8-31-8 with O.Hinds

1. Up early and visited with Viv at St. Elizabeth's Place, room 109. She finished her cosmetics and I walked her to breakfast. Viv is stronger than most residents here! We sang "I'll Fly Away, ...my mother pray again , & Send the Light." Lorrie Riley Ballinger and Viv and a couple of others made it at least a strong quartet! I love to hear the alto runs! Robert Burns came wheeling in and sang with us! Jim G. must not be feeling well.... Talked a while with Glen Muse. Danced with Lady Lee! She holds my right hand and keeps swing rhythm while I play "Skip to My Lou" and others while holding the harp and getting 'bluesy!
2. Skilcare... William Carey, William Griffith & William Oliver Hinds were in the same room and we had a good time playing and talking! Saw Waymon/Eula Mae Perkins , Ila Dean Pipes is in really bad shape! She was sweating off a temp. Elsa Gean, Louise Holt Hancock's ward, is a live wire as usual.
3. Craighead Nursing Home... 8am... Saw Gene Brown, J.R Isbell, Leona Ward, Lorene Sharp.. Shirley W. was away for the day...
4. Jonesboro Home Care... 8:30... Visited Ed Watson, Paul & Charley in Room 1... Talked with Theodore Smith (89) who is visiting his 2nd wife, a resident here. Saw Marvin, Eugene, the Dacus'
5. Stopped and visited with Melvin B. at 1209 Medallion. He and Opal are kind hosts and seem to enjoy my 10/15 minutes. I asked him to write up a few memories of Arlen Vaden which I hope to share with John B. when he flies over from Sweden.
6. 8:55am ... Class at SW Church of Christ... Charles Sneed .. teacher of the Book of Jonah.. Yes... John Bartley was also swallowed by a large sperm whale in 1891 and was quite bleached from the day and a half inside the whale's belly! He said he had no trouble breathing but the heat was nearly unbearable!!
7. Sat next to Maxine H. and Deniece and behind a Esther and her 91 year young mother. Charles and Mary sat behind and we listened to Jim A. ... I learned that the term "Provision" meant back then " enough to last one day!" It would spoil back then.. so they prayed for that much!
8. Took a nap and went to T-town and fed the animules!! Oscar is really growing! My little kids are still about the same size! Mr. Grumpy and Babi seem to be growing wilder! More space often does that with some of my pets...
9. Came back and shared some culinary delights! Hot Dogs & Sauce(BQ) and potato salad never tasted better to this mortal.... O.Hinds

8-25/27-8 with O.Hinds

1. Put up a fence on the western 150 feet of my grove.
2. Wayne called and he picked me up and we visited Misti, Bailey & McKenzie.They have a beautiful home. Mrs. Moye, Glenda, Tamera and families and friends were there. I entertained some of the little ones like Raven Dawn's Kennedy & Eli. Bret and his wife Laura, were there.
3. Wayne, Helen M. and I came home together and they let me off at Baytown.

8-26-8

Kelly's visitation... huge crowd at Emersons... Met so many of Kelly/ Misti's friends! Met Bill Sims, Kim Futrell, Martha Parker, Rusty Gene Roebuck, his daughter Rachel and wife, Jerry/Marily sims(Kelly's parents) and so many others. William treated Beckey and me to dinner at Mongolian Grill! Will then drove home (2hours/40min)to Shirley, AR , his home.

8-27-8

Kelly Sims' funeral.. Dr. Toneyman gave several of his phone conversations with Kelly... very touching, funny and memorable. Kelly was buried in Jonesboro Memorial Park. Derrick treated Will, Beck and me to dinner at Monolian Grill... great food and fun to talk with my sons....

