Stories from Tuesday, November 17, 2020

James Wesley Rogers, 76, of Osceola, died Nov. 14, 2020, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Etowah Pentecostal Church of God in Etowah. Mr. Rogers was born Feb. 16, 1943, in Etowah to William Wesley Rogers and Tildie Tennessee Kurtis Lancaster. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Robert Lee Rogers; two sisters, Willie Russell and Nell Noah...

John Haskin Mitchell, 94, of Manila went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday Nov. 11, 2020. He was born Aug. 29, 1926, to Roy Landis and Rebecca Thompson Mitchell in Chigger Ridge, near the Promised Land community outside of Blytheville...

Jacqueline Ann Bogard was born Feb. 02, 1961, in Blytheville, to Earnest Sr. and Rosie Lee Bogard. Jacqueline departed this life Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville at the age of 59. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Luegean Ford was born Jan. 2, 1945, in Birdsong to Gertrude Garrett Collins. Luegean departed this life Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, at Mississippi County Hospital in Osceola at the age of 75. She was preceeded in death by her mother. She leaves to cherish her memories three daughters, Krista Smith of Osceola, Chevaun Smith of Jonesboro and Renarda Ford of Luxora; four sons, Victor Smith of Burlington, Iowa, Corey Smith of Grady, Jeremiah Smith Sr. ...

Tyrone Lee “Ty” Koons of Lake City passed away Saturday evening, Nov. 14, 2020, of natural causes at the age of 45 years, 6 months and 26 days. He was born Saturday, April 19, 1975, in Jonesboro and had lived in the area his lifetime. He was a former juvenile administrator for Craighead County Jail. ...

Supt. Willie Gene Beal was born March 21, 1951, in Memphis, Tenn., to the late John Beal and Agnes Jones-Beal. His early years were spent working as a farmer, during this time he also met and married his childhood sweetheart Ruthie M. Hendrix. He fathered nine children. ...

Susan Renee Greenwell of Trumann moved to her heavenly home on Nov. 10, 2020, at the age of 55 years, 11 months, and 17 days. She was a 1983 graduate of Sloan-Hendrix High School in Imboden. Susan went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations from Arkansas State University in 1987. ...

The Mississippi County Election Commission held a recount of two Osceola City Council races and the District 55 State Representative race Monday, then certified the results Tuesday. All three election day winners prevailed — Rep. Monte Hodges (D-Blytheville), Osceola Councilwoman Sandra Brand (Ward 2, Position 2) and Osceola Councilman Tyler Dunegan (Ward 3, Position 2)...