Stories from Monday, February 4, 2019

Monola Earline Johnson, 90, of Nimmons, Ark., passed away January 31, 2019, at her home in Nimmons. She was born on January 18, 1929, in Carryville, Ark., and was the daughter of Joseph Earl Book and Alice Pearl (Byrd) Book. Earline was united in marriage to Charles Denver Johnson on March 31, 1945, and to this union three children were born...

Ray Pobst, 94, of Piggott, Ark., passed away January 31, 2019, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born on December 27, 1924, in Pollard, Ark., and was the son of the late Louis Ray and Mary Alice (Kemper) Pobst. Ray was united in marriage to Patsy Underwood on Oct. 4, 1947, and to this union four children were born...

Berneda Dees, 95, of Piggott, Ark., passed away January 31, 2019, at Magnolia Manor in Piggott. She was born on July 30, 1923, and was the daughter of Herbert and Neatie (Edwards) Haywood. She was preceded in death by her father, Herbert E. Haywood; mother, Neatie Haywood; husband, Lawrence Dees; brothers, Vernon Haywood, Doyne Haywood and Larry Haywood; sisters, June Thompson, Lorene Staples, Thelma Moreland, Betty Perry, Almerita Haywood and Bonnie Perry...