8-28-8

Sold a picnic table for $50 to Doug Osborne. Stopped by earlier and visited with George Ford, an old friend at Plantation Home. I could sell another picnic table to a Melissa who is a Medicine Woman at the Plantation.... Ferrell called and I looked up his store blog at www.hindshollow.com

8-27-8

Kelly Sims funeral was

8/25&26/8 with O.Hinds

1. Visited with Sister, Viv, at St. Eliazabeth Place in Jonesboro. I led 4 songs in her dining hall and played a couple tunes on the harp (in the two eating diners and two "feeding" diners. I later hearfd that Sue Bales Bankston has taken up residence there.
2. Skilcare at 7:20 or so and played in both feeding halls and spent some time with Elsie Jean, Waymon/Eula Mae, William Griffith, Tim Hamilton/Mary Atkinson ...so many others.
3. Craighead Nursing Home... Eugene Brown, Leona Sharp, J.R. Isbell (told him Willis Gardner said "hello."
4. Jonesboro Homecare... Ed Watson, Paul, Charlie, Jimmy, Marvin, Eugene, Dacus'
5. Class at Southwest... the class was so sympathetic toward the Kelly Sims family! I didn't know so many in class knew Misti and Kelly & family. After class ... went over to Valley View Cof C and Buford Ray & Beckey & Vivian saved me a seat. David G. did a good job speaking as usual... worked in the Pecan Grove... had supper with George Ford, Rick, Jay and Fred at Plantation Home. Spoke to Dorothy Martin, the Trumann Music Lady!

8-26-8

Worked like a tow head down at the Grove and put up about a 100 ft of fence... connecting the north half of the pasture for my goats to help with the mowing... I am cooling off in the RV and had a Banquet Beef Pot Pie... 8 minutes is nigh perfect... with a cold Dr.Pop, it is a nice lunch! I need to drop by the bank and put some papers in the safe box at Unico. I called Wayne earlier.. about 8ish and they are doing ok . The funeral will be at Emerson's this Wednesday.

Well, there is a small pattern 4 hole rim and my 76 F100 takes a large pattern! The spare had a chain and lock on it and I would have bet that it was the correct tire... just goes to show ya... Have a great day!!!! O

8-23-8 with O.Hinds

I got the news about 3:30pm from Ferrell, my Cordova brother that Kelly Sims,my niece, Misty Hinds,' husband had been in a car accident and didn't survive. Here is a St. Louis, MO newspaper article that ran it.
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Two men die in accidents Saturday


08/24/2008

Two men were killed in separate car accidents in Jefferson and St. Louis counties Saturday.

Robert E. Schmidt, 66, of Pacific, was killed when his vehicle traveled off the north side of Route FF 1,200 feet from Wilderness Road, west of Byrnes Mill in Jefferson County. He fell out of his vehicle when it overturned.

Around 2:20 p.m. Saturday, an Arkansas man was killed in south St. Louis County. Police said the man was driving a Mercury Mariner SUV northbound on Interstate 55 near Reavis Barracks Road when a southbound Ford truck lost the rear wheel on the driver's side. The wheel bounced over the median and hit the SUV.

The driver died at the scene. Police did not release his name. Three passengers in the SUV were transported to a hospital. They were not critically injured.

I-55 was shut down in both directions near the scene Saturday afternoon.

"

8-21-8 with O.Hinds

Visited with Irene Benson for a half hour or so. She is now able to hold a glass in the stroke-affected arm/hand.  Her memory is good. She told me of the exercises she went through making herself remember... I admire my cousin.  Picked up the mail,fed my pets, picked up the T. Democrat and the Newsleader.  Must drop by and see my friends at Plantation Homes soon... cooling off a bit with the air in the camper (Boler '67). I put a chain on a hanging limb and pulled it and others to the burning pile.  Will write more later ... ciao.... O

8-20-8 with O.Hinds

Put new batteries in the portable radio. We bourghrt 24 AA for $4 at Dollar General just next door to CiCi's in Jonestown. Left the radio with George listening to Trey Stafford, a Marked Tree product through Leo/Pauline Bartholomew whom George knew. He was happy since it is simple in operation and can rest in his hand. It has an antenna and I will leave it with him.  Fed Oscar, Windin, Blinkin, Nod, Babi and Sir Grumpy.  Oh, I sat for a while  with Danny M. and had a sip of coffee. He really seems 'down today. 

