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Robert E Legate - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Robert E Legate - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Nov 18, 2019

Campbell, MO - Robert E. Legate passed away on November 18, 2019 at home at the age of 96 years, 10 months and 18 days. Robert was born on January 30, 1923 in Success, AR to Emory and Zella Reeves Legate. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Barbara Jean Farrow Legate; one daughter, Kathy June Legate. He...

Mary F Smith -Glbfh

Mary F Smith -Glbfh

Nov 17, 2019

Lake City- Mary F. Smith, 78, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019. She was born September 15, 1941 in Lepanto to the late Ewing and Nellie Smith. Mrs. Smith had worked for many years for Frolic Footwear. She enjoyed crocheting and spending time with her family. She is survived by two sisters, Bonnie Haff of Lake City and Peggy Huddleston...

Mary Elma Darr Schoolfield -Gfh

Mary Elma Darr Schoolfield -Gfh

Nov 13, 2019

Caraway- Mary Elma Darr Schoolfield, 82, passed from this life Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Community Compassion Center of Jonesboro. She was born May 4, 1937 in Caraway, the daughter of Jeff and Gertrude Darr. Mary was a homemaker and a longtime member of the Caraway Church of Christ. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of...

Mazie Lou Wheeler - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Mazie Lou Wheeler - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Nov 12, 2019

Mazie Lou Hurn Wheeler was born March 17, 1932 in Randolph County to Tive and Clara Katherin Simington Hurn and passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Mazie left school at an early age to work for Brown Shoe Company and help support her family. While working for Brown Shoe, Mazie met the love of her life, Bud Wheeler. She and...

Ernest "Junior" Broadaway -Glbfh

Ernest "Junior" Broadaway -Glbfh

Nov 11, 2019

Jonesboro- Ernest "Junior" Broadaway, 92, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born August 25, 1927 in Hoxie to the late W. E. and Loda Broadaway. He was in the meat packing industry from 1946 until 1980 and was the president of Broadaway Packing Company. He was instrumental in teaching the Future Farmers of...

Betty Rowena Wells -Glbfh

Betty Rowena Wells -Glbfh

Nov 10, 2019

Jonesboro- Betty Rowena Wells, 78, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019. She was born July 3, 1941 in Ravenden to the late Zelmer and Maxine Oliver Wells. Mrs. Wells retired from Shelter Insurance where she worked as a secretary in claims department. She was an avid bowler in Jonesboro and qualified for state tournaments for over thirty years. She was...

Gladys Pauline Moudy -Glbfh

Gladys Pauline Moudy -Glbfh

Nov 9, 2019

Jonesboro- Gladys Pauline Moudy, 96, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019, at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. Pauline was born January 9, 1923 in Jonesboro to the late John Wesley and Flora Lois Dona Marzee Minton Stevenson. She was a 1941 graduate of Jonesboro High School, where she was a star basketball player. Pauline worked at Liberty Cash Grocery...

Jimmie Sue Pipkin

Jimmie Sue Pipkin

Nov 7, 2019

Mrs. Jimmie Sue Pipkin of Harrisburg departed this life Thursday, November 7, 2019, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, at the age of 87. She was born November 14, 1931 in Harrisburg, the daughter of the late Clay Mardis and Effie Condra Mardis. Jimmie Sue was a 1949 graduate of Harrisburg High School. She married Fred...

Lora Ann Greenwood - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Lora Ann Greenwood - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Nov 7, 2019

Lora Ann Greenwood, 52, of Ravenden Springs passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019 at her home. She was born September 16, 1967 in Eunice, NM to William Jr and Barbara Quick Sanders. Lora is preceded in death by her father, William Sanders Jr. She is survived by her husband, Mark Greenwood; her mother, Barbara Sanders; two sisters, Christine (Donald) Appling...

Betty Hogan Fields - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Betty Hogan Fields - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Nov 7, 2019

Betty Hogan Fields passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019 surrounded by her family after a battle with dementia and a pulmonary embolism. Betty was born on October 16, 1938 to James Edward and Edith Ruth (Johnson) Odum in Creal Springs, IL. After graduating from Crab Orchard High School in 1956, she moved to St. Louis to work in secretarial...

