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Roberta Beal Williams -Glbfh
Jul 25, 2020
Jonesboro- Roberta Beal Williams, 84, left this life Saturday, July 25, 2020 at the Phil \u0026 Flo Hospice House. Roberta was born April 26, 1936 to Iva Ethel Wixon Beal and John Otho Beal. She grew up in the Fisher community. To know Roberta was to know a selfless love. She held many titles in her life, each indicative of...
Oma Jean Owens -Glbfh
Jul 25, 2020
Jonesboro- Oma Jean Owens, 85, went to her heavenly home Saturday, July 25, 2020. She was born July 23, 1935 in rural Bay to the late Calvin and Ethel Mae Owens. She was a resident of St. Elizabeth Place. Oma Jean taught school for thirty years with her finally years at Nettleton. She was the pianist at Friendship Baptist Church...
Maxine L Melton - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jul 22, 2020
Maxine Melton, 86, of Cherokee Village, passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2020 in Ash Flat. She was born April 8, 1934 to the late James and Eula Alphin in Elm Store, Arkansas. Maxine graduated from Corning High School where her favorite activity was basketball. She worked at TRW Cinch for 26 years. In her retirement years, she enjoyed BINGO, cross...
Ernie Lee Carson - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jul 18, 2020
Ernie Lee Carson, 70, of Pocahontas, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020 at St. Bernard's Five Rivers Medical Center. He was born March 30, 1950 in Walnut Ridge to the late Grover and Myrtle Jones Carson. He was an auto body repairman and of the Pentecostal belief. He was preceded in death by his parents; one great granddaughter, Emilee Carson;...
Bessie Geneva Turner - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jul 17, 2020
Bessie Geneva (Holder) Turner, 94, of Pocahontas, passed away July 17, 2020, in Jonesboro. She was born to Alex and Myrtle Holder on August 21, 1925, in Delaplaine, Arkansas. Survivors: Daughter, Lana (Turner) Kimbro of Springfield, TN; Son, Terry Turner of Middlebrook, AR.; four grandchildren, Eric Turner of Bolivar, MO, Lisa Turner of Jonesboro, AR, Jason Turner of Jonesboro, AR.,...
Rick Evan Davis - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jul 16, 2020
Rick Evan Davis, 56, of Pocahontas, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2020 at his home. Rick was born August 27, 1963 in Rockford, IL to Raymond Edward Davis and Jean Davis (Arvin) Billips. Rick proudly served in the U.S. Marines, and was a collector of baseball cards, comic books, and superhero figurines. He loved watching sports, especially the Arkansas Razorbacks....
Mary Ona Bryant
Jul 15, 2020
Mary Ona King Bryant of Harrisburg, departed this life Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at the St. Bernard\u0027s Hospital in Jonesboro, at the age of 63. She was born April 6, 1957 in Harrisburg, the daughter of the late Willie King and Lura Smith King. Mary married David Bryant on July 7, 1979 and they enjoyed 39 years together before his...
Emma Jean Johnson
Jul 14, 2020
Weiner - Mrs. Jean Lawson Perkins Johnson, 92, passed away Tuesday at the St. Bernard's Medical Center. She was born July 3, 1928 in Weiner to the late Ben and Lona Chamness Lawson and lived There most of her life. Jean graduated from Weiner High School in 1946 and was an All Star Basketball player playing Guard for 4 years...
Hazel Crider
Jul 13, 2020
Jonesboro- Hazel Crider, 99, passed away Monday, July 13, 2020. She was born in Harrisburg, Arkansas on February 20, 1921 to Earl and Emily Nelms Hall. She worked for Citizens Bank for many years before finally retiring. She was also a member of the United Methodist Women Friendship Sunday School Class as well as the St. Bernard's Auxiliary. She will...
Doris Fitzgerald
Jul 12, 2020
Jonesboro- Mrs. Doris Jean "DJ" Fitzgerald died in the loving arms of her children, daughter Lydia Fitzgerald and son Luke Fitzgerald, on Sunday July 12th, 2020. She was born in Ohio to the late Doris. W. Hobbs and Sarah Marlin Hobbs on June 21, 1951. She spent many years working in the Arkansas court and prison systems to help people...
