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Sherry Annette Hayes -Glbfh

Sherry Annette Hayes -Glbfh

Apr 26, 2019

Jonesboro- Sherry Annette Hayes, 55, passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 in Memphis. She was born November 28, 1963 in Osceola to Jimmy and Martha Pollard Carter. Sherry had worked as a property manager. She will be remembered as having a big heart and being a loving daughter, mother and sister. She is survived by her father, Jimmy Carter of...

Beulah Fay Downum - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Beulah Fay Downum - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Apr 26, 2019

Walnut Ridge - Beulah Fay Downum, 97, of Walnut Ridge passed away Friday, April 26, 2019 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Fay was born December 12, 1921 in Leachville to the late Noah and Clara Ball French. She was married to A.L. Downum for 76 years prior to his preceding her in death in 2015. She is preceded in death by...

Tina Marie Poteet - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Tina Marie Poteet - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Apr 22, 2019

Ravenden- Tina Marie Poteet, 52, passed away on April 22, 2019. Tina was born October 17, 1966 in Arkadelphia, AR to Lloyd Wayne King and Brenda Stain King. She is survived by her husband, Wendell Poteet; 2 sons, Jordan Poteet and Jessie Poteet; 11 grandchildren; mother, Brenda Stain King; 3 brothers, Nikki, Paul and Todd King. She was preceded in...

Roger M Peters - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Roger M Peters - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Apr 22, 2019

Pocahontas - Roger M Peters, 70, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019 at his home. Roger was born on August 30, 1948 in Walnut Ridge, AR to Tib and Geneva Taylor Toy. He served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War. He loved to fish and to spend time with his family. He was a loving father,...

Larry Edward Sefers (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Larry Edward Sefers (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Apr 21, 2019

Mr. Larry Edward Sefers of Harrisburg, AR departed this life Sunday, April 21, 2019 at the Woodbriar Nursing Home in Harrisburg, at the age of 69. He was born October 6, 1949 in Harrisburg, the son of Arvil Sefers and Lorelle Powell Sefers. Larry graduated high school in Chicago in 1967 and married Sandra Holcomb in 1968. They enjoyed over...

Velda "Bobbie" Williams - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Velda "Bobbie" Williams - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Apr 18, 2019

Walnut Ridge- Velda "Bobbie" Williams, 85 passed away April 18, 2019. Velda "Bobbie" Williams was born April 11, 1934 in Saffell, AR to the late Roy and Pearl Huskey Doyle. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and a faithful member of the First Free Will Baptist Church. Bobbie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Duff Williams; and...

Sharon Kay Wheaton -Gfh

Sharon Kay Wheaton -Gfh

Apr 15, 2019

Williford- Sharon Kay Wheaton, 62, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born September 6, 1956 in Lepanto to the late James Veach and Thelma Blake Veach Mangrum. She will be remembered as a loving mother, sister and grandmother. She was survived by her children, James Wheaton (Amanda), Lisa Thompson (Bobby), Timothy...

Richard Lynn White (Glbfh)

Richard Lynn White (Glbfh)

Apr 14, 2019

Mr. Richard Lynn White of Jonesboro, departed this life Sunday, April 14, 2019, at the NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, at the age of 75. He was born March 7, 1944 in Jonesboro, the son of the late L.W. White and Lola Mays White. Following High School, he worked at Kroger and joined the Air Force. He married Judy Brown...

Floyd Thomas Hancock (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Floyd Thomas Hancock (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Apr 14, 2019

Mr. Floyd Thomas Hancock of Walnut Ridge, formerly of Harrisburg, Arkansas, departed this life Sunday, April 14, 2019, at the Eaglecrest Nursing and Rehab Center in Ash Flat, at the age of 93. He was born October 15, 1925 in Twin Creek, Arkansas, the son of the late Lee Roy Hancock and Samantha Jones Hancock. Following high school, Floyd joined...

James Darrell Edington - Mcnabb Funeral Home

James Darrell Edington - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Apr 11, 2019

Biggers- James Darrell Edington, 75, passed away on April 11, 2019 at Five Rivers Medical Center. James was born on November 1, 1943 in Pocahontas to James David and Anna Jean Hearring Edington. He married the love of his life, Jane Carpenter, on August 18, 1979. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and enjoyed playing music, being at the...

