Obituaries

Jan 3, 2008

Lilbern Lee Fortenberry, 81, of Jonesboro, died Thursday evening at his home. He was a retired maintenance worker with Great Southern Coaches. He was a life long resident of Jonesboro and was of the Baptist belief.

He is survived by his sons and daughter-in-law, Larry & Clara Fortenberry, Steve Fortenberry, all of Jonesboro; daughter and son-in-law, Lisa...

Jan 2, 2008

Garry Waller, 63, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at SkilCare Nursing Center where he resided. Born in Jonesboro, Garry was a retired truck driver and lived most of his life in the Jonesboro area. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and was preceded in death by his parents: Paul Presley Waller and Mildred Frankie Jowers Waller, by...

Dec 31, 2007

Maxine St. Germain, 89, of rural Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Monday, December 31, 2007, at her residence. Born in Peoria, Illinois, Mrs. St. Germain lived several years in California and Arizona before moving to Jonesboro 18 months ago. She was a retired secretary for Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica, California, and was a Christian Scientist. She was preceded in death...

Dec 26, 2007

Shawn Walker, 38, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, December 26, 2007 at Pocahontas, Arkansas. He had lived in Jonesboro since 1989, moving here from Hoxie Arkansas and was a member of Southwest Church of Christ. Shawn was a loving father and devoted husband.

He was a Flight Medic for Air-Evac, stationed in Sikeston, Missouri. He served in the...

Dec 25, 2007

Bertha Louise Carter, 84, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Booneville, Mississippi, Mrs. Carter moved to Marmaduke at any early age and then lived in Paragould and Detroit, Michgian, before moving to Jonesboro in 1961. She was a homemaker and a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church. She was preceded in...

Dec 25, 2007

Melverine Croom, 78, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Lynn, Mrs. Croom was a homemaker and lived much of her life in Jonesboro. Survivors include: 1 Daughter and Son-in-law: Donna and Ira Allen of Jonesboro; 2 Sons: Steve Croom and Ronnie Croom, both of Jonesboro; 2 Sisters: Vada Thomas of Michigan,...

Dec 25, 2007

Tuleet Ester Edwards, 93, a long time resident of Jonesboro, died Tuesday morning, December 25, at a Houston, Texas hospital. Born in the Oil Trough area in 1914, she taught school in Evening Shade during the 1930s and 1940s until she and her husband John moved to Jonesboro in 1946. In 1996 she moved to Houston, Texas, to live...

Dec 25, 2007

Don Barber, 73, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, at his home of natural causes. Born in Bowman, Don lived much of his life in Jonesboro. He was a Professional Karate Instructor and a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. Don was a member of Keishin Kan All-Japan Karate Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Jonesboro...

Dec 24, 2007

Sammie Charlene Shelton, 80, of Marked Tree, died Monday evening at Craighead County Nursing Center where she had resided briefly. Born in Risco, Missouri, Mrs. Shelton moved to McCormick in 1958 and then to Marked Tree in 1963. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Marked Tree. Survivors include: 1 Son and his...

Dec 23, 2007

James Milburn Golden, age 80, of rural Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Sunday, December 23, 2007, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Madison County, Alabama, James lived in Trumann, Arkansas, before moving to the Jonesboro area in 1961. He was a Timber Buyer in the Logging Industry and was of the Baptist belief. James was a U.S. Army...

Dec 20, 2007

Jerry L. Kious, 59, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, died Thursday, December 20, 2007, in Ocean Springs. He was born in Caraway but lived most of his life in Jonesboro. He had been a coast resident since 1975. A 1966 graduate of Nettleton High School, he was retired from Lockheed Martin, a USAF veteran of the Vietnam War, and an...

Dec 19, 2007

Burnis Earl Glasco Sr., 59, of Jonesboro went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at his home in Jonesboro. He was born in Jonesboro on August 19, 1948, the second child of Alex (Buddy) Glasco and Ruby Alene Masterson Glasco. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Noma Jean Glasco; sons BJ (Lisa) Glasco, Larry...

Dec 19, 2007

David L. Hawkins went to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 19th. David was born January 15, 1946, in Doniphan, Missouri, and lived there until joining the Army where he served for four years followed by four years with the Navy Reserve. David moved to Jonesboro in 1969 to attend Arkansas State University where he received a BSE and...

Dec 18, 2007

Patsy Lynn Watson, 50, of Jonesboro, AR, died Tuesday night at her daughter’s home. She had only recently moved to Jonesboro, moving here from Huntington, TN. She was a long time resident of Gadsden, AL. She was a bargain hunter and loved looking for bargains with her daughters. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer & Rev....

Dec 14, 2007

Betty Jean Harris, 72, of Walnut Ridge, died Friday afternoon at St. Bernards Medical Center. She lived at the Walnut Ridge Nursing Home. She is survived by her son, William Andrew Tobe Harris and his wife; daughters, Kim, Lauri Harris, Dottie Harris; and her grandchildren, Zack, Storm, and Talon Harris; Torey and Mallory Coody. One of her favorite poems...

Dec 13, 2007

Dorothy Ann Wright Lawhorn died Thursday morning at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born in Visalia, CA March 20, 1929. She grew up on her parents’ orange grove in Ivanhoe, CA. She attended college at Visalia J.C. UOP and Fresno State where she graduated with a BA in elementary education. She married Frank Lawhorn February 2, 1951. They...

Dec 12, 2007

Orma Jo Vincent, 65, of Jonesboro, passed away Wednesday at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro.

A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Orma was a cosmetologist for over 35 years working at the Southgate Beauty Salon and Suntan Hair Center for several years. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Jonesboro where she taught in...

Dec 12, 2007

Donnie J. Holcomb, 74, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, December 13, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He has lived in Jonesboro for the past thirty-five years and was of the Baptist belief. He was a US Army veteran serving during the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two brothers.

He...

Dec 11, 2007

Roger Dale Britt, 59, of Lake City died Tuesday at St. Bernards Medical Center. He is survived by two daughters, Sherry Butler of Copperas Cove, TX and Kathy Lawrence and husband Glenn of Blytheville; three sisters, Olene Cope of Jonesboro, Lavada Ellis of Tennessee, and Sandra Calloway of Paragould; and three grandchildren, Timothy Cash, Dejham Butler, and Emma Weeks....

Dec 5, 2007

Larry Burns passed away in his home of a terminal illness on December 5, 2007. Born Joseph Lowry Burns III, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on June 27, 1924, to Eva Sue Sutherland Burns and Joseph Lowry Burns, Jr., Mr. Burns leaves a large and loving family and a legacy of farming innovation and leadership in cooperative institutions critical for the...