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Martavis Cortez Colley
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Martavis Cortez Colley was born Aug. 27, 1989, in Blytheville to Shirley Johnson and the late Curtis Colley. He was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Colley passed away June 23, 2020, in Memphis, Tenn., at the age of 30. He was preceded in death by his father Curtis Colley. ...
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Ashley Danielle Huffins
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Ashley Danielle Huffins, 39, of Trumann, died June 27, 2020, at Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Huffins was born July 29, 1980, in Jonesboro, to Michael and Sheila Stricklin Simpson. She was preceded in death by her mother, Sheila Simpson, and her grandparents, Pete and Faye Simpson and Harry and Sue Stricklin...
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Mary Ruth Murphy Bachuss
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Mary Ruth Murphy Bachuss, 66, of Hornersville, Mo., passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Mary was born in Osceola to David and Pinkey Louise Page Murphy. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. Mary loved her family and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren...
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Dennis Wayne Davis
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Dennis Wayne Davis, 46, of El Dorado, died June 23, 2020, at Baptist Hospital in North Little Rock. He was a carpenter and of the non-denominational faith. He was born October 5, 1973, in Marked Tree to Earnest and Martha Plunkett Davis. He was preceded in death by his father Earnest Davis and one sister Debbie Davis...
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Loyd “Popaton” Dunnam
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Loyd “Popaton” Dunnam, 92, of Jonesboro and formerly of Blytheville, passed from this life on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. Loyd was a retired employee of Blytheville Propane and a member of the Living Word Church in Jonesboro. Prior to leaving Blytheville, he was a faithful member of the Gospel Lighthouse Church for many years. Loyd was also a veteran of the United States Army, serving his country with honor during the Korean War...
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Junior Hill
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Junior Hill was born Jan. 7, 1936, in NO. 9, to the late Robert Hill and the late Easter Banhook Hill. He was a factory worker and a member of Bethlehem Temple C.O.G.I.C. in Blytheville. Mr. Hill passed away June 28, 2020, at his home in Memphis, Tenn., at the age of 84. He was preceded in death by his father Robert Hill, his mother Easter Banhook Hill, one daughter Easter Hill, four brothers and two sisters...
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Lettie Wandick
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Lettie Wandick of Osceola was born Dec. 13, 1966, in to the late J.D. Wandick and Roxie Moore. Lettie departed her life on Monday, June 29, 2020, at South Mississippi County Hospital, in Osceola at the age of 53. She was preceded in death by her parents...
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Juanita Elizabeth Welch
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Juanita Elizabeth Welch, 95, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020, at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born April 3, 1925, in Monette to the late Bud and Fannie Huddleton. She had been a grade school teacher. Mrs. Welch had moved to Detroit for 42 years and came back to Monette in 1991. She enjoyed dressing nice and jewelry. She was a member of the Monette First Baptist Church...
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Frank Joel Ray
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Frank Joel Ray was born Sept. 11, 1949 in Blytheville, to Abraham and Carrie Gallespie Ray. Frank was a graduate of Richard B. Harrison High School and attended Arkansas AM&N University in Pine Bluff. Frank served his country as a member of the United States Army and worked at Terra Chemical Company...
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Randall Jacob Sipes
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Randall Jacob Sipes was born to Eugene Deb Sipes and Ollie Mae (Tate) Sipes in Corcoran, Calif., on May 27, 1951. He passed away at the age of 69 on June 25, 2020, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Jake was drafted in the U.S. Army and served from 1971 to 1991. He worked at Wal-Mart Tire and Lube Express from 1992 to 2001...
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Kathey Anne Presley
(Obituary ~ 06/30/20)
Kathey Anne Presley, 66, passed away Monday morning at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Blytheville on Dec. 27, 1953, to Martin Edward Pankey, Sr. and Billie Ruth Austin Pankey. She attended Blytheville High School for most of her high school years, but she graduated from Dell High School...
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No fireworks inside city limits
(Local News ~ 06/30/20)
Blytheville’s City Advertising Tourism Promotion Commission is sponsoring the annual fireworks display, which will be held at dusk on Saturday. Blytheville assistant police chief Ricky Jefferson reminds residents that Ordinance No. 87 prohibits the discharging of fireworks in the city limits, and Ordinance No. 1622 prohibits discharging firearms inside the city...
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