Stories from Monday, September 20, 2021

Blytheville police are investigating two shootings Sunday in the city. Officers responded to Robindale Apartments on North Hollywood regarding a gunshot victim, Cameron Luckie, who was later airlifted to the Regional Medical Center (The Med) in Memphis...

Loretta Sue Smith Moss Thomason, 64, of Luxora, passed away Sept. 16, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and a member of Luxora Baptist Church. Mrs. Thomason was born Feb. 1, 1957, in Newport to Robert Gene Moss and Margaret Smith Morris. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Robbie Moss...

Heston Walker Qualls, 15, of Trumann passed away Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. He was born March 29, 2006, in Jonesboro. He was a member a Calvary Baptist Church. Heston adored his church family, especially the babies. He was a huge fan of the Marvel universe, Spiderman being his favorite. Heston also enjoyed basketball, his Xbox, hot rods, motorcycles, collecting fast and furious cars, singing, and loving his dogs, Winnie and Salem...

Gloria Jean Crews, 78, of Paragould, formerly of Leachville, passed from this life Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Michigan City, Ind., she was the daughter of the late William Ray and Bertha Shipley Fries and had lived in New York for a time. ...

Bobbie Joyce Betts, 69, of Blytheville, widow of Larry Gene Betts, passed from this life Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Caraway, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Geneva Whitehead Dodd, Jr. and had been a lifelong area resident. ...

Charles Thomas “Charlie” Rogers, 69, of Beverly Hills, Fla., formerly of Leachville, passed from this life Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. Born in Beverly, Maine, he was the son of the late Chester Monroe Rogers, Sr. Charlie became interested in becoming an electrician at the age of 15 through the mentoring of his brother-in-law George Tierney. Charlie’s 48-year career began even before graduation working for Helco Electric, Inc. ...

Bill Crump, 83, of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, at his home. Bill was born New Albany, Miss., to Nathan and Frances Graves Crump and was a member of First United Pentecostal Church in Manila. He worked for the Arkansas Highway Department for 14 years as a maintenance supervisor and also at Mid-South Oxygen and NexAir for 29 years. Bill was the former sales manager at AirGas and also worked for Wellsco...