Stories from Thursday, March 21, 2019

Willie Dee “Wild Bill” King, 76, of Blytheville passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at his home. He was born Jan. 10, 1943 in Friendship, Tenn., to Dewitt and Ruby Harrison King. He had been a constable and police officer in Crockett County, Tenn., a police officer in Blytheville, owned a gas station/grocery store in Crockett County and Wild Bill’s Trading Post in Blytheville. He enjoyed marble hunting and fishing...

Shirley L. Taylor, 69, passed away March 19, 2019, with her family by her side in Springdale. Shirley was born in Osceola, to Fred and Bertha Kagebein Harris. She graduated from Blytheville High School in 1967. She was a very successful businesswoman, and had rewarding careers in banking and real estate both in Arkansas and in Texas...