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Ralph Scott Hixson - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Mar 24, 2019
Pocahontas- Ralph Scott Hixson, 70, passed away on March 24, 2019 at Five Rivers Medical Center. Ralph was born on July 31, 1948 in Poplar Bluff, MO to Ralph Edwin and Georgia Phelps Hixson. He proudly served in the US Navy and retired after 28 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by...
Donna Raye Renfro (Gregg-Weston Fh)
Mar 23, 2019
Donna Raye Renfro of Harrisburg, departed this life Saturday, March 23, 2019, at her home, at the age of 47. She was born April 28, 1971 in Lepanto, Arkansas, the daughter of Robert Ray Morris and Janie Dobbins Morris. Donna was a member of the New Testament Baptist Church in Harrisburg. She was a cook for many years at Jordan\u0027s...
Allen "Ricky" Woodsmall -Gfh
Mar 22, 2019
Jonesboro- Allen "Ricky" Woodsmall, 73, passed away Friday, March 22, 2019 in Craighead Nursing Center. He was born April 22, 1945 in Jonesboro to the late H.C. and Mary Sue Wallace Woodsmall. He is survived by five close cousins, Jo Ball of Jonesboro, Pat Hawkins of Monette, Betty Rains of Jonesboro, Vicki Hickman of Jonesboro and Norma Sue Gathright of...
Myrtle Akins - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Mar 22, 2019
Pocahontas- Myrtle Akins, 99, passed away on March 22, 2019 at Randolph Home. Myrtle was born on March 27, 1919 in West Plains, MO to Austin and Frona Bennett Collins. She was an avid gardener and loved working in her yard and flowerbeds. She worked in manufacturing in St. Louis, MO and Detroit, MI and was a spot welder at...
Curtis Wayne Hogan -Glbfh
Mar 20, 2019
Bono- Curtis Wayne Hogan, 57, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019. He was born June 15, 1961 in Jonesboro to the late Curtis and Betty Findley Hogan. Wayne was a mechanic and loved his grandkids. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend. He is survived by his wife, Colleen Hogan; three brothers, Keith Hogan...
James Luther Williams - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Mar 20, 2019
Walnut Ridge - James Luther Williams, 86, of Walnut Ridge passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at his home. He was born, December 3, 1932 in Richwoods to the late Elmer Lee and Tula Weatherford Williams. He was a farmer, car salesman, and Air Force veteran. James was a faithful husband to his loving wife, Peggy Ann Browning Williams, for...
Houston Lavelle Street - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Mar 19, 2019
Pocahontas- Houston Lavelle Street, 79, passed away on March 19, 2019 surrounded by loved ones. Houston was born on September 7, 1939 in Biggers, AR to Dave and Gwendolyn Edington Street. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Robert Street. He is survived by his wife, Donna Street; son, Terry Street of Hattiesburg, MS; daughter, Pamela...
Lt. Col. Marcia Patton -Glbfh
Mar 18, 2019
Jonesboro- Lt. Col. Marcia Patton, 64, passed away in Memphis, Tennessee, Monday, March 18, 2019 at The Regional One Trauma Center. She lived most of her life in Jonesboro, receiving her RN degree from the University of Arkansas and later a BSN and MSN in Nursing. She worked for the Health Department for fifteen years as a home health nurse,...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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