Obituaries

May 31, 2023

Edith Hallene Dillier, 92, passed away on May 31, 2023 at the Flo and Phil Jones hospice house in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Hallene was born January 25, 1931 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Halleck and Marie Lang.  Growing up Hallene inherited her love of music from her blind mother who taught piano lessons in the home. Hallene’s dream of becoming...

May 31, 2023

Judy Carol Perkins, 78, passed away on May 31, 2023 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. Judy was born December 8, 1944 in Jonesboro, AR to Bill and Wanda Hogan. Growing up, she loved to go skating and to the local hangout, then later canoeing and camping with family and friends.

Judy retired from ASU after 30 years...

May 30, 2023

Jonathan Alan Wray, 38, of Jonesboro passed from this life Tuesday, May 30, 2023 in Lake City. He was born on August 17, 1984 in Lake Village. Jonathan has only resided in Jonesboro for just a brief time after spending the majority of life in the central Arkansas area. He was of the Christian belief and also was a...

May 30, 2023

Margaret Hall, 81, departed this life at Ridgecrest Nursing Home on May 30, 2023 after an extended illness.  She was born in Covington, KY on October 16, 1941.

Margie, as she was known, lived much of her life in Cincinnati, OH where she was a graduate of St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing and became a Surgical...

May 29, 2023

Anthony Wayne McCann Sr., 65, of Jonesboro, died at his home on Monday, May 29, 2023.  He had lived in Jonesboro for the past 4 years, moving here from Dickson, Tennessee.  He was born on November 6, 1957 in Hernando, Mississippi, to Alvin and Rose McCann.  He served in the United State Marine Corp for 8 years, and was...

May 28, 2023

Zyhir “Zy” Grayson Lee Garrett, 8, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Sunday, May 28, 2023. He was born on February 19, 2015 to Eddie Austin Jr, and Kishayla Garrett in Jonesboro. Zy was an energetic young man who loved to play sports, especially basketball, and his favorite player was Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors. He...

May 28, 2023

Jean Cooper Russell, 82, of Jonesboro passed away Sunday, May 28th 2023 at Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born August 4th, 1940 in Weiner, AR to Willis and Letha Irene (Kieffer) Cooper.

Jean moved to Hardy and graduated from Hardy High School as well as attained a Masters in Education from ASU Jonesboro. Jean...

May 22, 2023

Lois Rachel Mae Davison, 83, passed from this life on Monday, May 22, 2023 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born October 29, 1939 to Samuel Self Sr. and Clara Hawkins Self in Egypt, Arkansas.

Lois lived most of her life in Jonesboro. She was retired after having spent many years as a...

May 21, 2023

Christopher David Polsgrove, 48 of Brookland, Arkansas passed from this life Sunday, May 21, 2023 in Higden, Arkansas. He was born March 6, 1975 in Jonesboro, Arkansas to David Polsgrove and Barbara Featherston Polsgrove. He was raised in Newport, Arkansas where he was an exceptional athlete. He was a member of the 1991 Newport High School State Championship football...

May 19, 2023

David Harvey Cline, 69, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, peacefully passed away on Friday May 19th in the year of our Lord 2023, surrounded by his loved ones.  David fought a hard battle with cancer but finally succumbed to a very aggressive form of the disease.  David will be dearly missed. He is survived by his wife Laura and two sons,...

May 16, 2023

Mia Lilly Osterhoudt was born then entered heaven after 11 minutes Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was deeply loved and will be missed dearly by her family.

Mia was preceded in death by maternal great grandparents, Roy Henry Carroll Sr. and Mary Lou Carroll and her great aunt, Sherry Carroll....

May 15, 2023

Troy Franklin Creecy, 83, a lifelong resident of Trumann, died Monday, May 15, 2023, at NEA Baptist Medical Center. He was of the Pentecostal belief. Troy was the owner and operator of Creecy’s Custom Kitchens and was the first cabinet maker in Northeast Arkansas. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and anything outdoors. But his love was spending time with...

May 14, 2023

Gerardo Duran Diaz, 53, de Jonesboro, pasó de esta vida el 14 de Mayo, 2023 en el hospital St.Bernards. Gerardo nació el 30 de septiembre del 1969, en Morelia,Michoacán México, a sus padres Javier Duran y la difunta Alicia Díaz López. Gerardo se reúne con su madre y con su hermana Lilia Vázquez Tinoco y su cuñado Gustavo...

May 13, 2023

Tiffany Renee Dodson Coy, 41, of Jonesboro passed from this life Saturday, May 13, 2023 at her home. She was born to Terry Dodson and Annette Clements on May 27, 1981 in Blytheville. Tiffany lived the majority of her life in Jonesboro after spending a brief time in Clarksville, TN. She was of the Christian belief. Tiffany had...

May 12, 2023

Pauline Ann Burleson, 73, of Powhatan, died Friday, May 12, 2023, at St. Bernards Medical Center. She had lived in Powhatan since 1981, moving there from Springfield, Missouri. She attended the Oak Grove Freewill Baptist Church. She loved being a housewife and a mother, as her chosen profession. Other hobbies included dancing and playing Canasta. She was the...

May 12, 2023

Wanda June Tinch Smith, 82, of Jonesboro, Arkansas passed away at her residence of natural causes on Friday, May 12, 2023.

Wanda was born and raised in Jamestown, Tennessee, where she met her husband of almost 65 years, Ray Franklin Smith. Wanda and Ray had their first child Patsy Jo Moriarty in Jamestown. The Smiths’ then moved...

May 11, 2023

Mary “Ellen” Horne, 77, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born in Jonesboro to her late mother, Minnie Gilley Hall, on December 26, 1945. Ellen was a beautician and part owner operator of the family business, Union Glass, which has been in business...

May 9, 2023

Edward Llewellyn Gary II, 77, of Jonesboro, passed away early Tuesday morning. Born in Queens, New York to Edward Llewellyn Gary and Ruth Beck Gary on February 21, 1946, his family moved to Florida when Ed was a child. He graduated from the University of Miami and continued graduate work in the Nurse Anesthetist Program at Wake Forest...

May 9, 2023

Herbert Eugene (Gene) Moody, 90, a long-time resident of Jonesboro passed away from this life on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 as a resident of the Sunrise Assisted Living Facility of Fort Worth, Texas.

Known much of his life commonly as “the Colonel”, Gene was born at home in Brookland, Arkansas, in 1932. His father, J.L....

May 8, 2023

Scott Junior Eldridge, 61, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Monday, May 8, 2023. He was born to the late Scott Eldridge and Francis Adams Millsap on December 27, 1961 in Walnut Ridge. Scott enjoyed being in the outdoors, hunting, and fishing. He was a jack of all trades and enjoyed building cars and woodworking.