Obituaries
Eilene "Ernestine" Clark
Oct 23, 2010
Eilene “Ernestine” Clark, 53, passed away October 23, 2010 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is survived by her mother, Orlean Clark; 1 son, Marlon Sanders; 3 daughters, LaTonya (Patrick) Johnson, Tamala (Brian) Nelson, and Shawana Clark; 4 brothers, Matthew Prunty of Blytheville, Arkansas, Ervin (Rosetta) Clark, Shelby Clark, Manuel (Patti) Clark; 3 sisters, Nettie B....
Joseph L. Labbe
Oct 22, 2010
Leo R. Labbe, 68, of Jonesboro, died Friday, October 22, 2010, at his home of natural causes. Born in Lewiston, Maine, Leo lived 40 years in Florida before moving to Jonesboro in 2006. He worked several years as a host at Disney World in Orlando before retiring 4 years ago. He was a member of the Catholic Church and...
Morris "Hoppy" Hoffman Sr
Oct 21, 2010
Morris “Hoppy” Hoffman Sr. 81, of Jonesboro passed away October 21, 2010 at his home. He was born and raised in Jonesboro and attended the New Hope Baptist Church. Morris was a 42 year veteran serving 2 years in the Navy on the L.S.M’R 404 during the Korean Conflict. Following his discharge from the Navy, he joined the Arkansas...
Joyce Rainwater Henry
Oct 21, 2010
Joyce Rainwater Henry, 73, of Jonesboro died Thursday morning at Ridgecrest Nursing Center. She was born in Sedgwick, Arkansas and had lived in Jonesboro since 1988, moving here from Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was a school teacher for the Seed Elementary School in Olney, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loren Paul Henry, Parents Everett and Ruby...
Don Arrington
Oct 20, 2010
Don Arrington, 63, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, October 20, 2010. He was born in Portageville, Missouri and of the Baptist belief. He was a US Army Veteran and was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Arrington, of the home; son, Aaron White of Jonesboro; daughter, Teressa White of Kennett, Missouri; brothers, Wesley Arrington of...
Valerie Louise Cornwell
Oct 20, 2010
Valerie Louise Cornwell, 29 of Jonesboro, died Wednesday at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Osceola, she had lived in this area her entire life. Survivors include her parents, Wayne (Beverly) Cornwell, Knoxville, AR, Deena (Hubie) Brodell of Jonesboro; son, Hayden Cornwell; fiancé, Zach Rousell of the home; brother, Matthew Tyler Nash of Payneway; maternal grandmother, Louise Baker; and...
Jacqueline "Jackie" Wood
Oct 19, 2010
Jacqueline Lee Wood, 88, a resident of Jonesboro, Arkansas for 44 years passed from this life at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro on October 19, 2010. “Jackie”, as she was known to her many friends and family, was born Jacqueline Lee Murphy on July 8, 1922 in Junction City, Kansas. She was a 1944 graduate...
Billy Ray Tucker
Oct 18, 2010
Billy Ray Tucker, 74, of Jonesboro, died Monday, October 18, 2010, at Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center. He is survived by his wife, Janet Sue Akers Tucker, two sons, Christopher, and his wife, Dawn, of Jonesboro and William, and his wife, Kathna, of Seattle, WA., two grandsons, Nathaniel and Benjamin, and two granddaughters, Emily and Madeline. He was...
Baron D. Conaway
Oct 17, 2010
Dr. Baron D. Conaway, 83, of Jonesboro, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 17, 2010. Born in Jay, Florida to Braxton & Martha (Mattie) Cockrell Conaway, he had lived in Jonesboro since 1965. Dr. Conaway and his wife were members of First Baptist Church for 35 years, where he served on many church committees and served as...
Troy Lee Case
Oct 16, 2010
Troy Lee Case, 64, of Caraway, died Saturday, October 16, 2010. He had lived in Caraway since 1977 and attended The Rock of Northeast Arkansas. He has previously been a Sunday school teacher, song leader, and a member of the pastor’s council. Troy was a former coach, teacher, and administrator for Buffalo Island Central and Riverside Schools. He graduated...
