THE SPECTATOR, Ozark, Ark.

, Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - - Page 5B

Part of My History
could. I was hot and fussed
about my window not being
down.
Norman was only two
and he was squirming and
being fussy. I know now
what a terrible trip that must
have been for Mama.
We did finally get there.
I was fascinated with that
old house. It was long with
a hallway right down the
middle that was open at both
ends. Inside it was hot.
Rhoda was cooking dinner
on a wood cooking stove.
Aunt Samarah was sitting in
the other part of the house
in a rocker. Her hair was
snow white and hung down
to her waist. She was still a
spry lady with a smile that lit
up her face. Boy did she
keep that rocker going.
The room seemed huge
to me with lots of windows
and no curtains. Papa had
said they were so fer down
in the holler no one to look
in their winders ceptin
maybe a bear.
I had asked Mama many
times that day if we were
gonna be home before dark
and she assured me we were.
The floors were wooden
with no covering, but I remember that floor shining
like a new penny. The ceilings were high and, I mean
high. I dont remember seeing a light hanging from
them like we had at home, so
I guess they had no electricity. Well, heck, we hadnt had
it very long ourselves.
On one whole wall was
the biggest fireplace I had
ever seen. A bear rug was
lying in front of it. I wasnt
too sure at first that thing
wasnt real, but finally sat on
it and even ventured to pet
it on the head and even took
a nap on it before the day
was over.

by Clydene Overbey
When I was about six
years old my Papa Thomas
asked my daddy to take him
to see his Aunt Samarah. Im
not sure if she was his aunt
or some other relation, but
he called her aunt. Papa
called her Sa-mari.
She was 90 years old and
lived in the home place in
Swain with her daughter,
Rhoda (RODY), and one of
her sons. I cant recall his
name.
The house was way up
in the mountains across hills
and around curves. I remember thinking that we would
never get there and if we did
we would never find our way
home again. The roads are
paved now, but then they
were dirt roads full of pot
holes and ruts.
Daddy had an old
Chevy. It was summer and,
of course, no AC in cars then,
so the windows were all
down.
Daddy, of course, was
driving and Papa in front
with him. Mama sat in the
back with my little brother,
Norman, and me.
Papa had a dip of snuff
in his mouth, as usual. He
would spit out the window
and it would spray me
through the back window
where I sat behind him.
Mama rolled up my window
and cleaned me off best she

LEGAL
NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICE FOR
QUARRY NOI
(CHANGE OF
OWNERSHIP)
In accordance with the previsions of Arkansas Code Annotated 15-57-403; public notice
is hereby given that as of September 26, 2014, a Notification
of Intent to Quarry due to a
change of majority ownership
has been filed with the Arkansas
Department of Environmental
Quality (ADEQ) for the Cedar
Ridge Quarry # 2 (#0069-MQA1). The quarry is located in
Sections 32 and 33, T9N, R27,
Franklin County, Arkansas. A
revised 5-year mine plan map has
been submitted for continuing
operations at the Cedar Ridge #2
and is on file with the ADEQ.
This quarry will now be operated by Heartland Stone, LLC;
P.O. Box 1000, Bixby, OK.
74008; (918) 446-8028. Any
questions concerning this operation may be sent to Mike Jackson at the above listed address.
Any interested parties may
contact Mr. James F. Stephens,
Chief of the Surface Mining and
Reclamation Division, ADEQ,
5301 Northshore Drive, North
Little Rock, AR. 72118-5317,
telephone number (501) 6820807 for additional information.
Property owners within one half
mile of the proposed quarry may
send a request to ADEQ for a
public meeting with Heartland
Stone, LLC. within ten days after the publication of this notice.
10-1

NOTICE
The Ozark School District
buildings contain some asbestos
materials; however the district
has a Management Plan to safely
control the asbestos. This plan
can be viewed at the administration office during normal business hours.
9-24 & 10-1
Public Notice
Equity Statement
In keeping with the guidelines
in Title VI, Section 601, Civil
Rights Act of 1964, Title IX,
Section 901, Educational Amendments of 1972, and Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, the Ozark School District,
assures that no person shall on
the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, age, or handicap be
excluded from the participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or
be subjected to discrimination
under any program or activity
receiving federal financial assistance under the Carl D. Perkins
Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amend-ments
of 1990.
9-24 & 10-1

