Obituaries

Deborah Spears Austin

May 6, 2007

Deborah Spears Austin, 47, of Jonesboro died Sunday May 6, 2007 at the Baptist Hospital in North Little Rock. She was born in Jonesboro and was a lifetime resident of Jonesboro. She was a former secretary in the medical field, and was a member of the Harmony Baptist Church in Jonesboro. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Florence Park

May 6, 2007

Florence Park, 79, of Jonesboro died Sunday, May 6, 2007 at NEA Medical Center. She had lived in Jonesboro for the past twelve years moving here from Indiana. She was of the General Baptist belief and was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Park; her parents Vera and Roy Pearson; one sister, Imogene Jines and one brother Delbert...

Denver Ray Raney

May 6, 2007

Denver Ray Raney, 80, of Jonesboro, died Sunday at Rose Skilcare Nursing Center.

Born in Piggott, Denver moved to Jonesboro in 1944 and worked 25 years for Laddie King’s Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Shop. He later worked as a machinist for Fields Machine Shop and Hughey’s Automotive before operating Denver’s #1 Drive Shaft in Jonesboro for several years before...

Terry Wayne Anderson

May 3, 2007

Terry Wayne Anderson, 38 of Lake City, died Thursday, May 03, 2007, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He had lived in the Caraway/Lake City area all of his life. He is survived by his parents, Eldon and Patsy Anderson of Lake City; sisters, Rhonda Anderson, Lake City; Vicki Terrell and husband Donnie, Cookeville, Tennessee; grandmother, Julia Justus, Caraway, Arkansas;...

Tiffany Baker

Apr 28, 2007

Tiffany Baker, 25, Brookland, died Saturday afternoon at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was a 2000 graduate of Nettleton High School where she was a cheerleader and member of the Homecoming Court. Through school, Tiffany was involved with Southern All-Star Cloggers. She won many trophies, competitions and awards. She was a graduate of ASU with a degree in Early...

Melanie Hedger Lunsford

Apr 25, 2007

Melanie Hedger Lunsford, 34, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday evening at her home of natural causes. A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Melanie was a production assistant for Quebecor World in Jonesboro and was a member of Fisher Street United Methodist Church. She was a 1991 graduate of Jonesboro High School and a 1996 graduate of Arkansas State University....

Kyla Star Williams

Apr 25, 2007

Kyla Star Williams, infant child of Kendrick Williams and Mindy Gustin, all of Jonesboro died Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at her home. She was preceded in death by her grandfather David Gustin. In addition to her parents, she is survived by brothers, Albert Martinez Jr., Alexander Martinez, Kendrick Williams Jr., and Christopher Williams, of Jonesboro and one sister Daniella...

Herbert Haskel Roberts

Apr 24, 2007

Herbert Haskel (Herb) Roberts, 88, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth’s Place in Jonesboro.

Born in Ash Flat, Mr. Roberts lived in Caraway before moving to the Jonesboro area in 1958. He was a retired electrician with 55 years of membership in the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. For 15 years Mr. Roberts served as the...

William Leon Johnson

Apr 24, 2007

William Leon Johnson, 49 of Jonesboro died Tuesday in Jonesboro. He was born in Jonesboro and had lived in Jonesboro most of his life. He was of the Baptist belief. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Edward Johnson and Edith Imogene Irvin, One brother; Paul Lawrence Johnson and two half brothers; Henry and Luther Johnson. Survived...

Jean Harris

Apr 21, 2007

Jean F. Harris, 70, of Jonesboro, died Saturday evening, April 21, 2007, at her home.

Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Mrs. Harris lived in Blytheville before moving to Jonesboro in 1977. She taught school at Brookland Elementary and worked several years as secretary/bookkeeper at Southwest Church of Christ and Valley View Church of Christ.

She...

Loretta Broady

Apr 21, 2007

Loretta Broady, 82, of Jonesboro, died Saturday at Trumann Health and Rehab Center. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law: Barbara and Fred White of Jonesboro. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Emerson Funeral Home of Jonesboro.

Robert "Bob" Shoemaker

Apr 20, 2007

Robert “Bob” Shoemaker, 70, of Jonesboro, died Friday at NEA Medical Center. He had lived in Jonesboro for about 40 years, moving here from Aurora, Missouri. He was a retired Service Technician from United Shoe Machinery. He loved to hunt, fish, camp, and garden. He also loved to work with his hands and do woodwork. He attended the Church...

Judy Louise Russell

Apr 20, 2007

Judy Louise Russell, 66 of Trumann, died Friday at her residence. She was born in Florence, Alabama and had lived in Trumann most of her life. She was a homemaker, and a member of the Christian Worship Center. She was preceded in death by her first husband Richard Lyman Harper, her parents Clay Bratton and Charty Frazier Bratton, one...

Anita Claire Parker

Apr 19, 2007

Anita Parker, 88, of Jonesboro, died Thursday after a brief illness in Little Rock. She was the widow of the Honorable Olan Parker, Jr. She was a graduate of Christian College in Columbia, Missouri and the University of Iowa, after which she lived in Chicago working in theater, radio, and experimental network television. During World War II she was...

Claude E. Pruitt

Apr 19, 2007

Jonesboro—Claude E. Pruitt, 71, of Jonesboro died Thursday at his home. He was the owner and operator of Pruitt Motor Company. Mr. Pruitt was born in Beebe; he moved to Jonesboro in 1999, coming here from Searcy, and was a U.S. Air Force Veteran.

He was preceded in death by his father, Eschol Lee Pruitt.

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Dan R. Hoyt

Apr 19, 2007

Daniel R. Hoyt Professor Emeritus of Management at Arkansas State University for 25 years passed away on April 19, 2007, at his home in Palm Bay, FL. Born on May 20, 1943, he is survived by his wife of 39 years, Sara and two daughters and sons-in-law, Michael and Judith Danielle (Hoyt) Straub of Indialantic, FL. and Justin and...

Juanita Lovelace

Apr 17, 2007

Juanita Lovelace, 81, Santa Ana, CA, died April 17 at Elder Care Home in Orange, CA. with complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Mrs. Lovelace had worked at Singer in Trumann and at Douglas Aircraft in Oklahoma City during World War II. She had become a graduate nurse in California where she served for 25 years. She is survived by her...

Kathy Kitchen Morphis

Apr 15, 2007

Kathy Kitchen Morphis, a beloved mother and “Mamaw”, died Sunday morning at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her mother. She is survived by her husband, Denny Morphis, 2 sons, Trevor and Ricky Kitchen and 1 daughter, Jamie Black, all of Jonesboro. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren, Sarah Kate, Hannah, and Ty Black,...

Rafael Lopez

Apr 15, 2007

Rafael Lopez, 47, of Newport, Arkansas, died Sunday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge. Born in Chicago, Rafael lived in Caruthersville, Missouri, and Tuckerman before moving to the Newport area. He worked in construction before becoming ill and disabled. He attended Hope United Methodist Church in Elgin. He was a member of the Office of Emergency Management and...

Mary Helen Masterson

Apr 14, 2007

Mary Helen Masterson, 78, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Saturday afternoon at home of natural causes. Born in Manhattan, New York, Mrs. Masterson lived many years in Brooklyn, New York and Springfield, Massachusetts, before moving to Jonesboro in 2001. She was a homemaker and a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Jonesboro. Mary was active in the Harlan Henry...