Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Cody Jacob Pemberton
Jul 14, 2015
Cody Jacob Pemberton, 16, of Brookland died, Tuesday, July 14, 2015 from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident in Brookland. Cody was born on August 13, 1998 in Jonesboro to Barry and Sarah Bingham Pemberton. He lived all his life in the Brookland area, and attended the Brookland Public Schools. He was a member of the Brookland Senior High...
Marguerite Orr Abernathy
Jul 13, 2015
Marguerite Orr Abernathy, 87, was born and reared in Memphis, TN. She moved to Jonesboro in 1956 with her family. They soon joined First United Methodist Church, where Marguerite sang in the choir for 30 thirty years and was an active member of Friendship Couples Sunday School Class. She was a life-member of Jonesboro Junior Auxiliary. An avid golfer...
Charles Sharp
Jul 12, 2015
Charles Sharp, 72, of Jonesboro passed from this life and entered into eternal life to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at his home. He was born in Cash, Arkansas on May 29, 1943. Charles was a self employed roofing contractor for 44 years and he received the Best Under the Sun award for...
James Kevin Watkins
Jul 11, 2015
James “Kevin” Watkins, 51 of Jonesboro passed from this life Saturday, July 11, 2015 at White County Medical Center in Searcy. He was born in Paragould to Paul and Wanda Hazlewood Watkins on March 23, 1964. He was the owner of Business Solutions in Jonesboro. He enjoyed the amateur radio, volunteering, and traveling. Kevin was a member of the...
Wanda Lee Rice Vaughn
Jul 10, 2015
Wanda Lee Rice Vaughn, 89, of Jonesboro, formerly of Delaplaine, went to be with our Lord July 10, 2015 at her home. She is survived by many relatives and friends. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro. She was born June 10, 1926; she was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Vaughn of...
Ann Smith
Jul 8, 2015
Anna Belle Smith, 86 of Belvidere, IL passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, July 8, 2015 at the Bickford House in Rockford after a lingering illness. Anna Belle was born December 2, 1928 in Bay, AR the daughter of Samuel and Malinda Ollie (Ladd) Wilkerson. She married H. Dewon Smith on August 12, 1948 in Bono, AR. Anna was crowned...
Jerry B. Craft
Jul 7, 2015
Jerry Boyce Craft, 86, of Jonesboro, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Jerry was born in Bono and moved to Jonesboro in 1964. He was a member of Valley View Church of Christ and had philanthropic relationships with Freed-Hardeman University and Harding University. Jerry was an entrepreneur and founded...
Mary Ruth Mccourt Love Thomas
Jul 7, 2015
Mary Ruth McCourt Love Thomas, 85, of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed from this life on July 7, 2015, from a bout with pneumonia. Mary spent the past 3 years in the Little Rock area. She previously had lived for 44 years in Northeast Arkansas Funeral arrangements are being handled by Emerson Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held...
Lavinda Counce
Jul 3, 2015
Lavinda Counce, 90, of Bay, died July 3, 2015, near Bay. Lavinda was born and raised in Bay and lived 5 years in Michigan before returning to Bay where she lived the rest of her life. She and her husband, D.A. Counce owned and operated Counce's Market in Bay for many years. Lavinda was a long-time member of the...
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