Stories from Monday, August 22, 2022

Billy Ray Collins, 73, of Harrisburg, passed away Aug. 16, 2022, at his home. He was a retired registered nurse and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Collins was born March 29, 1949, in Tyronza to Herschel and Mildred Staten Collins, Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Herschel Collins, Jr.; two sisters, Jeri Robinson and Brenda Brewer; and brother-in-law Andrew Brewer...

Melanie Anne Peek Cornelison, 54, of Manila, passed from this life Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Hospital in Little Rock. Born in Bisbee, Ariz., and raised in DeKalb, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Mark and Carolyn Cox Peek and had been a Manila resident since 2015. Melanie was a homemaker and enjoyed doing arts/crafts and listening to music. Her favorite pastime was spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Cody Peek, and brother, Markie Peek.. ...

Nolan Wayne Beatty was stillborn on Aug. 16, 2022, to Dustin Beatty and Madison Brandon at GRMC in Blytheville. He was preceded in death by one brother, Dustin Beatty, Jr. He is survived by his parents; one brother, Brycen Beatty of Luxora; one aunt, Megan Beatty of Luxora; his grandparents, Kevin and Cynthia Beatty and Tara Beatty of Luxora, Jimmy Brandon of Osceola; and his great-grandparents, Bill and Kathleen Rice of Luxora...

Shirley Jean McClelland, 75, of Turrell, passed away Aug. 20, 2022, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and a member of Milan Chapel Pentecostal Church of God in Heafer. Ms. McClelland was born March 6, 1947, in Crawfordsville to Royal David Hooker and Zettie Hamilton Easley. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jimmy McClelland; three brothers, Donald Hooker, Carl David Hooker and Dickie Easley; and one sister, Betty Vannetter...