Stories from Thursday, September 17, 2020

Jerry Junior Jackson, 75, of Gosnell, former Leachville resident, died early Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in Watervliet, Mich., and raised in Leachville, he was the son of the late Ira and Thelma Harrell Jackson and had attended Leachville High School. ...

Jettie M. Miller was born Nov. 24, 1946, in Luxora, to Robert and Mattie Mabins Miller. Jettie was of the Baptist faith and attended Gospel Temple Baptist Church in Luxora under the pastorage of Reverend Michael McKinney. She received her bachelor’s degree from AM&N College in Pine Bluff in 1967 and taught in the Blytheville School District...

Jimmie Charles Wilkerson III of Blytheville was born Oct. 1, 1996, in Blytheville to Sherry Toliver and the late Jimmie Charles Wilkerson II. He was a factory worker and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. Wilkerson passed away Sept. 14, 2020, in Memphis, Tenn., at the age of 23. He was preceded in death by his father Jimmie Charles Wilkerson II and his daughter Jamiyah Mima Wilkerson...

Richard Dunn Sanders, 69, passed away Aug. 24, 2020, after a lengthy battle with lymphoma. Dr. Sanders was born July 20, 1951, and grew up in Lepanto. After graduating from Lepanto High School in 1969, Richard attended the University of Arkansas before gaining early admission to the University of Arkansas Medical School in 1972. ...