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Joan Reed (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Joan Reed (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Mar 18, 2019

Mrs. Joan Reed of Harrisburg departed this life at her home on Monday, March 18, 2019, at the age of 77. She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 23, 1941, the daughter of Earl Dee Needham and Eleanora Perkins Needham. She worked for Western Electric in Indianapolis where she repaired telephones and retired in 1978. After retiring and moving to...

Lorene Kincade Parker - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Lorene Kincade Parker - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Mar 15, 2019

Lorene Kincade Parker, 95, passed away on Friday, March 15th at AdventHealth in Shawnee Mission, Kansas surrounded by her family. She was born November 20, 1923 in Clover Bend, Arkansas. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Roxie Kincade. Her husband, Floyd Parker, preceded her in death in 2008. Married for 68 years, he was the love of...

Nadine Mcilvoy -Glbfh

Nadine Mcilvoy -Glbfh

Mar 9, 2019

Weiner- Nadine McIlvoy, 87, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 in Jonesboro. Nadine was born October 3, 1931 in Poinsett County to the late Buchanan Harmon Downs and Ollie Pearl Lawson Downs. She was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Weiner for seventy years and was the parish's oldest female member at the time of her death. Nadine...

Margaret Heral - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Margaret Heral - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Mar 8, 2019

Pocahontas- Margaret Heral departed this life on March 8, 2019 at the age of 78. She was born on January 25, 1941 to James Orville and Mary Jane Cheney Boozer. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Albert Heral Sr.; son, Albert Ray Heral II; and several siblings. Survivors include her son, Will Heral of North Little Rock;...

Hannah Pauline Jones -Gfh

Hannah Pauline Jones -Gfh

Mar 8, 2019

Black Oak- Hannah Pauline Jones, 98, passed away March 8, 2019 in Lake City. She was born August 18, 1920 in Black Oak to the late Thomas and Fannie Webb Earnhart. Pauline was a Charter member of Black Oak Baptist Church. She worked for the cooperative extension office through ASU and was very involved in her church and her community....

Rodney L Fisher -Glbfh

Rodney L Fisher -Glbfh

Mar 7, 2019

Jonesboro- Rodney L. Fisher, 47, passed away March 7, 2019. He was born January 14, 1972 in Chicago, IL to the late Charles E. West Sr. and Patricia A. West. He is survived by his mother, Patricia A. West of Jonesboro; two sons, Rodney A. Fisher of Jonesboro and Madden Fisher of Bald Knob; two brothers, Charles West Jr. and...

John Wooldridge Pasmore -Glbfh

John Wooldridge Pasmore -Glbfh

Mar 5, 2019

Jonesboro- John Woolridge Pasmore, 84, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born September 2, 1934 in Jonesboro to the late Dr. Daniel Frederick Pasmore and Mrs. Howard Baker Wooldridge Pasmore. He owned and operated Pasmore Printing from 1954 until 1997, when he was pleased to sell the business to Lisa Harrell. Every February,...

Jean Hancock -Gwfh

Jean Hancock -Gwfh

Mar 4, 2019

Mrs. Jean Hancock of Walnut Ridge, formerly of Harrisburg, Arkansas, departed this life Monday night, March 4, 2019, at the Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Walnut Ridge, at the age of 88. She was born February 18, 1931 in Harrisburg, the daughter of Joe Deckelman and Nell Ellzey Deckelman. Lora was a lifetime resident of Harrisburg and was a homemaker. She...

Lisa Leigh Thomas Roberts -Gfh

Lisa Leigh Thomas Roberts -Gfh

Mar 4, 2019

Jonesboro- Lisa Leigh Thomas Roberts, 57, departed this life on March 4, 2019 at St. Bernard Hospice. Lisa was born August 27, 1961 in Memphis to Gary and Sue Thomas. She grew up in Blytheville and lived most of her adult life in Jonesboro, where she was owner and manager of Dixie Uniform Shop. Lisa enjoyed gardening, cooking and crafting....

Mary Alma Hawkins -Glbfh

Mary Alma Hawkins -Glbfh

Mar 4, 2019

Jonesboro- Mary Alma Hawkins 86, passed from this life on March the 4th, 2019 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born August 16, 1932 near Cash to the late Jim and Alice Barr. Mary was a member of the Cash Assembly of God church. She was raised on her parent's farm near Cash. She met and...

