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Julia Marie Watson Hicks - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Julia Marie Watson Hicks - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Oct 5, 2018

Julia Marie Watson Hicks, 103, passed away on October 5, 2018 at Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehab in Pocahontas. Julia was born on May 27, 1915 in Datto, AR to William Anderson and Fannie Belle Petty Watson. She was a very loving wife, mother, and grandma. She loved family gatherings and music as well as reading until she lost her sight....

Merlene Harper Brown - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Merlene Harper Brown - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Oct 5, 2018

Pocahontas- Merlene Harper Brown, 81 passed away peacefully Friday, October 5, 2018 surrounded by her 3 daughters. Merlene was born July 16, 1937 in Maynard, Arkansas to the late Rex and Mae Harper. Merlene was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Brown; parents, Rex and Mae Harper; brothers, Conway, Don, Thomas and Dean Harper; and a sister, Joyce Goodsell....

Isabell Marie Hallmark -Glbfh

Isabell Marie Hallmark -Glbfh

Oct 4, 2018

Jonesboro- Isabell Marie Hallmark, 93, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born July 5, 1925 in Weiner to the late George and Lucille Ritter. She is survived by her children and their spouses, Gilbert and Karen Hallmark of Ft. Worth, Texas, Eric and Debra Hallmark of Jonesboro and Melissa and Dr. Mark Brown...

Mary Louise Shelton - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Mary Louise Shelton - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Oct 4, 2018

Pocahontas- Mary Louise Shelton fought a good fight and finished the course secure in her faith. Surrounded by family and friends, she gained her heavenly reward on October 4, 2018, reuniting with her husband of 69 years. Mary Lou, lovingly known to the many that loved and adored her as Mama Mary Lou, was born on December 12, 1924 and...

Patsy A Moss -Glbfh

Patsy A Moss -Glbfh

Oct 4, 2018

Trumann- Patsy A. Moss, 69, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born February 12, 1949 in Jonesboro to the late J.B. and Irene Stephens West. Mrs. Patsy was a homemaker and a member of the Gold Star wives of America and the Stone Country Humane Society. She and Doyle were married...

James Thomas Hawkins -Glbfh

James Thomas Hawkins -Glbfh

Oct 3, 2018

Jonesboro- James Thomas Hawkins, 85, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born March 30, 1933 in Jonesboro to the late Thomas and Bessie Childers Hawkins. Mr. Hawkins served his country proudly in the United States Air Force for four years. He sold insurance for over sixty years and enjoyed playing basketball at the...

Nedine Wilkins -Glbfh

Nedine Wilkins -Glbfh

Oct 2, 2018

Weiner- Nedine Wilkins, 82, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at her home. She was born August 22, 1936 in Fisher to the late Wiley and Gladys Wixson Gunter. Mrs. Wilkins was a homemaker and worked at Perel and Lowersteins Jewelers in Jonesboro and an active member of the Otwell Christian Church. She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed sports and...

Pauline Eads - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Pauline Eads - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Oct 2, 2018

Pocahontas- Pauline Eads, 85, passed away on October 2, 2018 at home surrounded by loved ones. Pauline was born March 30, 1933 in Poyner, MO to Hurshiel E. and Imogene Baker Waymon. She opened a machine quilting business after retiring from Brown Shoe company. She was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church in Pocahontas and the Five Rivers...

James Ervin Nobles - Mcnabb Funeral Home

James Ervin Nobles - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Oct 1, 2018

Pocahontas - James Ervin Nobles, 67, of Pocahontas passed away Monday, October 1, 2018 at his home. Ervin was born August 14, 1951 in Marianna, son of JW and Dorothy Farmer Nobles. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents, John W and "Granny" Ida Mae Akins Newman, Henry Leroy and Effie Lewis Farmer; three aunts, Frances Farmer Faircloth,...

Robert Eugene Cole -Gfh

Robert Eugene Cole -Gfh

Sep 30, 2018

Monette- Robert Eugene "Robbie" Cole, 44, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018 at his home He was born July 17, 1974 in Sacramento, California. Robbie had worked at Lowes, Arkansas Bolt \u0026 Supply, Post Office and Wood Construction. He enjoyed fishing with his nephew, River and collecting ducks. He is preceded in death by his fathers, Robert Edward Rolland and...