8-(18& 19)-8 with O.Hinds

1. After Sav-A-Lot and Post office chores, I stopped by cousin, Irene Benson for a bit. Irene is fortunate to have good mental faculties after her stroke and heart attack. She told me that her walking/exercise buddy, Anna Gene Glover has had her cancer return. Just a month ago and those two were leading the pack. Now they must take it very carefully... 'just shows to go ya! Bufe & Beckey brought Mom's sewing machine and the old maple finish stereo over to the Pecan Grove property. I recall mother using the machine to make all of us  quilts before she went away.
2. George Ford and I tried to get his truck and '88 Escort car to start... my starter battery was too low. Anyway we had to give it up for today. George is 99 years old but still has a sense of humor... back to Plantation Home.
3. Louise Noblin Gooch's visitation at Sardis, MS tonight. Derrick and crew spent the night at his mother's for the funeral tomorrow.
4. 8-19-8
5. George Ford & I got both vehicles going! I like the old '47 Ford Truck. George wants a certain price for both of them. I put the No-Trespassing sign up on his property on Church Street(just north of the church). A fellow named Jerry had boosted the truck battery over night , as I had my starter battery.
6. Beck and I attended Louise's funeral and burial at Jonesboro Memorial Park. We were an hour early and talked to Brian Davis and his friend, who put up the tent and will interr the casket and vault. we visited with so many of the Noblin/Gooch/Hinds families. Among them were Billy Jr./Ronnie/ Terry/Don/Ola Grace/Frances Noblin. Betty Noblin Gobbell/Debbie & John/Mike,Jamie/ Amy/ Josh/Jeremy Gooch. William/Carrie/Jonathan/Melissa, Chris Hinds, Derrick/Marrianne/Mark/Stephen/Kevin/Tisha Hinds; Brenda Noblin, O.B. Gladden(from Dyess)... Wade,Staci Hinds, Shanna, Dylan & Ashten McVay. I will add others as I remember them. Beck and I ate at Cici's Pizza... home. The kids were shooting hoops... wrote on this blog.... O.Hinds

8-17-8 with O.Hinds

1. Late start... got to St. Elizabeth's Place at 6:50. My sister, Viv(born 1924), was glad to see me. We sang "When we all get to heaven," "Amazing Grace," "No, not one," & "Shall we gather at the river." Viv sings a great alto. Mrs. Wagster was at her table and Lori Riley Ballinger make up Viv's talented table.
2. Skilcare (on Browns Lane)... I showed Ila Dean McCarty Pipes the laminated 8x10s of my parents. She was on medication and was very sleepy. I played and sang for the main dining hall and talked with Eula Mae & Waymon Perkins. At the 2nd dining hall, among others, I met Gertie Mills Skaggs. She is Teman & Lillian Mills daughter. My Aunt Em(Emma) was her grandmother! She recognized my parents from the laminated photos that I had decided to show Ila Dean. Gertie was/is a sister to Nona, Dub & G.W. Mills (Larry Mills' father.... What a small world! Stopped and sang and played for William Griffith as well as Elsie Jean Lee (Louise Holt Hancock Fielder's ward).
3. At Craighead Nursing Home, Mark Brown was cleaning up his dad's (Eugene Brown) breathing apparatus and was glad to see me. I visited Leona Ward, Lorene Sharp, J.R. Isbell and Shirley Wallace.
4. At Jonesboro Homecare on SW Drive(old Main Street), I visited Ed Watson, Charley & Paul. Newb Williams (from Dixie), the Dacus' and the Altheimer's unit. Larry and Mr. Tipper were there.
5. Class at Southwest Church of Christ... Mike Coy, Norman Rudd, Marvin Hinton, Charles/Mary Sneed , Buddy/ Shirley Powell, Wayne/Peggy Kelso, Bob and Dixie McKeel are among those nearly always present. Mike Leatherwood taught the book of Joel. Maxine and I always sit together in the auditorium. My sister, I and Deniece ate at Shorty Smalls restaurant.
6. Brought Beck a BBQ and fries. Went on down to the Pecan Grove. Sold D.M. a goat, poultry wire, and 4 x2x4s for a few $$$. The goat was springing with kids and she had just weaned a couple of Kids. I am left now with a nanny(Babi), A Billy and three little kids (two nannies and a billy).Wayne dropped by for a moment and helped me lift the caged nanny.
7. Home at about 5:45. Spent next two hours reading papers and watching tv. Also, I updated this blog!!! Have a great week!!!! O.Hinds

