Obituaries

Feb 7, 2007

Deborah Kaye Hinds (Ward) went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday morning, February 7, 2007 at 10:30 A.M.. She was at home surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her mother Mabel Lorain Ward (Murray), her father Verneal Everett Ward, and a brother Billy Wayne Merrell. Deborah has been married for the past 28...

Feb 7, 2007

Abel Flores Arias, 63, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Wednesday evening at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Mr. Arias moved to Jonesboro in 1975. He was retired from Delta Consolidated Manufacturing in Jonesboro and was of the Catholic belief. He was preceded in death by his parents and 2 brothers. Survivors include: His Wife: Tammy...

Feb 6, 2007

Kimberly Beth Hall, 31, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, February 6, 2007, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born in Memphis Tennessee and had lived in Jonesboro all her life and was of the Baptist belief. She is survived by her husband, J. T. Hall, of the home; sons Jackson Todd, and Lil T, of the home; three daughters,...

Feb 6, 2007

Norma Jean Daugherty, 79, of Jonesboro died Tuesday, February 6, 2007, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born in Jonesboro and had lived here all her life. She was a homemaker and a charter member of North Main Baptist Church. She was a Sunday School Teacher at North Main Baptist and taught for over 30 years in the...

Feb 6, 2007

Tami Jones, 47, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday evening at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was a graduate of Paragould High School and was a member of the Liberty Full Gospel Church. She also visited Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Clay, Arkansas.

Mrs. Jones was preceded in death by her husband, Guss Thomas Jones; her father, Rolland...

Feb 6, 2007

Wallace O. Turner, Jr., 77 of Bauxite, Arkansas died Tuesday February 6, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and lived in Bauxite for five years moving there from Little Rock. He was a Retired Insurance Salesman for Hadfield and Williams Insurance Co., a member of Levy United Methodist Church and was a Navy Veteran of...

Feb 3, 2007

Austin “Skip” Granger, 29 of Jonesboro died Saturday, February 3, 2007. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and had lived in Jonesboro for the past eighteen years. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Millie King.

He is survived by his sons, Scott Granger, Jonesboro; Garrett Granger, Tulsa, Oklahoma; his parents, Susan and Jerry Flynn,...

Feb 3, 2007

Lillie Gertrude Fry, 84 of Black Oak, Arkansas, died Saturday February 3, 2007 at the Monette Manor, Inc. She was born in Judsonia, Arkansas, and lived in Black Oak, most of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of the Black Oak Church of Christ, and the Extension Homemakers Club of Black Oak. She was preceded in...

Feb 2, 2007

Dorothy Jean Lasley Clark, 77 of Jonesboro died Friday, February 2, 2007, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was born in Jonesboro and was preceded in death by her husband, Bro. T. J. Clark; her parents, Willie Lasley Jr. and Willie L. Washington Lasley; one son-in-law, Joseph Thompson and one step-son, Willie C. Clark. She was a member of...

Feb 1, 2007

Cindy Rhynea Harris, 40, of Jonesboro died Thursday at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born in Walnut Ridge and had lived in Jonesboro with her family. Ms. Harris is survived by one son, Corey Harris; one daughter, Selina Harris; her parents, Larry G. Dulaney and Sandra O’Connor Dulaney; three brothers, Bruce O’Connor, Teddy Dulaney, and Larry Dulaney; one...

Jan 31, 2007

W. L. Gillespie, 70, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday evening at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He had lived in Jonesboro for 51 years, moving here from Osceola. He was a member of First Baptist Church.

Mr. Gillespie retired from the Army as a Lt. Colonel. He was president of Gillespie Egg Farm for 34 years. He was owner/operator...

Jan 29, 2007

Pat Mullen, 72, of Jonesboro died Monday at her home. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and had lived in Jonesboro since 1991. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Carl Guthrey of Jonesboro; a brother, Mack Queen of St. Louis; one sister, Virginia Dragshutz, St. Charles, Missouri; and one grandchild, Caleb Logan Guthrey of...

Jan 29, 2007

Mary Dean Puryear, 75, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Monday morning at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Little Rock, Mary lived most of her life in Jonesboro and Cherokee Village. She was of the Methodist faith and a retired realtor with White Realty in Jonesboro. She was preceded in death by her parents: Edgar and Leta Dean. Survivors...

Jan 27, 2007

Virginia Henry, 96, of Jonesboro, died Saturday morning at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She had lived in Jonesboro since 1935, moving here from Cross County. She was a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church where she had served as WMU Director and taught Sunday School classes. She had also served as secretary for AARP. She was preceded in death...

Jan 26, 2007

William “Willard” Whaley, 63, of Lepanto, died Friday morning at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. He was a lifelong resident of Lepanto. He loved to fish and deer hunt. He was a member of the Rivervale Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert E. Lee & Effie Mae Mable Whaley, and several brothers and sisters. He...

Jan 25, 2007

Doris Dansby, 88, of Jonesboro died Thursday, January 25, 2007 in North Little Rock. She was born in New Albany, Mississippi, and lived in Jonesboro for five years, moving here from Evansville, Indiana. She was a retired pharmaceutical researcher for Bristol Myers Squibb, and lead researcher for the Lederle Laboratory when mycin drugs were discovered. She was a member...

Jan 24, 2007

JONESBORO—Curtis Cedel Gamblin, 83, of Jonesboro passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2007. He was a beloved husband and father of three children. He was lovingly known as “Pops” by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Curt was born in Cisco, Texas, on July 7, 1923. He was the son of the late Vin Monroe Gamblin and Ada Ruth Gamblin....

Jan 24, 2007

Mary Estela Trevino, age 43, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Tuesday morning at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born in Levelland, Texas, Mary lived in Yakima, Washington before moving to Jonesboro in 1999. She was a member of the Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents: Genaro, Sr. and Maria Quintanilla Trevino, and one sister, Susie Trevino....

Jan 24, 2007

L. C. Vaughn, 77 of Jonesboro, died Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Senath, Missouri and had lived in Jonesboro for ten years, moving here form Phoenix, Arizona. He was a retired factory worker with Singer Manufacturing Company in Trumann. He served his country in the US Army and the US Navy....

Jan 23, 2007

Harry Dale Worsley, 72 of Jonesboro died Tuesday, January 23, 2007, at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee and moved to Jonesboro in 1976 from Forrest City, Arkansas. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church and the director of the Fisher St. Methodist Church Food Bank. He was a 32 Degree Mason, and...