Stories from Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Michael Gene Johnson, 52, of Leachville, passed from this life Sunday, July 25, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Los Angeles, Calif., he was the son of the late Paul Alexander Johnson and was raised in Blytheville and West Memphis. ...

Barbara Ann Boyles of Jacksonville was born Oct. 13, 1961, to the late Elbert Biggs and the late Bobby Driver Biggs. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. Ms. Boyles passed away on July 13, 2021, at Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock at the age of 59. She is preceded in death by her father, Elbert Biggs, and her mother, Bobby Driver Biggs...

Lona Isabelle Julian Cronk, 95, of Southaven, Miss., formerly of Blytheville, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, Desoto Healthcare Center in Southaven. Lona was born in Grayridge, Mo., to the late William Lee and Harriett Elizabeth Julian. In 1942, she married Charles Richard Cronk, Sr. ...

Gail Davis, 83, of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born to Eddie and Evelyn Ledbetter Rhodes, Gail was a lifelong resident of Blytheville. She was a homemaker and a member of Gosnell Baptist Church. She enjoyed traveling and shopping. Gail was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother...

Rev. Mary Alice Miller, 80, of Osceola, died July 24, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a member of St. Mark A.M.E. Church in Osceola and a retired minister. Ms. Miller was born April 10, 1941, in Dell to Louis Goss and Mattie Swapsie Wright. She was preceded in death by her parents; her special father, Roscoe Wright; one brother, Clarence Wright; one sister, Carrie Scott; one aunt, Carrie Jenkins; and one grandparent, Hattie Swapsie...

Blytheville’s business spirit was on full display July 23-25 with the third annual Entrepreneurship Weekend hosted by Nichell Moss. The weekend was highlighted with a pop-up shop Saturday on Main Street, providing a space for local business minds to build clientele, network and develop their brands...