I ventured in the kitchen

and was watching Rhoda. I
was a picky eater, but I ate
that day for some reason.
Rhoda asked me if I wanted
to go with her to the smoke
house. Sure I did. We went
out a side door and down
kind of aisle connected from
the house to the smoke
house. I remember thinking
it was a tunnel. Rhoda
opened the door to the
smoke house and it smelled
smoky. There was meat
hanging from the rafters. I
knew about the sugar cured
meat. I dont remember what
meat Rhoda got, but I remember thinking it was good
when I ate it. From there she
opened a door in the floor
and we went down in to the
root cellar. Rhoda asked me
what I wanted from there. I
really didnt want any of it,
but I selected a jar of corn
and one of pickled beets,
which I did eat later.
Rhoda made biscuits and
I watched her for a while, but
grew bored. I asked if I could
go in that hallway down the
middle of the house. I loved
it there because a nice
breeze was coming in both
ends. It was a wonderful day
that I will never forget.
Years later I became familiar with the stories of my
Aunt Samarah and her
daughter, Rhoda. Aunt
Samarah was married four
times and outlived them all.
Aunt Samarah had been
a feisty lady and worked like
a man, even when she was
carrying her three children.
They had to be tough back
then. When I saw her she
was very skinny and had
wasted away. She died in
1955.
I will never forget that
visit. Just a few years ago I
was back at that old house.
No one lived there and it was
very run down. There were
lots of houses down the
road to that holler where before there were none. It
looked sad and neglected
and burned down recently.
Oh what stories that old
house could have told.
Bushwhackers had come to

DEATHS
Dylan Evans
Dylan James Evans, age
7, of Mountainburg earned
his Angel Wings Saturday,
Sept. 27, 2014, in Little Rock.
He was a student at Alma
Primary School, played football for the Chiefs and baseball for the Cains. He attended Christ for the World
Church in Fort Smith. He was
born Jan. 19, 2007, in Fort
Smith to Jesse Evans and
Ashley Dority-Evans. He
was preceded in death by his
maternal great-great-grandfather, Alfance Darris.
He is survived by his
mother, Ashley Dority Evans
and Gary Spain II of
Mountainburg; his father,
Jesse Evans of Van Buren;
his maternal grandparents,
Melody and Troy Sugg of
Alma and Albert Dority of
Sherwood; his paternal
grandparents, Jessie Evans
and Teresa Spain of Alma;
two sisters, Kiara Ferguson
of Van Buren and Sumara
Evans of the home; three
brothers, Chandler Evans,
Axl and Lukas Spain, also of
the home; his cousin and
best friend, Nataleigh Dority;
aunts Amy and Rachel
Dority of Van Buren; uncles
Alex and Preston Dority of
Sherwood; and numerous
other family, teammates and
friends.
Funeral services will be
it one night. They had floods
and were poor, but lived a
rich life in that house. I wish
I had taken a picture of it
when I was back there. It held
a part of my history.
Joshua 24:15 - And if it
seem evil unto you to serve
the Lord, choose you this
day whom ye will serve;
whether the gods which
your fathers served that
[were] on the other side of
the flood, or the gods of the
Amorites, in whose land ye
dwell: but as for me and my
house, we will serve the
Lord.

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Liberty News

This Sunday was a great

day one should enjoy.
Our company Sunday
was Shirley Davis, her
daughter, Sara, and her
granddaughter. We enjoyed
their visit. It is great to enjoy ones company.
Jason and Amber McKee, with that cute little boy,
visited Friday evening with
me.
James and Pam came for
a visit Saturday.
I had a call from Virginia
and they are still on vacation and enjoying themselves.

We had a good service

today at church. It was good
to be there after being home
last Sunday and being sick.
I am okay now.
David and Peggy took
me to buy groceries Saturday morning.
This Monday I made a
birthday cake for David. I am
not telling his age, but he is
not a spring chicken.
There is not a lot of news
here today.
I want to send my blessings to those who have sorrow and there are a lot of
them.