8-17-8 with O.Hinds

1. Went directly to Sav-A-Lot. Picked up produce. Prepared a pen for Oscar. Fed Winkun,Blinken & Nod along with Babi, Sara & Sir Hornsly. They have really made a difference in the weed patch! Oscar was an easy catch! After a wash down, you could tell what he was!! When I left, he was eating and enjoying his new more sanitary abode.
2. Showered and watched Jerry Wayne put a brake line on a 91 Cadillac Seville. I brought bananas over to the Morenos for the kids. We really have potatoes in abundance. I think the rain saved my Pecan Grove potatoes. I checked one plant and it had inch size papas.
3. Louise Noblin Gooch passed away this morning at 2:10am. She was my former mother-in-law. I think the funeral will be at Emerson on Tuesday
4. May watch a little TV and relax with Beck.

8-15-8 by O.Hinds

1. Beck went to Marion & West Memphis. In Marion, she visited with Staci and Shanna and took her several items and ideas for Shanna's impending wedding(Dec.27) with Drew. She then went over to W. Memphis and is visiting and cooking a huge pot of soup for Jake, Ashley, Amber & Michelle. She is driving the Crown Vic and it never looked better.. thanks to L.M.
2. I picked up produce ... gave Doug his $15 and now will have Jeff C. build me something more practical than a picnic table. Wayne brought me a check for materials for his barn repair. I visited with Marrianne; then Derrick, Steve & Mark. The ground and concrfete from the old Sonic and Terry Halfacre's building near the redlight on #69 has been brought over and Derrick is pushing it with his new Kabota that has the front-end loader. He is so happy, because he is really gaining ground that was useless as it was, (formerly a small lake about 200 ft. wide by 600 x 20 ft deep)... The mini-storages(some 43 R&W) now have plenty of land around them! I went out to Plantation Homes and put George Ford (my 99 year old friend) in front of the TV and played a DVD that has Sherman O'Guinn talking about old Trumann. The DVD is playing a slide show of ALL the Graduates of THS since 1929!!! Leona Brock Richards saw her cousins, Effie, Laura & Florence Stephens and her brothers. I called Beck and she was stirring her soup in W. Memphis. I had lunch with Rick, George, Jay and we had catfish! I played a couple of tunes on the harp and left George listening to the DVD on Trumann. I left Brenda in charge of putting the DVD discs up. I had left 7 other disks that had Red Skelton & John Wayne. I came on over to the Pecan Grove and entered this on Blogspot... I rather enjoy this blog.... O.Hinds

