Stories from Monday, July 6, 2015

Mr. Luverl H. Gaines, age 88 of Blytheville, Arkansas passed from this life on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the Lynchburg Nursing Center in Lynchburg, Tennessee. Born to Bonnie and Ollie Alexander Gaines in the Half Moon Community, near Blytheville, Arkansas, he became a successful farmer and spent most of his life in the Blytheville area. He was a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army having served his country with honor during WWII...

Judy Marie Zarnes Lilly, age 62, of Manila and formerly of Blytheville passed from this life on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the South Mississippi County Medical Center in Osceola, Arkansas. Born to Harland and Elsie Mae Thompson Zarnes in Blytheville, she lived in the surrounding area for most of her life, attended the Manila First Baptist Church and was a member of Bethany Baptist Church in Gosnell, Arkansas. Judy was a retired Registered Nurse...

Barbara Jean Barks-Yarbro Crowe, 83, of Blytheville passed away recently. She was born July 25, 1931 in Three Rivers Michigan to William Barks and Dolly Mae Ash Yarbro. She was raised by her mother and step-father Charles R. Yarbro. On May 26, 1951 she married Charles farrow Crowe...

Blytheville police chased an unknown offender with a gun on Saturday night. According to the police report, an officer attempted to block in the offender on the Lucky's parking lot on South Division, but the offender went around the patrol car and exited the lot...

The Gosnell volunteer fire department worked to extinguish a residential blaze over the holiday weekend. On July 3, a fire was reported at 7:16 p.m. at 303 Bebble St. The cause of the fire remains a mystery. Many of the neighbors around the building noted there were fireworks being ignited around that neighborhood, but Fire Chief Jimmy Hogan disregards these claims as hearsay. Investigation regarding cause is still ongoing...

Mississippi County Sheriff's Department Intake - 6/29/15 through 7/5/15 Neil Shannon Anderson, 38, Blytheville - theft by deception; Sedrick Dwight Askew, 33, Osceola - parole violation, misdemeanor failure to appear; Justin Baeza, 23, Blytheville - speeding over posted speed, DWI (1st offense);...

The following are reports from the Blytheville Police Department. Thursday, July 2 -- Police investigated a criminal mischief report in the 2300 block of Kenwood. -- Officers took a report of two stolen bicycles from a residence in the 1100 block of South Ruddle...