Stories from Friday, May 14, 2021

Shirley “Ann” Cooper, 85, of Blytheville went home to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, May 12, 2021. As her niece Christie held her, she peacefully took her final earthly breath as she entered the presence of her Lord. Ann was born at home in Armorel to the late William “Ott” Sanders and Dessie Lott Sanders. ...

Larry Donell Williams of Blytheville was born March 20, 1957 in Dell to the late David Lee Williams and the late Josiephine Hackett. He was a retired supervisor of California Steel as well as a Marine Corps veteran. Larry held a bachelor of arts degree from Allen University in Columbia, S.C. ...

Work continued inside and out Thursday at the Blytheville courthouse. Mississippi County Judge John Alan Nelson told the Blytheville Rotary Club that the renovation project is expected to be completed by early October. Nelson is pleased with the progress and noted the project is under budget. He did say that the elevators are being stored in a building in Atlanta where a tornado caused damage earlier this month. Crews have not been in the building to determine if the elevators were damaged...

James Edward Saint of Keiser was born Sept. 17, 1943, on Island 35 – Reverie in Tennessee to the late Ed Saint and the late Pearl Smith Kennemore. He was a farmer and of the Pentecostal Faith. Mr. Saint passed away May 11, 2021, at Harris Healthcare in Osceola at the age of 77. He is preceded in death by his father, Ed Saint; his mother, Pearl Smith Kennemore; one son, Rickey Saint; one stepdaughter, Amy Ohler; and one brother, Robert Kennemore...