Obituaries
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,...
Charles Jim Noe
Mar 12, 2017
Charles Jim Noe, 70 of Jonesboro passed from this life on Sunday March 12, 2017 at his home. He was born on December 21, 1946 to the late Fred and Nora Lee King Noe. He had lived in Jonesboro most of his life, was a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran and was of the Baptist belief. He loved NASCAR and...
Edwin Bolton
Mar 12, 2017
Edwin Bolton was born December 5, 1921 in Lucy, Tennessee to the late Gladys and Walter Bolton. He lived in Millington, Tennessee growing up. After a tour of duty in the Navy, during World War II, Ed had a dry cleaning business in Childersburg, Alabama. Ed started his career with the Postal Service in 1957 in Millington, Tennessee. While...
Robert D. Whitaker
Mar 12, 2017
Robert D. Whitaker, 89, of Jonesboro passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Robert was born on May 21, 1927 in Baldwin, Mississippi to the late Robert and Gracie Harris Whitaker. He served his country with US Army during World War II, where he received the Army of Occupation Medal and the World War...
Dorothy Patricia Labbe
Mar 11, 2017
Dorothy Patricia Labbe, 74 of Jonesboro passed from this life on March 11, 2017 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born in Old Town, Maine on June 13, 1942 to the late Raymond and Dorothy Ethel Moody Durette. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Leo R Labbe....
John Mack Rogers Sr. "Johnny"
Mar 10, 2017
John Mack Rogers Sr., 88, of Jonesboro, went home to be with Jesus Friday, March 10, 2017 at his home. “Johnny” was born in Jonesboro on February 24, 1929 and was a life-long resident. He married his sweetheart, Bettye June Pyland, of Caraway and would have celebrated 67 years of marriage on March 11, 2017. He and Bettye are...
Sue Mccrackin
Mar 7, 2017
Sue McCrackin, 81, of Jonesboro passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at Jonesboro Health Care. She was born April 6, 1935 in Jonesboro to the late Bill and Lucille Lincoln. Sue was a caregiver for over 20 years. She also took good care of her husband, children and grandchildren. Sue was a member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church....
Stanley Andrews
Mar 7, 2017
Stanley B. Andrews, 87, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. Stanley was born in Jonesboro on June 6, 1930, to the late Allie and Lillian Kurl Andrews. Stanley lived in Jonesboro his entire life and was of the Baptist belief. He was a retired dispatcher for City Water and...
Stanley Andrews
Mar 7, 2017
Stanley B. Andrews, 87, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. Stanley was born in Jonesboro on June 6, 1930, to the late Allie and Lillian Kurl Andrews. Stanley lived in Jonesboro his entire life and was of the Baptist belief. He was a retired dispatcher for City Water and...
Patti Wray Mcqueen
Mar 6, 2017
Patti Wray McQueen, 58, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Monday, March 6, 2017 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. She was born on June 22, 1958 to E.B. and Lucy Wray of Duck Hill, Mississippi. Patti graduated in 1976 from Hillcrest High School in Memphis and soon after enrolled in Memphis State School of Business....
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