Stories from Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Dewanda Ann Grant, 69, of Memphis died Tuesday at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. Grant was born April 25, 1939, in Marked Tree. She was the daughter of William Hixon and Ruby Canada. She is survived by two daughters, three stepdaughters, two sons and two stepsons. She is also survived by 28 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Jan. 9, with Lynn Vinson officiating...

Una Lucille Daves, age 96, of Jonesboro passed away Jan. 7, 2009 at the Craighead County Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Born in Quitman, Arkansas, on Sept. 13, 1912, she was the daughter of the late James T. and Mary (Turner) Young. Daves was a homemaker and had been a lifetime resident of Arkansas. ...

William Bryan Harkey, 43, and Brandy Harkey, 29, of 1304 Lester Lane were arrested Jan. 5 and charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to police reports, officers received a complaint of a possible fight at Willow Point Inn. ...