Stories from Friday, January 3, 2020

Wayne Alexander, 82, passed from this life peacefully at home Dec. 30, 2019. He was born in Milledgeville, Tenn., April 28, 1937, to James Leonard Alexander and Cora Olena (Hughes) Alexander. He made his home in Blytheville with his family. He leaves his wife of 50 years Betty Alexander; his son, Greg Alexander (Rene) of Blytheville; his daughters, Ashley Hopkins (Marcus) of Daphne, Ala., and Lindsey Wicker (Jeff) of Blytheville; his grandchildren, Mandy and Molly Alexander, Stanton and Spencer Guest, Blane Howard and Olivia Malone.. ...

Aleda Anderson, 90, of St. Louis, Mo., and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Aleda was born in Steele, Mo., to Ernest and Beulah Lewis Howard. She was a retired sewing machine operator from Serta-Royal Bedding Company and a former member of Trinity Baptist Church. Aleda loved her family, especially her grandchildren...

James "Carl" Davidson, 68, of Manila, passed from this life Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, at Heritage Square Nursing Center in Blytheville. Born in Manila, he was the son of the late Leslie Everett Davidson and had been a longtime Manila resident. Carl was a 1969 graduate of Manila High School and had attended Cotton Boll Vo-Tech in Burdette before joining the U.S. ...

Carolyn Weeks Abbott Omillian, 86, of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Carolyn was born in Vance, Miss., to Leon Alvin and Eva Allie Higginbotham Weeks. She was the former owner and bookkeeper of Delta Auto Parts and a member of Gospel Lighthouse Church. ...

Mamie Sanders, 69, of Blytheville passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Mamie was born June 2, 1950, in Hernando, Miss., to Willie and Elnora Mobley Sanders. She was employed at Blytheville Nursing and Heritage Square Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as a nursing assistant...

Janice Stark, 53, of Blytheville, passed away Dec. 30, 2019, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born June 8, 1966, in Piggott, and was the daughter of Patsy (Huneycutt) Forrest. Janice was united in marriage to Joe Stark on Dec. 31, 2015...

Earl F. Tubbs, 90, of Blytheville passed away Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, in his home. He was the husband of Martha Pierce Tubbs. They shared 69 years of marriage together. Born Nov. 6, 1929, in Oklahoma, he was the son of Ollie and Grace Hill Tubbs. Earl held many positions over his lifetime. ...

Tommye Jean Williams, 82, of Osceola, died Dec. 31, 2019, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was retired from American Greetings and a member of Westside Baptist Church in Osceola. Ms. Williams was born April 23, 1937, in Tyronza, to Tom Greene and Blanche Howard Dunnam...

Susie Pearl Grisham, 87, gained her angel wings on Dec. 19, 2019, in Bandon, Ore. She previously had her home in Blytheville for 47 years. Pearl was born to James and Annie Smith on April 2, 1932, in Statesboro, Ga. She was preceded in death by her parents, and brothers, Wildon Smith, Paul Smith, and her one and only true love, Raymond “Arnold” Grisham. ...

It was standing room only in the third floor courtroom of the Mississippi County Courthouse in Blytheville, Friday afternoon, as the audience took part in the historic groundbreaking ceremony of the renovation of the courthouse. County Judge John Alan Nelson gave the history of the Blytheville courthouse and spoke about what the citizens of Blytheville can expect for at least the next two years...