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Bishop Edward Washington Garrett Sr. - Glbfh

Bishop Edward Washington Garrett Sr. - Glbfh

May 21, 2020

Jonesboro - Bishop Edward Washington Garrett Sr., 69, sunrise March 30, 1951 and sunset May 21, 2020. His mother, Mamie Gertrude Garrett met him. Left to cherish his memory, his wife, Sheila Garrett; his children, Tiffany Alexander (Henry), Edward Garrett Jr. (Kesha) and Demetrius Jones (Maribel) and Derrick Dawson (Heather); several brothers and sisters; a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren...

Lucille S Teel - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Lucille S Teel - Mcnabb Funeral Home

May 21, 2020

Lucille Teel, 90, of Pocahontas received her angel wings Thursday, May 21, 2020. She was born July 24, 1929 in Randolph County to the late Jess and Pearl Strange. She was a kind, patient, soft-spoken, loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She co-owned Teel Lumber Company with her husband, Duane, and was the bookkeeper for many years. She was...

Mazine Markin -Gfh

Mazine Markin -Gfh

May 20, 2020

Germantown, TN- Mazine Markin, 90, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020. She was born August 5, 1929 in Childress to the late Albert Ridley and Jesse Mae Hill Eldridge. She was a homemaker and worked in her church nursery until she was eighty years old. She enjoyed reading, word search puzzles and telling jokes. She loved kids and her family....

Sylvia Pitts -Gfh

Sylvia Pitts -Gfh

May 20, 2020

Monette- Sylvia Pitts, 82, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Monette Manor. She was born April 2, 1938 in Wirth, Missouri to the late Robert and Gratie Wetzel Phenix. She loved farming, spending time with her family and coaching girls and boys softball. She was survived by her children, Terri Cobb (Steve), Carolyn Harrell (Robert) and Bobby Pitts (Beth);...

Dovie Mae Wilson -Gwfh

Dovie Mae Wilson -Gwfh

May 18, 2020

Walnut Ridge- Dovie Mae Wilson, 82, passed away Monday, May 18, 2020 at Walnut Ridge Nursing Center. She was born June 28, 1937 in Lepanto to the late Charles and Mae Stanford Carroll. Mrs. Dovie was a nurse and a homemaker who loved her family and friends. She enjoyed going to church. She was survived by two sons, Allen Wilson...

Euless Dale Moody -Glbfh

Euless Dale Moody -Glbfh

May 18, 2020

Bono- Euless Dale Moody, 80, went home to be with the Lord May 18, 2020. Dale was born November 29, 1939 in Sitka to the late Vernon and Ruby Moody. He and Rosemary Reynolds were married September 30, 1960 and had a wonderful marriage for fifty-nine and half years. Dale proudly served in the United States Army from 1963 until...

William "Bill" Clem Finch -Glbfh

William "Bill" Clem Finch -Glbfh

May 16, 2020

Paragould- William "Bill" Clem Finch, 79, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born December 16, 1940 in Black Oak to the late Fred and Lucille Shields Finch. Bill was a livestock rancher and was active in Rodeos. He was of the Baptist belief. He was survived by his children, Jeff Finch of Alicia...

Roberta Sue "Shorty" Dockery -Gwfh

Roberta Sue "Shorty" Dockery -Gwfh

May 16, 2020

Harrisburg- Roberta Sue "Shorty" Dockery, 70, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2020 at her home. She was born March 31, 1950 in Lawton, OK to the late Robert and Bertha Jackson Caldwell. Roberta had worked at Bobby Brook's Sewing Factory, Doughboy Pool Company and Cedar Chemical all in West Helena and a security guard at St. Bernards Medical Center. She...

Michael Dewayne Mcginnis - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Michael Dewayne Mcginnis - Mcnabb Funeral Home

May 13, 2020

Michael DeWayne McGinnis, 52, of Pocahontas passed away May 13, 2020 at his home. He was born October 8, 1967 in Jonesboro to the late Brenda McGinnis Brown. He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, and friend. Michael was preceded in death by his mother, Brenda Brown and sister, Sharon McGinnis. He is survived by children, Anthony McGinnis, Michael...

Helen E Bramlett - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Helen E Bramlett - Mcnabb Funeral Home

May 12, 2020

Helen E. Bramlett, 75, of Memphis TN, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at her home. She was born March 4, 1945 in Pocahontas to the late Harrison "Jack" and Vola Seamons Bramlett. Helen graduated High School in 1963 and nursing school at Baptist Nursing School in Memphis in 1966. She then worked as a Registered Nurse for the next...

