Stories from Tuesday, July 25, 2023

Margie Guy Lewis Maxwell, 82, of Earle, passed away July 13, 2023, at her home. She was born Jan. 9, 1941, to Guy Sheridan and Rubye Simpson Lewis. She was a food service director, bus driver and a member of Barton Chapel Baptist Church in Tyronza. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jesse Maxwell; one son, Paul Maxwell; and her sister, Madge Horton...

Bonnie Lou Sheppard Leggett, 91, of Blytheville, passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023, at her home. Bonnie was born in Roseland to Dewey and Pearl Magers Sheppard. She was a graduate of Dell High School where she played basketball. After graduation, she attended Lindenwood College and graduated from Memphis State with her teaching degree. ...

Brishonda Houston, 21, of Blytheville passed away July 19, 2023. She was born April 7, 2002 in Blytheville to Brian Houston and Calicia Branch. She is survived by her parents, Brian Houston of San Antonio, Texas, and Calicia Branch of Blytheville; one son, Rayshawn Childs Jr., and one daughter, Quinn Childs, both of Blytheville; four brothers, Briashawn Houston of Blytheville, Maleek Branch of Osceola, Jaheim Houston and Miquel Bailey, both of San Antonio, Texas; one sister; Bomani Houston of San Antonio, Texas.. ...

Edna Ellen Yancey was born in Memphis, Tenn., on Nov. 11, 1946, the daughter of John Lewis and Frances Etowa Wiles Yancey of Marked Tree. She died on July 24, 2023, at Heartland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Benton, after a lengthy illness.  Edna received her BSE at Arkansas State University. ...

It does get easier. I promise. However, a piece of your heart will always be missing. How do you get through it? Memories... they will warm your heart and give you great comfort. Someone once said, “I truly never learned what the words ‘I miss you” were until I reached for my dad’s hand and it wasn’t there...”...

Four Blytheville residents have been arrested in connection with the theft of copper. Rayburn Bonee, 41, William Trevor Riggs, 21, Billie Seibert, 21, and Michael Roe, 49, were arrested and charged with theft by receiving of scrap metal. These individuals have been connected to the theft and/or selling of 5,800 pounds of stolen copper wire valued at approximately $17,500...

By SANDRA BRAND NEA Town Courier Editor Following a two-day trial last week, a Mississippi County jury found Jeremy Reed guilty of murder in the first degree and an enhancement for the use of a firearm in the commission of the crime. Curtis Walker and Gina Nelson, deputy prosecuting attorneys, prosecuted Reed for the Aug. 16, 2020 murder of Willie Wright, of Blytheville. Circuit Judge...