Obituaries
Frank "Gary" Gandy
Feb 16, 2015
The services for Rev. Gary Gandy who died on February 16, 2015 has been moved to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 2015 at Emerson Funeral Home. Rev. Frank “Gary” Gandy, 69, of Brookland died on February 16, 2015 at his home. He was a retired carpenter and was a member of Liberty Community Church. Gary was born...
Debra Lorean Bellah
Feb 15, 2015
Debra Lorean Bellah, 53, of Flippin passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at her residence after a long battle with cancer. Debra was born on August 12, 1961 in Jonesboro to the late Joe Mantle and Mary Costner Perky. She lived most of her in the Jonesboro area, before moving to Flippin. She worked for Ranger Boats, and...
Don Coggin
Feb 14, 2015
Don Coggin, 70, of Bay, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Monette, Don lived several years in Jonesboro and was a 1962 graduate of Jonesboro High School. He lived 28 years in Ozark Acres before moving to Bay in 2011. Don was a 6-year veteran of the U.S. Army...
Rusty Carson
Feb 13, 2015
Russell “Rusty” Carson, 54, of Jonesboro passed away on Friday, February 13, 2014 at his residence. Rusty was born on March 9, 1960 in Jonesboro to Bill and Martha Wood Carson. He lived in Jonesboro and Little Rock throughout his life, and he was a honor graduate from Jonesboro High School class of 1978. After high school he attended...
Ed Way
Feb 13, 2015
James Edward “Ed” Way, 63, of Jonesboro passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 peacefully at his home. Ed was born on July 8, 1951 in Stuttgart, Arkansas, to Philip Way and Rita Way Nichols. He moved to Jonesboro in 1969 to attend Arkansas State University, and made the city his new home after his marriage to his wife of...
Jennifer Lee Coffman Grady
Feb 9, 2015
Jennifer Lee Coffman Grady, 40, of Batesville, Arkansas died Monday, February 9, 2015 at her home. She had lived in Batesville for ten years, moving there from Jonesboro. Jennifer loved her Lord and Savior and was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She had a great love for life and enjoyed golf and fishing. She was preceded...
Martha Jeanette Powell
Feb 9, 2015
Martha Jeanette Powell, 77, of Jonesboro passed from this life Monday, February 9, 2015 at Lexington Place Healthcare. She was born November 18, 1937 in Newport to the late Calvin and Dortha Spann. She lived most of her life residing here in Jonesboro after coming from Memphis, TN. Martha was a devoted Christian and was a long time member...
Bill Blalock
Feb 9, 2015
Bill Blalock, 76, of Lake City passed from this life on February 9, 2015 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late George and Margaret Blalock in Needham, Arkansas on May 18, 1938. Bill was a huge sports fan and loved to watch any sporting event that he could find. He also enjoyed fishing and traveling....
James Roy Hudson
Feb 7, 2015
James Roy Hudson, 69, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, February 7, 2015 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He lived most of his life in the Jonesboro area and was the owner and operator of the Jami Bee Motel. He was an active member of the Jonesboro Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elk. He served his country in the US...
Dorothy Holmes Beckner
Feb 7, 2015
Dorothy Holmes Beckner, age 77 of Jonesboro, passed from this life Saturday, February 7, 2015 at St Bernards Medical Center. She was born March 26, 1937 to Ray and Marguerite Sullivan Holmes in Memphis, TN. Dorothy lived in Florida before moving to Jonesboro 20 years ago. She was of the Baptist belief. Dorothy loved playing bingo, enjoyed the outside,...
Harold Farris
Feb 5, 2015
HAROLD FARRIS JONESBORO – Harold Farris passed away on February 5, 2015. He was born in Elba, Alabama to J.C. & Elizabeth Farris on April 25, 1931. Harold is survived by his wife of 61 years, Annette Farris; a daughter, Lynn Suitt (Mike) of Jonesboro and a son, Mark Farris of Batesville; five wonderful grandchildren, Lindsey Suitt of Jonesboro,...
Brenda Jean Roach
Feb 4, 2015
Brenda Jean Roach, 72, of Bono passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born September 6, 1942 in Jonesboro to the late Lester and Alma Crawford. Brenda spent her entire life residing in the Walcott area where she was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church in Jonesboro. Brenda was...
Aalyiah And Malyiah Capone
Feb 3, 2015
Aalyiah Nicole Capone was born into heaven on December 17, 2014 and Malyiah Marie Capone joined her twin sister and Lord and Savior on February 3, 2015 at Methodist Hospital in Memphis. They were preceded in death by one infant sister, Destinee Capone; maternal grandfather, Eddie Arnold; paternal great grandfather, Leon Brown. They are survived by their loving parents,...
Bobby Ray Crawford
Feb 2, 2015
Bobby Ray Crawford, 76, of Jonesboro passed away on Monday, February 02, 2015 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Bobby was born on February 5, 1938 in Jonesboro to the late Harold and Opal Adams Crawford. He lived most of his life in NE Arkansas, besides a few short years in Chicago. Throughout his career he was...
Azero E. Yeargain
Jan 31, 2015
Azero E. (Ed) Yeargain, 84, of Paragould, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015, at NEA Baptist Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Brighton, Arkansas, Ed entered the U.S. Army when he was 18 and served 3 years and 8 months of active duty and was a veteran of the Korean War. He moved to Chicago and was employed several...
Betty Ann Emerson
Jan 29, 2015
Betty Ann Emerson, 83, of Jonesboro, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Betty was a native and life-long resident of Jonesboro and co-owner of Emerson Funeral Home. Betty was the organist at Walnut Street Baptist Church for several years. She is presently a member of First Baptist Church where she also played the organ...
Noah Afton Kee
Jan 28, 2015
Noah Afton Kee went to meet his heavenly Father on January 28 surrounded by his family. Born in Jonesboro on January 15, 1932, to Fred and Zora Kee, Noah served in the Army prior to attending Arkansas State College where he played drums in the first ever Tribe band. Retired from General Electric after 32 years of service, Noah...
Mary Katherine Ross
Jan 28, 2015
Mary Katherine Ross, 89, of Jonesboro passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born on June 25, 1925 in Lynn to the late Joseph and Pearl Ann Osborn Penn. She grew up in the Portia area, before going on to marry the love of her life, the late Charles Ross. They were...
John Melvin Evans
Jan 27, 2015
John Melvin Evans, 68, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at St. Bernards Medical Center. John was born October 21, 1946 to the late Wayne and Bernice Evans in Oakland, California. One of his loves was watching movies. John would watch movies every weekend. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by...
Robert L. Tommy Bennett Sr.
Jan 27, 2015
Robert L. (Tommy) Bennett, Sr., 92, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Jonesboro Health Care. Tommy Bennett was retired from Craighead Electric Corporative. He was born in Greenfield, Arkansas on October 27, 1922 to Homer and Clara Tanneyhill Bennett; he lived his entire life in the Jonesboro area. He attended school at Valley View. He was preceded...
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