Stories from Monday, June 26, 2017

Alma Faye Gilpatrick Dulaney, 87, of Monette, passed from this life Thursday, June 22, 2017, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born and raised in Leachville, and was the daughter of the late John Luther and Martha Ellen Smith Nance...

Steve Allen Bowman, 66, of Leachville, died Thursday, June 22, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born at Roseland, he was the son of the late Odis and Mildred Crawford Bowman and had been a lifelong area resident. Steve was a 1968 graduate of Wilson High School and had spent many years in law enforcement. ...

Shelia Ann Cox, 71, of Leachville, died Sunday, June 25, 2017, at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in Hollywood, Mo., she had later lived in Arizona before making her home in Bono for several years. She was a retired certified nurses aide and was a former employee of the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Shelia had been a Leachville resident for the past three years and was of the Baptist faith...

Michael Chad Hawkins, 39, of Manila, passed from this life Thursday, June 22, 2017, at his home. Born Nov. 4, 1977, in Kennett, Mo., he was raised in Leachville and was a 1996 graduate of Buffalo Island Central High School. He had worked as a professional welder and was currently a supervisor for Thompson Industrial Services in Osceola. Chad enjoyed boating and fishing on the St. Francis River and spending time with his family and friends...

Mr. Fread Lovelady, 68 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on June 20, 2017 at the Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. He was born May 7, 1949 to Emanuel Gillespie and Birdie Lee Lovelady in Walls, Mississippi. He was a roofer and factory worker by trade and was of the Baptist faith...