Edward Anthony Sparrow - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Edward Anthony Sparrow - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Sep 30, 2018

Maynard- Edward Anthony Sparrow, 94, passed away on September 30, 2018 at Five Rivers Medical Center in Pocahontas. Edward was born on December 6, 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland to Andre and Sophia Sparrow. Edward served in the Army Air Corps and was a Pearl Harbor Survivor. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Lila Juanita Wimberly Sparrow; 2...

Amy Sue Grissom Mccullough -Glbfh

Amy Sue Grissom Mccullough -Glbfh

Sep 29, 2018

Jonesboro- Amy Sue Grissom McCullough, 76, passed away Saturday, September 29, 2018 at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born April 29, 1942 in Clinton, Tennessee to the late William and Helen Hightower Dyer. Amy graduated from Clinton High School and then Vanderbilt X-Ray Technician Program. She attended the Ridgecrest Baptist Church for many years. She will be...

Doyle Lee Meeks - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Doyle Lee Meeks - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Sep 28, 2018

Doyle Lee Meeks, 85, of Imboden passed away peacefully on Friday September 28, 2018. Born on April 3,1933 in Nolan Arkansas, he was 1 of 8 children of the late James Arthur Meeks and Stella Nora (Williams) Meeks. At age 20, he enlisted in the United States Army, serving for 3 years from May 1953 to May 1956. During his...

Marie Miller Manus -Glbfh

Marie Miller Manus -Glbfh

Sep 28, 2018

Sedgwick- Marie Miller Manus, 88, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018 at her home. She was born September 14, 1930 in Monette to the late O. B. and Lela Maxwell Miller. She was a bookkeeper and a homemaker. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, sister and aunt. She is survived by her husband of seventy years, Harold...

Lena Genelle Scott - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Lena Genelle Scott - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Sep 27, 2018

Lena Genelle Scott, 87, of Clarksville, Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018, at the Clarksville Nursing and Rehab Center. Mrs. Scott was born on September 26, 1931, in Norwood, Missouri, the daughter of Homer B. and Verba Mae Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Jean Tinker, and her brothers Rolla Smith and Homer...

Marie Wray Teel - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Marie Wray Teel - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Sep 24, 2018

Marie Wray Teel, 78, of Pocahontas, Ar. passed away on the afternoon of September 24, 2018 at the caring and loving facility of Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House while she was surrounded by family and friends who loved her very much. She was born September 1, 1940, at home, the daughter of Ed and Emma Tucker Prater of Maynard,...

Wilma Jean Hart Pyles - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Wilma Jean Hart Pyles - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Sep 24, 2018

Pocahontas- Wilma Jean Hart Pyles, 84, was born on September 10, 1934 to Floyd and Lula (Risenhoover) Hart of Biggers, AR and passed away on September 24, 2018 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Wilma was a very loving daughter, wife, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend. She worked at Brown Shoe Factory for over 40...

Jeff Baltz - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Jeff Baltz - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Sep 22, 2018

Springfield, MO - Jeff Baltz passed from his earthly home to his heavenly home on Saturday, September 22, 2018 in Springfield, Mo. Jeff was born in Pocahontas on May 8, 1960. He was the son of Sara and Jim Baltz. He graduated from St Paul school in 1978, where he excelled at basketball and golf. He attended Arkansas State University...

Effie Gibson Carter Wise -Glbfh

Effie Gibson Carter Wise -Glbfh

Sep 22, 2018

Jonesboro- Effie Gibson Carter Wise, 89, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018. She was born January 5, 1929 in Jonesboro to the late Robert and Katie Johnson Gibson. She was a homemaker and had worked as a cook in several restaurants. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by two sons, Michael...

Donna Lynn Ramsey (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Donna Lynn Ramsey (Gregg-Weston Fh)

Sep 21, 2018

Donna Lynn Ramsey of Harrisburg, departed this life Friday, September 21, 2018, at the St. Bernard\u0027s Medical Center in Jonesboro, at the age of 57. She was born August 9, 1961, in Lepanto, Arkansas, the daughter of James and Nellie Smart Willis. Donna was a 1979 graduate of Harrisburg High School and was employeed at Davis-Carter Welding. She enjoyed yard...

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