Obituaries

Mike Cobb

Mike Cobb

Feb 12, 2017

Mike Cobb, 67, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, February 12, 2017, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He had lived in Jonesboro most of his life and was of the Baptist belief. He was a life-time member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Mike worked in the heating and air business in the Jonesboro area for many years. He...

John Thomas Pascua

John Thomas Pascua

Feb 12, 2017

John Thomas Pascua, 57, of Jonesboro, AR passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at his home. He died as a result of being stubborn, refusing to seek medical treatment, oxygen deprivation and exhausted of all “the dumb liberals" as he so often referred to. Typical Filipino male. He always said he wanted to die with a woman’s bosom in...

Barry Lee Pruitt

Barry Lee Pruitt

Feb 12, 2017

Barry Lee Pruitt, 72, of Jonesboro died at home on Sunday, February 12, 2017, following a valiant fight against a devastating illness. He was born on April 1, 1944, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Lloyd and Marilee Taylor Pruitt. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, Earl and Cecil Taylor and Willis and Dona Pruitt; and an...

Terry "Hippie" Sevener

Terry "Hippie" Sevener

Feb 12, 2017

Terry “Hippie” Sevener, 62, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Sunday February 12, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born in Flint, Michigan on August 24, 1954 to Frederic and Evelyn Davis Sevener. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1975, moving here from Piggott, Arkansas. He was a caregiver and landscaper. Terry loved...

Nora H. Dosier

Nora H. Dosier

Feb 11, 2017

Nora Harriet Dosier, 79, of Marmaduke, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017, at NEA Baptist Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Lamar, Arkansas, Nora lived much of her life in California before moving to Oklahoma in 2013 and then to Marmaduke last year. Nora was a homemaker and was of the Baptist faith. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and spending...

Elroy Gilbert

Elroy Gilbert

Feb 10, 2017

Elroy Pittman Gilbert, 80, of Jonesboro passed this life on Friday, February 10, 2017. She was born on April 10, 1936 to the late Roy and Mable Moore Pittman. Elroy lived her life residing in the Jonesboro area. She loved to camp, hike, and go to the Buffalo River. She also enjoyed animals especially her cats and she loved...

Curtis Cannon Crisp

Curtis Cannon Crisp

Feb 10, 2017

Our sweet daddy, Rev. Curtis Cannon Crisp, 89, of Jacksonville went home to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, February 10, 2017 at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock surrounded by family. He was born March 13, 1927 in Possum Hollow, Arkansas to the late Tommy and Joysie Crisp. He was a WWII veteran having served in Italy....

Lenora S. Qualls

Lenora S. Qualls

Feb 10, 2017

Lenora S. Qualls, 89, of Jonesboro, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Caraway, Lenora lived in Marked Tree before moving to Jonesboro in 1961. She was a homemaker and member of Central Baptist Church. Lenora was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Qualls, and her parents:...

Roy Lee Sims

Roy Lee Sims

Feb 9, 2017

Roy Lee Sims Jr., 50, of Jonesboro passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 at his home. He was born October 13, 1966 in Waukegan, Illinois to Roy Sims Sr. and Dorothy Paxton. Roy Jr. was united in marriage with Jackie Conkin Sims for 18 years. He was blessed with 6 children and 12 grandchildren. Roy Jr. was a loving...

Tommy D. Marshall

Tommy D. Marshall

Feb 9, 2017

Tommy D. Marshall, 77, of Siloam Spring, Arkansas passed from this life on Thursday February 9, 2017 at the Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas. He was born in Eufaula, Oklahoma on June 26, 1939 to the late William and Lela Mullins Marshall. He had lived in Siloam Springs for 2 years, moving there from Lake City and...

Sam Cooper

Sam Cooper

Feb 9, 2017

The celebration of Sam Cooper begins on Saturday February 11, 2017. There are a lot of characters that will make up this festive occasion: Sam’s mother and her husband, Shannon and Joe Webb, and Sam’s nephew, Kye Matthew. Other supporting characters include Glenda Leach, Ola Mae Leach, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins all of which contributed to this...

C. W. Goad

C. W. Goad

Feb 8, 2017

C. W. Goad, 69, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at his home. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1989, moving here form Monticello, Arkansas. He retired as Sergeant First Class from the U. S. Army and was chosen the soldier/family of the year for Stars and Stripes in 1979. During his distinguished military career, he received many...

Diane Lea Miller

Diane Lea Miller

Feb 7, 2017

Diane Lea Miller, 56, of Jonesboro passed away peacefully in her home on the morning of Tuesday February 7, 2017. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 6, 1961 and had lived in Jonesboro most of her life. She leaves her daughter; Jami Lea Grace Miller and son; Jackson Cole Miller; sisters; Pearl Kruidenier, Betty Mills, Glennda...

Nola Houston

Nola Houston

Feb 7, 2017

Nola Houston, 81, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, February 7, 2017. She was born April 29, 1935 in Bay to the late George and Mary Biddle. Nola lived her life residing the Jonesboro area while also being a member of the Southwest Church of Christ. She was a graduate of Valley View Highschool and a former member...

Billie F. Crumbaugh

Billie F. Crumbaugh

Feb 6, 2017

Billie Crumbaugh, 96, of Jonesboro, passed away Monday, February 6, 2017, at her niece's home in Jonesboro. Born in Slater, Missouri, Billie lived much of her life in the Dallas-Plano, Texas area. She was an incredible person and spent her life caring for others. She received a Registered Nurse degree from Baylor University Hospital in Dallas and continued her...

Doyle Peyton

Doyle Peyton

Feb 4, 2017

Doyle Peyton, 74, of Rolla, Missouri, died Saturday, February 4, 2017 at his home. He had lived in Rolla since 2005, moving there from Jonesboro. Doyle retired from the Jonesboro Fire Department after 22 years. He served his country for four years in the United States Air Force. He was the owner of the Jonesboro Flying club and served...

Ray Cook

Ray Cook

Feb 4, 2017

James Ray Cook, 83, of Jonesboro, passed away Saturday at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Caraway, Ray lived in Caraway until he entered active duty in the U.S. Navy on January 3, 1951, and served 7 years, 11 months and 9 days and was a veteran of the Korean War. Upon discharge from the service, Ray moved...

Billy Lee Travis

Billy Lee Travis

Feb 3, 2017

Billy Lee Travis, 76, of Jonesboro, passed away Friday, February 3, 2017, at NEA Baptist Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Fair Oaks, Billy moved to Bay as a young man and was a member of the Bay High School Class of 1957, and was a U.S. Army veteran. He moved to Jonesboro in 1966 and spent several years...

Nieves Gomez

Nieves Gomez

Feb 1, 2017

Nieves Gomez, 77, passed from this life Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was born on August 5, 1939 in Bolivia, South America to the late Antonio Gomez San Martìn and Prima Gomez. Nieves originally came to the United States in 1965 and she spent about thirty-eight years living in Memphis where she was a...

Connie Ruth Stuart

Connie Ruth Stuart

Feb 1, 2017

Connie Ruth Stuart, age 66, of Jonesboro died on February 1, 2017, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. Connie was born on June 21, 1950 in Newport, AR, the daughter of John Cecil and Ruth Helen Nelson McGaughey. She graduated Arkansas State University in 1972 with a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and the University of Arkansas School of Health...