Obituaries
Robert "Bob" Abar Rahrle
Apr 19, 2015
Robert “Bob” Abar Rahrle, 65 of Jonesboro, died Sunday, April 19, 2015 at NEA Baptist Medical Center. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1972. Bob was an elder at Southwest Church of Christ. He taught math, science and was the I.T. director for 38 years at Brookland Schools. Bob was a tour guide at Blanchard Spring Caverns for over...
Aliaun Sides
Apr 19, 2015
Aliaun (Walker) Sides, of Jonesboro, passed from this life at Craighead Nursing Center on Sunday, April 19, 2015. She was 102 when the lord called her home. Born October 3, 1912 in Bowman, she was the daughter of Floyd and Minnie Walker. She grew up with five brothers and two sisters. She married Luther M Sides on November 15,...
Patsy R. Newberry
Apr 17, 2015
Patsy R. Newberry, 81, of Jonesboro, died Friday, April 17, 2015 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She has lived in Jonesboro since 1962. She was a member of the Southside Apostolic Pentecost Church. Patsy had retired from Coca-Cola Bottling of Northeast Arkansas. She was preceded in death by one son, her parents, one sister and three brothers. Survivors include...
Geraldean Lilly
Apr 16, 2015
Geraldean Lilly, 79, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at St. Bernards Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Moro, Arkansas, to Ross and Ruth Weatherford on October 26, 1935. Geraldean has lived in Jonesboro since 1984 and was a member of the Valley View Missionary Baptist Church. She was...
Louise Nance
Apr 16, 2015
Louise Nance, 90, of Jonesboro died on Thursday at Ridgecrest Health & Rehab. She was born in Corning on June 27, 1924 to George and Ophelia Hancock Ensor. She was a housewife who loved to read and was involved in church. Louise is preceded in death by her parents and 3 brothers. Surviviors include 2 sons, Ron and wife...
Robert (Bob) Hackney
Apr 15, 2015
Robert Allan (Bob) Hackney, 78, of Jonesboro passed away on April 15, 2015, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on September 19, 1936, to the late Oscar L. and Vera Berry Hackney. He had lived in Jonesboro for 13 years, moving here from Osceola, Arkansas. Bob was formerly sales manager...
Jim Fisher
Apr 15, 2015
Jim Fisher, 80, of Lake City, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at his home. He has lived in Lake City for the past 25 years, moving here from Michigan. Jim was of the Christian belief. He served his country in the United States Marine Corps and was the owner operator of Fisher Radiator. Jim was a master mechanic and...
Willliam Gregory Chance
Apr 14, 2015
William Gregory Chance, 63, of Jonesboro, passed away Tuesday evening, April 14, 2015, from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident west of Jonesboro. Born in Wichita, Kansas, Greg moved to Jonesboro in 1965 with his family when his father accepted a teaching position on the faculty of Arkansas State University. Greg was a 1970 graduate of Nettleton High School...
Rodney Loren Pilgrim
Apr 14, 2015
Rodney Loren Pilgrim, 67, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Rodney was born on March 17, 1948 in Midwest City to the late Marvin and Blanche Cheek Pilgrim. After high school he joined the United States Army where he served during the Vietnam War. After his service...
Grant Finley
Apr 14, 2015
Grant Finley, 31, of Jonesboro died April 14, 2015 at his home. He was born November 6, 1983 in Poplar Bluff to Chris Finley and Ginger (Baker) Finley. His parents lived in Jonesboro where Grant resided most of his life. He was such an artistic person whose passion was creating/mixing music and was also a DJ. He enjoyed charcoal...
Clarence W. Borden
Apr 10, 2015
Clarence Willard Borden, 88, of Jonesboro, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015, at Lexington Place Health and Rehab Center in Jonesboro. Born in Alabama, Clarence lived in Wayne County, Tennessee, before moving to Jonesboro in 1955. He was a retired farmer and a licensed, ordained Baptist minister. Clarence is a member of Strawfloor Baptist Church but for several years...
Barbara Lacey
Apr 7, 2015
Barbara Lacey, 80, of Harrisburg passed from this life on April 7, 2015. She was born on August 9, 1934 in Harrisburg to Bruce and Lollie Davis. Barbara enjoyed sewing and gardening. She is preceded in death by her parents, Bruce and Lollie Davis; brother, William Davis; and sisters, Mary Decker, Gladys Dalton, and Debbie Easley. Barbara is survived...
Louis William (Bill) Biskup
Apr 6, 2015
Louis William (Bill) Biskup, 68, of Jonesboro passed away on April 6, 2015 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born in Monaca, Pennsylvania on April 16, 1946 to the late Louis and Margaret Shipley Biskup. Bill had lived in Jonesboro for 8 years, moving here from Pembroke Pine, Florida. He was a service technician for Sears and a...
Lela Mae Montgomery
Apr 1, 2015
Lela Mae Montgomery, 83 of Jonesboro, passed from this life Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at her home. She was born the late Russell L. and Della M. Thetford Watkins, May 22, 1931 at Cash, Arkansas. She graduated from Cash High School and was a member of Herman Baptist Church. She worked for Arkansas Glass and retired from Colson Caster...
Bonnie Thrasher
Mar 31, 2015
Bonnie Thrasher, 53, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at her home. She was born July 7, 1961 in St. Charles, Missouri to Bill and Beverly Thrasher. Bonnie has resided the last 22 years in Jonesboro after spending time in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Starkville, Mississippi where she attended college and graduate school. She was also...
Joan Louise Havert
Mar 31, 2015
Joan Louise Havert, 86, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born September 30, 1928 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to the late Clark and Beatrice Hipsher. Before moving to Jonesboro, Joan worked for Magnavox for many years before retiring. She was of the Methodist faith. Joan loved gardening and...
Mildred Kidd
Mar 30, 2015
Mildred Kidd, 87, of Blytheville passed away March 30, 2015 at Greene Acres Nursing Home in Paragould. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Rachel Godsey Grigsby, her husband Jesse Kidd, two brothers and two sisters. A long time member of Blytheville's First Baptist Church, she loved singing in the choir and charitable works of love...
Searight F. Neff
Mar 30, 2015
Searight Franklin Neff, 87, of Fairfield Bay, AR passed away March 30, 2015. His loving wife, Pat and daughter, April were by his side when he drifted off into his Father’s waiting arms. Searight was born to the late Elmer and Sadie Neff of Mount Holly Springs, PA on August 8, 1927. He attended Carlisle High School graduating in...
Dwight R. Holder
Mar 30, 2015
Dwight R. Holder, 72, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas passed away Monday March 30, 2015 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born in Gary, Indiana on September 10, 1942 to the late Dexter and Vera Golden Holder. Dwight had moved to Arkansas in 1990, moving here from Savannah, Georgia. He was a carpenter by trade and of the protestant...
Carthel "Junior" Dortch
Mar 28, 2015
Carthel Junior Dortch, 75, of Jonesboro passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Carthel Junior Dortch was born on November 23, 1939 to Oris Carthel and Helen Wages Dortch in Sheridan. He attended Arkansas State University and worked as a funeral director and in the printing industry. After retirement he went to work as...
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