Parthenia Nell Lakey - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Feb 22, 2018
Salt Lake City, UT- Parthenia Nell Blackwood Lakey passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 at home. She was born June 19, 1942 to Hearl and Lillian Blackwood in Porum, Oklahoma. She was an RN for 50 years and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She is survived by three children; Diana S Griffey and...
Wanda Jean Perry - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Feb 22, 2018
WANDA JEAN YOUNG PERRY \tThe world lost a precious soul on February 22, 2018. Mrs. Wanda Young Perry went home to be with God at the age of 91. Wanda Jean Young was born May 21, 1926 and was the youngest of eight children. She was born and raised in Pocahontas, Arkansas, daughter of the late John William and Mary...
Beulah Ware Cannon -Gfh
Feb 21, 2018
Monette - Beulah Ware Cannon, 90, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018. She was born September 2, 1927, in Monette to William Aud and Lizzie Ware Stewart. Until her retirement, she was postmaster at the Monette post office. She was a member of the Monette United Methodist Church. She was also a member and past Worthy Matron of the Order...
Neva Marcell Swinney - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Feb 20, 2018
Pocahontas- Neva Marcell Swinney, 88, passed away on February 20, 2018 at Five Rivers Medical Center. Neva was born on December 30, 1929 in Pocahontas, AR to James Edgar and Mary Alice Bellah Shaver. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Mary Shaver and husband, James Swinney. She is survived by her brother, William (Nadine) Shaver; nieces,...
Benny Dale Stalnaker - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Feb 18, 2018
Pocahontas- Benny Dale Stalnaker, 58, passed away on February 18, 2018 at St. Bernards Medical Center. Benny was born February 22, 1959 in Walnut Ridge, AR to Carl James Stalnaker and Ruthie Mae Shaffer. He enjoyed fishing, going to auctions and spending time with family and friends. He worked 29 years for Magee and Pinnacle Frame Company. He was preceded...
Ronnie Gene Pyburn -Glbfh
Feb 16, 2018
Lake City- Ronnie Gene Pyburn, 59, passed Friday, February 16, 2018 at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born April 23, 1958 in Monette. Ronnie loved motorcycles, old cars and being out side. He is survived by his mother, Mary Cope Pyburn of Jonesboro; a brother, Kevin Pyburn of Lake City; an aunt, Esther Williams of Lake City; five uncles, Gary...
Hattie Wanda Johnson -Glbfh
Feb 15, 2018
Jonesboro- Hattie Wanda Johnson, 92, of Jonesboro departed this life Thursday, February 15, 2018 at St. Bernards Hospital in Jonesboro. She lived all of her life in the Jonesboro, Craighead County area. Hattie was of the Baptist faith and spent her working life as a restaurant cook at various locations in Jonesboro. She enjoyed crafts, country music and gardening. She...
Julia Renee Burnett -Gwfh
Feb 15, 2018
Julia Renee' Burnett, 56, passed away February 15, 2018 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice in Jonesboro. She was born on May 12, 1961 in Memphis to the late Roy and Helen "Mickey" Meroney Womble. Julia was known as "Judy" by her family and close friends and as "Nilla" by her beloved grandchildren. She was a home health nurse in...
Robert "Bob" Eugene Kiefer - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Feb 14, 2018
Pocahontas- Robert Eugene Kiefer, 69, passed away on February 14, 2018 at Methodist University in Memphis, TN. Bob was born September 22, 1948 in Pocahontas, AR to Robert and Thelma Osterkamp Kiefer. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Kiefer; brother William "Billy" Kiefer; sisters, Virginia Thomas and Mary Kiefer. He is survived by his mother, Thelma Kiefer;...
Ruth Fern Clements - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Feb 14, 2018
Williford- Ruth Fern Collins Clements, 71, passed away on February 14, 2018 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Ruth was born January 28, 1947 in Hardy, AR to Francis and Minnie Richards Collins. She was preceded in death by her parents; 1 infant son; 2 infant daughters; brothers, Bob Collins, Sr., Bill Collins, Sr.; sisters, Evelyn Gann...
