Obituaries

Nov 30, 2008

Patricia Jean Shaver, 54, of Brookland died Sunday at her home. She was raised in Trumann and moved from Jonesboro to Brookland four years ago. She loved watching horror movies, her 3 cats, and riding around on country roads. She was also interested in sewing, knitting, and painting. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Shaver; two daughters, Kathy...

Nov 30, 2008

B. C. Gulley, 84, of Jonesboro died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at NEA Medical Center. He lived in Jonesboro all his life and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church. B. C. enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ludean Gulley; brothers, L. A. Gulley and Herbert...

Nov 29, 2008

Rosemary Manthey, 78, of Jonesboro died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at her home. She moved to Jonesboro in 1971 from Sterling Heights, Michigan. She was a member of North Main Baptist Church and worked for the Follow Through Program at Jonesboro Public Schools and worked in Food Services at St. Bernard's Medical Center and the Jonesboro Public School System....

Nov 29, 2008

Henry A. Priest, 77, of Jonesboro, died Saturday morning at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. He was born in Rector and had lived in Jonesboro since 1965. He was a 1949 graduate of Marmaduke High School and was a retired salesman from Memphis Sash & Door. He loved preaching and woodworking. Mr. Priest a veteran of the United States Army,...

Nov 29, 2008

William H. Griffin, known by many as Brother Bill, passed from this life on November 29, 2008. He was born July 7, 1933 to Howard and Lillian Griffin of Otwell and was raised in the Otwell community. Bill was married to Dorothy Cooper of Weiner on September 17, 1954. She survives.

He was preceded in death by...

Nov 27, 2008

Miranda McLain Laughton, 30, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, November 27, 2008 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. She had lived most of her life in Jonesboro and attended Central Baptist Church. She was a 2003 graduate of Arkansas State University and received her master’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Memphis in 2004. She was a loving mother, sister,...

Nov 26, 2008

Peggy Love, 52, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday morning, November 26, 2008, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Peggy was a homemaker and a member of Precious Love Church. She was preceded in death by her parents: Lonzo and Geneva Pierce Buzzard. Survivors include: 2 Sons: Christopher Lewis and Justin Love, both...

Nov 25, 2008

January Alley-Marie Thompson, six week old child of Stacy Hart, of Jonesboro, died November 25, 2008 at her home. She is survived by her mother and two brothers, Billy Joe Hart and Michael Aaron-Cash Tompson, both of the home. A memorial service will be 2:00 PM, Friday, December 5, 2008 at Emerson Memorial Chapel with Eldon Richardson officiating and...

Nov 25, 2008

Mary Elizabeth Ulmer, 85, of Kimberling City, Missouri, died Tuesday evening, November 25, 2008, at Ozark Community Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Mrs. Ulmer lived there until last year, when she moved to Kimberling City to be close to her family. She was a homemaker and a member of the Kimberling City Church of Christ. She...

Nov 23, 2008

Jared Bryant, 25, of Jonesboro, died Sunday November 23, 2008 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was born and lived his lifetime in Jonesboro and was a 2001 graduate of Westside School. He was a plumber for RGB in Jonesboro and of the Baptist belief. He loved the Pittsburg Steelers, football, hunting, fishing, and had a lot of friends...

Nov 22, 2008

Leta Jane Vaughn Hodges, 95, of Jonesboro, died Saturday, Nov. 22 in the Craighead Nursing Center. Born near Brilliant, Ala., she moved to Arkansas with her family in 1928, settling in the Hydrick Community south of Harrisburg. She had previously lived in Pocahontas, Walnut Ridge, Wynne, West Helena, West Memphis and moved to Jonesboro in 1984.

Leta...

Nov 21, 2008

Robert Donald Kelly, 78, of Jonesboro died Friday. He was a veteran of the United States Marines and served in Korea. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Leuther Kelly of the home; one son, Robert Louis Kelly and wife Lois of Grand Rapids, MI; one daughter, Karen Adams and husband Ronnie of Trumann; two half brothers, Vincent Kelly...

Nov 21, 2008

Rigmor Loberg, 90, of Jonesboro, died Friday, November 21, 2008 at her home. She has lived in Jonesboro since 1963, moving here from West Allis, Wisconsin. Rigmor was a member of the First United Methodist Church, was a board member of HYTROL Conveyor Company and the Norwegian-Danish Methodist Conference.

Rigmor was preceded in death by her husband,...

Nov 20, 2008

Ophelia Kay Garner, 53, of Jonesboro passed away Thursday November 20, 2008 at her residence.

She was born in Manila, Arkansas and lived in Jonesboro for thirteen years, moving here from Manila. She was a homemaker and of the Assembly of God belief.

She was preceded in death by her father, Albert Newton Duckworth, Mother...

Nov 20, 2008

Betty Ann Sanford, 67, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, November 20, 2008, at St. Bernard's Medical Center. She was born in Caraway, Arkansas and lived there until moving to Jonesboro in 1973. Betty was a member of Temple Baptist Church and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Betty was a member of the Graceful Living Life Group...

Nov 18, 2008

Zohar Bobby Dean Pruitt, 46, of Paragould, died Tuesday November 18, 2008 at Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould. He was born in Rockford, Illinois and lived in Paragould for fifteen years, moving here from Rockford. He was an LPN for Midsouth Health Systems in Jonesboro and a member of the Temple Israel in Jonesboro. He was preceded in death...

Nov 18, 2008

Glenda Fay Wess, of Harrisburg, died Tuesday at NEA Baptist Hospital. She had lived in Harrisburg for the past 2 years and was a member of the Church of God. She is survived by her children, Tony Deatherage, Lake Wales, FL, Leah Fradenburg, Aurelia Royal Tipton, both of Florida; siblings, Jack, Robert, Bill, Fred, James, Ray Lee Hattenhauer, Josephine...

Nov 17, 2008

Ellen Cloud, 93, of Lake City, died Monday, November 17, 2008, at Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City. Born in Egypt, Mrs. Cloud lived most of her life in Lake City. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Lake City. Ellen was preceded in death by her parents: W.C. and Maggie Cates Webb;...

Nov 16, 2008

Richard A. Lemmons, 37, of Jonesboro died Sunday, November 16, 2008 at NEA Baptist Medical Center. Richard had lived his entire life in Jonesboro and graduated from ASU with honors. He was an avid trumpet player and was proud to have played in the ASU Indian Band. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard A. Lemmons Sr....

Nov 15, 2008

Emma Franklin, 88, of Jonesboro died Saturday Nov. 15, 2008 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born in Burdette, Arkansas and lived in Jonesboro since 1961, and was a retired cook for Jonesboro Country Club. She was a member of the First Baptist Church on Kitchen Street. She was preceded in death by her husband John Franklin, one...