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Emery Marie Bridges
(Obituary ~ 06/02/23)
Emery Marie Bridges, two-month-old daughter of Jared Bridges and Jessica Tilley, passed away at her home May 25, 2023, in Osceola. She was born March 24, 2023, in Blytheville. Baby Emery was preceded in death by her grandfather, Jerry Tilley. She is survived by her parents, Jared Bridges and Jessica Tilley of Marie; four brothers, Bentley Tilley, Riley Tilley, Jared Bridges and Ethan Bridges of Marie; one sister, Makayla Tilley of Marie; grandmothers, Regina Tilley of Jonesboro and Cantina Hart of Marie; and her aunt, Jamie Ragan of Marie.. ...
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Lois Ruth “Dixie” Dixon
(Obituary ~ 06/02/23)
Lois Ruth “Dixie” Dixon died Monday, May 29, 2023, after a brief illness. Born in Lincoln, Neb., on Feb. 22, 1938, Dixie was adopted by her parents, Dale and Emma Wagner, and was raised in the small farming community of Eustis, Neb. She was an Air Force wife who raised three children together with her husband Vernon, a veteran of 26 years...
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Linda Jean Wilcox
(Obituary ~ 06/02/23)
Linda Jean Wilcox, 67, of Marmaduke, passed from this life Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at her home. Born in Dowagiac, Mich., she was the daughter of Ray and Sarah Gallo Wilcox. Linda was raised in Marcellus, Mich., and had been a resident of Marmaduke for three years and had attended the Marmaduke First Baptist Church. She enjoyed video games, playing Yahtzee, jigsaw puzzles, and riding bikes in her younger years. She also loved her dog Copper. Linda was preceded in death by her parents...
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Robert James Booth
(Obituary ~ 06/02/23)
Robert James Booth, 69, of Homer City, Penn., formerly of Manila, passed from this life Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at the Conemaugh Miners Medical Center in Hastings, Penn. Born in San Francisco, Calif., he was the son of the late Charles and Marie Rousey Booth and was a 1971 high school graduate. ...
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Library preserves history on microfilm
(Local News ~ 06/02/23)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Mississippi County Library in Blytheville has expanded their microfilm services. The library now has in house the Courier Newspapers back to 1928 and the Osceola Times dating back to the 1870s, all on microfilm are filed neatly for easy access...
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Humane Society thrift shop is moving
(Local News ~ 06/02/23)
By REVIS BLAYLOCK NEA Town Courier Blytheville Humane Society thrift store, known as Orphan Annie’s Thrift Store, is moving to a new location, 510 North Broadway, in the former MCEC building. The thrift store is a major source of income for the Blytheville Humane Society. It has been located at 309 North 2nd Street for 11 years. It was opened by Clara Tayler as a way to help fund the humane society...
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