Stories from Monday, July 27, 2020

Richard Arlien "Dickie" Allen, 78, of Manila, passed from this life Friday, July 24, 2020, at his home. Born in Jonesboro he was the son of the late Arlien Henry and Ruby Lucille Hoskins Allen and was a 1960 graduate of Jonesboro High School. Affectionately known as "Dickie" by his family and friends, he had been a longtime Jonesboro resident and had also lived in Blytheville before moving to Manila in 2015. ...

Charlene Rebecca Neal Jewell, 57, of Jonesboro passed from this life Thursday, July 23, 2020, at the St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Memphis, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Charles Henry Neal and was an employee of Sodexo USA in Jonesboro. Charlene had an adventurous spirit and flair for life, love and laughter that was contagious to all who knew her. She had simple taste and focused on spending quality time with her family and friends.  Family was everything to her; she had the most trusting heart and lived her life believing in the best in people and their ability to change for the better. In addition to her father she was preceded in death by two sisters, Janie Fay England and Jeanie Kay Abbott; and one brother, Carl Raymond Neal.. ...

Joyce Hamby of Trumann departed from this life Saturday, July 25, 2020, at the family residence at the age of 83 years, 1 month and 29 days. She was born Wednesday, May 26, 1937, in and was a lifetime resident of Trumann. Joyce worked at Salant & Salant and retired from Parker Hannifin and was of the Pentecostal faith. ...

Shirley Jean Carmon Nichols, 85, of Blytheville, passed from this life Friday, July 24, 2020, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Born to James Stephen and Birdie Nave Carmon in Tomato, she was a retired accountant for American Greetings Corporation and a member of the Rosa Baptist Church where she and her husband Rev. ...

Virginia Louise Pitts Stewart, 95, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020, at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born Jan. 21, 1925, in Monette to the late Hosea and Amie Hill Pitts. Mrs. Virginia was a 1943 graduate of Monette High School. She and G.F. were married June 16, 1943, and enjoyed many years together until he passed in 2005. Mrs. Stewart was a member of the Monette First Baptist Church. She loved spending time with her family...

Joseph Wayne “Butch “Thomas, 69, of Armorel, passed from this life on Friday, July 24, 2020, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born to Joseph Henry Harrison Todd and Shirley Grace Thomas at the Army Base in the Panama Canal Zone, he was a maintenance mechanic with Nucor Hickman and of the Christian faith. ...

Wava Jean McMillon Wilcox, 93, of Arkadelphia, formerly of Paragould, died Friday July 24, 2020. She was born June 30, 1927, on a farm in the Alexander community near Paragould, the daughter of Sam and Syble Wineland McMillon. She was a retired cosmetology instructor at the Delta Vocational Technical School in Marked Tree. ...

Emily Hartgraves, 50, of Steele, Mo., passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020, at her home. Emily was born in Garden City, Mich., to Otis and Florabell Harwood Gifford and was a 1989 graduate of Manila High School. She was a former security guard at Nucor Yamato and was of the Baptist faith. ...

Carolyn Virginia (Stigall) Littleford, 76, of Brockwell, departed this life July 24, 2020, at home. Carolyn was born Dec. 21, 1943, to Robert Lee Stigall and Avilou (Peters) Stigall in Blytheville. Carolyn met Robert Lynn Littleford while he was stationed at Blytheville Air Force Base. ...

Dennis Paul Parris, 60, of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020, at his home. Paul was born in Orlando, Fla., to Howard Pullman Parris, Jr. and Jeannine McGee Parris. He was a mechanic and former employee of Hopper’s Exxon. Paul was a kind, sweet, and gentle man that enjoyed visiting and spending time with his relatives...