Obituaries
Tonny Ray "Butcher" Cooksey
Aug 24, 2013
Tonny Ray “Butcher” Cooksey, 56 of Bono, died Saturday, August 24, 2013 at his home. He had lived his entire life in the Jonesboro area. Tonny was of the Baptist belief. He was an avid hunter and a fishing enthusiast. Tonny was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Jo Cooksey and his brother, Steven Allen Cooksey. Survivors include...
Danny Allen Mangrum
Aug 23, 2013
Danny A. Mangrum, 62, of Jonesboro died Friday, August 23, 2013 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He lived in Trumann prior to moving to Jonesboro ten years ago. Danny was of the Christian belief. He was preceded in death by his parents, Cora and Elvis Mangrum; son, Travis Mangrum; grandson, Keygan Mangrum; brothers, Johnny Mangrum, Jimmy Mangrum, and Ed...
Dora Bea Rogers
Aug 23, 2013
Dora Bea Rogers, age 79 , of Jonesboro passed from this life Friday, August 23, 2013 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Monette, she spent most of her life in Jonesboro. Dora Bea was a homemaker, mother and loving wife to her husband Dr. James Rogers. She was a member of Southwest Church of Christ,...
Patricia Sue Reeves
Aug 22, 2013
Patricia Sue Reeves, 72, of Lake City, died Thursday, August 22, 2013 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was a life-long resident of the Lake City/Jonesboro area. Sue was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd and Mary Jean Ollis and her twin sister, Patsy Lou Howle. Survivors include her husband, John L. Reeves; daughters, Laura Cremeens (Don); Linda...
Martha Pearline Combs
Aug 21, 2013
Martha Pearline Combs, 80, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was a lifetime resident of Jonesboro and was a member of the County Line Church of Christ. Pearline was preceded in death by her son, Carl Wayne Combs; brother, James Martin; sister, Faye Greenfield; grandchildren, Jeremy Combs and Tammy...
Midge Wilson
Aug 18, 2013
Midge Wilson, 91, of Jonesboro died Sunday, August 18, 2013 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Midge was born March 25, 1922 to the late Sigle and Thana Ford in Fisher, Arkansas. She was a loyal military wife that moved around to various places from Japan, California, Ohio, and back to Arkansas over her husband’s military career....
Charles Elmo Russell
Aug 17, 2013
Charles Elmo Russell, 83, of Jonesboro died August 17, 2013 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born in Bay, Arkansas on December 6, 1929 to Brodie and Etta Russell. Charles had lived in Jonesboro most of his life and was a retired auto sale parts man. He was a member of the Stone Street First...
Dr. Lawrence Albright Mink, Ph.D
Aug 17, 2013
Dr. Lawrence Albright Mink, 76, of Jonesboro, passed away August 17, 2013. Born November 10, 1936 in Birmingham, Alabama, he was the son of James Ottis Mink and Aldis Albright Mink. He attended North Carolina State University where he earned his Ph.D. in physics. Coming to Jonesboro, he taught physics, computer science and astronomy at Arkansas State University from...
Donna Mae Cornelison
Aug 17, 2013
Donna Mae Cornelison, age 64 went to be with God Saturday, August 17 at her home in Jonesboro. Born January 5, 1949, she is survived by one son, Rodney Allen Cornelison, of the home; brother Jimmy Rowland of Jonesboro; her uncle M.G. Burton and aunt Wanda Burton of Athens, Texas; and many close friends. She was preceded in death...
Christine White
Aug 16, 2013
Christine White, 81, of Jonesboro, passed away Friday, August 16, 2013, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in Lake City, Christine lived much of her life in Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and was retired from General Electric in Jonesboro. She was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church and enjoyed yard work and flower gardening. Christine was...
Jerry Don Bogard
Aug 16, 2013
Jerry Don Bogard, age 56, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away Friday, August 16 in Jonesboro, after a 6 year battle with Prostate Cancer. Jerry was born on December 11, 1956 in Paragould Arkansas to Donald and Nellie Bogard. He graduated from Arkansas State University and worked for the Dallas Police Department for 7 years. In 2001 he left the...
Barry "Scotty" Davis
Aug 15, 2013
Barry Scott “Scotty” Davis, 52, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 15, 2013 at his home in Jonesboro.Mr. Davis was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas on January 28, 1961 and was the fourth son, of Elaine and the late Donald Davis. He attended Nettleton High School in Jonesboro and always loved reminiscing about his friends and many days spent in...
Billy Joe Campbell
Aug 13, 2013
Billy Joe Campbell, 38, of Brookland died Tuesday at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. Billy Joe was born on March 23, 1975 to Bill and Martha Campbell in Jonesboro. He lived all his life in the Jonesboro area, and was a cabinet maker at TCS Caseworks in West Memphis. He was a volunteer fireman for the Brookland Fire Department,...
Betsy L. "Shuburte" Vinson
Aug 11, 2013
Betsy L. “Shuburte” Vinson, 62, formally of Trumann, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House after a hard fought battle with cancer. Betsy was born in Gilmore to the late John and Edith Ward Shuburte. Betsy is of the non-denominational belief. She gave up a chance at an acting career to be...
Barbara "Gayle" Harrison
Aug 11, 2013
Barbara “Gayle” Woods Sutterfield Harrison, 66 of Jonesboro died Sunday at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Most of her life was spent in Bay before coming to Jonesboro. Gayle was a hairdresser for 30 years who never met a stranger, loved the outdoors, loved and sang country music and was a Baptist. Gayle is preceded in death by...
Brenda Kay Copeland Berry
Aug 9, 2013
Brenda Kay Copeland Berry, age 64 of Jonesboro, went home to be with Jesus Friday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born in Jonesboro to Chester and Pauline Taylor Copeland. Brenda was a member of Temple Baptist Church. She was a doll and jewelry collector, a seamstress, she loved the little things of life and...
Joyce L. Massey
Aug 8, 2013
Joyce L. Massey, 83, of Jonesboro died Thursday August 8, 2013 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born in Batesville, Arkansas on October 12, 1929 to David Thomas and Regina Louise Joyce Benton. Joyce had lived in Jonesboro since 1955, moving here from Blytheville. She was a retired nurse and a member of the Cornerstone United Methodist Church...
James "Jim" Roger Hammil
Aug 7, 2013
James “Jim” Roger Hammil, age 85 of Jonesboro, died Wednesday at his home. Jim was born in Stuttgart to Paul Gregory and Mabel Vincent Hammil. Jim lived in Weiner where he was manager of Riceland Foods before coming to Jonesboro. He enjoyed golf, tennis, fishing, hunting and flying. Jim loved his church family and God. He was a family...
Herbert Pagan
Aug 5, 2013
Herbert Pagan of Jonesboro died Monday, August 5, 2013 at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Jonesboro. He was preceded in death by his parents, Odell and Rhea Pagan; one loving sister, Jane Pagan Chapman, and one infant brother, James Pagan. Survivors include Beverly Womack Pagan, his wife of 50 years; sons, Don Pagan (Diane) of Wynne;...
Thelma Gibson Canada
Aug 5, 2013
Thelma Gibson Canada, 92, of Jonesboro, passed away Monday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Otwell, Thelma lived much of her life in the Jonesboro area. She was a homemaker and worked several years at Frolic Footwear. She was a member of Prospect Baptist Church and enjoyed crocheting, quilting, gardening, cooking and spending time with...
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