Obituaries
Evelyn C. Underwood
Jan 18, 2013
Evelyn C. Underwood, 90, of Jonesboro died Friday, January 18, 2013 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She had lived here since 1961, moving here from Crossett, Arkansas. Evelyn was an active member of the Cornerstone United Methodist Church. She retired from a life-long love of teaching and was a member of the NEA Retired Teachers Association....
Stephen "Steve" Grilletta
Jan 17, 2013
Stephen “Steve” Robert Grilletta, 62, of Jonesboro died Thursday January 17, 2013 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House following a valiant fight with cancer. He was born October 11, 1950 in New Orleans, Louisiana and was the son of Steve and Gladys Grilletta. A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, he was a longtime resident of Jonesboro and...
Dewayne Mounce
Jan 14, 2013
DeWayne Mounce, 68, of Jonesboro, died January 14, 2013 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. He was a member of the Windover Baptist Church. DeWayne was an accomplished piano player and played at the Henry Harlan Senior Citizen’s Community Center. He was preceded in death by his parents Charlie and Floella Mounce. Survivors include his wife of 11years, Jo...
Helen Gregory Freeze
Jan 14, 2013
Helen Gregory Freeze, 97, of Jonesboro died Monday, January 14, 2013. She was born and raised in Cash, but lived most of her adult life in Jonesboro. Helen was a life-long member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro where she was a long time Sunday School Teacher and a member of the Women’s Missionary Union. She was preceded in...
Lehman H. Smelser
Jan 14, 2013
Lehman H. Smelser, 81, of Jonesboro, passed away January 14, 2013 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born May 1, 1931 and had served in the U.S. Army. Lehman was employed for many years at General Electric in Jonesboro. He lived most of his life in Jonesboro, was a member of North Main Baptist Church...
Henry Louis Breeding
Jan 14, 2013
Henry Louis Breeding of Lake City, died January 14, 2013, at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro after a long illness. He was born on November 19, 1933, in rural Monroe County, Arkansas, the second child of Henry Franklin Breeding and Virgie Myrtle (Norton) Breeding. He was an Eagle Scout and served in the United States...
Ruth Jane Dewitt Stewart
Jan 14, 2013
Ruth Jane DeWitt Stewart, 66, of Jonesboro, died Monday, January 14, 2013, at her home of natural causes. Born in Lake City to William C. and Hettie Mae Mantle DeWitt, Jane lived most of her in the Lake City-Jonesboro area. Jane worked most of her life in retail sales and was raised in the First Assembly of God in...
Gloria G. Pilbeam
Jan 13, 2013
Gloria G. Pilbeam, 85, of Jonesboro passed away peacefully Sunday morning, at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Gloria and her husband Jay were owners of Little Pigs Restaurant in Portage, MI, where Gloria enjoyed working by her husband’s side until their retirement in 1989. In 1999 they moved to Jonesboro, where they became members of Blessed Sacrament...
Jimmy Darrell Mcdole
Jan 12, 2013
Jimmy Darrell McDole, 40 , of Jonesboro, died Staurday January 12, 2013 at his home. He was born on February 8, 1972 in Jonesboro and spent most of his life in the Bono/Jonesboro area. He was a 1990 graduate of Westside High School and continued his education at Marked Tree Vocational School where he became a Certified Master Mechanic....
Patricia Sue Arms
Jan 11, 2013
Patricia Sue Arms, 67, of Hardy, died Friday January 11, 2013 at her home. She was born in Trumann on September 17, 1945 to Robert Lee and Gladys Jacobs Sullivan. Patricia had lived in Hardy for 15 months, moving there from Paragould. She was a LPN and of the Baptist belief. In addition to her parents, Patricia was preceded...
Phillip Allen Tubbs
Jan 11, 2013
Phillip Allen Tubbs, 7 month old son of Jace and Melissa Tubbs of Jonesboro passed peacefully on Friday, January 11 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. During his seven brief months on Earth, he touched many lives and was loved deeply by family and friends. Phillip just adored his big brother, AJ. Every time he was with his brother he...
Melba Irene Black
Jan 10, 2013
Melba Irene Black, 67, died January 10, 2013 at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was a native of Jonesboro and was of the Baptist belief. Melba enjoyed cooking, playing cards and loved spending time with her family. She is preceded in death by her parents, 2 children and 1 brother. Survivors include her loving husband of 52 years, Don of...
Sammy Barkley
Jan 10, 2013
Sammy Barkley, 65 of Jonesboro, died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was a member of Central Baptist Church. Sammy was retired from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission as a Fishery Biologist and was an avid outdoorsman. He graduated with a BS degree in Biology. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy...
Kelly Vinal
Jan 10, 2013
Kelly Vinal, (Army CW4) 45 of Pocahontas died Thursday, January 10, 2012. He was of the Church of Christ belief. Kelly served in the US Army for 22 years and was the recipient of the Bronze Star. Survivors include his parents, Henry and Ruby Vinal; wife, Lisa Vinal; children, Chas Vinal, Kelley Ann Vinal, Ella Vinal, Madeline Vinal, Marley...
Anne Frances Levitt
Jan 9, 2013
Anne Frances Blindman Levitt passed away on January 9, 2013. The third of six children, Anne was born April 22, 1914, to the late Frank and Rose Blindman and was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in social work. Anne married Samuel Levitt in 1936. They lived in Minneapolis until moving...
William "Bill" Lawrence
Jan 9, 2013
William “Bill” Lawrence, 69, of Hoxie, formerly of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was of the Baptist belief. Bill retired from Rockford PowerTrain in Rockford, Illinois. He played music for the Senior Citizen’s Club in Bono and local nursing homes. Bill was a loving husband, father and he never met a stranger...
Hazel Katherine Vincent
Jan 9, 2013
Hazel Katherine Vincent, 92, of Van Buren, formerly of Jonesboro, died January 9, 2013 at the Legacy Heights Retirement Center in Van Buren. She was born in Lake City to John & Leora Keiker Haag August 10, 1920. She attended Pleasant Valley School near Bay. Hazel married her husband, Howard Vincent on July 10, 1945 in Jonesboro. Howard and...
N. W. "Bud" Mullins
Jan 9, 2013
N.W. “Bud” Mullins, 82, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at Twin Oaks Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Born in Bay, Bud lived in Missouri and Arkansas most of his life. He worked several years at the Singer Manufacturing Company in Trumann. He was a Baptist and enjoyed watching sports, especially football and St. Louis Cardinals baseball. A graveside...
Abe F. Blindman
Jan 8, 2013
Abe F. Blindman, 94, passed away January 8 in Memphis, Tennessee. The youngest of six children, Abe was born September 17, 1918, to the late Frank and Rose Blindman and was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota and served in World War II from 1942-1946. Abe and his brother and brother-in-law expanded the family manufacturing...
Frances Farrow Wiley
Jan 7, 2013
Frances Farrow Wiley, 74, of Jonesboro, formerly of Corning, died January 7, 2013 at Craighead Nursing Center. She was born in Biggers to James Hulen & Doris Whittington Farrow and moved to Corning in 1977. She had moved to Jonesboro 10 years ago. Frances loved the Lord and working in her church. She also loved her family and gardening....
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