Obituaries

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...

Tiangong Liu

Sep 15, 2009

Mr. Tiangong Liu, 77, died Tuesday at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services will be held on Friday afternoon from 4-5 p.m. at Emerson Funeral Home.

Daniel Patton Patrick

Sep 13, 2009

Daniel Patton Patrick, 33, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, September 13, 2009, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He had lived in Jonesboro for 18 years, moving here from Union Pier, Michigan. Daniel was of the Pentecostal faith, and a member of the Greater Vision Church in Paragould, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents. Daniel...

Morgan Preslee Anderson

Sep 10, 2009

Morgan Preslee Anderson, infant daughter of Lewis “Andy” & Lisa Barker Anderson, was born into heaven Thursday at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. Morgan is survived by her parents, Lewis “Andy” & Lisa Anderson; her grandparents, Bill & Paula Anderson and Ricky & Glenda Barker, all of Caraway; and many other family members. Graveside services will be held Saturday at...

Casen William Murray

Sep 9, 2009

Casen William Murray, infant son of Marice & Kristen Belyew Murray, was born Wednesday morning at St. Bernards Medical Center and entered Heaven Wednesday evening. Casen is survived by his parents, Marice & Kristen Murray of Jonesboro; paternal grandparents, Kerry & Angela Murray, Melissa Zeger; maternal grandparents, John Belyew, Kim Johnson; great grandparents, Jeanne K. Murray, Charles Groves; aunts...

Andrew Shuji Patterson

Sep 6, 2009

Andrew Shuji Patterson, 41, currently a resident of Trumann Health and Rehab Center, died Sunday, September 6, 2009, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Andrew was born in Blytheville and resided 33 years at Jonesboro Human Development Center before transferring to Trumann earlier this year. Andrew was preceded in death by his father, Charles Leslie Patterson. Survivors include...

J.A. "Jake" Rapert

Sep 6, 2009

J.A. “Jake” Rapert, 82, of Jonesboro, passed away at his home Sunday, September 6, 2009 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born August 26, 1927 in Randolph County to the late Normal R. and Bonnie Duff Rapert. He has lived in Jonesboro since 1989, moving here from Biggers, AR. He graduated from Maynard High School in...

J.R. "Bud" Canada

Sep 4, 2009

J.R. “Bud” Canada, 88, of Jonesboro passed away Friday September 4, 2009 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born in Marked Tree, Arkansas and had lived in Jonesboro since 1984, moving here from Osceola, Arkansas He was a WWII Army Veteran, having served in the European Theater and the recipient of Five Bronze Stars. He was...

Jacki M. Lyles

Sep 3, 2009

Jacki M. Lyles, 53, of Trumann, died Thursday, September 3, 2009, in Trumann of natural causes. Born in Arkansas, Jacki lived most of her life in the Jonesboro-Trumann area. She worked several years for World Color of Jonesboro. In recent years Jacki worked as a caregiver. Jacki was a member of the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Trumann and enjoyed...

Arlene Bartlett

Sep 2, 2009

Arlene Bartlett, 74, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, September 02, 2009, at Craighead County Nursing Center. Arlene was a long-time resident of Jonesboro moving here from New York. She attended the Church of the Nazarene and was preceded in death by her husband, James C. Bartlett; twin sons, her parents and two brothers. Arlene is survived by sons; Curtis Bartlett...

Leon Ball

Sep 1, 2009

Leon Ball, 71, a lifetime resident of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009. He was a member of North Main Baptist Church and was preceded in death by his father, Foncey Ball. Leon is survived by daughters, Pavada Tosh, Cynthia Long and Tonya Hansen, his mother Gracie Ball all of Jonesboro; two brothers, Jerry Ball, Louisiana; Jimmy Ball; one...

Leslie Wayne Foster, Sr.

Sep 1, 2009

Leslie Wayne Foster, Sr., 69, of Paragould, died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis. Born in California, Leslie lived in Black Rock and Pocahontas before moving to Paragould 9 years ago. He was retired from Civil Service assigned to military bases and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He attended the Pentecostal Church and enjoyed fishing....