Obituaries

Oct 31, 2006

Mel Fanning, 71, died Tuesday, October 31at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee after a lengthy illness. He was born January 14, 1935 in Collinsville, Illinois and married the former Lorna Marth on July 3, 1954, who survives him. He moved to Jonesboro in 1986 from Illinois and was employed as Operations Manager of Arkansas Glass Container until his...

Oct 27, 2006

Shauna Marie McFall Kail, 18, of Brookland, Arkansas died Friday, October 27, 2006 at Brookland. She was of the Baptist belief and had lived her entire life in the Jonesboro area. She was preceded in death by her father, Elvis O. McFall Jr.; and her grandfather, Joseph Woodrow Boyd.

Survivors include her husband, Joshua Kail, of the...

Oct 25, 2006

Billy Lee Wheeler, Sr., 65, of Paragould, died Wednesday at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Paragould, Billy lived several years in Jonesboro before moving to rural Paragould 9 years ago. He was a truck driver for Federal Express and a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of the Church of Christ and was preceded in death by...

Oct 25, 2006

Dollie Summers Shelton, 91 of Jonesboro died Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born in Grubbs, Arkansas and had lived in Jonesboro for the past 71 years. She was a member of North Main Baptist Church. Mrs. Shelton was an LPN at St. Bernard's Medical Center for 17 years. She was preceded in death...

Oct 23, 2006

Virginia A. Lakey, 80, of Jonesboro, died Monday morning, October 23, 2006, at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Michigan, Mrs. Lakey lived in South Carolina before moving to Jonesboro three years ago. She was a retired bus driver and worked several years at General Electric in Jonesboro. Mrs. Lakey was a member of Nettleton Baptist Church where she...

Oct 23, 2006

Dorothy Lee Keith Bates, 96, of Pocahontas, died Monday evening, October 23, 2006, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. A native and life-long resident of Pocahontas, Mrs. Bates was a retired Water and Soil Agent for the United States Department of Agriculture, and was a member of First United Methodist Church of Pocahontas. Mrs. Bates authored 27 books...

Oct 22, 2006

Kenny Clark, 34, of Jonesboro, died early Sunday Morning, October 22, 2006. He had lived most of his life in Jonesboro and was a member of Central Baptist Church. He is survived by Daughter Katelyn Clark, of the home Parents Harold A. and Retha T. Clark, both of Jonesboro Brother Kevin Clark, Jonesboro Sister Kim Clark Winger, Lubbock, Texas...

Oct 20, 2006

Thomas Leo “Toby” Shelton, 72 of Grubbs, Arkansas died Friday October 20, 2006 at his home. He was born in Grubbs on March 31, 1934. He lived in California for many years before moving back to Jonesboro then to Grubbs three years ago. He was retired from International Paper. He was preceded in death by his father, W. T....

Oct 20, 2006

Betty Sue Long, 73, of Jonesboro, died Friday morning at her home of natural causes. Born in Lynn, Arkansas, Mrs. Long in Rockford, Illinois before moving to Jonesboro where she lived most of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of the County Line Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband: Bobby D....

Oct 19, 2006

Clarence Pegtion, 76, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Thursday, October 19, 2006, at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Paint Rock, Alabama, Mr. Pegtion lived in Missouri and Blytheville, Arkansas before moving to Jonesboro in 1988. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and was a Korean War veteran. He was a Baptist and was preceded in death...

Oct 19, 2006

Rhonda Lee Robichaux, 49, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, October 19, 2006, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in New Orleans, Ms. Robichaux moved to Jonesboro in September 2005, following Hurricane Katrina. Ms. Robichaux worked in the food processing industry in Louisiana and attended Christian Life Fellowship in Jonesboro. Survivors include: Her parents: Bartholomess Robichaux, Sr. and Oralean...

Oct 18, 2006

Zack Anderson Dunbar, 88, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, October 18, 2006 at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born in Springfield, Missouri and moved to Jonesboro in 1991. He was a member of the Southwest Church of Christ and an avid golf enthusiast. He served as a Lieutenant the US Army serving in WWII and the Korean War....

Oct 17, 2006

Emma Sue Smelser, 73, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday morning at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She had lived in Jonesboro since 1960 moving from Sedgwick. She was a member of North Main Baptist Church and was a past Matron of the Nettleton Order of Eastern Star, a member of the Jonesboro Order of Eastern Star, and a member of Queen...

Oct 15, 2006

Jewell Robert Cox, 73, of Jonesboro, died Sunday morning at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Jonesboro and was a member of New Harvest Family Worship in Brookland. Mr. Cox loved to fish and enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, usually taking them fishing. He lived for God and was very active in his church....

Oct 10, 2006

Mrs. Bessie Stevens Mullins, 95, of Jonesboro, died peacefully Tuesday, October 10, 2006, at her home. Born in Fredericktown, Missouri, in 1910, to David Crockett and Emma Stevens, Mrs. Mullins moved to Arkansas in 1911 and was raised in Randolph County with her five sisters and two brothers. She lived several years in Long Beach, California and Deming, New...

Oct 9, 2006

Ralph Clark, 67, of Jonesboro, died Monday morning at Rose Skil Care Nursing Center in Jonesboro. Born in Hardy, Ralph lived much of his life in Jonesboro. He worked several years for Lamberth Auto Salvage, and was preceded in death by his parents: Raymond Ray Clark and Pearl Irene Pruitt Clark. Survivors include: 2 Brothers: George Clark, and Ben...

Oct 7, 2006

Melba Taylor Fowler, 83, of Jonesboro died peacefully Saturday October 7, at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis.

She was born in the Macey community and had lived in Jonesboro for 51 years. She was a homemaker, a loving wife, a wonderful mother to her three children, and a proud grandmother to her two grandchildren, the lights...

Oct 5, 2006

Irma Lou Beasley, 75, of Paragould died Thursday October 5, at her son’s residence. She was born in Trumann and had lived in Paragould her entire life. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic belief. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest Warner Beasley and her parents Wilford Snowden and Irene Harvey Snowden. Survivors include: One...

Oct 5, 2006

Michael Lee Templeton, 50, of Bay, died Thursday morning at his home. Born in Fort Bragg, California, Mr. Templeton has lived in the Bay-Jonesboro area 8 years. He was a self-employed welder and was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include: 1 Son: Joshua Templeton, a member of the U.S. Marines Corps; 2 Brothers: John Templeton of California,...

Oct 3, 2006

Jessie Billie Williams, 65, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday at Ridgecrest Nursing Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie & Mattie Frances Williams, 2 brothers, and 2 sisters. He was a Navy veteran. He is survived by 2 daughters, Tammy and Kim, and 3 sisters, Yuba Williams, Ethelene Ryan, and Belle Medsker. All services will be private...