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Mildred Gladys O'Connor -Glbfh
Jun 19, 2017
Jonesboro- Mildred Gladys O'Connor, 96, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born February 1, 1921 in Memphis to the late Aubrey E. and Mildred (White) Scott. She graduated from Marked Tree High School in 1938 and in 1943, she married Thomas Miles O'Connor Sr, while he was serving during World War...
Cynthia Gail Jackson - Glbfh
Jun 18, 2017
Hardy- Cynthia Gail Jackson, 57, passed Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at White River Medical Center in Batesville. She was born June 18, 1960 in Jonesboro to the late Joe and Pearlie Jones Riley. Cynthia worked in healthcare. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and sister. She is survived by her children, Lance Jackson of Hardy and Misty...
Mildred Francis Brown -Gfh
Jun 18, 2017
Troy, Michigan- Mildred Francis Brown, 89, formerly of Caraway, died Sunday, June 18, 2017 morning at Stonecrest Assisted Living in Troy, MI. She was a homemaker and active member of Black Oak Baptist Church and Caraway Senior Citizens Center before moving to Michigan in 2012. Mildred was born July 30, 1927 in Caraway to Pearl and Katie Clark Kelems. She...
Huston Earl Prater, Sr. -Glbfh
Jun 17, 2017
Mr. Huston Earl Prater, Sr. of Jonesboro, departed this life Saturday morning, June 17, 2017, at the Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House, at the age of 84. He was born August 4, 1932 in Egypt, Arkansas, the son of the late Jackson Prater and Stella Bridges Prater. Huston farmed most of his life and also worked in some factories....
Matthew Ezra "Max" Rogers - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 15, 2017
Pocahontas- Matthew Ezra "Max" Rogers, 45, passed away June 15, 2017. Max was born March 3, 1972 in Lake Tahoe, California to Bruce Schaefer and Janet Rogers. He was preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Rice. He is survived by his parents; wife, Jessica Rogers; 3 step children, Timothy (Cassie) Sheets, Alexander Sheets, Nemah (Nick) Volner; 3 grandchildren, Eligh,...
Kathryn Lewis Branscum
Jun 14, 2017
Jonesboro- Kathryn Lewis Branscum, 93, passed Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at St. Elizabeth's Place in Jonesboro. She was born July 6, 1923 in Lake City and lived most of her life in Caraway. Kathryn was a wonderful homemaker and loved gardening and cooking. She was always more than willing to share the fruits of her labor with family and friends....
Carrol Laverne Bupp -Gfh
Jun 12, 2017
Monette- Carrol "Laverne" Bupp, 83, of Monette passed away Monday, June 12, 2017 at her home. She was born October 27, 1933 in Monette to the late Lee and Bessie Eggers Baker. She was a member of the Monette Church of Christ and was the former owner of Bess and Laverne's Flower Shop. She will be remembered as a loving...
Alpha Pauline Morrison - Glbfh
Jun 12, 2017
Jonesboro- Alpha Pauline Morrison, 98, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born December 29, 1918 in Williford to the late Lee and Effie Davis Fletcher. She was a homemaker and a faithful member of the Mt Pisgah Baptist Church for over seventy-five years. She is survived by her children, Jane Finch...
Betty Lou Hohn -Glbfh
Jun 10, 2017
Cave City- Betty Lou D. Hohn, 83, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Cave City Nursing Home. She was born November 23, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, she lived in Illinois for forty some years before moving to Arkansas in 1972. Betty enjoyed a variety of jobs including caterer, sales clerk and most especially registrar for the Crowley's Ridge Girl...
Jacquelyn Fae Howell
Jun 10, 2017
Jacquelyn Fae Howell peacefully left this earth to enter Heaven on June 10, 2017, at the age of 80 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on October 6, 1936, to the late Jack and Boyce Braden Howell, she was the first of five children. She was diagnosed with polio at the age of 12 and spent the remainder of...
