Obituaries
Pamla Rodgers Bernheisel
May 6, 2012
Pamla Rodgers Bernheisel, 59 of Merced, CA died peacefully May 6, 2012 with her husband, Eric, at her side. Pam was born in Jonesboro, AR, August 31, 1952 to Rex and Vonda Holt and was a member of Bay High School Class of 1970. She worked for QuadGraphics for over 30 years. While living in Jonesboro Pam was a...
Clifton R. Spradling
May 4, 2012
Clifton R. Spradling, 67, of Jonesboro died Friday at his residence after a long battle with cancer. He was born on December 18, 1944 in Waldenburg to the late Joseph “J.R.” and Hazel Bradley Spradling. He lived all his life in NE Arkansas area. He was retired Shipping Supervisor from Coors Industry. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, gardening, joking...
Marjorie Mae Fogle
May 4, 2012
Marjorie Fogle, 91, of Jonesboro, died Friday May 4, 2012 at her home. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and lived in Jonesboro for 49 years, moving here from Forrest City, Arkansas. She was a wife, a mother, a grandmother, a homemaker and a teacher in the Forrest City Public Schools. She graduated from Tulsa Central High School in...
Dr. William C. Young
May 4, 2012
Dr. William Cheung Young Jr., 62, of Jonesboro, died Friday at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. Born and raised in Helena, he was one of six children of William C. Young Sr. and May Young, and graduated from Helena Central High School. After earning a bachelor's degree in Zoology from the University of Tennessee, he earned a M.D. Degree from...
Linda A. Williams
May 4, 2012
Linda A. Crump Williams, 46, of Jonesboro died Friday May 4, 2012, at a residence. Linda was born on February 6, 1966 to Tommy and Linda Crump in Stuttgart, Germany. Linda had been living in Jonesboro since 1975. She graduated in 1985 from Nettleton High School. After High School she worked for World Color for 10 years, before working...
Glen David Cole, Sr
May 2, 2012
Glen David Cole, Sr., 63 of Bay died Wednesday at his home. He was born in Cherry Valley and had lived in Bay for 10 years coming from Jonesboro. He was a retired quality assurance inspector for Razorback Concrete. Glen was of the Baptist belief and enjoyed boating at Greer’s Ferry Lake. He is preceded in death by his...
Roland Cobb
May 1, 2012
James Roland Cobb, 76, of Lake City, died May 1, 2012 at his home. He was born in Lake City and spent his entire life there. He attended Arkansas State University and graduated with a degree in agronomy. He was a prolific farmer in the Lake City area farming cotton, rice, soy beans, and corn. His family was named...
Dalton C. Bess
May 1, 2012
Dalton C. Bess, 80, of Jonesboro died Tuesday May 1, at N.E.A. Baptist Hospital. He was born in Chaffee, Missouri and had lived in Jonesboro for 2 and one half years, moving here from St. Louis and Light, Arkansas area. He was a retired truck driver for Davis Trucking. Was a member of the teamsters # 688 for over...
Vick Copeland
Apr 27, 2012
Vick Copeland, 62, of Jonesboro, died April 27, 2012 at the Allegiance Specialty Hospital in Jacksonville. He was born in Monette and had lived in the Monette and Brookland areas his entire life. He was a veteran of the Army National Guard. He worked with his father in farming until 1985. After farming, he drove a truck for Thermogas....
Rickey Wayne Herndon
Apr 27, 2012
Rickey Wayne Herndon, 53, of Lake City, Arkansas died Friday, April 27, 2012 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He had lived most of his life in Jonesboro and was a member of the Wood’s Chapel Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Carmelita Herndon, of the home: daughters, Mandy Foster and husband, Josh; Nichole Isbell and husband,...
Bill Satterfield
Apr 26, 2012
Bill Satterfield, 98, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He had lived in Jonesboro since March, 1996, moving here from Springfield, Illinois. Bill had lived most of his life in Pecatonica, Illinois. He was active in the Masonic Lodge and was a Past Master of Masonic Lodge 145 in Pecatonica,...
Velva Mae Powers
Apr 24, 2012
Velva Mae Powers, age 100, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at St. Elizabeth’s Place in Jonesboro. Born in Forrest City, Velva moved at an early age to Paragould and then to Jonesboro where she graduated high School and lived most of her life. She worked 28 years for the Arkansas State Board of Cosmetology and was a...
Gary Blake Watkins
Apr 23, 2012
Gary Blake Watkins, 49, of Jonesboro, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2012 at his home. Blake worked at Delta Tool Box and then later at Walmart. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Lonnie McGuffin and grandparents, R.E. & Hazel Watkins; uncles, Jerry, Larry, and Rex Watkins; and aunt, Catherine Walker. Survivors include his mother, Linda Hughes...
Sam Rosse
Apr 22, 2012
Sam Rosse, 76, of Jonesboro, formerly of Trumann, died April 22, 2012 at his home. He was born in Bay Village and had lived in the Jonesboro and Trumann area all of his life. He was the owner of Home Ice & Cold Storage and formerly owned Sam’s refrigeration in Trumann. He had worked in the refrigeration business for...
Betty Jean Brown
Apr 21, 2012
Betty Jean Roark Brown, 82, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Broadway Healthcare Center in West Memphis. Born in Camden, Betty was a 1947 graduate of Camden-Fairview High School and lived in Conway before moving to Jonesboro in 1953. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church of Jonesboro. Betty was active in...
Suzanne "Suzi" Ballard Bridger
Apr 21, 2012
JONESBORO—Suzanne “Suzi” Ballard Bridger, 64, died Saturday, April 21, 2012 at her home. Suzi was a Christian and a lifelong member of Walnut Street Baptist Church. She retired from Jonesboro Public Schools where she taught art for 39 years at Annie Camp Middle School and Jonesboro High School. She also served as the JHS Cheerleading Sponsor for many years....
Leota "Lee" C. Kerr
Apr 21, 2012
Leota “Lee” Kerr, 81 of Jonesboro died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Leota was born on June 1, 1930 in DeKalb County, Tennessee. She was a retired bookkeeper, and of the Baptist belief. She was a selfless person that had a desire to help anyone in need she came in contact. She was preceded in...
Larry Martin Johnson
Apr 20, 2012
Larry Martin Johnson, 66, of Jonesboro died Friday April 20, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born in Mobile, Alabama and had lived in Jonesboro his lifetime. He was a 1963 graduate of Nettleton High School and a graduate of Arkansas State University where he received his Bachelors degree. He was a member of the Pleasant Grove United...
Aleeah Grace Sykes
Apr 18, 2012
Aleeah Grace Sykes, 6 month infant child of Holly Davis and Patrick Sykes died Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her great grand mother, Patricia Sykes. Survivors, in addition to her parents are the paternal grandmother, Christina Sykes of Jonesboro; paternal great grandfather, Hulen Sykes of Jonesboro; maternal grandmother, Marcie...
Brooks Griffith
Apr 18, 2012
A. Brooks Griffith, 74, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at NEA Baptist Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Bay, Brooks was a 1956 graduate of Bay High School and lived most of his adult life in Jonesboro. Brooks operated Dixie Mart Furniture Store in Jonesboro before beginning a career in city and state government. Brooks served as...
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