Stories from Friday, June 25, 2021

Jan Mobley, 83, died Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Fort Smith of pulmonary fibrosis.  He is now managing a theatre in Heaven with a new set of lungs where he can breathe freely. He was born May 1, 1938 and raised in Manila, Arkansas.  Jan worked for Pepsi-Cola out of Blytheville for eight years. ...

James Elton Milam, 88, of Trumann, died June 21, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a retired machinist and of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Milam was born May 29, 1933, in Crittenden County to Jessie Elvin and Goldie Mae Helms Milam. He was preceded in death by his parents, both his wives, Mildred Stracener and Carol Milam, and one brother, Don Milam...

Lora Hodges was born in Blytheville on November 27, 1952, the daughter of Will and Lucy Johnson Hodges. She attended school in Armorel and was of the Baptist faith. Lora was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Willie B. Hodges, Willie (Pete) Hodges and Joe Hodges; two sisters, Betty Hodges and Joann Hodges...

Margaret May "Margie" Ferguson, 71, of Leachville, passed from this life Thursday, June 24, 2021, at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in Grand Haven, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Gene and Claudine Barger Giles and had been a longtime Michigan resident before making her home in Northeast Arkansas in 2014. "Margie" was a 1969 graduate of Grand Haven High School and had worked for Robbinswood Assisted Living Community in Grand Haven. ...