Bob Ryan

Bob Ryan, 70, of Jonesboro, died Friday at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro.

A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Bob formerly farmed and operated Ryan’s Seed and Feed in Jonesboro but for the last several years was a Crye-Leike Realtor in Jonesboro.

Bob was a member of Christian Valley Christian Church, a 1957 graduate of Valley View High School, and a veteran of the U.S. Army and the Arkansas National Guard.
He was a past president of the Valley View School Board and a past member of the Valley View Ruritan Club.

Bob was a member of the Jonesboro Board of Realtors, Arkansas Real Estate Association and the National Association of Realtors. He was preceded in death by his mother and step-father: Neva McDaniel & Fletcher Gilbert, his grandmother: Dicie McDaniel, a sister: Betty Peterson, and a brother: John Ryan.

Survivors include:
1 Daughter and Son-in-law: Stacy Ryan Shelton and Ron Shelton of Jonesboro;

1 Son: Randall Ryan of Monette;

His Father and stepmother: Evans H. and Wanda Ryan of Chaffee, Missouri;

2 Sisters: Carol Ryan Cannon of Chaffee, Missouri, and
Pat Doty of Salem;

3 Brothers: Larry Gilbert of Russellville,
David Gilbert of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and
Donny Gilbert of Jonesboro;

6 Grandchildren: Ryan Shelton, Reid Shelton, Andrea Crawford, Amanda Ryan,
Michael Ryan and Brittany Ryan; and

2 Great Grandchildren: Noah Cook and Bailey Crawford.

Graveside funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10:00 at McDaniel Cemetery with David Gibson officiating.

Active pallbearers include: Jim Turney, Kagle Huff, Jack Wright, Steve Heath,
Larry Sharp and Jim Davidson.

Honorary pallbearers include: Crye-Leike Realty Associates, doctors, nurses and staff of NEA Baptist Hospital, Joyce Files, Steve Ryan, Grover Cooper and members of the Valley View High School 1956 Basketball State Championship team.

Visitation will be held Sunday evening, 5:30-8:00, at Emerson Funeral Home Chapel.
For lasting memorials, the family asks that consideration be given to the Bob Ryan Scholarship Fund at Valley View Schools, c/o Radius Baker, 2131 Valley View Drive, Jonesboro, AR 72404.