Stories from Thursday, March 30, 2023

Etheleen Lewis Durley was born Nov. 29, 1924, in Memphis, Tenn. She was born to the parents of Wiley and Mary Lewis. Her twin sister Katheleen Lewis preceded her in death at the tender age of two in 1926. As a child she attended Wilson Trade School in Wilson. She graduated from Vashon High School in Saint Louis, Mo. Etheleen enjoyed drawing, typing and playing basketball Her passion was reading the bible and teaching Sunday school...

Dr. Trice Taylor was born in Paragould on Aug. 28, 1930, and passed away at his home on March 25, 2023. He was the son of Earl Taylor and Cecil Gardner Taylor who descended from the prominent Trice and Gardner families who dated back to the 1600s in Virginia...