Stories from Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Caraway community volunteers and the Park Commission joined together to make the 75th annual Caraway Fourth of July Celebration a success with a parade, entertainment, food vendors, games, pony rides, a petting zoo, prizes, fireworks and more on Saturday...

Gale Jefferson of Jonesboro, formerly of Blytheville, was born May 4, 1954, in Osceola, the son of Frank and Earnestine Brown Jefferson. He was a graduate of Blytheville High School and served his country honorably in the United States Army. Gale was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Frank Jefferson, Jr.; and one sister, Nodie Mae Turner...

Cecilia Marie Razer, 69, of Osceola, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Cecilia was born in Japan to Sergeant First Class Wallace Willoughby and Margaret McGee Willoughby. She was a homemaker and a member of First Lutheran Church in Blytheville. Cecilia was an avid reader and her family was everything to her. She enjoyed being a mother and a MawMaw and spending time with her family...

Tonya Rogers was born Jan. 4, 1976, in Blytheville to Tommy and Betty Rudd Rogers. Tonya was of the Baptist faith and was a member of True Gospel Church under the leadership of Reverend Carl Rogers. Tonya was a graduate of Blytheville High School Class of 1994 and worked as a certified nursing assistant...

Aryah Celeste Shemwell, infant daughter of Brentney Smith and Zack Shemwell, passed away on the day of her birth, June 28, 2021, in Blytheville. She is survived by her parents; brother, Dallis Smith; grandparents, Sherry Moody, Kevin Barch, James (Bridget) Shemwell, Anita Shemwell; great-grandmothers, Pat Turner and Lilia Mobley. She is preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Big Momma, Pappy, Charles Turner and Charles Mobley...

Eloise Knighten Anderson, 58, of Blytheville died July 2, 2021, at Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. She was a CNA and a member of New Mt. Pleasant Christian Worship Center in Osceola. Mrs. Anderson was born Sept. 24, 1962, in Osceola to Odell Knighten, Sr. and Freddie Cannon Love. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Leneva Johnson, 70, of Luxora died July 3, 2021, at SMC Medical Center in Osceola. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Ms. Johnson was born Aug. 24, 1950, in Butler to Roosevelt and Geneva Brittman Love. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, John Love and Ricky Love...

David Eugene “Bo” Thomas, 79, of Oxford, passed from this life, Monday, July 5, 2021, at Fulton County Hospital in Salem. He was the son of the late Filo and Cordie Lee Miller Thomas. Bo was a retired farmer and loved fishing and hunting. He also had a profound love for his wife, children and grandchildren. ...

Eleanor Louise Smith, 65, of Lake City, formerly of Leachville, passed from this life Friday, July 2, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in South Bend, Ind., to the late Ralph and Helen Chadwick and was raised in Grand Rapids, Mich. ...

The victim of a shooting Tuesday morning is in serious but stable condition, according to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson. The victim, 29-year-old Huy Nyugen of Blytheville, was shot during an attempted robbery, Thompson said. 'The offender has been identified as 22-year-old Rasheed Henry of Blytheville," Thompson said. ...