Stories from Tuesday, August 6, 2019

The Gosnell Pirate football team will have a Meet the Pirates at 7 p.m. Friday night. There will be a White vs. Blue scrimmage, giving fans the first look at the 2019 Pirates. On Thursday, Aug. 22, the Pirates will travel to Paragould to scrimmage the Rams at 6:30 p.m...

It was not exactly beginner's luck when Charlene Winstead of Milligan Ridge recently landed a 42- pound flathead. Charlene has been fishing for about eight years but the 42-pounder exceeded all of her fishing expectations. Her husband, Floyd Winstead, is an avid fisherman and is responsible for one of her newest hobbies, fishing. ...

World War II veteran Frank Anderson passed away on Tuesday at the age of 105 at his Westminster Village home. On July 4, 2018, Master Sergeant Anderson threw out the first pitch at a Memphis Redbirds game and gained national attention, appearing on several network shows, including Fox News, ESPN, ABC and NBC Sports. A video of the pitch went viral...

Mr. Frank R. Anderson, 105, of Blytheville, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced when complete. Cobb Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.cobbfuneralhome.com...

David Ira Gaines, 77, of Blytheville, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Born to Ira and Betty Jo Gaines, David was a former employee of Agrico and Walmart and was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene. He served his country with honor in the United States Army. David loved his dogs and reading. He enjoyed watching his nephews play and had a passion for writing...

Earl Lee Miller, Sr. known to everyone as “Sherwood” was born July 25, 1953 in Armorel, AR to the late Richard Miller, Sr. and the late Daisy Mae Larde Miller. He was a retired farmer and was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Miller passed away on August 1, 2019 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR at the age of 66. ...

Mrs. Pairstine Paige of Blytheville, AR was born August 10, 1949 in Frenchman’s Bayou, AR to the late Henry Johnson, JR. and the late Della Kimble Johnson. She was a homemaker and a member of New Mt. Olive M.B. Church. Mrs. Paige passed away on August 2, 2019 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR at the age of 69. ...