Obituaries
Thelma May Barkley
Oct 5, 2009
Thelma May Barkley, 85, of Bono died Monday, October 5, 2009, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She had lived in Bono since 2006, moving there from Ozark Acres near Hardy. Prior to living in Hardy, she lived in Jonesboro from 1937 until 1979. She was of the Baptist belief and attended the Spring Lake Baptist Church at Ozark Acres....
Harry Junior Ward
Oct 5, 2009
Harry Junior Ward, 64, of Jonesboro, died Monday morning at the V.A. Medical Center in Memphis. Born in Harrison, Arkansas, he had lived most of his life in Jonesboro. He loved to hunt and fish and loved spending time with his family. He proudly served his country in Vietnam in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his wife,...
Terry Lynn West
Oct 4, 2009
Terry Lynn West, 52, of Pine Bluff, formerly of Jonesboro, died Sunday, October 4, 2009, at Jefferson Medical Center in Pine Bluff. Terry was born in Jonesboro and lived most of his life here. He worked several years as an installer for Dacus Fence Company and was preceded in death by his parents: Hershel and Gracie Thompson West and...
Bobby H. Hunter
Oct 3, 2009
Bobby H. Hunter, 73, of rural Jonesboro, died Saturday at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Cash, Mr. Hunter lived most of his life in Jonesboro. He retired from Arkansas Glass Container Corporation in 2006 with 40 years of service. He attended the Huntington Avenue Baptist Church and was a U.S. Navy veteran. Bobby enjoyed hunting and fishing, and...
Edgar Morrison
Oct 1, 2009
Edgar Morrison, 89, departed this life Thursday, October 1, 2009, at Skilcare Nursing Center in Jonesboro. He was born March 25, 1920 to the late Frank and Mary Anderson Morrison, and was a life long resident of Bay. A graduate of Bay High School and Arkansas State College, he taught math and history over 30 years in the Bay...
Raymond Eugene Floyd
Sep 28, 2009
Raymond Eugene Floyd, 26, of Jonesboro, died Monday, September 28, 2009 in Jonesboro. Born in Memphis, Raymond lived all of his life in Jonesboro. He was a carpenter and attended Nettleton Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and riding motorcycles. Raymond was a 1991 graduate of Jonesboro High School and was preceded in death by his grandparents: Bill and...
Blanche Elizabeth Miles
Sep 27, 2009
Blanche Elizabeth Miles, 90, of Jonesboro, died Sunday evening at St. Bernards Medical Center. She resided in Southwind Heights before moving to Skil Care Nursing Center four years ago. A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Mrs. Miles was a retired pharmacy clerk and worked many years for Service Pharmacy, Nettleton Pharmacy and Globe Pharmacy, all in Jonesboro. Blanche...
Kris Katavis Lamb Jr.
Sep 27, 2009
Kris Katavis Lamb Jr., 6 month infant child of Heather and Kris Lamb Sr. died Sunday, September 27, 2009 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Garry Jacks. Survivors in addition to his parents are a brother, Angel Perez, of the home; one sister, Aaliyah Lamb, Forrest City, Arkansas; maternal grandmother, Kathy Jacks-Woodard,...
Angela Shown
Sep 27, 2009
Angela Shown, 44, of Memphis, died Sunday, September 27, 2009, at Methodist University Hospital. She was born in Kennett, MO and lived there before moving to Memphis four years ago. She was preceded in death by her parents Jimmy and Bertha Mabry Shown, and her sister Vanessa Potter. She is survived by her brother Dr. Timothy Shown of Jonesboro....
Kathryn "Kay" Kiech
Sep 24, 2009
Kathryn Ann (Kay) Lockett Kiech died on September 24, 2009, in Little Rock, Arkansas. At the time of her death she was a resident of Little Rock, but had lived in Anchorage, Alaska from 1973 until 2009. Born in Ada, Oklahoma to Ruth E. and Jesse J. Lockett, she attended the University of New Mexico where she was a...
Shirley Painter Waller
Sep 23, 2009
Shirley Painter-Waller, 64, of Excelscior Springs, Missouri, went to heaven on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Missouri. Born in Newport, Shirley lived most of her life in Jonesboro before moving to Excelscior Springs earlier this year. She was of the Pentecostal belief and strongly believed in the Lord. She had many health problems and will...
Mitchell "Duke" O'Neal Blalock
Sep 23, 2009
Mitchell O’Neal “Duke” Blalock, 84, of Jonesboro, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, September 23, 3009. He was born April 27, 1925 in Bay, Arkansas. He resided all his adult life in and around Jonesboro. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mitchell and Margaret Blalock; son, Kenny O’Neal Blalock. He was a WWII Navy veteran serving...
D.D. "Red" Qualls
Sep 19, 2009
D.D. “Red” Qualls, 81, of Lake City, died Saturday afternoon, September 19, 2009, at NEA Baptist Hospital. Born in Evening Shade, Red lived in Monette before moving to Lake City where he was a retired farmer and a member of First Baptist Church of Lake City. Red was a member of the Lake City Masonic Lodge and the Craighead...
William "Bill" Cunningham Sr.
Sep 19, 2009
William “Bill" Cunningham Sr. 84, of Jonesboro, died Saturday September 19, 2009 at his home. He was born and lived his entire life in Jonesboro. Mr. Cunningham was a Rural Route Letter Carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for over forty years, U.S. Naval Officer and WWII Veteran, member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus....
Gladys Pat Crabtree
Sep 18, 2009
Gladys Pat Crabtree, 60, of Jonesboro, died Friday, September 18, 2009, at her home. Born in Renfro, Mississippi, Pat lived in Houston, Texas before moving to Jonesboro 30 years ago. She worked several years for Dana Corporation in Jonesboro and was a Baptist. Pat was preceded in death by her parents, Carl Edward and Lela White Grogan, by a...
Bonnie Faye Sandefur
Sep 18, 2009
Bonnie Faye Sandefur, 59, of Jonesboro, died Friday at St Bernards Medical Center. Bonnie lived in Caraway before moving to Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Sandefur, and a sister. Survivors include a daughter, Angela Sandefur of Jonesboro; 3 brothers and 3 grandchildren. Graveside funeral services will be held Tuesday at...
Richard M. (Dick) Moore
Sep 16, 2009
Richard M. “Dick” Moore, 89, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at his home. Born in Ravenden Springs, Mr. Moore lived much of his life in Jonesboro. He was retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company with 36 years of service. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of W.W. II. Richard was a member of Fisher Street...
Ray Robertson
Sep 16, 2009
Ray Robertson, 94, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at Twin Rivers Health and Rehab Center in Arkadelphia. Born in Mesquite, Texas, one of ten children, Mr. Robertson lived much of his life in Jonesboro and Monette before moving to Arkadelphia earlier this year. Ray was a salesman for Krey Packing Company and following retirement, worked for Stringer’s...
Nancy Poole Mahan
Sep 16, 2009
Nancy Poole Mahan, age 77, of Paragould , died Tuesday September 16, 2009. She was the daughter of the late James Austin and Hazel MacGeorge Poole. She was a member of the Grace Missionary Baptist Church in Paragould , Arkansas . She was a retired bookkeeper from the State Highway and Transportation Department of Paragould. She is survived by...
J. Clifford Perkins
Sep 15, 2009
J. Clifford Perkins, 81, of Weiner, died Tuesday evening at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. Born in Bono, he had lived most of his life in Weiner. Since 1956, he had owned and operated Perkins Body Shop in Weiner. Prior to owning the body shop he had worked for Lincoln Mercury as paint shop foreman in St. Louis. He loved...
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