In their first game of the 2021 volleyball season, the 3A Hackett Lady Hornets hosted the 5A Alma Lady Airedales on August 26. If there was ever any question as to whether or not the Lady Hornets would be able to maintain the same success they saw in last season, the girls made sure to answer it in Thursday night’s match with a 3-0 response. In the first two sets, Hackett and Alma kept things close with final winning sets of 25-18 and 25-19 with Hackett winning both. But as the third set got underway, it seemed as though the Lady Airedales started to lose a little pep in their step as the Lady Hornets managed to pull away with a final winning set of 25-11.
“I was very impressed with my girls’ hustle and never quit ball attitudes,” expressed head coach, Bridget Freeman. “We hit the ball well in junior high and senior high and played some amazing defense. We worked hard together as a team, and I can see some cohesiveness starting to form.” Although the highlight of the night had less to do with “skill” and more to do with the pure empathy that the Lady Hornets have for each other, “I have girls quarantined on both junior and senior high and both teams (without each other knowing) chose to turn to our Hudl camera and wave to their teammates who were watching us from their homes…that means a lot to me because of the depth that these girls truly care for one another!”
Acing the game better than Doogie Howser on his medical exam was Madeline Freeman and Mackenzie Mendenhall with two aces each followed by Prairie Vaughn with 1. With cooler “digs” than MTV’s Cribs, was Shayla Foster and Mendenhall with 16 apiece trailed by Freeman with 15. Being the true definition of a team player was Vaughn with 19 assists, Freeman with 16, and Foster with 7. Alona Rothwell topped the charts with 3 blocks followed by Vaughn with 2, and Freeman and Kenadi Wright with 1 each. And with more kills than a NYC exterminator spending the day in an abandoned building was Freeman with 14 giving her a .522% hitting average. Mendednhall and Aubree Ruggles with 7 apiece. Vaughn with 6. Alona Rothwell with 6 as well earning a .375% hitting average. Wright with 5. And Foster with 1. The Lady Hornets will hit the court again on August 31 at Green Forest.
It may be one of the most undervalued skills that a person could possess as it is often overlooked as being a pseudo-trade or even something that lacks skill and development, but lockpicking certainly has its place and purpose. These are the top reasons why you should learn to pick locks.
It’s a Marketable Skill
One of the first things you might consider after learning how to pick locks is starting your own side business. You could take this profession as far as you wish. If you start this business alone, you may find it to be a bit more stressful. But if you build a team and invest in a building, you can start a corporate office and make some serious revenue. It’s all about how you organize your business when making your ideas grow into something larger than you had initially planned.
It Makes You More Self Reliant
Having this skill means gaining the ability to get yourself out of tricky situations involving locked doors, pad-locked covered boxes, and anything that requires a locksmith. The more you practice lockpicking, the more accurate you will become. This could be especially useful in situations requiring tactical skills in emergency settings.
It Helps With Personal Development
More than anything, having any kind of hobby helps you develop personal character. And a hobby that is this time-consuming will grant you the patience and perseverance needed to make it through such a difficult task. This hobby can even be reflective and relaxing if you use it as a daily meditation to center your thoughts and regulate your emotions.
As you can see, lockpicking is surprisingly multi-faceted, as it carries with it a great magnitude of abilities outside of what you might assume it can perform. You can use it for your own financial freedom. It can help you get out of a bind if you’re ever locked in or out. Or you can do it as a hobby to help pass the time. Whatever the case, these are the top reasons why you should learn to pick locks.
It was the day that many Paris fans had been waiting for since December of 2020; the opening day of the highly-anticipated 2021 season. Paris made the short trip down Highway 22 to Lavaca to play the Arrows in the season opener for both schools. The game was never a contest as Paris scored quickly and often in the first half and on its first two drives of the second half. The final score was 49-12 and Paris picked up its first win of the season. The Eagles record on the young season is now 1-0, and Lavaca falls to 0-1 on the season.
It was a hot day in Lavaca, but both teams seemed to be well-adjusted to the heat. It appeared to be a fairly clean game with respect to penalties and turnovers. Neither team appeared to suffer significant injuries in the opening contest. Lavaca was missing players from COVID protocol, and hopefully those players will be able to return to play soon. On a positive note, bands were present at the game, and it was good to have them playing and supporting their schools. The Eagles band was playing at its first away game since the 2019 season due to statewide restrictions for bands to travel during the regular season last year. It was great to have them in the stadium on Friday night.
