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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...

William "Bill" Allen Flannery - Mcnabb Funeral Home

William "Bill" Allen Flannery - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Dec 6, 2019

William "Bill" Allen Flannery, born May 11, 1955, in St. Louis passed on December 6. He served the U.S. army during the Vietnam War and enjoyed fishing and hunting. Bill is survived by his wife Kathy (Bennett) Flannery; sister Joyce Cochran-Loyd (Robert) of Myrtle Beach; brother Donnie Griggs (Sherry) of Maynard; and sister Tammy Griggs Kearby (Robert) of Warm Springs....

Patricia Ann Cross Lamberth Neeley -Glbfh

Patricia Ann Cross Lamberth Neeley -Glbfh

Dec 6, 2019

Franklin, TN- Patricia Ann Cross Lamberth Neeley, formerly of Jonesboro, went home to her heavenly Father on December 6, 2019. Patricia was born on September 11, 1937 to the late Lehman and Geneva Cross. Pat, an English teacher herself, followed a long line of educators, including teachers, principals, superintendents, and librarians. She graduated from ASU in 1958 with a B.S.E....

Robert Dean Trammel -Gfh

Robert Dean Trammel -Gfh

Dec 5, 2019

Monette- Robert Dean Trammel, 79, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born February 25, 1940 in Monette to the late R. M. and Willene Trammel. Robert served his country proudly in the United States Army. He sold I.H. farm equipment for many years at Ball Hout Implement in Monette and sold...

Bonnie Looney Doran - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Bonnie Looney Doran - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Dec 4, 2019

Pocahontas - Bonnie Looney Doran passed away on December 4, 2019 at home at the age of 96. Bonnie was born on January 23, 1923 in Warm Springs, AR to Jason Franklin and Ida Belgium Johnson Looney. She was preceded in death by her parents; spouses, Clinton Doran and Clifton Doran; son, Lonnie Gale Doran; step daughter, Irma "Jeweline" Doran;...

Hal Haron Savage Ii -Glbfh

Hal Haron Savage Ii -Glbfh

Dec 3, 2019

Jonesboro- Hal Haron Savage II, 61, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born June 21, 1958 in Bristow, OK to the late Hal Haron Savage I and Minta Jean Rigney Savage. Hal worked as an X-Ray Tech for St Bernards Medical Center for over thirty-one years. He enjoyed watching TV, the Oklahoma Sooners...

Cleta Joyce Gazaway - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Cleta Joyce Gazaway - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Dec 3, 2019

Jonesboro - Cleta Joyce Gazaway, 84, passed away on December 3, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. Cleta was born on September 30, 1935 in Harviell, MO to Louie and Mary Chastien Hart. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Eldon Hart and Ronald Hart. She is survived by sons, Greg (Christy) Gazaway of Brighton,...

Tommy Carroll Veach -Gfh

Tommy Carroll Veach -Gfh

Nov 30, 2019

Caraway- Tommy Carroll Veach Sr., 68, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019. He was born July 27, 1951 in Caraway. He served his country proudly in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Tommy was a truck driver for over forty years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and barbecuing for his family. He was survived by his wife, Sherri Veach;...

Jo Ann Martin -Glbfh

Jo Ann Martin -Glbfh

Nov 30, 2019

Brownstown, Michigan- Jo Ann Martin, 88, previously of Brookland passed away at her home on November 30. Beloved wife of the late J.D. Martin. Loving mother of Linda Kochanek, Donna (William) Ballantyne, Janet (David) Heinrich and Lisa Wilson (Brian); dearest grandmother of seven and great-grandmother of twelve. Preceded in death by her brothers, John Shelby, and Bob Shelby and sisters...

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