Obituaries

Feb 7, 2008

Herbert Ray Carpenter, 79, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Thursday at Ridge Crest Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Born in Moulton, Alabama, Herbert lived in Los Angeles from 1951-1998. He lived in Florida from 1998-2003 before moving to Jonesboro. He was retired from Pacific Cold Storage in Los Angeles and was a Catholic. He was preceded in death by his wife:...

Feb 6, 2008

Steven Weldon Dalton, 49, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008. He was born on December 12, 1958, in Savannah, Georgia to Amanda Robinson Lane and Burness W. Dalton. He attended elementary school in Piggott and graduated from Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Alabama, where he was a state champion wrestler. He attended the University of Alabama. He was...

Feb 4, 2008

Ranuel L. Looney, 70 of Bay, passed away Monday morning at his residence. He was born in Caraway, Arkansas and had lived in Bay since 1955. He was a retired cotton ginner and a member of the Alsup Baptist Church, where he was a deacon for five years. Was an avid hunter and fisherman, and loved A.S.U. Basketball games,...

Feb 4, 2008

Robert Hunter, 86, of Jonesboro, died Monday, February 4, 2008, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Mr. Hunter was a retired building superintendent for Cooper Construction Company in Jonesboro. He was a member and elder at First Christian Church in Jonesboro and a U.S. Marines veteran of W.W. II. During his...

Feb 4, 2008

Jerry Lee “Frog” Cornwell, 60, of Brookland, Arkansas went to walk together with God on February 4, 2008. Born in Amagon, he had lived in Brookland for the past 12 years, moving there from Cash. He was a retired farmer and loved fishing and hunting. He was a Vietnam Army Veteran and a member of the Brookland Church of...

Feb 3, 2008

Pastor David E. Strait, 59, of Jonesboro, died Sunday evening at his home of natural causes. Born in Rosedale, Mississippi, Pastor Strait lived in Trumann before moving to Jonesboro in 1980. He was the pastor of Eastside Baptist Church in Jonesboro where he was a King James Bible Fundamentalist. Bro. Strait was a preaching, teaching, soul-winning, loving pastor at...

Feb 2, 2008

Deborah Lynn Davis, 44, of Jonesboro, died Saturday in Jonesboro. Born in Bremmerton, Washington, Debbie lived most of her life in Jonesboro. She worked several years for Jonesboro Health and Rehab Center in Jonesboro before becoming disabled two years ago. Debbie was a breast cancer survivor and a participant in the Susan B. Komen Foundation Race for the Cure....

Jan 28, 2008

Malvin Gatlin, 78, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Monday at Baptist NEA Hospital in Jonesboro. Born in Covington, Tennessee, Malvin lived much of his life in Memphis before moving to Jonesboro in 1995. He was retired from Kimberly Clark in Memphis and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Malvin was a member of Walnut Street Baptist...

Jan 28, 2008

Dominick Curtis Chaney, infant son of Jonathan Chaney and Deana Berry, died January 28, at St. Bernards. In addition to his parents, he is survived by three brothers, Kaleb Berry of the home, and Sabastein and Casey Chaney both of Rockford, Illinois. Grandparents: Jim and Cindy Berry of New Orleans, Louisiana and Janice and Bill Morton of Rockford, Illinois....

Jan 27, 2008

Gladys Marie Sollis, 68, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, January 27, 2008, at Baptist NEA Medical Center. She had lived in Jonesboro for the past six years, moving here from Evening Shade, Arkansas. She was a member of the Nettleton Baptist Church and was preceded in death by her first husband, Floyd Dean Smith, her parents and two sisters. She...

Jan 27, 2008

Eddie “Coonie” Cooper Jr., 65, of Jonesboro, passed away Sunday January 27, 2008 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Lake City and a lifetime resident of Jonesboro. He was a retired manager of thirty seven years for Big Star Grocery Store and a member of Nettleton Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife...

Jan 26, 2008

Clinton C. McElrath, 79, of Bono, died Saturday morning at St. Bernards Medical Center. He had lived in Bono for the past 30 years, moving there from Jonesboro. He was of the 7th Day belief. He had been a funeral director at Farmer’s Union Funeral Home in the 50s, and worked with the city utilities in Jonesboro and Mountain...

Jan 26, 2008

John H. Greer died Saturday, January 26, 2008 at Lakeside Nursing Center in Lake City, Arkansas where he had been a patient for four years and three months. He was 86 years old. He was a farmer and owned and operated a grocery store and Mobil station at Winesburg for a number of years. He was born in White...

Jan 25, 2008

Geneva (Tisdale) Hoodenpyle, 76, of Jonesboro died Friday at her residence. She had lived here for the past twenty years, moving here from Missouri. She was a member of Valley View Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by one daughter, Jan Storz of Marathon, Florida; two grandchildren, Angela Brewer and Cassey Howard, both of Baldwin, Missouri; two great-grandchildren and...

Jan 25, 2008

Virginia Cook, 86, of Jonesboro died Friday, January 25, 2008, at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born in Jonesboro and lived most of her life here, except when traveling with her husband during his military service. She got married on Sunday, October 4, 1943 at 8:15 AM, prior to the church service in El Paso, Texas.

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Jan 24, 2008

Clarence “Buddy” Adams, 65, of Brookland, died Thursday afternoon at St. Bernards Medical Center. He moved to the Jonesboro area from El Paso, Texas in 1984 and was a member of the Wood’s Chapel Baptist Church. A graduate of Lake City High School, Mr. Adams was a retired Master Sergeant in the Army, having served his country in Italy,...

Jan 23, 2008

Dr. Joseph “J.P.” Sweat Jr., 82, of Jonesboro, passed away Wednesday January 23, 2008 at his home of natural causes. He was born in Weldon, Arkansas and lived in Jonesboro since 1965, moving here from Memphis, Tennessee. He was retired chairman of secondary education and administration at Arkansas State University, where he worked for twenty five years. He also...

Jan 22, 2008

Cloma Bobbitt, 92, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday at Trumann Health and Rehab Center. Born in the LaNieve community near Paul Switch, Cloma lived many years in the area before moving to Jonesboro in 1971. She was a homemaker and worked several years for the Bono School District. Cloma was a member of University Baptist Church in Jonesboro, and a...

Jan 22, 2008

Charles E. “Chuck” Barnes Jr., 64, of Jonesboro died January 22, 2008 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born on April 18, 1943 at Commerce, Oklahoma, Ottawa County and moved to Jonesboro in 1980, from Southern California. He was a member of the Greensboro Road Church of Christ retired from the Operating Engineers in Southern California, and also...

Jan 22, 2008

Danny David Thomas, Sr., 61, of Trumann died Tuesday at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. Thomas is survived by one son, Danny Thomas, Jr. of Trumann; three daughters, Debra Smith of Trumann, Karen Lacy of Emporia, Kansas, and Tabitha Ford of Flint, Michigan; two brothers, Ralph Thomas and Donald Thomas; three...