Obituaries

Aaron "Aj" Glen Jackson

Aaron "Aj" Glen Jackson

Aug 8, 2016

Aaron “AJ” Glen Jackson, 41, of Jonesboro passed from this life Monday, August 8, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born May 16, 1975 in Jonesboro to Larry and Gay Jackson. Aaron was a member of Community Fellowship Church. He attended Jonesboro Public Schools, graduating in 1993. Aaron later attended Arkansas State University earning his Bachelor of...

Betty Jean Acre Hammil

Betty Jean Acre Hammil

Aug 7, 2016

Betty Jean Acre Hammil, 89, of Harrisburg, died Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Woodbriar Nursing Center in Harrisburg. She had lived in Harrisburg for 18 months moving there from Jonesboro. She was a member of the Weiner Methodist Church. Betty was an avid tennis player and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She...

Hiram “Hi” Jackson Hamilton

Hiram “Hi” Jackson Hamilton

Aug 7, 2016

Hiram “Hi” Jackson Hamilton, 92, of Bay died Sunday August 7, 2016 at Methodist University in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born in Cash on July 8, 1924 to the late James Edward “Ed” and Cora Jane Cureton. Hiram lived in Bay for the past 65 years after coming from Cash and the Lake City areas. He was retired from...

Rev. Carl Bunch

Rev. Carl Bunch

Aug 7, 2016

The Reverend John Carl Bunch, 100, of Jonesboro, AR passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016 in a local healthcare facility. He was preceded in death by his wife of over 69 years, Alice Emma Bunch, in 2008, and his son, Marion “Marty” Bunch in 2016. Brother Bunch was born April 15, 1916 on his family’s farm in South Arkansas....

Marilyn Clem Fielder

Marilyn Clem Fielder

Aug 5, 2016

Marilyn Clem Fielder, 79, of Jonesboro went to be with her heavenly father on Friday, August 5, 2016 at her home. Marilyn was born in Trumann on December 30, 1936 to Thomas Clem and Cora Lee Jackson. She was a charter member of North Main Baptist Church and attended North Main for over 5 decades. She moved to Walnut...

Perkasa Ardasyir Nuhung

Perkasa Ardasyir Nuhung

Aug 5, 2016

Perkasa Ardasyir Nuhung, 50, of Jonesboro, passed away Friday at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, Perkasa moved to San Diego in 1986 and then to Searcy in 1987. He was a graduate of Harding University in Searcy and moved to Jonesboro in 1994. He has been an employee of St. Bernard's Medical Center for almost 13...

Russell H. Patton, Jr.

Russell H. Patton, Jr.

Aug 4, 2016

Russell H. Patton, Jr., 89, of Jonesboro, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016, in Jonesboro. Russell was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on December 7, 1926. At age 16 he attended Duke University. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Russell joined the U.S. Navy at age 17. Russell was stationed in Shanghai and served with the Military Police for 2...

Leo R. Dale

Leo R. Dale

Aug 3, 2016

Leo R. Dale, 93, of Jonesboro passed from this life August 3, 2016 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born in Hale Center, Texas December 8, 1922 to the late John Robert Dale and Sallie Rogers Dale. Leo has resided in Jonesboro for the past thirteen years after coming from Monument, Colorado. He loved the...

Sharon Lynn Friend

Sharon Lynn Friend

Aug 2, 2016

Sharon Lynn Friend, 66, of rural Paragould, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. A native of Caraway, Sharon was a 1967 graduate of Caraway Central High School and operated Sharon's Beauty Shop in Caraway for many years. She moved to Greene County in 1982 and attended The Church at Paragould. Sharon...

Joe Paul Marsh

Joe Paul Marsh

Aug 2, 2016

Joe Paul Marsh, 53, a lifelong resident of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was an outdoorsman and a brick mason. He always put others before himself. He was preceded in death by his Parents, Jan and Patsy Marsh. Survivors include his Fiancé, Debra Fisher; brothers, John and Gerald Marsh; sisters, Janet Jackson,...

