Obituaries

Roy "Ronnie" Allred

Roy "Ronnie" Allred

May 18, 2016

Roy “Ronnie” Allred, 66, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. He had lived in Jonesboro for 36 years. Ronnie was a member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church. He worked tirelessly on Arkansas Angels for Animals. He loved golf, yard work, and spending time with his family, especially grandkids and great grandkids. He had...

Charles Edward Noell

Charles Edward Noell

May 17, 2016

Charles “Ed” Noell, Sr. 85 of Jonesboro, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born December 30, 1930 in the Cole Corner Community in Jonesboro. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Letha Noell of the home; his daughter, Carol (Mark) Lease of Oakland, TN; sons, Charles Noell, Jr and...

Paula Jean Usher

Paula Jean Usher

May 15, 2016

Paula Jean Usher, 61, of Jonesboro passed from this life Sunday, May 15, 2016 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born July 2, 1954 in St. Louis to the late Ronald (Pappy) and Elwanda Bryan. Paula resided in Jonesboro since the early 1980’s after coming from Aurora, Illinois. She was also of the Christian belief. Paula’s...

Dr. Dennis Charles Rousey

Dr. Dennis Charles Rousey

May 12, 2016

Dr. Dennis C. Rousey, age 64 of Jonesboro, died suddenly in his home on Thursday, May 12. Dennis taught for 38 years as a History Professor at Arkansas State University. His book, “Policing the Southern City: New Orleans, 1805-1889,” was published by the Louisiana State University Press in 1996. He also wrote numerous articles published in scholarly journals on...

Ronald "Ronnie" Robinson

Ronald "Ronnie" Robinson

May 10, 2016

Ronald Ray "Ronnie" Robinson, 72, of rural southeast Lawrence County, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at his home of natural causes. Ronnie was born in Jonesboro and was a 1961 graduate of Jonesboro High School. He lived in Jonesboro before moving to Lawrence County 30 years ago, and served in the Arkansas National Guard. Ronnie worked several years...

Vernon Blasingame

Vernon Blasingame

May 10, 2016

Vernon Blasingame, 78, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. He was born on August 18, 1937 in Trumann to the late Jim and Opal Blasingame. Vernon served in the U.S. Marine Corp and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. After returning from the Marines, he worked for Singer Corporation in Trumann and became a Production...

Cleatus J. Moore

Cleatus J. Moore

May 8, 2016

Cleatus J. Moore, 69, of Jonesboro died Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. He is preceded in death by his wife, Janet Moore; parents, Zelmber and Dollie Glidwell Moore; one daughter, Rachael Moore; two brothers, Donald and William Moore; two sisters, Marie Rickert and Carolyn Sue Moore. He is survived by three sons,...

Rohnny B. Mcdaniel

Rohnny B. Mcdaniel

May 8, 2016

Rohnny B. McDaniel, 73, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Regional 1 Health in Memphis, Tennessee. He lived most of his life in Jonesboro. Rohnny was a member of the Christian Valley Church. He retired as a Captain with the Jonesboro Police Department and was a charter member of the Fraternal Order of Police. He was active...

Jeffrey John Sestina

Jeffrey John Sestina

May 7, 2016

Jeffrey John Sestina, 58, of Blytheville, Arkansas passed from this life Saturday, May 7, 2016 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born October 30, 1957 in Cambridge, Ohio to John and Frances Sestina. He has lived the last 5years residing in Blytheville, Arkansas after coming from Pinson, Alabama where he lived most of his life....

James E. "Barney" Liles

James E. "Barney" Liles

May 7, 2016

James E. “Barney” Liles, 63, of Jonesboro passed from this life Saturday, May 7, 2016 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born December 12, 1952 in Jonesboro to the late Robert Lee and Charlsie Jones Liles. James was affiliated with Magnolia Road Baptist Church for many years. His favorite pastimes were fishing, hunting, and gardening....

Anne Kathryn Neumann

Anne Kathryn Neumann

May 6, 2016

Anne Thompson Neumann, 77 of Jonesboro died Friday, May 6, 2016. She was born on September 6, 1938 in Paragould to the late Arvel and Sara Thompson. She graduated high school in Harrisburg and attended Arkansas State University. After college, Anne worked in television and theater. She worked for Citizens Bank and was the warranty claims manager for Blackwell...

Bonnie Casey

Bonnie Casey

May 6, 2016

Bonnie Mae Casey, 78, of Lake City passed from this life on Friday May 6, 2016 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born in Manila, Arkansas on October 21, 1937 and had lived in Lake City most of her life, where she was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal belief. In addition to her parents,...

Donna Love

Donna Love

May 5, 2016

Donna Love passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at the age of 66 at her residence in Jonesboro. Donna was born September 23, 1949 in Monette to J.L. Love and Opal Love. She was of the Baptist faith. She was a brave little soul until the end, after a long battle with cancer. Donna was loving and caring and...

Louise Dudley Jones

Louise Dudley Jones

May 4, 2016

Louise Dudley Jones, 84, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at The Villa in Deland, Florida. She had lived most of her life in Jonesboro. Louise was a member of Nettleton Baptist Church. She loved to fishing, gardening, and spending time with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Dudley, her parents and one...

Albert Turner

Albert Turner

May 3, 2016

Albert Turner , 79, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. He was born in Jonesboro on July 1, 1936 to the late Fergus Turner and Alvah Harrison. Before David’s eye sight deteriorated he enjoyed traveling and camping. He also enjoyed gospel music, the Bible, and witnessing for the Lord. David supported many causes including...

Kelsea Grace Hutchison

Kelsea Grace Hutchison

May 3, 2016

Kelsea Grace Hutchison, is remembered affectionately for her unyielding courage, glorious heart and generosity of spirit. “Kelsea treasured the simple things in life, and her humanity could only be surpassed by her free spirit and unreserved love for all she met,” said Brennah Hutchison, Kelsea’s sister. Kelsea died of medical complications in her Jonesboro home in the embrace of...

Brittany Megan James Qualls

Brittany Megan James Qualls

May 3, 2016

Brittany Megan James Qualls, 25, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at a Memphis hospital. She had lived her lifetime in Jonesboro. Brittany was of the Baptist belief. She graduated from Brookland High School and was a graduate as a Pharmacy Med Tech from the University of Phoenix. She loved all genres of music and enjoyed singing. Brit...

Donald Ray Mann

Donald Ray Mann

May 1, 2016

Donald Ray Mann, 70, of Paragould passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Donnie was born in Lake City and had lived all his life in Northeast Arkansas. After high school he served his country during the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army. He retired from F.M.C. and Thomas & Betts. He was of...

Annetta Marie Sharp

Annetta Marie Sharp

May 1, 2016

Annetta Marie Sharp, 72, passed from this life Sunday, May 1, 2016 at her home in Jonesboro. She was born December 27, 1943 in Jonesboro to the late Charles and Leotha Kersey. Annetta had lived the last 11 years in Jonesboro after coming from Cherokee Village where she had lived since 1973. Annetta was an avid supporter of the...

Jimmie D. Hall

Jimmie D. Hall

Apr 29, 2016

Jimmie D. Hall, 73, of Lake City, died Friday, April 29, 2016, at his home. Jimmie was born in Lake City and lived all of his life there. He was a farmer and also worked at Crane Corporation, DuPont, General Electric and BP Kemlite Manufacturing, all in Jonesboro. Jimmie was a Christian and enjoyed attending dances at the Jonesboro...