Obituaries

Nov 14, 2008

Donald Trice, 90, a lifelong resident of Jonesboro, died Friday at St. Elizabeth’s Place in Jonesboro. Mr. Trice was the general manager of M.E. Carter Company of Jonesboro where he was associated for 48 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro where he was a deacon and a volunteer in the food service ministry of...

Nov 14, 2008

Jeff Ross, 37, of Jonesboro died Friday, November 14, 2008 at St. Bernard's Regional Center. He was born in Caro Michigan and has lived in Jonesboro for three years moving here from Davenport, Florida. He attended Forest Home Church of the Nazarene and was preceded in death by his father, Gary Keller.

Jeff is survived by his...

Nov 13, 2008

Blake Joseph Bailey, 18, of Paragould, died Thursday, November 13, 2008. He had lived in Paragould all his life and was a member of Temple Baptist Church. He was a member of the Junior Air Force ROTC and was preceded in death by his Paternal Grandfather, Larry Gene Bailey.

Blake is survived by his parents, Mark and...

Nov 12, 2008

Patricia Loretta Day, 64, of Jonesboro, died November 12, 2008. Survivors include one son, Charles Day; four daughters, Patricia Hitchcock, Mary Osborne, Annette Howell, and Patty Keel; four brothers, Danny, Dallas, Gary, and Robert Jamison; two sisters, Phyllis Campbell and Shirley Spencer; thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carlos and Irene...

Nov 11, 2008

Riley Grogan, 69, of Jonesboro passed away Tuesday November 11, 2008 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was born in Carthage, Mississippi and had lived in Jonesboro since1983, moving here from West Memphis, Arkansas. He was a retired Engineer for Continental System and of the Baptist belief. He was preceded in death by his parents Carl and Lela White...

Nov 11, 2008

Katherine Danielle Goza, 34, of Jonesboro, passed away November 11, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi and had lived in Jonesboro for four months, moving here from Drew, Mississippi. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist belief. She was preceded in death by her father, Bobby Joe Lamb Sr., one brother Bobby Joe Lamb...

Nov 10, 2008

Murray Fredrick Mitchell, 88, of Jonesboro passed away Monday November 10, 2008 at his home.

He was born in Jonesboro and lived here all his life and graduated from Jonesboro High School Class of 1940. He was a yardman for the Cotton Belt Railroad for 39 years, a WWII Marine Corporal and of the Methodist belief. He...

Nov 9, 2008

Gary Blaine Morgan, 63, of Caraway, died Sunday morning, November 9, 2008, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. A native and life-long resident of Caraway, Gary was the owner of Cars, Inc. and Morgan Wrecker Sales of Caraway. He built and drove dragsters and restored and collected street rods and classic automobiles. Gary was of the Baptist belief and...

Nov 6, 2008

Andrew Nicholas Walker, 30, died Thursday, November 6, 2008 at his residence in Florence, Mississippi. Andrew was a native of Jonesboro and a graduate of Jonesboro High School. He is survived by his daughter, Chloe Nicole Walker; his sister, Jennifer Walker; his mother, Joyce Walker; his father, David Walker; his grandparents, Margaret & Paul Akers and Mary Cathryn Walker....

Nov 5, 2008

Marjorie Augusta Schwartz Krennerich, 86, of New Orleans, Louisiana, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was a lifetime resident of New Orleans. Mrs. Krennerich is survived by her son, George James Krennerich,III and his wife Janie, a grandson, Kyle Krennerich and his wife Trosha all of Jonesboro, and a granddaughter, Erika Krennerich...

Nov 4, 2008

Verneda D. Huggins, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, November 4, 2008, at NEA Medical Center. She was born in Paragould and had lived in Jonesboro since 1997, moving here from Florida. She was a member of First Baptist Church, an officer in the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and the Fiesta Queen in San Antonia in 1946. Her hobbies included watching...

Nov 3, 2008

Patsy Jean Marsh, 71, of Jonesboro, died Monday at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Jonesboro, Patsy lived most of her life in Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and worked 21 years for Rose Care Nursing Center as a Certified Nurse Assistant. She was a member of Victory Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Batesville and was preceded in death...

Oct 30, 2008

Tommy Merritt Lamberson, 59, of Jonesboro died at St. Bernards Medical Center Thursday.

Mr. Lamberson was a Vietnam Veteran in the United States Army and earned the Purple Heart. He was a member of Bay Church of Christ.

He is survived by his wife, Jane, of the home; two sons, Blake and his wife Saundra...

Oct 28, 2008

Evelyn Virginia Alsup Spradley, 82 of Jonesboro, died Tuesday October 28, 2008 at her daughter’s residence. She was born in Jonesboro and lived her lifetime here. She was a retired waitress, cook and of the protestant belief. She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and one sister. Survived by three sons Charles Henry Cox and wife...

Oct 28, 2008

Gaylon “Jake” Rawls, 78, of Harrisburg, died Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the Woodbriar Nursing Center. Jake lived most of his life in the Bay and Trumann area, moving to Harrisburg three years ago. He was a farmer, a veteran of the US Army serving during the Korean War, and of the Baptist belief.

Mr. Rawls was...

Oct 26, 2008

Jane Wilson, 81, of Jonesboro passed away Sunday October 26, 2008 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. She was born in Cambell, Arkansas and lived in Jonesboro since 1965, and a graduate from Bay High School in 1945 She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Jonesboro. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Oct 24, 2008

Sheila Ann Mayhan Carter, 47, of Jonesboro, died Friday, October 24, 2008, at St. Bernards Medical Center. A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Shelia was a graduate of Jonesboro High School and worked several years at Dillards Clarion Cosmetics. She was a Baptist and enjoyed working in her yard and with her plants. Sheila was preceded in death...

Oct 21, 2008

Vivian Palmer, 84, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at her home. She was born in Jonesboro and had lived in Bay, until she married in 1948. She and her husband moved to West Memphis for thirty years, before returning to Jonesboro. She was a homemaker who loved to cook, shop and sew and of the Methodist belief....

Oct 17, 2008

Ross Andrew Knuckles, 76, of Trumann, died Friday morning at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. He was born in Clay County and had lived in Trumann since the early 1940s. He was of the Baptist belief. Mr. Knuckles had worked for 22 years at Singer and was retired from Baldwin Piano Company. He loved woodworking, crappie fishing, and camping. His...

Oct 15, 2008

Maggie Pauline Henry, 61, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at her home. She was a life-long resident of Jonesboro and was of the Baptist Belief. Maggie was a member of the AA for 14 years and was preceded in death by her parents Agness and Jess Eason. Maggie is survived by her son, James Wesley Henry, Jonesboro;...