We would like to thank all that helped to make the

Charlie Battery Reunion a success.
Sponsors & Volunteers

3 Loca
tions in Ar
kansas
Locations
Arkansas
5401 Lowland Road
Ozark, AR 72949
DIRT MASONRY SAND AG LIME
SCREENED RIVER GRAVEL ASST. SIZES
CONCRETE SAND

Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Open Saturday til 2 p.m.

WASHED CONCRETE SAND

AVAILABLE ONLY AT OZARK
663 Harris Lane
Lamar, AR
72846

1967 Co. Rd. 2305

Hartman, AR
72845

AG LIME ROCK DUST

SB II...CLASS 7...ROAD BASE
3/4 CLEAN GRAVEL 1 1/2 CLEAN GRAVEL

Call:
Phil Hamlin: 918-413-4896
or

Casey Covey:

918-413-6180

If unable to contact,
please call the office number above.

Altus Sunset Rotary

American Legion
Baldor Corp.
Beth Haberer
Buzy Bee Flowers
Carol Sneath
City of Ozark
Daisy Outdoor Products
David Doss
DC Trash
Fred Romo
Jeff Coley
John Faught
Lamplighter B&B
Leah Woolsey
Magnolia Inn B&B
Medi Quik Drug
Ozark Middle School
Raelynn & Jamison Hall
Rev. Wendall Kleller
Rivertowne BBQ
Shaffer Funeral Home
Samantha Young
The Spectator
Subway/Comm. St.
UAFS History Dept.
Village Pharmacy
Zacks

American Legion
Ark. Family Eye Care
Bank of the Ozarks
Butterball Corp.
C2/142 Family Readiness
Charles Meadors
CVs Family Foods
Dari Delight
Diane Faught
Eagles
The George Brothers
Jodi Hayes
KFC
Lance Carpenter
M&K Liquor
Mary Lucas
Ozark Chamber
Post Familie Winery
Red Barn Liquor
Rex Anderson Ins.
Roxie & Clinton Hall
Simmons 1st Nat Bank
Southern Grill
Steve Sturdivant
Subway/Loves
Victoria Vickers
Walmart

held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3,

2014, at Shaffer Funeral
Home Chapel, 2315 West
Commercial Street in Ozark,
with Pastor Isaiah Thompson officiating, and burial at
Morrison Cemetery in Rudy,
under direction of Shaffer
Funeral Home.
The family will visit with
friends from 6 until 8 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 2, at the funeral home.
Serving as pallbearers are
John Gibson, Justin and Jason Cooper, Caleb Hogan
and James Wofford.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Arkansas Childrens Hospital
Foundation PICU, P.O. Box
222, Little Rock, AR 72203
(for Dylan Evans).
(Paid Notice)

Cecilia Adams
Cecilia Sis Adams, 91,
of Charleston died Monday,
Sept. 29, 2014.
She was the widow of
Gus Adams Sr. and was the
sister of Betty Post and
Tommy Duerr, both of Altus.
Funeral arrangements are
pending at Smith Mortuary
in Charleston.
***
Dont you love doing what
youre good at?

Pauline Pennington
Pauline E. Pennington, 91,
of Wichita, Kan., died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, at Mount
Hope Nursing Home in
Mount Hope, Kan.
Born April 13, 1923, she
was the daughter of William
and Magdalena Glanzman
Timmerman of Altus. She
was married May 23, 1959, in
Miami, Okla., to James
Pennington.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; a
daughter, Phyllis Mullins;
three brothers, Hubert, Joe
and Eugene Timmerman; and
a sister, Ceil Rofkahr.
Survivors include her
husband of 55 years, James
Pennington; a son, Ben
Pennington of Wichita; a
daughter, Denise Morris of
Mount Hope, Kan.; a sister,
Rose Reith; 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Funeral service was at 2
p.m. Thursday at Lakeview
Funeral Home in Wichita,
with burial at Lakeview Cemetery.
Memorial donations may
be made in her name to Victory in the Valley, 3755 East
Douglas Ave., Wichita, KS
67218.

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