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Benjamin Luther "Ben" Williams - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Benjamin Luther "Ben" Williams - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Sep 3, 2019

Benjamin Luther "Ben" Williams, 89, of Biggers passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at the Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born May 10, 1930 in Brockett to the late Hubert Edward and Elsie Lee Tyler Williams. Ben proudly served his country in the Navy during the Korean War. He served on the ship CC/CV 21 Boxer where...

Juanita Odom (Gwfh)

Juanita Odom (Gwfh)

Sep 1, 2019

Mrs. Juanita Odom of Harrisburg, departed this life Sunday, September 1, 2019, at St. Bernard\u0027s Hospital in Jonesboro, at the age of 79. She was born May 8, 1940 in Hickory Ridge, the daughter of the late Harold Hoots, Sr. and Avis Prince Hoots. Juanita married Clifford Odom in 1959 and they enjoyed 41 years together before his death in...

Mary Declerk - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Mary Declerk - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Aug 31, 2019

Mary DeClerk of Cherokee Village passed from this world into the arms of her Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, on 8/31/2019, at the age of 62. No amount of time in this world would have ever been enough for us to have with her. She was the best friend of her loving husband and each of her five daughters. She...

Charles A. Michael -Glbfh

Charles A. Michael -Glbfh

Aug 31, 2019

Paragould- Charles A. Michael, 95, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 at his home. He was born September 29, 1923 in Knobel to the late Everett and Annie Johns Michael. Charles served his country proudly in the United States Marines during World War II as a sniper and a military police officer. He owned and operated a car body shop...

Violet Harbison (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Violet Harbison (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Aug 29, 2019

Mrs. Violet Harbison of Harrisburg, departed this life Thursday, August 29, 2019, at the Woodbriar Nursing Home in Jonesboro, at the age of 89. She was born June 23, 1930 in Cleveland, MS, the daughter of the late William Lester Tedder and Nora Oneal Tedder. Violet married Virgil Harbison in 1946 and they enjoyed 49 years together before his death...

Lucy Joann Hill -Glbfh

Lucy Joann Hill -Glbfh

Aug 28, 2019

Jonesboro- Lucy Joann Hill, 89, passed away Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born January 6, 1930 in Jonesboro to the late Frank and Willie Wood Falls. Mrs. Hill was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was an avid bridge player. She was a member of the Daughters of the...

Dennis Sidney Cooper - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Dennis Sidney Cooper - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Aug 25, 2019

Pocahontas - Dennis Sidney Cooper, 68, of Pocahontas passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro. Dennis was born on March 17, 1951 in Pocahontas, AR to the late Buel and Marie Bellah Cooper. He worked for the City of Pocahontas for over 30 years and was a retired firefighter. He was an avid hunter...

Billy Owen Stotts -Gfh

Billy Owen Stotts -Gfh

Aug 24, 2019

Caraway- Billy Owen Stotts, 67, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at UAMS in Little Rock. He was born on December 25, 1951 in Lake Village, Arkansas. He was a retired Arkansas State Trooper who spent the majority of his career in the Executive Protection Section protecting Governors Bill Clinton, Jim Guy Tucker and Mike Huckabee. Bill also had...

Sylvia Stricklin Wood (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Sylvia Stricklin Wood (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Aug 24, 2019

Mrs Sylvia Stricklin Wood of Harrisburg departed this life Saturday morning, August 24, 2019, at her home, at the age of 92. She was born January 10, 1927 in Harrisburg, the daughter of the late Matt Stricklin and Mildred Hunter Stricklin. Sylvia was a native and lifelong resident of Harrisburg. She worked many jobs throughout the years but was mainly...

Wilma Jean Kincade - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Wilma Jean Kincade - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Aug 23, 2019

Wilma Jean Kincade (Williams) passed away Aug 23, 2019 at Seminary Village in Galesburg, IL. A Memorial Celebration will be held at McNabb Funeral Home in Pocahontas, AR on Saturday September 14 from 10:00 - 12:00 pm with a Memorial Service at 12:00 pm. Interment will be held at a later date in the Masonic Cemetery in Pocahontas. Wilma was...