Shirley Combs - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Shirley Combs - Mcnabb Funeral Home

May 12, 2020

Shirley Combs, 74, of Cherokee Village, passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at her home. She was born November 22, 1945 at Eleven Point AR to the late Lehman and Lorene Johnson Kellett. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Shirley is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Donald Combs; grandson, Colt Peterson; and great-grandson,...

Gracelene Dorsett -Glbfh

Gracelene Dorsett -Glbfh

May 10, 2020

Jonesboro - Gracelene Dorsett, 83, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 at her home. She was born May 9, 1937 in Harlen County, Kentucky to the late Ligie and Carrie Cox Coldiron. She was a homemaker who enjoyed raising six children. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. She was survived by her children, Doris Robinson (Gary),...

James David Bray - Mcnabb Funeral Home

James David Bray - Mcnabb Funeral Home

May 10, 2020

James David Bray, 79, of Maynard passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 at his home. He was born July 22, 1940 in Little Rock to the late Columbus Elbert and Dorothy Ellarea Davis Bray. James was preceded in death by his parents, Columbus and Dorothy Bray; two wives, Janice Bray and Helen Bray; one granddaughter, Jessica Fletcher; and two brothers,...

Charlene Omega Mccarroll - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Charlene Omega Mccarroll - Mcnabb Funeral Home

May 9, 2020

Charlene Omega McCarroll, 95, of Pocahontas, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Five Rivers Medical Center. Charlene was born November 6, 1924 in Hamil to the late Gola and Melissa Bellah Jackson. She grew up in the Hamil-Brakebill area and attended the Hamil one-room schoolhouse that is now a church. The teacher she most admired was Vival Seawel, who...

Georgia Moore Kick - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Georgia Moore Kick - Mcnabb Funeral Home

May 8, 2020

Georgia Moore Kick, 97, of Pocahontas passed away Friday, May 8, 2020 at her home. Georgia was born October 20, 1922 in Success to the late Charles and Georgia Pepper Moore. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, lifetime Cardinals fan, Memphis Grizzlies fan, member of the Redhats, EHC, and Shannon Baptist Church. She enjoyed eating at Burger...

Annie Kathryn Smart (Gregg-Weston)

Annie Kathryn Smart (Gregg-Weston)

May 8, 2020

Mrs. Annie Kathryn Smart of Harrisburg, departed this life Friday, May 8, 2020, at her home, at the age of 98. She was born June 27, 1921 in Sulphur Rock, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Dan Harvison and Ethel Boling Harvison. She married L.V. Smart in 1936 and they enjoyed 63 years together before his death in 1999. They...

James Fredrick Hubbard Sr. -Glbfh

James Fredrick Hubbard Sr. -Glbfh

May 7, 2020

Jonesboro - James Fredrick Hubbard Sr., 68, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born July 23, 1951 in Vanndale to the late William and Sara Martin Hubbard Sr. He was a farmer. He enjoyed playing basketball and football and had several special Olympic trophies. He like to fish and watching sports and loved...

Phillip Henry Ducker - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Phillip Henry Ducker - Mcnabb Funeral Home

May 6, 2020

Phillip Henry Ducker, 70, of Jonesboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Phillip was born August 18, 1949, in Batesville, Arkansas, to the late Billy Donald and Kathryn Naomi McClellan Ducker. He married the love of his life and best friend, Bev...

Johnnie Sue Ann Ball -Glbfh

Johnnie Sue Ann Ball -Glbfh

May 6, 2020

Jonesboro- Johnnie Sue Ann Ball, 74, passed to be with her Lord on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was born October 6, 1945 in Jonesboro to the late John Vice and Reba Irene Roper Wood. Johnnie retired after eleven years with Frito Lay. She was a member of Nettleton Baptist Church. Johnnie enjoyed flowers, gardening, bowling,...

Jackson Charles Chamberlain -Glbfh

Jackson Charles Chamberlain -Glbfh

May 5, 2020

Denver, Colorado- Jackson Charles Chamberlain was born into Heaven on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. He is survived by his parents, Scott and Margaret Chamberlain; grandparents, Carolyn Chamberlain and Rickye and Kalinin Messer; half-siblings, Kent Chamberlain and Elizabeth Chamberlain. He was preceded in death by a grandfather, Jerry Wayne Chamberlain. A private graveside service will be held 10:00 am Monday, May...

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