Think back to when you were a kid and Christmas was around the corner. While you were mostly thinking about your gifts under the tree, you also probably gave gifts to others in your family. However, you likely didn’t have a job, which enticed you to be more creative and, thus, sentimental. When you give a heartfelt Christmas gift that doesn’t cost a thing, you must give from within, making it all the more impactful.
Baked Goods Made Easy
Bake in a Jar
If you are the person in your family or friend group who loves to bake, this gift idea might be the perfect option for you. Consider giving a bake in a jar where you add the dry ingredients of your most beloved recipe to an upcycled jar you have lying around your home. All your receiver needs to do is add the wet ingredients and bake!
A bake in a jar shows the time and care you put into the gift. You can usually add a little note with string around the jar with the full recipe and even a kind note your receiver will love.
The Gift of Music
Play a Song
Christmas is the time of caroling and singing, which many families love to do sitting around a piano. That’s why you might consider planning a holiday piano recital by learning a couple of iconic carols everyone will adore. The gift of music is one of the most heartful things anyone can receive this Christmas as it doesn’t cost a thing. The only thing it needs is your time, energy, and effort, which is worth so much more than money can buy.
Keep On Giving
Open When
Perhaps you want a gift that keeps on giving all year round. In that case, an “open when” gift is the way to go. If you’re unfamiliar with this gift, it’s a series of small letters or notes with prompts on them that your receiver can open when they need a pick-me-up. For example, you can have a letter with the prompt “open when you’re feeling sad,” and you can write about a happy memory the two of you share. They can then open that envelope when they’re feeling a little low so it can lift their spirits.
Farms can be dangerous places, but farmers still have to get out and do the job every day. The danger is just a part of the job for them. Still, it doesn’t have to be this way. There are ways you can make your farm safer, and if you continue reading, you’ll learn how you easily make them a reality for your farm!
Inspect and Repair Early and Often
One of the most effective ways to make your farm safer is to inspect and repair your different equipment early and often. Like any other kind of equipment, farm equipment won’t be perfect forever. It wears down and is susceptible to breaking or malfunctioning, and depending on the kind of equipment that is, it could be incredibly dangerous. A tractor with a malfunctioning engine or older tires could fail, potentially hurting your crops or the driver.
By focusing on your equipment and looking for issues early, you can spot them and address them before they result in injury. It won’t be easy, and it will take time out of your schedule, but you will have quality and safe equipment and peace of mind!
Install a Tank Liner
Most farms contain some form of water storage tank. It’s the best way to have a close and extensive supply of water to take care of your produce or livestock but managing that storage tank isn’t easy. There are many variables to keep in mind, and the quality of the water and tank are ones you cannot neglect. You need a water treatment tank lining for your farm storage tank because it will simultaneously extend your tank’s life span while minimizing the risk of contamination. Using contaminated water is unsafe, as it can severely damage the health of your produce and livestock.
Train Employees
Another way to ensure your farm is safe is by training employees. Depending on the scale of your farm, you can potentially have a few employees or even a few hundred. Whether your scale is large or small, these employees make a significant difference and must know exactly what they’re doing.
In addition to knowing how to do their jobs, they should know the proper procedures for whenever there inevitably is a workplace accident. If employees aren’t confident about what to do, these accidents can quickly spiral into something much worse. All employees must know:
How to do their jobs
The instructions for each machine
The signs that machines or equipment are malfunctioning
What to do if there is an accident
Not knowing this information could be incredibly dangerous for your employees and your farm! Take the time and resources necessary to ensure everyone knows what to do. It will benefit your farm and ensure that the employees are safe at the same time.
These easy changes will help improve the safety of your farm, but they’ll also help improve productivity! Things run much smoother when your farm is safe, and you’re spending less time worrying and fixing these safety issues! Incorporate these safety improvements for your farm sooner rather than later, and the entire farm will benefit.
Steven Edward Crump of Diamond City, Arkansas, formerly of Waldron, Arkansas, passed from this life, Sunday, December 11, 2022 in Springfield, Missouri. Steven was born January 12, 1965 in Waldron, Arkansas to Reno Crump and Shirley Fay (Lewis) Crump. He was 57 years old.
Steven grew up in and around the Waldron area. He graduated from Waldron High School. Steven enjoyed reading, fishing and telling big fish stories. His favorite thing was being surrounded by his nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. He never met a kiddo that he didn’t love or one that didn’t love him back just as much or more.
