Obituaries

Jamey Felkins

Jamey Felkins

May 18, 2012

Jamey Felkins, 42, of Bono, died Friday, May 18, 2012, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Jonesboro, Jamey lived all of his life in Bono. He was a member of the Westside High School Class of 1987, and was a graduate of Arkansas State University where he earned a Bachelor degree in Agri-Business. Jamey was...

Ules Holder

Ules Holder

May 16, 2012

Ules Holder, 68, of Swifton, Arkansas died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He had lived in Swifton for three years, moving here from Indianapolis, Indiana. Ules attended the Cash Southern Baptist Church where he was the piano player. Playing gospel music was his ministry. He served in the US Army during the...

Ules Holder

Ules Holder

May 16, 2012

Ules Holder, 68, of Swifton, Arkansas died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He had lived in Swifton for three years, moving here from Indianapolis, Indiana. Ules attended the Cash Southern Baptist Church where he was the piano player. Playing gospel music was his ministry. He served in the US Army during the...

Ron Croom

Ron Croom

May 16, 2012

Ron Austin Croom, 59, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, May 16,2012. He was born April 11,1953 in Walnut Ridge, AR. He was preceded in death by his mother, Melverine Lantz Croom. Survivors include his father, Gardner Croom; one brother, Steve Croom; one sister, Donna Allen all of Jonesboro; his grandmother, Bess Croom Holmes of Walnut Ridge and a multitude of...

Don Pausch

Don Pausch

May 14, 2012

Don Pausch, 73, of Jonesboro, died Monday, May 14, 2012 in Memphis. He was born January 26, 1939 in Santa Ana, California, to the late Charles & Erma Pausch. Survivors include his wife, Doris Pausch of the home; one son, Chuck Pausch and daughter-in-law, Penny; one daughter, Kathy Pausch all of Jonesboro; grandchildren, Sarah Pausch and her husband, Adam...

John A. Stewart

John A. Stewart

May 14, 2012

John Alton Stewart, 73, of Jonesboro, passed away Monday May 14, 2012 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born March 29, 1939 in Jonesboro to Joe and Johnnie Stewart. He worked at the Jonesboro Coca-Cola Bottling Co. for 32 years. He pastored for eight years at Walnut Corner General Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of...

Elmer Lee Tipton

Elmer Lee Tipton

May 14, 2012

Elmer Lee Tipton, 91, of Jonesboro, died May 15, 2012, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived his entire life here. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and a veteran of the Air Force. He was retired from Central Chevrolet where he was a mechanic. He loved deer hunting, fishing,...

James David Mcquay

James David Mcquay

May 10, 2012

David McQuay, 57, of Jonesboro, died Thursday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. David was born in Jonesboro and lived much of his life here. He was a truck driver before becoming disabled and was a member of Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church. David enjoyed fishing, yard sales and spending time with his grandchildren. He was preceded...

A C Williams

A C Williams

May 8, 2012

A. C. Williams, Sr., 92, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, May 08, 2012, at St. Bernard’s Regional Medical Center. Born September 16, 1919, in Ripley, Tennessee, to Alvis Augusta Williams and Meadow Ann Dew, he spent his teenage years in Caraway, Arkansas. A member of the U.S. Army during WWII, he served honorably with Allied forces in England, France, Belgium,...

Bill Gooch

Bill Gooch

May 6, 2012

Bill “Dink” Gooch, 71 of Locust Grove, died May 6, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born in Lake City and had lived in northeast Arkansas most of his life. He graduated from Trumann High School where he played football. He studied graphic arts and enjoyed photography. He loved hunting and fishing and carving...

Colleen Campbell

Colleen Campbell

May 6, 2012

Colleen Fuller Campbell, 82, of Panama City, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2012 in a local hospital. She was born November 28, 1929 to Thelma & Hershal Fuller, but was raised by her grandparents, Marcus & Minnie Mott. She was the oldest of four children. She graduated from Trumann High School, Trumann Arkansas, where she was Homecoming Queen...

Pamla Rodgers Bernheisel

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....