Obituaries

Robert J. "Bob" Etter

Robert J. "Bob" Etter

Aug 13, 2026

Robert “Bob” J. Etter, 85, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital on August 13, 2026.

Bob was born and raised in Jonesboro, where he spent his entire life building lasting friendships, raising his family, and creating countless memories with the people he loved. He attended North Elementary School, Annie Camp Junior High, and graduated from Jonesboro...

Debra Sue Will

Debra Sue Will

Aug 13, 2026

Debra Will, 67, of Jonesboro, departed this life on Thursday, August 13, 2026. She was born March 16, 1959, in Missouri, to Bill and Helen (Dent) Wade. She grew up in Arkansas before leaving for 20 years to proudly serve her country in the United States Army. After her military service, she returned to Arkansas in 2014.

Debra was a retired...

Peggy June Stoner

Peggy June Stoner

Aug 13, 2026

Peggy June Stoner, 87, of Jonesboro, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2026, at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Mrs. Stoner was born on June 24, 1939, in Grubbs, Arkansas, to Loyd and Carolyn Coleman.

She spent most of her life growing a family in Jonesboro after moving from Newport. She was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church.

Mrs. Stoner...

Joyce Gail Jenkins

Joyce Gail Jenkins

Aug 13, 2026

Joyce Gail Jenkins, 68, passed away August 13, 2026 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born December 3, 1957. She was a devoted loving wife and mother. She is preceded in death by her parents Jeff and Hallie Reeves and sister Debra Patteson. She is survived by her husband of 45 years Steve Jenkins, Son Christopher...

Jason Derek Eidson

Jason Derek Eidson

Aug 13, 2026

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Jason Derek Eidson, 33, of Jonesboro, died at his home on August 13, 2026. He was born in Jonesboro and moved to Lake City, then moved back to Jonesboro three years ago. He was born on September 12, 1992, to Norman and Myra Eidson. Jason had worked for the past fourteen years as a Paramedic for...

Marsha Dudley Trusty

Marsha Dudley Trusty

Aug 13, 2026

Marsha Dudley Trusty, 68, a lifetime resident of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Thursday, August 13, 2026, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. She was born on August 18, 1957, in Jonesboro to William Oliver and Donnie Jean Walker Dudley. Marsha was of the Christian belief. She loved her grandchildren very much and enjoyed spending time with them. She worked for...

Ellen Janice Keller Griffin

Ellen Janice Keller Griffin

Aug 13, 2026

Ellen Janice Keller Griffin was the only child born to Clyde and Opal (Gibson) Keller, born on January 21, 1930. She died August 13, 2026, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Janice was born in the Jonesboro area to a farming family and she continued in the family farming business. She loved flowers, gardening, preserving vegetables from her...

Edgar "Boots" Hood

Edgar "Boots" Hood

Aug 11, 2026

Edgar J “Boots” Hood, 89, of Millington, TN passed from this life on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis, TN. He was born April 1, 1937, in Booneville, MS to the late William Edgar Hood and Willie Mae Hood.

Edgar has lived in Munford TN for 5 years, 14 months in Millington TN having previously lived in...

Alvin Lavon Crabtree

Alvin Lavon Crabtree

Aug 11, 2026

Alvin “Bud” Crabtree, 76, of Bono, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2026. He was born on December 24, 1949, in Valley View, Arkansas, to Clyde Crabtree and Adell Wheeler.

Bud spent most of his life in Bono after moving there from Lepanto, Arkansas. He was a member of the Bono Church of Christ.

Bud was a hardworking man who took...

Jerry O. Jolly

Jerry O. Jolly

Aug 11, 2026

Jerry O. Jolly, 86, of Jonesboro, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at NEA Baptist Hospital. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1979, moving here from Blytheville, Arkansas. He loved preaching and spreading the gospel and had been filling a pulpit since 1959. He pastored many churches in Northeast Arkansas, Missouri, and Alaska. He...

