Stories from Monday, November 12, 2018

Billy Joe “Pete” Roddy, 89 of Jonesboro, passed away Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born Jan. 12, 1929, in Jonesboro to the late Walter Joe and Bonnie Nisbett Roddy and lived his early years in Monette. He served his country proudly in the United States Army during the Korean War as a sergeant with Company L, 164th Infantry Regiment 47th Division and received a Bronze Star. ...

Donald Wayne Matthews, 85, of Manila, passed from this life Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, at the Manila Nursing Center in Manila. Born at Manila, he was the son of the late Lon and Oscie Baker Matthews and had attended Manila High School. In 1981, he retired from General Motors in Pontiac, Mich., after which they made their home in Hohenwald, Tenn., until returning to Manila in 1999. ...