2015-01-07

2015-01-07 E-Edition

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

FAMILY: SPENCER MAY HAVE BEEN SLEEPWALKING – Spencer Crandall’s family believes he may have been sleepwalking, and was possibly intoxicated, when he was shot and killed outside a neighbor’s home the day after Christmas. Crandall, 31, of Rhome, was shot at around 4 a.m. Dec. 26, a few houses down from his own home on Carpenter Lane in the Shale […]

Weekly Specials for Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Weight loss diets: Which one is best for you?

Was your New Year’s resolution to find a diet plan that will work for you? As you consider diet plans, be careful not to choose a fad diet. Most people go on and off fad diets numerous times in their lives and fall into the yo-yo syndrome of dropping weight, followed by gaining weight. The consequence of yo-yo dieting is […]

Enigmatic Cumberbatch stellar in ‘The Imitation Game’

The guy with the weirdest name is the hottest actor going right now. Benedict Cumberbatch is in the midst of a streak that sometimes pops up, where an actor keeps making right choices in memorable roles. ABOUT THE FILM Cumberbatch, for some, has become the definitive Sherlock Holmes – the British version of the role on PBS, which started in […]

What did you do on Christmas “Vacation?”

Do you recognize the name Clark Griswold, Chevy Chase’s character in the 1980s “Vacation” films? Old Clark always had the best intentions to give his family the perfect vacation experiences, but something usually went wrong. OK, maybe everything went really, really wrong … always. As we laughed at his bumbling, pratfalling, slapstick attempts; maybe we even felt a little sympathy […]

Charles Robert Elliot

Charles Robert “Chuck” Elliott, 80, a retired farmer, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, in Decatur. No services are planned at this time. Chuck was born Sept. 16, 1934, in Greene, N.Y., to Lawrence and Elizabeth (Poyer) Elliott. He was a Methodist. He is survived by his sister, Barbara, of North Carolina; and many friends.

Virginia Ann Wood

Virginia Ann Wood, a longtime resident of Bridgeport, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, in Plano. She was 78. Funeral was Jan. 6 at the First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport with the Rev. Sam Caldwell officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Jones Family Funeral Home. Virginia was born March 8, 1936, in Decatur to Charlie and […]

Maxine Davis Stephens

Maxine Davis Stephens, 92, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in Decatur. Memorial service is noon Thursday, Jan. 8, at Morris Memorial United Methodist Church in Chico. The Rev. Rick Davis will officiate. Maxine was born Oct. 17, 1922, in Chico to Norman and Lena (Gore) Davis. She married Cecil Stephens Oct. 5, 1940, in Bridgeport. He preceded her in death […]

Mary Ann Reasoner

Mary Ann Reasoner, 72, a homemaker, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in Chico. Funeral is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, at the First Baptist Church in Chico with the Rev. Gary Demmitt officiating, assisted by Sam Starr. Burial will follow at Chico Cemetery. Pallbearers are Wendell Wiggins, Randy Leake, Trent Morrow, Greg Reasoner, Clayton Green and Gary Green. Mary was […]