Obituaries
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,...
Ardella Osborn
Apr 5, 2010
Ardella Osborn, age 84, of Jonesboro, died at St. Bernard’s Medical Center on Monday. She was a homemaker and of Christian belief. Survivors include her son Larry Osborn of Milford, PA; her daughter Linda Kuhn of Jonesboro; her sister Yvonne Best of Florida and two grandchildren Michael Weissincer and Jessica Scherer. Emerson Funeral Home of Jonesboro is in charge...
Shirley Taylor
Apr 3, 2010
Shirley Taylor, 67, Lake City, Arkansas died Saturday, April 3, 2010, at her residence. She lived most of her life in the Lake City and Monette area. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Taylor II; daughter, Elaine Fowler; parents, Orvile and Elva Stewart; and brother, Orvile...
Helen Sullinger
Apr 3, 2010
Helen Sullinger, 91, of Jonesboro, died Saturday at Craighead Nursing Center. Born in Ravenden Springs to William & Myrtle Beck Jenkins, she had lived in Jonesboro since 1975. She enjoyed gardening and sewing. Her passion was children. She raised her own children, the neighbors’ children, and the children at church. She was a member of Central Baptist Church and...
James Thomas Kirby
Apr 2, 2010
James Thomas “Tommy” Kirby, Jr., age 50, of Jonesboro, was found Friday, April 2, 2010, in Grubbs. He apparently drowned in the Cache River. James was born March 11, 1960, in Memphis to Jimmy Kirby and Mary Miller Kirby. He lived most of his life in the Jonesboro-Egypt area and was a graduate of Westside High School. James was...
Brittany Dollar
Mar 31, 2010
Brittany Danielle Dollar, 22, of Jonesboro died Wednesday at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Valley View Church of Christ. She was a 2006 graduate of Nettleton High School. She is survived by her parents, Bobby and Robin Dollar; her sister, Kaley Dollar, of the home; and her cat, Midnight. A celebration of her life will...
Harold Landon Lee, Jr.
Mar 31, 2010
Harold Landon Lee, Jr., 42, Jonesboro died March 31, 2010. He was a spiritual man, gifted musician, loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend. He took excellent care of his wife and family. He had worked at Delta and was a carpenter. He is survived by father, Harold L. Lee, Sr., Caraway; wife of 18 years, Wanda Lee; son,...
Lucie Will Abel
Mar 29, 2010
Lucie Will Abel, 83, of Jonesboro died Monday, March 29 at her residence in St. Bernard’s Village. She was born on June 13, 1926 in Jones, Louisiana to the late Benjamin Franklin Morris and Minnie Maude Morris Moore. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Gerald Abel in 2007. Lucie had lived in Jonesboro since 1980....
Luke Michael Gibson
Mar 28, 2010
Luke Michael Gibson, age 12, of Jackson, Tennessee, died Sunday, March 28, 2010, in LeBonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis from injuries sustained in a motocross accident on Saturday in Pontotoc, Mississippi. Born in Sylvania, Ohio, Luke moved to Jackson 8 years ago. He was a 7th grader and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Jackson. Luke enjoyed...
Jimmy Edward "Eddie" James
Mar 27, 2010
Jimmy Edward “Eddie” James 67, of Centerton, Arkansas died Saturday March 27, 2010 at the Mercy Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas. He was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas and had lived in Centerton, Arkansas for nine months, moving there from Forrest City, Arkansas. He was of the Baptist belief and a Vietnam Army veteran where he received a purple heart. He...
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