Obituaries

Jul 31, 2021

Rufus Andrew Mc Daniel Jr. went home to be with his Lord and Savior on July 31, 2021, after a short battle with cancer. Jr. was born to Rufus Mc Daniel and Magdalene Lowe on December 23, 1940, and was later adopted by his grandparents Wille Mae and Bud Mc Daniel. Jr. worked in the construction industry from the...

Jul 29, 2021

Jack Elwood Strong, 82, of Brookland passed from this life Thursday, July 29, 2021 at the Ridgecrest Nursing Home with his family by his side. He was born to the late William Marshall and Lillian Walker Strong in Cape Girardeau, MO on May 24, 1939. Jack has resided in the Jonesboro/Brookland area since 1981 after moving...

Jul 28, 2021

David Lee Ragsdale, Sr., of Weiner, Arkansas, passed away at the Phil & Flo Jones Hospice House on July 28, 2021, at the age of 80.

Born in Portageville, Missouri, on February 28, 1941, he was the son of the late Ira Ragsdale and Jessie Goodwin Ragsdale. He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in...

Jul 27, 2021

William John McCann, 88, of Jonesboro, formally of Waukegan and Gurnee Illinois, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at his home in Jonesboro.  William was born on December 1, 1932 to the late, William Joseph and Madolyn G. McCann.  William married the love of his life, Doris Kay McCann.  He retired from Local 130 Plumbers Union in...

Jul 27, 2021

Phillip Allen Cullison, 85 of Jonesboro passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at UAMS in Little Rock.  He was born February 29, 1936, in Jonesboro to Joy A. Cullison and Madelyn T. Cullison.  He spent his entire life in the Cash area and was a retired rice farmer.  Phillip was a member of Stone Ridge Church of Christ.

Jul 27, 2021

Ruth Louise Melton Hamrick, 95, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died July 27, 2021. She was born in Shelby North Carolina to Columbus and Cellie Melton.  She had lived in Jonesboro since 2018 moving here from Shelby.  She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and nine siblings.

Survivors include her son Loyd Hamrick Jr. and wife Sharon...

Jul 26, 2021

Vincent Smith, formerly of Redfield, passed away Monday, July 26, 2021 in Jonesboro. He was 89.

He was born December 2, 1931, in Reader, Ark., to Willis Stratton Smith and Agnes Lum Vincent Smith. He spoke proudly of his hometown of Reader and his experiences there as a boy.

Vincent met the love of his...

Jul 25, 2021

Ann Maire Dunham, 70, of Jonesboro, passed from this life Sunday, July 25, 2021, at her home. She was born on May 28, 1951 to the late Jacquelyn and Harold Franklin Cunningham. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Kevin Dunham.

Ann moved here from Lansing, MI in 1978. She was...

Jul 24, 2021

Vernon Gene Barnett, 79, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Saturday, July 24, 2021 at NEA Baptist Hospital. Gene was born to the late Vern and Bera Barnett on July 18, 1942 in Jonesboro. He lived his early childhood in Bay, until he was about 6 or 7. He then moved to Searcy until his 10th grade year...

Jul 23, 2021

Nickey Paul Snow, 78, a lifetime resident of Jonesboro died, Friday, July 23, 2021, at his residence. He was a member of Central Baptist Church. He graduated from Jonesboro High School and was an active member of the band and was a member of the Marching Indian Band for Arkansas State University. Nickey served his country in the US Army...

Jul 23, 2021

Dorothy Jean Coggin, 91, of Jonesboro passed from this life Friday, July 23, 2021 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was born December 27, 1929 to the late Raymond and Lottie Terry.

Dorothy has lived in the Jonesboro area most of her life and was a member of the Brookland First Baptist Church. Dorothy was a member...

Jul 21, 2021

Arthur Stewart Matthews, 84, of Jonesboro, passed from this life July 21, 2021, at his home. Arthur was born on May 20, 1937 to the late Ola and Arthur Eugene Matthews. In addition to his parents, Arthur is preceded in death by his son, Chad Matthews; sister, Barbara Matthews; and brother, Clyde Matthews.

Arthur lived in Jonesboro...

Jul 21, 2021

Cleve Dunavant, 93, of Jackson, Tennessee was born March 5, 1928. He went to be with the Lord on July 21, 2021. A longtime resident of Jonesboro, Arkansas and then Jackson, Tennessee, he was a forty one year employee of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. In Jonesboro he was a member of Highland Drive Baptist Church and in Jackson, Englewood...

Jul 19, 2021

Colleen Marie Castone of Lake City, AR formerly of Michigan departed this life on Monday, July 19, 2021, at the age of 62. She was born to the late Jim and Clara Fisher on February 17, 1959, in  Dowagiac, Michigan.

Colleen moved to Lake City in the early 1990s, she enjoyed spending time horseback riding, arrowhead hunting,...

Jul 19, 2021

Eugene Morris Mitchell, 91, of Jonesboro, Arkansas. Son of Morris and Grace, brother to Eleanor and Linda passed away on July 19, 2021, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Though it would be easy to describe Gene as a self-made man, he was clear in his final analysis that all of his best decisions in life were God’s...

Jul 18, 2021

Joan Brooks, 75, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, July 18, 2021, at St. Bernard’s Regional Medical Center.  She was born in Jonesboro to James and Myrtle Crase on March 26, 1946.  She was of the Baptist belief and was a member of the Sedgwick Baptist Church.  Joan loved spending time with her family, especially, her grandchildren and great grandchildren.  In...

Jul 18, 2021

Gwendolyn J. "Gwen" Morgan, 72, of Jonesboro, passed from this life Sunday, July 18, 2021, at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis.

Gwen was born in Augusta, Georgia, and grew up in Jonesboro. She attended Jonesboro Public Schools until moving with her family to the Mardis Addition in south Jonesboro and entering seventh grade at Nettleton School....

Jul 15, 2021

Lacy Edward Griffith, 89, of Clearwater formally of Northeast Arkansas passed from this life Thursday, July 15, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.

Lacy was of the Christian belief and was a dedicated family man.  He worked for the Internal Revenue Service for 30 years.  Most of all Lacy enjoyed retirement by visiting his children...

Jul 14, 2021

Roy Edward Grant, Jr passed from this life Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at NEA Baptist Hospital.  He was born in Leachville to Roy and Carrie Covey Grant on July 12, 1934.  Roy has lived in Jonesboro since 1964, coming from Blytheville.  He retired from the Lilly News Company after 42 years and was a member of Walnut Street Baptist...

Jul 12, 2021

Paul E. Johansen Jr. departed from this life Monday, July 12, 2021 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Paul was born February 27, 1938 in St. Louis, Missouri to Paul Johansen and Christine Broderick Johansen.

Paul served in the United States National Guard. He worked for Johansen Bro’s Shoe Company in St. Louis,...