8-14ad-8

Wayne dropped by and bought some 4x4s. I think they were 16ft. long.He also bought some treated balistrade(top bannister) that I had left(some 17 pieces). I think Wayne has over 40 years with DD 7 ! I went over to Clem's and he must have been ill... anyhoo the table project had not been culminated. Bought Mark and Stephen 'Big N Tastees at McDonalds... to Marriannes.. Derrick had already come in, eaten, and was back to school.He is teaching 8th grade reading again at the local high school. It is nearly three and I am probably through for today. I enjoy my time at my home here in Trumann and I also enjoy my Baytime with Beck.
Luis Moreno showed me how to clean up a car and leave a great shine!!! He first did my 2004 Pontiac. Sprayed tire cleaner completely about the car .. I was the spray boys, got that off .. then he mopped on the soap solution with a very soft rag. then we sprayed that clean. He sprayed the tires again with cleaner and sprayed them clean. He then chamoied the entire car. He sprayed the tires with a foam spray which dries glisteningly shiny. After we had done my 2004 Pontiac TransAm, he completed Beck's 2000 Crown Vic!! Fantastic finish. He suggested I get some turtle wax and give it a hard glass! He is a geat neighbor!

8-14-8 for O. Hinds

6:30-8:00 Read newpaper had my tea ...Openned up O. Hinds treasures and unloaded the Motorless Muray. Picked up Stephen and Mark and went over to the Peacan Grove.

8-(9&10)-8 with O.Hinds

Saturday...9th... Drove to Jonesboro in my Nissan truck and stopped at Chris and Jessica's on Ranchette St. My nephew, niece and Aaron are planning a move to Phoenix,AZ.
10:00am.. Chris and I caught 9 goats and secured them in two separate cages and taped three kids and placed in passenger floorboard. Thanks so much Chris for the help!!! It would have taken all day without your help!!!!

12:00... Sold three Billys for cuatro cientos/cuarenta... a un hombre Jimmy... Thanks to God for the increase!!!
..... home happy!!

Sunday...
Led singing at and played harp at:
6:15 am.. St. Elizabeth Place---Sister, Vivian Presley, (room 109) and I visited and then we walked to breakfast. Visited with all 4 dining halls.

Skilcare (Brown's Lane--- Elsie Jean, Tim Hamilton, William Griffith, Ila Dean Pipes, Agnes Wortham,

Craighead County Nursing Home(Harrisburg Rd. -- Eugene Brown, Leona Ward, Lorene Sharp, J.R. Isbell, Louse Berry, Dorothy Conatser

Jonesboro Home Care(Southwest Dr..Main St.) -- Ed Watson, Paul & Charley, Rick, the Dacus', Theodore Smith(89 ..he also is visiting every day.. his wife) and many others.

Southwest Church of Christ -- Maxine Haun, Mike Coy, Norman Rudd, Marvin Hinton , recurring friends... John Reed, visiting preacher from El Segundo, CA...

12:15... Bay, AR

12:30 ...Trumann ... dropped by on Jimmy/Beth Stout.... on to:

1:30pm .. Neiswander... met William Roark... waited on Ricky Teague.. At 3:30pm
RT drove up in a blue pickup with a load of scrap-iron.

4:00pm... Liberty Deli Market.... parked my 91 Nissan truck and then up to the Bay for a rest

8-12-8 addnm of O.Hinds

7:30 -12:30... Beck & I left for Wynne by way of Trumann, Central, hwy 158, hwy 49, Harrisburg, Whitehall, Cherry Valley & Vandale. I believe we went down mainstreet , Martin St., Block St. to Rowenia. Linda was glad to see her sister.. they have a lot in common. Her son, John Hill, arrived and I followed him in the '92 Ford Ranger to City Hall. The mayor was in a meeting, but his nice secretary Theta called him out for a moment to meet me. Paul showed me the direction (about a block away) to James Billings office. It is just a couple hundred yards from Kernodle's (Oh, Jere K. is 1st cousins to Denton K).
Well, Coach Billings, was in great spirits! We talked for 30 minutes, then Ray Matthews came in who is with New York Life. Ray and James go RVing together. Ray is sister, Maxine's age. Both would like to see my property up in 'Scotia. Anyhoo, we talked for another half hour or more and exchanged phone numbers. Oh, thanks Paul for bringing up my name to Coach Billings! Beck drove her Crown Vic ahead of me to T-town and eventually J.T. came in my newly acquired '86 Tercel. It was running a bit ragged but I know the pain of proper carb adjustment... it takes time or a new one.... ha!
I wonder if anyone remembers the Smiths from Trumann who moved to Wynne in about 1954. He worked for a utility company, I believe... had initials and a daughter named Rhonda.... oh, well, it would be a long shot if someone remembered but they were dear friends of my friends, Terrell and Wanda Young.

