Stories from Tuesday, February 5, 2019

James (Don) Middleton, of Jonesboro, passed from this life Feb. 2, 2019, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Don was born Sept. 15, 1937, in Gosnell to the late James W. and Odes (Russell) Middleton. He spent most of his life in the Blytheville area. He graduated from Gosnell High School and served his country in the United States Air Force. Don was of the Baptist faith...

Jack Mark Conley left this earth Feb. 2, 2019, at the age of 82 years. He was born Aug. 30, 1936, in Blytheville to Calvin and Jewel Conley of Blytheville. Jack was a meat cutter in Manila for 10 years and worked at Hays in Blytheville. He was also the owner of the Blytheville Recreational Center for over 30 years. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Jack made a lot of friends over the years and will be deeply missed by family and friends...

Rose Marie Day of Joiner was born March 18, 1958, in Little Rock, to the late William Haston Day and the late Vada Sparks Day. She was a factory worker and of the Pentecostal faith. Ms. Day passed away on Jan. 31, 2019, at Methodist Germantown Healthcare in Germantown, Tenn., at the age of 60...

Ricky D. Love was born April 9, 1964, to Roosevelt Love Sr. and Geneva Brittmon Love, in Osceola. Ricky departed this life Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, in Osceola at the age of 54. He was preceded in death by his parents. Ricky’s life will forever be cherished in the lives of his fiance, Helen Bufford of Osceola; one son, Richard Love of Little Rock;, one daughter, Rikeya Love of Luxora; six sisters, Pearlie Mae Branch and Leneva Johnson both of Luxora, Catherine Brown, Carla Jones, Amber Frazier, all of Osceola, and Debra Mosley of Blytheville; five brothers, James Love, Albert Love, both of Osceola, Floyd Love of Luxora, Paul Love of Lansing, Mich., and Roosevelt Love Jr. ...

Saturday, more than 50 people gathered at the Hampton Inn in Blytheville to participate in the fourth annual Polar Plunge, which raised a total of $11,368 for Special Olympics. Although the temperature outside was in the mid-60’s, Houseworth Hotel owner Molly Jackson stated that when cleaning the pool Friday crews said the water temperature was at 38 degrees...

OSCEOLA — The Gosnell Lady Pirates ( 4-20, 1-15) led early in the game and were tied with the Osceola Lady Seminoles after the first quarter but the Lady ‘Noles pulled away down the stretch and defeated the Lady Pirates 58-43. Senior center Kaylee Miller helped the Lady Pirates get going as she had five of the team’s 10 points in the first quarter. They were tied at 10 at the end of the first...

Gordon Keith Harris, 53, died Feb. 4, 2019, at SMC Medical in Osceola. He was a U.S. Army veteran, 1984 Osceola High School graduate and local businessman for the past 30 years. Keith was born Dec. 12, 1965, in Osceola to Joe Harris, Jr. and Luanna Thompson Harris...

Barbara Burnett Schumacher, 96, passed away in her home Feb. 5, 2019. Mrs. Schumacher was born in Aurora, Ill., to Rosalie Ott Burnett and Donald C. Burnett. She was a graduate of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., where she also competed on the equestrian team. ...

Gosnell and Osceola combined for 31 fouls and three technicals in the chippy first half of Tuesday night’s 3A-3 Conference finale at the GHS gym. Already playing without one of its key players, Jordan Lewis, Gosnell found itself in significant foul trouble in the opening half as Jaquon Partee, Amarion Partee, Jydarian Young and Fred Debose all had three fouls...

The Blytheville Chickasaws pulled out a huge win, 44-39, Tuesday night against the Brookland Bearcats on Senior Night. After the Valley View Blazers shocked the Westside Warriors, the Chicks earned a share of the conference title. The Chickasaws trailed to start the game as the Bearcats jumped out to a 14-10 lead in the first quarter, but the Blytheville took the lead back in the second quarter and led 22-21 at the half...

Clarence Regenold “Ray Ray” Williams, 52, of Coldwater, Miss., formerly of Blytheville, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Senatobia, Miss. “Ray Ray was born in Chicago, Ill., on June 27, 1966, and was the son of Phillip Turner and Brenda Williams Cole. He was employed at Turner Industries as a maintenance assistant and was a 1984 graduate of Blytheville High School...