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Mila Rose Johnson - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Mar 25, 2020
Mila Rose Johnson, 1 year and 10 months, of Pocahontas passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at her home. Mila was born May 18, 2018 in Jonesboro to Matthew and Heather Johnson. She was born with semi-lobar Holoprosencephaly. Mila was our miracle baby and touched the lives of everyone she met. She is preceded in death by her grandfathers, Robert...
Edwin Roy Keller
Mar 25, 2020
Dr. Edwin Roy Keller passed away in the early morning hours of March 25th, 2020 in his home in Columbia, Missouri, where he resided with his wife, Kathy, ending his two and a half-year struggle with brain cancer. His family is forever grateful for the extraordinary medical care provided by Ellis Fischel Cancer Center at University Hospital and the caring...
Arthur James "Jim" Young - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Mar 24, 2020
Arthur James "Jim" Young, 70, of Pocahontas passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020 at The Waters of North Little Rock. Jim was born February 5, 1950 in Birdell to Melvin and Agnes Johnson Young. He was a truck driver and of the Christian faith. He was preceded in death by his father, Melvin Young; one brother, David Young; and one...
Franklin Eugene Goodale Jr. - Glbfh
Mar 21, 2020
Walnut Ridge- Franklin Eugene Goodale Jr., 68, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born June 15, 1951 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Frank served his country proudly in the United States Navy for six years. He worked as a security guard. He will be remembered for his great sense of humor and his love...
Helen Aline Minton - Glbfh
Mar 20, 2020
Bono- Helen Aline Minton, 91, passed away Friday, March 20, 2020 at her home. She was born March 8, 1929 in Jonesboro to the late Ora and Nettie Zimmerman Browning. She retired after thirty-three years with General Electric. She loved gardening and mowing her yard, which she mowed till she was 90. She will be remember as a very loving...
David Stanley Anderson -Glbfh
Mar 18, 2020
David Stanley Anderson of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at the age of 82. After several months of declining health, David died peacefully with his children at his side in the home. David was born September 26, 1937, in Fertile, Iowa to the late Stanley and Mildred Tenold Anderson. He grew up in Joice, Iowa on...
Mildred Jean Tyler - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Mar 17, 2020
Mildred Jean Tyler, 85, of Pocahontas, passed away Tuesday March 17, 2020 at Baptist Medical Center in Conway. Mildred was born November 2, 1934 in Pocahontas to the late Clarence and Bessie Mitchell Thompson. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth Tyler; son, Robert Tyler; brother, James Thompson; sisters, Hazel Pickett and Joyce Christie; and twin sister,...
Leman "Tuch" Huskey -Gfh
Mar 15, 2020
Rivervale- Leman "Tuch" Huskey, 53, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2020 at his home. He was born April 18, 1966 in Osceola to Leman and Patsie Huskey. Tuch was a mechanic and loved to fish, hunt, shoot his gun, and collect guns and knives, watch movies and visit with people on the phone. He was very proud and devoted to...
Billy Joe Rice - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Mar 14, 2020
Billy Joe Rice passed away March 14, 2020 at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born November 5, 1936 to Albert Rex and Mabel Divine Rice in Delaplaine, Arkansas. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Sutton Free Will Baptist Church. He worked as a supervisor at TRW Cinch and Northern Technologies...
William T. Watson -Glbfh
Mar 12, 2020
Jonesboro- William T. Watson, 96, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born February 14, 1924 in Strawberry to the late William E. and Ethel Davis Watson. He was a retired math teacher from Granite City, Illinois Public School District. He was a member of the ASU Touchdown Club and over fifty year season ticket...
Delta Mae Troutman - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Mar 12, 2020
Delta M. Troutman, 99, of Pocahontas, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Randolph Co. Nursing Home. Delta was born February 14, 1921 in Warm Springs to Lee and Neta Looney Blackwell. She is preceded in death by her parents; sisters Thata Prince and Crata DeRosett; and brothers Lovell and Sammy Blackwell. Delta is survived by her niece, Diane Tharp...
Brenda Jean Daniel - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Mar 12, 2020
Brenda Jean Cherry-Daniel, the eldest daughter of Thomas \u0026 Imogene Cherry, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 surrounded by her family. Brenda was born on October 7, 1949, in Reyno, Arkansas. After graduating Pocahontas High School in 1967, Brenda attended Draughons' Business College in Memphis. After graduating business college in 1968, Brenda moved to St Louis to work for...
Avalee Mary Dickson -Glbfh
Mar 11, 2020
Jonesboro- Avalee Mary Dickson, 94, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born October 16, 1925 in Lawrence County to the late Harvey and Edith Aldridge Meadows. Mrs. Dickson worked for many years at Citizen's Bank and was past president of the St. Bernards Medical Center's Auxiliary. She was a member of...
Barbara Diane Nipps - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Mar 11, 2020
Barbara Diane Nipps, 55, of Walnut Ridge passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at Lawrence Hall. Barbara was born November 24, 1964 in Pocahontas to Patsy Ford. She is preceded in death by her mother, Patsy Ford, her brothers, Timothy and Terry Ford. Barbara is survived by her son-in-law John and daughter Ashley Ellington of Keota OK; 4 grandchildren, Angel,...
Velma Annette Long Scroggins (Gwfh)
Mar 10, 2020
Mrs. Velma Annette Long Scroggins, of Harrisburg, departed this life Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at the Craighead Nursing Center in Jonesboro, at the age of 78. She was born November 21, 1941 in McCormick, AR, the daughter of the late Elmer Long and Addie Bell Ball Long. Velma graduated with the last graduating class at McCormick High School in 1960....
Wayne Mardis (Gwfh)
Mar 7, 2020
Mr. Wayne Mardis of Harrisburg, departed this life Saturday, March 7, 2020 in Harrisburg, at the age of 72. He was born April 5, 1947 in Harrisburg, the son of the late John Mardis and Obera Woods Mardis.Wayne graduated from Harrisburg High School in 1965 and went on to Arkansas State University, where he graduated in 1969 with a BS...
Brenda Jeanette Wheeler -Gfh
Mar 5, 2020
Monette- Brenda Jeanette Wheeler, 71, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at her home. She was born January 1, 1949 in Rivervale to the late Benjamin and Lula Shasteen. Brenda was a Certified Nurse's Assistant and was of the Assembly of God faith. She loved to watch tv and spend time with her grandkids and to read her Bible. She...
David Lonnie Williams - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Mar 4, 2020
David Lonnie Williams, 79, of Stokes passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Lonnie was born November 5, 1940 in the Albertha community to the late David Benjamin and Wilma Harris Williams. He was a carpenter, electrician, proud Army veteran, and a longtime member and song leader of the Stokes Church of Christ. He is...
Eli Paul Baker -Gfh
Mar 4, 2020
Monette - Eli Paul Baker, 90, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at Flo and Phil Hospice House. He was born October 21, 1929 in Monette to the late Claud and Nona Baker. Paul served his country for twenty-three years in three branches of the military, the United States Navy, United States Marines and the United States Air Force. He...
Cona Jean Doan - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Mar 4, 2020
Cona Jean Doan was ushered to heaven on angels wings on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. She left this earth at Randolph Home surrounded by many loved ones and friends. Cona was born on October 7, 1941 to Clyde and Eva Dean in the Sharum community. She was blessed with a baby brother, Larry Joe Dean, on October 8, 1943. He...
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