Ernest Lee Waymon - Mcnabb Funeral Home
May 15, 2019
Ernest Lee Waymon, 82, of Pocahontas passed away May 15, 2019, at home, surrounded by loved ones. Ernest was born August 13, 1936, at Pocahontas, AR, to Jim and Opal Winebaugh Waymon. He was a self-employed carpenter. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alta Waymon; his parents; and one sister, Glenda Lemons. He is survived by three children,...
Billy Joe Summers Sr. -Glbfh
May 15, 2019
Weiner- Billy Joe Summers Sr., 90, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019. He was born July 22, 1928 in Flint, Michigan to the late William and Helen Lovett Summers and raised in the Grubbs and Long Creek communities. Billy served his country proudly in the United States Air Force during World War II and was a member of the Veterans...
Brenda Brown (Gregg-Weston Fh)
May 12, 2019
Mrs. Brenda Brown of Harrisburg, departed this life Sunday, May 12, 2019, at her home, at the age of 68. She was born February 27, 1951 in Harrisburg, the daughter of the later Delton Morris and Dorothy McCracken Morris. Following high school, Brenda worked for American Greetings. She started when the plant opened in Harrisburg and worked there until they...
Donna J Rooker - Mcnabb Funeral Home
May 12, 2019
Imboden - Donna J. Rooker, 78 passed away Monday, May 12, 2019 at Five Rivers Medical Center in Pocahontas. Donna was born April 30, 1941 in Hanover Township, Beaver County, PA. She was the youngest daughter to Fred and Pearl McConnell Cain. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Charles Rooker, 3 sisters, and 3 brothers. Survivors...
Andy Clay Foster - Mcnabb Funeral Home
May 11, 2019
Black Rock, AR - Andy Foster, 69, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019 at his home in Black Rock, AR. Andy was born June 5, 1949 in Harrison, AR to the late Lula Lorene and Clifton David Foster. Andy was a former Arkansas State Trooper, Greene County Sheriff, and Arkansas State Livestock Inspector. He was an avid outdoorsman and had...
James Leslie Coffey (Glbfh)
May 10, 2019
Jonesboro - Mr. James Leslie Coffey, 70, departed this life Friday, May 10, 2019, in Little Rock. He was born December 31, 1948, in Jonesboro, the son of the late Leslie J. Coffey and Jimmie Kathryn Stark Coffey. He grew up in Black Rock. Jamie graduated Jonesboro High School in 1966, and attended Arkansas State University. He married Judi Jacobson...
Edith Marie Smart Holcomb -Gwfh
May 9, 2019
Harrisburg- Edith Marie Smart Holcomb, 63, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born January 28, 1956 in Lepanto to the Velmer and Kathryn Harvison Smart. She was a homemaker and a member of the Anderson Tulley Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, William Charles Holcomb; her mother, Kathryn Smart; three...
Joseph E. Marlett - Mcnabb Funeral Home
May 8, 2019
Joseph E Marlett of Wentzville Missouri died May 8, 2019 at St Joseph Hospital West at Lake St Louis. He was born at Warm Springs, Ar on February 7, 1931 to Emmett and Easter (Dalton) Marlett. He attended the Brakebill school and Maynard HS until he joined the US Army at 17 where he completed his GED. He entered the...
Robyn Diane Scott Doyle -Glbfh
May 8, 2019
Sedgwick- Robyn Diane Scott Doyle, 67, died Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Robyn was born at St. Bernard's on December 2, 1951, to Russell Lee Scott and Mary Maxine Vance Scott. Robyn was a 1969 graduate of Hoxie High School, and earned baccalaureate and master's degrees in early childhood education from Arkansas State...
Ruby Jean Walley -Glbfh
May 8, 2019
Jonesboro- Ruby Jean Walley, 87, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 in Jonesboro. She was born April 19, 1932 in Lepanto to the late Obie and Arvie Franks McMinn. Ruby and Yancy enjoyed over seventy-one years together. She is survived by her husband, Yancy Walley; two sons, Samuel Walley (Donna) of Bloomington, IL and Steven Walley of Carol Stream, IL;...
