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Cynthia Loretta Mullen -Glbfh

Cynthia Loretta Mullen -Glbfh

Dec 22, 2019

Jonesboro- Cynthia Loretta Mullen, 58, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 at her home. She was born May 1, 1961 in Paragould to the late Buddy and Alberta Bateman. Cindy had many other names in this life: Mother, Dobber and sister. The most precious, though, came from her first grandchild, that name was Sweetie. For the last 20 years, if...

Karen Annette Stewart - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Karen Annette Stewart - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Dec 22, 2019

Pocahontas- Karen Annette Murray Stewart, 50, passed away Sunday December 22, 2019 at UAMS. She was born August 20, 1969 in Pocahontas to the late Jim and Melveda Allison Murray. She is survived by her daughter Ava Danielle (Guzman) Herrera, a brother Jim (Danie) Murray, and sisters Kimberly Dodd and Sherry Haynes. She is also survived by a grandchild, Dallas...

David Herbert James - Mcnabb Funeral Home

David Herbert James - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Dec 21, 2019

Pocahontas - David Herbert James, 90, of Pocahontas passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at St. Bernard's Five Rivers Medical Center. He was born May 27, 1929 in Pocahontas to the late Tom and Nell James. He was raised and worked on his parents' farm in the Holmes community southeast of Pocahontas. He attended grade school at Surridge and graduated...

Esther Marie Cherry - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Esther Marie Cherry - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Dec 20, 2019

Esther Marie Cherry, 96, of Springdale passed away Friday, December 20, 2019 at Springdale Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 24, 1923 in Saddle, AR to the late Thomas J. and Cora A. Bailey Hightower. She married Clyde Cherry on June 3, 1939. Marie was passionate about her plants, flowers, and her blue birds. In 1996 she was...

Ginger Akers -Glbfh

Ginger Akers -Glbfh

Dec 20, 2019

Jonesboro- Ginger Akers went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus in the evening of Friday, December 20, 2019. Everyone that knew Ginger adored her and she has left a void in the lives of everyone she touched. She was born in Pike\u0027s Peak, KY, an only child, to her loving parents Hatler and Lillian Grace Lewis. Ginger is...

William "Bill" Joseph Martin Zosso - Mcnabb Funeral Home

William "Bill" Joseph Martin Zosso - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Dec 20, 2019

William "Bill" Joseph Martin Zosso, 86, of Floral City, Florida passed away Friday, December 20, 2019 at his home. He was born June 17, 1933 in Engelberg to the late William Aloys and Malissa Ella Johnson Zosso. Bill was an Army veteran stationed in Berlin, Germany during the Korean War. After his military service, he married and raised a family...

Freddia Baxter - Glbfh

Freddia Baxter - Glbfh

Dec 19, 2019

Freddia Gail Baxter, 78, of Jonesboro, died December 19, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. She was born October 29, 1941 in Cash, Arkansas to the late Fred William and Zelpha Lee (Hudson) Boyd. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Carl Baxter of Jonesboro; daughter Carmen Baxter of Glen Allen, VA; son and daughter -in-law William...

Flora Ann Jennings - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Flora Ann Jennings - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Dec 17, 2019

Flora Ann Jennings, 76, of Maynard passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehab. She was born March 21, 1943 in Maynard to the late James and Frances Manning Jennings. She is preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, and one sister. She is survived by two sisters, Hazel Martin of Pocahontas and Edith Ayers of...

Eugene "Oop" Mcferrin - Glbfh

Eugene "Oop" Mcferrin - Glbfh

Dec 17, 2019

Jonesboro- Eugene "Oop" McFerrin, 84, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at St. Bernards Hospice Care. He was born September 17, 1935 in Earle to the late Ollie and Essie McFerrin. Oop retired in 1998 from E. Ritter Telephone Company in Marked Tree after forty-one years. He lived most of his life in Marked Tree until he and his wife,...

Oscar Keith Richardson - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Oscar Keith Richardson - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Dec 14, 2019

Oscar Keith Richardson, 85, of Pocahontas passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019 at his home. He was born May 14, 1934 in Hoxie to the late Sidney Lee and Blanche Elizabeth Richardson. He was a graduate of Arkansas State University, an Army veteran, and of the Assembly of God faith. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is...

