Stories from Thursday, June 9, 2022

Linda Joan Brown, 79, of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at her home. Linda was born in Bogota, Tenn., to Edgar and Erma Hamilton Brim and was a retired nurse’s aide at Parkview Nursing Home. She was an excellent cook and was best known for her biscuits, chicken and dumplings and chocolate cake. ...

Rosa Lee Bollinger, 90 of Manila, widow of Sam Bollinger, passed from this life Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at her home. Born in Bay to the late L.K. and Clara Grace Isbell Holt, she moved to Manila as a child with her family in a horse-drawn wagon. A 1950 graduate of Manila High School, she later attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. ...

Michele Charmaine "Micki" Gott of Jonesboro, formerly of Leachville, widow of Dan Gott, passed from this life Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in Memphis, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Jettie Douglas and Nanetta "Pat" Staudenmayer Hodges and had been a longtime Leachville resident before making her home in Jonesboro in 1972. ...

Catherine Lynn Mayes, “Cathy”, of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022, in the comfort of her home. Born in Birmingham, Ala., to Ervil Harper and Charles Edward Mewbourn, she graduated from Walker County High School in Jasper, Ala., in 1965 and graduated from Walker College in 1967. ...

Gracie Lee Vance, 80, was born Jan. 18, 1942 in Sumner, Miss., to O.C. Morris and Georgia Martin. As a child, the family moved from Mississippi to Arkansas. Gracie attended Richard B. Harrison High School and was a successful business owner. In 1970 Gracie married James Vance. She enjoyed gardening, working crossword puzzles, reading and fishing...

Bonnie Ferne Hamilton, 89, of Manila, widow of Albert Hamilton, passed from this life Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the Manila Nursing Center. Born in Monette, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Talmadge "Pat" and Hattie Slayton Copeland.  Bonnie was a longtime Manila resident and had been employed at the garment factory in Manila for several years. She later worked for Dr. ...

Rebecca June Lovelace, 83, passed from this life at General Baptist Nursing Home in Piggott on June 8, 2022. June was born June 10, 1938, in Deering, Mo.,, to Annie Lois (Ramey) Neel and A.L. “Bill” Neel, Jr. She was united in marriage to William L. “Bill” Lovelace on June 27, 1959, and to this union two children were born. She was a member of the Church of Christ...

William “Bill” Edward Colston, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away Monday, June 6, 2022, in Huntsville, Texas, surrounded by family. He was a resident of Blytheville and a member of Main and 13th Church of Christ...

Jheri Latoya Ballard, 41, of Blytheville passed away May 31, 2022 GRMC in Blytheville. She was a dietician at Gosnell Healthcare in Gosnell. Miss Ballard was born June 18, 1980 in Memphis, Tenn., to Pete Ballard and Freddie Mae Hardin. She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Peggy Williams...