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Alice Murelene Mcfarlin -Gfh
Oct 11, 2018
Monette- Alice Murelene McFarlin, 79, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born January 30, 1939 in Neelyville, Missouri to the late William and Bertha Dixon McCollum. Alice exemplified a life of dignity and strength. She spent her life in quiet contemplation while busying her hands with productive activities. While young and...
Pete Waites - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Oct 10, 2018
Pete Waites, 84, of Pocahontas, passed away Wednesday, October, 10, 2018 at Five Rivers Medical Center. Pete was born, December 20, 1933 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana near Ringgold. His parents were the late Vander and Ola D. Hay Waites. He was a longtime beloved teacher, bus driver, and later substitute for the Pocahontas School District. He also served for 69...
Mary Catherine Declerk Knotts - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Oct 9, 2018
Little Rock - Mary Catherine DeClerk Knotts, 84, of Little Rock, passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at her home. She was born, May 24, 1934 in Pocahontas to the late William A and Mary A Schmidt DeClerk. She was the organist for St. Paul Catholic Church while in high school and until she married in 1955. She then became...
Gordon Arthur J. Dockery (Gregg-Weston Fh)
Oct 9, 2018
Mr. Gordon Arthur J. Dockery of Harrisburg, departed this life Tuesday morning, October 9, 2018, at his home, at the age of 61. He was born November 26, 1956 in Dallas, Texas, the son of the late Arthur J. Dockery and Jessie Cearley Dockery. Gordon was a retired engineer from C \u0026 I Electric in Jonesboro and was a U.S....
Clora Battles White -Gfh
Oct 7, 2018
Anchorage, AK- Clora Battles White, 83, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018. She was born August 4, 1935 in Monette to the late James and Ina Battles. She is survived by her husband, James White; her children, Darlene and Jim White; a brother, Sonny Battles; grandchildren, Jonathan and Jeffrey Harrison and Ann Cooper; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews....
Joyce Ann King -Glbfh
Oct 6, 2018
Bono- Joyce Ann King, 75, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born December 29, 1942 in Violet Hill to the late J. V. and Corinne Smith. She was a secretary with a trucking firm. Mrs. King loved her family gatherings where family's stories and laughter that will be cherished forever. She...
George Weldon Jordan Jr. -Glbfg
Oct 6, 2018
Jonesboro- George Weldon Jordan Jr., 86, passed away October 6, 2018. He was born January 4, 1932 in Horry County, South Carolina to the late George and Bessie Creel Jordan Sr. George proudly served in the United States Air Force. He had lived in Arkansas for over sixty years. He had worked as a traveling salesman and retired from Atlas...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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