Obituaries

Floyd A. Dupwe Jr.

Floyd A. Dupwe Jr.

Jan 11, 2012

Floyd A. Dupwe Jr., 74, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center. Floyd Jr. was born in Jonesboro on August 18, 1937 to the late Floyd Sr. and Mary Lucy Dupwe of Jonesboro. Floyd Jr. lived his entire life in Jonesboro, where he attended Blessed Sacrament School, Jonesboro High...

Etta E. Treadaway

Etta E. Treadaway

Jan 10, 2012

Etta E. Treadaway, 94, of Bay went to be with the Lord on January 10, 2012 at the NEA Baptist Hospital. Etta was born in Mt Vernon on November19, 1917 to the late Robert and Elizabeth Garland. She has lived most of her life in the Bay area. She was a homemaker, and a devout Christian lady that loved...

Deborah K Miller

Deborah K Miller

Jan 8, 2012

Deborah K. Miller, 59, of Imboden, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2012 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. Deborah was born November 17, 1952, in Indianapolis, IN, where she lived most of her life. She was a loving woman and will be missed by many. Survivors include 3 children: James Perrine, Robert Grubb, and Lisa Travis; 7 grandchildren; 3 great...

Charles Harold Bowman

Charles Harold Bowman

Jan 8, 2012

Charles Harold Bowman, 74, formerly of Jonesboro, died Sunday evening at Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City. Born in Bowman, Charles lived in North Little Rock before moving to Jonesboro in 1976. He was a retired truck driver for Kraft Foods and was a member of Lifeline Fellowship Church in Jonesboro. Charles was a U.S. Army veteran and was...

Dr. Robert Cohen, Md

Dr. Robert Cohen, Md

Jan 8, 2012

Dr. Robert S. Cohen, 92, of Jonesboro, died of natural causes Sunday, January 8, 2012, at his home. Dr. Cohen was born in Fredericktown, Missouri, and lived in Birmingham, AL, Poplar Bluff, MO, and Memphis, TN before moving to Jonesboro in 1975. Dr. Cohen earned an undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and a Medical degree from University of Arkansas...

Inez Long

Inez Long

Jan 8, 2012

Inez Long, 77, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, January 08, 2012, at NEA Baptist Hospital. She has lived in Jonesboro since 1965 and was preceded in death by her son, Bill Long, her parents, three brothers and three sisters. Survivors include her husband, Jim Long, of the home; daughter, Debbie Veteto and Husband Darrell of Jonesboro and sister, Carolyn Lamb...

Leroy Glenn Perkins

Leroy Glenn Perkins

Jan 6, 2012

Leroy Perkins, 74, of Jonesboro died Friday, January 6, 2012. Leroy was born June 19, 1937 in Covington, Kentucky to the late Stanley and Pauline Perkins. He was a member of the VFW and the Moose Lodge and loved fishing with Darrell Cook. Survivors include his wife Francis Richardson Perkins of the home; one brother, Ronald Perkins (Beverly) of...

Victoria Goad Prine

Victoria Goad Prine

Jan 5, 2012

Victoria Goad Prine, 35, of Jonesboro died Thursday January 5, 2012 at her home. She was born and had lived her lifetime in Jonesboro and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Apple Hill Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her father Earl Goad and her grandparents. Survived by her husband Shane Prine of...

Khalid O'Tyler Hoskins

Khalid O'Tyler Hoskins

Jan 5, 2012

Khalid O’Tyler Hoskins, 18, of Jonesboro died Thursday, January 5, 2012 at his residence. He had lived in Jonesboro his entire life and enjoyed playing guitar in band, writing music, skateboarding Facebooking friends and his #1 hobby was texting. Khalid was preceded in death by William Hoskins, maternal grandfather; Robert Justice, step-grandfather; Munirah Aljable, paternal grandmother; and Juanita Turpen,...