Terry Wayne Atchley -Glbfh

Terry Wayne Atchley -Glbfh

Aug 20, 2019

Jonesboro- Terry Wayne Atchley, 62, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born March 1, 1957 in Blytheville to the late Roy Atchley and Bernice Francine Roberts. Terry owned and operated Terry's Sales and Rentals in Blytheville and loved his community. He loved his 1969 red Camaro. His daughters and grandchildren were his world. In...

Coyse Elaine Barton -Glbfh

Coyse Elaine Barton -Glbfh

Aug 20, 2019

Jonesboro- Coyse Elaine Lyle Barton, 83, left this life Tuesday, August 20, 2019 to go be with her Lord and rest in peace. She was born December 1, 1935 in Somerville, Alabama and lived most of her life in Arkansas. She was a hard working lady who loved doing for others that is why she became a nurse. She worked...

Lois Despain -Glbfh

Lois Despain -Glbfh

Aug 18, 2019

Mrs. Lois Despain of Trumann, departed this life Sunday, august 18, 2019,at the St. Bernard\u0027s Hospital in Jonesboro, at the age of 92. She was born September 20, 1926 in Hardy, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Jim Passmore and Rutha Ramey Passmore. Lois was raised in the Lunsford area and attended school there. Following school, she worked at the...

Lela Lucindia Adams Ashley -Gfh

Lela Lucindia Adams Ashley -Gfh

Aug 18, 2019

Monette- Lela Lucindia Ashley, 39, passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019. She was born October 13, 1979 in Memphis. Lela graduated Buffalo Island Central High School in 1998 and received her Master of Education in Elementary Education from Arkansas State University. She had taught for eighteen years at Cross County, Senath, Riverside and finally at Buffalo Island Central. She was...

Lola Maxine Barker (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Lola Maxine Barker (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Aug 16, 2019

Mrs. Lola Maxine Barker of Harrisburg, departed this life Friday, August 16, 2019, at her home, at the age of 85. She was born November 1, 1933 in Harrisburg, the daughter of the late John Vail and Alberta Cole Vail. Maxine was a homemaker and enjoyed quilting, gardening and canning. She was an avid collector of Ziggys. She married James...

Nina Catherine Madden -Glbfh

Nina Catherine Madden -Glbfh

Aug 13, 2019

Jonesboro- Nina Catherine Madden, 96, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born October 22, 1922 in Portia to the late Roy and Ethel Penny Coffman. She was a medical secretary at St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana for many years. Mrs. Nina enjoyed reading, collecting china and sewing. She was a member...

George Ray Myers (Gregg-Westonfh)

George Ray Myers (Gregg-Westonfh)

Aug 13, 2019

Mr. George Ray Myers of Harrisburg, Arkansas, departed this life Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at the NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas, at the age of 93. He was born July 28, 1926 in Wewoka, OK, the son of the late George Jessie Myers and Edna Edith Kerby Myers. At age 15, George moved to California and worked until he...

Andrew Joe "Keith" Petrek -Glbfh

Andrew Joe "Keith" Petrek -Glbfh

Aug 12, 2019

Jonesboro- Andrew Joe Keith Petrek, 68, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019 at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born October 11, 1950 in Hallettsville, Texas to the late Joseph and Verna Hooten Petrek. He was an independent homebuilder for many years. He worked for B.B Vance and Sons and worked at Jonesboro High School Vo-tech teaching building...

Rodney Allen Blann -Gwfh

Rodney Allen Blann -Gwfh

Aug 10, 2019

Harrisburg- Rodney Allen Blann, 52, passed away from this life Saturday, August 10, 2019. He was born September 7, 1967 in Lawton, Oklahoma to the late David Blann and Linda Veach-Blann. He was a carpenter for most of his life. Most people would describe him as a "Jack of all Trades". He enjoyed fishing and riding dirt bikes. Rodney was...

June Morgan - Gwfh

June Morgan - Gwfh

Aug 9, 2019

Harrisburg- June Morgan, 74, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019 at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born June 4, 1945 in Harrisburg to the late Herman and Nettie Newsom Meister. She retired after thirty-two years from Harrisburg Elementary School, where she was a teacher's assistant. She was an active member of the Shiloh Baptist Church in Harrisburg. She leaves behind...

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