Obituaries
Michael Lynn Alexander
Oct 9, 2012
Cherokee Village – Michael Lynn Alexander, 60, born April 19, 1952, in Newport to Troy Otis Alexander and Dovie Alene Gist, was raised in Swifton and lived most of his life in Jonesboro. He died Tuesday, October 9, at his home. Michael was a Cherokee Village Police Officer and a Mason. He retired from Southwestern Bell prior to becoming...
Carmelina A. Perez
Oct 9, 2012
Carmelina A. Perez, 96, of rural Jonesboro, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Tampa, Florida, Carmelina lived much of her life in Tampa before moving to Jonesboro in 1990. She, along with her husband, owned and operated a dry cleaners and laundry in Tampa for many years. Carmelina attended Northside Church...
Tommye Jean Bryant Cole
Oct 8, 2012
Tommye Jean Bryant Cole, 83, of Brookland died Monday October 8, at her home. She was born in Paragould and had lived in Brookland for 5 years moving here from Mountain Home. She was owner and operator of the Black Powder Jacks and was a member of the Brookland Baptist Church. Tommye was a very godly lady, loving mom,...
Wayne Barnett-Daniels
Oct 6, 2012
Wayne Barnett-Daniels, 62, of Jonesboro, died Saturday of natural causes at his home. Born in Dyersburg, Tennessee, Wayne moved to Jonesboro at any early age and lived much of his life here. He was a 1968 graduate of Nettleton High School and a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Wayne was a truck driver for Consolidated Freightways for...
Velma "Winkie" Gray
Oct 5, 2012
Velma Dean “Winkie” Gray, of Southaven, Mississippi, died October 5, 2012 at Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven. She had lived in Southaven for the past 10 years. Winkie was a former member of the All American Red Head Basketball Team. She was active in the Cancer Society’s Red Hat Club and loved to shop and garden. She retired from...
Debra Carol Franks
Oct 5, 2012
Debra Carol Franks, 61, of Jonesboro passed away Friday Oct 5, at N.E.A. Baptist Hospital. She was born in Walnut Ridge, and had lived in Jonesboro for 45 years. She was a member of the Southwest Church of Christ and a retired teacher for the Valley View and Jonesboro School District. She received her Bachelor, Master, and Specialist Degree...
Judy Ann Becker
Oct 4, 2012
Judy Ann Becker, 59, of Lake City died Thursday October 4, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born in Kennett, Missouri and had lived in Lake City for 5 years. She was of the Baptist belief and worked as a secretary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Becker. Survived by her parents; Bob and Peggy...
Danny Lee Deal
Oct 4, 2012
Danny L. Deal, 69, of Jonesboro died Thursday October 4, 2012 at NEA Baptist Hospital with his family at his side. Danny was born on August 28, 1943 to the late James Wilburn and Edna Mae Smith Deal in Newton, NC. After high school he served his country by joining the National Guard in 1961, and later going full...
Peggy Jo'Ann Snider
Oct 4, 2012
Peggy Jo’ann Snider, 74, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, October 4, 2012, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Humphrey, Arkansas, Peggy grew up in Carlisle, Arkansas, and had lived in Jonesboro for 44 years. Along with being a retired food service manager with Jonesboro Public Schools, she was a retired church pianist and organist...
James Terry Williams
Oct 1, 2012
James “Terry” Williams, 56 of Jonesboro, died Monday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Malvern, Arkansas; Terry lived in Granby, Missouri before moving to Jonesboro in 1990. He was a sheet metal fabricator and was of the Baptist faith. Terry loved to cook and clean; he was a great organizer, welder and enjoyed music and...
Isabel Wilfert
Sep 30, 2012
Isabel Wilfert, 95, of Jonesboro, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2012 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born April 11, 1917 near the Paul Switch Community north of Bono to the late Samuel F. & Dora Alice Goodman Barnes. She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Wilfert; sisters, Helen Earls, Olive Richardson, Vivian Trimble, and...
Van W. Tyner Hudson
Sep 29, 2012
Van W. Tyner Hudson, 92, of Jonesboro died Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Jonesboro Healthcare and Rehab Center. Mrs. Hudson was born to the late Roy and Ruth Tyner in Walcott. She was very proud to have served in the World War II with the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, and while in the service she received the World War...
Debra Lynn Loven
Sep 23, 2012
Debra Lynn Loven, 59, of Jonesboro, died Sunday at St. Bernards Medical Center. Debra was born in Maine and lived in Jacksonville, Florida, before moving to Jonesboro five years ago. She was an employee of Teleflora in Paragould and attended Jonesboro Baptist Church. Debra loved her cats and enjoyed all aspects of nature and the outdoors especially hiking the...
Diana Johnson
Sep 22, 2012
Diana Johnson, 58, of Bono died on Saturday September 22, 2012 after a long battle with cancer at her home with family at her side. She was preceded in death by a brother, David E.Reynolds. She is survived by son, Greg Johnson of New Foundland, PA; two daughters, Donna Johnson and Trisha Johnson both of Livingston, TN; four sisters,...
Baby Mylikah Dewayne Strong
Sep 21, 2012
Mylikah Dewayne Strong infant son of Richard Strong and Chazity Haney was born into Heaven on Friday September 21, at St. Bernard’s. In addition to his parents, Mylikah is survived by his brothers, Allen Haney, Braedon Haney and Damion Strong all of the home. Sisters, Madison Rae Strong and Madison Gabrielle Alexander both of the home. Preceded in death...
Joyce Lee Dumas Butler
Sep 20, 2012
Joyce Lee Dumas Butler, 49, of Jonesboro died on Thursday. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Martha Dumas; a brother, Butch Dumas. She is survived by four sisters; Maggie(Gary) Barrowclough, Becky(Dee) Crossnine all of Tennessee, Robin Baty of Mississippi, and Frances(Shorty) Kennedy of Bono; seven nieces, three nephews, thirteen great nieces and nephews; and a...
Betty Greenway
Sep 19, 2012
Betty F. Greenway departed this life at her residence in Harrisburg on September 19, 2012. The daughter of John and Pearl Condrey, she was born June 18, 1938, in Savannah, Tennessee. At the age of sixteen she married Logan Greenway of Trumann and they shared forty-four years and raised five children. A former employee of the Harrisburg School District,...
E. Winston Burton
Sep 19, 2012
E. Winston Burton, 88, of Jonesboro died Thursday afternoon, September 19, 2012 at his home. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1967, moving here from Dickson, Tennessee. E. Winston was a member of Southwest Church of Christ. He graduated from Paragould High School in 1942; then received an AA degree from the Free-Hardeman College in 1944; received a BS...
Larue Defield Cunningham
Sep 19, 2012
LaRue DeField Cunningham, 92, of Jonesboro died Wednesday September 19, 2012 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born on April 18, 1920 in East Prairie, Missouri to the late Mayme and Clyde DeField. She is survived by her daughter, Sherri Karber and Norman Wilkinson of Fort Smith; one son, Mark and his wife Ann Cunningham of Little Rock;...
Duane Burleson
Sep 18, 2012
Duane Burleson, 63, of Jonesboro, died September 18, 2012 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Malden, Missouri but had spent much of his life in Jonesboro. He was a longtime employee of Hedger Brothers and was a mechanic. He loved gardening, fishing, reading “Readers Digest”, and camping. Duane especially loved being “Papa” to his granddaughter. He...
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