July 2025

Fay Chism Receives Farm Credit Scholarship

Fay Chism, 2025 Yellville Summit High School graduate, is one of forty western Arkansas students awarded an academic scholarship from Farm Credit of Western Arkansas. Fay plans to attend Arkansas State University in the fall. Fay is the granddaughter of Farm Credit member Kennith Chism. “We proudly award this well-deserved scholarship in recognition of Fay’s many academic accomplishments and student leadership,” said Farm Credit of Western Arkansas CEO Brandon Haberer. “We’ve distributed more than $440,000 in scholarship awards since 1996 to help talented young people like Fay achieve their academic goals,” Haberer added. “These scholarships demonstrate our commitment to the next generation of agriculture and community leaders.” As a financial cooperative, Farm Credit lends money to farmers, ranchers and rural homeowners. The association has more than $2 billion in assets, over 12,000 members and 23 branch offices across 41 western Arkansas counties.
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Mary Angus of Yellville

The world is less jolly and sweet with the passing of Mary Ann (Cheek) Angus on Sunday, June 29, 2025. Mary Ann was born as the fifth child of seven to Marie (Rogers) and OJ Cheek on October 25, 1957. She grew up on the family farm and attended Flippin Public Schools where she graduated in 1976. Mary Ann passed away at her home.
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Sherry Ritchey of Peel

Sherry Lee Ritchey, 76, of Peel, Arkansas, passed away at Cox Medical Center in Branson, on July 4, 2025. She was born on January 25, 1949, in Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Howard and Marion (McAdam) Chandler.
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