Stories from Monday, April 28, 2014

Being a new mom brings around a lot of food for thought, a lot of dreaming and a lot of concern. This beautiful daughter that I have now will need a lot of things over the course of her life, and I want so much for her, but there's one thing I want more than anything else.

Mrs. Nola Mae "Nickie" Powell, 90, of Jonesboro, former longtime Leachville resident, passed from this life Friday, April 25, 2014, at Culpepper Place of Jonesboro. Born in Jan. 15, 1924, in Morris, Okla., she was the daughter of the late John Albert and Grace E. Nichols. Her late husband, Dr. H.M. Powell, practiced dentistry in Leachville for 36 years until his retirement...

Janet Lois Martin, 75, of Manila, died Sunday April 27, 2014, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born Jan. 16, 1939, in Benton Harbor, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Emma Hebner Hubbard and had been a Manila resident for over 30 years...