Stories from Thursday, February 25, 2021

Catherine Roberson Willbanks, 62, of Osceola died Feb. 21, 2021, at SMC Medical Center in Osceola. She was a court administrative secretary for the City of Osceola, employed by the City of Osceola for 20 years and a member of First Baptist Church in Luxora. Mrs. Willbanks was born Nov. 28, 1958, in San Antonio, Texas, to Herbert Roberson and Nadine Hill Gifford. She was preceded in death by her father, Herbert Roberson...

Jeanetta Jean Boyd, 71, of Shawnee, Okla., formerly of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Okla. Jeanetta was born in Blytheville to Otis and JoNell Needham Austin. She was retired from the Blytheville Credit Union and was a former member of First Baptist Church. Jeanetta was the former owner of Flower Fashions, and enjoyed painting, diamond painting and pottery...