Obituaries

Glada Stafford

Glada Stafford

Apr 6, 2011

Glada Stafford, 85, of Jonesboro, formerly of Marked Tree died Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at her home. She has resided in Jonesboro for the past 11 years and was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Glada graduated from Arkansas State College with a BSE and was a teacher at Marked Tree teaching mostly the fifth...

Dr. Edwin Fletcher Price Jr.

Dr. Edwin Fletcher Price Jr.

Apr 5, 2011

Dr. Edwin Fletcher Price, Jr. 89 of Jonesboro, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011 in his home. He was born in Lawrence, Kansas on April 24, 1921 to the late Edwin Fletcher Price, Sr. and Lena Rogers Price. A member of First Baptist Church, he was passionate in his work as a psychoanalyst focusing on improving the lives of...

Dale Franklin Mccrosky Jr.

Dale Franklin Mccrosky Jr.

Apr 4, 2011

Dale Franklin McCrosky, 74 of Jonesboro and formerly of West Memphis, died Monday April 4 in Jonesboro. Mr. McCrosky was a local favorite in West Memphis, having served as manager of the old Holiday Twin movie theater for decades and also for penning an entertainment column in the Evening Times for several years. He was known for his constant...

Todd Clayton Turman

Todd Clayton Turman

Apr 3, 2011

Todd Clayton Turman, 39, of Bay, died Sunday, April 3, 2011, at his home of natural causes. Born in Jonesboro, Todd lived most of his life in Bay. He was a 1990 graduate of Bay High School and a 1994 graduate of Arkansas State University with a Criminology degree. Todd worked as a safety officer in the Highway Safety...

Dorris Louise Catlett

Dorris Louise Catlett

Apr 2, 2011

Dorris Louise Catlett, 75, of Tucson, AZ., died April 2, 2011, at St Joseph Hospital in Tucson. She was born August 21, 1935 in Blytheville, and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Catlett. Graveside services will be 2 P.M. Friday, April 8 at the Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery with Emerson Funeral in charge....

John Thomas

John Thomas

Apr 1, 2011

JONESBORO – John Christian Thomas, 49, of Jonesboro died Friday morning at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born January 23, 1962, to Jacqueline Waters and Delgin Andrews in Phoenix, Arizona and adopted by John and Louise Thomas on March 26, 1962. He grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, attended Overton Performing Arts High School in Memphis and graduated from C.E. Donart...

Roy Byrd

Roy Byrd

Apr 1, 2011

Roy Byrd, age 86, of Bay passed away Friday night April 1, at his home, after a brief illness. He was born November 19, 1924 at Bay to the late Elva and Mary Brock Byrd. He was a retired farmer, who loved the Lord, his family, baseball, farming the land and Bay, Arkansas where he had lived his lifetime....

Dr. Lloyd "Ike" Isaacson, Dvm

Dr. Lloyd "Ike" Isaacson, Dvm

Mar 31, 2011

Former Marshall County veterinarian and County Executive, Dr. L.L. Isaacson, 92, died at home Thursday, March 31st of natural causes. He was born in Braham, Minnesota, April 5, 1918. Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Hilma Isaacson, brothers, Carl, Ray, and Clarence and one sister, Ruth Erickson. He is survived by his loving wife of...

Billie Marcelle Price

Billie Marcelle Price

Mar 30, 2011

Billie Marcelle Price, 87, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011 in her home. She was born in Jonesboro on September 16, 1923 to the late Bill and Edna Williams. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She was also active in Garden Club and Needlepoint Club. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Dr. Edwin Fletcher...

Glenn Alex Oyler

Glenn Alex Oyler

Mar 29, 2011

Glenn Oyler, 78, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Ash Flat, he was a retired Master Sergeant from the U.S. Air Force. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1986 moving here from Memphis. He grew up in Ash Flat and spent his elementary years in Ash Flat and spent his junior...

Jerry Ernest Johnston

Jerry Ernest Johnston

Mar 29, 2011

Jerry Ernest Johnston 66, of Brookland, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at his home. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy Johnston and brother, Gene Johnston. Jerry was born in Jonesboro, AR and spent most of his life in Brookland. He was a master brewer and took pride in being a member of the Teamsters. Survivors include...

Jimmie Darrell Farmer

Jimmie Darrell Farmer

Mar 29, 2011

Jimmie Darrell Farmer, 65, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday at his home. Born in Trumann, he had lived in this area his entire life. He was an electrician and loved working with his son. He had retired but still continued to work until the day he became ill. He liked to fish but his love was his family and he...

Linda Adams

Linda Adams

Mar 27, 2011

Linda Adams 64, of Brookland, died Sunday, March 27, 2011 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Adams; parents, Barney and Norma Story; brothers , Johnny Sotry and Carl “Dale” Story; sisters, Sue Langston and Judy Minga; and one great grandchild Brady Adams. Survivors include children, Bill and Melissa Adams of Bono; Homer and...

Rev. Michael H. Winberry

Rev. Michael H. Winberry

Mar 25, 2011

Rev. Michael H. Winberry, 61, of Jonesboro passed away Friday, March 25, 2011 at Lawrence Memorial in Walnut Ridge. Michael was born on Jan. 25, 1950, in Piggott, and he was a Methodist minister. He was on the Camp Board for the Waylon Spring Camp. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marlis Winberry, and a daughter, Leslie...

Sally Thrasher

Sally Thrasher

Mar 25, 2011

Sally Thrasher, 74, of Jonesboro passed away Friday night, March 25, 2011 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Sally was born Nov. 29, 1936, in Hutchinson, Kansas. She graduated high school in Liberal, KS, Stephens College, Columbia, MO, and Rhema Bible Training Center, Broken Arrow, OK. She and her husband, Grider, were among the co-founders of Trinity...

Nell Page Berryman Delamore

Nell Page Berryman Delamore

Mar 25, 2011

Nell Page Berryman Delamore, 85, of Jonesboro, died Friday evening at her home surrounded by her family. She had lived here for 7 years coming from Fordyce. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Michael & Anita Delamore, Austin, Texas; daughters and sons-in-law Catherine &...

Juanita Grisham

Juanita Grisham

Mar 22, 2011

Laura Juanita Grisham, 95, of Bay, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Lunsford, Mrs. Grisham lived most of her life in Bay. She was a homemaker and worked several years for the U.S. Government Selective Service. She was a member of the Bay Church of Christ and attended Jonesboro Business...

Ruth N. Threet

Ruth N. Threet

Mar 21, 2011

Ruth N. Threet, 78 of Jonesboro, passed away Monday evening in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Mrs. Threet was born in Childress, Arkansas. She had lived in Jonesboro for the past 11 years after moving from Lead Hill, Ar. with her husband Dr. Kenneth Threet. As a pastor’s wife and long time educator, Mrs. Threet served in the communities of Piggott, Mountain...

Edward C. Perkins

Edward C. Perkins

Mar 20, 2011

Edward C. Perkins, 91, of Jonesboro, died Sunday morning at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Craighead County, Edward lived much of his life in Memphis before moving to Cherokee Village and then to Jonesboro a few years ago. Edward attended Arkansas State University, majoring in accounting and worked most of his life in public accounting. Before...

Randall Wheeler

Randall Wheeler

Mar 20, 2011

John Randall Wheeler, 76, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, March 20, 2011, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro as the result of complications of a fall. Randall was born in Booneville, Mississippi, November 25, 1934. His family moved to Jonesboro, Arkansas when he was six years old. He attended elementary, junior high and high school in Jonesboro, graduating in...