Stories from Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Shirley Ann Aultman of Blytheville was born Sept. 30, 1939, in Tyronza to the late James McCorkle and the late Virgie Young McCorkle. She was a homemaker and the former owner of Ed’s Catfish House in Blytheville. Mrs. Aultman passed away Jan. 11, 2020, at her home in Blytheville at the age of 80...

Edward Dean Cole, Jr. of Gosnell was born Dec. 12, 1970 in Blytheville to Edward Cole, Sr. of Marion, Vir., and the late Shirley Freeman Dingler. He was a carpenter and was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Cole passed away on Jan. 7, 2020, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 49...

Monnie Dee Daniels of Blytheville was born May 23, 1966, in Milwaukee, Wis., to the late J.C. Moore and the late Florida Tucker Moore. She worked in housekeeping and was of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Daniels passed away on Jan. 9, 2020, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville at the age of 53...

Virginia Ruth Gryner, 79, of Wynne died Jan. 4, 2020, at Crossridge Hospital in Wynne. She was retired from American Greetings. Ms. Gryner was born Dec. 11, 1940, in Kansas to William Leroy Stewart and Dorothy Wilson Williams. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Bill Gryner...

Ralph Wade Todd, 96, of Fort Smith and formerly of Blytheville, passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, at Brookfield Assisted Living in Fort Smith. Ralph was born in Maverick, Texas, to Charles and Leora Carlton Todd. He was the former plant manager at Bush Brothers in Blytheville and a member of First United Methodist Church. ...

Tiquan Wilson was born Feb. 18, 1998, to Lenita Mays and Don Jackson in Blytheville. Tiquan departed this life on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro at the age of 21. Tiquan leaves to cherish his memories, a son Tylan Wilson of Fort Worth, Texas; his mother, Lenita Mays of State University; his father, Don Jackson of Blytheville; five sisters, Quiniecia Mays and Eboni Brown, both of Jonesboro, Rahsaana Bellany of Blytheville, Sequoya Virgies of Little Rock and Audrey Wynne of Paragould; and three brothers, Quincy Rainey Jr. ...

With the start of a new year, Manila improvement projects are off to a good start. Projects, including drainage, water/sewer, streets, parks/swimming pool, fire department equipment, police department equipment and building renovations, are among the improvements the citizens of Manila will see over the next three years...

Billy Stabbs, 73, of Blytheville passed away Jan. 12, 2020, at Heritae Square Nursing and Rehailitation Facility. He was born in Blytheville on Aug. 17, 1946, to J.B. and Mary Ellen Overton Stabbs. Billy never met a stranger. He had a gift of talking to people as if he had known them for years. ...

Hattie L. Crenshaw was born Feb. 28, 1929 in Como, Miss., to the late Robert and Lucy Young Orr. She was a retired factory worker of ACCO Controls, and a member of God’s Holy Temple & Churches in Blytheville. Mrs. Hattie passed away on Jan. 10, 2020, at StoneBridge Senior Living in Blytheville at the age of 90...