Obituaries

Donna Loggins Sanders

May 31, 2012

Donna Loggins Sanders, 43, of Trumann, died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She had lived in Trumann all of her life and was of the Baptist Belief. Donna was preceded in death by her mother, Marilyn Loggins, and her grandmother Robbie Highfill. Survivors include one son, David Loggins and wife, Tonia of...

Doyal "Sy" Simpson

May 30, 2012

Doyal “Sy” Simpson, 78, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at NEA Baptist Medical Center. He had lived in Jonesboro for 58 years, moving here from the Light Community. Sy was a member of Central Baptist Church. He was an avid fisherman, designing his own jigs and wrote a book on fishing. Doyal was a member of the...

Charles B. Smith Jr.

May 29, 2012

Charles B. Smith Jr., 86, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at his home. He was a native of Henry County Virginia and moved to Jonesboro in 1975 from Delaware. He was the General Manager for the Jonesboro DuPont location for eleven years and worked for DuPont for over 30 years. Charles served as a naval officer during...

James Wilburn Coggin

May 29, 2012

James Wilburn “Wilb” Coggin, 77, of Caraway, died Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at his home of natural causes. Born in Salem, Wilb moved with his family to Caraway at an early age. He was a member of the 1953 class at Caraway Central High School and attended Arkansas State University. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Wilb coached the...

Hugh O'Neal Heath

May 29, 2012

Hugh O’Neal Heath of Jonesboro, was born to Ray and Clara Heath on May 9, 1928 in Lake City and passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City, surrounded by family. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers, Andy Heath and Jackie Heath. He married the love of his life...

Robert Southard

May 28, 2012

Robert Southard, 79, of Bay, died Monday at NEA Baptist Hospital. Born in Tulot, he lived in Bay all of his life. Robert worked for Northern Propane Gas as a service representative. He loved to fish and hunt and was of the Baptist belief. Robert is preceded in death by his mother, Jewel; wife Joylene; daughter, Charlotte Higdon; 2...

Ruby Faye Elrod

May 27, 2012

Ruby Faye Elrod, 79, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, May 27, 2012, at the Flo and Jones Hospice House. She was born in Bay and lived the majority of her adult life in Jonesboro. Ruby was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Jonesboro. She retired as the Office Manager for Stan McPike DDS. Ruby was preceded in death by...

Imogene Veal

May 25, 2012

Imogene Veal, 80 of Jonesboro, died Friday at her caregiver’s home. She lived in Jonesboro most of her life. Imogene was a member of the Trumann Church of the Lord Jesus Christ and attended Calvary United Pentecostal Church for the last couple of years. She was a homemaker and loved fishing. Imogene is preceeded in death by her husband,...

Gertrude Smith

May 25, 2012

Gertrude Smith, 65, of Blytheville died May 25, 2012. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. www.emersonfuneralhome.com

Rex Haney

May 25, 2012

Rex Haney, 69, of Jonesboro, died May 25, 2012 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born in Doniphan, Missouri and had lived in Memphis, Wirth, Arkansas, and Southaven, Mississippi before moving to Jonesboro in 1999. He attended school in Doniphan, Missouri where he was named Mr. DHS in 1960. He was a retired car dealer,...

Bobbie Barrett

May 24, 2012

Bobbie Barrett, 79, of Highland, Arkansas, formerly of Caraway, died Thursday, May 24, 2012 at her Highland residence where she had lived for two years. Bobbie had lived in Caraway for 35 years and attended the Rowes Chapel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Barrett; brothers, Wayne Ware and Richard Ware and one sister,...

Shari Finchem

May 23, 2012

Shari Jolene Sobbing Finchem, 58 of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at her home. She had moved to Jonesboro in 1988 from Glenwood, Iowa. Shari was of the Church of Christ belief. She was preceded in death by her Father Jesse Alvin Sobbing and one granddaughter, Quintana. Survivors include her son, Jesse Finchem and wife Candella of Glenwood;...

Bill Peace

May 22, 2012

Bill Peace, 72, of Jonesboro, died May 22, 2012 at St. Bernards Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born in Whitton, Arkansas and had lived in northeast Arkansas his entire life. He moved to Jonesboro 49 years ago when he married his true love, Mary Jane Massanelli Peace. He had worked as a catfishing guide for Three...

Melba Jane Tipton

May 21, 2012

Melba Louise (Jane) Earls Tipton was born at Caraway, Arkansas, on November 4, 1937, to Johnny Floyd and Edna Huskey Earls. She was a 1955 graduate of Bay High School and following graduation joined the U.S. Air Force. During active duty she married James (Jim) Tipton on September 16, 1957. They were the parents of four children. Jane was...

Louis Jeffery Johnson

May 21, 2012

Louis Jeffery Johnson, 48, of Jonesboro, died Monday, May 21, 2012, at St. Vincent’s Infirmary in Little Rock. Born in Wilson, Jeffery lived most of his life in Jonesboro. He worked in construction much of his adult life and was a Baptist. Jeffery enjoyed working in his yard, fishing and watching action movies. He was preceded in death by...

John William Rice

May 21, 2012

John William Rice, 65 of Jonesboro, formerly of Memphis, died Monday, May 21 at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born in Covington, Kentucky and had lived in Jonesboro since 2011. He lived in Pensacola, Florida while serving in the Army and was stationed in Korea as a dog trainer for the Vietnam War. He then moved to Memphis where...

Gyneth Fay Price

May 21, 2012

Gyneth Fay Price, 82 died Monday at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born in Black Oak and lived most of her life in Jonesboro. She was of the Baptist belief. Gyneth is preceded in death by her parents Jack and Clara Spencer; 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Survivors include sons, Danny (Kelly); and David (Robin), both of Marmaduke;...

Atrell B. Turner

May 21, 2012

Atrell B. Thornell Turner, 86, of Lake City passed away Monday May 21, 2012 at Lakeside Nursing Center. Atrell B. Thornell Turner was born on November 25, 1925 in Eros, Louisiana to the late Thomas and Clemmie Roberts Thornell. She was a homemaker most of her life, beside a few years where she worked in manufacturing. Her hobbies included...

Terry D. Miles

May 20, 2012

Terry D. Miles, 58, of Jonesboro, died Sunday May 20, at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born and had lived in Jonesboro his entire life. He was a machinist and a member of the Greensboro Road Church of Christ. Terry was preceded in death by his parents, Byron and Ruby Rains Miles. He is survived by one son, Dusty...

Kris Alan Richardson

May 19, 2012

Kris Alan Richardson, 47, of rural Lake City, died Saturday at his home of natural causes. Born in Holland, Michigan, Kris lived all of his life in the Lake City area. He was a 1982 graduate of Riverside High School and had worked several years at Pizza Inn Restaurant and Arkansas State University. He was affiliated with the Assembly...