Obituaries

Oct 7, 2020

Matt Puryear, 42, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, October 7, 2020.  He was a life-long resident of Jonesboro.  He was of the Christian belief and attended the Salvation Ministries Church.  Matt was a loving husband, dad and son.  He was an avid fisherman and was an accomplished guitarist and vocalist.  He had an incredible mechanical ability and could fix anything....

Oct 7, 2020

Roger Allen Krupicki Jr, 51 of Jonesboro passed from this life October 7, 2020.  He was born August 15,1969  to Roger, Sr. and Carol Walker Krupicki in Little Rock.  He worked for the city of Jonesboro and was a member of the Community Fellowship Church.  Roger loved being outside and going to the lake, camping and hunting and working...

Oct 7, 2020

Freida Fern Price, 85, of Caraway passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Monette Manor. She was born November 7, 1934 in Wild Cherry, AR to the late Wesley Thomas and Sarah Jane Sears. Freida was a member of the First Baptist Church in Caraway.

She was preceded in death by her husband- Orvil R. Price; mother...

Oct 6, 2020

Judy Ann Belt, 71, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at the Phil and Flo Jones Hospice House. She was born January 18, 1949 to the late Vernie Allen and Nona Wrinkle. Along with her parents, Judy is preceded in death by her sisters, Peggy Hampton and Verna Dodge; her brother, Jerry Allen; and her grandson, Kyle Belt.

Oct 6, 2020

Charles Cebert Hale, 82 of Lake City, passed from this life Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center due to complications of myasthenia gravis He was born December 31, 1937 to C.C. and Berta Adams Hale in Lester, Arkansas.  Charles was a member of Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Army.  He...

Oct 6, 2020

Jerry Wayne Brooks, 82, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday October 6, 2020 at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born March 11, 1938 in Black Oak to the late Leland and Lovis Brooks.

Jerry has lived in Jonesboro since 1995 after moving from Tupelo, MS and owned Brooks Golf Center in Jonesboro with his son, Joe....

Oct 6, 2020

Rayford Holt, 93 of Bay, passed from this life Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at his home. He was born May 3, 1927 in Ash Flat to the late Otis Clark Holt and Georgie Myrtle Holt.

Rayford has lived in the Bay area most of his life and attended the Bay Church of Christ. He retired from General...

Oct 6, 2020

Agnes Reeder, 67, of El Dorado passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at Arkansas Heart Hospital.  She was born May 7, 1953 in Tyronza, Arkansas and lived most of her life in Mississippi before moving to Arkansas. Agnes absolutely loved her fur babies.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Wade Reeder; parents, Virgil and...

Oct 5, 2020

Steve Farmer, 67, of Jonesboro, went to be with Lord and Savior on Monday, October 5, 2020.  He had lived in Jonesboro since 1994, moving here from Kansas City, Missouri.  Steve was very active in his Christian faith, his family and his community.  He was the chairman of the Craighead County Republican Committee.  He worked as the Superintendent of...

Oct 5, 2020

Ouida Ann Hendrix, of Jonesboro, passed away peacefully Monday, October 5th with her family by her side at 74 years of age. She was born June 4th, 1946 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, where she resided most of her life. She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church. She was a 1964 graduate of Jonesboro High School and later...

Oct 5, 2020

Gene Sanford Williams passed from this life due to complications of Small Cell Lung Cancer and Covid-19 on Monday, October 5, 2020 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center with his family by his side.

Gene drove a truck for Jones Truck Line for 22 years. Then he drove for CSW which is now called XPO until he retired...

Oct 4, 2020

Bobby Joe Couch, Sr., 83, of rural Brookland, passed from this life on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Born in Brookland, Bobby lived all of his life in the Brookland and Jonesboro area. He was a 1956 graduate of Brookland High School and retired from General Electric in Jonesboro where he...

Oct 3, 2020

Victoria "Vicki" Hummelstein, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2020. She was born July 22, 1945, in Jonesboro to Victoria and Lee Hummelstein. Vicki was a life-long member of the First United Methodist Church. She enjoyed going to her JHS high school class reunions,  played piano beautifully, loved to needlepoint, work word search puzzles, complete adult coloring pages which...

Oct 3, 2020

Teresa Annette “Tootie” Hill, 58, passed from this life on Saturday, October 3, 2020. She was born to the late Elmer and Mallie Hill on February 4, 1962 in Jonesboro. Tootie attended school at TLC on Aggie Road in Jonesboro for over 20 years. She enjoyed playing Bingo, bowling, and was fascinated with ink pens (especially ones that did...

Oct 2, 2020

Rosie Lee Parks, 87, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Friday, October 2, 2020. She was born to the late Henry "Beecher" Bowling and Alma Smith Bowling on December 12, 1932 in Coffman, Missouri. Rosie learned how to sew from her mother and made or altered most of her clothing. She also grew up learning how...

Oct 2, 2020

Jon Franklin Filer, 58, of North Little Rock, died Friday, October 2, 2020, at St. Bernards Medical Center.  He was born in Marion, Indiana to Benjamin and Marjorie Rogers Filer.  He had lived in North Little Rock for three years, moving there from Lantana, Florida.  He ad worked for the US Postal Service for over 30 years in their...

Oct 2, 2020

William Walter Davidson, 79, of Jonesboro, AR passed away Friday, October 2, 2020. He was born in Siloam Springs, Arkansas on July 21, 1941 to James Preston Davidson and Frankie Davidson.

He graduated from Harrisonville High School in Harrisonville, Missouri. He believed in service and took it upon himself to enlist in the Navy in 1964 dedicating...

Oct 2, 2020

Preston Thomas Cheatham, 81, of Jonesboro, met Jesus face to face on Oct 2, 2020. He was born in Berlin, Tennessee, on July 14, 1939, to Howard Anderson Cheatham and Ruth Thomas Cheatham.

He graduated from Ripley High School in Ripley, MS and attended Mississippi State University. He was self employed and later worked for Barton’s of...

Oct 1, 2020

Shawna Ashcroft, 63, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, October 1, 2020 at NEA Baptist Hospital.  She had lived in Jonesboro for 17 years, moving here from Sacramento, California.  She loved animals and enjoyed bird watching.  She was preceded in death by her parents and one grandchild.

Survivors include her sons, Charles Abel and wife, Elizabeth; Todd Ashcroft both...

Oct 1, 2020

Jeffrey Stephen Mullen, 54, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, October 1, 2020 in Jonesboro. He was born in West Memphis, AR to Edward Mullen and the then Katherine Mullen.

Jeff was a graduate of Bishop Byrne High School in Memphis, TN, a 1988 graduate of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and a 1992 graduate of the University...