
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at home.He was born December 30, 1937 inOlney, Oklahoma to Andy and EttaHand Riley.
He is preceded in deathby three sons, TerryRiley, Tim Riley, Marvin
Dwayne Riley and one daughter,Kathy Robertson.
Allen is survived by wife,Lyvern Riley of Prescott;three sons, Rick Riley,
Jim Riley, and Bobby Riley; onedaughter, Tammy Shillings; onebrother, Alfred Riley; one sister,Evelyn McKinny; twenty-six grand-children and twenty-eight greatgrandchildren.
Visitation was to be from6 until 8 p.m. on Friday,July 19, 2019 at
Herndon-Fuqua Funeral HomePrescott. Funeral service was to beat 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 20,2019 at Sweet Home Church inBlevins, Arkansas with interment tofollow in Sweet Home Cemetery.Dwayne Richardson was to officiateunder the direction of Herndon-Fuqua Funeral Home Prescott.
Dorothy Ann Taylor, age88, of Blevins, Arkansaspassed away
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 inPrescott, Arkansas. She was bornJanuary 4, 1931 in Houston, Texas
to LeRoy and Lois McKnightAnderson. She was a member ofMarlbrook Baptist Church whereshe served as pianist.
She is survived by herhusband, Arthur Taylorof Blevins, Arkansas;
two sons, Steve Taylor of Blevins,Arkansas and Ralph Taylor andwife Cooper of Houston, Texas;three grandchildren, Judd Taylor,Wesley Taylor and Katie Taylor.
Visitation was to be from6 until 8 p.m. on Friday,7/19/2019 at Herndon-
Fuqua Funeral Home Hope.
The Funeral was to be at 2p.m. on Saturday, July20 at Marlbrook Baptist
Church with interment to follow inMacedonia Cemetery Blevins,Arkansas. Bro Jerry Hill was to offi-ciate under the direction ofHerndon-Fuqua Funeral Home.
In Lieu of flowers, familyrequest memorials be madeto Marlbrook Baptist Church
Music Fund 1456 Hwy. 195 Blevins,Arkansas 71825
Wade Calvin Presley,age 94, of Hope,Arkansas passed
away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 athome. He was a member and dea-con of the First Assembly of God
Church of Prescott where he playedguitar. He was also the coordinatorof Boys and Girls MissionChallenge Program (BGMC) formany years. Wade is preceded indeath by his mother and father andone daughter Barbara Presley.
He is survived by his wifeJoann Presley of Hope,AR; daughter, Joyce
Wetherington & Aubrey ofLakeland, FL; four stepdaughters,Sherry Sharp & David of Choctaw,OK, Marcia Hunt & Kenneth ofHope, AR , Teresa Praytor & Mackof Friendswood, TX, Tina Albritton& Ken England of Farmington, AR;one stepson, Lewis Gray Jr. &Margaret of Temple, TX; elevengrandchildren and 20 great grand-children.
Visitation was to from 6until 8 p.m. onThursday, July 18, 2019
at Herndon-Fuqua Funeral HomeHope. Funeral service was to be at2 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2019 atHerndon-Fuqua Funeral Home.Interment was to follow in MemoryGardens Cemetery with ChaplainMack Praytor and Bro. JerryHightower officiating under thedirection of Herndon-Fuqua FuneralHome.
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Anita McCarver age 85, ofMagnet Cove passedaway July 16, 2019 at
Saline Memorial Hospital.
She wasb o r nJ a n u a r y
24, 1934 in North LittleRock to Ivan T. andHelen Cox Dollar.
She was amember ofthe Shorewood Hills
United Methodist Church and ahomemaker. Anita was a wonderfulseamstress, loved to do needlework, cross stitch, read and sing.Other than her parents she was pre-ceded in death by her husbandCarroll “Mac” McCarver, and sib-lings, Cleon, Jean, Freddie, andColleen Dollar and a great grand-child, Grace Effinger.
Survivors include her chil-dren: Tom McCarver ofMagnet Cove, Lt. Col.
Paul McCarver (Judy) of HoustonTX, Tim McCarver (Cheryl) ofMalvern, Betsy Pope (Charles) ofCamden, Lisa Rice (Mike) of Royal,Cheryl Smith (Paul) of Camden andTina McGregor (Kent) of HoustonTX, fourteen grandchildren, thirteengreat grandchildren and numerousnieces and nephews.
