Obituaries

Oct 10, 2018

Dr. Richard Burns served over 30 years as an Internist in Jonesboro, at Saint Bernard’s Medical Center, and Jonesboro Internal Medicine Associates, now Clopton Clinic.  He was born in 1934 in Bellevue, Nebraska, to Homer and Leola Burns, the first of three boys.  Due to his father’s position with the Army, the family moved around the country, eventually to...

Oct 9, 2018

Karen L. Goatcher, 73, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born to the late Leon and Doris Runyon on November 15, 1944 in Bakersfield, California.

Karen has resided in Jonesboro for the...

Oct 8, 2018

Misty Mechelle Darr Talburt, 48, of Bono, passed from this life on Monday, October 8, 2018, at her home of natural causes. Misty was born in Jonesboro and lived much of her life in the Jonesboro-Bono area. She was a 1988 graduate of Westside High School and previously worked as a bank teller before becoming disabled. Misty was a...

Oct 4, 2018

Sherry Austin Paczosa, 50, of Mountain Home, died Thursday, October 4, 2018 at the Baxter County Medical Center.  She had lived in Mountain Home for five years, moving there from Jonesboro.  She was a member of the Peace Lutheran Church in Cherokee Village. Sherry enjoyed scrapbooking as a hobby and she loved to drag race.  She was a graphic...

Oct 4, 2018

TO VIEW MEMORIAL TRIBUTE Katherine Estelle (Higdon) Metcalf, 91, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Katherine was born in Athens, Alabama on January 30, 1927, to the late William Walter and Mary Jane Kirkland Higdon. Estelle lived in Jonesboro and retired from 21 years of employment...

Oct 4, 2018

Mary Kathryn Berry, 84, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, October 4, 2018, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center.  Mary Kathryn lived most of her life in Jonesboro, where she was a member of Southwest Church.  Mary Kathryn was the founder of the NEA Breast Cancer Support Group.  During collage she was a member in the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority.  She was...

Oct 4, 2018

Vivian Coy Blalock Rupple, 86, of Jonesboro left this life October 4, 2018. She was born August 20, 1932 in Burnt Hill, Arkansas to Luna and Frank Coy and was the youngest of their three daughters. She was a young girl when Frank moved the family to Brookland, Arkansas. Vivian attended school in Brookland and...

Oct 4, 2018

Memorial Video Lora Nadine “Sis” Wilson, 95, of Jonesboro passed from this life Thursday, October 4, 2018 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born to the late Raymond and Oma McClaren in Newport on October 24, 1922. Lora has resided in Jonesboro since 1983 after coming from Weiner. She was a long time member...

Oct 3, 2018

Melba B. Verser, 90, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Melba was born in Batesville, Arkansas on December 26, 1927, to the late Allie and Edna Brewer Barrett. Melba lived in Jonesboro for 20 years, moving here from Newport. She was a homemaker and of the...

Oct 2, 2018

Harrell Gene Mays, 88 of Little Rock, formerly of Jonesboro, passed away on October 2nd surrounded by his family.  Mr. Mays was born November 19, 1929 in North Jonesboro, Arkansas to John R. and Allie Wood Mays. He attended Jonesboro public schools and graduated from Jonesboro High School in 1947.

He began learning the electrical trade in...

Oct 2, 2018

Joseph Edward “J.E.” McAlister, Jr., 87, of Jonesboro, Arkansas died Tuesday, October 2, 2018.

J.E. was known as “Joe Ed” and “JoMac” but most well known as “Papa Joe.” Papa Joe was born on July 24, 1931, to the late Marjory Edna McAlister and Joseph Edward McAlister, Sr. in Cash, Arkansas. In 1932, his family moved to...

Oct 1, 2018

David Reaves “Lefty” Grisham, 79, of Jonesboro passed from this life Monday, October 1, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born October 5, 1938 in West Plains, Missouri to the late Lawrence Robert “Sam” and Norma Rhea Grisham. David attended the University of Arkansas and was a fraternity member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was a member...

Sep 29, 2018

Betty Jean Eakle, 83, Of Jonesboro, AR passed away on Saturday, September 29 th , 2018 at her home. She was born to the late Clarence & Dorothy Gillan on October 5 th , 1934 in East Cardonlet, Illinois. She married her sweetheart Mearl Eakle on July 21 st , 1949. She loved to cook...

Sep 25, 2018

Memorial Video

Austin Earl Lewis, 91, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, September, 25 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born to the late Robert and Snow Lewis in Carrol County Tennessee on March 16, 1927.

Austin has lived...

Sep 24, 2018

To View Memorial Tribute Floyd Goodman, 90, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Monday, September 24, 2018, at his home. Floyd was born in Lauderdale County, Tennessee on September 4, 1928, to the late Dave and Iralee Burr Goodman. Floyd lived in Jonesboro his entire life where he worked as a mechanic, was an Army WWII Veteran and...

Sep 24, 2018

VIEW MEMORIAL VIDEO Floyd Carter "Stoney" Stonecipher, 73, of Paragould, passed away Monday, September 24, 2018, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Born in St. Louis, Floyd lived many years in Jonesboro and Brookland before moving to Paragould in 1993. For many years Floyd worked in construction before going to work as the restaurant manager at...

Sep 23, 2018

Anna Rai Estes, 80, of Jonesboro, formerly of Monette died Sunday, September 23, 2018 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro.

She was born April 27, 1938, in Jonesboro, the daughter of Fred and Ila Vinson. She was a graduate of Jonesboro High School and Arkansas...

Sep 23, 2018

VIEW MEMORIAL VIDEO Dr. Eugene Wilson Smith died on September 23, 2018. Dr. Smith was born on June 10, 1930, in Forrest City, Arkansas, to Milton Samuel Smith II and Frank Leslie Wilson Smith, both long time educators. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Arkansas State College in 1952. After being commissioned as...

Sep 23, 2018

Brooks Thomas Ryals, 60, of Jonesboro passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born May 25, 1958 in Jackson, Tennessee. Brooks was a member of First Christian Church. He was a 1976 graduate of Nettleton High School. Brooks was also a 1980 graduate from the University of Arkansas with a...

Sep 23, 2018

VIEW MEMORIAL VIDEO Pamela S. Bullock, 45, of Jonesboro, died Sept. 23, 2018 at her residence. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday October 1,2018 at Emerson Funeral Home with Greg Stull officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Emerson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs....