Stories from Friday, April 10, 2020

Lorene Marrie Nettles passed away April 7, 2020, at the age of 97. Lorene was born to Noah and Ora (Ellis) Fulks in Piggott, Ark. Lorene was preceded in death by her parents, Noah and Ora Fulks; her husband, Louis Ray Nettles; five sisters, Elva Stone, Venna Gatewood, Geneva Nettles, Pearl Ward and Augusta Dees; and one brother, Prentis Nettles...

Stella Mae Whaley, 95, of Piggott, Ark., passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020, at the General Baptist Nursing Home in Piggott. She was born on April 2, 1925, in Carryville, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Walter and Madeline (Trout) Riddle. Stella was united in marriage to James Willard Whaley on Feb. 15, 1946...

Mary Sula Gardner, 92, of Rector, Ark., passed from this world on April 10, 2020. She was born in Marmaduke, Ark., to the late RW and Leona (French) Poppe. She was a faithful member of the Evangelical Methodist Church, where she raised her family. Sula was one of the first employees to work in the Emerson Electric Plant in Paragould...