Steven leaves behind to cherish his memory, his parents, Reno and Shirley Crump of Diamond City, Arkansas, his siblings: Sheila Hill of Morrillton, Arkansas, NaTisha Egger (Shaun), Michael Todd Crump Sr. (Margaret) and Joey Crump (Julia) all of Diamond City, Arkansas, as well as uncles, Larry Crump (Mattie) of Jessieville, Arkansas, Bud Lewis (Carol) of Greenwood, Arkansas, Tim Lewis (Donna) of Waldron, Arkansas and aunt Jeannie Crump of Waldron, Arkansas. Steven will forever be missed by an extended family of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and friends he loved dearly.
Steven was preceded in death by two brothers, Reno Dewayne Crump and Christopher Crump.
Steven’s celebration of life will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2022 at the Waldron Pentecostal Church of God of Waldron, Arkansas with Rev. Rickey Hunt and Rev. Konnor McKay officiating. Interment will follow in the Lamb Cemetery near Waldron, Arkansas. Arrangements are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.
Steven’s pallbearers will be Marcus Crump, Tim Lewis, Shaun Egger, Noah Crump, Michael Eddings and Bud Lewis.
Steven’s visitation will be Friday, December 16, 2022 from 12 Noon until 2:00 p.m. at the Waldron Pentecostal Church of God in Waldron, Arkansas.
Note to Our Readers: The following story was sourced in its entirety from Mr. Jonathan Gipson, Director of Social Media and Public Relations for the Magazine School District. Mr. Gipson is a RNN Sports contributor, and we thank him for bringing this story to our readers.
The outcome of the game had been decided well before the final minutes ticked off the clock during St. Paul’s junior high boys basketball game against Magazine.
Saints coach Mike Foster has enjoyed success at all levels during his 35 years of coaching in the public school ranks. There’s been some good nights, some great nights and, unfortunately for him and his Junior Saints, rough nights like this one, where the Junior Saints were outmatched by the Junior Rattlers from buzzer to buzzer.
Foster emptied his bench, affording one of his players, whom Foster said is “crazy about basketball” but doesn’t get to play much if any much less ever score a basket, the opportunity in the final minutes to play the game he so dearly loves.
“(Foster) asked me if we could allow him to shoot one lay-up,” Magazine coach Zack Griffin said. “We called a time-out and told them that we were going to give him a chance. What happened next was all our kids’ actions and not anything to do with coaching.”
It was a night when most coaches in Foster’s shoes would find little to smile about, but as the young man made his way onto the court and began to play, Foster stopped and soaked in the sounds coming from the Magazine bench and fans section. For a few seconds, he was lost in the moment of what was occurring.
As the young man began to play, the Magazine bench, as well as the senior high boys sitting in the stands awaiting their game, came alive, cheering, clapping and encouraging him. This moment, they realized, was much bigger than the game and bigger than the win they had already secured.
The young man missed his first shot, which went out of bounds, but he was immediately given the ball back by one of the Junior Rattlers to try again. This time, he didn’t miss.
“The place went nuts,” Griffin recalled. “Our kids continued to give him an opportunity well after we only talked about the one shot. I believe the student ended up with six points and a buzzer-beating shot at the end of the game. It was a special night, to say the least.”
Foster praised the Junior Rattlers and their coach for the tremendous act of kindness that was shown to one of his players.
“The highlight of the night was the Magazine senior boys cheering and clapping for him to score. It was awesome,” Foster said.
Foster said it will be a night his young player will remember forever.
“Kindness” is one of the four expectations of Magazine students. “Respect”, “integrity” and “motivated” are the others.
“As for the kindness our kids showed to their player, we couldn’t be more proud,” Griffin said.
And the expectations aren’t just for students.
With the game getting out of hand early in favor of Magazine, Griffin pulled his starters after the first quarter.
“Magazine is in the hands of a really good young coach,” Foster said. “They could beat us 100 in junior boys, and he just played starters one quarter.”
Griffin is in his first season as head coach of the Magazine junior high and senior high boys basketball teams. Along with teaching the fundamentals of the game, Griffin sees the big picture and takes every opportunity to also teach important life lessons.
“These life lessons are what high school sports are all about. Very few students in the world get to go on to play the sport they love in college or professional settings,” Griffin said.
“So to me, helping students learn how to handle adversity and things outside of their control and helping them learn how to treat others is what will help them later in their lives. These lessons are vital to kids because it helps them to become good-quality members of a community and society.”
