Stories from Friday, September 12, 2014

Chandler C. Turner, 86, of Brighton, Mich., passed away Thursday, July 31, 2014, at Ashley Court of Brighton, Mich. He was born June 13, 1928, in Caraway, the son of Jarvis and Arrila (Gosie) Turner. ...

David Junior Lee, 50, of Manila, passed away Wednesday Sept. 10, 2014, at his home. Born in Osceola he was the son of the late Clarence and Helen Parnell Lee and had been a lifelong Manila resident. He was a 1981 graduate of Manila High School, was a retired manager with Home Depot in Jonesboro and a member of the Harvest Fellowship Church in Manila...

A shift in courthouse locations for Mississippi County could be on the horizon, if plans go as expected for justices of the quorum court. The court's property committee met Friday morning to discuss the rapidly deteriorating condition of the Blytheville courthouse roof, which has been leaking over the past few seasons and has caused extensive damage to the inside of the structure, including standing water in some offices and constant leaks in the courtroom. ...

Work continued Friday on the future Tractor Supply.

Here are the statewide prep scores from Friday night.

OKOLONA, Miss. -- The Blytheville Chickasaws overcame five turnovers and hung on for a 25-24 win over host Okolona, Friday night. Blytheville's Demekko Clark picked off Chieftain quarterback Tyson Eddie with 1:11 to play, and moments later Demadre Clark ran for a key first down to ice the game...

-- A 2005 purple Yamaha moped, valued at $1,000, was reported stolen from a residence on North 5th Street. -- Kowloon's on South Division reported a burglary. The area around the store's cash register had been ransacked, but nothing was reported missing. Police gathered blood evidence from the scene...

Dr. John Bruce Wilson, 87, of Clarksville, Tennessee, passed from this life Sept. 9, 2014. He was born July 2, 1927 in Berryville, Arkansas to the late Bennett Bascom (B.B.) and Willie (Tinin) Wilson. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Emily Wilson and a brother, Bennett Bascom (Dick) Wilson, Jr...

David Junior Lee, age 50, of Manila, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 at his home. Born in Osceola he was the son of the late Clarence and Helen Parnell Lee and had been a lifelong Manila resident. He was a 1981 graduate of Manila High School, was a retired manager with Home Depot in Jonesboro and a member of the Harvest Fellowship Church in Manila...

Dorothy Lousie Carnell Wren Toombs, 91, of Blytheville, passed from this life on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at her home. Born to Julian and Lizzie Sanders Carnell in Halls, Tennessee, she was an area resident for most of her life and of the Baptist faith...

Mary Lois Morgan, 43, of Trumann, died of a heart attack on Sept. 9, 2014 at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. Born Dec. 31, 1970 in Jonesboro, she was a homemaker and a Pentecostal. She was preceded in death by her father, David Burchfield. Mrs. Morgan leaves her husband, Billy Morgan of Trumann;...

Charles 'Chuck" Robert Wilder, Jr., 49, of Blytheville died Sept. 11, 2014 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis.