Obituaries

Oct 9, 2023

Betty June Johnson, 58, of Otwell departed from this earth on October 9, 2023. She was born July 29,1965. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Roy Johnson; four children, Farrah Quinn, Roger Johnson, Morgan Maxwell and Greg Johnson; eight grandchildren and a sister, Kathy Johnson. Betty was preceded in death by her mother, Lois Gandy Richards....

Oct 9, 2023

Dean Dwight Goad, 62, of Jonesboro passed away on Monday, October 9, 2023 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born on May 5, 1961 to James and Gustavah Goad in St. Louis, Missouri. Dean is preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, Jim Goad.

Dean lived most of his life in the...

Oct 9, 2023

Patricia Louise McAndrew, 81, of Jonesboro passed away Monday, October 9, 2023, at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born July 21, 1942, in Albany, Oregon, to the late Ernest and Virginia Luehring. Patricia graduated from Arkansas State University with a bachelor’s degree in history and worked as a special education teacher. She was also a veteran of the...

Oct 7, 2023

Gerald Iveson Butler, 85, a resident of Strawberry, Arkansas, peacefully departed this life on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at his residence that he always referred to as “Butler Mountain” surrounded by his loving family. He was born on March 27, 1938, to the late Clarence Wesley and Pynie Malone Butler in Rivervale, Arkansas.

Gerald was a carpet...

Oct 7, 2023

Alice Guntharp Phipps, 84, passed from this life, to make her home in Heaven on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, surrounded by her family. Alice was born on May 27, 1939 to H.J and Leona Guntharp.

She was raised in Hoxie until the family moved to Jonesboro her Senior year of...

Oct 6, 2023

John Christopher Ballard, 34, formerly of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2023, at his current residence in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born on December 20, 1988, to Stan and Beth Ballard at St Bernards in Jonesboro. John was engaged to his loving fiancé, Taryn Childress. Taryn lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, where they first...

Oct 6, 2023

Mary Jane (Brooks) Johnson, 85, of Crenshaw, MS, formerly of Jonesboro and Caraway, passed away on October 6, 2023 at the Regional One Health Medical Center in Memphis. She was born in Hancock, Arkansas on March 11, 1938 to Dick and Lovis Brooks.

Mary Jane lived most of her life in Caraway. She was a graduate of...

Oct 5, 2023

Bobby Cleo Fletcher, 77, of Lake City passed away Thursday, October 5, 2023 at his home. He was born to JC and Joyce Passmore Fletcher on September 3, 1946 in Bay. Bobby graduated from Dixie High School in 1965. He served in the Army from 1968 to 1970 in Korea. Bobby was a member of Refuge General Baptist Church...

Oct 3, 2023

Jerry Dillin, 81, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at Woodbriar Nursing Home in Harrisburg, Arkansas. Jerry was born May 12, 1942 to the late Jake Dillin and Neva Sue Battles in Monette, Arkansas. He was a former United States Marine and was in the insurance business in Jonesboro for nearly 50 years.

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Oct 3, 2023

Korbin Elliott Bigelow “Korby” passed away on October 3, 2023 in Bono, Arkansas, at the age of 34.

Korby was born on July 18, 1989. He grew up in North Saint Paul, Minnesota, and graduated in 2007 from The Academy for Sciences and Agriculture (AFSA), a public charter school. Korby held numerous jobs through the years, but...

Oct 2, 2023

Glenna Lambert, a longtime resident of Arkansas and recent resident of Mount Juliet, Tennessee, passed away at the age of 79 on October 2nd, 2023.

Glenna was born on September 15, 1944, to Thelma and Pruitt Fowler in Manila, AR. She was the oldest of seven: Terry, Susan, Charles “Sonny”, Paul, Don, and Scott. During her childhood,...

Oct 2, 2023

Barbara Ann Jaress, 83, of Jonesboro passed from this life on October 2, 2023 at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born to the late Aaron and Maudline Rogers on April 24, 1940 in Pocahontas, Arkansas. Barbara was a CNA in Labor and Delivery for many years in Florida. She was a natural caregiver and enjoyed taking care of those...

Oct 2, 2023

Christopher Shane Keith, 36, of Jonesboro, past from this life on Monday, October 2, 2023.  He was a lifetime resident of Craighead County.  He enjoyed spending time with his children, fishing, motorcycles, and working on cars.  He was preceded in death by his biological father, Kenneth Keith; grandparents, Ralph and Mary Taylor; Frank Warnick and Edith Gatlin.

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Oct 1, 2023

In defiance of his preferences, these words will attempt to remember Bryan Andrew Carmer. He was, to those who knew him, not a man for whom a few words will suffice. He was too stubborn to ever be truly defined. He was fiercely loyal and always ready to make you laugh when you thought you couldn’t do it. He...

Oct 1, 2023

Perry Tim Isbell Sr. died Sunday, October 1, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Joyce, of the home, three children, his daughter, Terry Isbell, of Ridgetop, Tennessee; his son, Perry Tim Isbell Jr, (wife, Deana) of McKinney Texas; and daughter, Tammi Isbell Goodrich (husband Derick), of Bono. He is also survived by six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Grandchildren...

Sep 29, 2023

Albert “Lee” McGinnis, 53, of Paragould passed from this life on Friday, September 29, 2023. He was born to the late Charles and Helen McGinnis on July 6, 1970 in Jonesboro. Lee was an avid outdoorsman, he loved hunting, riding 4-wheelers, and grilling. He also loved to watch Westerns and anything on Discovery Channel that had to do with...

Sep 27, 2023

Devonda Jean Sammons, 70, of Trumann passed from this life on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born to the late Devon and Jean Martin on March 6, 1953 in St. Louis. Devonda was a LPN in her younger years and used her knowledge to help start an exercise class at The Plantation in Trumann...

Sep 27, 2023

Joseph "JW" Stark of Jonesboro, Arkansas, departed this life on September 27, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family, at the age of 85. He was born to Joseph O. and Inice Stark in Jonesboro on July 27, 1938.

JW served his country for 22 years in the Army National Guard and worked as a...

Sep 26, 2023

Joann Stephens, 79, of Jonesboro passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at Ridgecrest Nursing Center. She was born July 18, 1944 in Booneville, Mississippi to the late R.C. and Carrie Owens. Joann was a member of Fairview Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with family, especially her grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Joann was preceded...

Sep 25, 2023

Northeast Arkansas has lost a celebrated genealogist, famous cook, and talented decorator with the passing of Dale McMasters, 81, of Bay. Dale died on September 25, 2023, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House.

Dale was the youngest child born to Richard Caron and Edna Irene (Smith) Hinshaw in West Memphis,  on Jan. 23, 1942. She...