Stories from Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Ronnie Lee Birmingham, 64, of Jonesboro passed away at St. Bernards Medical Center on Saturday, March 13, 2021. He was born in Lost Cane March 1, 1957, to Joe and Mildred Rogers Birmingham. He was an equipment operator and supervisor. His family said he was a workaholic. He worked hard and expected others to work hard too. He was loyal to his employer, having worked for only two companies his entire life...

George W. Webb Jr. was born Feb. 9, 1954, to the George Webb Sr. and Mary Davis Webb in Luxora. George departed this life Saturday, March 20, 2021, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo., at the age of 67. He was preceded in death by his parents...

Bradley Keith Miller of Gosnell was born Feb. 10, 1963 in Blytheville to the late Carl Miller and the late Melba Pratt Miller. He was retired from a riverboat and was a lifetime resident of Mississippi County. Mr. Miller passed away March 20, 2021, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 58. He was preceded in death by his father, Carl Miller, and his mother, Melba Pratt Miller...

Junior Ace "Red" Palmer, 94, of Paragould, former longtime Monette resident, passed from this life Monday, March 22, 2021, at Monette Manor Nursing Center. Born in Bell City, Mo., on March 14, 1927, to the late Henrietta Wright and Marion Lloyd Palmer, Junior was still in high school when he was called to serve in the U.S. ...

William E. “Bill” Ward, 84, of Blytheville, passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Funeral services will be announced at a later date. Cobb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Geraldine Sibley, 86, of Jonesboro, passed from this life Tuesday, March 23, 2021, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Helena to the late Claude Ward and Edna Walls, she had lived most of her life in Helena and was retired from the former Bobbie Brooks garment factory. She loved gardening and spending time with her family, and was a devout Christian and member of the Valley View Church of Christ...

According to a press release Tuesday by Blytheville Police Department (BPD) CID Commander John Frazier, officers responded on March 17, 2021 to an alarm activation at the Arkansas Northeastern College Health and Nursing facility. When officers arrived, 52-year old James Crist of Blytheville was found inside the building. Though initially thought to be a key-holder, police quickly realized Crist had allegedly broken into the building and was vandalizing classrooms...