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Bettye L. Bruner
(Obituary ~ 02/07/23)
Bettye L. Bruner, 88, of Heber Springs, passed away Jan. 29, 2023. She was born July 17, 1933, in Keiser to the late Charlie and Pearl Smith. She was a retiree employee of Blytheville Schools System where she worked as a secretary. She enjoyed traveling to many countries and has been to all 50 states. Bettye was recognized for her baking talents and enjoyed dancing at the senior citizen center. She was always sharing her Christian faith with her family and friends...
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Jessie Dewayne Warren, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/07/23)
Jessie Dewayne Warren, Jr. passed away Jan. 28, 2023, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. He was retired from American Greetings and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Warren was born Aug. 30, 1966, in Osceola to Jessie and Laverne Brown Warren, Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Rosie Lee Thomas; and one niece, LeAnniatia Cinvettle Thomas...
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Aleta Juel White Nowlin
(Obituary ~ 02/07/23)
Aleta Juel White Nowlin, 93, of Blytheville, widow of Mr. Bobby Nowlin, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Feb. 2, 2023, at Gassville Nursing Center, a trip she had long awaited. She was born in Leachville on October 28, 1929, to the late Ralph Doyle and Olive Thompson White. ...
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Robert Earl Bohanon
(Obituary ~ 02/07/23)
Robert Earl Bohanon, 64, of Osceola, passed away Jan. 15, 2023, at Decatur Rehab Center in Decatur, Ill. He was a farmer and a member of Pleasant Grove MB Church in Osceola. Mr. Bohanon was born Jan. 9, 1959, in Earle to George Watkins and Rosetta Redmon. He was preceded in death by his father; one brother, Gilbert Moore; one sister, Catherine Moore; and one grandchild Matt Jackson, Jr...
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Janet Michelle Johnson
(Obituary ~ 02/07/23)
Janet Michelle Johnson, 65, of Osceola passed away Feb. 2, 2023, at her home in Osceola. She was a van attendant for Dawson Employment, a member of Tabernacle MB Church in Osceola and choir member. Ms. Johnson was born March 12, 1957, in Driver to Marshall T. and Norma Worthington Beecham. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Michael G. Beecham; and one grandchild, Genea S. McMillian...
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Dorsey James Easton
(Obituary ~ 02/07/23)
Dorsey James Easton of Blytheville, formerly of Chicago, Ill., was born July 3, 1963, in Chicago, to his parents, Emile and Vinella Easton. Dorsey accepted Christ at an early age. He graduated from Harlan High School in 1982. After high school, Dorsey was employed at Concord Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oak Lawn, Ill. ...
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Jimmie Lee Yankaway
(Obituary ~ 02/07/23)
Jimmie Lee Yankaway was born March 31, 1961, in Osceola to the late John Thomas Yankaway and Rebecca Branch Yankaway. At the age of 61 he passed away on Jan. 31, 2023, at his home in Blytheville. Mr. Yankaway was a factory worker. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Thomas Yankaway and Rebecca Branch Yankaway; one daughter, Shricca Yankaway; two brothers, Derrick Yankaway and John Yankaway Jr...
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Katherine Rucker
(Obituary ~ 02/07/23)
Katherine Rucker, 67, passed away at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro on Feb. 3, 2023. She was born March 6, 1955, to the late Ruthie Mae Jones. Ms. Rucker was a factory worker. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruthie Mae Jones, and one sister, Routhie Jones, of Memphis, Tenn...
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Joseph Daniel “Danny” Armstrong
(Obituary ~ 02/07/23)
Joseph Daniel “Danny” Armstrong, 76, of Waverly, Tenn., passed away Wednesday, Feb, 1, 2023, at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. He was born Feb. 18, 1946, in Marked Tree. Danny served in the United States Army during Vietnam. After being discharged, he worked as a brick layer for most of his life and owned his own business. He was a member of Sneed Street Baptist Church in Arkansas and the League of the South. Danny enjoyed duck hunting and fishing...
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Arkansas Delegation Introduces Legislation to Designate Blytheville Air Force Base as National Cold War Center
(Local News ~ 02/07/23)
Washington – Today, Representatives Crawford, Hill, Westerman, and Womack, along with Senators Boozman and Cotton, introduced legislation to name the Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base located in Blytheville, Arkansas, the “National Cold War Center.” The Eaker base opened in 1942 as a World War II advanced pilot training school, and later became an alert center during the Cold War...
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450 National Guardsmen will depart for Southwest Asia
(Local News ~ 02/07/23)
On Sunday 450 Arkansas National Guardsmen from numerous supporting units of the 2-153 Infantry Battalion, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team departed for their mobilization station at Fort Bliss in Texas. After the guardsmen complete mobilization training at Fort Bliss, they will depart for Southwest Asia...
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Police seek assistance in identifying shooting suspects
(Local News ~ 02/07/23)
The Blytheville Police are investigating three recent shootings and needs the public’s help. The BPD responded to calls of shots fired at two different areas on Feb. 5. The initial shooting was in the West Moultrie area around 1st Street, and the other was in the Lakewood and Cherry Street area...
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New mural depicts farming in the Delta
(Local News ~ 02/07/23)
By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor There’s a new mural at the Gateway Museum which depicts a 1940s agricultural field, just outside of Blytheville. The inspiration for the mural, according to Director Leslie Hester, is a photograph taken by the late Eric Shaw Bollard. The farmer in the photograph is driving a McCormick Farmall tractor...
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