Obituaries
Carol Busch Patteson
Jan 31, 2012
Carol Busch Patteson, 82, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at her home on Harrisburg Rd., She was born in New York City and lived on Long Island until the age of 16, when she moved with her family to Memphis. She was a graduate of Miss Hutchison School for Girls in Memphis and Stephens College in Columbia...
Gladys Juanita Haley
Jan 30, 2012
Gladys Juanita Haley, 79, of Jonesboro died Monday January 30, at St Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born in Dyersburg, Tennessee and had lived in Jonesboro for 4 years, moving here from Parsons, Tennessee. She was a teacher and was a member of The Pentecostal Church in Memphis. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hosie Lawrence and...
Patricia Lynn Aljafari
Jan 30, 2012
Patricia Lynn Aljafari, 48, of Paragould died Monday January 30 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee and had lived in Paragould for 1and one half years, moving here from Memphis. She was of the Church of Christ belief and had worked in Telephone sales. She was preceded in death by her sister Vicky Barber....
Dr. Owen J. Hudgins
Jan 28, 2012
Dr. Owen J. Hudgins, DDS, 98, of Jonesboro, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in the Halliday community on November 18, 1913, to Dr. James J. and Ethel Clopton Hudgins, Dr. Hudgins was a 1930 graduate of Paragould High School and earned a Bachelor degree from the then Arkansas State...
Martha Elizabeth "Beth" Stuart
Jan 27, 2012
Martha Elizabeth (Beth) Stuart, 61, of Jonesboro passed away on Friday January 27, 2012 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Beth was born on November 7, 1950 to the late Charles and Martha Ray in Blytheville. She lived all her life in Northeast Arkansas area. She was of the Baptist belief, and she loved being with her children and grandchildren....
David Watkins
Jan 26, 2012
David Watkins, 71, of Monette and Jonesboro, died Thursday, January 26 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Born December 5, 1940 near Bay, he was a beloved member of the Body of Christ and reaffirmed his faith on January 22, 2012 through the public profession of baptism when he rededicated himself as a follower of Jesus Christ....
Terri L. Roark
Jan 25, 2012
Terri Lisa Roark, 58, of rural Jonesboro, died Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Arbyrd, Missouri, Terri lived most of her life in the Jonesboro area. She was a 1971 graduate of Brookland High School and a 1975 graduate of Arkansas State University earning an accounting degree. Terri was an accountant for Jonesboro Overhead...
John Joseph Urban
Jan 23, 2012
John Joseph Urban, 87, of Paragould died on January 23, 2012 at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center. John was born February 2, 1924 in Bellwood, Nebraska. He had a very successful career in the US Navy, where he spent over 30 years and received many awards. While in the Navy he received three letters of commendation, one award for Supply...
David Wayne Laxton
Jan 23, 2012
David Wayne Laxton, 57, of Brookland, died January 23, 2012 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born in Uchitemari, Okinawa and had lived in Brookland for 25 years. He was a truck driver for MC Express and an Air Force Veteran. He was a loving husband; father and his boys were the love of his life. He received...
Tommie L. Layne
Jan 23, 2012
Tommie L. Layne, 81, of Bono died Monday, January 23, 2012 at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born in Nettleton and had lived in this area most of her life but had lived in Florida for 15 years. A member of Bono Church of Christ, she was a retired bookkeeper who loved to crochet, fish, and camp with her...
Betty Pedersen
Jan 23, 2012
Betty L. Woods Pedersen, 71, of Detroit, Michigan, was born in Bay and grew up in Arkansas before moving to Detroit. She had moved back to Jonesboro this year. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Margie Woods; sisters Mabel Johnson and Wilma Smith; brothers, James Woods and Fred Woods. Survivors include her husband, Willie Barry...
Ross "Dude" Elder
Jan 21, 2012
Ross “Dude” Elder, 88, of Brookland, died January 21, 2012 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was a farmer and had lived in the Brookland area for over 40 years. He was a member of Pine Log United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Doris Elder of the home; son, Edgar Leo Elder, Harrison, Michigan; brothers, Bobby...
Danny E. Holt
Jan 21, 2012
Danny E. Holt, 63, of Horseshoe Lake died January 21, 2012 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. A hard working and generous man, he was known for his honesty and integrity. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He lived a simple life and loved to talk and joke. He and his wife the love of his life...
Pastor Leonard Eugene Hensley
Jan 18, 2012
Pastor Leonard Eugene Hensley, 71, of Jonesboro, went to be with the Lord on January 18, 2012 at St Bernard’s Medical Center. He was born in Monette and had lived in Jonesboro most of his life. He was a retired machinist for 35 years from Colson and a member of the General Baptist Church in Sedgwick. He was a...
Diana Fowler Nagel
Jan 18, 2012
Diana Fowler Nagel, 64, of Little Rock died Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at her home. She was born February 27, 1947 in Jonesboro to the late Hubert Birton & Melba Taylor Fowler. Her survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Allison & Jack Bailey of Little Rock; two grandchildren, Sophie and Billy Bailey; her sister and brother-in-law, Shirley & James...
Mary Virginia Thomas
Jan 14, 2012
Mary V. Beakely Minick Thomas, 83, of Cave City died, Saturday, January 14, 2012 at Ash Flat Nursing Home. She was born January 13, 1929 at Popular Ridge, Arkansas to the late Markus Walter Beakley and Katie Lee McClain. She was retired from Lincoln St. Louis in Jonesboro, and moved to Cave City where she was a Home Health...
Marjorie "Marg" Pruett
Jan 14, 2012
Marjorie Nadine “Marg” Pruett, 71, of Walnut Ridge, died Saturday at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Fontaine, Marjorie lived most of her life in Walnut Ridge. She worked 18 years for Lawrence Garment Manufacturing before the factory relocated. Marjorie was a member of Free Worship Pentecostal Church in Sedgewick and was preceded in death by her husband, Ray...
Mona Caldwell Goodman
Jan 13, 2012
Mona Caldwell Goodman, 76, of Jonesboro, died Friday at Baptist Memorial Medical Center in Memphis. Born in Batesville, Mona lived most of her life in Jonesboro. She worked many years in The Donut Shop, located at Nettleton and Flint streets in Jonesboro, which her parents established. She later worked with her husband Jay Goodman, in pastry shops in Hot...
Tracy Carpenter Jr.
Jan 13, 2012
Tracy Carpenter Jr., 20, of Jonesboro, died Friday, January 13, 2012. He had lived in Jonesboro for the past five years, moving here from Marked Tree, Arkansas and was of the Baptist belief. In high school he was very active in FFA and worked as a lens maker for Westside Optical. Tracy enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. Survivors include...
Ernestine Spears Wheeler
Jan 12, 2012
Ernestine Spears Wheeler, 94, of Jonesboro, joined her Lord and Savior in eternal rest Wednesday January 11, 2012. She was a Jonesboro native, born March 8, 1917 into one of Jonesboro’s founding families who traced their roots to Mrs. Wheeler’s maternal great-grandfather, a leading Craighead County pioneer in the mid 1800’s. She spent virtually her entire life as a...
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