Obituaries

Oct 9, 2017

TO VIEW MEMORIAL VIDEO Jerry Lee McElroy, 74, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Monday October 9, 2017 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born in Jonesboro on February 28, 1943 to the late James W. and Mary Gage McElroy. Jerry lived in Jonesboro most of his life and had a great passion for his family. He...

Oct 4, 2017

Wilson Hal White, 64, of Jonesboro passed from this life Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born in West Memphis on September 20, 1953 to Wilson and Norma White. Hal spent the last 46 years residing in Jonesboro where he is also a member of the Walnut Street Baptist Church....

Oct 4, 2017

To View Online Memorial Video Dempsey Croft, 95, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House.

Dempsey was a lifetime resident of the Jonesboro area. As a young man he proudly served our country with the Army Air Corp. He was a hard working family man...

Oct 3, 2017

Don Black, 77, of Jonesboro, passed Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at his home. He was born February 6, 1940 in Bono to the late Marshall and Lizzie Black. Don was a member of Spruce Church in Jonesboro. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing cards and dominoes.

In addition to his parents Don was preceded in death by his...

Oct 3, 2017

Rodney Lee Harding, 69 of Jonesboro, passed from this life Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at his home.  He was born June 21, 1948 to Oliver and Cleo Harding in Yuma, Arizona.  Rodney graduated from Magnet Cove High School.  He played football at the University of Arkansas and he graduated from Henderson State University with his teaching degree.

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Oct 2, 2017

TO VIEW MEMORIAL VIDEO Georgia Carl Sula Cooper (February 18, 1944 – October 2, 2017) Georgia Carl Sula Cooper, 73, formerly of Brookland, passed away Monday, October 2, at the Covenant House in Panama City, Florida. She was born on February 18, 1944, to Melvin and Adell (Mercer) Estep in Bragg City, Missouri. Georgia loved to cook and share...

Oct 1, 2017

Gerry Lee Conley, 66 of Jonesboro, passed from this life Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.  He was born July 12, 1951 in Sikeston, Missouri to Leroy and Mamie Pardon Conley.  Gerry had worked in management at Price Chopper in Pocahontas.  He loved music and was a drummer.  He also enjoyed fishing with his family.  He is...

Sep 29, 2017

To view memorial tribute, click HERE: Maralyn Holmes, 94, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Friday, September 29, 2017. She was born to the late Charlie and Iva Bishop on February 24, 1923 in Gilkerson, Arkansas. Maralyn was a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church and enjoyed taking part in their ministry of making hats and blankets for...

Sep 28, 2017

Johnny Lynn Burns, 65, of Jonesboro passed from this life Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born to the late John Wesley and Rubye Burns in Walnut Ridge on November 4, 1951. Johnny lived his entire life in the Jonesboro area.

He was a...

Sep 27, 2017

Tom T. Atkinson, 86, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House.  He had lived in Jonesboro since 1990 and was of the Christian belief.  Tom was an avid golfer and fisherman.  He married his high school sweetheart, Janet Lindley and they were married for 63 years, until her death.  He was...

Sep 26, 2017

To View the Memorial Video Phil Parker, 62, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House.  He was a lifetime resident of Jonesboro.  Phil was an avid golfer, a recent inductee to the Arkansas Athletic Association Hall of Fame and a golf coach and volleyball coach.  As a coach, his teams won...

Sep 24, 2017

Jimmy Goad, 50, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, September 24, 2017 at NEA Baptist Medical Center.  He was a lifelong resident of Jonesboro.  Jimmy was of the Baptist belief.  He loved spending time with his family and friends.  Other passions he had, was for fishing, enjoying music.  He was a serious history buff and a gun enthusiast.  He was preceded...

Sep 21, 2017

Donnie Lee Tinsley, 68, of Black Canyon City, Arizona, formerly of Jonesboro, a U.S. Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, died Thursday, September 21, 2017, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. Donnie was born February 18, 1949, in Jonesboro to Charles W. and Carrie Kersey Tinsley and for many years enjoyed riding his motorcycle. He is preceded...

Sep 19, 2017

Joseph (Joe) William Steflik, age 42, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at St. Bernard’s Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

He was born February 20, 1975, in Columbia, Missouri to Gary and Cynthia Steflik. He was a 1993 graduate of Fort Madison High School. He married Marka Earline Hughes on December 12, 2005, in Jonesboro. He...

Sep 18, 2017

Herman E. Johnson, 95 of Jonesboro, died Monday, September 18, 2017 at Craighead Nursing Center.  He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, and his wife Maxene Whitener Johnson.

Survivors include daughters, Linda Johnson and Carolyn Black and son-in-law Paul Black; 4 step-grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and 1great-great grandchild.

A private graveside service...

Sep 17, 2017

Margaret Ann Roddy Ratliff, 85, of Dixie passed from this life on Sunday, September 17, 2017 in St. Louis. She was born to the late Walter Joe Roddy and Bonnie Nisbett Roddy on April 29, 1932 in Jonesboro. In addition to her parents, Margaret is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ratliff; sisters, Laura...

Sep 16, 2017

TO VIEW MEMORIAL VIDEO Sarah Faye Roedel, 79, of Brookland, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Baldwyn, Mississippi, Sarah moved to Craighead County about 1943 and lived the majority of her life here. Sarah was a graduate of Bay High School and attended Arkansas State University....

Sep 15, 2017

Judy (Whaley) Killingsworth, 66, of Lepanto passed from this life Friday, September 15, 2017 at Baptist Memorial in Memphis, TN. She was born to the late Leonard and Maggie Cook in Vicksburg, MI on June 14, 1951. Judy lived most of her life in Lepanto where she was also a member of Calvary Baptist Church....

Sep 15, 2017

Charles David Smith, 63, of Jonesboro passed from this life Friday, September 15, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born to the late Charles H. Jr. and Marietta Smith on December 29, 1953 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. He resided in Jonesboro for the past 27 years after coming from Hopkinsville. David was a...

Sep 15, 2017

Curtis “Crickett” Farmer, 63, of Jonesboro went home to Jesus just a shouting in his sleep in his home. He was the baby of seven brothers and was born to the late Fredrick Denton and Lola Mae Farmer on November 16, 1953 in Trumann. Crickett served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged...