Willidean Lavola Perry Gregg Jonesboro
Dec 16, 2016
Mrs. Willidean Lavola Perry, of Lorado, departed this life Friday morning at her home, at the age of 90. She was born November 16, 1926 in Lorado, the daughter of the late Samuel Anderson Wilcockson and Emma Cleveland Wilcockson. Willidean was a homemaker and a member of the Lorado Baptist Church. She loved to cook and sew. In addition to...
Carl Edward Fletcher - Gregg Monette
Dec 15, 2016
Hardy- Carl Edward Fletcher, 85, formerly of Monette passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016. He was born August 19, 1931 in Tyronza to the late Ernest and Vivian Fletcher. He married Donna Jean Clark on October 1, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan after honorably serving in the United States Army in Korea. He retired from Budd Automotive Company in Gary, Indiana...
Ina Vilene Bland - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 14, 2016
Pocahontas- Ina Vilene Bland, 97, passed away December 14, 2016 at Five Rivers Medical Center. Ina was born February 17, 1919 in Maynard, AR to James "Jim" and Mollie Spencer Abbott. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William Bland; brothers, Elvis and Earl Abbott; sisters, Naomi Hennings, and Marie Rice. She is survived by many nieces and...
Roberta Melvina "Wendy" Dauer - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 14, 2016
Pocahontas- Roberta Melvina "Wendy" Swofford Dauer, 92, passed away December 14, 2016. Roberta was born January 23, 1924 in Fredericktown, MO to the late Thomas Wiley and Lily Olive Hency Swofford. She received a BS degree in nursing at Edmondsville, MO College. She retired after 65 years as a Registered Nurse. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband,...
Patty Sue Purnell - Gregg Jonesboro
Dec 13, 2016
Jonesboro- Patty Sue Purnell went to be with her heavenly Father, December 13, 2016, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born at St. Louis, Missouri on August 19, 1939 but lived her entire life in the Jonesboro area. She retired as a manager for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company after thirty two years of service where she...
Len Redding -Gregg Monette
Dec 13, 2016
Caraway- Len Redding, 92, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice Home. He was born on March 15, 1924 in Oklahoma to the late Lee Redding and Dosie McDonald Redding. He was a farmer and a member of the Baptist Church. He loved to garden and enjoyed BBQ's with his kids. He is survived by...
Matthew Clay "Wolfie" Mullins - Gregg Jonesboro
Dec 12, 2016
Jonesboro- Matthew Clay "Wolfie" Mullins, 52, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016 at his home. He was born February 4, 1964 in Jonesboro. Wolfie was a loving and humble husband, father and son who loved cats, unicycles, comic books and juggling. He was a 1982 graduate of Westside High School. He served in the Arkansas National Guard as a medic....
Terry Glenn Blevins - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 11, 2016
Pocahontas- Terry Glenn Blevins, 70, passed away December 11, 2016 at St. Bernards Hospital. Terry was born September 16, 1946 in Springfield, Illinois to William and Hilda Gorman Blevins. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by son, Victor (Deann) Blevins of Berryville; daughter, Misty (Randy) Archer of Imboden; 7 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; brother Jay...
Nola Marie Rigsbee - Gregg Jonesboro
Dec 10, 2016
Trumann- Nola Marie Rigsbee, 94, went to her heavenly home Saturday, December 10, 2016 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was born October 15, 1922 in Moberly, Missouri to the late John and Opal Claridy Lasser. She was a homemaker and had worked at Singer Company. Mrs. Rigsbee was an involved and active member of the First Pentecostal Church in...
Wilma Lee Stone - Gregg Jonesboro
Dec 8, 2016
Jonesboro- Wilma Lee Hufstedler Stone, 93, passed from this life December 8, 2016. Wilma was born August 30, 1923 in Attica near Pocahontas to the late W. W. and Willie Hufstedler. She attended Egypt High School and came to Jonesboro in 1944 to work at Walgreen Drug Store on Main Street. She married Lero Stone, a childhood friend who had...
