Obituaries
Henry E. Ruffin
Aug 23, 2012
Henry E. Ruffin, 65 of Bay, died Thursday, August 23, 2012. He served two tours in Vietnam while in the US Army and was preceded in death by his mother, Sadie Gartman and one brother, Tommy Ruffin. Survivors include sons, David Ruffin, Mark Ruffin and wife Nikcol all of Bay; daughter, Terri Lytle of Black Rock; six grandchildren and...
Carolyn Jean Douglas
Aug 21, 2012
Carolyn Douglas, 61, of Paragould, died August 21, 2012 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born in Jonesboro and had been a resident of northeast Arkansas her entire life. Carolyn was a great supporter of Arkansas State University. Carolyn graduated from ASU with a Bachelor Degree and had only recently retired from ASU, in June, having worked in...
Julius F. Hutcheson
Aug 21, 2012
Julius F. Hutcheson, 87, of Lake City, died August 21, 2012 at his home. He was born in Sharp County but had lived most of his life in the Lake City area. He was a farmer who did carpentry work and cabinet making during the off seasons. After his retirement from farming, Mr. Hutcheson became a full time carpenter...
Debra Kaye Williams
Aug 21, 2012
Debra Kaye Williams of Beebe went to be with her Heavenly and earthly fathers on August 21, 2012. She leaves behind sons, Chase Williams, Wayne Matlock II and daughter Misty Eaves; sisters, Gaye Oliver, Becky Clemmons, Nancy Simmons and brothers, Frank, Bruce, Clifton, and Jason Neiswander; six grandchildren and one great granddaughter. All services will be private, under the...
Jaylene Parker Bullock
Aug 17, 2012
Jaylene Parker Bullock, 61, of Jonesboro, died Friday, August 17, 2012, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Memphis, Jaylene lived in Dundee, Mississippi, for two years before moving to Marked Tree where she lived much of her life before moving to Jonesboro in 1989. She was a 1969 graduate of Marked Tree High School and was a member...
Jewell Maggie Parsons
Aug 16, 2012
Jewell Maggie Parsons, 82, of Trumann, died Thursday, August 16, 2012, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Harrisburg, Jewell lived most of her life in Trumann. She worked several years at Singer Manufacturing in Trumann and was also a homemaker. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and enjoyed country music and gospel music. Jewell was...
Peggy Thompson-Johnson
Aug 16, 2012
Peggy Thompson-Johnson, 52 of Little Rock, died Thursday, August 16, 2012. She was a member of the Floyd Assembly of God Church in Floyd, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her father, Arthur Reeves and one sister, Alice Bishop. Survivors include her husband, Edward Johnson, Seattle, Washington; sons, Christopher Ballard and wife Haley of Jonesboro; Demontia JeanBaptiste of...
William "Bill" Papich
Aug 15, 2012
William (Bill) Papich, age 82 of Jonesboro, died at his residence Wednesday. Born December 24, 1929 in Lovilia, Iowa; William lived in Watertown, South Dakota before moving to Jonesboro. Bill graduated from American Institute of Technology in Des Moines, Iowa and served his country by serving in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was a...
Chester Sanford Stallings
Aug 12, 2012
Chester Sanford Stallings, 70, of Jonesboro died Sunday, August 12, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was a lifetime resident of Jonesboro and a member of the Nettleton Baptist Church. He was a retired Air Force veteran of 22 years and was preceded in death by his parents, Chester and Alma Lawhon Stallings and half sister, Margaret Stevenson. Survived...
Paul Dean Mills
Aug 12, 2012
Paul Mills, 74, of Jonesboro died on Sunday August 12, 2012 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House with his family at his side. Mr. Mills was born on November 21, 1937 to the late Ertha Mills and Dovie Mills Levins in Trumann. He has lived in NE Arkansas most of his life, and he graduated from Arkansas...
Spencer Allen Gilbert
Aug 11, 2012
Spencer Allen Gilbert, 21, of Jonesboro died Saturday August 11, at his home. He had lived his lifetime in Jonesboro and was of the Baptist belief. He had worked for Walmart in the shipping department and he loved the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing, knives and horses. He was preceded in death by his great grandparents. Survived by his Father,...
John Earl Skinner
Aug 11, 2012
John Earl Skinner, 64, of Trumann went to be with the Lord Saturday August 11, 2012 at St. Bernards Medical Center. John was born November 26, 1947 to the late John and Florence Skinner in Manila where he was the youngest of ten children. John was proud to have served our country in the US Navy while he was...
Mary A. "Penny" Yarbrough
Aug 8, 2012
Mary A. “Penny” Yarbrough, 85, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Eupora, Mississippi, Penny was a 1948 graduate of The Baptist School of Nursing in Memphis and moved to Jonesboro in 1950 where she was a registered nurse for Dr. W.E. Berry. Following Dr. Berry’s death in 1962, Dr. William Garner assumed...
Sam Morgan
Aug 7, 2012
Sam Morgan, 84, of Jonesboro, was born October 14, 1927 in Guy, Arkansas to W.A. and Ada Morgan. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth; his parents, five brothers, Vernon, Noel, Elmer, Garlon, and W.A. Jr., two sisters, Elsie Tucker and Ruby Thompson Norris. Survivors are two sisters, Edna Mae McGough and Mary Ruth Scholes, both of...
Betty Louann Schales
Aug 7, 2012
Betty Louann Schales, 73, of Jonesboro died Tuesday August 7, 2012 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born in Yellville, Arkansas and had lived in Jonesboro since 1955. She was a homemaker and a member of the Community of Christ Kids Bible Club. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse and Edna Seay Corter, son, Johnny...
Dolores Proctor Harrelson
Aug 5, 2012
Dolores Proctor Harrelson, 92, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, August 5, 2012, at the Flo and Phil Jonesboro Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Wynne, Dolores lived several years in Forrest City before moving to Jonesboro in 1968. Dolores was manager of Forrest City Chamber of Commerce and enjoyed playing golf while living there. In 1968, Dolores began a career...
Willis N. Green
Aug 4, 2012
Willis N. Green, 85 of Jonesboro, died Saturday, August 4, 2012 at his home. He had lived in Jonesboro for fifty years, moving here from Cave City. He was a member of the Prospect Baptist Church. Willis was in the US Navy for two years serving on the USS Midway and the USS Kearsarge. He also served his country...
David "Mitchey" Hansen
Aug 4, 2012
David “Mitchey” Hansen, 55, of Springfield, Missouri. died Saturday, August 4, 2012 in Springfield. He had lived there for 3 years but had spent most of his life in Jonesboro. He liked all sports and loved going to and working for carnivals. Mitchey is survived by his mother, Mary Sue Hansen of Jonesboro; daughter, Christie Angeline Ford, St. Louis;...
Mary M. Bolin
Aug 3, 2012
Mary M. Bolin, 92, of the Finch community, died Friday, August 03, 2012, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She had lived in the Finch community for the past 15 years, moving there from Jonesboro. Mary retired from ASU where she worked in the food services division. She devoted her time caring for her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great...
Albert Bruce Richardson
Aug 1, 2012
Albert Bruce Richardson, 59, a resident of North Little Rock, died August 1, 2012 at his home. Bruce was born October 1, 1952, in Batesville, Arkansas, to Albert and Norrean Ensley Richardson. After the death of Norrean, he was reared, along with his three brothers, by his father and his second wife, the late Ruby Goatcher Richardson. Bruce received...
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