Stories from Thursday, July 25, 2019

Dora Augusta Biggerstaff, 80, of Leachville, passed from this life Saturday, July 20, 2019, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Leachville, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Edyth Mae Skidmore Anthony and had lived many years in Wilmington, Ill., before returning to Leachville 20 years ago. Mrs. Dora had worked as a caregiver and was a faithful member of the People of Praise United Pentecostal Church in Leachville...

Frances Diehl, 76, of Gosnell, passed away in the arms of Jesus on July 17, 2019, at Gosnell HCR in Hospice Care. She was born in Marietta, Ohio, to the late James and Frances Diehl. She was a member of the Fairview Baptist Church in Blytheville, graduated from Marietta High School in 1961, and had been employed at General Dollar Store in Parkersburg, W. Vir. She loved her job and spoke of it often...