Obituaries
Larry Wayne Spears
Oct 17, 2015
Larry Wayne Spears, 60, of Jonesboro passed from this life Saturday October 17, 2015 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. He was born February 11, 1955 in Trumann to the late Louis and Elfie Spears. Larry resided in Jonesboro for 55 years after coming from Harrisburg during his early childhood. He was a long time charter member of the Harmony...
Kenneth Edgar Gallion
Oct 17, 2015
Kenneth Edgar Gallion, 65, of Jonesboro went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at NEA Memorial Baptist Hospital. He was born in Jonesboro on February 23, 1950 to Warren and Beatrice Gallion. Kenneth was a member and Deacon at Family Fellowship Baptist Church in Jonesboro. He worked for Central Chevrolet for over 20 years and...
Reba Golden
Oct 16, 2015
Reba Golden, 66, of Bay passed from this life Friday, October 16, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born September 1, 1949 in Lake City to the late Althony and Bessie Mae Despain. Reba was of the Baptist belief. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Lee...
Melvin Gene Griffey, Jr.
Oct 14, 2015
Melvin Gene Griffey, Jr., 57, of Lynn, formerly of Jonesboro, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Gene lived several years in Los Angeles, California, where he attended elementary school before moving to Jonesboro in 1970. He was a 1975 graduate of Jonesboro High School and...
Brenda Carol Tacker
Oct 14, 2015
Brenda Carol Tacker, 57 of Jonesboro, passed from this life at her home Wednesday, October 14, 2015. She was born in Harrisburg, AR on October 28, 1958 to Ray Wilcoxson and Vennie Simpson Wilcoxson. Brenda loved playing with her grandchildren, tending to her plants and flowers, enjoyed music especially the blues, and most of all she loved her family....
Edward Luther Loveless
Oct 13, 2015
Edward Luther Loveless, 75, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at St. Elizabeth’s Place. He was born December 18, 1939 in Piggott to the late Luther and Cora Loveless. Edward enjoyed fishing and hunting. He also loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Harvey Ray Williams
Oct 13, 2015
Harvey R. Williams, 90, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Harvey was born in the Tulot area near Trumann on July 23, 1925 to the late Ernest and Lois Jones Williams. He had lived all his life in or around the Jonesboro area, and he was a member of Kingdom Hall in Jonesboro. He owned...
Robert Riley Peevey
Oct 13, 2015
Robert Riley Peevey, 43, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at his home. He was born to Robert Paul and Karen Peevey September 11, 1972 in Little Rock. Robert has lived here in Jonesboro since 1977 after coming from Little Rock. He was a 1990 Jonesboro High school graduate and played baseball and he also...
Charles "Dooger" Deatherage
Oct 12, 2015
Charles “Dooger” William Deatherage, 70, of Jonesboro, passed away on Monday October 12, 2015 at his home. He was born in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas on March 19, 1945 to the late Tillman Edward and Gladys Laverne Keith Deatherage. He lived in Jonesboro since 1963, moving here from Egypt, Arkansas. He was a cabinet installer and a U.S. Air Force...
Eva Dee Barnes
Oct 12, 2015
TO VIEW MEMORIAL WEBCAST CLICK HERE Eva Dee Barnes, 88, of Jonesboro, died Monday, October 12, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She had lived in Jonesboro most of her life. Dee was a member of the Washington Avenue Church of Christ. She loved painting, quilting, and cooking. Dee was preceded in death by her husband,...
James H. Kennedy
Oct 10, 2015
James H. Kennedy, 88, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, October 10, 2015, at his home. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1969, moving here from Campbell, Missouri. James was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jonesboro. During WWII he served his country as a cryptographer in the US Air Force. He was an active member in the Fellowship...
Dorothy Marie Lammers
Oct 9, 2015
Dorothy Marie Lammers, 86, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Friday, October 9, 2015 with her loving family by her side. Dorothy was born on October 14, 1928 in Jonesboro to the late Marvin and Tennie Fetcher Dixon. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Brookland and was a homemaker all her life. Dorothy...
Leotha "Memaw" Kersey
Oct 7, 2015
Leotha “Memaw” Kersey, 89, of Jonesboro passed from this life Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born on March 9, 1926 in Neelyville, MO to the late Owen Columbus and Lucille Jones. She lived most of her life in Jonesboro where she was also a long time member of the Washington...
Bonnie Mae Holloway
Oct 7, 2015
Bonnie Mae Holloway, 84, of Bay formerly of West Memphis passed from this life Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was born August 4, 1931 in Bay to the late Roy and Minnie Lamberson. Bonnie was a member of the Bay Church of Christ. She enjoyed bowling and was a member of the Arkansas Travelers....
Thyda "Liz" Elizabeth Smith
Oct 5, 2015
Thyda Elizabeth “Liz” Smith, 87, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Monday, October 05, 2015 at St. Bernard Medical Center. She was born in Cushman, Arkansas on April 25, 1928 to Emmett and Estelle Weaver. Liz is preceded in death by her parents, Emmett and Estelle Weaver; husband, Uel Smith. Liz loved to socialize and volunteered many years...
Thelma L. Chapman
Oct 4, 2015
Thelma L. Craig Chapman, 94, of Jonesboro, formerly of Bono, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015, at St. Elizabeth's Place in Jonesboro. Born in Tyronza, Thelma moved to Bono at an early age and lived most of her life there. She was a homemaker and a member of Greensboro Road Church of Christ. Thelma was preceded in death by...
Brenda Gail Patton-Maddox
Oct 3, 2015
Heaven received a new angel as Brenda Patton (Maddox), 63, soared into heaven. She entered into eternal peace on Oct 3, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR after suffering through many years of declining health. Brenda was born on May 30, 1952 in Rives, MO to the late Anna and Lexie Patton. She...
Paul H. Tucker, Jr.
Oct 2, 2015
Paul H. Tucker, Jr., 52, of Jonesboro, passed away Friday, October 2, 2015, at his brother's home in Jonesboro, of natural causes. Born in Los Angeles, Paul lived much of his life in Little Rock before moving to Jonesboro recently. He was a hair stylist and operated Salon Vortex in Little Rock before becoming disabled. He was a Christian...
Thelma Lee Crotts
Oct 1, 2015
Thelma Lee Crotts, 90 of Jonesboro, passed from this life Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born on October 2, 1924 to Tom and Mattie Fulmore Elkins in Mabelvale, Arkansas. She married the late Rev. R.B. Crotts on September 7, 1942, who was a Southern Baptist Minister for 54 years. They happily...
William Athel Emerson
Oct 1, 2015
William Athel Emerson, 80, of Jefferson City, Mo., passed away Thursday, October 1, 2015 at St. Mary's Medical Center. He was born on March 24, 1935, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the son of the late Maxie Morris Emerson and Nora Belle Williams Emerson. He was married on April 6, 1957, in Hernando, Mississippi to Betty Jo Taylor who survives the...
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