Stories from Thursday, May 11, 2017

Mr. Jeffery Lynn Lorren, age 57 of Manila, passed from this life Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Blytheville on June 21, 1959, he was the son of the late Clarence Lorren and was raised in the Lost Cane Community. A lifelong Manila area resident, he was a 1977 graduate of Manila High School, and was a self-employed carpenter...

Deelie Irene Williams, age 82, of Manila, passed from this life Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Spruce, Mo., to the late James F. and Mary Bailey Arnold, she had lived most of her life in the Manila area. She was a longtime member of the Blackwater Baptist Church where she served in many capacities including song leader, Sunday school teacher, and church treasurer. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Earl Williams...

Mrs. Ruby Irene Ralph, 88, of Blytheville, passed away May 10, 2017, at the at the Methodist University in Memphis, Tenn. Born July 30, 1928, in East Prairie, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Lambert and Susie McNulty Myers. She was of the Pentecostal faith and attended the Heartland Church in Gosnell. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, watching the birds and butterflies, volunteering and loved to laugh...