Stories from Friday, July 1, 2016

Former alderman, JP and political activist to be remembered with Celebration of Life

Lavern "Mac" Manchester, aged 92, of Rector, Ark., passed from this life on June 29, 2016, at the Phil and Flo Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Ark. "Mac" as he was known by all who knew him, was born June 13, 1924, in Leonard, Ark., to the late H.M. Manchester and Clara (Pounds) Manchester. Mac was a lifelong and devoted citizen of Rector...