Obituaries
Ben Scott
Sep 20, 2011
Ben Scott, 70, of Bay died Tuesday, September 20, 2011 at his home. He was born February 17, 1941 in Red Water, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bonard and Ana Lou Scott; 1 brother, Ralph Palmer; 2 sisters, Mauvoline Taylor, and Penny Pennington. He is survived by his loving Ex-wife, Betty Scott of Jonesboro and...
Paulette Pipkin
Sep 19, 2011
Paulette Pipkin, 65, of Trumann died on Monday, September 19, 2011, at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Paulette was born on September 6, 1946 to the late Lester and Ethelene Runyan. She lived in the Trumann area for the last 30 years. She enjoyed watching the hummingbirds out her window, and watching John Wayne movies. In addition...
Anthony Simpson
Sep 17, 2011
Anthony Simpson, 53, of Jonesboro died Saturday September 17, 2011 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born and lived his lifetime in Jonesboro. He was a skill trade worker for ASU, also was a loving father, hard worker and the love of his wife’s life. He also loved to ride his motorcycle and was of the Baptist belief....
Dawn Akers
Sep 15, 2011
Dawn Akers, 54, of Brookland, died Thursday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Born in Michigan, Dawn moved to Brookland in 1986. She worked in management for Papa John’s Pizza in Jonesboro for several years before becoming disabled. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Jonesboro and the Book Club at the...
Deloris "Dude" Melton
Sep 15, 2011
Deloris (Dude) A. Melton, 70, of Brookland, died Thursday at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Caraway, Deloris moved to Jonesboro in 1986 and then to Brookland 15 years ago. She was retired from Arkansas Glass Container with 33 years of service. She was a Baptist and enjoyed gardening, camping, traveling, yard work and growing flowers. Deloris was preceded...
Gary Wayne Johnson
Sep 10, 2011
Gary Wayne Johnson, 61, of Jonesboro, died Saturday at his home. He had lived in Jonesboro for 13 years having moved here from Osceola. Gary was a teacher of business classes for Rivercrest Junior and Senior High Schools. He had taught for 25 years. He enjoyed collecting items like coins, marbles, and ships in bottles. He was a veteran...
Kenneth "Kenny" Politte
Sep 10, 2011
Kenneth “Kenny” Politte, 67, of Walnut Ridge, died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Carbondale Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Illinois. He was retired from the timber and lumber business and was co-owner and operator of the Trailors Flea Market in Sedgwick, Arkansas. Kenny’s hobbies were primarily buying and selling any and everything and was an avid bargain hunter and yard...
James H. Adair
Sep 9, 2011
James Hubert Adair went home to his Heavenly Father on September 9, 2011. James was born on November 11, 1919 in Marmaduke, Arkansas to Joe and Belle Adair and he had one brother, John Durell, who preceded him in death. He married his lovely wife, Virginia Kee, on September 23, 1942 in Jonesboro. During their wonderful years together they...
Ed Wilson
Sep 6, 2011
Ed Wilson, 73, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at his home. He was born in West Plains, Missouri but had lived in Jonesboro most of his life. Ed loved trains and enjoyed working in his yard. He especially enjoyed being with his family and grandchildren. He was a member of a special group of military retirees known...
Mary M. Wegert
Sep 4, 2011
Mary M. Wegert, 68, of Jonesboro, entered into eternal rest on September 4, 2011 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, with her family at her side. Mary was born on November 3, 1942 in North Judson, Indiana, and was raised on a farm outside of Knox, Indiana. She attended Ball State Teachers College in 1961 before transferring to Arkansas...
Hazel Davis
Sep 3, 2011
Hazel Davis, 76, of Monette, died Saturday, September 3, 2011, at her home of natural causes. Born in Newport, Hazel lived in Lake City before moving to Monette three years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Liz Hembrey Benton. Survivors include 5...
Michael E. "Buddy" Warren
Sep 3, 2011
Michael E. “Buddy” Warren, 59, of Bay, died Saturday morning at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Jonesboro, Buddy lived all of his life in Bay. He was a 1970 graduate of Bay High School and owned and operated an over-the-road truck until he became disabled. Buddy was a member of the Bay United Methodist Church and enjoyed spectator...
George "Gary" Jones
Sep 3, 2011
George “Gary” Jones, 61 of Jonesboro passed away Saturday September 3, at his home in Jonesboro. Gary was born June 18, 1950 in Swifton, AR and moved to Jonesboro in 1968. He proudly served the United States Army during the Vietnam War. While serving in the military he graduated from Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1974....
Daniel E. "Dan" Corbett
Sep 2, 2011
Daniel E. “Dan” Corbett, 76, of Jonesboro, died Friday, September 2, 2011, surronded by family, at NEA Baptist Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Madawaska, Maine, Daniel was a retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant with 22 years of active duty. Following retirement, Daniel served as Director of Cottage Life for the Jonesboro Human Development Center for 21 years....
Thomas G. Mcdaniel
Sep 2, 2011
Thomas G. McDaniel, 85, of Jonesboro, died Friday, September 2, 2011, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in the Gilkerson community, Thomas’ mother died when he was very young and he was raised in the Herman community by his grandparents, Walter and Nora Watkins, and by his aunt Annie Watkins. Thomas served in the U.S. Army during W.W. II,...
Robert Worthington
Sep 1, 2011
Robert Worthington, 78, of Trumann, died Thursday, September 01, 2011, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He moved to Jonesboro in 1958 from Swifton, Arkansas and was a member and deacon of the Alsup Baptist Church. In the 1960s he was a flight instructor for many local professionals and served in the US Army during the Korean War. Robert was...
Henry H. Vanderbilt
Sep 1, 2011
Henry H. Vanderbilt, 95, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, September 1, 2011, at Craighead County Nursing Center. Born September 24, 1915, in Marmaduke, Henry moved to Weiner in 1957 and then to Jonesboro in 1958. He was a retired track inspector for Cotton Belt Railroad where he worked over thirty years. Henry was a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church...
Dr. John Kenneth Beadles
Aug 30, 2011
Ken Beadles, 79, of Jonesboro peacefully departed this life on Tuesday, August 30, at his home. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great- grandfather. He was born in Alva, Oklahoma on September 22, 1931 to Joseph Haven and Ellen Amanda Beadles, who along with one brother preceded him in death. During the Korean Conflict, he served in...
Anderson "Andy" Lee Reece
Aug 30, 2011
Anderson “ Andy” Lee Reece, 52, of Jonesboro died on August 30, 2011, at Barnes – Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Survivors include his wife, Marsha Reece of the home; mother, Linda Anderson Reece of Brookland; father, Harold Reece of Lake City; a daughter, Shannon Reece of Florence, South Carolina; a son, Brandon Reece of Jonesboro; two step-daughters,...
Toxey Christopher And Briar Lynn Henderson
Aug 29, 2011
Toxey Kristopher and Briar Lynn Henderson, infant twin sons of Angie and Kris Henderson, of Williford, Arkansas, died Monday, August 29, 2011 at Methodist Healthcare in Germantown, Tennessee. They were preceded in death by their great grandparents, J.C. and Jane Hall. Survivors are the parents, Angie Hall Henderson and Kris Henderson, of the home; grandparents, Jay and Debby Hall...
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