Stories from Friday, August 23, 2019

Eddie Lee Johnson, 66, of Little Rock, formerly of Blytheville, passed away Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, at his home in Little Rock. He was born May 4, 1953 in Potts Camp, Miss., to James and Freddie Lee Knox Johnson Sr. Eddie graduated from Rivercrest High School, was a machine specialist at American Greetings and a member of Church of Christ...

As part of the Rotary Youth Exchange program, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Blytheville and Rotary District 6150, 2019 Blytheville High School graduate Dominique Moody experienced a different culture this summer, traveling to Somero, Finland. Moody hosted Juulia Ryhta for three weeks at her home in Blytheville, then they flew to Finland where Ryhta hosted her for three weeks in July...

Terry Wayne Atchley, 62, of Jonesboro, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born March 1, 1957, in Blytheville to the late Roy Atchley and Bernice Francine Roberts. Terry owned and operated Terry’s Sales and Rentals in Blytheville and loved his community. ...

Nancy Ramey Graham, 69, of Memphis, Tenn., and formerly of Blytheville, passed from this life on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis. Born to Charles and Dixie Evelyn Howard Ramey in Homewood, Ill., and a graduate of Homewood-Flossmoor High School, she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Blytheville and spent several years as a dedicated caregiver for her mother. ...