Opportunities like the one against St. Paul, where Griffin had the chance to substitute early and often, allow the coach to emphasize those life skills by example.
“We obviously preach to our basketball program how important it is to be competitive and to try to go out and do our best to have as much team success as possible,” Griffin said.
“On nights when team success seems to come easier, it is important to allow other kids who typically do not play a lot to go out there and have success of their own. All our kids come to practice and deserve an opportunity to show our community what they have been working so hard for.”
Who doesn’t like to pile into the family car and go out on a cold December night to look at the businesses, churches, and homes that are decorated with lights for the holiday! It is a family tradition that has taken place over many generations this time of year. And one of the best towns in Arkansas to admire the Christmas lights is in Paris.
The Logan County Courthouse Square located in Paris has become one of the top ten places to see in Arkansas as rated by some media publishers and outlets. The holiday lights on the square is a massive project by both the City of Paris and the Paris Area Chamber of Commerce. Preparations for the holiday season take months in the planning and the installation of exterior lights. The lights are officially illuminated on the night of the Paris Christmas Parade which is typically held the Saturday after Thanksgiving Day.
The Logan County Courthouse in Paris (RNN Photo / Jim Best)
But the residents of Paris don’t stop with the creation of a “storybook” atmosphere in the town’s square that contains lights on every business, light pole, flower planter, and landscaping around the courthouse. Churches, streetlights, businesses, and resident homes are all colorfully lit during the month of December.
Nativity scene at First Christian Church is a popular tradition with the residents of Paris. (RNN Photo / Jim Best)
Throughout the city, state highway 22 that goes through town is lighted each year by snowflakes that are attached to power poles. The lighted snowflakes are a tradition each year and have maintained their charming, “retro” look for the town of Paris each year at Christmas.
RNN Photo / Jim BestRNN Photo / Jim Best
Throughout the town of Paris, residents go out each year, decorating their homes beautifully for the holidays. From the conservative, few lights approach, to the “Clark Griswald” overwhelming lights approach, residents do a great job going the extra mile to share their holiday cheer with passers by. In fact, if you are a fan of the classic holiday movie, “A Christmas Story”, you may notice that Ralphie’s famous lamp shines on today in Paris, Arkansas!
The lamp that captured Ralphie’s imagination in the movie “A Christmas Story” shines on today in Paris, Arkansas! (RNN Photo / Jim Best)
Regardless of your religious beliefs or affiliation, most people will agree that Christmas and the ensuing holiday season is a very special time of the year. We all have our childhood memories, and many parents hold them dearly and try each year to recreate those memories for their children. So, as the song goes, “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!”
Paris has a lot to be thankful for this year. It was a very tough summer that included a devastating storm in July. No lives were lost, and the city quickly cleaned up and restored life to normal. For this, and many other reasons, we have much to be thankful for this year.
From all of us at RNN and RNN Sports, we are so thankful for you, our readers. And from our entire staff, we wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas!
Hello everyone! Did ya’ll miss me? I have missed writing my stories and recipes. It’s raining cats and dogs today. I hope everyone is ready for Christmas. I’m not and I never am, I just go to bed on Christmas Eve and hope I have done everything and not forgotten where I hit a gift. This time of year brings back a lot of fond memories of my childhood. My sister text me the other day an old picture of us at Christmas with our new baby dolls we got. She said, “we were so blessed.” That is for sure. Mom would stay up late after we went to bed and was always asleep on the couch when we woke up Christmas morning. I totally understand that now that I have kids of my own. I was always up late getting everything ready while Chuck was in the recliner asleep and me just griping at him to get something put together. I’d finally go to bed and threaten him with his life that if I woke up and Jacob’s toys were not put together he would get it. That also brings back the memories of all the crazy gifts that I received over my lifetime from Chuck Hopkins.
I know I’ve told ya’ll all about them but gee whiz the man just couldn’t get me good gift, I even wrote a list. Let’s start with my all time favorite, the confederate soldier statue carved out of metal. That gift will always be at the top if the list. The wild-colored moo moo, flashlights, mouse traps, shiatzu massager, food processor (already had one), some kind of cheese grater, shiatzu massager just like the one he got the year before. When I told him I already had a massager and a food processor, his response was “well now you have two.” I could go on and one about the crazy stuff Chuck Hopkins done. For our 25th wedding anniversary, he redeemed himself and bought me a beautiful ring. He sure loved the holidays. I love to think back on all the fun times.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and please remember Jesus is the reason for the season. This week’s recipe comes from our first lady of Abbott, Ann Blythe. She is a great cook and this is her crockpot recipe.
