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Betty M Erikson - Mcnabb Funeral Home

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Jessye Thomas Adams Jr. -Gwfh

Jessye Thomas Adams Jr. -Gwfh

May 28, 2020

Harrisburg- Jessye Thomas Adams Jr., 81, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born January 6, 1939 in Trumann to the late J. T. and Vada Marie Forbis Adams and grew up in the McCormick Community. He was a longtime Deacon at Lebanon Baptist Church and loved his church family. He was a past...

Charles H Sexton Sr. -Glbfh

Charles H Sexton Sr. -Glbfh

May 27, 2020

Trumann- Charles Sexton Sr., 66, passed away at his home Wednesday, May 27, 2020. He was born May 24, 1954 in Monette to the late Alvin and Clairie Sexton. Charles was a mill wright union worker in maintenance. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working and spending time with his family. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Sexton; his children, Shaun...

Dolores Irene White - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Dolores Irene White - Mcnabb Funeral Home

May 27, 2020

Dolores Irene White, 79, of Ravenden, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born January 15, 1941 in Beach, North Dakota to Glen Roger and Selma G. Vanvig Olson. Dolores was preceded in death by her parents, Glen and Selma Olson; and sons, Michael "Mick" Myers and Brandon Lee White. She is survived by her...

Mary Ann Wilkerson - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Mary Ann Wilkerson - Mcnabb Funeral Home

May 27, 2020

Mary Ann Wilkerson, 94, of Ravenden Springs, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at Randolph Home. She was born April 10, 1926 in Carney, Oklahoma to Samuel and Pearl Watson Seaton. Mary Ann was a retired nurse, bookkeeper, and homemaker who loved quilting, canning, and gardening. Mary Ann was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel...

Edward "Eddie" Jones - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Edward "Eddie" Jones - Mcnabb Funeral Home

May 24, 2020

Edward "Eddie" Jones, 78, of Ravenden passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020 in Memphis, TN. He was born March 13, 1942 in Ravenden Springs to the late James and Lela Horsman Jones. Eddie and Barbara Holland were united in marriage on March 31, 1961. Eddie was preceded in death by his parents, James and Lela Jones; and four brothers, Junior,...

Carolyn Aline Patterson -Glbfh

Carolyn Aline Patterson -Glbfh

May 24, 2020

Bay- Carolyn Aline Patterson, 76, departed this life Sunday morning, May 24, 2020, at the Flo and Phil Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born June 15, 1943 in Lepanto to the late Samuel Spencer and Effie Hawkins Spencer. Carolyn lived her entire life in Bay and worked at Singer in Trumann and DuPont in Jonesboro. She enjoyed spending time...

Bill Claude Moss -Glbfh

Bill Claude Moss -Glbfh

May 23, 2020

Jonesboro- Bill Claude Moss, 55, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at his home. He was born February 24, 1965 in Salem to Claude Fisher and Bonnie Jean Weaver Moss. Bill loved two things in this world more than anything else: his family and his work. He believed in working hard at everything and enjoyed the fruits of his labor...

Gladys Marie Clark -Glbfh

Gladys Marie Clark -Glbfh

May 21, 2020

Jonesboro - Gladys Marie Clark, 91, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, May 21, 2020. She was born on November 12, 1928, in Rockford, Illinois. She was the daughter of Lewis and Sally Ann Burris Clark. Gladys married H. Gene Clark on May 29, 1948, in Rockford. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Gene and fourth son, Steven Rodney....

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...

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