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Kathryn Marie Van Lieu, 67, of Salem, Ark., died Oct. 26 in Memphis, Tenn. Arrangements are under the direction of Tri-County Funeral Home in Highland. Danny Thomas Speir, 69, of Hardy, Ark., died Nov. 4 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark. Arrangements are under the direction of Wortham Funeral Home in Highland...

Kenneth Lee Wiles, 75, of Highland, Ark., passed away Nov. 8, 2018, at his home. He was born March 7, 1943, in Highland to Ray and Mary (Pogue) Wiles. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Hardy, Ark. Kenneth was a cabinet maker who was self-employed with various other vocations. He enjoyed fishing and hunting and loved to travel...

Winnie Oma (Huffman) Murry, 87, of Odessa, Mo., formerly of Thayer, Mo., passed away quietly Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018 at home. Winnie was born on Jan. 28, 1931 in Thayer, to Andrew Burrell and Sylvia Cleo (Daily) Huffman. She was united in marriage to Francis Dale Murry in Odessa, Dec. ...

Ronald Qualls, 71 of Evening Shade died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. He was born Jan. 23, 1947 in Evening Shade, Ark. to Herman and Beulah (Hoaney) Qualls. He was a retired real estate broker; a cattle farmer and a member of the Cave City Church of Christ...

Elizabeth Sue Ball was born in Manhattan, Kan., the daughter of M.H. Swartz and Allene Cochran Swartz on Sept. 12, 1934, and departed this life on Nov. 6, 2018 in Ash Flat, Ark., at the age of 84 years. She was united in marriage to Ralph William Ball in Peru, Ind. on Aug. 20, 1955. He preceded her in death on Jan. 1, 2004...

Danny Thomas Speir, of Hardy, Ark., passed into the loving arms of our Lord on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018 at White River Medical Center in Batesville, Ark. after battling a long illness. He was born to the late Henry Thomas Spier and the late Alleene (Lawhon) Spier on May 14, 1949 in Little Rock, Ark...

Stanley Winfred Yancey, 80, of Melbourne, Ark., died Oct. 27 at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Qualls Funeral Home in Cave City. Mary Louise (Seaborn) Blackwell, 73, of Viola, Ark., died Oct. 28 in Mountain Home, Ark. Arrangements are under the direction of Barker Funeral Home in Salem...

Dortha Doris Logan, daughter of the late Pearl and Charlie Ratliff, was born March 7, 1926 in Taft, Calif. She departed this life on Nov. 2, 2018 at her residence in Viola, Ark. Doris moved with her family to Arkansas when she was 12 and there met her future husband, Cleamon Hively. She became a military wife, moving with her spouse’s assignments. After the birth of their fourth child, they divorced and Doris moved back to Arkansas to raise her four children...

Mary Louise (Seaborn) Blackwell, age 73, departed this life on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018 in Mountain Home, Ark. She was born to the late Jodie and Ruth (Martin) Seaborn on Nov. 18, 1944 in Harrisburg, Ark. Mary was united in marriage to Willis Jerry Blackwell on April 5, 1962 in Concord, Ark. ...

Robert Dale Wright, 89, of Cherokee Village, Ark., died Oct. 14 at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Tri-County Funeral Home in Highland. Billy Wayne Bacon, 84, of Cave City, Ark., died Oct. 19 at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Qualls Funeral Home in Cave City...

Farrah Dalton, 27, of Highland, Ark., was arrested Oct. 8 for filing a false police report. Amanda Twilley, 34, of Ash Flat, Ark., was arrested Oct. 8 for public intoxication, theft of property and unauthorized use of a vehicle. Jonathan Brown, 26, of Cherokee Village, Ark., was arrested Oct. 9 for possession of controlled substance schedule six and public intoxication...

Quinton Busbey and Jessica Belcher, of West Plains, are the parents of a baby girl, Raylee Ann, born October 17 at 1:26 p.m. at OMC. She weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches long. Her sibling is Gavin, 4. Her grandparents are Sherri Belcher, of Koshkonong; Jeff Belcher, Potterville; and J.D. and Crystal of Lamb, Udall...

Justin Vardell and Chelsea Hammeke, of Thayer, are the parents of a baby boy, Colton Mitchell Vardell, born Sept. 6 at 10:33 p.m. at OMC. He weighed 9 pounds 12 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long. His siblings are Cameron, 17; Bailey, 16; Brooklyn, 13; Kaden, 13; Kingston, 11; Tristan, 10; Tanner, 5; Emma, 5; Jaxon, 4; Asher 4 and Marley, 3. His grandparents are Paula Williams, Mammoth Spring, Ark.; John Corbin, Tulsa, Okla.; Robert Vardell, Aurora, Ill. and Ginger Keeling, Atkins, Ark...

Nathen and Heather Bryant, of West Plains, are the parents of a baby girl, Stella Marie, born Sept. 6 at 9:07 a.m. at OMC. She weighed 8 pounds 8 1/2 ounces and was 21 3/4 inches long. Her siblings are Sammual, 8; Bryten, 7; Elijah, 4 and Alexzander, 2. Her grandparents are James and Gina Bresee, West Plains and Mark Bryant, Thayer...

Kathlin Rhea White, of Alamo, Tenn., daughter of Kevin White, of Crockett Mills, Tenn. and Charlotte White, of Alamo, Tenn., and Adam Christopher Hamaker, of Jackson, Tenn., son of Keith and Donna Hamaker, of Hot Springs, Ark., announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. White is the granddaughter of Perrylin Harber, of Alamo, Tenn. and Raymond Abel, of Humboldt, Tenn. Hamaker is the grandson of Betty Lou Peebles, of Cave City, Ark...

Terry and Sandy Langston, and Wendell and Nancy Romine, would like to announce the marriage of their children, Kelsey LaShay to Anthony Blain. There will be a shower celebrating the couple on Sunday, Sept. 16, at 2 p.m. at NAEC in the Orange Room in Salem. ...