Obituaries

Jan 3, 2018

TO VIEW MEMORIAL SLIDESHOW Tommy Stewart, 59, of Horseshoe Bend formerly of Jonesboro passed from this life on January 3, 2018 at his residence of natural causes.

Tommy was born on March 12, 1958 to John and Peggy Ollis Stewart in Jonesboro. He grew up in the Jonesboro area where he graduated with the Jonesboro High School...

Jan 2, 2018

Elmer A. Hamilton, 90 of Jonesboro, passed from this life January 2, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center.  He was born April 10, 1927 to Ernie and Liza Smith Hamilton in Craighead County.  Elmer served his country in Army Air Force in World War II.  He retired from General Electric and was a faithful member of Apple Hill Church...

Jan 2, 2018

Johnny Allen Gross, 73, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, January 2, 2018 in Memphis. Johnny was born to the late John Lewis and Ruby Dee Allen Gross on August 9, 1944 in Lafayette, Tennessee. He has resided in Jonesboro since 1974 after spending a brief time in Jackson, Tennessee. Johnny also attended Valley Ridge Baptist Church. Johnny...

Dec 31, 2017

Leland Hunt Harlan, Jr., of Jonesboro, died Sunday, December 31, 2017, at his home, faithfully attended in the last years of his life by his only remaining son, Leland Hunt Harlan, III, with whom he shared his home and life. He was born on October 7, 1927, in Jefferson City, MO to Leland Hunt Harlan, Sr. and Mildred Harlan...

Dec 31, 2017

TO VIEW MEMORIAL VIDEO Rick Summers, 65 of Jonesboro moved from his earthly home to the streets of gold on December 31, 2017.  Rick was born June 21, 1952 to Fred and Helen Summers of Harrisburg.  He worked for Hytrol Conveyor Company Inc. for 32 years retiring in 2009.  Rick loved his wife and family but more importantly he...

Dec 30, 2017

TO VIEW MEMORIAL SLIDESHOW Mary D. Lackey, 72, of Jonesboro passed from this life on December 30, 2017 at Jonesboro HealthCare.

Mary D. King Lackey was born in Jonesboro on March 16, 1945 to the late Billy and Nettie Robinson King. She graduated from Bono High School, and later married the love of her life James “Jim”...

Dec 28, 2017

Ronald Martin, 82, of Jonesboro, passed from this life Thursday, December 28, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born March 29, 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts to the late Edmund and Phyllis Martin. Ronald live in the Massachusetts area until he moved to Jonesboro in 1977. He worked in the printing industry most of his life. He worked...

Dec 28, 2017

Lindel Gene Bybee, 75, left his Earthly home in Jonesboro, Arkansas on December 28, 2017 to enter into his eternal Heavenly home. He was born April 11, 1942 in Mexico, Missouri to Leslie Eugene Bybee and Loretta Frances Rosenstingel Bybee. In 1960 he graduated from Englewood High School in Colorado. He spent the majority of...

Dec 28, 2017

To watch online video CLICK HERE: Jessica Diane Goad, 43, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, December 28, 2017. She is survived by her father, Gary G. Goad; mother, Lenda S. White; her son, Zachary A. Goad and his wife Shelby D. Goad and by their son, Ethan G. Goad; her two brothers, Christopher D. Goad and Keith E. Barfield.

Dec 27, 2017

Lonnie Dale Elder, 82, of Brookland passed from life Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born to the late Enith Ross Sr. and Mae Elder on January 28, 1935 in Brookland.

Dale resided most of his life in Brookland while...

Dec 26, 2017

To view online video CLICK HERE: Rosemary Evans Seymour, born July 2 nd 1935, died Tuesday, December 26 th in Rogers Arkansas at the age of 82. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ivor Price Evans, and Rose Falk Evans.

Rosemary was a lifelong member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. She attended Blessed Sacrament grade...

Dec 24, 2017

VIEW MEMORIAL VIDEO Kenneth B. Phillips, 85, of Jonesboro was welcomed into the kingdom of heaven on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017. He was born in Arbyrd, MO to the late John and Alma Phillips. Kenneth loved farming and developing property in both Missouri and Arkansas. He was a faithful member and deacon of Silverdale Baptist Church and...

Dec 23, 2017

Wiley “Red” Smith Jr., of Brookland, passed from this life on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. He was born on November 4, 1948 to the late Wiley Smith and Mary Francis Smith in Marvel, Arkansas.

Wiley lived most of his life in the Jonesboro and Brookland area.

Wiley is survived by...

Dec 22, 2017

Eric Thomas Garrison, 36, of Pocahontas, passed from this life, Friday, December 22, 2017 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. He was born January 21, 1981 in Salem to Tom and Kathy Garrison. Eric was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. Eric enjoyed hunting and fishing with his daughter, playing with his nephews and camping with...

Dec 21, 2017

Mayor Mary Ann Ritter Arnold, 90, of Marked Tree passed from this life on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born to the late Louis Vernon Ritter, Sr. and Margaret Elizabeth Hart Ritter in Memphis, Tennessee on April 25, 1927. Mary Ann graduated from Stephens College with...

Dec 21, 2017

Paula D. Thompson, 64, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Thursday, December 21, 2017. She was born in Iowa to the late Vernon and Dorothy Journey on September 14, 1953. Paula moved to Jonesboro with her husband, Michael, in 2011 coming from the Bay area in California. She worked for the Jonesboro Country Club...

Dec 20, 2017

VIEW MEMORIAL VIDEO Kenneth E. (Ken) Newcom, 71, of Ash Flat, formerly of Jonesboro and Paragould, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Bay, Ken lived much of his life in Jonesboro and was a 1966 graduate of Nettleton High School. He was a U.S. Army veteran of...

Dec 18, 2017

James Roger Bere, 71, of Jonesboro, passed from this life on Monday, December 18, 2017 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Ralph and Ruth Bere.

James has lived in Jonesboro the past 18 years after having lived in Wisconsin, Illinois and Virginia. James worked for Chrysler...

Dec 17, 2017

Jean Damron Woodsmall, 85, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 17, 2017 at her home at Spring Harbor in Columbus, Georgia. Jean was born July 21, 1932 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, as the oldest daughter of Alvie T. and Jewel Lamberth Damron. She lived her early life in Jonesboro where she graduated with the 1950 class of Jonesboro High School and...

Dec 17, 2017

VIEW MEMORIAL VIDEO Janice Lynn Bolton, 62, of Jonesboro, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017, at Arlington Cove Health and Rehab Center in Trumann where she resided. Janice was a native and life-long resident of Jonesboro and was a member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church. She worked over 20 years for Malco Enterprises in Jonesboro and enjoyed...