Paris was playing their first game for their new head coach, Jeff Weaver. As the Eagles coach, Weaver picked-up his first victory coaching Paris. His team appeared to be well-prepared, disciplined, and very confident as the game progressed. Paris dominated in all three phases of the game, and the entire coaching staff can be credited with a great job in preparing the Eagles for their first game of the season.
It did not take long for Paris to take control of the game with the Arrows. Senior quarterback Chase Watts scored on a quarterback keeper early in the first quarter. And then with 4:17 remaining in the first quarter, Watts passed to Cooper Haley for the second Eagles touchdown. The extra point was good, and the Eagles led 14-0.
In the second quarter, the Paris defense continued its domination of a Lavaca offense that appeared to be very limited due to missing players in the game. The Arrows were forced to play a very conservative game on offense, and the Paris took advantage by dominating the line of scrimmage and forcing Lavaca into negative total yardage in the first half. In particular, Paris was fast off of the defensive edges, creating havoc in the Lavaca backfield. The Arrows could not match the speed and physicality of the Eagles defense.
Junior running back Mason Bradley took a handoff and ran around the right side and into the end zone for the Eagles third score of the first half, extending the Paris lead to 21-0 with 8:16 remaining in the first half. And then, the defense forced a Lavaca fumble on about the 40 yard line, and Paris took over with 7:07 remaining in the half. Watts struck again with a touchdown pass to Bo Bain with 5:07 and the route was on. Paris’s lead became 26-0 with under five minutes remaining in the first half.
After stopping the Arrows on their next possession and forcing a punt, the Eagles committed one of their few mistakes of the night when the return team muffed a punt deep inside Paris territory and gave possession back to the Arrows. With 58 seconds remaining in the first half, the Arrows’ Fisher Giles caught a touchdown pass to put Lavaca on the scoreboard. The extra point attempt was no good, and the score became 28-6 Paris.
Paris moved the ball quickly down the field just before the end of the first half, but the Arrows came up with a big interception of a Chase Watts pass deep in the red zone of Lavaca with just 15 seconds remaining in the first half. The two teams went to the locker room with the Eagles leading at the half, 28-6.
The Eagles received the kickoff to start the second half, and it was apparent early that the Eagles offense wanted to go fast and score quickly to put the game away and force a continuous game clock under the “mercy rule.” And score quickly they did as Duke Walker took a hand-off and raced approximately 40 yards for a Paris touchdown. After a successful extra point attempt, the Eagles lead became 35-6 with 10:37 remaining in the third quarter.
When the Eagles returned to offense, it was senior running back Nate Henderson running free for another Eagles touchdown with just 4:14 remaining in the third quarter. Both Henderson and Bradly have been huge additions to the Eagles backfield, complimenting Duke Walker and giving the Paris offense a big run threat with the dual-threat capability of quarterback Chase Watt. The dangerous Paris backfield had extended the lead to 42-6, and it would be time for the reserve players to finish the game for Paris.
Lavaca had some success against the Paris reserves. Both teams traded scores, and when the game came to an end, it was the Paris Eagles starting their new tradition of singing the school’s fight song after an opening night 49-12 victory at Lavaca.
After the game, a happy first year Paris coach, Jeff Weaver, said, “Lots of great stuff. Effort was excellent. Lots of stuff to work on as well. Very proud that we played hard and for the most part stayed focused all the way through the game. Offense did a good job spreading the ball around. The defense dominated up front which set the tone.”
The Eagles will continue their road portion of the non-conference schedule next Friday when they travel to Johnson County Westside. Resident Press will bring you coverage of the game at Westside in next Saturday’s online edition. Photos from the Lavaca game are now available on Facebook at Paris Eagles Sports.
Congratulations to the Eagles and the entire coaching staff on a great opening week win! Enjoy your weekend, and stay with Resident Press for Paris Eagles football coverage, all season long!
The Office of Sebastian County Prosecutor Daniel Shue announced on Friday, August 27, that his office will not be pursuing any charges against Hartford resident, Daniel Harris. Harris was arrested in Mansfield on Wednesday, August 4, for being in possession of firearms on school property.
Police Chief Wayne Robb responded to the call of a suspicious person in the joint parking lot of Mercy Family Medicine and the Mansfield Elementary School, located at 100 N. Walnut Street. Upon arrival on scene, Robb made contact with a male subject and sought a consent for search. According to Robb, Harris was cooperative and agreeable to the search. That search led to the discovery of four firearms, a set of handcuffs, and a bulletproof vest.
