Obituaries

Nov 18, 2007

Ava L. Warford, 89, of Jonesboro died November 18 at Jonesboro Healthcare Center. She was born March 28, 1918 in Hickory Ridge. Ms. Warford was preceded in death by her husband, Wesley Wainionpa in 1976. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 4 p.m. on December 6 at First Presbyterian Church in Jonesboro with David and...

Nov 17, 2007

Phillip Wilson Meurer, 53, of rural Jonesboro, died Saturday evening, November 17, 2007, at his home of natural causes. Born in Jonesboro, Phil lived most of his life in the Jonesboro-Bono area. He worked several years as a supervisor for Quebecor World Press in Jonesboro before becoming disabled. He was a member of Full Gospel Tabernacle in Trumann and...

Nov 16, 2007

William K. Maxwell Sr., 82, of Jonesboro, passed away Friday morning November 16, 2007 at Craighead Nursing Center in Jonesboro.

He was born in Monette, Arkansas and lived in Jonesboro since 1952. He was a cabinet maker and was owner and operator of Cabinet City. He was a Navy veteran having served during World War II and...

Nov 15, 2007

Ruth Elfrieda Caroline Wright 99, of Jonesboro passed away Thursday morning November 15, 2007 at Craighead Nursing Center. She was born in Colby Wisconsin, and lived in Jonesboro for four years, moving here from Visalia, California. She was a homemaker and of the Episcopalian belief. She was preceded in death by her husband David Van Wright in 1984, her...

Nov 15, 2007

Donald L. “Red” Williams, 75, of Bono died Thursday, November 15, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Bay Village, Arkansas and had lived in Bono for the past 12 years, moving there from Jonesboro. He was a member of the Jonesboro Christian Church and was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Williams and Helen...

Nov 14, 2007

Matt Hudson, 35, of Paragould, died Wednesday evening. He loved hunting and fishing and was of the Presbyterian belief. Matt was a veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by his wife, Mandy Hudson; his son, Mason Hudson of Paragould; his father, James Hudson, Jonesboro; his mother, Sally Baker, Cabot; brothers, Jay Hudson and his wife, Jill,...

Nov 12, 2007

Doug “Mallet” Loggins, 52, of Jonesboro, died Monday, November 12, 2007, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He lived most of his life in the Jonesboro area and was of the Baptist belief. He was preceded in death by his father, Shirley Loggins and one brother, Jerry Loggins.

Survivors for Doug include his wife, Pam Loggins, of the...

Nov 11, 2007

Edna Coots, 89 of Jonesboro, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at Jonesboro Healthcare. She was born in Cash and had lived her life in the Cash and Jonesboro area. She was a member of the Church of Christ and was preceded in death by her husband Melvin Coots, three sisters and one brother.

Survivors include two sons,...

Nov 10, 2007

Cleave Edward Jones, 61, of Paragould, died Saturday at his home. He was born in Paragould and had lived his entire life there. He is survived by his daughter, Shannon Callahand; brothers, Teddy Jones, R.J. Jones; and one granddaughter, Kaylee Callahand, and his lifelong partner, Phyllis Roark of Paragould. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry &...

Nov 9, 2007

James R. McAlister (Jim), 69, of Jonesboro, Arkansas and Charlevoix, Michigan, went to be with his Lord November 9th, 2007 at Saint Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 22, 1938, the fourth child of the late James R. McAlister, Sr. and Anna Stein McAlister. The family moved to Marine City, Michigan in...

Nov 9, 2007

Mildred D. Pearson, 81, of Jonesboro, died Friday evening at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born in Sedgwick, but had lived in Jonesboro since attending college at Arkansas State. As a vivacious freshman, she met the love of her life, Gerald Pearson. They both studied at A-State until Gerald was accepted to the University of Arkansas Law School....

Nov 9, 2007

John Harvey McDonald, 75, of Jonesboro died Friday morning in Jonesboro. Mr. McDonald had lived here twelve years, moving here from California. He was a retired truck driver. He is survived by six chidren, Jimmy McDonald and wife Carol of Carson, California; Johnny McDonald and wife Di of Santa Maria, California; Patsy Gilbert and husband Gary of Jonesboro; Barbara...

Nov 9, 2007

Rose M. Zadell, 80, of Jonesboro, died Friday night at her home. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio and had lived in Jonesboro since 2005, moving here from Brighton, Tennessee. She was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and was preceded in death by her husband, Victor J. Zadell; parents, Charles Sr. and Teresa Hanzelich; sister, Mary...

Nov 7, 2007

Meredith Ellen Sparks, 70, died Wednesday November 7, 2007 at the White River Medical Center in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and lived in Cave City for one and half years, moving there from Paragould, Arkansas. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist belief. She was preceded in death by her parents Earnest Wood...

Nov 6, 2007

Betty Marie Coble, 69, of Jonesboro passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at her daughter’s home in Jonesboro. She was the loving mother of 5 children: Lisa Coble of Conway, Pamela Coble of Cocoa, Florida, Laurie Freeman of Jonesboro, David Coble of Williford; Ronnie Coble, deceased. She was preceded in death by her parents: Virgil and Blanche Bailey;...

Nov 5, 2007

John William Quinn III, 48, of Bay, went to be with his Lord on Monday, November 5, 2007 at the NEA Baptist Medical Hospital in Jonesboro.

John was born in Rockford, Illinois, a 1977 graduate of Nettleton High School and lived in Bay for 27 years. He was a service technician for Dana Corporation in Jonesboro. John...

Nov 2, 2007

Seaman Gatlin Todd Cooper, U.S. Navy, age 21, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Friday morning, November 2, 2007, in Portsmouth, Virginia, of natural causes.

Born in Jonesboro, Gatlin was a 2004 graduate of Nettleton High School, a member of Nettleton Baptist Church, and the Harrisburg American Legion Post No. 14.

He entered the Navy in June...

Nov 1, 2007

Curtis Spence, 72, well known for his love of travel, made his journey on Thursday, November 1, 2007, when our Lord called him home. He was born and lived his entire life in Jonesboro and was a member of the Highland Drive Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert Sr. and Velma Spence, and one...

Oct 31, 2007

Mancel Eugene (Gene) Parks, 71, of Jonesboro, passed away Wednesday evening in his home.

Gene was born July 8, 1936, to Luna and Mancel Albert Parks near Marked Tree. He had one sister, Jeanette. All of who are deceased. He lived 10 years in West Memphis and 10 years in Little Rock before returning to Jonesboro in...

Oct 29, 2007

Kurry L. Tindel, 18, of Brookland, died Monday, October 29, 2007 in Jonesboro. He had lived in Jonesboro before moving to Brookland three years ago. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and a senior at Brookland High School, being active on the bowling team and JROTC. Kurry was a skateboard enthusiast.

Kurry is survived...