Obituaries

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;...

Oct 14, 2008

Mart William Craig, 72, of Jonesboro, was born March 1, 1936 and died Tuesday morning at Jonesboro Healthcare. He spent the last 40 years of his life pastoring churches in Dallas, Montana, South Carolina, and Virginia. For the last 16 years, he pastored at Church of God North Main.

He is survived by his wife of 53...

Oct 12, 2008

Loyd Don Velton Loyd, died peacefully at his home in Jonesboro at the age of 56, of complications related to heart disease and diabetes. He was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and was a 1970 graduate of Hillcrest High School, in Memphis, Tenn. He served a two year mission in Ecuador for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day...

Oct 12, 2008

Sue Riggins, 88, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, exchanged her earthly body for a perfect one on Sunday, October 12, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Jack Riggins, who died on July 24th of this year. Sue is survived by her daughter, Suzanne Haug and her husband Helmuth of Kansas City, Missouri, and her son...

Oct 9, 2008

Kimberly Jannette Staggs, 42, of Jonesboro died Thursday, October 09, 2008 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. She had lived in Jonesboro all of her life and was of the Baptist belief. She was preceded in death by her parents Elmer and Mallie Mae Hill, and brothers, David Hill and Leon Hill.

Kim is survived by her husband,...

Oct 8, 2008

Elbert Lee Hawkins, 80, of Jonesboro died Wednesday at St. Bernards Medical Center. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1971, moving from Manila. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Margie Hawkins, of the home; one son, Mackie Hawkins and wife Karen of Conyers, Georgia; one daughter Carol Byrd and...

Oct 6, 2008

Conner Taylor, 83, of Jonesboro, AR, died October 6, 2008 at Baptist Northeast Arkansas Hospital. He was a loving son, husband, father and grandfather and was active in the Jonesboro community where he had lived for 34 years with his wife Lula after living in Germantown, TN, and Blytheville, AR. He was born the only child of the late...

Oct 5, 2008

Brad Holt, 37, of Jonesboro, died Sunday at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1991 moving here from the McCrory and Bald Knob area. Brad was an Army veteran, stationed at Ft. Bliss. He was a 1989 graduate of McCrory High School where he was a star football player. Brad loved football, weight lifting and...

Oct 5, 2008

Bobby Joe Aycock, 62, of Lake City, Arkansas, died Sunday morning October 5, 2008, at his home. He had lived his life in Lake City and was of the Baptist belief. Bobby Joe enjoyed hunting and woodworking and was a member of the Lake City Yacht Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wanda Ingram and Joseph...

Oct 5, 2008

Jessica Susan Cofield, 27, of Jonesboro died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008, at the family home. She was born Sept. 23, 1981, in St. Bernards Medical Center at Jonesboro. Jessica lived in the Jonesboro area all of her life. She was a stay-at-home mom and will be greatly missed by all those who loved her. She was preceded in death...

Oct 3, 2008

James Ronald (Ron) Willett, 65, of Jonesboro, passed away on Friday, October 3, 2008, in the home of son Jason and daughter-in-law: LaWanda Willett in Jonesboro. Ron was born June 2, 1943, at Camp Forrest, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his father James Foster Willett and his mother Estelle Marie (Sunny) Willett. Ron was a member of...

Oct 2, 2008

Lucretia A. (Mrs. Darwin) Little died at her home in Jonesboro on October 2. She was 87 years old. Lucretia (Curtis) Little was born in Henrietta, Oklahoma, February 5, 1921. She was a member of the O.L. Curtis family of Fayetteville, Arkansas, where she attended the University of Arkansas High School, graduating in 1938. She attended the University of...

Oct 2, 2008

Susie Gibson, 78, of Jonesboro, died Thursday evening, October 2, 2008, at Craighead County Nursing Center where she resided. Born in Cash, Mrs. Gibson lived much of her life in Jonesboro. She was a retired Real Estate Agent and a member of Southwest Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Buster Gibson; by a daughter,...

Oct 1, 2008

Robert E. Marsh, 81, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday October 1, 2008 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was born June 12, 1927 in Steele, Missouri and had lived in Jonesboro since 1972. He was a WWII Navy veteran, and served from 1943-1945. He got his B.S. degree in Engineering at Arkansas State University in 1951. He was a staff...

Oct 1, 2008

Alda Eueline Freeman, 76, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Born at Eaton in Lawrence County, Mrs. Freeman lived several years in Joliet, Illinois, before moving to Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by 2...

Oct 1, 2008

Myrl Lorene Hatch 88, of Trumann passed away Wednesday October 1, 2008 at her home. She was born in Asherville, Kansas and lived in Trumann for 10 months, moving there from Jonesboro. She worked at the Nema Tuggle Elementary School from 1952-1960, then did maid work until she retired. She loved to embroidery, fishing and cooking. She was preceded...

Sep 30, 2008

James R. (Jim) (Benny) Throgmorton, 75, of Ravenden, died Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Leachville, James lived much of his life in the Jonesboro area before moving to Ravenden in 1994. He was a retired Maintenance Mechanic for DuPont and was a U. S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. James...