Stories from Monday, July 31, 2017

Mr. Jerry Young Beamon “Foxx” was born July 19, 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee, the fifth child of Pleas Herman Beamon, Sr. and Viola Young Beamon. Jerry professed a hope in Christ at an early age. He attended Hyde Park Elementary and later graduated from Manassas High School in 1957. He attended Owens Business College in 1958 and in 1959 he decided to enlist in the United States Air Force...

Mr. Earnest William Clark, 73 of Blytheville, passed away on July 29, 2017 in his home. He was born on August 23, 1943 to John Clark and Christane Green Clark in Sumfert, South Carolina. He was a railroad worker by trade and was of the Pentecostal faith...

Mrs. Freddie Mae Love passed away on July 27, 2017 at her home in Keiser at the age of 81. She was a retired factory worker and was a member of New Mt. Pleasant Christian Worship Center where she was on the Motherboard and a choir member. Ms. Love is survived by five sons, Jessie Knighten of Keiser, Curtis Knighten (Shonna) and Paul English both of Osceola, David (Beverly) Love of Atlanta, Ga. ...

Mr. Jimmy Connell, 69, of Blytheville, passed away Monday, July 24, 2017 at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Jimmy was born in Blytheville to Homer and Jean (Kelly) Connell and was a member of Bethany Baptist Church. He was retired from Steel Related Technologies where he was the purchasing manager. ...

According to a press release issued Monday by the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), the Gosnell Police Department, the MCSO, Arkansas Parole/Probation and the MCSO Street Crimes Unit executed a search warrant Saturday morning, July 29, at the residence located at 302 South Brucks Circle, Apartment B in Gosnell. The operation resulted in the arrest of five persons...