Obituaries
Janet White
Jun 30, 2017
Janet Dunn Bowman White, 89, of Jonesboro passed away on June 30, 2017 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House with family by her side. She was born May 20, 1928 in Lake Village, AR to the late Hazel and Clifford Dunn and raised by Gladys and George Dunn. She was a true Southern Christian Lady of many...
Gary Lynn Owens
Jun 30, 2017
Gary Lynn Owens, 67, of Harrisburg, died Friday, June 30, 2017 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center. He had lived in Harrisburg for four years, moving there from Jonesboro. Gary was a member of the 101st Airborne Division in the US Army, serving during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed fishing and making people laugh. Because of his love for...
Pearlie (Woods) Pyles
Jun 28, 2017
Pearlie M. (Woods) Pyles, 89, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Wednesday June 28, at her home. She had lived in Jonesboro for 13 years moving here from Bay. She was of the Pentecostal belief and a retired CNA from Craighead County Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her son, John Smith, 3 sisters, Merle Wooten,...
Terry Dewayne Waters
Jun 28, 2017
Terry D. Waters, 34, of Hot Springs, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at UAMS in Little Rock. He had lived in Hot Springs for 8 years, moving there from Greenbrier. He was of the Baptist belief. He enjoyed being outdoors and fishing and hunting. Terry was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Glenda Waters; and a sister,...
Jackie B. Becker
Jun 27, 2017
Jackie B. Becker, 57, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. He was born to George and Bertha Becker on February 15, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri. Jackie was a smart, kind, and loyal man that was known to play jokes on people who he cared about. He was known as “Papa Jack” to his...
Ronald David Lindley
Jun 27, 2017
Ronald David Lindley, 62, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at his home. He was born August 14, 1954 to the late Morris and Mildred Lindley in Jonesboro where he lived his entire life. Ron was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved animals. He was a one of a kind man who had a...
Lavonne "Bonnie" Guy
Jun 27, 2017
Lavonne “Bonnie” Guy, 89, of Lake City passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Lakeside Nursing Center. She was born in Oxford, Kansas November 10, 1927 to the late Irvin and Ona Holland Smith. Bonnie was preceded in death by her husband J.C.”Jack” Guy; Brother, Maurice Ray Smith and grandson Aiden Smith. She is survived by 4 children: Geneiva...
Joe Alan Taylor Sr.
Jun 27, 2017
Joe Alan Taylor Sr., 78, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Monday, June 27, 2017. He was born in Jonesboro to the late William and Gladys Taylor on November 23, 1938. Joe graduated from Bay High School in 1956 and married the love of his life Joyce Flemon in 1957. Shortly thereafter Joe joined the United States Air...
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...
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