Stories from Friday, February 19, 2021

Wilma Lou Thomas Elder, 87, of Blytheville, passed from this life Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at the Heritage Square Nursing Center in Blytheville. Born to Arthur and Irene Thaxton Thomas in Lake City, she was a retired 34-year employee of Wal-Mart where she worked many years in the Cloth/Accessories Department. ...

James Hopkins, Sr. of Blytheville was born Feb. 28, 1949 in Dell to the late Alfred Hopkins, Sr. and the late Pauline Whaley Hopkins. He was a factory worker and a member of St. Mark Full Gospel in Blytheville. Mr. Hopkins passed away Feb. 11, 2021, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville at the age of 71. He was preceded in death by his father, Alfred Hopkins, Sr.; his mother, Pauline Whaley Hopkins; his wife, Debra Hopkins; and two brothers, Alfred Hopkins, Jr and Rev. Robert Hopkins...

David Gaylon Sowell, 83, of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. David was born in Montezuma, Tenn., to David and Hazel Tucker Sowell. He was retired from Nibco and was a member of First Baptist Church. ...

On Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, Mary Florence Wheat, loving friend, and mother of four children, passed away at the age of 83, in Fayetteville. Mary was born March 16, 1937, in Arab, Ala., to David and Lillian (Odom) Lewis. Mary had a passion for gardening and loved caring for others. ...