Obituaries
Leon Edrington
May 1, 2013
Leon Edrington, 86, of Jonesboro died Wednesday May 1, 2013 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born in Monette on May 8, 1926 to Otto and Ruby Collins Edrington. He lived in Jonesboro for 19 years, moving here from Grand Rapids, Michigan where he lived for 54 years. Leon was an Expediter in a packaging...
Gail Freeze
Apr 30, 2013
Gail Freeze, 73, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She had lived most of her life in the Jonesboro area. Gail was a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, WM Freeze Jr. and Helen Freeze; and one brother, Greg Freeze. Survivors include her sons, James Darrell...
Mary Elizabeth Robinett
Apr 28, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Robinett, 83, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Sunday April 28, 2013, at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice house with her loving family at her side. Mary was born November 29, 1929 in Tulsa, OK to the late Henry and Mary Ashlock. Mary and her husband Jack have lived in Jonesboro since 1961, moving here...
Tamasa Lynn Thorne Russell
Apr 28, 2013
Tamasa Lynn Thorne Russell, 45 of Jonesboro died Sunday, April 28, 2013 at her father and stepmother’s home. Born in Jonesboro, Tamasa lived most of her life here and in Alpharetta, GA. She graduated from the Bartlet Cosmetology Beauty School and worked for RoseHaven nursing home in Jonesboro and for Entergy in customer service while in Alpharetta. Tamasa is...
Joyce Goforth
Apr 27, 2013
Joyce Elaine Goforth, 66, of Jonesboro died Saturday April 27, 2013 at her home. She was born in Jonesboro on April 5, 1947 to Ray and Edna Hall. Joyce spent all of her life in Jonesboro and was a homemaker. She loved fishing, working in the garden and planting flowers. Joyce was a wonderful wife, mother, best friend and...
John "J.C." Craft
Apr 25, 2013
John “J.C.” Craft, 88, of Jonesboro, died April 25, 2013 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was an elder and charter member of Highland Drive Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). JC also served as a Sunday school teacher and youth ministry leader. JC loved to fish and traveled extensively. He was also committed to missions and was part of...
Ulyess B. Catlett
Apr 25, 2013
Ulyess B. Catlett, 90, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013, at Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born November 16, 1922, at Booneville, Arkansas. Ulyess was preceded in death by his parents, Homer D. Catlett and Mae Catlett McDaniel, and two sisters, Maurine Sloan Murphy and Norma Sharp. He is survived by one daughter and her husband, Catherine and Tommy Henderson...
Paul G. Frost
Apr 23, 2013
Paul G. Frost, 89, of Jonesboro passed away April 23, 2013 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Paul was born in Waterman, Illinois. He was a 1941 graduate of Waterman High School and served in the U.S. Army 1943-45 with the Combat Engineers and was involved in the Pacific theater invasion of Leyte, Okinawa and occupation duty...
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...
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