Bryan Gene Barnes - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Bryan Gene Barnes - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Mar 2, 2019

Pocahontas- Bryan Gene Barnes, 64, passed away on March 5, 2019 at Five Rivers Medical Center. Bryan was born on March 2, 1955 in Pocahontas, AR to Billy Jack and Maxine Marie Pendergrass Barnes. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Michael Gale Pendergrass; grandparents, Bill and Beulah Barnes and Namon and Essie Pendergrass; along with aunts, uncles,...

Mildred Anne Cherry - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Mildred Anne Cherry - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Mar 2, 2019

Mildred Anne Cherry, 79, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019. She was born May 8, 1939, in New Jersey, and grew up in West Chester, Pennsylvania. She was a mother, wife, and nurse. She also was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Pocahontas. She was a passionate gardener and loved growing plants and taking care of all...

Taylor Aaron Martin (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Taylor Aaron Martin (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Mar 1, 2019

Mr. Taylor Aaron Martin of Harrisburg, departed this life Friday morning, March 1, 2019, in Jonesboro, at the age of 19. He was born January 19, 2000 in Jonesboro, the son of Marlin Martin and Claire Brown Martin. Taylor was a 2018 graduate of Valley View High School and was a freshmen at ASU in Jonesboro. He was an Eagle...

Billy Gray Tackett -Glbfh

Billy Gray Tackett -Glbfh

Mar 1, 2019

Jonesboro- Billy Gray Tackett, 85, departed this life Friday, March 1, 2019, at his home in Jonesboro. He was born July 24, 1933 in Newport, the son of the late George Wayne Tackett and Bertha Dean Woody Tackett. Billy was a retired truck driver for the Craighead County Road department. He enjoyed many years of singing with his band and...

Otis Lee Junkersfeld - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Otis Lee Junkersfeld - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Feb 26, 2019

Pocahontas - Otis Lee Junkersfeld, 81, passed away on February 26, 2019 at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro, AR. Otis was born on January 21, 1938 in Pocahontas, AR to the late Alvin Albert and Evelyn Pauline Holt Junkersfeld. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Joshua Junkersfeld; and brothers, Jerry Junkersfeld and Paul Junkersfeld. He is survived...

Margaret Jeanette "Jeanne" Hamilton -Glbfh

Margaret Jeanette "Jeanne" Hamilton -Glbfh

Feb 25, 2019

Jonesboro- Margaret Jeanette "Jeanne" Buchanan Hamilton, 91, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019. She was born January 9, 1928 in Hoxie to the late Clay and Frida Jones Buchanan. Jeanne was a graduate of Clover Bend High School. She was a lifelong childcare provider and a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was an avid gardener and loved...

Charles James Chatman -Glbfh

Charles James Chatman -Glbfh

Feb 24, 2019

Lake City- Charles James Chatman, 85, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Lakeside Nursing Center. He was born November 25, 1933 in Harrisburg to the late Charles Edward and Mary Ann Dodson Chatman. He worked as a mechanic and millwright for many years. Charles enjoyed gardening and spending time with his family. He was also preceded in death by...

Sue Breckenridge -Glbfh

Sue Breckenridge -Glbfh

Feb 22, 2019

Paragould - Sue Breckenridge, 77, passed away Friday, February 22, 2019 at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born January 4, 1942 in Manila to the late Thurman and Rachel Vastbinder Yarbro. She was a bookkeeper and a business owner. Mrs. Sue was a member of the Church of Christ. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Excell Breckenridge;...

Cynthia Louise Hicks -Gfh

Cynthia Louise Hicks -Gfh

Feb 22, 2019

Monahans, TX - Cynthia Louise Hicks, 74, formerly of Monette passed away Friday, February 22, 2019. She was born July 20, 1944 in Black Oak to the late Oral LeVelle Armstrong and Anna Madge Metcalf Armstrong. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Noel Hicks, Sr. and a son, Barry Kisner. Louise is survived by a son, James...

Mary Sue Greer - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Mary Sue Greer - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Feb 20, 2019

Pocahontas- Mary Sue Greer, 89, passed away on February 20, 2019 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR surrounded by loved ones. Mary was born on April 12, 1929 in Randolph County, AR to William Reed and Pearl Blackshear Hord. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Pearl Hord; husband, Arthur Lee Greer; daughters,...

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