Obituaries
Jackson Thomas Adams
Jan 31, 2014
Jackson Thomas Adams, age 12, of rural Harrisburg, died Friday, January 31, 2014, at his home. Born in Jonesboro, Jackson lived in Jonesboro before moving to Poinsett County in 2007. He was a seventh grader and a member of Central Baptist Church in Jonesboro where he was a member of One Student Ministry youth group. Jackson was a member...
Charles "Ping" Mccrackin
Jan 31, 2014
Charles “Ping” McCrackin, 78, of Jonesboro passed from this life Friday, January 31, 2014 at his home. Charles was born September 9, 1935 in Trumann to the late Luther and Polly McCrackin. He spent most of his life residing here in Jonesboro. Charles was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, farming and loved watching sports. Charles...
John Roy Soward
Jan 29, 2014
Reverend John Roy Soward, 67, of Jonesboro died Wednesday night, January 29, 2014 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He had lived in Jonesboro most of his life. As a minister, John was a member of the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church and served the Lord at the First United Methodist Church of Jonesboro. He was a member...
Chad B. Davison
Jan 25, 2014
Mr. Chad Barrett Davison, age 42, of Jonesboro passed away Saturday January 25, 2014, from injuries sustained in a single vehicle accident in Jonesboro. Chad was born in Jonesboro on July 31, 1971, and was a 1989 graduate of Westside High School. He is survived by his son, Cody Davison of Jonesboro, his Mother and Stepfather, Patricia and Aubrey...
Ernest L. Tyler
Jan 24, 2014
Ernest L. Tyler, 70, of Jonesboro passed from this life on January 24, 2014 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born in Walnut Ridge to the late Gomer and Mildred Tyler on November 25, 1943. Ernest had farmed and lived in the Jonesboro and Otwell area his entire life. He is preceded in death by...
Bill Kinney
Jan 24, 2014
Bill Kinney, 84, of Jonesboro, Arkansas passed from this life Friday, January, 24, 2014 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Bill was born in Aransas Pass, Texas on January 12, 1930 to the late Isaac and Bessie Kinney. He went to sea in 1946 as a merchant sailor working on Esso tankers. He graduated from Aransas Pass...
Dorothy Lorene Holiman
Jan 24, 2014
Dorothy Lorene Yopp Holiman, 94, entered her heavenly home on January 24, 2014 at Applingwood Healthcare Center in Cordova, Tennessee. She was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to William Wright and Robbie Littleton Yopp. Dorothy received her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Social Science from Arkansas State University in 1946 and her Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) from Washington University...
Sister Cordis Kim
Jan 23, 2014
SISTER CORDIS KIM, O.S.B. Sister Cordis Kim, age 80, died at 4:55 p.m. on January 23, 2014, in Holy Angels Convent Infirmary. She was born on January 2, 1934, in Seoul, Korea to Joseph and Maria Kim. She was the first child of three (two girls and one boy). Surviving her is one sister, Clara Kehm (Ontario, Canada), and...
Richard H. Holler, Jr.
Jan 23, 2014
Richard Howard Holler, Jr., 65, of Jonesboro, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2014, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Richard was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and grew up in Crossett, Arkansas. He was a graduate of Arkansas State University with a degree in Radio-Television. Richard worked for Radio station KASU and KAIT-Television and was an agent for...
Evelyn I. Jennings
Jan 22, 2014
JONESBORO: Evelyn I. Jennings, 74, of Jonesboro passed away on Wednesday January 22, 2014 at the NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born in Fulton, TN on May 3, 1939 to the late Mark and Vashti Boyd Parham. She had lived in Jonesboro for 18 months, moving here from Memphis. Evelyn was a member of the Southwest Church...
Dr. Vic Stepka
Jan 22, 2014
Dr. Victor J. Stepka Jr., 79 of Jonesboro passed away at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Little Rock on January 22, 2014. Vic was born and raised in Jonesboro and was a well-known and respected member of the community as both a dentist and the first permanently ordained deacon in the Catholic Diocese of Little Rock. He served as a...
Ron Tate
Jan 21, 2014
Ron Tate, 69, of Lake City, died Tuesday January 21, 2014 at his home. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived in Lake City for 5 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Marlie A. and Pauline Sutton Tate and one brother; Bob Tate. Survived by his wife; Debby Tate of the home. Sons; Scotty Tate...
Ray Higgins
Jan 21, 2014
Ray Higgins, 70, of Jonesboro passed from this life January 21, 2014 at his home. Ray was born to the late Roy and Lorene Higgins in Birmingham, AL. He has spent the last 43 years residing in Jonesboro. Ray worked for City Water & Light of Jonesboro for fourteen years before opening in his own auto business. He was...
Art Brown
Jan 21, 2014
Art Brown, 83, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, January 21, 2013 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1974, moving here from the Blytheville Air Force Base. Art was a member of Central Baptist Church. He was a member of the Pistols and Petticoats Square Dance Club and was well known in Northeast Arkansas as a...
Lettie Wilkinson
Jan 20, 2014
Lettie Wilkinson, age 71 of Jonesboro, passed from this life Monday, January 20, 2014 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. Lettie was a lifetime resident of Jonesboro and a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church. She was a retired library clerk for the Jonesboro Public School System. She loved being with her family and friends. Her grandchildren were her pride...
Christy L. Partain
Jan 20, 2014
Christy L. Ellison Partain, 61, of Elk City, OK, passed from this life on Monday, January 20, 2014 in Elk City. Born in Lake Charles, LA, to the late Tommy and Anna J. Brown, she spent much of her life in Jonesboro before moving to Oklahoma fourteen years ago. Christy was a Southern Belle who loved Gone with the...
Rev. James Randle
Jan 20, 2014
Rev. James T. (Jim) Randle Jr. Rev. Jim Randle of Jonesboro, 77, went to his final appointment as a minister and a servant of God on Monday, January 20, 2014, at Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City, Arkansas. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2014, at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2201 South Culberhouse in...
Tommy Emanuel Cook
Jan 19, 2014
Tommy Emanuel Cook, 52, of Jonesboro passed from this life Sunday, January 19, 2013 at St Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born in Harrisburg to the late Vernon and Burnes Cook. Tommy spent most of his life in Harrisburg before moving to Jonesboro fifteen years ago. He was a HUGE sports fan;his favorite teams were the Cardinals and Hogs....
Charles Spurgeon (Spud) Clark
Jan 18, 2014
Charles “Spud” Clark, 92, of Jonesboro passed away at his home on Saturday, January 18th. He was born August 20, 1921 in Lake City, Arkansas and grew up in Jonesboro. He was a graduate of Arkansas State College. Spud proudly served his country for 20 years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. During World...
Lois Lavern Lairson
Jan 17, 2014
Lois “Lavern” Lairson, 78, of Trumann passed from this life and went to be with her Heavenly Father January 17, 2014 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born in Trumann to the late Augusta and Gladys Murphy on October 20, 1935. Lois lived in Trumann her whole life and was a member of the Church...
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