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Willie Earl Martin Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/09/21)
Willie Earl Martin Jr. of Blytheville was born Nov. 19, 1939, in Memphis, Tenn., to the late Willie Earl Martin Sr. and Terra Smith. Willie Earl departed this life Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 81. He was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings, Arnest Martin, John Drew Smith, Larry Charles Smith, Ola B. Williams, Farry Stein Smith, Mary (Liz) Johnson and Mary (Verdell) Johnson, and his stepson, Ben Brooks...
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Alice Faye Dresbach Rogers
(Obituary ~ 02/09/21)
Alice Faye Dresbach Rogers, 89, of Blytheville, passed from this life Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at the Great River Medical Center in Blytheville. Born to Jacob and Eula Dresbach in Whitton, she was a retired teller at the Wilson American State Bank and a past accountant of the Lee Wilson Company where she was employed for 42 years. ...
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Benard Williams
(Obituary ~ 02/09/21)
Benard Williams of Los Angeles, Calif., was born Nov, 29, 1968, in Osceola to Erma Hall Williams of Blytheville and the late Willie Williams. He was a lift driver and was of the Christian faith. Mr. Williams passed away Jan. 22, 2021, at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif., at the age of 52. He was preceded in death by his father, Willie Williams...
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Betty Jean “Dalton” Washington
(Obituary ~ 02/09/21)
Betty Jean “Dalton” Washington of Oakland, Calif., was born Aug. 2, 1960, in Crawfordsville to the late Leroy Dalton and the late Corine McKinney Dalton. She worked in childhood development and was a member of West End M.B. Church. Mrs. Washington passed away Jan. 21, 2021, at her home in Oakland, Calif., at the age of 60. She was preceded in death by her father, Leroy Dalton, and her mother, Corine McKinney Dalton...
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Gary Allen Wheeler
(Obituary ~ 02/09/21)
Gary Allen Wheeler, 59, of Monette passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Memphis. He was born May 20, 1961, in Jonesboro to the late Ernest and Lela Ross Wheeler. Gary served his country proudly in the United States Marines. He was a truck driver for over 25 years and loved to relax at home with his family...
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David Carl Tennyson
(Obituary ~ 02/09/21)
David Carl Tennyson, 68, formerly of Blytheville, AR via Steele, MO, died Sunday, Feb. 7th 2021 at his home in Columbia, MO. He went peacefully in his favorite chair with a glass of truly awful Canadian Whiskey near at hand and is most likely pleased that he didn’t have to sit through that Super Bowl...
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UPDATE: BPD conducting two death investigations
(Local News ~ 02/09/21)
Blytheville police are conducting a death investigation after a woman perished at her apartment in the 500 block of Maple at the intersection with Birch on Tuesday evening, according to Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson. Another female, who lives in the home, was transported to the hospital for treatment of an aliment that is not known at this time...
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Sandra Smith Hopkins
(Obituary ~ 02/09/21)
Sandra Smith Hopkins was born Aug. 21, 1971, to Cordell Wells Sr. and Merry Smith in Chicago, Ill. Sandra departed this life on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Blytheville at the age of 49. She was preceded in death by her mother, Merry Smith. Sandra life will be forever cherished by her three sons, Jarren Ephriam of Copperas Cove, Texas, Cortedz Ephriam and Rodney Weaver Jr., both of Dallas, Texas; her father; Cordell Wells Sr. ...
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