Phillips County News - One Nation, Under God

I finally got a chance to fish at Nelson Reservoir last Friday, and as we were pulling up, I couldn’t help but remember my great-uncle Reverend Arthur Blackshire and his wife Rosie Lee Blackshire. He passed away in 2009. She passed away in 2019.

I have no idea why I am telling you all this but… They were very dear to me, despite us being over 60 years apart in age.

They were two of the most influential people to me in my younger years. There was never a doubt in my mind that they truly loved each other and truly were God-loving and God-fearing people because that love was in every fiber...