Stories from Saturday, March 17, 2012

Taylor Razer and Buddy Cole, both of Conway are planning a June 16 wedding at the Carahills Estate in Eads, Tenn.

Everyone dreads the day when we have to say goodbye to the ones we love. Whether it be human family or family animal, the sorrow is much the same.

James P. McFall Mr. James P. McFall, 83, of Crawfordsville, died Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Crittenden Regional Hospital in West Memphis. He was a truck driver and a member of Marion Church of God. He was preceded in death by his wife, Billie L. McFall of Crawfordsville...

James W. Morgan He had worked as an Independent Insurance Agent in Osceola and Safety Director for Loggins Logistics, Inc., in Jonesboro. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother Lois Jean Driver Morgan; a sister, Mary Kathryn Peacock, and a brother, Robert Ray Morgan III...

Mr. Ervin Weeks, 81, of Manila, passed from this life Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Manila Nursing Home. Born in Moundsville, Ala., Ervin's father passed away when he was very young. His mother, Bessie Thorine Styers Weeks, eventually remarried James M. ...

Mrs. Manathella Whitbey Warren Thomas, 83, died Friday, March 16, 2012, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. A lifelong resident of Blytheville, she was born June 8, 1928, to Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Whitbey of McAllen, Texas, the oldest of seven siblings. ...

The Mississippi County Election Commission met Friday afternoon to certify the special election held in the city of Blytheville March 13. The vote, which passed a short-term one cent sales tax to pay off Blytheville's IRS debt, was certified with no changes to the numbers...

By AARON FITZPATRICK Blytheville Courier News On Saturday, May 12, 2012, the March of Dimes will hold its annual, "March for Babies" at 9 a.m. at Walker Park. Participating in this year's march is Michelle Stilwell and Jamey Nichols and their four-year-old daughter, Maggie Jane Nichols...

Criminal judgments Holly A. Birmingham, 1992, Manufacture of a controlled substance, 36 months probation Nicklaus Lee Cano, 1990, Breaking or entering, 36 months SIS Judith Cardwell, 1948, Theft of property, 60 months probation Robby Dewayne Dickens, 1988, Burglary residential, 60 months probation...