Stories from Sunday, May 6, 2018

Garrett R. Bearden, 54, of Jonesboro, former Leachville resident, died Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at his home. Born March 29, 1964, in Memphis, he was the son of the late John F. and Norma Joy Wallace Bearden and had lived most of his life in Leachville. ...

Terry Bill, 80, of Manila, died Thursday, May 3, 2018, at the Unity Health/Harris Medical Center in Newport. Born in Memphis, he was the son of the late Arthur and Emily Hepburn Bill and had lived most of his life in Memphis. A graduate of Southside High School in Memphis, Terry later received journalism and broadcasting degrees from Memphis State University. ...

Gary Wayne Perkins, 64, of Manila, passed from this life Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in Manila he was the son of the late Jessie Perkins and Alien Henson Perkins Jaco and was a 1972 graduate of Manila High School. ...

Debra Kaye Chamberlain, 54, of Leachville, passed from this life Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at her home. Born in Michigan City, Ind., she was the daughter of the late Charles E. Chamberlain and had been a Leachville resident the last three years. She was a 1980 graduate of the Christian Academy in Jonesboro and was a member of the Jonesboro Worship Center...