Henry George Dust - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jul 7, 2020
Henry George Dust, 82, of Pocahontas, passed away Tuesday July 7, 2020 at his home. He was born January 4, 1938 in Pocahontas to the late George Steven and Helen Emma Weisenbach Dust. Henry lived his life in generous service to his family, countless friends, and community. He served on the Pocahontas City Council, and then as a Randolph County...
Eula Mae Cheney -Gfh
Jul 6, 2020
Jonesboro- Eula Mae Cheney, 76, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born March 30, 1944 to the late Hayden and Letha Dawson Huckabee. She worked for Motorola in software. She was a great supporter of her kids and grandkids and loved music. She was very selfless - always willing to give...
Tommy D. Traynom (Gwfh)
Jul 6, 2020
Mr. Tommy D. Traynom of Harrisburg, departed this life Monday, July 6, 2020, at his home, at the age of 78 . He was born January 4th,1942 in Greenfield, the son of the late Johnny Traynom and Mary McClellan Traynom. Tommy married Shirley Wallace Traynom on August 13, 1965 and they enjoyed 39 years together before her death on August...
Jerry Lee Clampit Sr.(Gwfh)
Jul 1, 2020
Jerry Lee Clampit, Sr. 52, of Harrisburg departed this life on Wednesday July 1st, 2020 at his home. He was born in Harrisburg on September 19th, 1967 to Larry Clampit and Jennie Bridges. He married Lisa Neel on January 28th, 1993. After the completion of high school Jerry, joined the Army in which he served many years. In his later...
Frank Mathew Witowski - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jul 1, 2020
Frank Mathew Witowski, 77, of Biggers, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at his home. Frank was born September 17, 1942 in Chicago, IL to Mathew and Marianna "Mame" Witowski. He proudly served in the Army with two years of that being in Germany. He was a faithful member of Neelyville Apostolic Church. Frank was a lover of life who...
Marguerite Pulliam -Glbfh
Jun 29, 2020
Jonesboro- Marguerite Pulliam (1920 - 2020) went home to meet Jesus on June 29, 2020 just shy of 100 years here on earth. If ever there was a true definition of a Proverbs 31-woman, Marguerite Pulliam was it - she loved Jesus, she loved and served her family and friends, she was an entrepreneur, she taught love, grace, and forgiveness...
Bobby Gene Damon - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 27, 2020
Bobby Gene Damon, 89, of Imboden, Arkansas, passed away at his home on June 27, 2020. Born at 221 West Kentucky St. in Blytheville, Arkansas, on May 18, 1931 to Harry Earl and Annie Laurie (Freeman) Damon, Bob was an avid outdoorsman, an ardent devotee to the social and political sciences, a veteran of the Korean Conflict, and a Master...
Robert Roger Stallings - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 27, 2020
Robert "Bob" Stallings, 70, of Black Rock AR passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born October 12, 1949 in Harrisburg to the late Joseph and Hazel Holland Stallings. Bob proudly served in the Army. Bob is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Patricia Neighbors Stallings; brother, George Stallings; and brother-in-law, Rusty Sloan. He...
Juanita Elizabeth Welch -Gfh
Jun 27, 2020
Monette- Juanita Elizabeth Welch, 95, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born April 3, 1925 in Monette to the late Bud and Fannie Huddleston. She had been a grade school teacher. Mrs. Welch had moved to Detroit for forty-two years and came back to Monette in 1991. She enjoyed dressing nice and jewelry....
Roscoe Allen Spencer - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 27, 2020
Roscoe Allen Spencer, 75, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Roscoe was born January 19, 1945 to Oda and Mary Spencer in Lakeland, Missouri. Roscoe spent most of his childhood in Colorado, graduating from Rocky Ford Hight School and receiving draftsman credentials from La Juana Community College in La...
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