CROCKPOT CANDY 1 jar (10 oz.) of dry roasted peanuts, unsalted 1 jar (16 oz.) of dry roasted peanuts, salted 1 package (12 oz.) of semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 bar (4 oz.) of German chocolate broken into pieces 3 lbs. or 2 planks of white almond bark broken into pieces Put the ingredients into a 4 or 5-quart Crockpot in the order listed. Cover and cook for three hours on low. Do not remove lid, turn off and cool slightly. Mix thoroughly and drop by teaspoons onto wax paper. Let cool thoroughly. Makes a lot of candy and it is very good. Enjoy making this easy candy and you can put it in a decorative tin and give it away to family and friends. Merry Christmas!
Note to Our Readers:The following story was sourced in its entirety from the University of Arkansas Office of Communications, Mike Cawood.
FAYETTEVILLE – The #10 Arkansas Razorbacks will make its annual trip to North Little Rock to host the Bradley Braves on Saturday (Dec. 17). Tipoff is set for 3 pm at Simmons Bank Arena and the game will not be televised.
• This will be the first meeting between Arkansas and Bradley.
• However, Coach Musselman is 1-0 versus the Braves. While at Nevada, the Wolf Pack defeated Bradley, 91-69, in Peoria.
• Did you know, this was possibly the first of two meetings between Arkansas and Bradley this year? According to an ever-changing Bracketology prediction earlier this week, Arkansas (a #3 seed) was matched up with Bradley (a #14 seed) in the NCAA first round. However, Bradley has been elevated to a #13 seed. As is stands now (Dec. 14); ESPN Bracketology has #3 seed Arkansas facing Furman while #13 seed Bradley plays UCLA.
• Arkansas is 16-10 all-time in North Little Rock and 12-10 Simmons Bank Arena.
• The arena in North Little Rock opened for the 1999-00 season but Arkansas did play in the city four times in the early history of the program, including the sixth game ever on Dec 31, 1923, versus North Little Rock HS.
• #1 in the nation at finishing at the rim, making 75% of its shots thanks to 47 dunks this season. Arkansas is averaging 4.7 dunks per game this season compared to 2.8 (103 in 37 games) last season. Arkansas has scored 50-plus points in the paint in 2-of-the-last-3 games and three times this season.
• While Arkansas is 26th in the NCAA in free throw attempts, the Razorbacks are 10th in the nation in free throw rate. 15% of Arkansas possessions this year end in free throws
• Arkansas is among the nation’s top five in transition defense.
Note to Our Readers:The following story was sourced in its entirety from Mr. Jonathan Gipson, Director of Social Media and Public Relations for the Magazine School District. Mr. Gipson is a RNN Sports contributor, and we thank him for bringing this story to our readers.
MAGAZINE – Known as a great shooter during his high school basketball playing days, Stanley McConnell peered out on the court following Tuesday night’s basketball game between the Rattlers and the Lavaca Golden Arrows and wondered if, at the age of 84, he still could make a shot like he could back in the day.
With the help of a few former Rattlers, he got an opportunity to take one last shot.
McConnell, who played basketball at Magazine in the eighth-12th grade, has been the Mayor of the City of Magazine for the past 16 years, and on Friday (Dec. 16), the town will celebrate his retirement from public service with a come-and-go party at Magazine City Hall from noon- 2 p.m.
The Magazine Class of 1956 alum played on senior high teams that averaged 15 wins per season and won 75 percent of their games under the direction of Coach J.W. Metheney.
Charleston head football coach Ricky May was honored this week by Hooten’s Arkansas Football publication as the 2022 Class 3A Coach of the Year. The honor was part of a dream season for the Tigers that saw Charleston win 14 games this season that included an undefeated conference championship and a state championship. May has guided the Tigers’ football program to four straight state playoffs appearances dating back to his hire in the spring of 2019.
Charleston’s only loss was a close loss at home in a non-conference game with Class 4A Nashville. The Tigers lost the game by the score of 27-19 with Charleston driving for a potential game-tying score before time ran out. The Scrappers went on to the Class 4A state semifinals.
In conference play, the Tigers dominated the 3A-1 with no losses, including a 42-14 win at Booneville. The Booneville victory was suspect due to seven Booneville players being unavailable for the game, including five starters and their top running back and linebacker, Dax Goff.