Harris, a Security Corporal at Choctaw Casinos and Resorts, was allegedly waiting inside the vehicle on a female he had brought to the clinic. The female reportedly alerted the staff that she was fearful because of the number of guns Harris had.
The concealed handgun carry license holder was arrested on four charges of firearms possession on school property, class D felonies. He was transported to the Scott County Detention Center and booked in at 8:09 p.m. Following a hearing on Friday, August 6, Harris was released on $35,000 bond.
Charges were pending in both Sebastian and Scott County. Following an investigation into allegations occurring in Sebastian County, the prosecutor’s office announced Friday that no criminal charges will be filed in this case. However, the case remains pending in Scott County. The office of Scott County Prosecutor, Tom Tatum, is aware of the investigation in Sebastian County, however, it is unclear whether or not the decision by Shue’s office will have any bearing on the case going forward in Scott County.
The Scott County Prosecutor’s Office stated they have 60 days to file formal charges against Harris.
Our beloved father and husband, Vernon Johnson, 95, of Waldron, Arkansas passed from this life on Monday, August 23, 2021 in Fort Smith. He was born December 29, 1925 in Kingsley, Iowa to Arthur and Lillian (Hamil) Johnson.
Vernon was born and raised on a farm near Kingsley, Iowa. In 1951 he married Wanda Hangman and, with some help from their sons, they successfully worked their Kingsley, Iowa farm until 1978, when he decided to semi-retire and move to a warmer part of the country. Having taken their honeymoon in Hot Springs, Arkansas and remembering how much they loved that part of the country, they found property with a couple of chicken houses near Waldron, Arkansas where they were very successful chicken growers many years before retiring.
Vernon and Wanda were members of the Church of Christ in Kingsley, Iowa and attended Denton Baptist Church in Waldron.
Vernon is survived by his wife of 70 years, Wanda Mae (Hangman) Johnson; sons, Randal Johnson (Ann) of Salt Lake City, Utah and Dennis Johnson (Laura) of Greenwood, Arkansas; sisters, Marilyn Steffe of Athens, Georgia and Connie Junck of Kingsley, Iowa; and grandson, Jerome Johnson.
He is preceded in death by his brother, Dale Johnson and his parents before mentioned.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Bulger Funeral Home.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Denton Baptist Church in Waldron. A graveside memorial service will be held at a later date in Iowa.
It was one of those memorable games that everyone will never forget. Anyone who was in attendance at Paris Gymnasium will never forget the intensity and the great competition between two great high school volleyball programs. When the night was over, Fort Smith Southside left Paris with a big win against the Paris Lady Eagles, but make no mistake…both teams played extremely well, and both teams will benefit from having scheduled the games. Being battle-tested early in the season will be a big plus for both teams heading into their respective conference play next week.
Southside entered the match 1-0 on the young season, having previously defeated Van Buren earlier in the week. Paris, 2-0, entered the game with wins at Russellville and Lavaca. A year ago in Fort Smith, it was the Lady Mavericks handing Paris a severe beating in which Southside dominated in all phases, including a very hard-hitting front line that Paris had no answer for with its young starting line-up. This year’s match would be a measure for the Lady Eagles of how much they have improved and the experience they had gained going into this season.
The first set was an indication of things to come as both teams battled back and forth, exchanging blows like two heavy weight prize fighters. Behind good front line play, Paris began to make up an early deficit, closing the gap to 9-12 in the first set. Southide called time out, and the momentum appeared to be swinging to Paris.
After the timeout, the Paris front line continued to assert itself, highlighted by the play of Paris’s Akira Robinson and Alyssa Komp. Behind the play of the two front line seniors, Paris took the lead, 18-17, forcing Southside to call yet another timeout. The teams then exchanged serves, and at the end of the first set, it was Paris going on for the first set victory, 25-22. The large crowd at Paris Gymnasium went crazy as the Lady Eagles broke the string of consecutive set victories by Southside. The Lady Mavericks appeared a little shell-shocked having dropped the first set to the Class 3A Lady Eagle in the hostile territory of Paris Gymnasium.
But Southside is a great volleyball program, and they know how to overcome adversity. The two teams continued to exchange blows into the second set. The two fighters went back and forth until Southside eventually took a three point lead at 16-13. Paris called time out and when play resumed, the Paris back line refused to let anything drop against the hard return spikes of the Southside front line. The Lady Eagles’ Melanie (Lights Out) Lo, who may be the most improved player on the team this year as a defensive specialist, made one dig after another. Unofficially, Lo had 23 digs on the night.