Brother Waymon Donald Holt

Brother Waymon Donald Holt

Aug 2, 2016

Brother Waymon Donald Holt, 85 died Tuesday, August 2, 2016 in Walnut Ridge, AR. He was born to H.W. and Florence Hawkins Holt on January 27, 1931. He lived most of his life in the Milligan Ridge community where he pastored the Milligan Ridge Missionary Baptist Church for over 50 years. He dedicated his life to the service of...

Crystal Charlene Mingus

Crystal Charlene Mingus

Aug 1, 2016

Crystal Charlene (Combs) Mingus, 43, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Monday August 1, 2016 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 20, 1973 to Jerry and Darlene Warren Combs and lived in Jonesboro most of her life. Crystal was a homemaker, loved spending time with her family, grandbaby, reading and...

Billy Green

Billy Green

Aug 1, 2016

Billy Green, 88, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Monday August 1, 2016 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born in Cleveland County, Arkansas on March 26, 1928 to the late Lewis Jefferson and Minnie Williams Green. He lived in Jonesboro for four years, moving here from Pine Bluff. He was a retired Lineman and collector for...

Dr. Dan Timmermann

Dr. Dan Timmermann

Jul 30, 2016

Dr. Dan Timmermann, Jr., 82, of Jonesboro, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016, at UAMS Medical Center in Little Rock. Born in New Braunfels, Texas, Dr. Timmermann earned a Bachelor's degree from Texas A & M University. He also received an officer's commission and entered active duty into the U.S. Air Force as a 2nd Lieutenant. He was a...

Jessie Wayne Pirtle

Jessie Wayne Pirtle

Jul 30, 2016

Jessie Wayne Pirtle, 73, of Jonesboro passed from this life Saturday, July 30, 2016 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born April 29, 1942 in Caraway to the late Jess and Louise Pirtle. Jessie lived his entire life residing in northeast Arkansas where he was of the Baptist belief. He was an avid hunter and fisherman who also...

Charles Cook

Charles Cook

Jul 30, 2016

Jackie “Charles” Cook, 79, of Jacksonville went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at North Little Rock Baptist Health Center. Charles was born on November 29, 1936 in Caraway to the late George and Lena McCoy Cook. After high school he went on to join the US Army. While in the Army...

Don "Bubba" Young Jr.

Don "Bubba" Young Jr.

Jul 29, 2016

Don “Bubba” Young Jr., 41, of Trumann passed away on Friday, July 29, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Bubba lived all his life in the Trumann and Jonesboro area. He worked with his father Don Sr. as an electrician. His hobbies include hunting and fishing. He loved to hang out with his friends, and he especially loved to...

Deloris Turman White

Deloris Turman White

Jul 28, 2016

Deloris Turman White, 74, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, July 28, 2016, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was a lifetime resident of Jonesboro. She loved to garden, and read. Deloris was an avid animal loved. She was a devoted and loving wife and soulmate. Deloris worked as an LPN at St. Bernards, David Puryear, and Mid-South Health Systems. She...

Harold G. "Smiley" Westbrook

Harold G. "Smiley" Westbrook

Jul 28, 2016

Harold G. “Smiley” Westbrook, 91, of Jonesboro passed away on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Craighead Nursing Center. Harold was born on March 30, 1925 in Benton to the late Emmett and Lovie McClain Westbrook. He served our country during World War II with the US Army, and he earned the following distinguished service Decorations; overseas stripes for European,...

Lewis Dewayne Ladd

Lewis Dewayne Ladd

Jul 28, 2016

Lewis Dewayne “Plute” Ladd, 77, of Lake City passed from this life on Thursday July 28, 2016 at the N.E.A. Baptist Hospital. He was born in Lake City, Arkansas on April 27, 1939 to the late Lewis Herschel and Sarah Ellen Qualls Ladd. He lived most of his life in Lake City and is a graduate of the Lake...