Obituaries
Mary Lee Born
Apr 22, 2013
Mary Lee Born, 89, of Jonesboro, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was born December 18, 1923 to the late Marvin & Rachel Haynes Poole of Newport. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Oscar Miller; her second husband, Carl Born; two sisters, Victoria Riley and...
Shirley Rue
Apr 19, 2013
Shirley Rue, 67, of Jonesboro passed away Friday April 19, at the NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born in Jonesboro on January 12, 1946 to Cecil and Opal Eggers Hunt. Shirley has been a member of the Nettleton Church of Christ since she was a small child. She worked for the Northeast Arkansas Area on Aging in Jonesboro for...
Aubrey Jeanne Murray
Apr 18, 2013
Aubrey Jeanne Murray, infant daughter of Marice & Elisha Adams Murray, of Jonesboro, was born into Heaven on April 18, 2013. In addition to her parents, Aubrey is survived by her sister, Addilyn Murray of Jonesboro; maternal grandparents, Marla & Daniel Adams of Harrisburg; paternal grandparents, Kerry & Angela Murray of Brookland, and Melissa Zeger of Marmaduke. Aubrey was...
Lynn Padan
Apr 16, 2013
Frank Lynn Padan, Jr., 88, died Tuesday April 16, 2013 at his home, of natural causes. Lynn was born June 20, 1924 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of Frank Lynn Padan and Florence Nunemaker Padan. After graduation from high school, Lynn enlisted in the United States Army where he served until he was honorably discharged in 1946. He graduated...
Howard Allen Masters
Apr 15, 2013
Howard Allen Masters, 76, of Jonesboro, was called home to be with the Lord on Monday, April 15, 2013. He was born in Mulberry, AR on August 3l, 1936 to Roy Felix and Essie Etta Masters. A graduate of Arkansas State College in 1958, he moved his family to Memphis and was employed by Rotary Lift/Dover Corporation as their...
Leo Loyd Caldwell
Apr 14, 2013
Leo Loyd Caldwell, 86, of Lake City, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Leo was born on November 17, 1926 to Arthur and Truie Qualls Caldwell. A lifetime resident of Lake City, he was a retired farmer and carpenter. He proudly served his country in the United...
Leland D. "Mac" Mcgregor
Apr 14, 2013
Leland Delaine “Mac” McGregor, 74, of rural Jonesboro, died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at NEA Baptist Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, Mac moved to Memphis in his teens and lived there until moving to Jonesboro in 1974. He was the owner of McGregor Heating and Cooling and was a member of Northside Church of Christ. Mac...
Mary "Jackye" Hodges
Apr 14, 2013
Mary “Jackye” Barnett Hodges, 90, of Brookland, died Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Craighead Nursing Center. Jackye was born February 16, 1923, in Jonesboro to William and Claudie Barnett. She was a retired telephone operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and was a member of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, Jackye was preceded in...
Lena Hailey
Apr 14, 2013
Lena Hailey, 74 of Paragould, died Sunday, April 14, 2013 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She has lived in Paragould for ten years, moving here from San Francisco, California. Lena was of the Christian belief. She retired from the Federal Reserve and was a caring and giving person. Lena was preceded in death by her husband,...
James "Jim" H. Williams
Apr 13, 2013
James “Jim” H. Williams, 85, of Bono went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born on January 9, 1928, in Jonesboro to the late Fred and Bertha Williams. He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend, encourager and mentor to many. He lived most of...
Lacy May Sharp
Apr 11, 2013
Lacy May Sharp, 67, of Jonesboro, died Thursday at NEA Baptist Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Monette, Lacy moved to Jonesboro in 1962. She was a homemaker and a member of Jonesboro Baptist Church. She enjoyed going to garage sales and searching flea markets and was preceded in death by her parents, Lacy and Edith Howerton Hubble, by...
Johnie Franklin Rutherford
Apr 11, 2013
Johnie Franklin Rutherford, 81, of Jonesboro died Thursday April 11, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Southaven, Mississippi. Johnie was born in Paragould on December 1, 1931 to Earl and Julia Hazelwood Rutherford and had lived in Jonesboro for 21 years. He was a retired U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran and of the Church of Christ belief. In addition to...
Tommy D. Thorne
Apr 10, 2013
Tommy D. Thorne, 76, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at his home of natural causes. Born in Paragould, Tommy moved to Jonesboro at an early age and lived much of his life here. He was a 1954 graduate of Jonesboro High School where he was a member of the 1954 State Championship basketball team. Tommy was an...
Tulip Maynard
Apr 10, 2013
Tulip Maynard, age 72, of Little Rock died Wednesday April 10, at Baptist Health Hospital in Little Rock. She was born February 24, 1941 to Alex and Berlene Howard Gatlin. Tulip spent most of her life in Brookland then moved to Little Rock. She was a respiratory therapist for the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock and was of...
Mark A. Hickey
Apr 8, 2013
Mark A. Hickey, 51, of Pocahontas, died Monday, April 8, 2013 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Little Rock. He has lived most of his life in the Pocahontas area. Mark was of the Baptist belief. He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers. Survivors include daughters, Brandi Hickey and Jessica Hickey of Pocahontas; Haley Hickey of...
Jean Hawkins
Apr 8, 2013
Jean Hawkins, 77 of Jonesboro, died Monday April 8, 2013 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She had lived in Pine Bluff before moving to Jonesboro in 1974 and was a member of the South Caraway Baptist Church. Mrs. Hawkins is preceded in death by her husband William Sellie “Bill” Hawkins,Sr. ; a son William Sellie Hawkins,...
Hayden Aryan Trent Pittman
Apr 8, 2013
Hayden Aryan Trent Pittman, 8 months old infant son of Gerald Pittman and Jessica Hensley died Monday, April 8, 2013. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Bridgett Slusser; great grandmothers, Bonnie Pittman and Wilma Immel. In addition to his parents, he is survived by brothers, Jonathan Hensley, Devon Hensley, and Hunter Hensley; and sister, Jaylynn Pittman all...
Connie Perkins Jones
Apr 7, 2013
Connie Perkins Jones, 66, of Jonesboro died Sunday, April 7, 2013, at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was of the Baptist belief. Connie graduated from Bono High School in 1964. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Lloyd Perkins and her mother, Claudine Geneva Humphrey Perkins. Survivors include her son, Nick Jones (Kristi); daughter, Lilly McCammond (Dusten) both...
Donald P. Bailey
Apr 6, 2013
Donald P. Bailey, age 80, of Jonesboro, died Saturday at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Donald was born to the late Melvin and Mae Bailey in Black Oak. He has lived in Jonesboro for the past 58 years coming from Evening Shade. Donald was in the US Army during the Korean Conflict where he received the Purple Heart....
Velva Louise Saint
Apr 5, 2013
Louise Saint, 89, of Jonesboro, died Friday night, April 5, 2013, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born in Trumann, and lived most of her life in Jonesboro. Louise was preceded in death by her parents, Jim Saint and Hannah Saint; three sisters and eight brothers. Survivors include four nieces from Alabama; a host of...
Subscribe
Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries
