Stories from Friday, July 5, 2013

Mr. Bethel Wayne "Butch" Wright, 74, of Trumann died July 3, 2013, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice in Jonesboro. Mr. Wright was born Aug. 23, 1938 in Manila to the late James Edgar and Ella Morgan Wright. He was of the Baptist faith, known as Pop to his boys and Paw Butch to his grandchildren. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with his boys and grandchildren...

Carlon Odell Weathers, 85, of Etowah, Ark., died July 3, 2013, at his home. He was born Nov. 2, 1927, at Bradford, Ark. He was a retired factory employee and a member of Etowah Baptist Church...

James Ira Whitten, age 83, of Monette died July 1, 2013 at St. Bernard Hospital in Jonesboro. James was the son of James Russell and Willie Mae (Safley) Whitten. James was born October 20, 1929, in Flint, Mich. The Stock Market crashed nine...

Mr. Carlon Odell Weathers, 85, of Etowah, died Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at his home.

Mr. Oliver Coy Land, 67, of Blytheville, died Monday, July 1, 2013, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville.

Georgia Alberta Howard, 70, of Caraway, died of heart failure Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in Jonesboro.

Mary E. Robertson Clayton, 69, of Cooter, Mo., passed from this life Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital in Hayti, Mo.

Faberlene Faye Brown, 39, of Joiner, died of heart failure Monday, July 1, 2013, at South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center in Osceola.

My husband and I have been very fortunate to travel in our 44 years of marriage. We've traveled to five countries and 40 of the states, of course, visiting many of the states several times because several have so many interesting places to visit. So, as you will understand, I love to travel...

Yesterday marked an even 60 Fourth of Julys I have experience on this earth and it was a fairly typical example of the last 35 or so of them ... play a golf match in the morning then attend to details relating to a big meal for the late afternoon.

Little to no damages were caused by fireworks being shot off in city limits Thursday night, according to local fire chiefs.

Jimmy Ray "Hardrock" Henry, 69, of Manila, passed from this life and found eternal peace while at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro Thursday, July 4, 2013. He was the second son born to Floyd and Frankie Morris Henry and had called Manila home for 69 years. ...

LUXORA -- Louisville head football coach Charlie Strong will be a part of the festivities next Friday as the Charles Strong Recreation Center celebrates its annual Kids Day. Inheriting a team that won just 15 games the previoius three seasons, Strong led the Cardinals to a 25-14 record in three seasons with two bowl wins and a pair of Big East titles (2011, 2012)...

Mr. John Powell McHann, 83, a former resident of Blytheville and Southaven, Miss., passed away after a long illness Wednesday, July 3, 2013, at Osceola Living Center.

Operation Healthy Delta, which will offer free treatment by military medical personnel to anyone in the region, will be setting up shop in Blytheville Aug. 5-13.