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Mary Edith Dixon - Gwfh

Mary Edith Dixon - Gwfh

Nov 9, 2020

Mrs. Mary Edith Dixon of Harrisburg, AR, departed this life Monday, November 9, 2020, at her home at the age of 71. She was born September 9, 1949 in Harrisburg, AR the daughter of Harvey Denton and Jessie McCrackin Denton. Mary was a 1967 graduate of Harrisburg High School. After high school she managed the Exxon for many years. She...

Cecil Edward Potter - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Cecil Edward Potter - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Nov 8, 2020

Cecil Edward Potter, 96, of Imboden passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at the Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Cecil was born, October 20, 1924 in Pocahontas to the late Tolbert "Tip" and Mattie Pettit Potter. He was a Marine veteran, a longtime member of the VFW Honor Guard, and a member of Imboden Assembly of God....

Ronnie Dale Carter (Gwfh)

Ronnie Dale Carter (Gwfh)

Nov 7, 2020

Mr. Ronnie Dale Carter of Harrisburg, departed this life Saturday morning, November 7, 2020, at the Flo \u0026 Phil Hospice house in Jonesboro, at the age of 70. He was born July 6, 1950 in Jonesboro, the son of Garland Carter and Virginia Walker Carter. Ronnie graduated high school in Helena and then attended the Phillips County Community College. Following...

Larry Edward Mcelroy - Glbfh

Larry Edward Mcelroy - Glbfh

Nov 6, 2020

Mr. Larry Edward McElroy of Jonesboro, departed this life Friday night, November 6, 2020, at his home, at the age of 75. He was born July 3, 1945, the son of the late James McElroy and Mary Gage McElroy. Larry was a graduate of Monette High School and entered a career in the construction business. He worked many years for...

Fred Cooper -Glbfh

Fred Cooper -Glbfh

Nov 6, 2020

Jonesboro- Fred Cooper, 85, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020 at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. Fred was born in Jackson County near Newport. He was the son of George and Ruth Honey Cooper. Fred was the fifth child from ten brothers and sisters. Fred graduated from Harrisburg High School in 1955. The same year he married his high...

Bertha E Keeley - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Bertha E Keeley - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Nov 4, 2020

Bertha Keeley, 95, of Pocahontas, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Bertha was born December 30, 1924 in Memphis, TN to Ruben and Mary Bessie Davis Cornelius. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Betty Cornilious; husband, Paul Oetjen; son, Don Logsdon; daughter, Pat Spears; and grandson, Randy Book. Bertha...

Hassel "Maxine" Crisp - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Hassel "Maxine" Crisp - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Nov 4, 2020

Hassel "Maxine" Crisp, 84, of Pocahontas, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Maxine was born January 30, 1936 in Randolph County to Arley and Julane Tweedy Melton. She was preceded in death by her parents; grandson, Scotty Crisp; and great grandson, Colby Hostler. Maxine is survived by husband of 64 years, Perry...

Robert "Bobby" Alfard Wallis Jr. -Glbfh

Robert "Bobby" Alfard Wallis Jr. -Glbfh

Nov 3, 2020

Paragould- Robert "Bobby" Alfard Wallis Jr., 63, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at his home. He was born November 27, 1956 in Harrisburg to the late Robert and Maxine Riley Wallis. Bobby served his country proudly in the United States Army. He worked for Greenbrier Companies in Marmaduke. He loved motorcycles, collecting Indian arrow heads and deer hunting. He...

Stanley Kenneth Edington - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Stanley Kenneth Edington - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Nov 3, 2020

Stanley Kenneth Edington, 67, of Reyno, AR, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Five Rivers Medical Center in Pocahontas. Stanley was born January 27, 1953 in Pocahontas to John Marion and Goldia Molencupp Edington Jr. He was preceded in death by his parents. Stanley and Ginger were married in Cave City, AR and shared 45 years together. Stanley was...

Bobby Earl Hundley -Glbfh

Bobby Earl Hundley -Glbfh

Nov 3, 2020

Columbia, SC - Bobby Earl Hundley, 89, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. He was born November 2, 1931 in Bay to the late Goldie Griffith Hundley and Charles E. Hundley. He served his country proudly in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Bobby was a farmer and a plant manager for several years. He will...