But the Tigers dominated each round in the state tournament as a number one seed from the 3A-1. Only the first half in their first round of the playoffs was close, but from that point forward, Charleston never had a serious threat from any opponent in the playoffs, including the Booneville Bearcats in the state final.
But aside from all of the victories, championships, and impressive statistics, Ricky May is a family man who has strong convictions of faith, work, and principles of character that he instills into his players. When I visited with him this week, most of the conversation he shared with me revolved around his program emphasis on mentoring his players. A top priority for May and his players is to see them develop into good men, fathers, and husbands. The work ethic that he demands on the field is embedded into the personal characteristics he wants his players to remember; when life throws you a curve, or becomes tough, keep playing. I have heard him tell his players this on the sidelines in games on numerous occasions…keep playing.
Ever the family man, coach Ricky May takes time for a family moment just before his team’s warm-up before the state championship game in Little Rock (RNN Sports Photo / Jim Best)
RNN Sports visited with Coach May just a few days after his team won the state championship. His senior quarterback, Brandon Scott, had just been named the Offensive Player of the Year the night before, and he was named as Coach of the Year. So, when I spoke with Coach May, you would think, fresh off the awards ceremony the night before, that he would be giddy from all of the attention and honors he and his team had received. But, that is not Coach May’s style. He is a humble man who always gives credit to his players and coaching staff, and on the day I spoke with him, he had already met with his returning players for next year and had talked with them about how good they can be next year if they are willing to work and do the little things everyday that will make them successful both on the field and in life. That is Ricky May.
Over the past few days, I have posted on social media my comments and impressions of the coach and “the program he has built” at Charleston. When we visited a few days ago, Coach May quickly added that, “first of all, the program at Charleston was already built” when he arrived as head coach. Again, very typical of Coach to give credit to the previous head coaches who, in the Tigers’ history, had won five state championships before this season.
In Coach May’s first season in 2019, he faced a long list of player injuries that resulted in an 0-3 start against some very tough Class 4A non-conference opponents. But he kept the team together, getting them to focus on the conference season. By doing so, the Tigers made it into the playoffs. In my opinion, that year was one of Coach May’s best. He kept the team playing hard each game while the players adjusted to their new coach. The following season, Coach May’s team would win a conference championship. Coach May said that in 2019, “We just worked, and it was a situation where the kids had to get to know and trust me, the coaches had to trust me, and I had to do the same with them. The first year was a learning experience for all of us. Once we got settled-in and the kids started to respond to me and what we were trying to do; you know, it was a lot for them that first year.”
Coach May installed the “Uncommon Man” program at Charleston. “They have mentors and the players mentor kids themselves. The way they do that is they coach flag football, Little League, go over to the schools and read, anything that helps our kids kind of grow as people. That’s kind of what we are trying to do. One of the best examples is a former player (Ryan McDonald) who came in and talked about what it was like to play in a state championship and how magnified it was going to be. He talked to them about every part of that (how different it is to play in a championship game), and those were things that I could have said. I have won one and lost one (state championship), but they listened to him because of who he is. He is the all time leading rusher at Charleston and that part of it helped connect the past, present and future for our players, and the players responded.”
In the evolution of Coach May’s success at Charleston, he said that there really wasn’t a single turning point that first year when he felt the players were buying into his program and turning the corner to where they are today. Coach said, “It slowly progressed; my approach was different, and anytime you experience something different, good or bad, it’s just different. The kids adjusted, they are teenagers, and they started to understand that they could be successful every year. It was not just me, it was our community, and it was the Uncommon Man mentors.”
Coach May is the type of coach that many parents would want their kids to play for. He puts as much emphasis on the players’ development as people as he does as football players. Coach explained, “You know, the best thing about that is that they (the players) know that I am not just trying to use them as players. They know that when they graduate I am going to treat them the same way that I do when they played for us. That is what is so special; when they come back and they want you to know that they have a baby, or they want you in their wedding, and so on. On the night of the championship game, I had a former player on the Booneville side that I coached and mentored while he was growing up. I used to take him to practice and other things, and I started mentoring him when he was in the eighth grade. Now, he is a grown man, and he called me on Thursday night before the game. He said, “Coach, I love you and man I am rooting for you, and I can’t wait to see you.” Then, after the game, he stood down in the corner of the stadium and waited for me until I was finished with interviews and pictures until I could come and talk to him. At the end of the day, that is what I want. I tell our players that once you are in my family you are always in my family. So, they understand that, I think. At the end of the day, they know that we love them.”
