Stories from Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Captain Preston Williams with the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department confirmed there was an armed bank robbery in Manila on Tuesday morning. A male suspect walked into the Manila Southern Bancorp on Highway 18 at 9:30 a.m. and demanded money. The suspect then left the area on foot. Captain Williams said they are fairly positive the suspect left Manila in a vehicle...

Billy Joe Taylor, 85, of Town Creek, Ala., passed away Friday, March 11, 2022. The funeral service will be Wednesday, March 16, at Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia, Ala., beginning at 11 a.m. with Jessie Reeder officiating. Interment will be in Shoals Memorial Gardens...

Barbara “Bobbie” Jean Colley was born Nov. 19, 1954, in Blytheville. She was the daughter of James and Henrietta Thomas Colley. Bobbie attended Richard B. Harrison High School and was a former employee of Milwaukee Tool. Spending time with her children, grandchildren, sisters, friends, and her dog “Barack” were just a few things that Bobbie cherished. As a young lady, she was a member of Jeremiah Temple Spiritual Church under the leadership of Bishop Roscoe Roberson...

Brandon Quinel Ross, 35, of Sedgwick, Kan., passed away March 9, 2022 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a warehouse worker and of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Ross was born Nov. 7, 1986, in Junction City, Kan., to Carl Ross and Diane Jackson. He was preceded in death by his father...

Michelle Nicole Brawley, 40, of Luxora passed away at her residence on March 14, 2022. She was a homemaker and a member of New Life Tabernacle in Wilson. Mrs. Brawley was born June 1, 1981 in Kennett, Mo., to Carol Mack and Donna Craig. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Willie Mabon Gladney, 59, of Memphis, Tenn., passed away March 8, 2022, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was a retired Air Force officer and a security guard for Guard World in Memphis, Tenn., and a member of New Life Church in Memphis. Mr. Gladney was born Oct. 22, 1962, in Osceola to Mack and Bobbie Miller Gladney. He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Summer Gladney; two brothers, Eddie Mack Gladney and Tony Gladney; and one sister, Blanchie Wilson...

Eugene Watt Jr., 68, of Luxora passed away March 12, 2022, at Regional One Health in Memphis, Tenn. He was a farmer. Mr. Watt was born Jan. 10, 1954, in Osceola to Eugene and Ruby Thurman Watt Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Earlene Watt...

Kinsley Grace Carpenter, infant daughter of Douglas and Brenda Carpenter, went to be with Jesus, on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Jonesboro. Survivors include her parents, Douglas and Brenda Carpenter; brother, William Morris Jr.; sisters, Katelynn Carpenter and Breanna Carpenter; grandparents, Horace and Rita Armstrong...