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Douglas Edward Winningham - Glbfh

Douglas Edward Winningham - Glbfh

Jul 20, 2017

Harrisburg- Douglas Edward Winningham, 54, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017. He was born April 13, 1963 in Jonesboro. Doug was a mechanic, and a retired rice, beans and wheat farmer. He was a member of the Crowley's Ridge Cursers and loved to hunt and fish. Doug was a member of the County Line Church of Christ. He is survived...

William Thomas "Tommy" Cooksey -Glbfh

William Thomas "Tommy" Cooksey -Glbfh

Jul 20, 2017

Jonesboro- William Thomas "Tommy" Cooksey, 75, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017. He was born September 22, 1941 in Jonesboro to Steve and Golden Cooksey. Tommy was an over the road/long haul trucker. He was a true craftsman in woodworking and enjoyed making a variety of things for family and friends. He will be remembered as a very special and...

John Ray Davis -Glbfh

John Ray Davis -Glbfh

Jul 20, 2017

Jonesboro- John Ray Davis, 82, passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017 at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born August 24, 1934 in Bono to the late J. W. and Gladys Starling Davis. He was the owner and operator of Davis Auto Sales for 40 years. He enjoyed ASU football and basketball, family vacations at the beach and was an avid...

Marie Tyler - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Marie Tyler - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Jul 18, 2017

Harrisburg - Marie Tyler, 84 passed away July 18, 2017 at home surrounded by loved ones. Marie was born September 20, 1932 in Ravenden, AR to Jessie and Madgie Turner Shelton. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Earnest Tyler; daughters, Brenda Alverson and Rebecca Tyler. She is survived by children, Wendell (Rose) Tyler, Sandra (Kenneth) Spriggs, Danny...

Cleo Homer Waddell Jr. - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Cleo Homer Waddell Jr. - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Jul 18, 2017

Cleo Homer Waddell, Jr, 74, of Springdale, passed away July 18, 2017. He was born September 14, 1942 in Pocahontas, Arkansas to Cleo Homer Waddell, Sr. and Hazel Johnson. Cleo was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Mary Medlock and Leona "Dink" Loftis, and one brother, Ligie Waddell Sr. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Waddell of...

Patricia Ann Hobbs -Glbfh

Patricia Ann Hobbs -Glbfh

Jul 17, 2017

Paragould- Patricia Hobbs, 78, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 in Little Rock. She was born March 31, 1939 in Monette to the late Beaurell and Ruth Sipes Riggs. She worked many years as an income tax preparer for Charlie Partlow Tax Services. Patsy was a proud member of the Daughter of the Revolution and was eager to share the...

Kenneth R. Tuck (Gregg-Weston Funeral Home)

Kenneth R. Tuck (Gregg-Weston Funeral Home)

Jul 17, 2017

Mr. Kenneth Randall Tuck of Harrisburg, departed this life Monday night, July 17, 2017, at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, at the age of 49. He was born November 8, 1967 in Naples, FL. Kenneth was employed at Riceland Foods in Waldenburg and was a Christian. He married Tammy Ramsey on June 28, 1997, but they have been together...

June Earnestine Young - Glbfh

June Earnestine Young - Glbfh

Jul 16, 2017

Jonesboro- June Earnestine Young, 88, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born June 14, 1929 in Caraway to the late James and Anna Pearl Lucas. She was a longtime employee with the State of Arkansas. She was an avid painter, musician and animal lover. She will be remembered as a loving...

Mary "Midge" Baltz - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Mary "Midge" Baltz - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Jul 11, 2017

Mary Agnes "Midge" Baltz, who had a passion for painting, dancing, and baking apple dumplings and tea rings with her grandchildren passed away July 11, 2017 under the care of Hospice. She was 84. Midge was born the July 23, 1932, in Trumann, AR to Charles and Mary (Horrell) Henning. She lived in Little Rock in recent years after raising...

Glendon Keith Girard - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Glendon Keith Girard - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Jul 10, 2017

Walnut Ridge- Glendon Keith Girard, 57, passed away July 10, 2017 at his home in Walnut Ridge. Glendon was born April 12, 1960 in Walnut Ridge, AR to Vernon and Helen Girard. He had a love for life, family, and helping people. He traveled the world and was hardworking, fun and had an outgoing personality. He was preceded in death...

