Stories from Monday, March 11, 2019

Sarah Donetta White, 72, of Leachville, passed from this life on March 3, 2019, at St. Bernards Medical Center with her family surrounding her. She was born April 9, 1946 in Osceola to Annie Mae Hollis and Curtis Barnhill. She lived most of her life in Colona/Green Rock, Ill., before moving back to Lepanto in 1977...

James “Sonny” Homer Power, 81, of Keiser passed from this life on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Born to Homer M. and Finnie L. Wilson Power in Choctaw County, Miss., he was an area resident for most of his life. James was a retired longtime heavy equipment operator for MAFES in Starkville, Miss., and Stracener Construction Company of Blytheville, and a member of the Wood Springs Baptist Church. ...

Wayne Lee Burnett Sr. passed away March 9, 2019, at his home in Marion at the age of 68. He was retired from Sara Lee Company and a 1969 graduate of Osceola High School. Mr. Burnett was born Jan. 18, 1951, in Dyess to Walter Lee Burnett and Jean Buie. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother Randy Burnett and one sister Shirley Davis...

The Gosnell School Board hired Wynne assistant head coach Lewis Earnest as the new Pirate head football coach on Monday evening. Earnest replaces Coach Brandon Barbaree who recently left GHS to become the head coach at Fountain Lake. Earnest is the assistant head football coach and offensive coordinator at Wynne. He also served as defensive coordinator during his time at the school, which began in 2016. During that time, Wynne had the number one scoring defense in Class 5A in 2016 and 2017...