Stories from Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Stacey Lennell Branch was born Sept. 19, 1969, to Eugene Branch and Berthiall Pearson in Osceola. She departed this life July 13, 2022, at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, Miss., at the age of 52. She was preceded in death by her father, Eugene Branch...

Mary Louise Dickerson, 86, of Manila, widow of Floyd William Dickerson, passed from this life Sunday, July 17, 2022, at the Manila Nursing Center in Manila. Born in Keiser, she was the daughter of the late Leonard "Leon" and Esther Gray Manley and had lived most of her life in Manila. ...

Anne Elizabeth Hickox, 76, of Blytheville, passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022, at The Springs in Jonesboro. Anne was born in Blytheville to Dub and Bessie Henry Willingham. She was retired from City Battery and was of the Church of Christ faith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Hickox...

John Jeffery "Jeff" Stokes, 45, of Monette, passed from this life Monday, July 18, 2022, at his home. Born in Blytheville, he was the son of the late John Presley Stokes and Brenda Strop Wyatt and had been a Monette area resident since 1995. Jeff was employed with Brian Rose Farms and had attended the People of Praise United Pentecostal Church in Leachville. He enjoyed working in his yard, collecting knives and Native American Indian artifacts...