Obituaries

Molene Burrow Montgomery

Jul 24, 2013

Molene Burrow Montgomery 89, of Jonesboro died Wednesday July 24, 2013 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born in Lake City, Arkansas on December 19, 1923 to late Arthur Lee and Helen Mae Rushing Burrow. She had lived in Jonesboro most of her life and was a member of the Woods Chapel Church. In addition...

Jan Bradley

Jul 24, 2013

Jan Bradley, 63, of Jonesboro died Wednesday July 24, 2013 at her home. She was born in Long Beach, California to Willie and Judy Gann Withem. Jan had lived in Jonesboro for 33 years and was a homemaker and a member of Stone Street Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother; Larry...

Jeff L. Wyse

Jul 24, 2013

Jeff L.Wyse, 50, of Southaven, Mississippi, formerly of Jonesboro, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at his home of natural causes. Born and raised in Jonesboro, Jeff has lived in Southaven 16 years. He worked for Gold Strike Casino and served in the Arkansas National Guard. Jeff enjoyed fishing, hunting and golf.Jeff was preceded in death by his father,...

Mark Edwin Williamson

Jul 24, 2013

Mark Edwin Williamson, 44 of Jonesboro died at his residence Wednesday. He was born in Marietta, Georgia to Robert V. and Wilma Long Williamson. Mark lived in Jonesboro since 2010. Mark was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, proudly serving his country for 6 years. He worked at Nucor Castrip as a maintenance electrician. He was of the Baptist...

William H. "Bill" Bryant

Jul 21, 2013

William H. “Bill” Bryant, 66, of Jonesboro, died Sunday at Twin Oaks Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Bill was born in Jonesboro and lived all of his life here. He was a graduate of Arkansas State University where he received a U.S. Army commission and attended First Baptist Church for many years. He was a cotton geneticist and was preceded...

Joshua Blake Carpenter

Jul 20, 2013

Joshua Blake Carpenter, 21, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, July 20, 2013, at his residence. Josh was of the Baptist belief, and was a very free spirited, loving, and outgoing person. He was a great father, loving son and brother. He always rooted for the underdog and was very creative. Josh liked to snowboard, skateboard, play basketball and soccer, and...

Tim Trusty

Jul 19, 2013

Tim Trusty 56, of Jonesboro, died Friday July 19, 2013 at his home. He was born in Jonesboro on May 19, 1957 to Thomas and Peggy Rogers Trusty. He had lived in Jonesboro his entire life and was of the Methodist belief and a retired Postal Clerk. Tim enjoyed live music and was an avid fan of the Arkansas...

Bill Young

Jul 18, 2013

Bill Young, 72, of Jonesboro, passed away Thursday at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Los Alamos, Colorado, Bill lived in Florida and California before moving to Jonesboro 11 years ago. He was a retired accountant, business consultant and operated a boat dock on Lake Norfork. Bill was a graduate of Wayne State University and a member of the...

Gary Dale Fisher

Jul 17, 2013

Gary Dale Fisher, 67, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, July 17, 2013, at his home. He had lived in Jonesboro most of his life and was of the Christian belief. Gary was a 5-star Master Mechanic for Dodge and a computer expert. He is described as an amazing husband, dad, brother, friend, and mentor. Gary was preceded in death by...

Mary Hester

Jul 16, 2013

Mary A. Hester, 65, of Paragould passed away peacefully at her home Tuesday morning with her husband and son by her side. She was born at Jonesboro on September 21, 1947, to Glenn and Arah Carlton. She was a graduate of Monette High School Class of 1965. She was also a 1966 graduate of Draughon's Business College in Memphis....

Mitchell Faught

Jul 15, 2013

Mitchell Faught, 77, of Jonesboro, died July 15, 2013 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Bono, he had lived in this area his entire life. He was the owner/operator of Faught’s Flowers for 47 years. Mitchell loved going to his grandchildren’s activities and enjoyed watching sports. Mitchell enjoyed boating and fishing on the lake. He was a people...

Susan Ann Polston

Jul 15, 2013

Susan Ann Polston, 62, of Jonesboro passed away Monday, July 15, 2013. She was preceded in death by her father, Alfred R. Hoppe, and her brothers, Alfred and Chuck Hoppe. Survivors include her mother, Hazel Hoppe of Troy, MI, sons, Jimmy Polston of Cherry Valley, and Philip Polston (Lisa) of Jonesboro, daughter, Shannon Newbill (Blake) of Humbolt, TN, brothers,...

Donald "George" Wayne Luster

Jul 15, 2013

Donald “George” Wayne Luster, 53, of Jonesboro, died Monday, July 15, 2013. He had lived in the Jonesboro area all of his life and was an avid deer hunter and fisherman. George was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. Survivors include his daughters, Abbie Luster and Sarah Luster of Brookland; brothers, Tim Looney of Kennett; Jason...

Veva J. Mansfield

Jul 15, 2013

Veva J. Mansfield, 85, of Jonesboro passed away Monday, July 15, 2013. Born in Jonesboro, Veva lived most of her life with her husband in Central California before moving back to Jonesboro in the late 1990’s. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry D. Mansfield, parents Harry and Mary Lee Harris, and brother in law Dennis Mathes....

David Sackett

Jul 14, 2013

David Sackett, 56, of Jonesboro, died Sunday at his home. He was born in Kennett, MO and was a cotton farmer most of his life. Mr. Sackett is survived his wife Donna Sackett of the home; brother Bill McClish of Cardwell, MO and sister Dorothy Brotherton of Hornersville, MO All services are private.

1St Sgt Wayne Ball

Jul 14, 2013

1St Sgt. Wayne Ball, age 69 died Sunday at 5 Rivers Hospital in Pocahontas. Wayne lived in Jonesboro since 2006 coming from Missouri. Wayne served 21 years in the U.S. Army; serving 2 tours in Vietnam. During his career he was stationed in Germany. Wayne also retired from Missouri Department of Corrections. He liked fishing and boating; loved his...

Eddie A. Johnson

Jul 11, 2013

Eddie A. Johnson, 71, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, July 11, 2013 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He had lived in Jonesboro all of his life and was of the Church of Christ belief. Eddie served in the US Navy and retired from A T & T after 30 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents....

Sammy Eugene Grigsby Sr.

Jul 11, 2013

Sammy Eugene Grigsby Sr., 69, of Trumann, died Thursday, July 11, 2013 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He had lived in Trumann for 17 years, moving there from West Memphis. Sam was a member of the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. He retired from Colonial Bread. He was preceded in death by his father, J. B. Grigsby; mother, Chloe Kennedy...

Janie Williamson

Jul 11, 2013

Rebecca “Janie” Williamson, age 44 died at her residence Thursday morning. Born in Morse, Illinois, she lived in Jonesboro for the past 4 years coming from Blytheville. Janie worked at Nucor-Yamato Steel as a maintenance planner. She loved shopping, cooking, decorating, and listening to Kid Rock. Janie was an avid fan of the actress Lucille Ball. She enjoyed planning...

Ruth Walker Dapp

Jul 11, 2013

Ruth Walker Dapp, 87, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at the Ridgecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jonesboro. Born in Detroit, Ruth lived in Lombard, Illinois, where she graduated high school and lived with her husband and family in Aurora, Illinois, before moving to Blytheville in 1968. She lived in Long Island, New York and Memphis before...