All Obituaries

Carl Wallace, Sr., 72, of Blytheville passed away on April 5, 2024.  He was born on December 7, 1951 to Charles Franklin and Golda Mae Wallace in Hayti, MO.  Carl was a Navy veteran.  On November 7, 2003 he married the love of his life, Jimmie June Leveritt. He retired from Noranda Aluminum. Carl is survived by his wife, Jimmie June Wallace, of the home; his children:  Carl Wallace, Jr., Amber Wallace (Michael), Greg Beale (Beverly), Angela King (Ray), Nathan Taylor...

Berneda Riley passed away March 26,2024 at Heritage Square Nursing Center in Blytheville ,Arkansas. She was born May 07,1954 to Shannon Whiteside and Alma Robbins. Berneda was of the Pentecostal faith and loved the Lord. She enjoyed arts and crafts, sewing. Berneda played the piano and sang. She was preceded in death by her husband Ronald Riley and her parents. She is survived by her sons, Michael Riley and Jenia Riley of Blytheville, Billy Riley and Melina Riley of Texas. Two sisters Linda...

Neva Diane Shipley, 73, from Steele MO, passed away on Wednesday evening at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro AR.  She was born in Neelyville MO on July 3, 1950 to Hershel and Florence (Burns) Skaggs.  She graduated high school and retired after 28 years of working in the Steele Water company accounting office.  Diane married the love of her life on July 31, 1967.  She and John were married 54 years before his death on March 1,...

Doris Martin,93, of Gosnell Arkansas, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024. She was born in Buffalo, New York on July 25, 1930. Doris was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Doris was very active in her community; she enjoyed organizing donations to the community. She had a great sense of humor. She always had a smile. Doris was a resident of Westminster Village for 17 years. Where she made many friends and enjoyed visiting the library. In addition to her parents, Doris was preceded...

Thomas Dowdy, Colonel, D.D.S. US Army Ret. 89, formerly of Blytheville, AR, died on Fed 4,2024 in Vancouver, WA. Col.Dowdy was a 1952 graduate of Blytheville High School and a graduate of the University of Tenn, College of Dentistry. He was a 31-year Army veteran. After retirement from the army, he received a degree in sculpture and presented the Ft Riley Kansas museum with a life-size bust of Gen. MacArthur that he made. Col.Hardy was preceded in death by parents, Clarence and Mary Dowdy...

Anthony Mosley, 27 of Blytheville, passed away suddenly on December 15, 2023. He was born on February 15, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada to Donald Sledge and Tracy Renee Morris. Anthony was a carpenter and electrician by trade. His Family says he was an adventurer. A free spirit. Who had a big heart. Anthony was a loving person. Who loved his family. His Stepfather, Steve Troup; Great-Grandfather, Jasper Winter; and Grandfather Milton Mosley, preceded him in death. He is survived by his...

Samuel Lee Fountain, 59, of Blytheville, passed away suddenly on December 7, 2023. He was born in Osceola AR on May 11, 1964, to Rosalee Watkins and Stephen Fountain. Samuel was a painter by trade. He was preceded in death by his parents, Stephen, and Rosalee Fountain; his wife Marie Muphy Fountain; and his brother, Stephen Fountain. He is survived by his loving friend Teresa Collins, of Gosnell; one son, Jason and Briah Fountain, of Blytheville; Two daughters, Misty and Brandy Fountain,...

Patricia Eleanor Lee, 68, of Blytheville passed away at home with her family by her side.  She was born in Chicago IL to Jack Joseph Dalton and Eleanor Virginia Degnan Dalton.  She was of the Catholic faith.  Patricia was a huge, fanatical, Steelers fan!  She would not let you say anything negative about the team or its players.  She was also a very gifted seamstress and crafter.  She made Halloween costumes for the kids in the family through the years. She...

Jonathan Perry Abbott of Blytheville and Mountain Home, Arkansas went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 17, 2023.  He was a 1961 graduate of Blytheville High School.  He enlisted in the United States Army in 1964 and proudly served his country in the Army’s esteemed 82nd Airborne Division.  He was a certified parachute rigger and successfully completed 65 jumps out of perfectly good airplanes. Jonathan possessed a love of history and family genealogy.  He...

Matthew Conrad Enos, of Armorel, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2023 at Gosnell Heathcare.  He was born in Newton MA on December 21, 1933 to Manuel and Mary Jessie Sousa Enos.  He was raised in Provence Town MA. Matthew played many sports in high school:  basketball, football, baseball, track, and swimming. After graduating from high school in 1952 he joined the United States Air Force and spent the next 30 years serving his country.  Matthew is a veteran of the...