Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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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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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Apr 14, 2007

J.D. Crocker, 71, of Jonesboro, died Saturday morning at his home. He was a life long resident of Jonesboro. He was a man of many talents. He was a furniture maker, a natural craftsman, and loved to work with his hands. He was a retired maintenance mechanic at Dupont, where he loved his job. He was preceded in death...

Apr 13, 2007

Charles G. Abel, 86, of Jonesboro, died Friday afternoon, April 13, 2007, at his home. He was president of Charles G. Abel Agency, Inc., and was a developer of management and sales computer software and a management and sales consultant.

Charlie was a member of the National Sales and Marketing Executive Club Speakers’ Bureau, a Dale Carnegie...

Apr 13, 2007

Sonya Adams, 89, of Jonesboro, died at her home Friday. She had lived in Jonesboro for the past 34 years, moving here from Mill Shoals, Illinois. She was an avid gardener, and was a member of the Red Hat Society, Senior Citizens Group of Bono, and the Jonesboro Senior Life Center. She was of the Presbyterian belief. She was...

Apr 11, 2007

Ron Lindenmuth, 46, of Leachville, Arkansas, died Wednesday morning, April 11, 2007, at St.Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Born in Fort Mead, Maryland, Ron lived in several areas with his military family. He lived in Trumann, Arkansas, and Clarksville, Tennessee before moving to Leachville earlier this year. He worked as a machine operator for Haworth in Jonesboro, a...

Apr 8, 2007

Summer Michelle Maddox, 18, of Lake City, died Sunday April 8, 2007 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and lived in Lake City for three years, moving there from Gulf Breeze, Florida. She was a part-time checker for Farmers Market in Lake City and was a member of the Liberty Full...

Apr 8, 2007

Faye Kaffka, 85, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Sunday at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Mrs. Kaffka operated Faye’s Beauty Shop for many years. She was a member of Cathedral Baptist Church and Order of the Eastern Star. Faye was preceded in death by her husband: Rev. John Kaffka; by a daughter:...

Apr 8, 2007

John Wesley “Henry” Hazlewood, 61 of Jonesboro, passed away Sunday April 8, 2007 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro.

He was born in Paragould, Arkansas and lived in Jonesboro most of his life. He was a master plumber and the Owner/Operator of JPS of Jonesboro, and was a U.S. Service connected disabled Navy Vietnam Veteran, where...

Apr 6, 2007

William Lawson Weeks Sr., 55 of Paragould died Friday at Arkansas Methodist Hospital. Born in Patterson, Arkansas he was an owner/operator truck driver, and of the Pentecostal belief. Preceded in death by his parents and one sister. Survived by his wife and loving companion; Martha Tipton of the home. Four sons; William Weeks Jr. of Floyd, Arkansas Donald, Jessie,...

Apr 6, 2007

Fern Elizabeth Vincent, 93, of rural Lake City, died Friday morning at St Bernards Medical Center. Born in Oklahoma, Mrs. Vincent moved to this area 80 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of Liberty Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband: William “Doodle” Vincent; 2 sons: Shanley Vincent and Shelby Vincent; one...

Apr 5, 2007

John D. “Humpy” Slatton, Jr., 81, was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas September 23, 1925 and died April 5, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was the son of John D. and Pauline Warfield Slatton. He attended school in Jonesboro and also lived in Nettleton, Arkansas and Kansas City, Missouri, where he worked at Dixon’s Chili Parlor....

Apr 1, 2007

Roy Johnston, 91, of Brookland, died Sunday April 1, 2007 at the Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould. He was born in Brookland and lived his lifetime there. He was a retired Owner/Operator Truck Driver, and of the Methodist belief. He was preceded in death by his parents, Prezzie Johnston and Hattie Crittenden Johnston and one son Gene Johnston. Survivors...