Betty Castleberry Pryor

Betty Castleberry Pryor

Jan 5, 2012

Betty Castleberry Pryor, 78, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, January 5, 2012, in Jonesboro AR from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. Betty was born August 24, 1933 in Newport AR to Dr. CC Castleberry and Metta (Davis) Castleberry. She graduated from Newport High School in 1951 and was Miss Newport of that year. Betty won numerous beauty pagents in Northeast Arkansas....

Lionel Scott Roberts

Lionel Scott Roberts

Jan 3, 2012

Lionel Scott Roberts, 52, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012, at his home of natural causes. Born in Munich, Germany, Scott lived with his parents at various Army bases while his father pursued a military career. Scott has lived in Jonesboro since he was 17. He attended Trinity Church in Jonesboro for several years and was preceded in...

Garrison Leon Moody

Garrison Leon Moody

Jan 3, 2012

Garrison Leon Moody, 59, of Jonesboro went to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Garrison was born on September 26, 1952 in Sitka, Arkansas to the late James and Ruby Moody. He was married to the late Judy Renay Moody. He loved hunting, fishing, gardening, and grilling. He enjoyed being with his grandchildren every opportunity he received....

Thomas W. "Tommy" Waters

Thomas W. "Tommy" Waters

Dec 31, 2011

Thomas William “Tommy” Waters, 61, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, December 31, 2011, in Memphis from injuries sustained when struck by a car while crossing a street in Jonesboro. Tommy was born February 6, 1950, in Jonesboro to Polly and Glenn Waters. He was a lifelong resident of Jonesboro and attended Jonesboro High School with the class of 1968. He...

Iris Meeks Silvey

Iris Meeks Silvey

Dec 30, 2011

Iris Meeks Silvey, 92, of Jonesboro, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born in Swartz, Louisiana to Charlie L. & Ruth Burford Meeks. She had lived in Jonesboro for 20 years, moving here from Benton. She was a graduate of Eudora High School and retired after 30 years of service as...

Teresa Gail Brown

Teresa Gail Brown

Dec 30, 2011

Teresa Gail Brown, 46, passed away Friday at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House after a battle with cancer with her family at her side. Teresa was born on October 17, 1965, in Elaine, Arkansas. She was of the Baptist belief. She was known for her big heart and caring for others. She’s survived by a daughter, Jennifer Kellum;...

Helen Shockley Bradley

Helen Shockley Bradley

Dec 30, 2011

Helen Shockley Bradley, 94, of Jonesboro, died Friday, December 30, 2011 at her residence. Helen was born in Fordyce, Arkansas on March 31, 1917 to G. W. and Emma Shockley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Bradley, her parents, and four brothers and two sisters. She is survived by two daughters: Barbara (Edgar) Currier of Memphis,...

Benjamin Riley Wilson

Benjamin Riley Wilson

Dec 29, 2011

Benjamin Riley Wilson, 32, of Bono went to be the Lord Thursday, December 29, 2011. Benjamin was born on July 7, 1979 to Lester and Jennifer Wilson of Bono, where he was a lifetime residence of Bono. He graduated from Westside High School in 1997, before moving on to earn his degree in Diesel Mechanics from Black River Technical...

Janis Kay Dubois

Janis Kay Dubois

Dec 25, 2011

Janis Owens DuBois, 65, of Jonesboro died Sunday December 25, 2011 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Janis was born December 8, 1946 at Caraway, Arkansas and spent all of her life in Northeast Arkansas. She was born to the late Ben and Bessie Overman. Janis was a hair dresser for over 35 years. She was a...

Jerry Feild

Jerry Feild

Dec 24, 2011

Jerry Feild, 65, of Bono, died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived his entire life here. He was an active member of Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church where he served as the Wednesday night Bible Study leader. He was a 1964 graduate of Jonesboro High School and had...

Bobby Joe Crawford

Bobby Joe Crawford

Dec 24, 2011

Bobby J. Crawford, 75, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, December 24, 2011, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Bobby was born in Jonesboro and lived all of his life here. He was a retired carpenter and was preceded in death by his parents: Woodrow and Goldie Pearl Lakey Crawford. Survivors include his wife, Carylon Zemery Crawford of the...