Gretchen Firment - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Gretchen Firment - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Apr 10, 2019

Cherokee Village- Gretchen Firment, 81, passed away on April 10, 2019 at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. Gretchen was born on June 22, 1937 in Pocahontas, AR to Tony and Pauline Nuce Schmidt. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband John Andrew Firment; 2 brothers, Albert and John Schmidt; and a sister, Mary Elizabeth. She is survived...

William Wesley Condra (Gregg-Weston Fh)

William Wesley Condra (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Apr 10, 2019

William W. "Will" Condra of Harrisburg, departed this life Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at his home, at the age of 36. Will was born January 14, 1983 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the son of Cecil Edmond "Buster" Condra and Patricia Karen Shaver Condra. He was a 2001 graduate of Harrisburg High School and of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed hunting and...

Jerry Don Cleghorn -Gfh

Jerry Don Cleghorn -Gfh

Apr 9, 2019

Hark Heights, Texas- Jerry Don Cleghorn, 79, formerly of Monette passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Baylor Medical Center in Temple, Texas. He was born March 17, 1940 in Lake City to Howard and Edith Peete Cleghorn. Jerry served his country proudly in the United States Army. Jerry worked as a butcher, for Amor Meat Packing Company and Randall's...

William Aaron Lofton -Glbfh

William Aaron Lofton -Glbfh

Apr 9, 2019

Jonesboro- William Aaron Lofton, 42, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at his apartment in Baltimore, Maryland. He was born July 8, 1976 in Jonesboro and he graduated from Jonesboro High School and attended Arkansas State University. Aaron was an avid reader with a photographic memory. His recall ability was remarkable for facts, dates, and events. He had a deep...

John Gordon Mixon (Gwfh)

John Gordon Mixon (Gwfh)

Apr 7, 2019

Mr. John Gordon Mixon, of Harrisburg, AR, formerly of Lake Wales, FL, departed this life Sunday, April 7, 2019, at the Woodbriar Nursing Home in Harrisburg, at the age of 94. He was born May 9, 1924 in Adel, Georgia, the son of the late Lewis Thomas Mixon and Mittie Frances Lovette Mixon. John moved to Harrisburg in 1985 and...

Mesha Louise Hadl -Glbfh

Mesha Louise Hadl -Glbfh

Apr 4, 2019

Jonesboro- Mesha Louise Hadl, 52, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019 in Memphis. She was born August 4, 1966 in Jonesboro to the late John William Walker and late Frances Hasting Brown. Mesha loved her pets and her family. She will be remembered as a loving daughter and mother. She was survived by her sons, Zachery Lesley and Joshua Lesley;...

Bill Dale Alexander -Glbfh

Bill Dale Alexander -Glbfh

Apr 3, 2019

Jonesboro- Billie Dale Alexander, 87, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born August 24, 1931 in Jonesboro to the late William and Elthia Wood Alexander. Bill served his country proudly in the United States Air Force during the Korean War, stationed in Puerto Montt, Chile. He owned and operated City Barber Shop in...

Morene Powell Fincher -Gfh

Morene Powell Fincher -Gfh

Apr 2, 2019

Caraway- Morene Fincher, 90, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at her home. She was born December 14, 1928 in Black Oak to the late Olin and Sarah Logan Cook. Mrs. Morene was a homemaker and a member of the Caraway First Baptist Church. She will be remembered as a loving mother, sister and grandmother. She was preceded in death...

Sylvia Jean Gunter Glass -Glbfh

Sylvia Jean Gunter Glass -Glbfh

Apr 2, 2019

Fisher- Sylvia Jean Gunter Glass, 86, of DeWitt formerly of Fisher, has departed this life on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. She was born May 10, 1932 in Fisher to the late Wiley and Gladys Wixson Gunter. She was a homemaker and had worked for numerous employers throughout her working years. After her retirement she went to work for her brother...

Charles Wesley "Dub" Carter - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Charles Wesley "Dub" Carter - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Mar 29, 2019

Pocahontas - Charles Wesley "Dub" Carter, 87, passed away on March 29, 2019 at Randolph Home surrounded by loved ones. Dub was born on July 17, 1931 in O'Kean, AR to Tom and Beulah Tinker Carter. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Glendora Carter; son, Rick Carter; and sister, Dorothy Hayes. He is survived by daughter, Linda...

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