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CHARLESTON — Earline M. Fillyaw, age 83, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, at her home in Charleston.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, with visitation one hour prior, at Adams Arbor Church of God of Prophecy. Interment will follow in Adams Arbor Cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Angela Todd.
She is survived by her son, Brian Wilkes of Courtland; 6 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
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CHARLESTON — Earline M. Fillyaw, age 83, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, at her home in Charleston.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, with visitation one hour prior, at Adams Arbor Church of God of Prophecy. Interment will follow in Adams Arbor Cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Angela Todd.
She is survived by her son, Brian Wilkes of Courtland; 6 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
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CHARLESTON — Earline M. Fillyaw, age 83, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, at her home in Charleston.
Funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, with visitation one hour prior, at Adams Arbor Church of God of Prophecy. Interment will follow in Adams Arbor Cemetery. Newsom Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Angela Todd.
She is survived by her son, Brian Wilkes of Courtland; 6 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
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CHARLESTON — Kathy Annette Rogers Dungan, age 70, registered nurse, passed away, Wednesday, Dec. 31.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at Newsom Funeral Home with interment following in Magnolia Gardens Cemetery at Paynes.
She is survived by her husband, Donnie Dungan; two sons, Joshua Dungan and Christopher Dungan; and a granddaughter.
The family requests memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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CHARLESTON — Kathy Annette Rogers Dungan, age 70, registered nurse, passed away, Wednesday, Dec. 31.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at Newsom Funeral Home with interment following in Magnolia Gardens Cemetery at Paynes.
She is survived by her husband, Donnie Dungan; two sons, Joshua Dungan and Christopher Dungan; and a granddaughter.
The family requests memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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CHARLESTON — Kathy Annette Rogers Dungan, age 70, registered nurse, passed away, Wednesday, Dec. 31.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at Newsom Funeral Home with interment following in Magnolia Gardens Cemetery at Paynes.
She is survived by her husband, Donnie Dungan; two sons, Joshua Dungan and Christopher Dungan; and a granddaughter.
The family requests memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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CHARLESTON — Kathy Annette Rogers Dungan, age 70, registered nurse, passed away, Wednesday, Dec. 31.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at Newsom Funeral Home with interment following in Magnolia Gardens Cemetery at Paynes.
She is survived by her husband, Donnie Dungan; two sons, Joshua Dungan and Christopher Dungan; and a granddaughter.
The family requests memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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In Mississippi
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By LaKeadra Coffey
Choctaw Plaindealer
An Attala County man has been charged with second-degree murder and an enhanced charge for using a switch in connection with the death of a 19-year-old man in an act many are calling “senseless.”
Right before the clock struck 12 on New Year’s Day, Weir Police Chief Dillion Cates said Kentavious Merritt, 24, allegedly shot and killed Caden Yarbrough, 19, of Weir.
Merritt has been charged with second-degree murder and possession and/or use of a machine gun conversion device.
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By LaKeadra Coffey
Choctaw Plaindealer
An Attala County man has been charged with second-degree murder and an enhanced charge for using a switch in connection with the death of a 19-year-old man in an act many are calling “senseless.”
Right before the clock struck 12 on New Year’s Day, Weir Police Chief Dillion Cates said Kentavious Merritt, 24, allegedly shot and killed Caden Yarbrough, 19, of Weir.
Merritt has been charged with second-degree murder and possession and/or use of a machine gun conversion device.
Published on
2 months 4 weeks ago
By LaKeadra Coffey
Choctaw Plaindealer
An Attala County man has been charged with second-degree murder and an enhanced charge for using a switch in connection with the death of a 19-year-old man in an act many are calling “senseless.”
Right before the clock struck 12 on New Year’s Day, Weir Police Chief Dillion Cates said Kentavious Merritt, 24, allegedly shot and killed Caden Yarbrough, 19, of Weir.
Merritt has been charged with second-degree murder and possession and/or use of a machine gun conversion device.
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The 2026 session of the Mississippi Legislature is ready to go, and from the looks of things, the Republican majorities in both chambers must prepare to compromise to get anything high on their wish list accomplished.
A recent story on the Magnolia Tribune website explored education issues ranging from school choice to teacher pay raises; and increased financial assistance for the Public Employees Retirement System to start decreasing its $26 billion unfunded liability.
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The 2026 session of the Mississippi Legislature is ready to go, and from the looks of things, the Republican majorities in both chambers must prepare to compromise to get anything high on their wish list accomplished.
A recent story on the Magnolia Tribune website explored education issues ranging from school choice to teacher pay raises; and increased financial assistance for the Public Employees Retirement System to start decreasing its $26 billion unfunded liability.
Published on
2 months 4 weeks ago
The 2026 session of the Mississippi Legislature is ready to go, and from the looks of things, the Republican majorities in both chambers must prepare to compromise to get anything high on their wish list accomplished.
A recent story on the Magnolia Tribune website explored education issues ranging from school choice to teacher pay raises; and increased financial assistance for the Public Employees Retirement System to start decreasing its $26 billion unfunded liability.
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Few entities have had a bigger effect on Arkansas than Walmart, and this year the effect was bigger than most. For that reason, philanthropist Alice Walton, daughter of founder Sam Walton, and retiring CEO Doug McMillon are the Arkansans of the Year.
Every December, this column bestows that title on an individual or individuals who have most impacted the state. It is inspired by Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” designation for “the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year.”
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2 months 4 weeks ago
Few entities have had a bigger effect on Arkansas than Walmart, and this year the effect was bigger than most. For that reason, philanthropist Alice Walton, daughter of founder Sam Walton, and retiring CEO Doug McMillon are the Arkansans of the Year.
Every December, this column bestows that title on an individual or individuals who have most impacted the state. It is inspired by Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” designation for “the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year.”
By Steve Brawner © 2025 by Steve Brawner Communications, Inc. on
2 months 4 weeks ago
Few entities have had a bigger effect on Arkansas than Walmart, and this year the effect was bigger than most. For that reason, philanthropist Alice Walton, daughter of founder Sam Walton, and retiring CEO Doug McMillon are the Arkansans of the Year.
Every December, this column bestows that title on an individual or individuals who have most impacted the state. It is inspired by Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” designation for “the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year.”
By Steve Brawner © 2025 by Steve Brawner Communications, Inc. on