Charleston coach Ricky May coaches from the sideline during the 2022 state championship football game (RNN Sports Photo / Jim Best)
And the Tigers have responded to Coach May for the past four years. They have played like they love him too, willing to do whatever it takes to achieve excellence on and off the field.
Soon after the Tigers’ championship victory, I made a statement that “It is good to see good people win.” As a reporter for RNN Sports and as a retired school administrator, I have had the privilege of meeting and working with many outstanding coaches. Like any other profession, there are some that are better than others. My experience has shown me that coaches who take genuine interests in their players’ lives are the ones who usually have long term success. Many factors go into a championship, and sometimes, good fortune has to shine on your team. But without question, it all starts out with a strong leader who has great character and a strong spiritual foundation that enables him or her to be a leader of young men. And that, is what Ricky May is and stands for in his program.
RNN Sports congratulates Ricky May on being named as the 3A Coach of the Year by Hooten’sArkansas Football. We would also like to congratulate and recognize the community of Charleston, the Tigers fans, and the district’s administration who has stood behind Coach May 100% for his entire tenure at Charleston. It is tough for a new coach to come into a program that has a history of long term success that has included five previous state championships. In 2019, when the Tigers started out 0-3, the district administration and the fans never wavered in their support of May. And that solid support has contributed to a state championship in 2022. A state championship that was won in convincing style, all season long.
Congratulations Coach May. This honor is well-deserved.
Billie Doise (Fowler) Hunt passed from this life, Monday, December 12, 2022 in Bentonville, Arkansas with her loving daughter Heather by her side. Billie was born on February 28, 1955 in Friona, Texas to Roy and Sadie (James) Fowler. She was 67 years old.
Billie was a kind and gentle soul who loved her family and was loved by all who knew her. She was the 12th of 14 siblings and shared a close relationship with her siblings throughout her lifetime. She was an avid hunter, delicious cook and a great gardener; who often spent her summer months canning soup and vegetables with her daughter Heather. It was not uncommon to meet up with Billie and her husband Jerry while out driving the country roads looking for wildlife or enjoying the woods – a place she always felt at home. Billie was the president/co-owner of Hunt Logging, Inc. She had a special relationship with her grandchildren and a great love for her house dog Stubby.
Billie leaves behind to cherish her memory, her loving daughter Heather and husband Shane Bewley of Lamar, Arkansas. Granny will forever remain in the hearts of her six grandchildren: Caitlyn Laster, Caleb Laster, Haley Taylor, Luke Bewley, Chris Bewley, Trey Bewley and her three great-grandchildren: Ravyn Taylor, Harper Taylor and Olivia Bewley. Billie also leaves forever memories with her sisters: Norma Crumley, Brenda Hunt (Leslie), Phyllis Rhoades (Bobby), Barbara Patton (Victor), Juana Lou Holt (Ronnie), Jan Ward. Sister-in-laws: Nancy Fowler, Shirley Fowler, Judy Fowler, Linda Fowler, Mary Fowler, Charlotte Fowler, Deborah Horn, Tammy Sanders, Beth George and Vonda Hunt. Billie will be missed by many nieces and nephews and by all that knew her and the many whose lives she impacted including a large extended family, many friends, neighbors and loves one.
Billie was proceeded in death by her husband of 48 years, Jerry Hunt; her parents, Roy and Sadie Fowler; mother and father-in-law, Audie and Effie Hunt; brothers: Sonny, James, Troy, Floyd, Ron, Bob and Wayne; and brother-in-law Bill Hunt.
Billie’s life celebration will be at 1:00 pm. Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the Chalybeate Springs Missionary Baptist Church in Danville, Arkansas with Rev. Larry Pat Millard officiating. Interment will follow in the Hunt Cemetery in Tate Town, Arkansas. Arrangements are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.
Billie’s pallbearers will be Audie Hunt, Evan Hunt, Lynn Slater, Stephen Brothers, Stacy Fowler and David Fowler. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy George, Lewis Horn, Ronnie Holt, Bobby Rhoades, Victor Patton and Leslie Hunt.
Billie’s visitation will be on Wednesday, December 15, 2002 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas.
You may leave words of remembrance for Billie’s family by visiting www.heritagememorialfh.com
