Obituaries
James Edward Stallings
Apr 1, 2017
James Edward Stallings, 88 was born April 17, 1928 at Weona, Arkansas and passed from this life April 1, 2017 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. He was a faithful member of Fairview Missionary Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and an usher. He was a member of the brotherhood and the men’s prayer breakfast. James grew...
David L. Slaven
Apr 1, 2017
David L. Slaven, 69 of Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully following a battle with cancer on April 1, 2017 surrounded by his family and dear friends. He was born to the late Edna Yvonne Slaven in Jonesboro, Arkansas. His graduated from Bono High School in 1966 and attended ASU for a short time and had lived in Kansas...
Bobby Gene Clark
Apr 1, 2017
Bobby Gene Clark was born on June 3, 1939 in Harrisburg, Arkansas. He met his savior and was reunited with his loving daughter, Sonya on April 1, 2017 at the Methodist Alliance Home Care in Memphis, Tennessee. Bobby was a member of Wynne Baptist Church, loved and worked with students most of his life. He was a retired school...
Jean Ann Bishiers
Apr 1, 2017
Jean Durden Beshiers, 67, of Jonesboro passed from this life April 1, 2017 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She lived most of her life residing in Jonesboro where she also attended First Baptist Church. Jean was an ASU and an Avid Razorback fan. In addition to her parents, Brady and Ethel Durden, she was preceded in death by her...
Avaliyah Garrett
Apr 1, 2017
AvaLiyah My’Cheal Garrett, a three month old baby girl, went home to be with Jesus April 1, 2017 in Jonesboro. She was born December 15, 2016 in Jonesboro to Mycheal Garrett and Bianca Rosales. During AvaLiyah’s brief time here on Earth, she touched so many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends. She was such a happy...
Aric Gann
Mar 30, 2017
Aric Gann, 46, of Lake City, died Thursday, March 30, 2017 at his home. He had lived in the Lake City area since 2000. He was of the Assembly of God belief. He was a member of the Civil Air Patrol and enjoyed riding his motorcycles. Aric was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his sister Synthia...
Gene Ladd
Mar 30, 2017
Gene Ladd, 83, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, March 30 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born August 20, 1933, in Cooter, Mo, son of the late George and Ethel Ladd, he was a retired construction manager for Entergy Corporation. He was a member of the Stone Ridge Church of Christ. He was preceded in death...
Norma Racine Walker
Mar 28, 2017
Norma Racine Walker, 86, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born to the late Samuel and Cora Mullins in Jonesboro. Norma has lived the majority of her life in Jonesboro while also spending a brief time living in Kansas City, Missouri. She was of the Baptist faith. Norma...
Walter A. Busby
Mar 26, 2017
Walter A. Busby, 73, of Jonesboro passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017 at his home. He was born June 2, 1943 in Manila to the late Bill Busby and Mamie Sorrows. Walter was of the Baptist belief. He was a hard worker and a former member of the U.S. Marine Corps. Walter was a loving father, grandfather and great...
John "Jack" Minckler
Mar 26, 2017
John "Jack" Minckler was born in Centerville, Iowa on June 11, 1948, to Roger and Lucille Gormley Minckler. In 1956, the family moved to Philipsburg, Montana. Jack always thought growing up in Montana was the greatest thing for a young boy seeking a sense of adventure in the outdoors. His desire to explore and learn continued to grow along...
Harry Mitchell Mackey
Mar 26, 2017
Harry Mitchell Mackey, 97, passed away March 26, 2017 at his home. Born September 2, 1919 to the late Ogle and Lottie Mackey. He lived in Bono until 1955, then moved to Jonesboro. Harry retired from General Electric in 1982 and began gardening and cutting wood off his “farm”. He was a kind, generous and simple man who always...
Clarence Andrew Lock Jr.
Mar 24, 2017
Clarence Andrew Lock Jr., 50, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Saturday, March 24, 2018, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. Clarence was born in Mulberry, Florida on October 8, 1967, to Clarence Andrew and Della Lasley Lock Sr. Clarence had lived in Jonesboro for 43 years and was a landscaper for David Rogers Landscaping and Lawn Service. Clarence...
Martha Jean Wallace Cleaves
Mar 22, 2017
Martha Jean Wallace Cleaves of Jonesboro died, Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at Craighead Nursing Center. Jean was born in Harrisburg to the late William and Dorothy Bess Wallace. She was a 1948 graduate of Harrisburg High School. She then attended Draughons Business College in Memphis. Jean married Edmond Cleaves on December 24th, 1948. They were married almost 66 years...
Alvin Turner
Mar 21, 2017
Col. James Alvin Turner (Ret.), 87, of Jonesboro, passed away peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, March 21, 2017, with his wife Marlene nearby. Alvin was born October 12, 1929, in the Rock Hill community of northern Craighead County to Everett and Ree Jones Turner. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Marlene Butterworth Turner. They were blessed...
Martha Jean Barnett
Mar 19, 2017
Martha Jean Barnett, 95, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, March 19, 2017, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of Edgar and Maude Booker and was born and raised in Jonesboro. She was known best in the community and region for her musical talent. From age 4 when she began playing the piano for her parents as...
Mildred Kenner
Mar 18, 2017
Mildred Gebhart Kenner, 86, of Jonesboro passed away in the early hours of the morning March 18, 2017. Mildred was born in Gould, Okla., on February 17, 1931. She graduated from Hollis (Okla.) High and then earned a BA in English from Panhandle A & M College in Goodwell, Okla., in 1954. She married Charles Kenner, her college sweetheart,...
Estha A. Flores
Mar 16, 2017
Estha Annalene Flores, 92, of Jonesboro, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Floyd, Arkansas in White County, Estha grew up in Searcy. She was living in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where she met her husband, Raul Flores, Sr., who was stationed at Laramie Air Force Base. After they married in 1956, the...
Nancy Arcena Goodwin
Mar 15, 2017
Nancy Arcena Collins Goodwin, 85, of Jonesboro, AR, received perfect healing Wednesday March 15, 2017 in Jonesboro, AR. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday March 17, 2017 at Emerson Funeral Home in Jonesboro. A memorial service will be held in the Chapel of First United Methodist Church in Jonesboro at 10:00 a.m. Saturday March 18,...
Billy E. Mccain
Mar 13, 2017
Billy E. McCain, 87, of rural Greene County, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017, at Greene Acres Nursing Center in Paragould. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Billy lived most of his life in Greene County. He retired from General Electric Corporation in Jonesboro and was a U.S. Marines Corps veteran of the Korean War. Billy was a member of Liberty...
Audrey Gulley
Mar 13, 2017
Audrey Gulley, 87, of Jonesboro passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 peacefully in her home. She was born April 22, 1929 in Jonesboro to the late Dell and Winnie Patterson. She was a whopping 4 pounds, to which the house call doctor asked her father, “is that all you could do, Dell?” She may have been tiny in size,...
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