The battle of the second set raged on with Paris again calling time out with Southside leading 23-21. After the timeout, Paris was not able to close out the game, and the Lady Mavericks evened the match by winning the second set, 25-21. Although it was heart-breaking for the Lady Eagles to lose the set, it was nearly a two-set advantage for Paris, having come close to winning the second. But Southside had evened the match, and you could feel the momentum swing to the Lady Mavericks.
The third set began with Southside coming out of the starting gate strong and dominating Paris. It appeared that the Lady Mavericks had found their stride, and perhaps…the match may be going Southside’s way. The Lady Mavericks pulled out to a 10-6 lead when Paris called their first time out. But the Lady Eagles could not answer the power hitters of Southside, and the lead eventually stretched to 20-13 for the Lady Mavericks before Paris called their second time out. But eventually, Southside won the third set going away by the score of 25-16 in the most dominant score of the match.
Resident Press Photo / Jim Best
With Southside ahead in the match two games to one, everyone wanted to see how Paris would react to being down and facing another loss to Southside. The Lady Mavericks began the fourth set by taking the first three points, and the feeling was that the Lady Mavericks were about to close out the match. But the Lady Eagles fought back with great determination and great team play. As the two teams continued to fight in an adrenline-packed match, it was Paris taking the lead 17-14 in the set, forcing a Southside timeout. The Paris Gymnasium student section and crowd was going crazy on every point. After the time out, Paris increased their lead to 20-16 when Southside was forced to take another time out. But at the end of the fourth set, it was the Western Wall of Paris holding up to the front line of Southside as the Lady Eagles won the fourth set 25-19, forcing a decisive fifth set.
The Lady Eagles started the fifth set with some sloppy play; one had to wonder if Paris had exerted a lot of emotional energy in the warm Paris Gymnasium in the fourth set, forcing a fifth. Paris called time out early, down 1-5 to Southside to start the set. But as they had all night long, the Lady Eagles came soaring back, evening the score at 6, and forcing the Lady Maverick to call time.
Both teams continued to play extremely hard. So many players on both teams were contributing to a great match. The adrenaline was flowing, and the crowd was hanging on every point. Paris called time out in the fifth with Southside leading 13-10 in the 15 point tie breaking set. And from that point, Southside was able to hang on to win the set and the match by the score of 15-12 in the fifth.
With the win, Southside improved their record to 2-0, and Paris’s dropped their season record to 2-1. The Lady Eagles will now play in Little Rock on Saturday in the Spikefest invitational tournament. But most importantly, Paris will be in Charleston on Tuesday to open conference play against the Lady Tigers.
There are so many positives for both teams to take away from this great, non-conference match. Both teams are very good and played very hard with great character and determination. And that should serve them both well as their seasons continue. I look for both teams to go deep into the state tournament.
But for Paris, it was a total team effort where no one quit or hung their heads when Southside was up two sets to one, and started the fourth set in strong fashion. The Lady Eagles continued to play hard and fight their way back to a big fourth set victory to give themselves a chance to win in a fifth set. All Paris fans can be very proud of this group, and if they continue to play with great effort and intensity, they should be difficult to beat for the rest of their schedule.
It was one of those athletic contests that makes a fan feel privileged to be able to attend and watch the great effort and team play that both teams exhibited. And like the title to this story says, it was one for the ages.
Pictured is Zander Walters. Photos courtesy of Raine Hecox
In the 2004 movie Friday Night Lights, one of the coaches asked a player “Tell me what you are seeing out there?” to which the player replied, “They’re fast coach. They’re big coach…..plus, they’re fast”. That quote was the common thread for the Jr High Tigers game Thursday night against the Mena Bearcats as they were outmatched in size and speed in route to a 35-0 loss.
Cooper Edwards
The Jr Tigers took to the field surrounded by blistering heat and thick humidity with every intent to give it their all to upset the 4A Bearcats in their first game of the season. They knew what they were up against too as they had already faced off against Mena the previous week in a too close to call scrimmage. It didn’t matter that the Jr Tiger shad the odds stacked against them and that they were already short starters Jeremy Strozier, James Bausley, and Dominic Shores, the Tigers were there to play ball.
