Stories from Monday, July 17, 2023

Shirley Demple Cato, 87 of Jonesboro, widow of Charles “Poss” Cato, passed from this life, Saturday, July 15, 2023, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Leachville to the late Richard and Lucille Blocker Coburn, she was a 1952 graduate of Leachville High School and had lived most of her life in the Leachville and Monette areas. ...

Jane Holt Gaither entered the world on July 13, 1942, as the 7th child born to Leemon (L.K.) and Grace Holt in Manila. She was married to Johnny Gaither, and together they created a home in Cherokee Village, where she enjoyed God’s earthly creation until she arrived at her eternal home on July 15, 2023, at the age of 81 after battling cancer. ...