Tom R. Fleming

Tom Fleming, 78, of Jonesboro, passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House on Friday, March 19, 2021, following a year-long battle with brain cancer.  He was surrounded by his family, wife Patsy Fleming , son Mark Stogsdill, and daughter Leigh Ann Coulon.

Tom was born July 29, 1942 to Sam Fleming and Betty Reid Fleming and grew up in Fulton, Missouri.  He graduated from University of Missouri in Columbia, MO in 1965, where he played football.  His first job was teaching and coaching in Hannibal, MO High School from 1965 - 1968.  He lived and worked for several years on a ranch in West Texas, before joining Dow Elanco as an Agricultural Chemical Salesman in 1970.  He retired from Elanco after 30 successful years, and was known by many as the 'Treflan Man' throughout NE Arkansas farming community.  After retirement, he worked in Crop Insurance Sales for Stanley and Co. in Lepanto, continuing to enjoy his time with the farmers in NE Arkansas.  He retired in 2020.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Betty Fleming, wife Judy Fleming to whom he was married for 39 year.  He is survived by his wife Patsy Fleming of the home, children Mark (Mary) Stogsdill of Pegram, TN, daughter Leigh Ann (Don) Coulon of East End AR, stepson David Richardson of Kent, WA, grandchildren Ashley Jackson and son Bryce of East End, AR and Jeremy Thomas (Julia) Coulon and their children Jaxon, Tatum, Cooper, and Beau Thomas of Spring, TX. Tom and Patsy were members of First United Methodist Church in Jonesboro, AR.

Memorial and celebration of Tom's life will be held on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 10 am at Emerson Funeral Home.

Family requests lasting memorials be made to Mount Olive Cumberland Presbyterian Church in   Melbourne, AR, an Historic, active church started in 1826 that Tom loved and supported for many years. The address is Mount Olive Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 400 Bone Island Rd., Melbourne, AR 72556. Also, consider for a lasting memorial to the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House, 400 East Matthews St., Jonesboro, AR 72401.