Stories from Monday, March 27, 2017

Sue Ivie, 73, of Manila, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Leachville, she was the daughter of the late Clifford Hamilton and Ruth Hamilton Riggs. ...

Nola Brinkley, 98, of Bartlett, Tenn., former Luxora resident, passed from this life Saturday, March 25, 2017, at her home. Born in Shirley, she was the daughter of the late Stonewall "Jack" Jackson and Elizabeth Evelyn Howard Murray and was raised in the Lost Cane community near Manila. She was a homemaker and a longtime member of the Luxora Baptist Church...

David Willyerd, 52, of Monette, passed from this life Sunday, March 26, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Howard Funeral Service of Leachville...

Mrs. Emma Lou Fitzgerald of Blytheville was born March 24, 1919 to Hulon and Maude Mick of Promised Land, Arkansas. Emma passed away March 25, 2017 at the Gosnell Therapy and Living at the age of 98. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.F. Fitzgerald; her parents; four brothers, Walker, Robin, John and Jerry; and two sisters, Beatrice and Sunshine...