Obituaries
Eddie Wayne Schreier
Mar 25, 2026
Eddie Wayne Schreier, of Brookland, Arkansas passed away on March 25, 2026, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 67. He was born on August 29, 1958, in Kansas City, Missouri, to the late Forrest Jr and Joyce (Adams) Schreier.
He was born and raised in the Excelsior Springs area. Eddie was a retired construction worker who...
Kolby Michael Belcher
Mar 23, 2026
Kolby Michael Belcher, 24, of Jonesboro passed from this life on March 23, 2026. He was born September 18, 2001 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to David and Nicole Belcher.
Kolby was an engineer on the Walnut Ridge Fire Department along with being a Captain at the Bay Volunteer Fire Department. He received fireman of the year in 2022 for his exceptional...
Phyllis Ann Brooks
Mar 24, 2026
Phyllis Ann Brooks, 81, of Jonesboro, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at NEA Baptist Hospital.
She was born July 25, 1944, in Batesville, AR, to Otis and Vada Bradley. The family moved to Jonesboro in 1951, where Phyllis remained, married, and raised her children. Gene and Phyllis Brooks married June 9, 1960, and would have celebrated their 66th anniversary this...
Dorothy Ellen Brown
Mar 23, 2026
Dorothy Ellen Brown, 83, of Jonesboro, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2026 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was born in Athens, Alabama on September 18, 1942 to Perry Whitehead and Ruby Rouse Whitehead.
Dorothy spent her childhood years in Alabama before moving to northeast Arkansas with her family. She was a graduate of Harrisburg High School. Dorothy loved reading...
Ila M. Felts
Mar 20, 2026
Ila M. Felts, 91, of Jonesboro, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2026 at the Craighead County Nursing Center. She was born on December 10, 1934 in Selmer, Tennessee to Tom J. Blankenship and Minnie Lee (Davis) Blankenship.
A longtime resident of northeast Arkansas, Ila was a member of Southwest Church of Christ where she enjoyed attending services in years past.
A...
Rosalie Gorham Barber
Mar 18, 2026
Rosalie Gorham Barber, born August 25, 1936, passed away on March 18, 2026 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House.
Rosalie spent her formative years in Black Oak, where she shared fond memories of her family operating the train depot and local theater—selling tickets and concessions—and picking cotton. Smart, hardworking, and driven, she graduated from Monette High School at the...
Nancy Katherine Hood
Mar 25, 2026
Nancy Katherine Hood, 60, of Joiner, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born on March 16, 1966 in Marks, Mississippi to Vines Monroe Sanders and Margie N. (Tollison) Sanders.
Nancy called Joiner, Arkansas home for over 30 years. She loved gardening and being outside and was always ready to hear some good gossip....
David Joe Elder
Mar 24, 2026
David J. Elder, 79, of Jonesboro, died Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center. He had resided in Jonesboro for over 35 years. He was born on October 30, 1946, in Yates Center, Kansas to Royal and Shirley Elder. He was a commercial truck driver for many years. Having served in the US Air Force during the...
Kendall Winford
Mar 24, 2026
Kendall R. Winford, 75, of Jonesboro, passed away on March 24, 2026, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Kendall was born in Jonesboro on November 27, 1950, to the late James and Lucy Winford.
Kendall was raised in Northeast Arkansas, growing up in Lake City. After graduating from high school in 1969, he was drafted into the Vietnam War. Kendall...
Rev. R.J. Wooten
Mar 21, 2026
Rev. R.J. Wooten, 75, of Jonesboro passed away Saturday, March 21, 2026, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born March 22, 1950, in Jonesboro to the late Tommy and Maurine Wooten.
R.J. had been a member of the UPC Church since 1973 and pastored a church in Port Lavaca, Texas for 24 years. He also owned and...
Kenneth Charles Dunn
Mar 20, 2026
Kenneth Charles Dunn, 65, passed away on March 20, 2026, at his home in Bono. Kenny was born in Texarkana, TX, on December 19, 1960, to the late Marguerite and Charles C. Dunn. In addition to his parents, Kenny is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Christine (Kris), and sister, Diana Kaye.
In his youth, Kenny grew up in Texarkana...
Jim Johnson
Mar 20, 2026
Jim Johnson, 89, of Jonesboro left this walk of life on Friday, March 20, 2026, surrounded by his loving family and friends, and woke up in Heaven in the arms of his Savior, Jesus Christ. He was born in Earle, Arkansas, on July 28, 1936, to Hansel and Ola (Lammers) Johnson. While he only had a second-grade education and not...
Jerry Eugene Pickering
Mar 19, 2026
Jerry Eugene Pickering, 83, of Jonesboro passed from this life on March 19, 2026 at his home. He was born May 6, 1942 in Greene County to the late Elbert “Monk” Pickering and Nora Earlene Pickering.
Jerry lived most of his life in the Jonesboro area and was a charter member of Highland Drive Christian Church. He enjoyed hunting, following the...
Betty Montgomery
Mar 18, 2026
Betty Montgomery, age 80, of Bono, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at her home on March 18, 2026.
Betty was a devoted wife, loving mother, and cherished grandmother and great-grandmother. She shared a lifetime of love and partnership with her husband, Robert Montgomery. Together, they built a family that was the center of Betty’s world.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Montgomery;...
Dr. Louis Layton
Mar 17, 2026
Dr. Louis Junior Layton, 84, of Jonesboro, passed away at NEA Baptist Hospital on March 17, 2026. Dr. Layton was born in Poinsett County on August 6, 1941, to the late Arizona and Louis B. Layton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Charles Layton.
Dr. Layton was born and raised in Harrisburg's Central Community....
Roberta Helen Coleman
Mar 17, 2026
Roberta Helen (Bertie) Coleman, 93, of Jonesboro passed away Tuesday, March 17 2026 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born February 2, 1933 in Jonesboro to the late Robert and Lillie Hansen Turman. Roberta lived in Valley View and Jonesboro all of her life. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Methodist Church.
In addition to her...
Lois Jean Leftwich Travis
Mar 17, 2026
Lois Jean Leftwich Travis, 85, died on March 17, 2026, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born in Memphis, TN, to Charles Leftwich and Polly Beall Leftwich. Lois was raised in Wilson, AR, until she married and began a family in Osceola, AR, before moving to Jonesboro, where she spent the next 62...
Lloyd Coble
Mar 17, 2026
Lloyd Coble, 78, of Jonesboro, passed from this life on March 17, 2026, at his residence. He was born on June 3, 1947, in Arkansas to the late Claude and Dora Coble.
Lloyd dedicated 50 years of his life as an over-the-road truck driver before his retirement. He had a deep love for old cars and enjoyed working on them whenever...
Donald Ray Strait
Mar 15, 2026
Donald Ray Strait, 75, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Sunday March 15, 2026 at the Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born October 14, 1950 in Canton, Ohio to the late James Woodard Strait and Alberta Strait.
Donald spent most of his life in the Jonesboro area, where he faithfully served as a pastor for 43 years....
Barbara Kay Robertson
Mar 14, 2026
Barbara Kay Robertson, 77, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Saturday March 14, 2026 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born October 7, 1948 in Bono to the late Orvis and Phala Smith.
Barbara has lived in the Bono and Jonesboro area all of her life and was previously a member of Poplar Valley Free Will Baptist. Barbara enjoyed...
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