Robin Ann Thomas -Glbfh

Robin Ann Thomas -Glbfh

Dec 14, 2019

Jonesboro- Robin Ann Thomas, 57, passed away Saturday, December 14, 2019. She was born August 8, 1962 in Jonesboro to the late Archie and Hazel Yarbrough Smith. She was a homemaker who loved her family. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, Archie Smith Jr., Kenneth Smith and Terry Smith. She is survived by her husband, Lonnie Thomas;...

Martha Elizabeth Barton White -Glbfh

Martha Elizabeth Barton White -Glbfh

Dec 13, 2019

Jonesboro- Martha Elizabeth Barton White, 95, passed away Friday, December 13, 2019. Born June 23, 1924 to Frank and Demetra Parrish Barton. Martha attended Jonesboro Schools and graduated from Arkansas State Training School in 1942. Anyone who knew Martha knew that she was an avid ASU Basketball fan, having season tickets to both men's and women's games, and loved the...

Charlotte Bloom Hickox -Glbfh

Charlotte Bloom Hickox -Glbfh

Dec 13, 2019

Jonesboro - Charlotte Bloom Hickox, 96, passed away December 13, 2019 in Jonesboro. Charlotte, the youngest of three children, was born in Helena to Ely and Sophie Bloom. She graduated from Helena High School and came to Jonesboro to attend Arkansas State College. She was a popular and well liked member of the student body, active in many college activities,...

Harry Hill -Glbfh

Harry Hill -Glbfh

Dec 11, 2019

Jonesboro- Harry Mills Hill, 93, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019. He was born December 8, 1926 in Nashville, Arkansas to the late Harry and Bernie Mills Hill. As a young teenager in Jonesboro, he worked for his dad at Hill Ice and Fuel Company delivering ice for the town's home ice boxes. He loved airplanes and at the age...

Fayon Finley -Glbfh

Fayon Finley -Glbfh

Dec 10, 2019

Bay- Fayon Finley, 85, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at her home. She was born June 24, 1934 in Black Oak to the late John and Maggie Williams Essary. Fayon worked for Frolic Footwear for over thirty years. She enjoyed crossword puzzles and other puzzles. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived...

Jimmy Mcclelland -Gfh

Jimmy Mcclelland -Gfh

Dec 10, 2019

Guntersville, AL - Jimmy McClelland, 72, formerly of Monette, passed away at Shepherds Cove Hospice, Tuesday, December 10, 2019. He is survived by his wife; Janice McClelland; daughter, Amie McClelland and family; son, Matt McClelland and family; sister, Jan Sutton and family, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; James and Ruby McClelland, brother;...

Mrs. Willie Joann Mccrackin -Glbfh

Mrs. Willie Joann Mccrackin -Glbfh

Dec 9, 2019

Jonesboro- Joann McCrackin, 82, passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at Ridgecrest Health and Rehab. She was born August 31, 1937 in Greenfield, Indiana to the late William and Vera Osborn Mize. She was self-employed interior designer. She is survived by her son, Lee McCrackin (Tamara) of Bay; four brothers, Bill Mize and Raymond Mize of Indiana, Billy Platz of...

Brad Roy Holden -Glbfh

Brad Roy Holden -Glbfh

Dec 9, 2019

Bay- Brad Roy Holden, 54, passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born February 6, 1965 to Larry and Ruth Zechmeister Holden. Brad was a carpenter and house framer and had worked at Colson. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, watching auto racing and football. He will be remembered as a loving son, brother, father and...

Kenneth Ray Rieathbaum - Glbfh

Kenneth Ray Rieathbaum - Glbfh

Dec 8, 2019

Jonesboro- Kenneth Ray Rieathbaum, 64, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019. He was born July 25, 1955 in Flint, Michigan to the Harold and Geraldine Nix Rieathbaum. He had worked at the nursing home in Trumann and the box factory and storage units in Harrisburg. Kenneth enjoyed people watching, watching TV and listening to the radio. He is survived by...

Judith Ann Preasmeyer - Gwfh

Judith Ann Preasmeyer - Gwfh

Dec 8, 2019

Mrs. Judith Ann Preasmeyer of Harrisburg, departed this life Sunday, December 8, 2019, at the St. Bernard\u0027s Medical Center in Jonesboro, at the age of 62. She was born October 10, 1957 in Saugus, CA, the daughter of the late Keith Baker and Barbara Raudman Baker. She was raised in California and graduated from William S. Hart High School in...

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