Obituaries

Apr 30, 2008

HERBERT JOSEPH PARKER of Jonesboro died Wednesday, April 30 after a brief illness. He was 87 years of age. Herbert moved to Jonesboro in 1922 with his parents Olan and Elsie Parker, brothers Victor J. Stepka and Olan E. Parker and sister Hortense Parker (Cowles) and lived in Jonesboro for virtually his entire life. After graduating from Jonesboro High...

Apr 28, 2008

DeWitt Alan Roark, 35, of Jonesboro, died Monday evening from injuries sustained in a 2-vehicle accident south of Jonesboro. Born in Camden, Alan lived in Bryant before moving to Jonesboro in 2004. He was a pastor for nine years, serving the First Missionary Baptist Church of Mablevale and Calvary Baptist Church of Jonesboro. He currently worked as an insurance...

Apr 25, 2008

Ann Baxter, 55, of Jonesboro, died Friday, April 25, 2008 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She had lived in Jonesboro since 1995, moving here from Corning, Arkansas. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was active in fundraising for the NEA Clinic Hope Circle. Ann was also a member of the American Heart Association and...

Apr 25, 2008

Baili Karigan Crum, 9 year old daughter of Chris and Angelia O’Brien Crum of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Friday at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Jonesboro, Baili lived in Trumann before moving to Jonesboro last year. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ricky O’Brien, and Orbie and Louise Crum. In addition to her parents, survivors...

Apr 24, 2008

Paul M. Hardin, 70, of Marked Tree, Arkansas died Thursday, April 24, 2008, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He had lived in Marked Tree most of his life and was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness of Marked Tree. He is survived by three sons, Tim Hardin and wife Joanne of Chapel Hill, Tennessee; Barry Hardin...

Apr 22, 2008

Alice Emma Bunch, 88, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at SkilCare Nursing Center. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Mrs. Bunch lived in Mississippi County before moving to the Jonesboro area in the 1940s with her husband, Rev. John Carl Bunch who served as pastor in area churches before becoming Director of Missions for the Mount Zion Baptist Association....

Apr 21, 2008

Ronnie G. Wilson, 65 of Jonesboro died Monday at N.E.A. Baptist Hospital.

He was born and lived in Jonesboro most of his life. He was a General Contractor and of the Baptist belief.

Survived by three daughters; Rhonda Crater of Tinley Park, Ill. Sherrie Basham of Bradwood, Ill. and Melanie Mayfield of St. Louis, Mo....

Apr 19, 2008

William “Will” Heath Stallings, born into heaven on April 19, 2008 to the parents of Matt and Heather Stallings. Will is survived by his twin brother, Cooper “Coop” Lee Stallings, of the home. Also surviving are maternal grandparents, Jim and Sharlet Heath, Jonesboro; maternal great grandparents, Bob and Flo Heath, Charles Sharp, of Jonesboro and Iva Adams, Brookland; paternal...

Apr 19, 2008

Brisco Floyd Coots, 98 of Jonesboro died Saturday, April 19, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Ohio Co. Kentucky on February 17, 1910 to Palestine and Viola Davis Coots. He was preceded in death by his wife Jennie Ruth Coots, his parents and by one son Vernon Clyde Coots, three grandsons, one granddaughter, five brothers and three...

Apr 17, 2008

Mrs. Johnnye Lou Westbrook, 77, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, April 17, 2008 at SkilCare Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Born in Glenwood, Arkansas, near Hot Springs, Johnnye lived in Benton and Trumann before moving to Jonesboro in 1967. She graduated from Glenwood High School and Cosmetology School in Hot Springs. She was a member of Cornerstone United Methodist Church in...

Apr 16, 2008

Lavonda Bernice Wiest, 76, of Brookland, died Wednesday, April 16 at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born in Sedgwick, Arkansas on September 19, 1931 to Mr. & Mrs. Jeff and Mae Lamb Lawson. Lavonda has resided in Brookland for the last seventeen years. Lavonda was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter Linda Marie, five brothers and one...

Apr 13, 2008

Kathleen Scott Hall Jonesboro-Kathleen Scott Hall, 88 of Jonesboro died on Sunday, April 13 at St. Elizabeth’s Place. She was born in Viola, Arkansas on April 26, 1919 to Mr. & Mrs. L. Talmage Scott. She was preceded in death by her parents and by her loving and devoted husband of 59 years, Mr. Ray H. Hall Sr. Mrs....

Apr 12, 2008

Martha Lou Burns was the eldest daughter of Homer and Jewel Burns, born March 12, 1929, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She died Saturday, April 12, 2008, at St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City. The family moved to Southern California before the beginning of World War II, looking for opportunities the California Coast offered in income, education and the warm...

Apr 10, 2008

Bernice Osment Mitchell, 84, a lifetime resident of Jonesboro died Thursday, April 10, 2008 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was a member of South Caraway Road Baptist Church and in years past taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School at various churches. She was an active member of the American Postal Workers Auxiliary and most of her life...

Apr 8, 2008

Norma Dean “Mosbey” Frith, 67, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born in England, AR but had lived most of her life in Jonesboro. She was of the Nazarene belief. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Shan & Deedra Mosbey, Caraway; her grandchildren, Taylor Mosbey, Baley Mosbey, Shannon Reece, Brandon Reece; and...

Apr 7, 2008

Woodson Blakeney, 87, of Jonesboro, died Monday, April 7, 2008, at his home of natural causes. Born at Riddle Hill, Missouri, near Campbell, Woodson grew up on his family dairy farm at Poplar Bluff. He was an accountant with the Blakeney Dairy before moving to Memphis in 1967. In 1974 he moved to Jonesboro where he was co-owner of...

Apr 6, 2008

David L. Martin, 56, of rural Jonesboro, died Sunday at his home. Born in Alleghany County, Virginia, David moved to Jonesboro in 1980 and previously worked as a police officer and Emergency Medical Technician. David served as Ombudsman for Northeast Arkansas Area Agency on Aging with 25 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents: Eddie...

Apr 3, 2008

Jimmy Coleman, 69, of Jonesboro quietly passed on to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 3rd 2008. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather; his family was the most important thing in his life. A huge influence in many people’s lives with his goodness, he owned many businesses throughout his life. From the Donut Shop on Flint...

Apr 3, 2008

Savannah Dawn Coker, 10, of Lake City, died Sunday at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock. She was born in New Albany, Mississippi but had lived in Lake City most of her life. She was a 5th grade student at Riverside and was a proud Riverside Rebel. She was a member of New Providence Baptist Church. Savannah is survived...

Apr 3, 2008

Julie Wood Walker, 39, of Snyder, Texas died Thursday, April 3, 2008 in a single-vehicle accident. She was born in Harrisburg, Arkansas and moved to Snyder five years ago moving there from Lake City, Arkansas. She was of the Baptist belief and was preceded in death by her father, Tommy Wood, one brother Eric Glover, and her step-father, Gary...