Obituaries

Randel (Randy) Lee Williams

Dec 24, 2010

Randel (Randy) Williams, 47 of Jonesboro, died Friday, December 24th. He had lived his life in Jonesboro and was of the Baptist belief as well as a proud member of the “Corvette Club”. He is survived by his children; Hilarie and Dillan Williams, of the home, his parents; Bill and Mary Williams of Jonesboro, as well as two brothers;...

Carrie Ahlstedt

Dec 23, 2010

Carrie Melvina “Pat” Ahlstedt, 96, of Jonesboro died Thursday December 23, at the Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Walthill, Nebraska and lived in Jonesboro since 1988. She was a home maker and of the Baptist belief. She was active with the Boy Scout, Girl Scout, and PTA. South West Washington Area on Aging, Senior...

Dovie M. Bennett

Dec 23, 2010

Dovie M. Bennett, 74, of Jonesboro died December 23, 2010 at her home. She was born in Newport to Jack & Inez Heizer Weaver. A devout Christian, she enjoyed reading, loved being with her family, and liked visiting at retirement homes when she was able. She was a retired speech pathologist who was retired from the Jonesboro Human Development...

Richard Alan Jardeen

Dec 22, 2010

Richard Alan Jardeen, 49, of Jonesboro died Wednesday December 22, at St. Bernards. He was born and lived in Rockford, Illinois until moving to Jonesboro 12 years ago. He was a landscaper and was preceded in death by his parents, Otto and Elizabeth Photenhauer Jardeen, two brothers, one sister and brother-in-law. Survived by his fiancé; Cindy Tice of the...

Lucile A. Stroud

Dec 22, 2010

Lucile A. Stroud, formerly of Jonesboro, died Wednesday at Southridge Nursing & Rehab in Heber Springs. She was born in Jonesboro to Huley & Elizabeth Smith Adams, she had lived in the Jonesboro area most of her life. She was a member of several clubs along with her husband, the Garden Club, and loved china painting. She was a...

Jimmy Lee Holland

Dec 21, 2010

Jimmy Holland, 35, of Jonesboro died December 21, 2010 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Emerson Funeral Home.

Troy Samuel Mitchell

Dec 18, 2010

Troy Samauel Mitchell, 81, of Paragould, went to his heavenly home on Saturday, December 18, 2010, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He goes to meet his beloved mother Edith V. Ball and his beloved “maw,” Lillie Mae Culver. Troy leaves behind his wife of 61 years, Mattie Hardaway Mitchell; three children: Rhonda Mitchell, O’Neal and...

Grace E. Lauderdale

Dec 18, 2010

Grace Lauderdale, 95, of Jonesboro, died Saturday at Southwind Heights Retirement Residence in Jonesboro where she lived. Grace was born in Jonesboro and lived most of her life here. She taught school for over 40 years with many years of service at Annie Camp Junior High School. She was a Methodist and was preceded in death by her parents,...

Dale Smith

Dec 16, 2010

Dale Smith, 80, of Jonesboro died Thursday December 16, 2010. He was born in Strawberry and lived in Jonesboro most of his life. He was a retired maintenance mechanic for F.M.C. He was a member of the Valley View Church of Christ and was a former deacon at Southwest Church of Christ. He loved to fish and work in...

Imogene Johnson

Dec 16, 2010

Imogene Johnson, 82, of Jonesboro, died Thursday at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. Born in Biggers, she had lived in Northeast Arkansas her entire life. After she married, she and her husband operated a grocery store in O’Kean. She was a retired Note Clerk from Mercantile Bank and loved attending her grandchildren’s school and sports activities. She was...

Patsy Ruth Jeffery

Dec 15, 2010

Patsy R. Jeffery, 76, of Bono, died Wednesday at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born in Luxora and had spent 40 years living in Cabot. She moved to Bono in 2001 and was of the Baptist belief. She loved shopping and watching the cooking channel. She is survived by her daughter, Oneta Wilson, Bono; sisters, Mary Perkins of...

Daniel Clois Yates

Dec 15, 2010

Daniel Clois Yates, 31, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday December 15, 2010 at his home. He was born in Lorado, Arkansas and lived in Jonesboro for3 years, moving here from Smackover, Arkansas. He was an assistant pressman for Quebecor World Press. He was preceded in death by his parents; Clois and Bertha Finney Yates and one brother; Dennis Hicks. Survived...

Johnny Ray Knight, Sr.

Dec 14, 2010

Johnny Ray Knight, Sr., 59, of Lake City, died Tuesday at his home. He loved fishing, cars, playing dominoes, and being with his kids and grandkids. He is survived by his children; Vickie Knight, Cynthia Knight, Johnny Ray Knight, Jr., Timothy Knight, Jessica Hill, Michelle Holmes, Billy Rollins, Sharif Grissom, Gary Knight, Larry Knight, Marie Knight; caregiver, Kristi Richter;...

Louise Beard

Dec 13, 2010

Louise Beard, 75, of Weiner, died December 13, 2010. She was born in Whitehall, Arkansas and lived in Weiner since 1963, moving there from Trumann. She was a retired factory worker for Frolic and was a member of the Weiner Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; Erskine and Lona Roberts Green, brother; Leroy Green, daughter;...

Gary Wayne Baney

Dec 11, 2010

Gary Wayne Baney, 63, of Jonesboro, died Saturday December 11, 2010 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Alicia, Arkansas and lived in Jonesboro most of his life. He was a retired carpenter and he trust and believe Jesus to be his savior. He loved stock car racing, fishing and his family, especially his grandson Tyler. He...

George F. Cooper

Dec 10, 2010

George F. Cooper, 56 of Jonesboro, died Friday at his home. He is survived by his mother, Irene Cooper of Jonesboro, two sons; Brandon Cooper of Russellville and Brett Cooper of Bella Vista, one daughter, Brooke Love of Round Rock, TX, the former Susanne Jarvis, the mother of his children, of Russellville, and four grand-daughters. Also five sisters; Jean...

Jerrel Wayne Tate

Dec 10, 2010

Jerrel Tate, 72 of Keiser, died Friday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He is survived by his wife, Roetta Tate, of the home, three sons; Ronald Tate of Jonesboro, Mike Tate of Keiser and Mark Tate of Houston TX, as well as, three daughters; Debbie Williams of Jonesboro, Donna Denton of Keiser and Nancy...

Martha Lee Bond

Dec 10, 2010

Martha Lee Bond, 78, of Sherwood, died December 10, 2010 at St. Vincent’s Infirmary in Little Rock. She was born in Jonesboro to Louis & Mary Victoria Bond. After high school, Martha attended Jonesboro Business College. Her first job was working in the Graber’s Department store office. She moved from Jonesboro to Memphis in 1955 and lived there for...

George P. Dapp, Sr.

Dec 9, 2010

George Peter Dapp, Sr., 87, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Thursday, December 9, 2010, at his home of natural causes. Born in Chicago, George was a 1942 graduate of York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois. He lived many years in Lombard, Illinois and Aurora, Illinois before moving to Blytheville, Arkansas in 1968. He moved to Memphis in 1974 and then...

Jane Jelks Mcgill

Dec 8, 2010

Jane Jelks McGill, 83, died December 8, 2010, at the Arbors at Schilling Garden, Collierville, TN, after living with Alzheimer’s disease for several years. Jane was born in Jonesboro on June 9, 1927. She was preceded by her husband, William White McGill and her parents, Chilton and Amy Jelks, all of Jonesboro. She leaves four daughters: Amy McGill of...