Obituaries

May 13, 2006

Eva Daphene Holder 84, of Jonesboro died Saturday May 13, 2006 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Pocahontas, Arkansas and had lived in Jonesboro for 3 years coming from Pocahontas, Arkansas. She was a member of the Valley View Church of Christ and a retired lunch room supervisor for the Pocahontas High School. She...

May 12, 2006

Glenda Collins 92 of La Porte, Indiana, died Friday May 12, 2006 at the Arbors Nursing Center in Michigan City Indiana. She was born in Bay, Arkansas and had lived in Bay most of her life until moving to La Porte, Indiana 6 years ago. She was a homemaker and also retired form the Singer Plant in Trumann, Arkansas....

May 11, 2006

Dovie M Gipson, 89 of Lake City, Arkansas died Thursday, May 11, 2006 at Lake City. She was born in Sedgewick, Arkansas and lived most of her life in the Lake City area. She was of the General Baptist belief and was preceded in death by her son, Willie Alvin Thompson. She is survived by Husband Carroll Gipson, of...

May 9, 2006

John Walter Warner, Jr., 71, of Jonesboro died Tuesday evening at NEA Medical Center in Jonesboro. Mr. Warner moved to Jonesboro 30 years ago moving from San Antonio, Texas. He was a member of Faith Free Will Baptist Church. At his church, Mr. Warner was a member of Master Men, the choir, and was a Sunday School teacher. He...

May 9, 2006

Mary Frances Clark, 93 of Staunton, Virginia died Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at her son’s home in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born in Rockbridge County Virginia, and spent the winter with her son in Jonesboro. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald J. Clark, her parents, two sisters and two brothers. She is survived by Son Wayne...

May 8, 2006

Betty Schisler, 72 of Jonesboro died Monday, May 8, 2006 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri and had lived most of her life in the Jonesboro area. She was a member of the St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and was an owner/operator of the Mustang Flying Service

She was preceded in death...

May 7, 2006

Virginia Ridge, 85 of Lake City, Arkansas died Sunday, May 7, 2006 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was lived her entire life in Lake City area and taught school at Lake City for over 17 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, C. W. Ridge, Sr. and Ella Ridge; four brothers, Bonnie Ridge, Walter Ridge, C....

May 6, 2006

Thomas A. Dunevant, 77, died Saturday morning at Jonesboro Healthcare. He had lived in Jonesboro most of his life. He was a retired machine operator at Delta. He was a member of the Victory Lighthouse Church. Mr. Dunevant was preceded in death by his wife, Paulette Ruthie Dunevant, a son, Milton Dunevant, a sister, Doris Beavers, and a brother,...

May 5, 2006

Kelly Marie Purtee 45, of Jonesboro died Friday May 5, 2006 at her home following a lengthy battle with Leukemia. Kelly was born March 4, 1961 in Fayetteville, Arkansas and as an infant moved to Forrest City, Arkansas with her family. In early elementary school she moved to Jonesboro, Arkansas where she lived the remainder of her life. She...

May 4, 2006

Ray Hobgood, 76, of Jonesboro, died Thursday evening at home of natural causes. A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Mr. Hobgood was a salesman for Fox Brothers Hardware of Pine Bluff for 34 years and then worked for Franklin Hardware in Jonesboro for 10 years before retiring. He served 8 years in the National Guard and Army Reserve...

May 3, 2006

Dorothy Helen Gray, 97, of Jonesboro, died Wednesday afternoon at St. Elizabeth’s Place in Jonesboro where she had resided for 2 months. Born in Monette, Mrs. Gray lived much of her life in Kansas City, Missouri before moving to Mountain Home and then to Jonesboro 6 years ago. She was a retired supervisor for Avon, Inc. in Kansas City...

May 2, 2006

Ray Blankenship 71, of Jonesboro died Tuesday May 2, 2006 at his residence. He was born in Saltillo, Tenn. and lived in Jonesboro since 1994 coming from Blytheville, AR. He was a retired route salesman for the Interstate Bakery, and a member of the Walnut Street Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his Parents Edgar Ray and...

May 2, 2006

James Kyle Berry, 22, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, died Tuesday, May 2, 2006, at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis from injuries received in a two-motorcycle accident which occurred in Memphis on April 19. A native and life-long resident of Jonesboro, Kyle was a student at the Motorcycle Mechanic Institute in Orlando, Florida. He was a 2001 graduate of Valley...

Apr 30, 2006

Morine Wessell 86, of Fisher died Sunday April 30, 2006 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Fisher, AR and had lived in Fisher since 1967 coming from Weiner, AR. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Weiner, AR She was preceded in death by her Husband, Melvin William...

Apr 29, 2006

Stella Frances Ellis, 89, of Gardner, Kansas, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2006 at Hillside Village Nursing Home in DeSoto, Kansas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at Emerson Memorial Chapel in Jonesboro, Arkansas with Rev. Archie Mason officiating. Burial will follow in Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery. Stella was born December 5, 1916...

Apr 28, 2006

Corine T. Iselin, 73, born and raised in Jonesboro, died Friday, April 28, during her short stay in Houston. A graduate of Jonesboro High, Arkansas State University and the University of Arizona, she believed deeply in education and enjoyed teaching in Pine Bluff, Arizona, California, and Kansas. She was a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church, active in missions...

Apr 28, 2006

Raymond Haan, Jr., 35, of Jonesboro, died Friday afternoon at St. Bernards Medical Center. Born in Chicago, Mr. Haan moved to Jonesboro 25 years ago. He was a factory worker and a Christian. He was preceded in death by his grandparents. Survivors include: Wife: Rebekah Haan of Jonesboro; Father: Raymond Haan, Sr. of Sonoma, California; Mother: Mernith Todd Haan...

Apr 27, 2006

Virginia B. Brown, 81, of Jonesboro, died Thursday afternoon at Ridgecrest Health and Rehab Center in Jonesboro. Born in Pocahontas, Mrs. Brown lived most of her life in Jonesboro. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist belief. She was preceded in death by her husband: Willie G. Brown; 1 son: Glen Bowers; 1 brother: Jim Swan; and...

Apr 25, 2006

R. Wayne Fogle, 85, of Jonesboro died Tuesday April 25, 2006 at the NEA Medical Center. He was born in War Eagle, Arkansas and lived in Jonesboro for 43 years, moving here from Forrest City, Arkansas. He was a retired agent for the Internal Revenue Service, a Certified Public Accountant, and an internal auditor with Simmons Bank in Jonesboro....

Apr 22, 2006

Shelby L. Bishop, 62, of Trumann, died Saturday afternoon at her residence of natural causes. Born in Jonesboro, Mrs. Bishop lived most of her life in the Jonesboro-Trumann area. She worked several years for Parker-Hannifin and Salant and Salant in Trumann before becoming disabled. She attended the First Baptist Church in Trumann and was preceded in death by her...