Obituaries

Marion Gerdes

May 21, 2007

Mr. Marion Gerdes, 83, of Jonesboro died Monday at NEA Medical Center. He was born in Paragould and had lived in Jonesboro for 44 years. He was a member of Prospect Baptist Church and owner/operator of an auto body shop in Jonesboro.

He is survived by his wife, Verla Gerdes of the home; one daughter, Sanda Greene...

Jessie L. West

May 19, 2007

Jessie L. West, 81, of Jonesboro, died Saturday at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro.

Born in the Bethlehem community near Clarendon, Mr. West lived in Brinkley before moving to Jonesboro in 1976. He was a retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant with 25 years of active duty, and was a W.W. II veteran.

Following...

Thomas Joseph Sykes

May 19, 2007

Thomas Joseph Sykes, 49, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Saturday at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Agana, Guam, Mr. Sykes lived many years in Sacramento, California, before moving to Jonesboro in 2000. He was a Chef for Brick House Grill in Jonesboro and was a member of the Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his...

Josephine Louise Morgan

May 18, 2007

Josephine Louise Morgan, 60, of Jonesboro died Friday May 18, 2007 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. She was born in Paragould, Arkansas and had lived in Jonesboro most of her life. She was a telephone operator for Wal-Mart Super Center, was a member of Highland Drive Baptist Church, and was preceded in death by her parents, Harold...

Charles Eugene Collins

May 15, 2007

Charles Eugene Collins, 56, of Caraway died Tuesday morning. He served the US Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife, Lillie Mae Collins, of the home; sons, Eugene Collins and Rusty Collins; daughter, Mae Collins Fletcher; mother, Mary Sims; and brothers, Ray, and Laverne Collins, and James Isom. He is also...

Larry K. Lewis

May 14, 2007

Larry K. Lewis, 65, of Jonesboro, died Monday, May 14, 2007 at his home. He was born in Pocahontas, Arkansas and had lived in Jonesboro most of his life. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Jonesboro and was preceded in death by his parents, R. E. and Maxine Lewis. He is survived by his...

Willard J. Whitmire

May 14, 2007

Willard J. Whitmire, 80, of Bay died Monday, May 14, 2007, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Bunney, Arkansas (near Lake City) and had lived in the Jonesboro area for the past seventeen years, moving here from Rockford, Illinois. He was a WWII Army veteran and retired from the Illinois Housing Authority. He was preceded in...

Cheryl Schisler Jones

May 13, 2007

Cheryl Schisler Jones, 54, of Jonesboro died of natural causes, Sunday, May 13th at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Retha Schisler of Jonesboro and one brother, Roger Schisler, also of Jonesboro. She is survived by her husband, Danny Jones, of the home, one daughter, April West of Jonesboro, one brother, Lyndal Schisler...

James Trice

May 9, 2007

James Trice, 63, of Jonesboro died Wednesday at St. Bernard’s Medical Center . He lived most his life in Jonesboro . He worked at Riceland, Jonesboro Sanitation, and Cartwell Pipe of Weiner. He is preceded in death by his parents Allen and Lizzie Trice, two brothers, and one sister. He is survived by three sons, James Trice, Jr., Anthony...

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.