Oh, I dropped Darryl Melton, one of Coach's former ball players his phone number.
Back at T-town, we picked up produce, looked at goats (My three kids are called Winkin, Blinkin & Nod... :)!
Up to the Bay for a rest.... Any who care to visit my website, it is:
http://community.webshots.com/user/hopalong42 for Trumann Students & Faculty 1929-2008

Some may enjoy my older website at: http://www;bscn.com~ohinds/.

1:00pm...
8-13-8... After Mayor Paul Nichols showed me (literally) the way to Coach Billings office, he wrote this on his Mayorteacher.blogspot: "WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13, 20082:00 PMYesterday Oliver Hinds stopped by to see me a few minutes. I was busy and could not spend much time with him. He wanted to know how to get to James Billings home. He said that he was in town and wanted to visit with him a few minutes. I told him that James would be at his office and I gave him directions to get to the office.I ran into James this morning. I asked him if Oliver had found him. He said that he had and that they had a three hour visit. I am glad that I was able to assist in getting some old friends together." Again thanks for the kind reception..... Oliver Hinds

8-(12)-8

We are headed to Wynne today to visit Linda Hill (my wife's sister). We are picking up Rickie's truck and delivering it for her. I may drop by city hall and see Paul Nichols. I would like to meet up again with James Billings since it has been some 45 years since we taught together in Trumann, AR... O.Hinds

O.Hinds on the 8-8-8

My niece, Amanda Hinds, got married today in 'Vegas. Her father (my brother) relayed to me that all Las Vegas was booked for weddings on this the 8-8-8!!!! Ferrell lives in Germantown and Amanda is a RN.
I visited Jess and Chris Hinds, (outstanding drummer & my niece & nephew) in North Jonesboro today. I had my first taste of Colloidal Silver. I listened to their info about it and Chris showed me how he made it from watching a demonstration on the Net. Anyway it is full of antibodies and has all kinds of laudable benefits!! He makes it with electrolysis (like we used to change copper pennies to silver ones decades ago). He uses 99.999 % pure silver wire and uses 4 9volt batteries. If I get any comments about the healthful concoction, I will refer them to a website.
I met an interesting person, off 75 highway out of Marked Tree going to Parkin. He is Ricky Teague. He is doing some work for me. I also met Houston Jones (a teacher at Delta Vo-Tech..it has a new name now) and his son. He knew Laura Walton (THS '60)who had just retired from there!!! He has a nice home and attachments on his 20 acres... makes me want to sell off house lots behind Wal-Mart in Trumann and retire to the Country!!
I can tell I am not 46 or 56 but 66 tonight... after picking tomatoes and working aboot the hoose and yard, I had to turn down a musical encounter with the Spoon , Lester and Bradford!! I always have a great time there... but it would carry on till late... I just can't seem to break this habit of going to bed at 9pm and getting up at 5:30am.... Cheers to all.... O.Hinds

O.Hinds on August 7,2008

Listening to the motorcycles going by reminds me of the high gas prices...! I drove my '91 Nissan work truck about Trumann today and considered myself lucky to have a conservative ride! After visiting with my sister, Vivian Presley in room 109 at St.Elizabeth Place in Jonesboro, Beckey and I treated my nephew and his wife (Buford/Becky Presley) to lunch at Dixie Cafe on Caraway Rd, Jonesboro.
My tomatoes are looking faded on the north side of our property, but those on the south(rather protected by a tall 8 ft fence seem green enough. It makes me think that the mosquito spray that fogs past may be affecting those plants that are out in the open... Anyhoo I picked some dozen homegrown ones today. It is amazing how they last and last with no refrigeration!
I perused the handy work of a Kabota tractor/frontend loader & bushhog upon the 5/6 acres just east of the Trumann Wal-Mart store. The effect was affected by my youngest son who is a teacher, as well as, a soldier and a mini-storage owner. I named him Joe after my dad and his maternal grandad. He is getting the knack of it! Well, an avocation beckons... good night to all... O.Hinds