Bennie G. "Glen" Burns -Glbfh
Feb 11, 2018
Jonesboro- Bennie G. "Glen" Burns, 85, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. He was born July 29, 1932, in Alicia to the late Albert and Amy Rice Burns. He was a lifelong self-employed carpenter. He proudly served in the United States Army and Arkansas National Guard. His guard unit was one of the units sent...
Deborah Ann Ervin -Gfh
Feb 11, 2018
Caraway- Deborah Ann Ervin, 65, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018 at her home. She was born December 27, 1952 in St. Louis to the late Kenneth and Roberta Wood Ervin. She was a member of the Community of Christ Church. Deborah was everyone's helper and loved by many people. She worked at Ervin Enterprise and was a homemaker. She...
Louise Elizabeth Saffell -Gfh
Feb 11, 2018
Caraway -Mrs. Louise Elizabeth Saffell, 77, departed this life Sunday morning, February 11, 2018, at her home in Caraway. She was born April 12, 1940 in Detroit, MI, the daughter of the late Otto and Blanche (Roush) Mielke. Louise graduated Practical Nursing School in August of 1969 and worked in the nursing field for over 36 years. She was a...
Horace Edward "Dude" Damron (Glbfh)
Feb 10, 2018
Horace Edward (H. E.) "Dude" Damron, 95, passed away Saturday morning, February 10, at his home in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dude was born January 4, 1923, in Vanndale, Arkansas to Henry "Ed" and Floy Bullard Damron. After residing in Woodruff County, he moved to Jonesboro in 1961. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Minnie Ruth Bullard...
Lee Imogene "Gean" Upshaw Spikes - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Feb 8, 2018
Jonesboro- Lee Imogene "Gean" Upshaw Spikes, 89, passed away on February 8, 2018 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Gean was born February 9, 1928 in Bardley, MO to Le Roy and Bertie Lee McKee Upshaw. She was married to Bill Spikes for 63 years. She worked for the Red Cross, Brown Shoe, and Futrell Pharmacy for 28 years. She...
Atwood James "Buddy" Bell, Sr. (Glbfh)
Feb 8, 2018
Atwood James "Buddy" Bell, Sr., 94, died Thursday February 8, 2018 at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro after a long and wonderful life. He is preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Betty (Williams) Bell. He leaves his four children Cynthia "Cindy" Holifield (Cecil) of Jonesboro, Barbara Messier (Will) of Saratoga Springs, NY, Jennifer "Jemmer" Cates (Mark) of...
Barbara Jean Mitchell - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Feb 7, 2018
Pocahontas- Barbara Jean Mitchell, 77, passed away on February 7, 2018 at Five Rivers Medical Center. Barbara was born October 22, 1940 in Pocahontas, AR to Waple and Rheita Crosby Verkler. She was preceded in death by her parents, Waple and Rheita Verkler, and 4 brothers, T.J., Harold and Darrell Verkler, and Ken Johnson. She is survived by her husband,...
Thelma Christine Mangrum -Gfh
Feb 4, 2018
Williford- Thelma Christine Mangrum, 84, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018. She was born October 27, 1933 in Milligan Ridge to late Robert and Della Boghard Blake. She was a homemaker and worked in the fields. Mrs. Mangrum raised four children, twelve grandchildren, twenty-four great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. She was an extremely wonderful woman that enjoyed traveling and living in...
Mary Carolyn Mangrum (Gregg-Weston F.H.)
Feb 4, 2018
Mary Carolyn Mangrum, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, formerly of Harrisburg, departed this life Sunday, February 4, 2018, at the Quapaw Care and Rehab Center in Hot Springs, at the age of 90. She was born December 17, 1927 in Harrisburg, the daughter of the late Sidney Willis and Irene Fryar Willis. Following high school, Mary completed business school in Memphis...
Mickel Homer Campbell -Glbfh
Feb 3, 2018
Paragould- Mickel Homer Campbell Sr., 73, passed Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould. He was born March 7, 1944 in Lepanto to the late Homer Lee Campbell and Roxy Bartlett Campbell. He is survived by his children, Trina Stout (Marvin) of Jonesboro, Michelle Campbell of Springdale, Michael Campbell Jr. (Amanda) of Paragould, Kevin Campbell (Glenda) of...
