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Vada M Mize -Glbfh
Jun 18, 2020
Jonesboro- Vada M. Mize, 74, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born June 13, 1946 in Walnut Ridge to the late Charles and Vicie Adale Prater Keith. She had worked as a waitress at the Elk Lodge and Jonesboro Country Club and as a meat wrapper at Hays Supermarket. Mrs. Mize...
Donald Edward Mcfall - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 16, 2020
Donald Edward McFall, 79, of Pocahontas, Arkansas, passed away at the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital's COVID unit in Little Rock, Arkansas, on June 16, 2020. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 30, 1940, to A.L. and Edna (Watson) McFall, Don was an avid outdoorsman, a veteran of the Vietnam war, a defender of the downtrodden, fluent in...
William Hurschel Ray -Glbfh
Jun 14, 2020
Jonesboro- William Hurschel Ray, 97, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020. He was born June 6, 1923 in Ripley, Mississippi to the late Dewey and Obie Richardson Ray. He retired from Colson after many years. He was very devoted and involved in his church, Nettleton Church of Christ. He is survived by his children, William Ray of Jonesboro and Cindy...
Willie Nadine Barrett -Gfh
Jun 14, 2020
Taylorsville, NC- Mrs. Willie Nadine Barrett, 94, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020. She was born February 11, 1926 in Bernie, Missouri, the daughter of the late Daniel Gilbert Phillips and Ether Lee Holden Phillips. She was a homemaker and also a nurse aide. She also worked in a canning factory in Michigan canning tomatoes. She was a member...
Debra Kay Rogers - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 14, 2020
Debra Kay Rogers, 64, of Biggers passed away Sunday June 14, 2020 at Five Rivers Medical Center. She was born March 9, 1956 to the late Kethel and Irene Holland Morley in Heroin, IL. She was a Christian and attended Shannon Baptist Church. Debra is preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Mary Jillian, Linda Trotter; and brother, Kethel Robert...
Minnie Ruth Osment -Glbfh
Jun 12, 2020
Jonesboro- Minnie Ruth Wiles Osment passed away early Friday morning, June 12th. She was born in a log cabin to Warner and Stella Lamberson Wiles, south of Jonesboro, almost a hundred years ago on December 5th, 1923. She was a direct descendant of the original settlers of the McDaniel Settlement, which later became known as Valley View. Her great grandfather...
James Lee "Jimmy" Gibson -Glbfh
Jun 12, 2020
Jonesboro- James Lee "Jimmy" Gibson, 60, passed Friday, June 12, 2020 at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born November 2, 1959 in Jonesboro to the late Robert Wayne Gibson Jr. and Doris June Harmon Gibson. Jimmy had been a construction worker and a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church. He is survived by a brother, Robert Gibson;...
Jessie Virginia Harmon - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 10, 2020
Jessie Virginia Harmon, 97, of Heber Springs passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at BHMC in Heber Springs, AR. She was born to the late Troy and Mary Elizabeth Ratliff Jackson in Old Walnut Ridge on March 31, 1923. Jessie loved quilting and crossword and jigsaw puzzles. Jessie is preceded in death by her parents, Troy and Lizzie Jackson; brother,...
Lynda Joyce Young -Glbfh
Jun 9, 2020
Jonesboro- Lynda Joyce Young, 71, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born December 21, 1948 in Tyronza to the late Fred and Freddie Warren Young. Lynda was a senior caregiver. She loved spending time with her family and her dog, Pepe. She is survived by her son, Marion Brown; three sisters, Helen Brache,...
Gene Bailey (Gwfh)
Jun 9, 2020
Mr. Gene Bailey of Harrisburg, departed this life Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at the Flo and Phil Hospice House in Jonesboro, at the age of 84. He was born February 2, 1936 in Hazard, Kentucky, the son of the late Alvin Bailey and Callie Campbell Bailey. Gene was raised in Hazard, Kentucky and following high school joined the U.S. Army....