Rickie Hill 1948-2008

Talmage “Rickie” Hill, age 59, of Wynne passed away Sunday.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eloise Hill and Radie Hill and granddaughter, Taylor Hill.
Mr. Hill was the Animal Control Officer for the City of Wynne. He was honored in 2005 and 2006 with Employee of the Year. He was a member of the Full Gospel Tabernacle of Truman.
Survivors are his wife, Linda Sue Hill of the home; son, Jonathan Randie Hill of Wynne; brother, Randie L. Hill of Truman and grandchildren, Courtney and Megan Hill of Wynne.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10:00 AM at Kernodle Funeral Home Chapel, in Wynne with burial in Harrisburg Memorial Park in Harrisburg, Arkansas. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 PM at Kernodle Funeral Home.
Memorials can be made to Wynne Friends of Animals, P. O. Box 1365, Wynne, Ar 72396.

Rickie Hill's Obituary

Talmage “Rickie” Hill, age 59, of Wynne passed away Sunday.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eloise Hill and Radie Hill and granddaughter, Taylor Hill.
Mr. Hill was the Animal Control Officer for the City of Wynne. He was honored in 2005 and 2006 with Employee of the Year. He was a member of the Full Gospel Tabernacle of Truman.
Survivors are his wife, Linda Sue Hill of the home; son, Jonathan Randie Hill of Wynne; brother, Randie L. Hill of Truman and grandchildren, Courtney and Megan Hill of Wynne.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10:00 AM at Kernodle Funeral Home Chapel, in Wynne with burial in Harrisburg Memorial Park in Harrisburg, Arkansas. Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 PM at Kernodle Funeral Home.
Memorials can be made to Wynne Friends of Animals, P. O. Box 1365, Wynne, Ar 72396.

August 6

Beckey, Jamie and I left for Wynne, AR to attend Rickie Hill's funeral. Rick was the husband of Linda Sue Scrape Hill. We counted some 14 police cruisers with flashing lights (12 in front and 2 behind) escorting Rick's eartly farewell.
In retrospect, just who was Rickie Hill? He was born in 1948 and passed way on the 3rd of August,2008. I considered him a good friend.
I recall his grandmother, Aunt Dove Henderson Hill ,as part of our Walnut Grove, AR family. her husband Frank Hill was one of dad's (Joe Hinds) friends. Radie, Rickie's father, was born in 1925 and was good friends of my older brothers, George & John Hinds. Radie's brother, Raymond Hill is buried next to John & Shirley Hinds' grave at Harrisburg Memorial Park. Rickie's mother was Eloise McCarty Hill. She was a sister to my father-in-law, Woodrow McCarty, who married my wife's mother, Dorothy Neal Scrape McCarty.
Rickie was buried at Harrisburg Memorial Park and he was escorted there by a great host of friends and kin. His son, John (and wife, Lisa) and their children, Megan and Courtney, continue to live in Wynne, AR where John Hill is on the Police force as a detective.
I am grateful to Wynne mayor, Paul Nichols for introducing me to Blogspot. I met Paul last night at Rickie's visitation. He promised to say "hello" to a former colleague, James Billings. Paul is a former teacher and seems to truly care about his town and employees.
After the very kind treatment of the entire police force and the line of citizens throughout the town who stood respectfully as the processional passed, I can see why my kin love to live there. Wynne, Arkansas, thanks for a very memorial day in honor of our friend and kinsman, Rickie Hill...... O.Hinds