Obituaries

Valerie Louise Cornwell

Oct 20, 2010

Valerie Louise Cornwell, 29 of Jonesboro, died Wednesday at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Osceola, she had lived in this area her entire life. Survivors include her parents, Wayne (Beverly) Cornwell, Knoxville, AR, Deena (Hubie) Brodell of Jonesboro; son, Hayden Cornwell; fiancé, Zach Rousell of the home; brother, Matthew Tyler Nash of Payneway; maternal grandmother, Louise Baker; and...

Jacqueline "Jackie" Wood

Oct 19, 2010

Jacqueline Lee Wood, 88, a resident of Jonesboro, Arkansas for 44 years passed from this life at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro on October 19, 2010. “Jackie”, as she was known to her many friends and family, was born Jacqueline Lee Murphy on July 8, 1922 in Junction City, Kansas. She was a 1944 graduate...

Billy Ray Tucker

Oct 18, 2010

Billy Ray Tucker, 74, of Jonesboro, died Monday, October 18, 2010, at Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center. He is survived by his wife, Janet Sue Akers Tucker, two sons, Christopher, and his wife, Dawn, of Jonesboro and William, and his wife, Kathna, of Seattle, WA., two grandsons, Nathaniel and Benjamin, and two granddaughters, Emily and Madeline. He was...

Baron D. Conaway

Oct 17, 2010

Dr. Baron D. Conaway, 83, of Jonesboro, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 17, 2010. Born in Jay, Florida to Braxton & Martha (Mattie) Cockrell Conaway, he had lived in Jonesboro since 1965. Dr. Conaway and his wife were members of First Baptist Church for 35 years, where he served on many church committees and served as...

Troy Lee Case

Oct 16, 2010

Troy Lee Case, 64, of Caraway, died Saturday, October 16, 2010. He had lived in Caraway since 1977 and attended The Rock of Northeast Arkansas. He has previously been a Sunday school teacher, song leader, and a member of the pastor’s council. Troy was a former coach, teacher, and administrator for Buffalo Island Central and Riverside Schools. He graduated...

Carl A. Born

Oct 15, 2010

Carl A. Born, age 97, died October 15, 2010 at Belle Meade Nursing Center of Paragould. He was born in Lake City, Arkansas and lived his entire life in northeast Arkansas. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He worked for Allis Chalmers Tractor Company in several locations in northeast Arkansas. He and his wife owned...

Wayne R. Beaumont

Oct 14, 2010

Wayne R. Beaumont, 67, of Fairfield Bay, died Thursday morning, October 14, 2010, at Ozark Health Medical Center in Clinton, Arkansas. Born in Woodstock, Virginia, Wayne lived in Trumann before moving to Fairfield Bay 10 years ago. He was a longtime coach, educator and school administrator and lived several years in northeast Arkansas before retiring. Wayne was an Air...

Hugh "Bruff" Poynor

Oct 13, 2010

Hugh “Bruff” Poynor, 46, of Trumann, Arkansas died Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at his residence. He had lived in Trumann most of his life and was preceded in death by his parents. Bruff was a member of the First Christian Church in Trumann. Survivors include his wife of 21 years, Lisa Poynor, sons, Ben Poynor, Cameron Poynor and Trae...

Jerry Tansil O'Dell

Oct 11, 2010

JONESBORO ---Jerry T. O’Dell, 78, of Paragould, AR/Oakland, CA died Monday, October 11, 2010, at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Jerry was born in Tulsa, but grew up in Paragould graduating from Paragould High School and being a proud member of the Class A Championship Bulldog Football Team in 1948. Following high school he attended...

Eugene "Gene" Dudley

Oct 10, 2010

Eugene “Gene” Dudley, 81, of Jonesboro died Sunday, October 10, 2010 at his home. He has lived in Jonesboro for the past 30 years, moving here from Piggott and was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. He was an avid golfer and family man. Survivors include his wife of 12 years, Hazel Clark Dudley, of the...

Don Yarbrough

Oct 9, 2010

Don Yarbrough, 79, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, October 09, 2010, at the Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Don was born in Jonesboro and lived much of his life here. He graduated from Jonesboro High School and attended Arkansas College in Batesville on a football scholarship. He dropped out of college, joined the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of...

Ronald Holt

Oct 9, 2010

James Ronald Holt, 64, of Jonesboro, died peacefully at his home Saturday, October 9, 2010. Ronnie was born February 15, 1946, in Jonesboro and was preceded in death by his parents, William Rex Holt, Sr. and Vonda Marie Holt. Survivors include his sons, Clay Holt and wife Julie of Springfield, Missouri, Ryan Holt of Jonesboro, and their mother, Judith...

James Brooks Peterson

Oct 8, 2010

James Brooks ‘Pete’ Peterson, 89, of Memphis, Tennessee, passed at home on Friday, October 8, 2010, following a recent and severe stroke. Pete is survived by his loving wife of sixty-nine years, Maridecine Clarke Peterson of Memphis, his brother, Col. Robert Darden Peterson (USAF-Ret) of Ft. Worth, Texas, and two sons, David Clarke Peterson and Edgar Allen Peterson IV,...

Dolphis Russell

Oct 8, 2010

Dolphis Russell, 71, of Jonesboro, went home on Friday, October 8, 2010, after a long illness. He dearly loved his family and was the sixth of 13 children born to Brodie and Etta Jane Blaylock Russell. Dolphis was born in Hergett and lived all of his life in the Bay-Jonesboro area. He founded Jonesboro Police Supply and Ace Termite...

Jeanne K. Murray

Oct 8, 2010

Jeanne K. Murray, 86, of Jonesboro, died Friday night, October 8, 2010, at her home. She moved to Jonesboro in 1974, moving here from Garden Grove, California and was a member of Blessed Sacrament Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer W. Murray; and daughters, Barbara J. Harding and Susan J. Dean. Survivors include her children,...

Sister Helen Swirczynski, Osb

Oct 8, 2010

Sister Helen Swirczynski, age 92, died at 12:10 a.m. on October 8, 2010 in Holy Angels Infirmary. She was born on July 13, 1918, in Muenster, Texas to Joe & Margaret (Yosten) Swirczynski. She was the eighth child out of fifteen children (eleven boys and four girls). Surviving her are two sisters, Rita Miller (Austin, Texas), Catherine Erpelding (Colorado...

Jim L. Williams

Oct 7, 2010

Jim L. Williams, 79, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, October 7, 2010, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Knobel, Jim lived there and operated Williams Auto Service for many years before retiring to Jonesboro in 1988. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Jim was preceded...

Myrtle Victory

Oct 5, 2010

Myrtle Victory, age 86, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday at Ridgecrest Nursing Center. She is survived by 5 children; Roy Floyd, William Dubois, Ronald Dubois, Joydean Brown, and Irene Dubois. Several grandchildren There will be no services.

Paul Smith

Oct 5, 2010

Paul Smith, age 93 of Jonesboro, died Tuesday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born in Covington, TN and had lived most of his life in Jonesboro. He was retired from Cottonbelt Railroad and was a WWII Army veteran. He was a member of the Walnut Street Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by...

Charley Vinson

Oct 4, 2010

Charley Vinson, 60, of Bay, died Monday, October 4, 2010, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He had lived in Bay for six years, moving there from Bono, and was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church. Charley was a US Army Veteran, loved fishing and was preceded in death by his father, Leon Vinson, and a step-daughter, Melisa...