Obituaries
Bryan Craig
Nov 18, 2025
This won’t be a normal obituary mainly because Bryan Craig was not a normal man. He lived life like it was Homecoming week and the theme of the day was “anything but serious” day. The son of Don and Dorothy Craig, Bryan rolled in on October 11, 1974, in Batesville, AR, and rolled out on November 18, 2025, in Jonesboro,...
Kathy Hall
Nov 19, 2025
Kathryn Marie Hall, 71, of Jonesboro, passed from this life on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at her home. She was born on January 21, 1954, in Jonesboro to the late Foster Teague and Jo Marley. Kathy was of the Christian faith. She graduated from Valley View High School in 1972 and went on to earn a degree in Radiology from...
Mavis Lenore Forrest
Nov 16, 2025
Mavis Lenore Forrest, 78, of Jonesboro, went to be with our Lord on November 16, 2025, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Although she insisted on not putting people out, she was happily blessed with a steady flow of visiting family and friends during her final days on earth.
Mavis was born to Orba and Ora Forrest in Paragould, Arkansas, on September 29, 1947....
Loretta Echols
Nov 19, 2025
Loretta Echols, 90, of Jonesboro, passed from this life on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. She was born in Humphrey, Arkansas, on May 20, 1935, to the late Cecil and Lillian Wilson. Loretta was a devoted member of Walnut Street Baptist Church.
She retired from the East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging after decades of dedicated service in senior care, where she...
Wilson A. Lane
Nov 20, 2025
Wilson A. Lane, 85, having lived most of his life in Bono, died Thursday, November 20, 2025, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on April 30, 1940. To William Wilson and Mildred Lane. He was a member of the Bono Church of Christ and had also served as a Deacon for many years. Loving golf...
Helen Charlene Johnson
Nov 19, 2025
Helen Charlene Johnson, 87, of Jonesboro, passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at The Springs. She was born on December 17, 1937, in Anguilla, Mississippi, to the late Charlie and Gaye Thornhill.
Helen lived a full and joyful life. She was the co-owner of Johnson Flying Service in Weiner, where she proudly supported the family business. She...
Dr. Troy Alan Vines
Nov 18, 2025
Troy Alan Vines, 72, went peacefully to be with Jesus on November 18, 2025, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.
Troy was born on November 5, 1953, in Newport, Arkansas. He graduated from Grubbs High School, attended Arkansas State University, followed by UAMS School of Pharmacy. After 5 years as a pharmacist, he attended UAMS School of Medicine. He practiced...
Traven Case Weaver
Nov 17, 2025
Traven Case Weaver, 23, of Lake City, Arkansas, passed on November 17, 2025. He was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on September 5, 2002, to Christopher Scott Weaver and Jennifer Elise Douglas.
Traven was a loved son, grandson, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, teammate, co-worker and a friend.
Traven graduated from Riverside High School in 2021 and was thriving in his career as an...
Virginia Ann Bryant
Nov 17, 2025
Virginia Ann Bryant
October 6, 1942 – November 17, 2025
All of those who knew her or briefly interacted with her, were met and showered with non-judgmental compassion and love. Earthly possessions were not her priority -- family, friends and her patients were.
Known lovingly as Nanny, she was a woman whose compassion shaped every life she touched. She lived with unconditional love...
John R. Smith
Nov 17, 2025
John Robert Smith, 90, of Paragould, entered his heavenly home on November 17, 2025. He was born on June 11, 1935, to P.H. “Hobert” and Lona Faulkner Smith and was a beloved surprise to his older sisters, Virginia and Pauline. Raised in the aftermath of the Great Depression and World War II, John belonged to the generation that deeply valued...
Joenell Lipe
Nov 16, 2025
Joenell Lipe, 87, of Jonesboro, passed from this life on Sunday, November 16, 2025, at her home. She was born on December 10, 1937, in Kennett, Missouri, to Oval and Madeline Jackson.
Joenell was a dedicated and punctual employee of Southwestern Bell, where she faithfully worked for 46 years. She was a longtime member of Central Baptist Church in Jonesboro. Joenell...
Kaylen Virginia Chaney
Nov 15, 2025
Kaylen V. Chaney, wife of Jack Chaney, passed peacefully at her home on Saturday, November 15, 2025.
Bill Etter
Nov 14, 2025
Bill D. Etter of Jonesboro passed away peacefully on Friday, November 14, 2025.
He was born in Jonesboro on November 11, 1943 to Leslie and Pauline Etter. He recently celebrated his 82nd birthday while enjoying his favorite sweet treats and watching the Hogs game with his wife and family.
Bill had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge from the start, and was an...
Norma Jean Cline
Nov 11, 2025
Norma Jean Cline, 94, of Jonesboro, passed peacefully from this life on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. She had made Jonesboro her home since 1993 and was a member of Nettleton Baptist Church.
Born on September 11, 1931, in Bono, Arkansas, Norma was the daughter of the late Cletus and Faye Lakey. A proud graduate of Bono High School, she was the...
Leota Viola Bradsher Wren
Nov 10, 2025
Leota Viola Bradsher Wren 86, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Monday, November 10, 2025. She was born in Trumann, Arkansas in 1938 to Arthur and Elma Bradsher.
She graduated from Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Memphis, TN and served as a Certified Operating Room Nurse in the Methodist Health System for almost her entire 40-year nursing career. She...
Emma Duannah Richerson
Nov 10, 2025
Emma Duannah Richerson, 87, of Jonesboro passed away Monday, November 10, 2025 at St. Elizabeth’s Place. She was born September 23, 1938 in Jonesboro to the late Lester Bryant Baker and Bernice Elose (Roark).
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, one sister and a daughter.
Survivors include her son; one grandson; several nieces, nephews, cousins...
Jerry Wayne Rodgers
Nov 10, 2025
Jerry Wayne Rodgers, a life-long resident of Lunsford, Arkansas, died at St. Bernards Medical Center on Monday, November 10, 2025. He was born in Jonesboro on March 28, 1982, to Carbert and Jeannie Rodgers. He was a member of the Lunsford Baptist Church. Jerry Wayne was member of the Northeast Arkansas Living Historians, and very active doing Civil War reenactments....
Brenda Lee Messamore
Nov 9, 2025
Brenda Lee Messamore, 59, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Sunday, November 9, 2025 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.
Brenda was born in Lincoln, Illinois and raised in Waynesville. She graduated from Olympia High School in 1984 and soon began her lifelong career with Country Financial, where she worked faithfully for more than thirty years. She was known...
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