Paul Dean Veteto

Paul Dean Veteto, age 72, of Jonesboro, passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Paul was born in Jonesboro and lived most of his adult life in the Jonesboro-Hoxie area. He was a 1968 graduate of Nettleton High School and attended Arkansas State University. Paul was a farmer into early adulthood. Then he found his passion and worked for over 40 years as a brick mason for Fielder Brick Masonry. Eventually he went out on his own as a brick mason until he retired to spend more time with his grandsons.

Paul was a member of Cottage Home Missionary Baptist Church. He was an avid crappie fisherman and loved to have fish fry’s surrounded by friends and family. He loved to hunt, participated in competitive archery competitions and travelled around the US and internationally to visit family and friends.

Paul was preceded in death by his parents, M.D. and Avolene Reed Veteto; a sister Nancy Miller; a brother Jackie Veteto; a brother-in-law Danny Pankey; and a sister-in-law Lou Ann Carter Veteto.

Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law, Paula Reeves of Jonesboro and Kim and James Stearn of Doha, Qatar. Three grandsons which Paul said were the reasons he lived: Coen Paul and Callahan Reeves and Findlay Stearn whom he loved so very much. Three brothers and sister-in-law: Stanley and Bette Veteto of Arlington TN, Dennis Veteto of Atlanta, Georgia, and Carl Veteto of Conway; two sisters and brother-in-law: Barbara Pankey of Blytheville, and Rita and Bill Edington of Jonesboro; a sister-in-law, Donna Parrish Veteto of Jonesboro; and his best friend Ronnie Gartman.

Family and friends are invited to celebrate the life of Paul Veteto on Wednesday,  July 13th at the Trinity Chapel at 11:00am at The Silos, near Bono.

Thank you to Total Life Healthcare, their providers, nurses and staff for taking such great care of our Dad.

Paul loved everything about fishing. Loved to fish, cook fish, and teach people to fish. Before an official “Take a Kid Fishing” program was developed, Paul dreamed about starting something just like it but was too busy working. The family asks that in memory of Paul, when you have the opportunity, that you’d take a child fishing.