Obituaries
Rita Marguerite Perkins
Oct 26, 2016
Rita Marguerite Perkins, 90, of Jonesboro passed away on October 26, 2016 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center. Rita was born February 9, 1926 to the late Edward Cecil Perkins and Grace McDaniel Perkins in the Jonesboro area. She graduated high school in 1943 from Arkansas State High and moved to Memphis and Mobile, Alabama to pursue work in...
Geneva Ella Reed
Oct 24, 2016
Geneva Ella Reed, 80, of Jonesboro, died Monday, October 24, 2016, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Reed and a grandson, Chad Reed. Survivors include her sons, Kenneth Reed (Cheryl) of Decatur, Alabama; Jimmy Reed (Deanna) of Trumann; grandchildren, Hollie Reed, Bryant Reed, Bryana Reed; siblings, Shelby Reed, Connie Sanders,...
James Edwin Gillespie
Oct 19, 2016
James Edwin Gillespie, 90, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at Ridgecrest Nursing Center. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1950, moving here from Pleasant Grove, Mississippi. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and taught the Men’s Adult Sunday School Class. James served his country during WWII as a Seabee throughout the Pacific Theater and...
Nell Marie Mattix
Oct 17, 2016
Nellie Marie Mattix, 94, of Bowman passed from this life on Monday October 17, 2016 at her home. She was born in Ashley County, Arkansas on September 29, 1922 to the late Floyd Marvin and Maudie Marie Hyman Maxwell. Nell had lived in Bowman for 70 years where she and her husband Tommy were the owners of JT Mattix...
Davey Elrod
Oct 15, 2016
Davey J. Elrod, 62, of Jonesboro passed away on October 15, 2016 at residence due to natural causes. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dallas and Katherine Barnhill Elrod. He is survived by three sons, Zachry Elrod of Pueblo, Co, Nathan (Amanda) Elrod, and Kolter Elrod all of Jonesboro; granddaughter, Cloey Elrod of Jonesboro, brother, Mark Elrod;...
Elmer Eugene " Too Tall" Bruner
Oct 14, 2016
Elmer Eugene “Too Tall” Bruner, 56, of Jonesboro passed from this life Friday, October 14, 2016 at Regional One Heath Center in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born July 1, 1960 in Jonesboro to Harold and Loretta Bruner. Tall was an avid motorcycle mechanic who loved to ride. He was also a former member of the FUGARWE Tribe. He is...
Delbert Felkins
Oct 12, 2016
Delbert Felkins, 77 of Jonesboro passed from this life Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at Lexington Place. He was born in the Bono area and has lived here all of his life. Delbert was a member of the Sovereign Grace Baptist Church in Bono. He retired from The Jonesboro Sun as a typesetter. He enjoyed his grandchildren, working in the...
Harold Price Hammett
Oct 11, 2016
Harold Price Hammett of Bay went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 11, 2016. As always in his life, he was blessed to be surrounded by family and friends. Harold was born in Eastern Prentiss County, Mississippi on March 7, 1923. He worked in the shipyards of Connecticut and Mississippi after high school. He joined...
Keagen D. Dunlap
Oct 11, 2016
Keagen D. Dunlap was born into Heaven on October 11, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He is survived by his parents, Kevin Dunlap and Brandy Elkins of Jonesboro; brothers, Jameson Dunlap, Austyn Elkins, Slayton Elkins; sisters, Zoi Wilson, Amelia Dunlap, and Elizabeth Dunlap all of Jonesboro; paternal grandparents, Sharon Upton of Jonesboro and Dave Dunlap of Alabama; maternal...
James W. Mashburn Jr.
Oct 10, 2016
James “Jim” W. Mashburn Jr., 86, of Jonesboro, passed away, Monday, October 10, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1963, moving here from New Albany, Mississippi. Jim married the love of his life, Helen Silvey, on September 15, 1961. As he would put it, “He was married for 50 plus five years”. He...
Shirley Joan Howard
Oct 9, 2016
Shirley Joan Howard, 81, of Jonesboro formerly of Hazelwood, Missouri passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Shirley was born on August 25, 1935 to the late William Kelley and Murler Robinson Howard in Senath, Missouri. After high school Shirley joined the All-American Redheads basketball team where she was inducted into the Women’s Basketball...
James Mcanear
Oct 6, 2016
James McAnear, 83, of Germantown, Tennesse formerly of Jonesboro, Arkansas passed from his earthly home to his Heavenly home Thursday, October 6, 2016 at Methodist University Hospital. He was born April 12, 1933 in Jonesboro to the late Earl and Ida McAnear. James was a graduate of Brookland High School, Class of 1951. He served in the Army in...
Jerry Wayne Barnes
Oct 6, 2016
Jerry W. Barnes, 70, of Bay passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2016 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House with his family by his side. Jerry was born in Jonesboro on October 31, 1945 to the late Elton and Jewel Bowen Barnes. He lived all his life in the Bay area. He was the Bay High School...
Glenda Meme Adams
Oct 5, 2016
Glenda “Meme” Adams, 59, of Jonesboro passed from this life Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. She worked for AirTite Inc. for 18 years. Glenda was preceded in death by her parents, Nell and Vercieal Adams and 1 brother, Sonny Bubby Adams. Survivors include her daughter, Dottie Adams Dickson; 4 grandchildren: Jerry Dale, John John,...
Jerry Roedel
Oct 4, 2016
Jerry Lee Roedel, 72, of Jonesboro died on Tuesday, October 4, 2016. Jerry lived most of his life in the Jonesboro, where he was owner operator of Jerry’s Used Cars & Classics and Jerry & Raymond Classic Cars. He served our country with the United States Air Force, and was of the Methodist belief. He was preceded in death...
Glenda L. Eshenroder
Oct 3, 2016
Glenda Eshenroder, 67, of Jonesboro, passed away Monday, October 3, 2016, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Thayer, Missouri, Glenda grew up in Alton, Missouri, and graduated from Alton High School. She earned bachelor and master degrees from Arkansas State University and had a career in museum administration. Glenda worked 20 years in the ASU Museum, several years...
Terry Wayne Smith
Oct 3, 2016
Terry Wayne Smith, 63, of Bono passed from this life Monday, October 3, 2016 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from complications arising from the treatment of Lymphoma. He was born in Jonesboro to the late Joe and Joyce Smith. Terry lived in the northeast Arkansas area his entire life while being of the Christian faith. He...
Mary Kinman
Oct 3, 2016
Mary Kinman, 76, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Monday, October 3, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was born to L.H. “Hamp” and Annie Sanders on January 6, 1940 in Bay. Mary was a homemaker and loved her family, especially her grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, L.H. “Hamp” and Annie Sanders; son, Larry...
James Franklin Jowers Jr.
Oct 1, 2016
James Franklin Jowers Jr., 85, of Jonesboro passed from this life Saturday morning October 1, 2016 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. Frank was born on October 23, 1930 in Jonesboro to the late James Sr. and Martha Jowers. He spent his entire life residing in Jonesboro where he was a member of Refuge Church of The Assemblies of God....
Ray Gibbs
Sep 30, 2016
Ray Gibbs, 74, of rural Jonesboro, passed away Friday, September 30, 2016, at his home of natural causes. Born in Alabama, Ray moved to Trumann when he was 10 years old and lived there until moving to Jonesboro in 1962. He worked 40 years for Alton Box-Jefferson Smurfit in Jonesboro and enjoyed tractor work on his property. Ray was...
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