The city of Norman is mourning the loss of longtime mayor Roseanna Markham and her sister Deborah Black. Both tragically lost their lives in an automobile accident Friday, February 7.
According to a preliminary report filed on the Arkansas State Police website, Markham and Black were traveling westbound on Highway 8 in a 2016 Chrysler van. The report states that a 2015 Ford F250 pick up driven by Jeffery Cude of Mena was traveling eastbound on Highway 8 when he crossed the centerline and struck the van being driven by Markham head on.
The accident happened near Board Camp at approximately 6:22 p.m. Markham and Black were both pronounced deceased at the scene of the accident. A youth who was a passenger in Markham’s van was transported to Children’s Hospital in Little Rock.
Corporal Benjamin Harrison was the reporting officer. Road conditions were listed as dry and weather conditions were listed as clear.
