Stories from Monday, February 11, 2019

Charles Wilburn Batten, 79, of Lafe, Ark., passed away on February 9, 2019, at the Arkansas Methodist Hospital, Paragould, Ark. He was born to the late Henry and Beatrice (Huckabay) Batten in Clay County. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Wanda Jones,...

Rita Lynn (James) Ollis, 51, of Piggott, Ark., passed away February 7, 2019, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born on September 7, 1967, in South Bend, Ind., and was the daughter of Charles and Linda (White) James. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Lee James...