Toby Towe
Mansfield started off kicking the ball to Mena and covered the return very well. The Tiger defense started off strong with solid tackles by Toby Towe, Boston Elmore, and Dawson Robinson. Mena was able to drive the ball a little way downfield, but although the Tigers bent, they didn’t break. The Bearcats found no favors with attempts to run straight into the teeth of the Tigers, so they tried bouncing the ball to the outside. Again, Mansfield didn’t break and held their own as Leland Powell superglued himself to the Bearcats receiver to force a turnover on downs. The Tigers took over on offense and began to do what Mena couldn’t as Zander “Warrior” Walters walloped the Bearcats driving the ball up the gut on multiple plays. Dawson Robinson got in the mix with an explosive 33-yard run to close the first quarter out with an even 0-0 score.
Trey Powell
Unfortunately for the Tigers, the second quarter gave Mansfield a heaping double dose of exhaustion. With already having low numbers and short a few starters, many Tigers played both offense and defense with little rest in between while Mena had the numbers to rotate players in and out often. The Tiger’s defense held Mena’s potent offense up for half of the 2nd quarter, but the Bearcats finally broke the goal line plain with 4:38 left in the half. Mansfield successfully blocked Mena’s extra point to leave the score sitting at 6-0. Shortly after, Tiger Running Back Dawson Robinson was injured leaving Cooper Edwards, Zander Walters, and Trey Powell with a full workload. The Tiger’s offense held the ball well and drove a ways before punting the ball back to the Bearcats. Mena would again drive downfield and score with 0:34 seconds left in the half and add on the two-point conversion to set the score at 14-0. Trey Powell gave the Tigers a spark of life with the ensuing kickoff returning the ball 29 yards as the clock ran out on the half.
Logan Ore, Cadien Ore, and Cisco Fildes
The game was all Mena after the half as they rolled up two more scores in the third quarter to drive the score up 28-0. Going into the fourth quarter, the Tigers were on their heels and out of gas. Mena struck again early in the fourth quarter and tacked on the extra point for a 35-0 lead and that was when disaster struck the Tigers. Once back on offense, Robinson went back in after recovering from his second-quarter injury and took a quick handoff from Edwards. As he rounded the corner, Robinson was caught from behind and slammed to the ground. As players took a knee, Robinson was taken off-field and the game ended with a final score of 35-0.
Dawson Robinson
The Jr Tigers lost this battle, but the war is far from over. As this young team watches film, studies their plays, and rests up, they know they must endeavor to persevere. The next game on their schedule is none other than the Waldron Bulldogs. Although Waldron is another 4A team for the 3A Tigers, this is the Battle of Scott County, and all bets are off when the Tigers and Bulldogs clash. Mansfield will travel to Waldron next Thursday with a kickoff at 7:00 pm.
Due to COVID-19, many people worldwide have transitioned from the office lifestyle to working from home over the last year and a half. Along with all its benefits, isolation can make it hard to stick with healthy habits while working from home. However, if you stay dedicated to your personal well-being, you can curb many negative effects.
Physical Activity
Working from home means you might stay stuck inside all day, every day. Your body is losing a lot of the physical activity you naturally get from going about your daily business. So, even if you didn’t have a consistent workout schedule before working from home, going to the gym or walking is beneficial for your health.
Healthy Eating Habits
When at home, people tend to snack all day. You might start eating at weird hours, skipping meals, or adding more. You are asking your metabolism and digestive system to perform irregularly, manifesting themselves in multiple harmful ways. So, even though you’re at home, try to maintain consistent eating times.
Keep a Clean Workspace
When you work and live in a space, you want to make it comfortable. A messy workspace is not only distracting, but excessive clutter can affect your mental health. Keeping a clean home will help your anxiety and is less of a distraction when working.
Mindful Meditation
Having the space where you live intersect with where you work can make dropping the stresses of work harder. It’s not easy to leave it at the door when you never left. That’s why it is more important than ever to have daily check-ins with yourself to stay aware of your mental state. Working from home is almost like starting a new job; there is an adjustment period where you must be patient with yourself.
Mindful meditation will give you a few minutes in the day to assess your well-being and take active steps to keep any overwhelming feelings at bay.
Create an at-Home Commute
To further increase your work-life balance, it’s helpful to have a way of signifying to your brain when you are switching between work mode and relaxation. A method of doing this is to have an activity between them to break them up. Waking up and enjoying a cup of coffee, watching a little bit of television, or doing yoga gives you a chance to mentally prepare for the day ahead as a typical commute would.
By sticking with healthy habits while working from home, you can avoid the average pitfalls of the at-home worker.