Phyllis J Rowden - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 7, 2016
Memphis, TN- Phyllis J. Rowden, 76 passed away on December 7, 2016 at the Memphis Jewish Rehabilitation Center after an extended battle with Alzheimers. Phyllis was born September 15, 1940 in Fulton County, AR to the late Dallas and Gertrude Landers Rowden. A native of Pocahontas, Arkansas Phyllis graduated from Arkansas State University in 1962 and joined National Bank of...
Nova Grace Reed - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 6, 2016
Pocahontas- Nova Grace Reed, 91, passed away on December 6, 2016 at Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehab. Nova was born September 5, 1925 in Biggers, AR to the late Walter and Maude Miller Edington. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Nolan Edington, Floyd Edington, Frank Edington, Ralph Edington; and sister, Mary Alice Edington. She is survived by husband,...
Lester Rodney Parks - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 5, 2016
Rector - Lester Rodney Parks, 73, passed away on December 5, 2016. Lester was born November 1, 1943 in Delaplaine, AR to Roy and Jewel Gill Parks. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Phillip Parks. He is survived by daughter, Shannon (Travis) Williams of Piggott; son, Rodney (Kelly) Parks Jr. of Rector; grandchildren, Molly Grace and...
Leta Nell Martin - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 3, 2016
Pocahontas- Leta Nell Martin, 68, of Pocahontas passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. Nell was born May 17, 1948 in Pocahontas, daughter of Eddie and Lonnie Junkersfeld Holt. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Alan and Doug Holt. She is survived by her husband, Windell Martin; two sons, Randy Thielemier...
Billy Owen Gipson- Gregg Monette
Dec 3, 2016
Monette - Billy Owen Gipson, 86, passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 at his residence. He was born November 26, 1930 in Hancock, to the late Manuel and Lura Adams Gipson. Farmed all his life in the Hancock area and proudly served his country in the U.S Army. He was an Arkansas State Representative District 92 for six years, former...
William Clifton Stamp - Gregg Jonesboro
Nov 30, 2016
William Clifton Stamp, 87, of Jonesboro, passed away November 30, 2016 at his home. He was born September 1, 1929 in Caraway to the late Charles and Grace Wilson Stamp. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War and was an avid hunter, fisherman and golfer. Mr. Stamp retired as the warehouse supervisor for...
Robert "Bobby, Bob" R Carr - Gregg Jonesboro
Nov 30, 2016
Blue Eye, Missouri - Robert R. Carr "Bob, Bobby", 82, passed away November 30, 2016 and is now with his Father in Heaven. Bob Carr was born December 2, 1933 in Black Oak. His parents were Oran and Betty Carr of Caraway. He married his wife of over 64 years, Betty A. Carr, on November 10, 1952. Shortly after the...
Marilyn Jo Shipley - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Nov 30, 2016
Pocahontas- Marilyn Jo Shipley, 65, passed away on November 30, 2016. Marilyn was born June 15, 1951 in St. Louis, MO to Ray and Ruby Richmond Shipley. She was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by mother, Ruby; brothers, Steve (Helen) Shipley, Alan (Michelle) Shipley; sisters, Patsy (Billy Mack) Jones, Brenda Carroll; along with nieces and nephews....
James William Lansford -Gregg Jonesboro
Nov 29, 2016
Jonesboro-James William Lansford passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016. He was born the only son of Hugh Harry "Bud" and Mary Eva "Peggy" Lansford on the first of September 1939 in Jonesboro. Prior to retirement, Mr. Lansford worked many years at General Electric and had also been employed at Arkansas Equipment. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and woodworking especially with his...
Fern Beatrice Neely - Gregg Monette
Nov 28, 2016
Amory, Mississippi- Fern Beatrice Neely, 90, formerly of Leachville passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2016. She was born August 14, 1926 in Leachville to the late Thornsberry Gilbert Milligan and Mary Elizabeth Hawkins Milligan. She was a homemaker and loved to play the piano every day. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, who would help anyone who...