Visitation was to be from 5until 7 p.m. on Friday,July 19 at Regency
Funeral Home. Funeral Serviceswas to be at 10 a.m. on SaturdayJuly 20, at Regency Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Walt Garrettofficiating. Pallbearers were to beThomas Gifford, Jordan McCarver,Jared McCarver, MatthewMcGregor, Paul Effinger and PaulSmith.
Memorials may be madeto the Shorewood HillsUnited Methodist
Church.
Arrangements by RegencyFuneral Home, Malvern.Sign the guestbook at
www.regencyfuneralhome.com
David Speer, age 49 ofPoyen passed awaySaturday July 13, 2019.
He was born October29, 1969, in Malvernto Robert L. “Bob”and Sandra Kay ByrdSpeer.
He was a1 9 8 8graduate
of Poyen High School, had workedfor Wal Mart and was a member ofthe Poyen Missionary BaptistChurch.
He was preceded in deathby his mother, KaySpeer, grandparents,
L.H. and Orean Byrd, and ElderRobert Speer.
Survivors include hisfather, Robert L. “Bob”Speer of Poyen, sister,
Crow, Nephew, Alec Crow and great-niece Crystalyn Crow and a host offriends.
Visitation was to be from 1until 2 p.m. onWednesday, July 17, at
Regency with funeral services tobegin at 2 p.m. in the RegencyFuneral Home Chapel with BrotherBobby Goodknight officiating. Burialwas to be at Lindsey-PoyenCemetery.
Pallbearers were to beRay Sims, Butch Ballard,Jerry Burrow, Ralph
Nichols, Phillip Roark and RaymondSpurlin.
Arrangements by RegencyFuneral Home. Sign theguest book at regencyfu-
neralhome.com.
Jesse Carl “Buddy” Patrick,86 of Malvern passedaway Saturday, July 13,
2019.
He wasborn April21, 1933,
in Blackwell, Arkansasto Frank and Ida MayHarris Patrick. Jessemarried the love of hislife, Bessie L. PopePatrick on September 6, 1952 andwere blessed with two children.
He was retired fromReynolds Metal aftertwenty years of services
in 1992, and was of the Assembly ofGod faith.
He was preceded in deathby his parents, wife of 62years, Bessie Patrick,
brothers, Henry and James Patrick.
Survivors include hisdaughter, Linda Mathis(Charlie), son Jerry
Patrick (Mary), five grandchildren,Amie Martin, Amy Mathis, AmandaPatrick, Adam Mathis, and JeremyPatrick all of Malvern, seven great-grandchildren, Hunter Martin, HeathMartin, Dylan Kelly, Devin Kelly,Austin Mathis, Justin Mathis andCaleb Mathis all of Malvern, threebrothers, Bob Patrick of Bartlesville,OK., Jimmy Patrick (Pauline) ofBlackwell, and Johnny Patrick ofAtkins, and numerous nieces andnephews.
Visitation was to be from 6until 8 p.m. on MondayJuly 15 at Regency
Funeral Home. Another visitationwas to be from 6 until 8 p.m. at beTuesday, July 16 at Lemley FuneralHome in Atkins, Arkansas.
Funeral services were tobe at 10 a.m. onWednesday, July 17 at
Lemley Funeral Home Chapel withthe Revs. David and Diane Hill offici-ating. Burial was to be at BellsChapel Cemetery. Pallbearers wereto be Hunter Martin, Heath MartinJeremy Patrick, Brian Billings, BretStacks, Jimmy Patrick Jr., JoePatrick, and Josh Patrick.
Aspecial thanks toHospice of CentralArkansas. Arrangements
by Regency Funeral Home. Sign thebook at regencyfuneralhome.com
Janis Van Williams West,age 77 of Malvern sur-rounded by her family,
passed away July 11,2019. She was bornSeptember 4, 1941 inMalvern to HaroldLee and MillicentAletheye Van DusenWilliams.
She was awife, daughter, sister,mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother, mentor andfriend. She was a proud and activemember of the First UnitedMethodist Church of Malvern andthe United Methodist Women.
During her life she was aleader, planner andvisionary in PTA, Girl
Scouts, Flag Etiquette/HistoricalSociety, the Malvern District SchoolBoard and the Hot Spring CountyMuseum. For time, service, andcommitment she was honored.
