Obituaries
Virginia Long
Jun 17, 2017
Virginia L. Bigham Lassiter Long, 71, of Jonesboro passed away on June 17, 2017 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. She was a former member of the Church of Christ in Beedeville, where she raised her family. She spent most of her life working as a waitress at the Newport Truck Stop, which she loved doing. She...
Vestal Fae Harcrow
Jun 14, 2017
Vestal Fae Harcrow, 82, of Jonesboro passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at Jonesboro Healthcare and Rehab. She and her twin sister were born July 10, 1934 to the late Roy and Henrietta Powers Pulley in Bowman. Vestal worked for Eric Rogers Insurance Co. in her early years. Later in life she was the manager for Claire’s Boutique. Vestal...
Eddie Lee Davis Jr.
Jun 14, 2017
Eddie Lee Davis, 56, of Rivervale passed from this life on June 14, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Eddie Davis Jr. was born on December 31, 1960 in Memphis, TN to the late Eddie Sr. and Betty Jane Hubbard Davis. He lived in the Caraway and Rivervale area for the last thirty nine years, and was a member...
Lola Rose Martin
Jun 11, 2017
Lola Rose Martin, infant daughter of Jeremy and Sheri Duncan Martin of Jonesboro, was born into Heaven on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. In addition to her parents, Lola Rose is survived by her grandparents: Charles and Rosanne Duncan of Osceola, and Melinda and Bennie Pepper and Barry and Karen Martin all of...
Geraldine Craig
Jun 9, 2017
Geraldine Craig, 86, of Jonesboro, passed away Friday, June 9, 2017, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Cardwell, Missouri, Geraldine lived in Warrenville, Illinois, before moving to Jonesboro in 1969. She worked many years for the State of Arkansas in Home Health Care. She was a long-time member of Central Baptist Church and...
Janice Lee "Emmons" Fisher
Jun 5, 2017
Janice Lee “Emmons” Fisher, 66, of Jonesboro, died Monday, June 5, 2017 at her residence. She was a lifelong resident of Jonesboro. Janice was a member of Strawfloor Baptist Church. Until she retired from General Electric she was a member of the local 747 Union. She enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending time with her grandchildren. Janice excelled at...
Heather Jill Dacus
Jun 5, 2017
Jill Dacus, 35, of Harrison, formerly of Jonesboro and Brookland, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at Cox Medical Center in Springfield, Missouri, during emergency surgery. Jill was born in Jonesboro and lived in the Jonesboro-Brookland area before moving to Booneville where she lived until moving to Harrison two years ago. Jill was a member of Temple Baptist Church...
Berniece Burleson
Jun 5, 2017
Berniece Burleson, 91, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Monday, June 5, 2017. She was born to the late Guy and Mayme Walker on January 3, 1926 in Portageville, Missouri. Berniece was a member of Nettleton Church of Christ and was a nurse for over 30 years. She had a green thumb and enjoyed gardening, yard work, and...
Larry W. Pyburn
Jun 5, 2017
Larry W. Pyburn, 53, of Lester passed from this life on June 5, 2017 at his residence of natural causes. Larry was born in Paragould on June 7, 1963 and lived all his life in NE Arkansas. He loved to farm and be outdoors. He was a fun loving man that knew how to light a room up when...
Glida Heath
Jun 4, 2017
At 7:20 pm on June 4, 2017, Glida Jean Heath of West Memphis passed away peacefully at Baptist Memorial Medical Center in Memphis after a long, heroic battle with Leukemia. The youngest daughter of seven children born to Guy and Dalsie Parson of Jonesboro, Glida was preceded in death by her four brothers, two sisters, and her husband of...
Robert B. Garcia
Jun 3, 2017
Robert B. Garcia, 82 of Jonesboro, peacefully passed away on June 3rd, 2017 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born in Richmond, California to Gabriel and Tranquilina Garcia. Bob is survived by his wife, Jana Garcia; brother-in-law, Clark Vickers of Jonesboro; son, Michael Garcia and wife Karen of Arizona; daughter, Tina Pilara and husband Rick; grandchildren, Christopher Garcia...
Betty J. Cole
Jun 3, 2017
Betty J. Cole, 89, of Jonesboro died Saturday, June 03, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She had lived all of her life in the Jonesboro area and was a member of the Nettleton Baptist Church. She loved researching genealogy. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Janice Parkinson. Survivors include her...
Sherry Lynn Kinnett
Jun 1, 2017
Sherry Lynn Kinnett, 53, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, June 1, 2017 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She lived most of her life in the Jonesboro area and enjoyed spending time and caring for her granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her father, Bob Kinnett. Survivors include her son, Josh McGowan of West Plains, Missouri; mother, Betty Kinnett of...
Peggy Taylor
May 30, 2017
Peggy Jean Taylor, 84, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at NEA Baptist Hospital of Jonesboro. She has lived in Jonesboro most of her life and was preceded in death by her husband, James Taylor, three grandsons and one great grandson and her parents. Survivors include her son, Russ Taylor (Ella Mae) of Valley View; daughters, Alene Hutchinson...
Marcella J. Padan
May 29, 2017
Marcella Jeanette Cox Padan, 92, went to be with the Lord from her home in Jonesboro,Arkansas, May 29, 2017. She was born June 15, 1924 in Firebrick, KY, a daughter of the late Daniel Robert Cox and Melva Carpenter Cox. Marcella was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Lynn Padan Jr., brothers Dale and Bobby Cox, and one...
Aley Belle Crawford
May 28, 2017
Aley Belle Crawford, 86, of Jonesboro passed away peacefully May 28, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born July 28, 1930 in Nettleton to the late George and Dorthy Parker. Aley lived her entire life residing in the Jonesboro area. Throughout her career, Aley worked up until she was 74 as a nurse’s aide...
Gaylon M. Wimpy
May 27, 2017
Gaylon "Pappy" Wimpy, 77, of the Valley View community, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Gaylon was born in Jonesboro and lived all of his life in Craighead County. He was a 1957 graduate of Valley View High School and a member of the Arkansas National Guard when it was activated to respond to...
Esther Emily Ramien
May 27, 2017
Esther Emily Ramien, 99, passed away Saturday, May 27, at Lakeside Nursing & Rehab in Lake City. She was born in St. Anne, Illinois on May 21, 1918 to the late Fred M. and Cynthia Benjamin Davis. She worked as a secretary for Eli Lilly & Co. in Indiana and also for Westinghouse Corp. in Maryland where her husband...
Vada Bradley
May 26, 2017
Vada Virginia Bradley, 91, of Jonesboro, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017, at Craighead Nursing Center. Born in Cord, Arkansas, Vada lived in Batesville before moving to Jonesboro in 1951. She was a homemaker as well as a business owner. She and her husband Otis operated the Milky Way Drive In for a few years in the early to...
Nikki Francine Coln
May 25, 2017
Nikki Francine Coln, 63, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2017 at her home in Jonesboro, AR. Nikki was born in Washington to Bill and Marion Nolan on September 20, 1953. She went to school at Valley View. She married Ray Coln on November 16, 1971 in Jonesboro AR. She was a homemaker and a member of the Family...
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