Lloyd Love Langford Jr. -Glbfh
Jun 9, 2020
Jonesboro- Lloyd Love Langford Jr., 83, passed from this life Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born October 8, 1936 in Jonesboro. Lloyd was a lifelong resident of Jonesboro, he was a graduate of Jonesboro High School, Arkansas State University and Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science. He was a member of the NEA,...
Loretta Sue Ferrell - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 8, 2020
Loretta "Sue" Ferrell, 79, of Pocahontas, AR passed away Monday, June 8, 2020, in Batesville, AR. She was born to the late Jay W. Thompson and Juanita McCuthhin Troutt in Missouri on July 3, 1940. Sue is preceded in death by her; husband, Paul Ferrell; parents, Jay Thompson, Juanita Troutt; and sisters, Joyce and Judy. She is survived by her...
Donnie Lemuel Ford -Glbfh
Jun 8, 2020
Bono- Donnie Lemuel Ford, 83, passed away Monday morning, June 8, 2020 at his home. He was born August 5, 1936 in Bono to the late J.R. and Ophelia Young Ford. He married Jean Frances Hammon in January 11, 1962 and they enjoyed for 56 years together. Formerly of Burton, MI, he worked for Mead Container Corporation for 25 years....
Betty M Erikson - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 6, 2020
Betty M. Erikson, 85, of Carrollton, TX passed away Saturday, June 6, 2020, at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. Betty was born to the late John and Lula Graham McIlroy on January 17, 1935 in Pocahontas, AR. She received a Bachelor of Arts at Arkansas Tech, then lived several places before moving to Texas in 1968 where she...
Betty Hansen
Jun 5, 2020
Mrs. Betty Jo Hansen of Jonesboro, departed this life Friday, June 5, 2020, at the Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House at the age of 78. She was born September 8, 1941 in Greenbrier, AL, the daughter of the late Jesse Russell and Leona Mae Rodgers Russell. Betty was a beautician and enjoyed going to the senior Citizens Center. She...
Tommy Williams -Gfh
Jun 2, 2020
Leachville- Tommy Williams, 89, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020. He was born January 11, 1931 in Shirley to the late Clyde and Ella Barnum Williams. Tommy loved to work and being a farmer especially during harvest time. He enjoyed spending time with his family. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Steven Todd Williams and Joe Wayne...
James Russell Downing -Glbfh
Jun 2, 2020
Paragould- James Russell Downing, 37, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2020. He was born December 31, 1982 in Blytheville to John and Sally Skidmore Downing. James was a self-employed diesel mechanic. He loved to hunt and fish. He was survived by his children: son, Cody Downing of Manila; step-daughter, Addison Davis of Paragould; daughter, Brooklyn Downing of Paragould; mother and...
Dennis R. Carter -Glbfh
Jun 1, 2020
Cherokee Village- Dennis Carter, 66, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020 in Jonesboro. He was born March 10, 1954 in Jonesboro. He was a supervisor with Dupont. Dennis was known to kids and grandkids as "Pops" and was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. He enjoyed collecting Bibles and loved spending time with family and friends. He is survived by his...
George Thomas Tedder - Mcnabb Funeral Home
May 30, 2020
George Thomas Tedder, age 59, of Pocahontas, AR passed away in his home on May 30, 2020. He was born to the late John Thomas and Pat Tedder in California on August 30, 1960. He moved to Arkansas in 1977 from California and was of the Christian belief. George worked as a welder at ARI in Paragould. He was an...
Frances Neely Hewett -Glbfh
May 28, 2020
Jonesboro- Frances Neely Hewett, 94, departed this life Thursday morning, May 28, 2020 at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born June 26, 1925 in Missouri to the late Gus and Laura Neely, but moved to Arkansas at an early age. She attended school at Brookland and Bono. She took her RN training at St. Bernards Hospital. Her...
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