Obituaries
Martha "Marty" Lynn Wolfe
Jun 26, 2017
Martha “Marty” Lynn Wolfe, 70 of Jonesboro, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Marty graduated from Jonesboro High School in 1965 and was a lifelong resident of Jonesboro where she retired as an administrative analyst from Arkansas State University with 26 years vested. Marty loved being a cat caretaker and leaves...
Earl Ray Mckinney
Jun 23, 2017
Earl Ray McKinney, 79 passed from this life Friday, June 23, 2017 at his home in Marked Tree. He was born May 27, 1938 in Keiser, Arkansas to Freddie and Ecessey Floyd McKinney. Earl was a mechanic for years; who liked to fish, shoot pool and play cards. He was of the Baptist faith. Earl is preceded in death...
Larry Goad
Jun 22, 2017
Larry Arman Goad, 73, of Jonesboro passed from this life Thursday, June 22, 2017 at his home with his wife by his side. He was born to the late Kirt and Juanita Goad February 18, 1944 in Flint, Michigan. Larry has resided a large majority of his life living in Jonesboro where he was also member of Valley View...
Betty Jewel Bland
Jun 21, 2017
Betty Jewel Bland, 80, of Jonesboro, passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born June 19, 1937 in Jerusalem, Arkansas, a daughter of William Jefferson and Pliney Mary Elizabeth Branscum Bryant. She was the granddaughter of Thomas and Sarah Ann Garrison Bryant, and John Jackson and Alice Rose Branscum. Betty was of the...
Roger Carlisle
Jun 21, 2017
Roger Carlisle, 70, of Jonesboro peacefully ended his Earthly journey on Wednesday morning at 3:31 am at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Roger was born September 12, 1946, in Stuart, Nebraska, and grew up inspired by the landscapes of the Nebraska plains. It was this scenery that led Roger to pursue and obtain both a Bachelor and...
Tonya Jean Harris
Jun 21, 2017
Tonya Harris, 60, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Tonya was born in Jonesboro on March 9, 1957 to the late Billy Hout and Mildred Hout Brunson. Tonya lived most of her life in Memphis and Jonesboro areas. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro,...
Billy Gene Nelson
Jun 21, 2017
Billy Gene Nelson, 75, of Jonesboro, left this world to be with his maker Wednesday night, June 21, 2017, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Bill was born in Blytheville and was a 1960 graduate of Blytheville High School. He entered Arkansas State College in the fall of 1960 and was the Indian Football team manager for 4 seasons....
Lynda Carol Lawrence-Wilson
Jun 20, 2017
Lynda Carol Lawrence-Wilson, 51 of Bay, passed from this life Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge. She was born to Joe Edward Lawrence and Carol Wiseman Lawrence on June 14, 1966 in Jonesboro. She was a member of Prospect Missionary Baptist Church. She loved facebook, listening to music and dancing and anything that had...
Debra "Debby" Rook Butterfield
Jun 19, 2017
Debra "Debby" Rook Butterfield, 57, of Jonesboro, AR, passed away at home on June 18, 2017 peacefully in her sleep. Her memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on June 22, 2017 at The Rock Church in Jonesboro where she attended. Pastor Terry Watson will be officiating. Debby was born in Jonesboro, AR on September 17, 1959. She...
Jeffrey H. Koontz
Jun 18, 2017
“My precious child. I love you and would never leave you. When you see only one set of footprints in the sand, it was then that I carried you.” Our beloved father, grandfather, and brother, Jeffrey Koontz, of Jonesboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior on June 18, 2017. He was born in Brownsville, Texas, on September...
Dianne Gail Aycock
Jun 18, 2017
Dianne Gail Aycock, 75, of Jonesboro went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday June 18, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri on August 17, 1941 to the late George and Alice Lancaster. She had lived in Jonesboro most of her life and was the owner of...
Robert "Bob" Houston
Jun 17, 2017
Robert “Bob” Houston, 88 of Jonesboro, died Saturday, June 17, 2017 at NEA Baptist Medical Center. Bob was born in Sparta, Illinois on February 25, 1929 to George Seymour Houston and Hazel Miller, who died at the age of 20. The mother he came to know and love was Edna Williams. When Bob was thirteen, the family moved to...
Virginia Long
Jun 17, 2017
Virginia L. Bigham Lassiter Long, 71, of Jonesboro passed away on June 17, 2017 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. She was a former member of the Church of Christ in Beedeville, where she raised her family. She spent most of her life working as a waitress at the Newport Truck Stop, which she loved doing. She...
Vestal Fae Harcrow
Jun 14, 2017
Vestal Fae Harcrow, 82, of Jonesboro passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Jonesboro Healthcare and Rehab. She and her twin sister were born July 10, 1934 to the late Roy and Henrietta Powers Pulley in Bowman. Vestal worked for Eric Rogers Insurance Co. in her early years. Later in life she was the manager for Claire’s Boutique. Vestal...
Eddie Lee Davis Jr.
Jun 14, 2017
Eddie Lee Davis, 56, of Rivervale passed from this life on June 14, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Eddie Davis Jr. was born on December 31, 1960 in Memphis, TN to the late Eddie Sr. and Betty Jane Hubbard Davis. He lived in the Caraway and Rivervale area for the last thirty nine years, and was a member...
Lola Rose Martin
Jun 11, 2017
Lola Rose Martin, infant daughter of Jeremy and Sheri Duncan Martin of Jonesboro, was born into Heaven on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. In addition to her parents, Lola Rose is survived by her grandparents: Charles and Rosanne Duncan of Osceola, and Melinda and Bennie Pepper and Barry and Karen Martin all of...
Geraldine Craig
Jun 9, 2017
Geraldine Craig, 86, of Jonesboro, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Cardwell, Missouri, Geraldine lived in Warrenville, Illinois, before moving to Jonesboro in 1969. She worked many years for the State of Arkansas in Home Health Care. She was a long-time member of Central Baptist Church and...
Janice Lee "Emmons" Fisher
Jun 5, 2017
Janice Lee “Emmons” Fisher, 66, of Jonesboro, died Monday, June 5, 2017 at her residence. She was a lifelong resident of Jonesboro. Janice was a member of Strawfloor Baptist Church. Until she retired from General Electric she was a member of the local 747 Union. She enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending time with her grandchildren. Janice excelled at...
Heather Jill Dacus
Jun 5, 2017
Jill Dacus, 35, of Harrison, formerly of Jonesboro and Brookland, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, during emergency surgery. Jill was born in Jonesboro and lived in the Jonesboro-Brookland area before moving to Booneville where she lived until moving to Harrison two years ago. Jill was a member of Temple Baptist Church...
Berniece Burleson
Jun 5, 2017
Berniece Burleson, 91, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Monday, June 5, 2017. She was born to the late Guy and Mayme Walker on January 3, 1926 in Portageville, Missouri. Berniece was a member of Nettleton Church of Christ and was a nurse for over 30 years. She had a green thumb and enjoyed gardening, yard work, and...
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