Stories from Monday, March 6, 2017

Ms. Aurora Gloria Plunkett, 74, of Tyronza, passed away on March 3, 2017. She was a homemaker and a member of Barton Chapel. She is survived by her companion, Donald Preston of Tyronza; Three sons, Wayne Plunkett of Trumann, Daniel R. Plunkett of Marked Tree and James R. Plunkett of Bay;...

Mrs. Olene Smith, 75, of Sardis, Mississippi, formerly of Lepanto, passed away on March 3, 2017. She is survived by five daughters, Sandra Darlene Stevens of Sardis, Miss., Phyllis Ann Isbell of Etowah, Patricia Diane Brown of Osceola, Vickie Lynn Tittle of Lepanto, and Peggy Sue Darty of Osceola;...

Mr. Carl D. Jones, 78, of Aurora, Illinois, formerly of Manila, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2017. He was born August 8, 1938, the son of the late Lealus and Evalee Jones. Carl served his country in the U.S. Army. He retired from Aurora Metals after many years of service...

Blytheville police are investigating an armed robbery at Fashion Nails on East Main, Saturday night. According to the police report, around 7 p.m. Saturday, a black male entered the store, pulled out a handgun from his pocket and demanded money. "The customers refused at which time the suspect grabbed a customer's purse from the counter," the report said. "The purse contained ($200) cash, credit cards and other miscellaneous items."...

Jimmy Dale Watson, 40, of Manila, passed from this life Saturday, March 4, 2017, at his home. Born at Osceola he attended Osceola High School and was a member of First Baptist Church. He had lived in Oklahoma and later the Joplin, Mo., areas working in the maintenance department for Walmart Distribution Centers and had been a Manila resident the past three years...

Elsie Irene Donner, 97, of Manila, passed from this life Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Born in Steele, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Annie Garrison Sammons and had been a Manila resident since the early 1940s. ...

Mrs. Betty Pharo, 90, of Blytheville, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Betty was born in Osceola to David and Susan (Muir) Moore. She was a retired teacher and a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. ...

Mr. Donald Thomas, 60, of Blytheville passed away Thursday, February 23, 2017 at the Creekside Nursing Home in Yellville, Arkansas. Donald was born in Lepanto to James and Myrtle (Taylor) Thomas. He had worked as a machinist and home builder. He enjoyed sports and jet boat racing...

Tavarius Speed, Jr., was born and passed away on March 3, 2017 in Blytheville. He is survived by his parents, Tavarius Speed, Sr. of Osceola and Teasha Alexander of Luxora; One brother, Antonio Meadows of Luxora; Two sisters, Sakiyah Meadows and Gloria Banks of Luxora;...

Mrs. Shirley Jean Scroggins, 78, of Memphis, passed away on March 4, 2017. She was retired from the Forrest Fire Fighting Crew, of the Baptist faith, and was a resident of Arkansas, California and Tennessee. She is survived by her step mother Alice Sampley of West Memphis;...