Stories from Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Janis (Edwards) Francis, 72, of Jonesboro, Ark., passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at her home. She was born March 15, 1944, in Piggott, Ark., to the late Cecil and Anna Laurene Edwards. Mrs. Francis was a member of the Southwest Church of Christ. She had a BSE in Elementary Education and had taught 29 years in the Northeast Arkansas area, concluding her career spending many years at Brookland Schools...