Obituaries
Wanda L. Hollis
Dec 24, 2011
Wanda Laveda Hollis, 77, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, December 24, 2011, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Wanda was born in Jonesboro and lived all of her life here. She was a homemaker and a graduate of Nettleton High School. Wanda was a long time member of Union Grove Baptist Church where she was a member of...
Dr. James Neil Braden
Dec 24, 2011
Dr. James Neil Braden peacefully left this earth to enter heaven with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on December 24, 2011, at the age of 73, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Jim was born to parents Alton and Lucille Braden on July 4, 1938, and was raised in Childress, Arkansas. Armed with...
Claudine G. Perkins
Dec 23, 2011
Mrs. Claudine G. Perkins, 85, a resident of Pinehurst Drive in Columbia, TN, passed away at her residence on Friday, December 23, 2011. Born in Monette, Arkansas on December 30, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Ruth and James Humphrey. She married Robert Lloyd Perkins on February 7th, 1946 and they were married for 22 years before...
Neil Abel
Dec 23, 2011
Neil Abel of Rogers, AR died on December 23, 2011 at his home. He was born on August 20, 1933 in Jonesboro AR. He was the son of Marshall and Ruth Abel. Neil graduated from Arkansas State University, was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, and was a member of Monette Masonic Lodge #558. Neil spent most...
Patrice Renee Poynor
Dec 22, 2011
Patrice Renee LaBarreare Poynor, 50, died Thursday December 22, 2011 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee and had lived in Jonesboro for 14 years, moving here from Woodbridge, Virginia. She was a member of the Fairview Baptist Church and a retired nurse. She was a 1979 graduate of Nettleton High School and also she...
Tommy Christmas
Dec 22, 2011
Tommy Christmas, 18, of Paragould, died Thursday, December 22, 2011 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Jonesboro, Tommy had lived his life in the Jonesboro/Paragould area. He was a senior this year at Greene County Tech High School where he was a member of the Chamber Singers, Rotary Club, Key Club, and was president and founder of the...
Ani Juan Denton
Dec 20, 2011
Ani Juan Denton was born in Lepanto, Arkansas on May 17, 1931 and died on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 in Jonesboro. Ani Juan was a beloved mother, grandmother, and disciple of Christ. She was an amazing teacher, nurturer and friend. She committed herself completely to her family, her work and, most of all, her relationship with God. She was...
Bill Clark
Dec 19, 2011
Bill Clark, 77, of Jonesboro, died Monday at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Trumann, Bill moved to Jonesboro in 1952. He was a retired Purchasing Agent for City Water and Light of Jonesboro where he was employed for 41 years. Bill was an avid German Shepherd dog owner and was preceded in death by his parents, Odell and...
Shirlene Annette Furnish
Dec 18, 2011
Shirlene Furnish, 43, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 at her home. Born in El Paso, Texas, she had lived most of her life in Jonesboro. She loved sewing and craft work. She enjoyed reading Christian fiction. She was an active member of Central Baptist Church. At Central, she was very active helping with the Allen Park Ministry...
Jerry Victor Sanders
Dec 18, 2011
Jerry V. Sanders, 39, of Jonesboro died Sunday December 18, 2011, at St Bernards Medical Center. Jerry was born January 24, 1972 in Piggott to James and Mary Sanders. He has lived most of his life in Northeast Arkansas. He lived a short time in Arizona before moving back to Piggott. He and his wife, MyLinda moved to Jonesboro...
Lewis Lance Jones
Dec 17, 2011
Lewis Lance Jones, 90, of Jonesboro died Saturday, December 17, 2011, at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born to Louie and Rosetta French Jones here in Craighead County. During WWII he served the US Army as a paratrooper in North Africa. He lived and worked in California for 36 years retiring from the ARCO Oil Company. Lewis has lived...
Larry D. Meins
Dec 15, 2011
Larry D. Meins, 64, of Jonesboro, died Thursday at his home of natural causes. Born in Walnut Ridge, Larry moved to Jonesboro several years ago and lived most of his life here. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Lighthouse Victory Pentecostal Church in Jonesboro. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was...
Nadine Butler
Dec 14, 2011
Nadine Butler, 30, of Jonesboro died Wednesday night December 14, 2011, after a long battle with health problems at her residence. Nadine was born February 13, 1981 to Jessie and Esther Butler of Jonesboro. She graduated from Jonesboro High School in 2000. She loved to play cards, color, and work cross word puzzles. She was preceded in death by...
Ronald Lee Olson
Dec 12, 2011
Ronald Lee Olson, 63, of Jonesboro, died December 12, 2011 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Seattle, Washington, he had lived in Jonesboro since 1997. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having served in Vietnam. He had worked in retail as a career and had worked for K-Mart, Riggs, and Walmart. Above all, he was completely...
Roy L. Cooper
Dec 12, 2011
Roy L. Cooper, 91, of Jonesboro, passed from this life to be reunited with the love of his life, Gladys, who preceded him in death in 2007. Roy and Gladys were an example to their great number of nieces and nephews of what a joyous love affair between two married people can be. Since they were never blessed with...
Dr. J. Larry Williams
Dec 11, 2011
Dr. J. Larry Williams entered his Heavenly Home from the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House on Sunday, December 11, 2011. Larry was born on April 28, 1942, in Jonesboro, AR. He was preceded in death by his parents, Athel and Lorena Williams. He is survived by his beloved wife, June Sawyer Williams, daughter LeAnn (Shea) Murry of Benton,...
Chester E. Sirois
Dec 11, 2011
Chester E. Sirois, 98, of Jonesboro, died Sunday at his home. He was born in St. Anne, Illinois and had lived in Jonesboro since 1954. He was the owner/operator of Quality Gladiolus Gardens for many years. The business was begun by Chester’s father in Illinois in 1922. Chester moved the business to Jonesboro in 1954, and within the next...
Rev. Donald Calhoun
Dec 11, 2011
Donald Calhoun, 82, of Leachville, Arkansas passed away on December 11, 2011 as a result of a long battle with cancer. His family and friends were by his side when he went home to be with the Lord. Donald was called to be a pastor by our Lord Jesus Christ and served with Vassar Park, Bethel and Corunna Road...
Oscar Lee Kee
Dec 10, 2011
Oscar L. Kee, 87, of Caraway stepped into heaven Saturday December 10, 2011 from Lakeside Nursing Center. Oscar was born on January 3, 1924 to the late John Thomas and Lee Ola Kee in Pumpkin Bend, Arkansas. He has lived in the Caraway area for over the past 50 years where he was a self-employed Mechanic. He was a...
Stanley R. Langley
Dec 10, 2011
Stanley R. Langley, 71, of Jonesboro, died Saturday evening at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Mayflower, Stanley lived in Fayetteville before moving to Jonesboro in 1973. Stanley was a graduate of Arkansas State Teachers College (presently University of Central Arkansas) and earned a law degree from the University of Arkansas Law School in Fayetteville in...
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