Stories from Thursday, September 19, 2019

It was by the grace of God, according to one local grandfather, that his family was not killed when a vehicle crashed into their house Friday evening. Bill Fountain, of Osceola, told The Times if God had not intervened his son, Nick, and his family would have been killed...

Robert Earl Davis, 83, of Gosnell, passed away Sept. 16, 2019 at Gosnell Health Care. Robert Earl was born to Wesley and Ivy Cooner Davis in Bruce, Miss., and raised by Wesley and Winnie Carter Davis. He lived most of his life in Gosnell and served his country in the U.S. ...

Peggy Lou Johnston, 80, of Luxora, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Peggy was born in Keiser to Ben and Beatrice Oakley. She was a retired beautician and a member of First Baptist Church, Luxora, where she taught Sunday school for many years. Peggy volunteered as a Pink Lady at South Mississippi County Hospital in Osceola and was the president of the Luxora Book Club. Peggy loved to read, cook and relax at Heber Springs at the lake...