Stories from Thursday, September 7, 2023

Shelia Kay Ashley was born Feb. 10, 1966, in Osceola to William Eubanks and Velma Steele Aldridge. She was a homemaker. Ms. Ashley passed away Sept. 2, 2023, at her home in Blytheville at the age 57. She was preceded in death by her parents and one granddaughter, Alexis Ashley...

Nell D., nee Ashby, Beard, 91, of Blytheville, born Nov. 1, 1931, at home in the Promised Land community, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023. Mrs. Beard was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker and was of the Methodist faith. She was a long-time employee at the Brown Shoe Factory as a materials handler. When the factory closed, she went to work at American Chain and Cable, also as a materials handler, until she retired in Sept. 1998...