Obituaries

Mary Brown Conaway

Mary Brown Conaway

Jul 31, 2015

Mary Brown Earnhardt Conaway, 87, of Jackson, Tennessee, formerly of Jonesboro, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 31, 2015. Born in Hartselle, South Carolina to Very Brown and Mary Lillian Earnhardt, Mary Brown grew up in Alexander City, Alabama. In addition to completing degrees at Montevallo and Alabama, she studied at Juilliard in New York City and Auburn before...

Wanda Chadwick Bulla

Wanda Chadwick Bulla

Jul 31, 2015

Wanda Chadwick Bulla, 90, of Jonesboro passed from this life Friday, July 31, 2015 at Lakeside Nursing Home. She was born December 30, 1924 in Light to the late Joseph and Bessie Atchison. Wanda was a member of the Otwell Christian Church. She enjoyed traveling, fishing, and flowers. Wanda worked at Frolic Footwear for years, before owning and working...

Sarah Jane Talley

Sarah Jane Talley

Jul 30, 2015

Sarah Jane Talley, 55, of Jonesboro, formerly of Trumann, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015, at NEA Baptist Medical Center. Born in Trumann, Sarah was a graduate of Trumann High School and lived most of her life in the Trumann-Jonesboro area. She was a customer service supervisor of Telaflora in Paragould and was of the Baptist faith. Sarah enjoyed...

Johnny T. Meeks

Johnny T. Meeks

Jul 30, 2015

Johnny T. Meeks, 78, of Jonesboro passed from this life Thursday, July 30, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born April 16, 1937 in Gaffney, SC to the late Homer Meeks and Elsie Meeks Kesler. Johnny has spent a little over two and a half years residing in Jonesboro after originally coming from Lauren’s,...

Margaret Elizabeth Mooneyham

Margaret Elizabeth Mooneyham

Jul 26, 2015

Margaret Elizabeth Chaffin Mooneyham,88 of Jonesboro passed from this earth July 26, 2015 at Craighead Nursing Center. She was born in Knobel, Arkansas to Clarence Willard and Dennis Tucker Chaffin. Margaret was employed at Steinmart and was a member of Southwest Church of Christ. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, and sewing. She also enjoyed the beach, walking and rocking babies....

Jimmy Lynn Mccurn

Jimmy Lynn Mccurn

Jul 25, 2015

Mr. Jimmy Lynn McCurn , 78, of Jonesboro departed this life on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, with his loving wife of 22 years, Debra McCurn and family at his bedside. He was born in Batesville, Arkansas June 23, 1937 to the late Mr. and Mrs. Searcy McCurn. Jimmy retired from Jonesboro Manufacturer and...

Betty Holmes

Betty Holmes

Jul 25, 2015

Betty Holmes, 76, of Jonesboro passed from this life Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born June 28, 1939 in Etowoh, AR to the late Charles and Nora Bell Vaughn. Betty lived over 60 years residing in Jonesboro. She was a member of the Nettleton United Methodist Church and was also...

Jane Caroline Rogers Todd

Jane Caroline Rogers Todd

Jul 25, 2015

Jane Caroline Rogers Todd passed from this life on Saturday, July 25, 2015, at the age of 82. Born to Otis and Erma Rogers, she lived her entire life in Northeast Arkansas, specifically Alicia and Jonesboro. Jane married the love of her life, H.C. Todd, on March 30, 1951. They were married for 64 wonderful years. As an elected...

Jasper Lee Jaynes

Jasper Lee Jaynes

Jul 25, 2015

Jasper Lee Jaynes, of Jonesboro, passed away on morning of Saturday July 25th, 2015 of natural causes. He was 36. He is survived by his wife Jamie: his parents, Joyce Cook (David) of Jonesboro, and Darrell Jaynes of Trumann; sister Ashley Jaynes (Robert) of Mount Pleasant, Texas; mother-in-law Becky Phillips of Jonesboro; two dogs Merry and Boss; and other...

