Stories from Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Roy Lee Ashabranner, Jr., O.D., 67, of Little Rock, former Manila resident, passed from this life Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Baptist Health Center in Little Rock. Born in Jonesboro, he was the son of the late Roy Lee and Norma White Ashabranner and was raised in Manila and Gosnell. ...

ARMOREL — A day after falling 11-1 to West Memphis on the road the Armorel Tigers defeated the Blue Devils 6-5 Friday night. WMHS jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first and then added three more runs in the third to lead 4-0. However, the Blue Devils pitching started struggling and the Tigers capitalized. ...

Jamal Jarrod Peck, 16, of Blytheville passed away Sunday, March 3, 2019, in Blytheville. He was born in Overland Park, Kan., May 12, 2002, and was the son of William E. Peck, Jr. and Dorothy Stone. Jamal was a junior at Blytheville High School. He leaves to cherish his memories his mother and stepfather, Dorothy and Mark Mathis of Lancaster, Texas; his father, William E. ...

Jessie Mae Williams was born Oct. 10, 1925 in Dell to the late Willie Williams and the late Ora Coleman Williams. She was a homemaker and a member of First Missionary Baptist Church in Blytheville. Mrs. Williams passed away on March 3, 2019, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro at the age of 93...

Leonard Tyler was born Aug. 5, 1952, in Birdsong to the late Earnest Tyler Sr. and Ollie Newsom Tyler. Mr. Tyler departed this life on Friday, March 1, 2019, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice in Jonesboro at the age of 66. He was preceded in death by his parents...

The 39th Annual ESA St. Jude Radio/Cable-thon raised $213,845 for St. Jude Children’s Hospital over the weekend. During the cable-thon Saturday, Nucor presented a check for $133,424 to support St. Jude. After former St. Jude patient and Armorel native Holly Haynes Bugos told her story on Ritter Communications air, she announced that soliciting donations through Facebook netted $7,049 for the cause...