Obituaries
Frances E. Burris
Apr 25, 2010
Frances E. Burris, 96, of Jonesboro, died Sunday at St. Elizabeth’s Place where she had resided for the past two years. Born in Swifton, Mrs. Burris lived much of her life in Jonesboro. She along with her husband, Lewis Burris, operated cotton gins in Egypt and Lake City, and farmed in Craighead and Lawrence Counties. Frances was a graduate...
Beulah Turner
Apr 25, 2010
Beulah Turner, 84, of Jonesboro , died Sunday afternoon at Southwind Heights in Jonesboro where she had resided for the past few years. Born in Iuka , Mississippi , Beulah lived many years in Trumann before moving to Jonesboro in 1987. She was a homemaker and worked with her husband in farming. She was a member of the Pentecostal...
Ruth Smithee
Apr 23, 2010
Ruth Smithee, 100, of Hardy, Arkansas died Friday April 23, 2010 at N.E.A. Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born in Flippin, Arkansas and had lived in Hardy for 14 years, moving there from Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist belief. She was preceded in death by her husband Ellis Smithee, parents Joe and Edith Tolbert...
Alice G. Wyatt
Apr 22, 2010
Alice G. Wyatt, 92, of Jonesboro, died Thursday April 22, 2010 at Rose Skill Care Nursing Center. She was born in Hardy, Arkansas and had lived in Jonesboro most of her life and was a retired school teacher for South Elementary. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Jonesboro. She was preceded in death by...
Peggy D. Myatt
Apr 22, 2010
Peggy Myatt, 57, of Cash, died Thursday, April 22, 2010, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Peggy lived much of her life in the Cash area. She was a homemaker and a member of the Cash Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her mother, Maxine Lamb Casteel. Survivors include her husband,...
Woodrow W. "Woody" Haynes
Apr 21, 2010
Woodrow W. “Woody” Haynes, Jr., 64, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Memphis, Woody lived in Charleston, Arkansas, before moving to Jonesboro when he was 12. He was a graduate of Jonesboro High School and attended Arkansas State University. He was an A.S.U Physical Plant employee for several years...
Freda Mae Jenkins
Apr 19, 2010
Freda Mae Jenkins, 74, of Jonesboro died Monday at her home. She was a member of the Baptist faith. She is survived by one son, Tony Kurc and wife Christina of Jonesboro; three daughters, Debbie Gibson and husband, Terry, of Jonesboro, Terry Hollowell of Jonesboro, and Patricia Rone and husband, Allen, of Memphis; two sisters, Letha Caldwell of San...
George Howard "Butch" Woodbury Jr.
Apr 18, 2010
George Howard “Butch’ Woodbury Jr, 66, of Jonesboro died Sunday April 18, 2010 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Flint, Michigan and had lived most of his life in Jonesboro. He was a 1961 graduate of Dixie High School in Dixie, Arkansas. He was a former truck driver and he proudly served his country as a...
Royce A. Pierce
Apr 17, 2010
Royce A. “PawPaw” Pierce, 59, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, April 17, 2010 at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Jonesboro and a member of the Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church. He served his country in the US Marine Corp during the Vietnam War and retired from the 875 National Guard Engineering Battalion. Royce was preceded in...
Jearldene Nix Coughlin
Apr 16, 2010
Jearldene Nix Coughlin, 67, of Lake City, Arkansas died Friday, April 16, 2010 at her home. She had lived in Lake City for a year, moving there from Jonesboro and was a member of the Needham Assembly of God Church. Jeraldene was active in Girl Scout, Boy Scouts, Literacy League, DARE and many other charitable organizations. She was preceded...
Margaret Imogene "Peggy" Baker
Apr 13, 2010
Margaret Imogene “Peggy” Baker, 92 of Jonesboro died Tuesday at her home. Born in Jonesboro and lived here for 25 years. She was a Public Relations for General Electric. Member of First Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her parents Clarence and Ila Baker, Sister Jerry Chaffin. Survived by 2 nephews; James Chaffin (Judy) of Germantown, Tennessee and Mark...
Marion "Butch" Dorton
Apr 12, 2010
Marion “Butch” Dorton, 63, of Jonesboro, died Monday, April 12, 2010, in a one-vehicle accident at the intersection of Heath Lane and C.W. Post Road in east Jonesboro. A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Butch operated a welding shop for several years in Jonesboro. He was of the Baptist belief and was preceded in death by his parents:...
David M. Christopher
Apr 10, 2010
David M. Christopher, 60, of Bono, died Saturday at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Smithville, David lived in Arizona before moving to Jonesboro in 1984 and then to Bono recently. He served 16 years active duty in the U.S. Army before being medically discharged from injuries received in combat. David was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving...
J.C. Brown
Apr 9, 2010
J.C. Brown, 81, of Marked Tree died Friday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was of the Christian belief and had lived Jonesboro since 1994. A veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Brown served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Missouri for 5 years and 3 years on a destroyer. He was an avid gardener...
Warren George Gallion
Apr 8, 2010
Warren George Gallion, 63, Jonesboro, died Thursday, April 8, 2010, at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born in Jonesboro and lived most of his life in this area. He was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and was retired from Craighead Electric Cooperative as the Operations Manager. Warren was preceded in death by...
Irene Lee Kerr
Apr 8, 2010
Irene Lee Kerr, 90, of Memphis, died Thursday, April 8, 2010, in St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. Born in Bono, Irene lived in Memphis before moving to Jonesboro where she lived 38 years before returning to Memphis in 2000. Irene was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack...
Sister Cecilia Marie Shannon
Apr 8, 2010
Sister Cecilia Marie Shannon, 84, died at 6:12 p.m. Thursday, April 8, 2010, in Holy Angels Infirmary. She was born in Kallispel, Montana on February 27, 1926 to Francis and Rosemary (Nickerson) Shannon. She is survived by one sister and one brother plus a few nieces and nephews. After high school Sister Cecilia Marie attended 15 months of Infants’...
Dr. K. Dewayne Eubanks
Apr 6, 2010
Dr. K. Dewayne Eubanks, 46, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Scattercreek in Paragould, AR. He was born in Athens, Alabama and had lived in Jonesboro for 10 years, moving here from the Alabama area. He was of the Church of Christ belief. A loving husband and father and dedicated neurosurgeon, he is survived by his wife,...
Robert Warren Kern
Apr 5, 2010
Robert Warren Kern, 78, of Jonesboro, died peacefully at his home Monday April 5, 2010 with family by his side. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and had lived in Jonesboro since 1956. He was retired from Arkansas State University in 1993 as the Emeritus Instructor in Printing and Director of the Printing Plant. As a student at Arkansas...
Sheilah L. Boaz
Apr 5, 2010
Sheilah L. Boaz, 60, Jonesboro, died, Monday, April 5, 2010. She had lived in Jonesboro for the past sixteen years and was preceded in death by her mom and step-dad, Nellroy and Bill Wooten; dad, Herchel Dunnam; grandparents, Marvin and Florence Hendrix. Survivors are, Fiance’ Tim Hughes, of the home; daughter, Stacey Hoover (Keith), Nashville, Tennessee; Brothers, Gerald Dunnam,...
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