Jerry Wayne Haner - Glbfh
Jun 9, 2017
Bono- Jerry Wayne Haner, 79, passed away Friday June 9, 2017 at St Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born on December 29, 1937 in Harrisburg to the late George Haner Sr. and Mildred Woodcock Haner. Mr Haner will be remembered as a loving father and a hardworking man of great integrity who was always willing to help someone...
Joie Mcabee - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 8, 2017
Pocahontas- Joie McAbee 20, passed away June 8, 2017 at Regional One Hospital in Memphis, TN. Joie was born June 15, 1996 in Lancaster, California to James and Mary Carrithers McAbee, Joie is survived by her parents; 2 children, Alexia and Ashton Byrd; siblings, Jennifer Johnston, Kevin Cowles, Jessica Williams, Jamie McAbee, Josephine Herrera, and Jacob Herrera; step-father, Ben Cowles;...
Ernest Harlin Burns - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 8, 2017
Pocahontas- Ernest Harlin Burns, 92, of Pocahontas, died at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro on June 8, 2017. Ernest lived all of his life in Lawrence and Randolph Counties other than the time he spent in college and in serving his country in World War II. He was born March 19, 1925, at Alicia, Arkansas, to...
Jessie Mae Bishop - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 7, 2017
Pocahontas - Jessie Mae Bishop, 83, passed away June 7, 2017 surrounded by loved ones. Jessie was born May 24, 1934 in Pocahontas, AR to Mark and Oriole Loar Bishop. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Howard Bishop, Carl Bishop; twin brother, Bobby Ray Bishop; sister, Lafaye Bishop Williams; and great nephew, John Hall. She is survived...
Claude Raymond Tribble -Glbfh
Jun 6, 2017
Jonesboro- Claude Raymond Tribble, 76, passed Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at his home. He was born March 26, 1941 in Holcomb, Missouri to the late William and Mary Josephine Ponder Tribble. He was a member of the First United Pentecostal Church and the owner of C. A. Tribble Backhoe Service in Jonesboro. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Bounds...
Era Thelma Secrease
Jun 4, 2017
Greenfield- Era Thelma (Copeland) Secrease, 92, passed away June 4, 2017 at St. Bernard Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born April 18, 1925 to Ollie Elmer and Viola Barnhill Copeland in Greenfield. She was homemaker and married Cleo Franklin Secrease on April 11, 1941 they shared 62 years of marriage together. Mrs. Secrease enjoyed singing, playing the autoharp, fishing,...
Forest Mccormack Hayse - Glbfh
Jun 4, 2017
Jonesboro- Forest McCormack Hayse, 65, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Cross Ridge Hospital in Wynne. He was born December 12, 1951 in Jonesboro to the late Henry and Mildred Hayse. Forest served his country proudly in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He worked for NEA Glass for several years. He loved to deer hunt and...
Paul Kenneth Burrow -Glbfh
Jun 4, 2017
Jonesboro- Paul Kenneth Burrow, 75, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2017 at his home. He was a retired military warrant officer with Mississippi Army National Guard for twenty-one years. He spent twenty-two years as vice president of Gilbert Industries Inc. He was born March 3, 1942 in Prentiss, Mississippi to the late Fred and Ruby Lee Harvey Burrow. Paul enjoyed...
Raymond Jones
Jun 3, 2017
Raymond Lyn Jones, 34, passed away June 3, 2017 in an accident in Brookland. Raymond was born July 9, 1982 to Kitty Long Smith in Vanndale. He was a mill coordinator for Anheuser-Busch. In his free time he enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, cooking out, taking things apart and putting them back together and spending time and cutting up with family...
Bobby Darrell Grissom - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 2, 2017
Pocahontas- Bobby Darrell Grissom, 79, passed away June 2, 2017 at home surrounded by loved ones. Bobby was born February 10, 1938 in Jonesboro, AR to Vida Smith Grissom. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending precious time with the grandkids. He was preceded in death by his mother, Vida Smith Grissom; son, Bobby Dwayne Grissom; brother, Sonny Brown; sister, Margaret...
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