She was preceded indeath by her parents.Survivors include her dot-
ing and loving husband, Gail WayneWest whom she married August 26,1960, her three daughters KathrynAngelique “Angie” Efird (Terry) ofPrairie Grove, Jennifer Beth WestShnaekel (Nick) of Malvern, ErikaJane West Spencer (David) ofCrosby, TX, seven grandchildren,Jessica Layne Bellow (Alex) ofFeasterville, PA, Eli Adam Efird(Nevada) of Bentonville, Asa WestShnaekel (Kelsey) of Little Rock,Zane McVay Shnaekel (Haley) ofMalvern, Danielle Paige, Drew Scott,and Tori West Spencer all of Crosby,TX, three great-grandchildren, Jase(JJ) Spencer of Crosby, TX, ColeBellow of Feasterville, PA, andArchibald (Arie) Efird of Bentonville,two sisters Jane Carolyn WilliamsSpheeris of Houston, TX and EraBeth Williams Witherspoon (Larry) ofHumble, TX and numerous nieces,nephews, cousins, great-nephews,and great-nieces.
The funeral service was tobe at 11 a.m. on Monday,July 15 at First United
Methodist Church in Malvern, withthe Rev. Bruce Bennett officiating.Prior to the service a visitation will beheld in the First United MethodistChurch Fellowship Hall beginning at10 a.m. Arrangements are made byRegency Funeral Home. Sign theguestbook at regencyfuneral-
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look into.13 Wherefore gird up the loins
of your mind, be sober, and hopeto the end for the grace that is tobe brought unto you at the revela-tion of Jesus Christ;
14 As obedient children, notfashioning yourselves accordingto the former lusts in your igno-rance:
15 But as he which hath calledyou is holy, so be ye holy in allmanner of conversation; 16Because it is written, Be ye holy;for I am holy.
17 And if ye call on the Father,who without respect of persons jud-geth according to every man’swork, pass the time of yoursojourning here in fear:
18 Forasmuch as ye know thatye were not redeemed with corrupt-ible things, as silver and gold, fromyour vain conversation received bytradition from your fathers;
19 But with the preciousblood of Christ, as of a lambwithout blemish and withoutspot:
20 Who verily was foreor-dained before the foundation of theworld, but was manifest in theselast times for you, 21 Who by himdo believe in God, that raised himup from the dead, and gave himglory; that your faith and hopemight be in God.
3) 500 SAW THERESSURECTED JESUS CHRIST -1 Corinthians 15:1-11 King JamesVersion (KJV) 15 Moreover,brethren, I declare unto you thegospel which I preached unto you,which also ye have received, andwherein ye stand;
2 By which also ye are saved,if ye keep in memory what Ipreached unto you, unless ye havebelieved in vain.
3 For I delivered unto you firstof all that which I also received,how that Christ died for our sinsaccording to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, andthat he rose again the third dayaccording to the scriptures:
5 And that he was seen ofCephas, then of the twelve: 6After that, he was seen of abovefive hundred brethren at once; ofwhom the greater part remainunto this present, but some arefallen asleep.
7 After that, he was seen of
James; then of all the apostles. 8And last of all he was seen of mealso, as of one born out of duetime.
9 For I am the least of the
apostles, that am not meet to be
called an apostle, because I perse-
cuted the church of God.
10 But by the grace of God I
am what I am: and his grace whichwas bestowed upon me was not invain; but I laboured more abun-dantly than they all: yet not I, butthe grace of God which was withme.
11 Therefore whether it were Ior they, so we preach, and so yebelieved.
Thoughts by Max Brown
Be thankful for who you are;
Jesus will bring your best outBe thankful for who you are and what you have! The best
is yet to come when you love Jesus .. God works through peo-ple!! It may be your day!
Help me to hold my words, my actions and my attitude to ahigher level... Someone is watching me and I just may be theone who could help them. Is that you? It is a blessing to bless!I pray that your light will shine bright all day!
Touch our eyes that we may see those who need us.Touch our hearts so that we reach out and do something, andour minds that we might give the words that comfort thosesouls in need. God Bless !!
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Showing our Love through PraisePastor Mike Proctor: Gurdon and Center GroveUnited Methodist ChurchPsalm 52: 6-9 Fear - Reverence God's just judgment.The house - In God's church, or among his people.Thou hast - Destroyed mine and thine implacable enemies, andestablished me in the throne, of which I am no less assured, than if itwere already done.I will continue in thy way, placing my whole confidence in thy power
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love with Him. Show our love by praising Him and by being faithfulin Christ's Church. Amen
