Obituaries
Gisele M. Sharp
Feb 23, 2012
Gisele M. Sharp, 76, of Jonesboro died Thursday, February 23, 2012 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. Born in the French city of Troyes, she moved to the United States in 1957 after marrying Dale Sharp during his service in the US Air Force. Gisele frequently worked as a volunteer, and spent many years as a Pink Lady at Methodist...
Peggy Nail Bowden
Feb 23, 2012
Peggy Lynn Nail Bowden, 71, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, February 23, 2012, at her daughter’s home in Jonesboro. Born in Pemiscot County, Missouri, Peggy has lived in Jonesboro for 46 years. She worked several years as an ophthalmic assistant and was a member of St. Timothy’s Anglican Church where she was active in the choir. Peggy was a long-time...
Jimmie J. Turner
Feb 21, 2012
Jimmie J. Turner, 88, of Lake City passed away Tuesday February 21, 2012 at Lakeside Nursing Center. Jimmie was born March 16, 1923 in Randolph, Mississippi to the late Organ Henry and Ollie Mae Turner. He was a retired carpenter and welder, and in his spare time he loved to do woodwork in his shop and gardening with his...
Melanie Newton Sims
Feb 21, 2012
A Memorial Celebration Gathering will be held at 1:30 pm in Earle, AR on Sunday, April 15th at the United Methodist Church. All family and friends who knew Melanie (born Mabel) are welcome. A reception will be held afterwards in the Fellowship Hall. Melanie was born on December 8th, 1933 in Haeffer,AR to Thomas W. Newton and Mabel Mellie...
Glenn L. Heern
Feb 20, 2012
Glenn L. Heern, 87, of Jonesboro, died Monday, February 20, 2012 in St. Louis, Missouri. He had lived his life in Jonesboro and was a member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church. Glenn was a WWII US Army veteran serving in the Pacific Theater. He was a volunteer at the Jonesboro Food Bank and a Past Master for...
Deborah Gale Henderson
Feb 19, 2012
Deborah Gale Henderson 54 passed away Sunday February 19, 2012 in Jonesboro, AR. She was born in Chicago, Illinois October 20, 1957 to Bob & Wanda (Knouff) Henderson who preceded her in death. She was a 1975 Portage High School graduate and received her BS in Interdisciplinary Studies from ASU in Jonesboro. She is survived by her 8 children...
Thelma E. Fowler
Feb 18, 2012
Thelma E. Fowler, 85, of Jonesboro died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Craighead County Nursing Center. She had lived in Jonesboro since 1987, moving here from Blytheville and is affiliated with the First United Methodist Church. Thelma was a dedicated and loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Pruitt Elwood Fowler...
Hubert G. Phipps
Feb 17, 2012
Hubert Phipps, 74, of Jonesboro, died Friday, February 17, 2012, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Hubert was born May 16, 1937, in Lawrence County to Tom and Anna Belle Phipps. He served in the U.S. Army and worked in sales for 25 years. After retiring he enjoyed playing softball with the Trumann Senior Softball Team for...
Leda Roberta Southard
Feb 15, 2012
Leda Roberta Southard, 86, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Marshall, Leda lived most of her life in the Bay and Trumann area before moving to Jonesboro in 2002. She was a homemaker and a member of First Assembly of God in Jonesboro. She was a member of the Red Hat...
James Christian Wilmoth
Feb 15, 2012
James Christian (Chris) Wilmoth, 42, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday at St. Bernards Medical Center of natural causes. Born in Jonesboro, Chris lived 10 years in Nashville where he worked as a drummer in the music profession before returning to Jonesboro last year. He worked for several singers and bands including Georgie Baker and Chase Buchanan. Chris was a member...
Harold Edward Ramien
Feb 15, 2012
Harold Edward Ramien, 92, of Jonesboro, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born on February 12, 1920 in Kankakee, Illinois to the late William and Bertha Volkmann Ramien. Harold was a WW II veteran, spending his service time in Panama. He worked as a Field Engineer for Westinghouse where...
Don Wilson
Feb 13, 2012
Don Wilson, 59, of Bono died Monday February 13, near Bono Hill from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. Don lived in Bono most of his life, was a constructional maintenance worker for Riceland Foods and was a jack of all trades. He especially loved his grandkids and was of the Baptist belief. He was preceded in death by...
Sonny Herndon
Feb 13, 2012
Sonny Herndon, 72, of Jonesboro died Monday February 13, 2012 at his home with family at his side. Sonny was born May 25, 1939 in Lake City, and has lived most of his life in the Jonesboro area. He was owner and operator of Wholesale Feed & Tack, and he enjoyed hunting and fishing. He loved to help those...
Walter Eugene Davis
Feb 12, 2012
Walter Eugene Davis, 70, of Porterville, California, died February 12, 2012, in Porterville. Gene lived in Jonesboro from 1941-1975 before moving to Porterville. He was a retired auto mechanic and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Lela Davis, and by a grandson, Jeremy Davis. Survivors include his wife,...
Frank Joseph Brunner Jr.
Feb 12, 2012
Frank Joseph Brunner Jr., 79, of Jonesboro, formerly of Marked Tree, passed away early Sunday morning, February 12, 2012 at the NEA Baptist Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Harry Hill Sunday School Class. Frank was a 50 year member of the Arkansas Pharmacy Association. He served on the...
William Edwards, Sr.
Feb 12, 2012
William Edwards, Sr., 76, of Jonesboro, died Sunday morning at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Chicago, William moved to West Helena in 1966 and then to Jonesboro 17 years ago. He was a retired Courier for Emery Worldwide and was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. William also served in the Army National Guard following his...
Norma Trice Elkins
Feb 12, 2012
Norma Trice Elkins, 89, of Jonesboro, died Sunday afternoon, February 12, 2012, at her home. Born in the Roe community in Monroe County, Mrs. Elkins lived in Jonesboro from 1969 until 1980, and in Flagstaff, Arizona until 1988 when she returned to Jonesboro. Following graduation from Roe High School, Norma earned Bachelor and Master degrees in education from Henderson...
J.D. Morley
Feb 10, 2012
J.D. Morley, 82, of Jonesboro, died Friday evening at Skil Care Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Born in Tulot, J.D. lived in Cherry Valley before moving to Jonesboro 50 years ago. He was retired from FMC Corporation in Jonesboro and was a member of the Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by two wives: Gladys Morley and Lettie Morley,...
Sue Dacus
Feb 10, 2012
Sue Dacus, 81, of Bono, died Friday, February 10, 2012, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She had lived in Bono for 13 years, moving there from Jonesboro. Sue was a member of the North Main Baptist Church. Her favorite pastime was being with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. They were the love of her life....
Jen Hwa Miau
Feb 10, 2012
Jen Hwa Miau, 73, of Jonesboro died Friday February 10, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born in Shandong China and had lived in Jonesboro since 1986. He graduated from merchant marine academy. He worked at the international shipping vessel for over 20 years. Over that 20 years he climbed up to the rank of ship captain. He...
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