Stories from Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Nora Lee Knight, 95, of Southaven, Miss., died Feb. 17, 2019 at Desoto Health Care in Southaven, Miss. She was a housewife and of the Baptist faith. Ms. Knight was born April 15, 1923, in Newport to Jess and Bertha Osborn Davis. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Edward Knight...

Travis James Pearson of Blytheville was born Oct. 28, 1983 in St. Louis, Mo., to Bettie Wimbley Henexson of Blytheville and the late James Pearson, Sr. He was a carpenter, an avid chess player and was of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Pearson passed away on Feb. 11, 2019, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville at the age of 35...

Corine Mays Sutton was born May 13, 1936, in Dumas. She was the daughter of Bill Harris and Beatrice Williams.Her family moved to Blytheville in December 1954. Corine was 18 years old. Corine lived in Blytheville for the past 64 years. Corine married Leroy Sutton in June 1972. She remained married until her passing Feb. 15, 2019. They enjoyed a life of loving family, lots of travel and ministry...

Oneal Jordan, 74, of Blytheville, passed away Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Oneal was born in Joiner to Dewitt and Essie Lee Smith. She was retired from Nibco and a member of The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses...

A group of Caraway volunteers manned the third annual Make A Wish roadblock on Friday, Feb. 15, at Highway 158/135 intersection near the Riverside East Elementary School. The volunteers braved the rainy weather raising $15,220 to add to the total of over $374,000 for Make A Wish Mid South. Organizer Caraway Mayor Bo James expressed his appreciation to all of the volunteers and to everyone who donated. The group raised $20,000 last year and $14,000 the first year...

A woman lost her life in a shooting in the 1200 block of Hearn, Tuesday afternoon, Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson confirmed. Thompson said police have detained one individual. At 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, detectives were still on the scene investigating...