Obituaries from July 2021

Richard Ray "Ricky" Collins, 66, of Lepanto, died June 21, 2021 at his home. He was a truck driver for 19 years and of the Pentecostal faith. Mr. Collins was born April 29, 1955 in Eustis, Fla. to Robert and Mary Faye Thompson Collins. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Jeanitta Collins...

Lucy Marie Carroll, 43, of Tyronza, died July 1, 2021 at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Marked Tree. She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith. Mrs. Carroll was born October 24, 1977 in Osceola to Doris Lee and Linnie Lee Cantwell Smith. She was preceded in death by her mother Linnie Lee Smith, her brother Patrick Smith and her stepson Brandon Day...

Charita Mercedes Jones, 65, of Lepanto, died July 7, 2021 at her home. She was a CNA and of the Methodist faith. Ms. Jones was born March 24, 1956 in Lepanto to Nobce Joplin Sr. and Queen Esther Ryan. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Robert Jones and one sister Elsa Marquise Monk...