Jolyne Hurley Mcdowra -Glbfh
May 6, 2019
Jonesboro - Jolyne Hurley McDowra, 90, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born December 12, 1928 in Otwell to the late Joe Hensley Wilkins and Helen Cynthia Covington Wilkins. Jolyne was a member of the First Christian Church in Jonesboro. She received her Master's in Education from the University of Memphis and completed...
John Richard Smith, Sr. (Gregg-Weston Fh)
May 6, 2019
Harrisburg- John Richard Smith, Sr. departed this life Monday, May 6, 2019, at the NEA Baptist hospital in Jonesboro, at the age of 69. He was born October 11, 1949 in Athens, Alabama, the son of the late Edward Marion Smith and Gladys Whitehead Smith. Richard was an automotive mechanic and also worked on a farm. He loved fishing, camping...
Pansy Jewel Howle -Glbfh
May 4, 2019
Bono- Pansy Jewel Howle, 78, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019 in Jonesboro. She was born April 27, 1941 in Dixie to the late William Nathan Primm and Clevie Earl Williams Primm. Pansy worked as a dispatcher for Southwestern Bell for thirty years. She was a very active member of Walnut Street Baptist Church and loved spending time with her...
Joyce Ann Norman -Glbfh
May 4, 2019
Jonesboro- Joyce Ann Norman, 80, passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019 at her home. She was born July 13, 1938 in Jonesboro to the late Troy and Christine Seymour Brust. Mrs. Norman became a California girl when she moved to the west coast and lived over forty years in the sunshine state with her husband Alan. They enjoyed traveling and...
Benjamin Franklin Bigger Ii - Mcnabb Funeral Home
May 3, 2019
Pocahontas - Honest, Loyal, Industrious, Giving-- These are words that describe a friend to many. A family man to the end and a Godly human that tried to make Pocahontas, Randolph County and Arkansas a better place. Benjamin Franklin Bigger II was born on February 16, 1942 to B.F. and Geneva Bigger. He is survived by his wife, Sandra Kaye...
Gene Gann -Glbfh
May 2, 2019
Jonesboro- Gene Gann, 66, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock. Gene was born July 30, 1952 in Jonesboro. He served his country proudly in the United State Army. He retired from Arkansas State University after twenty-nine years, where he worked as an electrician in the maintenance department. He loved spending time with his family...
Billy Ray West -Glbfh
Apr 30, 2019
Jonesboro- Billy Ray West, 77, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born July 28, 1941 in Collinwood, Tennessee to the late Herschel and Gracie Thompson West. Billy proudly served this country in the Arkansas National Guard. He retired from farming after thirty-two years. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved to deer hunt and...
Bennie "Ben" Coulson - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Apr 30, 2019
Pocahontas - Bennie "Ben" Coulson, 91, passed away on April 30, 2019 at Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehab Center. Ben was born on December 27, 1927 in Michigan to Homer and Anna Timmerman Coulson. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Steven Paul Coulson; sister, Carrie Hassen; and brothers, Edwin and Wesley Coulson. He is survived by his wife...
Albert Dewayne Blount - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Apr 29, 2019
Albert Dewayne Blount, 79, of Overland, MO passed away April 29, 2019 at DePaul Hospital, St. Louis, MO. Big Al was an adventuress man with a very bold sense of humor. He was born in Pocahontas, Arkansas on February 12, 1940, a son of the late Albert Blount and Mildred (Crays) Blount. He had one Brother, Billy Blount. His sense...
Madaline Vivian Holland Doak -Glbfh
Apr 28, 2019
Jonesboro- Madaline Vivian Holland Doak, 102, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Ridgecrest Health and Rehabilitation Center in Jonesboro. She was born on May 17, 1916, in Lunsford. Her parents were the late Robert R. Holland and Jennie Taylor Holland. Her mother died during the influenza pandemic of 1918. As a very young child, she was reared by her...