It must have been an overwhelming sight. Eight-hundred men, twelve wagons, two cannon, and extra mounts heading west on the Old Military road. Dressed in rebel grey, Confederate flag and colorful guidons flowing in the breeze, the column would have stretched for nearly a mile. The date was September 27, 1863 and Colonel Joseph Shelby’s iron brigade was on a march which would carry them deep into the state of Missouri on one of the most famous raids of the Civil War.
Seeking to avoid federal troops at Dardanelle and Clarksville, Shelby was determined to cross the river at Roseville and head north to Missouri through Huntsville. According to local tradition, his men camped at the town of Shoal Creek, near the present day artesian well road on the 26th. Departing early the next morning, Shelby sent Captain “Tuck” Thorpe ahead, scouting out the territory as they advanced. The group passed through the small villages of Ellsworth and Spielerville, running across the occasional union sympathizer who took pot-shots at the column.
Colonel Joseph Shelby
Right at noon, Thorpe topped a small hill near Haguewood Creek, just east of present day Paris, Arkansas and surprised eighty or more Union troops encamped along the creek. The 1st Arkansas Infantry, under Captain William Parker, had picked up ammunition and weapons at Dardanelle and were resupplying local guerilla supporters. Many of Parker’s men were from the local area and were happily visiting family while resupplying friends with weapons. Grabbing up weapons, one of the largest skirmishes of the river valley ensued. Bullets flew from both sides; many of Shelby’s men were equipped with repeater pistols and multiple guns. Even with the traditional weapons, a civil war soldier could load and fire three to five times in a minute. Shelby, hearing the fire of his advance troops, hurried his men in support. Union Soldiers ducked behind trees and wagons and the battle raged. Benjamin Wilks, a union soldier from the area, fell, pierced by a rain of bullets from the confederates. William Hawkins was in one of the wagons, accompanied by his sister who was visiting. Firing out the back of the wagon, he fought bravely until falling at her feet.
Tiring of the two-hour standoff, Shelby ordered a charge on both flanks and scattered the union troops who fled west on the military road. Chasing them, Shelby was able to capture twenty-eight men, many of them officers that he later paroled. He also captured a couple of wagons and the ammunition and weapons they contained. His losses were ten men killed, eight wounded during the battle.
Rounding up his men, he destroyed the wagons and campsite, and continued west to Moffet’s station and on to Roseville where his horses crossed the river in shallow water with what he described as a sandy bottom. No doubt, with the river current, the wagons and cannon were carried across by the ferry that crossed the river to what is now the Denning community. He passed through Ozark early the next morning, going up what is now the pig trail to Huntsville.
Shelby’s raid was one of the most successful in Civil War history. He captured more than forty federal unit flags, six hundred guns, killed or wounded six hundred federal troops while paroling five hundred more, and tore up and damaged two-million-dollars’ worth of property. In the process, he tied up 100,000 men commanded by General Schofield of Missouri and 30,000 troops under General Steele of Arkansas.
Shelby is known as the General who never surrendered. A movie based on his exploits, The Undefeated, featured John Wayne and Tony Curtis.
My bus passed by the old battlefield every day for years. Grown up in weeds and brush, we never realized we touched history each day as we traveled the military road to school. Often history is as close as our own back door!
Christopher Mark Godfrey of Barling, Arkansas passed from this life, Monday, August 23, 2021 in Barling, Arkansas. Christopher was born August 10, 1961 in Shreveport, Louisiana to William E. Godfrey and Sharon K. (Campbell) Godfrey. He was 60 years old.
Christopher was a mechanic by trade. He loved working on motorcycles. When he wasn’t busy with motorcycles, he enjoyed going hunting and being out in the woods.
Christopher leaves behind to cherish his memory, his children: Kristi Brock, Dustin Godfrey, Nicholas Godrey and Paige Purvis all of Texas, his mother, Sharon Godfrey of Shreveport Louisiana and his siblings: Angie Wallen and Nikki Hammonds both of Bosier City, Louisiana, Shane Godfrey of New Orleans, Louisiana and Keith of Coushatta, Louisiana. Christopher will be missed by all that knew him and the many whose lives he impacted including a host of extended family, friends and neighbors.
Christopher was preceded in death by his father, William Ed Godfrey.
Christopher’s visitation will be Saturday, August 28, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home in Waldron, Arkansas. Arrangements and cremation are being entrusted to the Heritage Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory in Waldron, Arkansas.
