Stories from Thursday, September 5, 2024

Charles Gray, 79, of Elgin, Ill., formerly of Blytheville, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 at his home. Charles was born in Blytheville to Robert and Isabelle Gann Gray. He was a truck driver. During his trucking career, Charles developed an interest in CB radio. His favorite hobby was to take the radios apart and rebuild them to his liking. He also enjoyed Indy car racing and was part of the team pit crew for years...

BLYTHEVILLE—Cooking For A Cure teammates Vice President Amy Riston and Treasurer Christina Dever-Gillespie were the guest speakers Tuesday afternoon for the Blytheville Lions Club to discuss the third annual Laura Fletcher Cooking For A Cure which will take place at the Mississippi County Fairgrounds on Sept. 13 and 14. ...

Mrs. Reola Coleman Thomas, 83, was born Dec. 31, 1940, in Somerville, Tenn., the daughter of Henry Taylor and India Anderson Taylor. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Archie Thomas, Sr. and Robert Coleman; and a daughter, Brenda Thomas. Mother Reola entered into the gates of her eternal life on Monday. Sept. 2, 2024, at the Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City...