Stories from Monday, April 30, 2018

Regina Faye Riley, 61, of Leachville, formerly of Manila, passed from this life Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at her home. Born in Manila, she was the daughter of the late Louie and Maxine Pierce Wadley and was a 1974 graduate of Manila High School. Regina was a longtime former resident of Sun, La., and she worked several years at Freeland Enterprises in Covington, La. She made her home in Leachville in 2015...

Melvadeen Friday, 88, a longtime resident of Blytheville went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 in Palm Harbor, Florida. She was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas to Walter & Bertha (Sorrells) Talbert on December 18, 1929. She was married for 62 years to the love of her life, Wayne Friday. ...

KENNETT, Mo. — Hospital leaders today announced that work has begun to consolidate operations of Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center with Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center this summer. The modern, 460-bed Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center provides southeastern Missouri with a broad range of services, including inpatient, childbirth, surgical, emergency medical and behavioral healthcare...

Kenneth Paul Bassett, 83, of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Kenneth was born to the late J.L. and Lattie (Kirk) Bassett. He was a retired Lieutenant and firearms instructor for Arkansas Department of Corrections and was a reserve Sheriff’s deputy for over 20 years. Kenneth served his country with honor in the United States Army. Kenneth attended h.i.s. ministries and was a member of the Masonic Lodge for over 50 years...

Robert Lee Walters, 74, of Blytheville died Saturday, April 28, 2018 in San Augustine, Texas. He was born on Feb. 6, 1944 to Pled Lee Walters and Bulah Ora Irby in Manila. He was a truck driver for Synder Trucking and a member of 1st Church of Nazarene in Blytheville...

Blonda Jane Spikes, 86, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018, at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born June 28, 1931, in Leachville to the late Homer “Dolf” and Margaret Peebles Croom. She was a home manager raising three boys and a girl, putting three meals on the table every day and helping her husband on the farm as needed. ...