Robert E Lee -Glbfh

Robert E Lee -Glbfh

Nov 2, 2020

Jonesboro- Robert E Lee, 75, passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born November 5, 1944 in Jonesboro to the late Junious "Red" and Margree Smith Lee. He was a truck driver. He loved to eat, sleep, his cowboy hats and cigars and to watch westerns and was a big John Wayne fan. He...

Betty Jane Wallin (Gwfh)

Betty Jane Wallin (Gwfh)

Nov 1, 2020

Mrs. Betty Jane Wallin of Harrisburg departed this life Sunday, November 1, 2020, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, at the age of 81. She was born December 10, 1938 in Tyronza, AR, the daughter of the late Verbil Isbell and Lela Wooten Isbell. Betty graduated high school at Marked Tree and then attended the Draughon's Business College in...

Doyle Evans Athy - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Doyle Evans Athy - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Oct 31, 2020

Doyle Evans Athy, 90, of Pocahontas, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Doyle was born November 3, 1929 in Maynard to Horace Eugene and Lora Fern Evans Athy. He was preceded in death by wives Mary Ann Athy and Vona Athy. Doyle is survived by daughters, Karen Chrisman of Porter, TX...

Dan William Earsa - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Dan William Earsa - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Oct 30, 2020

Dr. Daniel William Earsa, 71, of Pocahontas passed away Friday, October 30, 2020 at Randolph Home. He was born February 26, 1949 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to the late William C. and Irene L. Turecek Earsa. He was a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine who worked for the U.S.D.A. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Dan was a member of the...

Iva Jo Harrison -Gfh

Iva Jo Harrison -Gfh

Oct 30, 2020

Monette- Iva Jo Harrison, 86, passed peacefully from this life on Friday, October 30, 2020 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro with her daughter and great-granddaughter by her side. She was born December 7, 1933 in Fifty-six to the late W. A. and Gertha Corter. Iva was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a faithful member...

Robert Lee "Bobby" Johnson, Jr. (Gwfh)

Robert Lee "Bobby" Johnson, Jr. (Gwfh)

Oct 30, 2020

Robert Lee Johnson, Jr. "Bobby", departed this life Friday, October 30, 2020, at the St. Bernard\u0027s Medical Center in Jonesboro, at the age of 64. He was born August 14, 1956 in Chicago, IL, the son of Robert Lee Johnson, Sr. and Sonya Hillis Johnson. Bobby was a 1974 graduate of Steinmetz High School in Chicago. Following high school he...

Danny Pfeifer -Glbfh

Danny Pfeifer -Glbfh

Oct 30, 2020

Bono- Danny Pfeifer, 64, passed away Friday, October 30, 2020 at his home. He was born February 12, 1956 in Jonesboro to the late Carl and Lucile Thurman Pfeifer. Danny graduated from Westside High School where he played basketball. He retired from City Water and Light where he was a foreman. He liked cars and loved his horses and grandkids....

Ola Virginia Kirk -Glbfh

Ola Virginia Kirk -Glbfh

Oct 28, 2020

Jonesboro- Ola Virginia Kirk, 74, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at her home. She was born May 6, 1946 in Marked Tree to the late Donald and Stella Jones Platt. Mrs. Kirk worked at Jonesboro Schools in food service. She enjoyed her time with Jonesboro Kindergarten Center and loved serving the kids with a smile on her face. She...

Peggy Joan Allen - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Peggy Joan Allen - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Oct 28, 2020

Peggy Joan Allen, 75 of Walnut Ridge went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 28, 2020 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Peggy was born June 28, 1945 in St. Louis, MO to the late Charles and Alma Dean Burgess. She was a homemaker and member of Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; granddaughters,...

Betty Jewel Walls (Gwfh)

Betty Jewel Walls (Gwfh)

Oct 28, 2020

Betty J. Walls, of Harrisburg, departed this life Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at the NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, at the age of 87. She was born July 31, 1933 in Harrisburg, the daughter of the late James Silas Walls, Sr. and Nora Bell Hinsley Walls. Betty was a lifetime resident of Harrisburg and a graduate of Harrisburg High School....

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