Billy Wayne Kazzee - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Billy Wayne Kazzee - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Nov 5, 2019

Pocahontas- Billy Wayne Kazzee left this world November 5, 2019 at home surrounded by loved ones. Wayne was born on January 3, 1957 in Pocahontas, AR to Billy Ray and Judy Hart Kazzee. Wayne's gentle spirit, sense of humor, and optimistic outlook will be missed by those who knew him. Those who knew Wayne, knew well his appreciation of music,...

Armand "A.J" Lee Jurs - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Armand "A.J" Lee Jurs - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Nov 4, 2019

Pocahontas - Armand Lee "A.J." Jurs Sr., 79, passed away on November 4, 2019 at home, surrounded by loved ones. Armand was born on September 6, 1940 in Elgin, IL to Albert and Geraldine Witt Jurs. He served his country in the US Marines. He was preceded in death by his mother, Geraldine Witt; wife, Bernadette Jurs; and grandson, Sebastian...

Almarie Towell - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Almarie Towell - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Nov 1, 2019

Almarie Towell, 82, of Ash Flat passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born December 29, 1936 in Corning to the late Ernest and Tallese Cobb Pringle. She was a member of the Dalton and Ash Flat churches of Christ. She is preceded in death by her parents and one sister....

Bill Booher -Glbfh

Bill Booher -Glbfh

Oct 28, 2019

Jonesboro- Bill Booher, 85, in the early hours of the morning on the 28th of October, 2019 was awarded his seat at the piano of the heavenly choir. Bill was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather who dedicated his life to his family, friends, and serving God in all things. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters and...

James "Jim" Farmington Phillips - Mcnabb Funeral Home

James "Jim" Farmington Phillips - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Oct 28, 2019

Fayetteville, TN - James (Jim) Farmington Phillips, age 91, was received into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on the morning of October 28, 2019. Jim was born at home on November 9, 1927 to Eliza P. (Weatherford) and David C. Phillips in Pocahontas AR. He was the third of seven children and grew up in...

Tyler Joe Ball -Gfh

Tyler Joe Ball -Gfh

Oct 25, 2019

North Huntingdon, Penn. - Tyler Joe Ball, 27, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 in Shadyside Hospital. He was born, August 17, 1992 in Memphis, son of Joe and Teresa Brewer Ball. Tyler was a 2010 graduate of Norwin Sr. High School where he was a member of the Student Council and National Honor Society. He earned his Bachelor\u0027s degree...

James Bonna Nix -Glbfh

James Bonna Nix -Glbfh

Oct 25, 2019

Bay- James Bonna Nix, 91, departed this life on Friday, October 25, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was born to the late Bonna Ellis and Lillie Hancock Nix on October 10, 1928 in Mississippi. James was the middle child of eight. The family moved to Bay when James was a child and he spent the remainder of his...

Jill Ann Tilley -Gfh

Jill Ann Tilley -Gfh

Oct 25, 2019

Monette- Jill Ann Tilley, 75, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born March 21, 1944 in Guian, Alabama, the daughter of William Otis Smith and Ruth Marie Ball Smith. Jill was a homemaker who loved to read and sew. She had worked as a hairdresser for many years and had worked at Arkansas State...

Mary Nettles Goin -Gfh

Mary Nettles Goin -Gfh

Oct 22, 2019

Jonesboro- Mary Nettles Goin, 99, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at St. Bernard Medical Center. She was born April 23, 1920 in Monette to the late Jess and Lew Crowell Fleetwood. Mrs. Goin was an interior painter who loved to work and clean. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. She is survived by her children,...

Agnes Hubbard (Gwfh)

Agnes Hubbard (Gwfh)

Oct 21, 2019

Agnes (Bradsher) Hubbard 88 of Aztec, New Mexico passed away at San Juan Regional Hospital on October 21, 2019. Agnes was born on January 7, 1931 to Mr. and Mrs. Heber Bradsher of Harrisburg, Arkansas. She was the grand-daughter of John Wesley and Louisa Bradsher. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Gilbert Hubbard of Phoenix, Arizona,...

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