Obituaries
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...
Dana Michelle Goodrum
Nov 7, 2025
Dana Michelle Goodrum, 43, of Pocahontas, passed away November 7, 2025 at Baptist East Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. She was born on February 17, 1982 in Batesville, Arkansas to Janet Laposky.
Dana was known for her compassion and spent many years working as a patient care technician at Walk with Us Home Care in Pocahontas. She was a devoted wife...
Jerry Cook Sr.
Nov 5, 2025
Jerry Wayne Cook, Sr., 86, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Born on November 13, 1939, in Milligan Ridge, Arkansas, Jerry’s life was a testament to hard work, devotion, and quiet strength.
He grew up on a farm in northeast Arkansas, where he learned the value of perseverance and community. Jerry continued farming through the early part of...
Alonzo Simmons, Jr.
Nov 4, 2025
Alonzo Simmons, Jr., 61, of Jonesboro, passed peacefully from this life on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. He was born on August 10, 1964, in Augusta, Arkansas, to the late Alonzo Simmons, Sr. and Pearl Simmons.
Alonzo spent his career serving others as a night supervisor at Consolidated Youth Services, where his steady guidance and kind heart made a lasting impact on...
Carolyn Heller
Nov 4, 2025
Jimmie Carolyn Heller, 80, of Jonesboro, passed away on November 4, 2025, at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born on September 10, 1945, in Almara, Arkansas, to G.D. and Pauline Teal.
Carolyn dedicated 20 years of her life to teaching in the Jonesboro School System, where she influenced countless young minds. In her free time, she enjoyed working on puzzles...
Herberta Lynne Hartness
Nov 4, 2025
Herberta Lynne Hartness, 78, of Jonesboro, formerly of Wynne, peacefully departed this life on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 6, 1947, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to the late Herbert and Thelma Waddell.
Herberta was a devoted member of Prospect Missionary Baptist Church in Jonesboro....
David Thomas
Nov 1, 2025
David Thomas, 69, of Jonesboro, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2025, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. He was born April 16, 1956, in Rockford, Illinois, to the late Franklin and Willie Thomas.
David enjoyed fishing, hunting, and watching westerns, but most of all, he loved spending time with his family, who affectionately called him “Papa.”
In addition to his parents, he was...
Thurmond Edward Moore
Nov 1, 2025
Thurmond Edward Moore, 67, of Weiner, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at St. Bernard’s Medical Center on November 1, 2025. He was born on April 5, 1958, in Holly Grove, Arkansas, to William Moore and Ora Lee Strong. Thurmond lived a blessed and fulfilling life.
A proud graduate of Weiner High School, Class of 1977, Thurmond went on to earn a Bachelor...
Mary Frances Lynch
Nov 1, 2025
Mary Frances Lynch, 95, of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2025. She was born on June 12, 1930, in Tinsman, Arkansas, to Preston Tera and Edna Marie Williams.
Mary made Little Rock her home for more than 40 years, where she built a full and joyful life surrounded by family and friends. She worked for many years...
Michelle O'Meal Boling-Garland
Nov 1, 2025
Michelle O’Meal Boling-Garland, 58, of Jonesboro passed from this life on November 1, 2025 at NEA Baptist Medical Center. She was born May 20, 1967 in Jonesboro to the late Fred and Clara Boling.
Michelle has lived in Jonesboro most of her life, was a 1985 graduate of Jonesboro High School and was a member of Cathedral Baptist Church. She enjoyed...
Veda Raye Merryman
Oct 31, 2025
Eulogy for Veda
Today, we gather to honor the life of our mother Veda — a woman whose quiet strength, boundless love, and unwavering determination shaped the lives of everyone who knew her.
She was born on December 4, 1947, to Columbus Tynes Wright and Ruby Irene Westmoreland Brean Wright — a late-in-life surprise who brought unexpected joy and light into their...
Robbie Morris House
Oct 31, 2025
Robbie Morris House, 69, of Jonesboro, passed away on October 31, 2025, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Robbie was born on September 14, 1956, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge to the late EB and Ruby House. In addition to his parents, Robbie was preceded in death by his sister, Lynda Eaves, and his brother, Stanley...
Jacob Todd Roach
Oct 30, 2025
Jacob Todd “Jake” Roach, 64, of Jonesboro, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2025, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to the late Junior and Susie Roach.
Jake grew up in Lepanto until age 16, then moved to Lynn before settling in Jonesboro in 1979. He was a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church....
Janice Faye Tate
Oct 30, 2025
Janice Faye Tate, 77, of Jonesboro, passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born on September 13, 1948 in Jonesboro to Wilford Tate and Ocie Smith Tate.
A lifetime resident of Jonesboro, Janice was a faithful member of Community Fellowship Church and a proud Jonesboro High School graduate. She was a...
Blendia Gail Parris
Oct 28, 2025
Blendia Gail Parris, 69, of Cordova, passed from this life on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at Methodist Le Bonheur Hospital in Germantown. She was born in Trumann, Arkansas, on March 27, 1956, to Harold and Hettie Presley.
Blendia worked many years in the family restaurant, Presley’s Drive In, before continuing her career in medical administration until her retirement. She had a...
George D Johnson
Oct 28, 2025
George D. Johnson, 79, of Jonesboro, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2025, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born August 27, 1946, in Jonesboro to the late John Lofton and Sharley Johnson. In addition to his parents, George is preceded in death by his stepson, Eddie Dale; and siblings Bobby and Johnny Johnson.
Raised in the...
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