Landon Cole Ellis

Landon Cole Ellis

Aug 10, 2026

Landon Cole Ellis, 18, of Walnut Ridge, departed this life on Monday, August 10, 2026. He was born August 30, 2007, to Paul Marrs and Heather Ellis in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Landon was a graduate of Walnut Ridge High School. He enjoyed welding, skating, picking on his brothers, hanging out with his friends, taking care of animals, and spending time with his...

Sharon Kay Hall

Sharon Kay Hall

Aug 10, 2026

Sharon Kay Hall graduated to glory from the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House on Monday, August 10, 2026. She was born in Stanford, Arkansas on August 6, 1943 to Gaylon and Sylvia (Gramling) Adams. Sharon was a graduate of Greene County Tech, class of 1961. She earned a Cosmetology certificate upon completion of High School and practiced for a...

Camilla June Barnes

Camilla June Barnes

Aug 10, 2026

Camilla June Barnes, 79, of Jonesboro, passed away Monday, August 10, 2026 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born September 4, 1946 in Jonesboro to the late Cate and Amy Watkins.

Camilla enjoyed gardening, flowers, sewing, crocheting, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Camilla was preceded in death by her...

Shelby Nadine Tate

Shelby Nadine Tate

Aug 9, 2026

Shelby Nadine Primm Tate, 86, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on August 9, 2026. She was born on September 26, 1939, in Caraway, Arkansas, to William Nathanial Primm and Cleavie Earl Williams Primm. Shelby lived most of her life in Jonesboro and was a devoted Christian and a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church.

Shelby was a woman who found...

Steve Pagan

Steve Pagan

Aug 7, 2026



Stephen Odell Pagan, 70, of Jonesboro, AR, met Jesus, his Lord and Savior, face to face on Friday, August 7, 2026, at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR, with his loving family by his side. Born on January 21, 1956, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR, Steve was the son of Herbert Odell Pagan...

Barbara Langlois

Barbara Langlois

Aug 6, 2026

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Barbara Lambdin Langlois passed away Thursday, August 6, 2026. She was the daughter of the late Grant and Roxie Lambdin.

She was born in Kentucky but called Knoxville, Tennessee, her hometown. Barbara attended Knoxville Business College and was a fan of the Tennessee Volunteers.

She moved to New Orleans where she met and married her husband, Albin Langlois (Buck)....

Dalton "Sonny" Timmons

Dalton "Sonny" Timmons

Aug 5, 2026

Dalton Wayne “Sonny” Timmons, 82, of Salem, AR, passed away on August 5, 2026, at Fulton County Hospital. Sonny was born in Dell, AR, on February 19, 1944, to the late William and Ila Mae Timmons. In addition to his parents, Sonny was preceded in death by his brothers, Buck Timmons, Gene Timmons, Bob Timmons, and Harold Timmons, and his...

Tony M. Wolfe

Tony M. Wolfe

Aug 5, 2026

On October 31, 1961 Tony M. Wolfe was born to Edward Lee Wolfe and Mary Lue Wolfe.

He departed this life on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital.

He married the love of his life Robin Hill October 8, 1983 at First Baptist Church under Rev. H.L. Lewellen and to this union two children were born.

He attended Jonesboro High...

Terry Gene Baker

Terry Gene Baker

Aug 5, 2026

Terry Gene Baker, 69, of Jonesboro passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. He was born on March 14, 1957 in Jonesboro to the late Otis and Etta Lee Baker. Terry grew up in Lake City before moving to Jonesboro.

Terry spent most of his life farming and for the past 10 years, he worked at Buchheit...

Janet L. Speer

Janet L. Speer

Aug 5, 2026

Janet L. Speer 73, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, August 5, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on March 30, 1953, to Wayland and Toni Speer. All arrangements will be private under the direction of Emerson Funeral Home. To sign an online guestbook, go to emersonfuneralhome.com.