Helen Mccarroll - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Helen Mccarroll - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Jul 10, 2017

Pocahontas- Helen McCarroll, 93, passed away July 10, 2017 at Five Rivers Medical Center. Helen was born March 2, 1924 in Birdell, AR to Will and Rose Shockley Young. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Roland McCarroll; son, Kenneth McCarroll; grandson, Thaddeus McCarroll; brothers, Leo Young, Ed Young, Melvin Young; sisters, Ottie Johnson, and Aggie Young. She...

Catherine Mary Diaz

Catherine Mary Diaz

Jul 10, 2017

Mrs. Catherine Mary Diaz, of Harrisburg, departed this life Monday, July 10, 2017, at the Flo and Phil Hospice House in Jonesboro, at the age of 54. She was born January 18, 1963 in Racine, WI, the daughter of Vernon Henry Salazar and Valerie Burdo Salazar. She was a homemaker and also worked for Swanson's. She loved cooking, bingo and...

Robert Lee Covington Jr. -Glbfh

Robert Lee Covington Jr. -Glbfh

Jul 7, 2017

Dallas- Robert Lee Covington Jr., 54, formerly of Jonesboro entered into the life eternal prematurely on Friday, July 7, 2017. Lee was born on September 1, 1962 to Robert Lee "Skip" Covington Sr. and Anita McFarlin Covington of Jonesboro. He was raised as a member of First Christian Church and graduated from Jonesboro high School in 1980. Lee briefly attended...

Sammy Ervin Hall -Gfh

Sammy Ervin Hall -Gfh

Jul 7, 2017

Osceola- Sammy Ervin Hall, 74, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017 at Lakeside Nursing \u0026 Rehab. He was born November 16, 1942 in Joiner. He enjoyed playing guitar and watching TV and loved his family. He is survived by his children, Angela "Angie" Hall of Lake City, Thomas "Tommy" Hall of Louisville, KY and Sammy "David" Hall of Manteno, IL;...

Peggy A Baxley -Gfh

Peggy A Baxley -Gfh

Jul 6, 2017

Mrs. Peggy A. Baxley, 70, was called home Thursday, July 6, 2017, at her home in Enid, MS. Mrs. Baxley was born in Manila. She was a member of Lambrook Baptist Church in Lambrook. Some of her hobbies included fishing, traveling, gardening, and taking care of her flowers. However, nothing was more important to her than spending time with her...

Lavonda Earlee White - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Lavonda Earlee White - Mcnabb Funeral Home

Jul 6, 2017

Pocahontas - Lavonda Earlee White, 84, of Pocahontas passed away July 6, 2017 at Randolph County Nursing Home. \t Lavonda was born February 1, 1933 in Randolph County, AR to the late Jack and Ola Bennett Morrow. \t She was preceded in death by her husband, Thurman "Funny" White; grandson, Ethan Tyler White; brothers, A.J. and Billy Morrow; and sister,...

Joyce Ann Mitleff, Gregg-Weston Funeral Home

Joyce Ann Mitleff, Gregg-Weston Funeral Home

Jul 6, 2017

Mrs. Joyce Ann Mitleff of Harrisburg, departed this life Thursday, July 6, 2017, at her home, at the age of 72. She was born May 3, 1945 in Harrisburg, the daughter of the late Thomas Earl Garner and Ara Morgan Garner. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Harrisburg. She loved to quilt and...

Richard Darr Wood

Richard Darr Wood

Jul 5, 2017

Mr. Richard "Dick" Wood of Harrisburg departed this life on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at his home, at the age of 91. He was born August 23, 1925 in Jonesboro, AR, the son of the late Francis Marion Wood and Ruth Darr Wood. Dick was a Farm Bureau Agent for Poinsett County for 35 years and a member of the...

Franklin Tommy Schoolfield -Gfh

Franklin Tommy Schoolfield -Gfh

Jul 5, 2017

Caraway- Franklin Tommy Orvil Schoolfield, 84, passed away Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born June 25, 1933 in Manila to the late Frank and Jessie Elizabeth Hood Schoolfield. He was a member of the Caraway Church of Christ for over sixty years. He was a farmer and factory worker. Tommy enjoyed collecting...

Frederick F Jarvis -Gfh

Frederick F Jarvis -Gfh

Jul 4, 2017

Monette- Frederick F. Jarvis, 71, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at NEA Baptist Hospital. He was born October 9, 1945 in Long Beach, California to the William and Jeanne Jarvis. He was a plumber. He loved animals and spending time with his children. He was be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his...

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