Obituaries

Mildred L. Free

Apr 30, 2019

Mildred L. Free, 75, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born in Maryville, Tennessee on November 2, 1943 to Frank and Mary Page. Mildred was a member of Strawfloor Baptist Church and a saleswoman for Avon, having earned several awards for her salesmanship. She...

Alfred Aaron Hicks

Apr 27, 2019

Alfred Aaron Hicks, 85, of Jonesboro passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Lexington Place Healthcare. He was born August 19, 1933 in Bolivar, Tennessee to the late W.B. and Flossy Hicks. Alfred was of the Church of Christ belief. He worked for the city of Jonesboro for several years. He enjoyed playing the guitar and he was a...

Mary Alice Pruitt

Apr 26, 2019

Mary Alice Pruitt, 82 of Jonesboro passed from this life Friday at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born June 23, 1936 in Bradshaw, W. Virginia to Ernest and Blanche Jarrett Woody. Mary has lived in this area for 18 years, coming from Alabama and Michigan. She enjoyed her family, reading, quilting and doing crafts. She...

Randy Holt

Apr 25, 2019

Rayford “Randy” Holt II, 59, of Bay passed from this life Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City with his family by his side. Randy was born in Trumann to Rayford and Ivy Holt on January 7, 1960.

Randy has spent the last 30 plus years residing at the Russell J Stuebing Home...

Gerrilyn Ann Keene

Apr 23, 2019

Gerrilyn Ann Keene, 83, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born to the late...

Martin Dale Loyd

Apr 22, 2019

Martin Dale Loyd, 67, of Jonesboro passed from this life Monday April 22, 2019 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born to the late Martin and Nora Loyd in Flint, Michigan on February 6, 1952. Martin lived the majority of his life in Jonesboro after coming from Flint. He had a great love of motorcycles and enjoyed antique...

Floy L. Burrow

Apr 22, 2019

Floy L. "Flo" Burrow, 87, of Jonesboro, passed from this life on Monday, April 22, 2019, in her home.

Born in the Bowman community, Flo was a 1949 graduate of Bay High School. She married L.D. Burrow and she moved along with her family to California where they lived five years before returning to Jonesboro in 1960....

Mary Jane Carruth

Apr 21, 2019

Mary Jane “Maw Maw” Carruth, 69, of Jonesboro passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 at Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was born December 25, 1949 in Jonesboro to the late William and Tula Arnold. Jane was of the Pentecostal Faith. She enjoyed watching the gameshow network and spending time with family. Jane also loved spending time with her best...

Robert Langford

Apr 20, 2019

Robert M. “Bud” Langford, 90, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, April 20, 2019 at his home surrounded by family. Born on April 7, 1929, Bud was a native and longtime resident of Jonesboro. He was a member of the First Christian Church, which he lovingly referred to as his “grandmother’s church.”

After graduating from JHS, he proudly served...

Brandon Peaster

Apr 19, 2019

Brandon Lee Peaster, 43, of Bono passed from this life Friday, April 19, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born November 9, 1975 in Jonesboro to Terry Peaster and Tammy Grigsby.

Brandon has lived in Craighead county all of his life and enjoyed riding motorcycles, hunting and fishing. But the pride of his life was...

Virginia L. Randle

Apr 19, 2019

Virginia L. Randle, 82, of Jonesboro, died Friday, April 19, 2019 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House.  She had lived in Jonesboro since 2004, moving here from Earle, Arkansas.  She taught in public schools and became the school librarian.  She was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church and a member of the United Methodist Women....

Landon Drake Furnish

Apr 17, 2019

Landon Drake Furnish, 22, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. He was born on January 14, 1997 to Chad and Katelyn Furnish in Jonesboro. Landon is a member of Central Baptist Church and also a member of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity at Arkansas State University. He loved being outside whether that meant he was...

Joyce M. Smith

Apr 14, 2019

Joyce M. Smith, 87, of Cherokee Village, passed from this life on Sunday, April 14, 2019, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Born in Kennett, Missouri, Joyce was Valedictorian of her graduating class at Hornersville High School and attended the University of Missouri-Columbia before marrying Verlon Smith and beginning their life together. The Smiths lived...

Ellen Collar Guthrie

Apr 13, 2019

Ellen Collar Guthrie, 65, of Black Rock passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born March 13, 1954 in Calico Rock. Ellen was the daughter of the late Carl and Virginia Collar. She was of the Baptist belief. Ellen enjoyed cooking, gardening and was an avid reader. She loved her family most of...

Bill Mcknight

Apr 11, 2019

William “Bill” McKnight, 87 of Jonesboro passed from this life Thursday, April 11, 2019 at St. Bernards Hospital. He was born November 7, 1931 to the late Oris and Mae Goff McKnight in Portia. Bill worked for the Burlington Frisco Railroad for 43 years. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a 32nd...

Glenda F. Branch

Apr 10, 2019

Glenda F. Branch, 67, of Jonesboro, passed away at her home on Wednesday, April 10, 2019.

Glenda was born in Blytheville and lived several years in the Mississippi County community of Tomato before moving to Hanover Park, Illinois. Glenda moved with her family to Jonesboro in 1978.

Glenda worked 20 years in the medical laboratory...

Kathryn Jean Simpson

Apr 10, 2019

Kathryn Simpson, 75, of Jonesboro passed from this Earthly life to her Heavenly home Wednesday, April 10 at St. Bernard’s Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and of Baptist belief. She was a wonderful wife, mom, aunt, and grandma. She loved her family and enjoyed spending time with them, especially her granddaughter who would sit with her for...

Benjamin Smith

Apr 9, 2019

Benjamin Smith, 68, of Lake City passed from this life on April 9, 2019. All services will be private.

Sue Chapman

Apr 8, 2019

Sue Chapman, 67, of Bay passed away Monday, April 8, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born September 20, 1951 in Sand Pointe, Idaho to the late David Pearsal and Eva Colman. Sue loved her family and loved being a grandmother. She was of the Mormon Belief.

In addition to her parents, Sue was preceded...

Nadean Lee

Apr 7, 2019

Nadean Lee, 91, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Sunday, April 7, 2019. She was born to the late Albert and Mae Crockett on June 13, 1927 in Corning. Nadean received her Bachelor of Science from Arkansas State University and her Masters in Library Science from Peabody University-Nashville. She was a member of First Baptist Church and served...