Bruce Pennington

Bruce Pennington

Jul 23, 2015

Bruce W. Pennington, 69, of Jonesboro passed from this life on July 23, 2015 in Little Rock. He was born on June 24, 1946 in Memphis to Bruce Pennington and Dorothy Pennington Bazzell. Bruce is of the Methodist belief and graduated from Memphis State with an Electrical Engineering degree. He enjoyed leather and wood work and anything that he...

Rodney Eason

Rodney Eason

Jul 22, 2015

Rodney Eason, 56, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He lived most of his life in Jonesboro and was a member of the Jonesboro Worship Center. Rodney had a deep love for God and his family. He enjoyed playing his guitar, fishing and gardening. Rodney was preceded in death by...

Honorable Judge William Lee Fergus

Honorable Judge William Lee Fergus

Jul 21, 2015

Honorable William Lee Fergus, 66, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at his home. He lived in Jonesboro for the past 12 years, moving here from Osceola. In Osceola, Lee attended Calvary Baptist Church for 26 years where he was a deacon and a Sunday school teacher. Since moving to Jonesboro, he was a member of Central Baptist...

Lee R Tucker

Lee R Tucker

Jul 20, 2015

Lee R Tucker, 78, passed from this life on July 20, 2015 at his home in Jonesboro, AR. Lee was born March 31, 1937 in Pocahontas, AR, a son of the late Vernon and Lillian (Goodman) Tucker. He is survived by his wife, Betty, of the home. Also surviving are three sons, Stanley Tucker, of Jonesboro, Stewart Tucker, of...

Ida Wimpy

Ida Wimpy

Jul 20, 2015

On July 20th, 2015 a bright light left this world with the passing of Ida G. (Jones) (Owens) Wimpy, 73 at St Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA on May 28th, 1942 to Malcom and Eleanor M. Jones, and was later adopted by her step-father Master Sergeant Harold Owens (Retired) after her...

Kathryn Richie

Kathryn Richie

Jul 19, 2015

Kathryn Richie, 91, of Bay died Sunday July 19, 2015 at the NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born in Searcy, Arkansas on October 7, 1923 to the late James and Florence Morris Griffin. She had lived in Bay most of her life, was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Bay. Kathryn loved to do...

Lindsey Young Branch

Lindsey Young Branch

Jul 17, 2015

Lindsey Jade Young Branch, 24, of Jonesboro, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, of natural causes at her friend's home in Jonesboro. Lindsey was born in Jonesboro and lived all of her life in the Jonesboro area. She was a 2009 graduate of Brookland High School where earned All-Region in the high school band. Lindsey was also busy with...

Janet Elaine Payne

Janet Elaine Payne

Jul 17, 2015

Janet Elaine Payne, 83, of Jonesboro, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at Jonesboro Health and Rehab Center. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Janet lived over 40 years in the Long Beach area of California. She resided in Laguna Woods, California, before moving to Jonesboro last year. She was a Registered Nurse with 44 years of service and was of...

Cecil Poynor

Cecil Poynor

Jul 16, 2015

Cecil R. Poynor, 69, of Jonesboro died July 16, 2015 at his home. He was born in Jonesboro on November 17, 1945 to the late Louie and Ollie Mae Eason Poynor. He had lived in Jonesboro his entire life and was of the Pentecostal belief. He was a construction worker and a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran. In addition to...

Maryann Mccarty

Maryann Mccarty

Jul 15, 2015

MaryAnn McCarty, 65, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House surrounded by family. She was born in Jonesboro on January 2, 1950 to Samuel and Maxine O’Baugh. MaryAnn loved to read and was a hairdresser in Ft. Smith for 35 years. She is preceded in death by...

Daniel Ray Hall

Daniel Ray Hall

Jul 14, 2015

Daniel Ray Hall, 34, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, July 14, 2015. He was born April 29, 1981 in Memphis, but lived all of his life in Jonesboro. He was a member of the South Caraway Baptist Church. Daniel enjoyed his dogs, kayaking, soccer and swimming. He was also a secret nerd who loved watching movies, but...