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James Clinton (Jim) Ellis III
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
James Clinton (Jim) Ellis III passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022. Jim was one of four children born to Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Ellis, Jr. who enjoyed an adventurous childhood filled with horseback riding, go carts, and spending time with the most influential figure in his life, his grandfather and namesake, James Clinton “Jim” Ellis, Sr. He learned to drive at an early age, operating the grain trucks on the family farm...
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Hope Christian McWilliams
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Hope Christian McWilliams, 31, of Blytheville, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2022, at Heritage Square Nursing Center in Blytheville. Hope was born in Blytheville to Scott Huff and Jody McWilliams. She was always the life of the party and always the one that lit up the room. She loved music and dancing. Hope enjoyed playing baseball, anything to do with art and was an avid animal lover. Hope loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them...
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Sylvester Smith, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Sylvester Smith, Sr. was born Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1959, to the late John L. Smith, Sr. and Earnestine Buchanan Smith in Luxora. He was a 1980 graduate of Luxora High School in Luxora and was raised and cared for by his loving grandmother, the late Robbie Smith, and his energetic aunt, Annie Smith of Luxora. ...
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Nina Jean King
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Nina Jean King, 96, of Manila passed away at St. Bernards Medical Center on April 22, 2022. She was born June 18, 1925 in Atkins to Albert and Martha Goatz Ross. Nina was of the Pentecostal faith. She was a lifelong resident of Leachville. She enjoyed dancing, reading, and drinking her Pepsi Cola...
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Nancy Jo McFarland
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Nancy Jo McFarland, (86), of Jonesboro, died April 22, 2022, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born in Blytheville to the late Joe Lynn and Dewey Vivian Hamby. During her 40-year career with the Department of Defense, she received numerous awards including the Department of Defense Outstanding Civilian Career Service Medal. ...
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Bobby Dale Peel
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Bobby Dale Peel, 79 of Cardwell, Mo., passed from this life early Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in the Happy Corner community near Leachville, he was a 1960 graduate of Childress High School and had served in the Arkansas National Guard. Bobby had been a Cardwell resident for the past 47 years and was the owner and operator of Peel Farms of northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri. He was longtime member of the Antioch Church of Christ in Cardwell. In recent years he enjoyed gardening and growing and selling sweet corn to area residents. ...
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Mallory Harwell Jones
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
On April 21, 2022, Mallory Harwell Jones, 75, took to his heavenly home, after a brief but valiant battle with cancer. Mallory was born to Richard Carl and Irene Parish Jones on June 7, 1946, in Osceola. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Richard "RC" Jones and George Arthur Jones...
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Phyllis Bogle Bradford
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Phyllis Bogle Bradford, 57, of Blytheville, passed away April 23, 2022, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Phyllis was born in Blytheville to Jimmie and Betty Jane Birmingham Bogle. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Blytheville. Phyllis enjoyed watching hummingbirds and Little House on the Prairie. Phyllis loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them...
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Linda Ann Stewart
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Linda Ann Stewart was born July 15, 1953, in Roseland to DC Jefferson and Ada Mae Jefferson. Linda departed this life on April 12, 2022 at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 68. She was preceded in death by her parents; children, Marguerite Hill, Mary Hill, Melinda Hill and Kendrick Hill; brothers, Cleveland Spears, Eddie Spears, Joseph Spears and James Lee Spears; granddaughter, Brittney Sims; and great-grandson, Elijah Sims...
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Charlene King Palmer Thomas
(Obituary ~ 04/26/22)
Charlene King Palmer Thomas of Blytheville was born Aug. 22, 1934, in Dell to the late Eliza King Thorton. She was a retired respiratory therapist and a member of New Immanuel M.B. Church where she was on the usher board, she was also a Golden Girl-Choir member. ...
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