Stories from Monday, January 9, 2017

Monette -- Donna Mullen Rolland, 74, passed away Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born Sept. 12, 1942, in Monette to the late Jeff and Inez Simpson Mullen. Donna graduated Monette High School and retired from the Lake City Library. ...

Mr. Billy Gene Bennett, 81, of Joiner passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017. Born November 13, 1935 in Bardstown, Arkansas to the late D. W. "Dub" and Ruby Bennett, he was a member of the Bassett Presbyterian Church. Survivors include sons, Gene (Sally) Bennett, Dewayne (Pam) Bennett and Leslie Bennett;...

Mr. A.J. Ford, Jr. was born October 16, 1956 in Blytheville to A.J. Ford, Sr. and Mamie Horton. He was a mechanic and a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Yarbro. Mr. Ford departed this life on January 6, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 60...