Stories from Thursday, August 17, 2017

Jani Bourland Watson, 48, from Ironton, Mo., formerly from Manila, passed from this life on Aug. 8, 2017, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. She was born in Blytheville, Ark., on April 9, 1969. She graduated high school from Riverside High School in 1987...

Johnny Murriel Hitchcock, 49, of Jonesboro, passed from this life Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, at his home. Born in Blytheville, he was the son of the late Lodie Shields and Shirley Ann Hitchcock and had been a longtime resident of Chicago, Ill., before making his home in Jonesboro in 2006. He was employed as a landscaper for Doug's Lawn Service and had attended The Rock Church in Jonesboro...

Mr. Jesse Adams, Jr., 64, of Blytheville entered into eternal life August 16, 2017 at NEA Hospital in Jonesboro. Born January 15, 1953 in Hermondale, Missouri to Rosie Lee Jefferson and Jessie Adams, Sr. and raised by Clarence Johnson. At an early age, Jesse professed his hope in Christ and joined Shady Grove Church...