Obituaries
Rev. R.J. Wooten
Mar 21, 2026
Rev. R.J. Wooten, 75, of Jonesboro passed away Saturday, March 21, 2026, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born March 22, 1950, in Jonesboro to the late Tommy and Maurine Wooten.
R.J. had been a member of the UPC Church since 1973 and pastored a church in Port Lavaca, Texas for 24 years. He also owned and...
Kenneth Charles Dunn
Mar 20, 2026
Kenneth Charles Dunn, 65, passed away on March 20, 2026, at his home in Bono. Kenny was born in Texarkana, TX, on December 19, 1960, to the late Marguerite and Charles C. Dunn. In addition to his parents, Kenny is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Christine (Kris), and sister, Diana Kaye.
In his youth, Kenny grew up in Texarkana...
Jim Johnson
Mar 20, 2026
Jim Johnson, 89, of Jonesboro left this walk of life on Friday, March 20, 2026, surrounded by his loving family and friends, and woke up in Heaven in the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ. He was born in Earle, Arkansas, on July 28, 1936, to Hansel and Ola (Lammers) Johnson. While he only had a second-grade education and not...
Ila M. Felts
Mar 20, 2026
Ila M. Felts, 91, of Jonesboro, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2026 at the Craighead County Nursing Center. She was born on December 10, 1934 in Selmer, Tennessee to Tom J. Blankenship and Minnie Lee (Davis) Blankenship.
A longtime resident of northeast Arkansas, Ila was a member of Southwest Church of Christ where she enjoyed attending services in years past.
A...
Jerry Eugene Pickering
Mar 19, 2026
Jerry Eugene Pickering, 83, of Jonesboro passed from this life on March 19, 2026 at his home. He was born May 6, 1942 in Greene County to the late Elbert “Monk” Pickering and Nora Earlene Pickering.
Jerry lived most of his life in the Jonesboro area and was a charter member of Highland Drive Christian Church. He enjoyed hunting, following the...
Rosalie Gorham Barber
Mar 18, 2026
Rosalie Gorham Barber, born August 25, 1936, passed away on March 18, 2026 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House.
Rosalie spent her formative years in Black Oak, where she shared fond memories of her family operating the train depot and local theater—selling tickets and concessions—and picking cotton. Smart, hardworking, and driven, she graduated from Monette High School at the...
Betty Montgomery
Mar 18, 2026
Betty Montgomery, age 80, of Bono, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at her home on March 18, 2026.
Betty was a devoted wife, loving mother, and cherished grandmother and great-grandmother. She shared a lifetime of love and partnership with her husband, Robert Montgomery. Together, they built a family that was the center of Betty’s world.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Montgomery;...
Dr. Louis Layton
Mar 17, 2026
Dr. Louis Junior Layton, 84, of Jonesboro, passed away at NEA Baptist Hospital on March 17, 2026. Dr. Layton was born in Poinsett County on August 6, 1941, to the late Arizona and Louis B. Layton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Charles Layton.
Dr. Layton was born and raised in Harrisburg's Central Community....
Roberta Helen Coleman
Mar 17, 2026
Roberta Helen (Bertie) Coleman, 93, of Jonesboro passed away Tuesday, March 17 2026 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born February 2, 1933 in Jonesboro to the late Robert and Lillie Hansen Turman. Roberta lived in Valley View and Jonesboro all of her life. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Methodist Church.
In addition to her...
Lois Jean Leftwich Travis
Mar 17, 2026
Lois Jean Leftwich Travis, 85, died on March 17, 2026, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born in Memphis, TN, to Charles Leftwich and Polly Beall Leftwich. Lois was raised in Wilson, AR, until she married and began a family in Osceola, AR, before moving to Jonesboro, where she spent the next 62...
Lloyd Coble
Mar 17, 2026
Lloyd Coble, 78, of Jonesboro, passed from this life on March 17, 2026, at his residence. He was born on June 3, 1947, in Arkansas to the late Claude and Dora Coble.
Lloyd dedicated 50 years of his life as an over-the-road truck driver before his retirement. He had a deep love for old cars and enjoyed working on them whenever...
Dorothy Gene Britt
Mar 15, 2026
Dorothy Gene Britt, 77, passed away at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House on March 15, 2026. She was born on March 12, 1949 in Newport, Arkansas to William Lonzo and Ruby Lillian (Waters) Britt.
Dorothy was of Christian faith. She enjoyed chopping cotton with her siblings and spending time gardening. She also enjoyed watching wrestling, NASCAR, soap operas and...
Donald Ray Strait
Mar 15, 2026
Donald Ray Strait, 75, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Sunday March 15, 2026 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born October 14, 1950 in Canton, Ohio to the late James Woodard Strait and Alberta Strait.
Donald spent most of his life in the Jonesboro area, where he faithfully served as a pastor for 43 years....
Barbara Kay Robertson
Mar 14, 2026
Barbara Kay Robertson, 77, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Saturday March 14, 2026 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born October 7, 1948 in Bono to the late Orvis and Phala Smith.
Barbara has lived in the Bono and Jonesboro area all of her life and was previously a member of Poplar Valley Free Will Baptist. Barbara enjoyed...
Jad Katbeh
Mar 14, 2026
Jad Katbeh, 87, of Jonesboro, passed from this life on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born on April 8, 1938, in Nabek, Syria, to the late Abdo and Salimeh Katbeh.
Jadallah was a man of deep faith who served as an Elder at the Tripoli Presbyterian Church in Lebanon. He dedicated 55...
Linda Fay (Anderson) Hare
Mar 14, 2026
Linda Fay (Anderson) Hare, 78, of Lake City, Arkansas, graduated to Heaven on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro.
She was born on November 1, 1947, in Caraway to Rev. Raymon and Julia Anderson of Caraway. Linda was a member of Central Baptist Church. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren and...
Norman Phillips
Mar 13, 2026
Charles Norman Phillips, 82, from Leachville, and a longtime resident of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away on March 13, 2026, at Ridgecrest Health and Rehabilitation Center.
He was born on February 18, 1944, in Leachville, Arkansas to the late Leonard Phillips and Roine Zumwalt. Charles was of Baptist belief. Charles and his late wife of 35 years Sharron lived in Manila Arkansas...
Amanda Bishop
Mar 13, 2026
Amanda Maria Bishop, 58, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Friday, March 13, 2026, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born on June 10, 1967, in Jonesboro to Ruben Hinton and Teresa Young.
Amanda graduated from Westside High School in 1986. She was a private person who cherished her small circle of close friends and loved...
Patricia "Patty" Diane Minga
Mar 12, 2026
Patricia “Patty” Diane Minga, 73, departed this life on March 12, 2026. She was born on December 17, 1952, to Norman and Susie Griffy in Little Rock.
Patty dedicated many years of her life to caring for others as a nurse before later serving as a cook for First Methodist Church. She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church and...
Cynthia J Hughes
Mar 12, 2026
Cynthia J. Hughes, 76, of Trumann, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2026, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro.
She was born October 3, 1949, to the late Melvin Hughes Sr. and Lillie Mae Clay. Cynthia was a hardworking woman who dedicated many years of service as an assembly line worker for General Electric, where she worked for 14 years....
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