Carl A. Born
Oct 15, 2010
Carl A. Born, age 97, died October 15, 2010 at Belle Meade Nursing Center of Paragould. He was born in Lake City, Arkansas and lived his entire life in northeast Arkansas. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He worked for Allis Chalmers Tractor Company in several locations in northeast Arkansas. He and his wife owned...
Wayne R. Beaumont
Oct 14, 2010
Wayne R. Beaumont, 67, of Fairfield Bay, died Thursday morning, October 14, 2010, at Ozark Health Medical Center in Clinton, Arkansas. Born in Woodstock, Virginia, Wayne lived in Trumann before moving to Fairfield Bay 10 years ago. He was a longtime coach, educator and school administrator and lived several years in northeast Arkansas before retiring. Wayne was an Air...
Hugh "Bruff" Poynor
Oct 13, 2010
Hugh “Bruff” Poynor, 46, of Trumann, Arkansas died Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at his residence. He had lived in Trumann most of his life and was preceded in death by his parents. Bruff was a member of the First Christian Church in Trumann. Survivors include his wife of 21 years, Lisa Poynor, sons, Ben Poynor, Cameron Poynor and Trae...
Jerry Tansil O'Dell
Oct 11, 2010
JONESBORO ---Jerry T. O’Dell, 78, of Paragould, AR/Oakland, CA died Monday, October 11, 2010, at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Jerry was born in Tulsa, but grew up in Paragould graduating from Paragould High School and being a proud member of the Class A Championship Bulldog Football Team in 1948. Following high school he attended...
Eugene "Gene" Dudley
Oct 10, 2010
Eugene “Gene” Dudley, 81, of Jonesboro died Sunday, October 10, 2010 at his home. He has lived in Jonesboro for the past 30 years, moving here from Piggott and was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. He was an avid golfer and family man. Survivors include his wife of 12 years, Hazel Clark Dudley, of the...
Don Yarbrough
Oct 9, 2010
Don Yarbrough, 79, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, October 09, 2010, at the Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Don was born in Jonesboro and lived much of his life here. He graduated from Jonesboro High School and attended Arkansas College in Batesville on a football scholarship. He dropped out of college, joined the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of...
Ronald Holt
Oct 9, 2010
James Ronald Holt, 64, of Jonesboro, died peacefully at his home Saturday, October 9, 2010. Ronnie was born February 15, 1946, in Jonesboro and was preceded in death by his parents, William Rex Holt, Sr. and Vonda Marie Holt. Survivors include his sons, Clay Holt and wife Julie of Springfield, Missouri, Ryan Holt of Jonesboro, and their mother, Judith...
James Brooks Peterson
Oct 8, 2010
James Brooks ‘Pete’ Peterson, 89, of Memphis, Tennessee, passed at home on Friday, October 8, 2010, following a recent and severe stroke. Pete is survived by his loving wife of sixty-nine years, Maridecine Clarke Peterson of Memphis, his brother, Col. Robert Darden Peterson (USAF-Ret) of Ft. Worth, Texas, and two sons, David Clarke Peterson and Edgar Allen Peterson IV,...
Dolphis Russell
Oct 8, 2010
Dolphis Russell, 71, of Jonesboro, went home on Friday, October 8, 2010, after a long illness. He dearly loved his family and was the sixth of 13 children born to Brodie and Etta Jane Blaylock Russell. Dolphis was born in Hergett and lived all of his life in the Bay-Jonesboro area. He founded Jonesboro Police Supply and Ace Termite...
Jeanne K. Murray
Oct 8, 2010
Jeanne K. Murray, 86, of Jonesboro, died Friday night, October 8, 2010, at her home. She moved to Jonesboro in 1974, moving here from Garden Grove, California and was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer W. Murray; and daughters, Barbara J. Harding and Susan J. Dean. Survivors include her children,...
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