Stories from Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Lucy Mae Della Bornds, 70, of Osceola, died Dec. 22, 2020, at her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem MB Church in Osceola. Miss Bornds was born July 28, 1950, in Osceola to Mae Catherine Bornds. She was preceded in death by one brother, Wilbert Thomas; one sister, Diane Hunter; and one grandchild, Amarion Bornds...

James Edward Britnell of Trumann passed away Saturday, Dec, 26, 2020, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 79 years, 8 months and 4 days. He was born Tuesday, April 22, 1941, in Harrisburg and lived in Trumann for the past 45 years. He was a retired employee of Arkansas Pools and Spas and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Britnell, his father, Lloyd Britnell and his mother and stepfather, Ruthie (Jarrett) and John Roberts.     ...

Douglas Hughes passed away Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, in Kirbyville, Mo., at the age of 82 years and 9 months. Douglas was born in Halls, Tenn., to Zelie McDougle and Amber Duggan Hughes. He was a veteran of the United Sates Navy and founding member of the American Legion Post 33. ...

Bonnie Sue Reid, 86, of Blytheville, passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn. Bonnie was born in Mountain View to Claude and Gertha Goacher Lutes and was retired from JC Penney. She was an animal lover and especially loved cats...

Lewis T Smith, 71, of Blytheville, passed away at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, surrounded by his wife, sisters and granddaughter. He was born at Four Mile, Campbell, Mo., on Nov. 14, 1949, at his parents' home, to Claude Harvey and Anna Mae Smith (Hicks)...

We regret to announce the passing of Kim Warrenfells (Potter), 56, of Blytheville, on Dec. 26, 2020. Kim passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones, after a valiant battle with several debilitating illnesses. Her loss was completely unexpected and the family is shocked and deeply saddened...

Charles Parrish, 89, passed peacefully on Dec. 17, 2020, in Santa Barbara, Calif.  Charles “Chuck” was born in Blytheville to James Parrish and Alva Stevenson. Chuck graduated second in his class at Holland High School in Holland in 1948. He subsequently enlisted in the Air Force and attended officer candidate school reaching the rank of major as he served his country on bases all over the world. Concurrently he attended the University of Nebraska and earned a BA in business, the first of his family to attend college. ...

Blytheville police have made an arrest in Sunday's slaying of 19-year-old Quashawn Chandler of Blytheville on East Rose. According to Capt. John Frazier, the BPD CID commander, at approximately 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, patrol officers arrested 21-year-old Lashadrick Dunn at his residence on a warrant for Murder in the 1st degree. ...

In the early morning hours on Christmas Day, two men with warrants for 1st Degree murder were arrested by members of the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office in connection with an incident involving a Blytheville man, 46-year-old Christopher S. Randolph, that took place at a bar located in Steele, on Christmas Eve...