Stories from Monday, December 12, 2022

Erbie James Dearen, 44, of Manila, passed from this life Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at his home. Born in Blytheville, he was the son of the late Douglas Wayne Dearen and had been a lifelong Manila resident. He had been employed by Berry’s Welding and Blacksmith Shop and Systems Contracting Company in Blytheville, retiring in 2010. ...

James C. “Jim” Fields, 81, of Manila, died early Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Jim was born Aug. 17, 1941, in Myrtle, Miss., to the late Tat and Johnnie Boatner Fields. Following the unexpected death of his father at a very young age he was raised by his mother along with the help of his brother, Gene. ...