Stories from Thursday, April 20, 2023

Annie Elizabeth Jay, 94, of Earle passed away April 18, 2023, at Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City. She was a retired factory worker and of the Pentecostal faith. Ms. Jay was born May 10, 1928, in Memphis, Tenn., to Albert James and Virginia Allbert Arquitt, Sr. She was preceded in death by her parents; her wonderful Christian husband, Raymond Hugh Jay; and her brother, Albert James Arquitt, Jr...

Mona Linda Hessler, 71, of Manila, widow of Hans Hessler, passed from this life Saturday, April 15, 2023, at The Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Salinas, Calif., she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Janette McDowell Whitehead and had been a resident of Manila since 1989. Mona was employed by American Greetings and was a member of Manila First Baptist Church and the Gleaner’s Sunday School class. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband...