Obituaries

Jan 23, 2019

Lavern Davison, 89 of Bay passed from this life on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. She was a born on October 30, 1929 in Trumann, Arkansas to the late Walter and Mollie Baker. Lavern was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Trumann and retired from both Singer and the City of Jonesboro. She absolutely loved...

Jan 22, 2019

Esperanza Garcia Leal, 56, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at St. Bernards Medical Center.  She had lived in Jonesboro for over 20 years, moving here from Houston, Texas.  She was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Church.  Esperanza loved to garden.  She would spend hours meditating and spending time in prayer.  As an accomplished cook, she enjoyed...

Jan 22, 2019

Mildred M. Mosier, 94, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at Ridgecrest Nursing Home. Mildred was born in Lodi, Ohio on Oct 12, 1924, to the late William and Helen Kling Wetherbee. Mildred lived in Jonesboro since 1957, moving here from Ohio. Mildred was a retired factory worker from Colson, loved sewing, cooking, baking,...

Jan 20, 2019

Kenneth Wallace Womack, 92 of Jonesboro passed from this life Sunday, January 20, 2019 at his home.  He was born April 18, 1926 to Elmer and Nancy Moore Womack in Bay, Arkansas.  He had lived in Illinois but had spent most of his life in this area.  Kenneth was a sheet metal worker and also had worked at St....

Jan 19, 2019

Terry George Munck, 62, of Jonesboro passed from this life Saturday, January 19, 2019 at his home. He was born March 12, 1956 in San Bernardino, California to the late Jack and Rose Puckett. He was a gun collector and he loved to shoot his guns. Terry was a simple man who enjoyed riding his tractor and caring for...

Jan 18, 2019

Judith Lynn Kirksey, 60, of Jonesboro passed from this life Friday, January 18, 2019 at her home. She was born in Eustis, Florida on June 26, 1958 to the late Alvia and Glenna Kirksey. Judith has resided in Jonesboro for over forty years after coming from Paw Paw, Michigan. She was of the Baptist belief....

Jan 15, 2019

Erma Joan Magness (Davis), 58, of Peach Orchard passed from this life on Tuesday, January, 15, 2019 at AMMC in Paragould. She was born to Wilma Ramsey on January 18, 1960 in Bono. Erma will be remembered by her witty, outgoing, and humorous personality. She was also a great cook and had a green thumb...

Jan 14, 2019

Charles J. Smith, 72, of Jonesboro, passed from this life on January

14, at St. Bernard’s Hospital. Charles was born in Jonesboro on

February 16, 1946, to the late Charles and Eloise Pirtle Smith.

Charles lived in Jonesboro for 30 years, was a member of the

Greensboro Road Church of Christ...

Jan 13, 2019

Wilma Jean Prince, 85, a longtime resident of Jonesboro, died Sunday, January 13, 2019 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center.  She was a member of the First Freewill Baptist Church in Jonesboro.  She taught for over 30 years in public education at Nettleton and Grubbs.  Her passion was spending time with her family and her church family.  She was...

Jan 12, 2019

Karen-Marie Bryanne, 87, of Bay passed away peacefully from this life Saturday, January 12, 2019 at her home. She was born December 5, 1931 in Denmark to the late Henrik Kokholm and Asta Persson.

Karen-Marie has lived in the Bay area since 2013 after living in South Dakota as well as many other places across the world....

Jan 10, 2019

Vera Covington, "Mimi," 86, of Lepanto, AR, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 10 at Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City, AR. She entered Heaven's gates in the arms of her husband, Howard and granddaughter Carla. Vera was born October 16, 1932, in New Albany, MS, where she lived her childhood. Her parents were Alice and John Decanter.

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Jan 8, 2019

Willa Dean Burris Wiggins, 84, of Jonesboro, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Willa was born in Egypt and moved to Jonesboro when she was 10 and was a 1952 graduate of Jonesboro High School. She moved to Waco, Texas, in the fall of 1952 and was a 1955...

Jan 8, 2019

Juanita (Hensley) Keaton      August 27, 1930 – January 8, 2019

Juanita was born on Denton Island near Grubbs, Arkansas in 1930. She had gone home to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on January 8, 2019, at the age of 88. Juanita was a farmer’s wife in Egypt, Arkansas till 1967, and then moved to Jonesboro to...

Jan 7, 2019

Don Berry, 78, of Jonesboro died Monday, January 7, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Walnut Ridge on September 12, 1940. Don lived most of his adult life in Jonesboro. He retired from the grocery business as a produce manager. Don was an avid baseball fan and his favorite team was...

Jan 6, 2019

On Sunday, January 6, 2019, John Henry Wagner "Johnny" loving husband, dad and Pawpaw passed away at age 80, in Paragould, Arkansas.

Johnny was born on October 13, 1938, in Fisher, Arkansas, to the late Truman Henry Wagner and Nannie Mae (Cannon) Wagner. He attended Cherry Valley and Lake City schools. On October 31, 1957, he married...

Jan 6, 2019

Peggy Womack, 84 of Jonesboro passed from this life Sunday, January 6, 2019 at her home.  She was born March 13, 1934 to Tan and Hermie Miller McCoy in Hayti, Missouri.   Peggy had worked in food service at ASU.  She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed going to their school events.  She also enjoyed fishing and going to Florida.  Peggy...

Jan 4, 2019

Christina L. Weckmann, 54, of Brookland passed away Friday, January 4, 2019 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was born in Pahokee, Florida and lived in Melbourne, Florida for 30 years. Christina loved spending time with her family and friends. She was an amazing grandmother and was loved by her family.

Survivors include her father, W.L. Thompson...

Jan 1, 2019

David Anthony “BJ” Taylor Jr. , 35, of Brookland passed from this life Tuesday, January 1, 2018 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born on June 25, 1983 in Fort Campbell, Kentucky to Rodney and Kim Authement. He has resided in northeast Arkansas for most of his life. BJ loved and played music. There...

Dec 31, 2018

“ To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” – Maya Angelou

Those words impeccably personify one of God’s quintessential mothers, Frances Guerieri Byrd, 86, of Jonesboro, who died Dec. 31 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice...

Dec 30, 2018

Missions and Community Outreach Pastor Kristie Angela Stokes passed away on December 30, 2018, at the age of 44. Kristie grew up in Dell, Arkansas, and attended school in Gosnell. She attended Arkansas State University for her undergraduate studies and Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary for graduate studies where she earned her Master’s of Divinity. She was a member of...