Obituaries
Bob J. Clements
Apr 16, 2017
Bob J. Clements, 80, of Jonesboro died on April 16, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House, surrounded by his wife and children. He was born on November 10, 1936, in Pocahontas, Arkansas. Bob was a 1955 graduate of Williford High School and a veteran of the US Army. He was retired after 37 years of employment by...
Jackie Lynn Massanelli
Apr 15, 2017
Jaqulyn (Jackie) Lynn Jackson Massanelli, 63, of Jonesboro passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was the wife of Mike Massanelli for over 27 years. Jackie was born in West Memphis, AR to Wallace and Pat Jackson and grew up in Osceola, AR where she attended Osceola High School. She worked helping people in...
Wilma Meeker Grear
Apr 14, 2017
Wilma Ann Meeker Grear, 92, of Bono passed from this life on Friday, April 14, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born to the late John and Maude Meeker on July 17, 1924 in Cushman, Arkansas. Wilma lived and worked in Washington D.C. before meeting her future husband, Robert “Bob” Grear. They were married on June 23,...
Janis Lynn Story
Apr 14, 2017
Janis Lynn Story, 44, of Trumann, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Janis was born in Florida and lived in Michigan before moving to Arkansas. She was a Christian and enjoyed spending time with her family and reading. She was preceded in death by her parents: Freddie James and Kay Potter...
Joan Gould
Apr 13, 2017
Joan Gould, 63, a lifelong resident of Jonesboro, died Thursday, April 13, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was a member of Herman Baptist Church. She was the secretary/treasurer of R & G Masonry. She enjoyed traveling and loved and cherished the time she spent with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, James Murray....
Regina Mae Graham
Apr 13, 2017
Regina Mae Graham, 84, of Jonesboro, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017, at St. Beranrds Medical Center. Regina was born in northern Craighead County and lived all of her life in the Jonesboro area. She was a 1951 graduate of Valley View High School and spent most of her working career in retail clothing and fashion. Regina worked as...
Vernon Neal Sr.
Apr 12, 2017
Vernon Neal Sr., 88, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born to the late John and Clara Neal on July 9, 1928 in Kensett, Arkansas. Vernon served in the U.S. Navy during World War II on the USS Elizabeth. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service as...
Jimmy Dow Greenhaw
Apr 11, 2017
Jimmy Dow Greenhaw, 69, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Tuesday April 11, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born in Lake City, Arkansas on May 1, 1947 to the late Robert and Maxie Armstrong Greenhaw. Jimmy had lived in Jonesboro since 1992, moving here from West Memphis. He worked as a Chemical...
James Laird
Apr 10, 2017
James Laird, 74, of Jonesboro, died Monday, April 10, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He had lived most of his life in the Jonesboro area and was a member of the Cathedral Baptist Church. He owned and operated Laird’s Used Cars for 31 years. He enjoyed working and hunting. James was a veteran of the US Army. He...
James "Jamie" Bruce
Apr 10, 2017
James “Jamie” Bruce, 74, of Brookland, died Monday, April 10, 2017 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. He had lived in the Jonesboro area most of his life. Jamie enjoyed living in the country, caring for his animals and walking in the woods. He was educated in the Jonesboro public schools and graduated from JHS in 1960. He was...
Marion "Skip" Gray
Apr 9, 2017
Marion “Skip” Gray, 61, of Brookland passed from this life on April 9, 2017 at his residence. Skip was born on June 5, 1955 in Jonesboro to the late Arden and Ruby French Gray. Skip graduated from Nettleton High School, and he later joined the U.S. Army where he served his country proudly. After the military he worked for...
Billy F. Loftus
Apr 7, 2017
Billy F. Loftus, 66, of Jonesboro passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at NEA Baptist Hospital. Billy was born in Jonesboro on November 29, 1950 to the late Victor J. and Jaunda Johnson Loftus. After high school he attended Arkansas State University. He worked many years driving big trucks across the United States until his retirement. He loved...
Shirley A. Watson
Apr 6, 2017
Shirley A. Watson, 68, of Jonesboro died Thursday, April 6, 2017 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was born June 11, 1948 in Sweetwater, Texas to the late Bill and Marie Brummit. In addition to her parents Shirley was preceded in death by 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Survivors include her husband of 50 years, James Daniel Watson Sr.;...
Marjorie "Margie" Louise Armstrong
Apr 6, 2017
Marjorie “Margie” Louise Armstrong, 90, of Brookland, died Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. She has lived in Brookland for the past five years and the remainder of her life has been in Northeast Arkansas. She was a member of the Apt Community Church. Margie had worked as a CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant) until she...
Henry C. Bradford Jr.
Apr 5, 2017
H. C. “Brick” Bradford, Jr., also affectionately known as “Bamboo” by so many, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. A journey lasting just shy of 95 years was spent enjoying the things that meant the most to him: faith in God and country, his love of family and friends, and the Texas Aggies! Brick was preceded...
Pete Davis
Apr 4, 2017
P.H. "Pete" Davis, 84, of Jonesboro, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Pete was a native and life-long resident of Jonesboro and spent much of his working life as a truck driver. He was of the Assembly of God faith and was preceded in death by his parents: Horner and Vera Holt Davis, and...
Tim Waggoner
Apr 3, 2017
Tim Waggoner, 63, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Monday, April 3, 2017. He was born on November 26, 1953 to late Don and Wanda Waggoner. Tim Graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a Marketing degree in 1976 and shortly thereafter married the love of his life, Carol. Together they lived in Hornersville from 1976-2007 where they...
May Dean Smith
Apr 3, 2017
May Dean Smith, 84 entered into rest Monday, April 3, 2017 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born in Reverie, Tennessee May 21, 1932. She married Charles H. Smith and had three children. As young wife and mother, she attended cosmetology school in Blytheville, Arkansas. She worked as a hair dresser for twenty-five years. After retirement, she spent her time...
Mary Lou Mccray
Apr 2, 2017
Mary Lou McCray April 22, 1928 – April 2, 2018 Mary Lou McCray, 89, of Jonesboro passed away on April 2, 2018 at home. She was born to Everett and Murt Douglass Blankenship in Holcomb, Missouri on April 22, 1928 where she lived until 1961 when she moved to Jonesboro. Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband...
Berdine E. Payne
Apr 2, 2017
Berdine Ethel Warden Payne, 70, died at her home in Jonesboro, Arkansas on Sunday, April 2, 2017. She was born October 29, 1946 in Boise, Idaho and is survived by her husband of 52 years CMSgt William E. (Bill) Payne, USAF Retired, of the home and son Michael J. (Mike) Payne and wife Tammy Lovins Payne of Jonesboro. She...
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