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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...
Willis A. Gray -Glbfh
Jun 1, 2017
Willis Gray, 76, of Maumelle AR, formerly of Jonesboro, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2017, after a long and painful illness. Our hearts are broken, and we will forever miss his wit, zest for life and laughter. However, we are comforted knowing he is now with the angels in Heaven and at peace. Willis was a wonderful and devoted...
Patrecia L Mitchell - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 1, 2017
Myrtle, MO - Patrecia L. Mitchell, 74, passed away June 1, 2017. Patrecia was born October 30, 1942 in Newton, Kansas to Walter and Lorraine Seymour. She loved gardening and was a member of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert Mitchell; 1 brother; and 1 sister. She is survived by son, Richard Mitchell...
Dr. Robert "Doc" Eugene Bowers - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Jun 1, 2017
Pocahontas - Dr. Robert "Doc" Eugene Bowers, 74, passed away June 1, 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born August 8, 1942 in St. Louis, Mo to Ruff and Pearl Moore Bowers. Doc Bowers was a chiropractor for over 30 years, collected antique cars, a loving husband and father, and will be missed my many. He was preceded in...
Barbara Jean Kibby -Glbfh
May 28, 2017
Walnut Ridge - Barbara Jean Kibby, 79, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born February 10, 1938 in Pocahontas to the late Vernon and Maggie Smith Eads. She worked for many years at Jimco Lamp and Lightning Company. She will be remembered as a loving mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother. She...
Betty Sue Ivy - Mcnabb Funeral Home
May 27, 2017
Pocahontas- Betty Sue Ivy passed away May 27, 2017 at Five Rivers Medical Center. Betty was born July 21, 1930 in Hornersville, Missouri to the late Elmer and Aline Jarrett Pender. She is survived by sons, Randy (Loretta) Ivy \u0026 Ron Ivy; grandsons, Lee and Lance Ivy all of Michigan, sisters, Fran (H.V.) Hart of Walnut Ridge, AR. \u0026 Carrie...
Dorothy Weeks Faulkner -Gwfh
May 26, 2017
Harrisburg- Dorothy Weeks Faulkner, 93, passed Friday, May 26, 2017. She was born January 13, 1924 in McCormick to the late Ernest and Fannie Roy Turnbow. She was the bookkeeper for Weeks Trucking for many years. She is survived by her children, Bobby Weeks (Susie), Dennis Weeks and Joyce Weeks Gardner all of Harrisburg; two step-children, Doug Faulkner of Jonesboro...
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