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Jerry Lee Williams

Jerry Lee Williams

Jan 14, 2016

Jonesboro- Jerry Lee Williams, 74, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016 at Flo Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born July 5, 1941 in Jonesboro to the late Milford and Ruby Mae Barnes Williams. Jerry served his country proudly in the Arkansas National Guard. He retired from General Electric. He was a member of Central Baptist Church. He loved golf,...

Mary Helen Kellett

Mary Helen Kellett

Jan 14, 2016

Pocahontas- Mary Helen Kellett, 84, passed away on January 14, 2016. Helen was born on July 19, 1931 in Portia, AR to the late George Robert and Laura Maude Howdyshell Hutsell. She was a member of the Noland Church of Christ, owner/operator of Kellett Grocery in Noland, and worked in the Pocahontas High School cafeteria. She is survived by her...

Billy Eugene Taylor

Billy Eugene Taylor

Jan 10, 2016

MONETTE " Billy Eugene Taylor, 79, of Monette passed away Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at his residence. He was born April 21, 1936, at Caraway. He was the son of the late Bill Henry and Edith Ballard Taylor. Billy "Gene" served his country for a short term in the U.S. Marine Corps. He worked for TWA (Trans World Airlines) for...

Buell Henry Crider

Buell Henry Crider

Jan 10, 2016

Jonesboro - Buell Henry Carl Crider died January 10, 2016, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born January 23, 1918, to Henry and Etta Crider in Whitehall, Arkansas. Buell graduated from Harrisburg High School in 1939 and from Shelby School of Aeronautics in 1941. He married his high school sweetheart, Hazel Nelms Hall, on...

Mrs. Hazelle Juanita Dixon

Mrs. Hazelle Juanita Dixon

Jan 9, 2016

Mrs. Hazelle Juanita Dixon, of Weiner, departed this life Saturday, January 9, 2016, in Jonesboro, at the age of 76. She was born in Weiner, the daughter of the late Truman Walker and the late Feekla Bame Walker. Hazelle retired from J.C. Penney and was a member of The Church Of God in Weiner. She was very active in her...

Audrey Ruth Weinel

Audrey Ruth Weinel

Jan 8, 2016

Lake City- Audrey Ruth Weinel, 88, after a long illness passed away January 8, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born January 3, 1928, to the late Robert and Mae Dover Evans in Imboden, VA. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Survivors include her daughter, Theresa Spataro, son, Benjamin Smith...

Joe Duane Lemmons

Joe Duane Lemmons

Jan 8, 2016

Joe Lemmons, 84, of Pocahontas died Friday, January 8, 2016. Born November 30, 1931, in Randolph County, he was the son of the late Guy and Fannie (Ivy) Lemmons. A lifetime resident of Randolph County, he was retired from farming. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Martha Bennett Lemmons; his brother, Edward Guy Lemmons; and sister...

Reva Mabel Kerley

Reva Mabel Kerley

Jan 8, 2016

Pocahontas- Reva Mabel Kerley, 99 passed away January 8, 2016. Reva was born December 27, 1916 in Albertha, AR to the late Amos Harm and Frona Harper Lemons. She is survived by a son Ron (Virginia) Kerley of Maynard, daughter Cona (Lonnie) Williams of Maynard, brother Aza Lemons of Maynard, grandchildren Jeffrey Williams, Erin Mathews, Lisa Taylor, Matthew Kerley, Meredith...

Billey Ray Tilley

Billey Ray Tilley

Jan 8, 2016

Monette- Billey Ray Tilley, 85, of Monette passed away January 8, 2016 in St Bernard\u0027s Medical Center. He was born to the late Charlie and Anna Vanzant Tilley in Buffalo City on January 27, 1930. Billey Ray was a faithful member of First Assembly of God in Monette, he worked for 31 years for International Harvester as a mechanic and...

Jerrod Dean Nichols - Gregg-Weston Funeral Home

Jerrod Dean Nichols - Gregg-Weston Funeral Home

Jan 6, 2016

Mr. Jerrod Dean Nichols of Wynne, AR, departed this life Friday morning, January 6, 2017, at his home, at the age of 30. He was born April 17, 1986 in Wynne, the son of the late Larry Eugene Nichols and Charlotte Yancey Nichols. He was a lifetime resident of Wynne and a 2004 graduate of Wynne High School. He enjoyed...

Betty Jean Sanders

Betty Jean Sanders

Jan 4, 2016

Caraway- Betty Jean Sanders, 71, passed away January 4, 2016 at her residence. She was born October 27, 1944 in Riverside, California to the late Amos and Evelyn Hayes Adcock. She had worked at Lane's Nursing Home in Caraway and retired from American Greeting. She enjoyed gardening, going to church and being with family. Hardest working woman you would have...

Marvin Earl Riggs

Marvin Earl Riggs

Jan 3, 2016

Monette- Marvin Earl Riggs, 63, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2016 at his residence. He was born July 4, 1952 in Monette to the late B. E. and Ruth Sipes Riggs. He proudly served in the United States Army. He had a gift for paint and body work. He enjoyed fishing, spending time on the river, working on Chevys and...

Billie Sue Somers

Billie Sue Somers

Jan 2, 2016

Jonesboro- Billie Sue Somers, 82, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016. She was born November 13, 1933 in Trumann to the late Carl Otto and Mamie Florence Bradford Johnson. She was a member and faithfully served Ridgecrest Baptist Church for over fifty years. She was a licensed pharmacy tech for Soo's Pharmacy for over thirty years. On December 9, the...

Mr. Johnnie J. Lewis

Mr. Johnnie J. Lewis

Jan 2, 2016

Ash Flat - Mr. Johnnie J. Lewis, 88, formerly of Jonesboro passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the Fulton County Hospital in Salem. Mr. Lewis was born at Otwell on December 11, 1927 to the late John and Frances King Lewis and lived most of his life in Jonesboro. He was a retired mechanic for the former Ford dealer...

Lavon Young

Lavon Young

Jan 2, 2016

Imboden - Lavon Young, 79, of Imboden, passed away January 2, 2016. Born February 25, 1936 in Bono, son of Herman and Willie Mae O'Conner Young. He was a cattle farmer, lifetime member of the Angus Association, and a member of the Imboden First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon for 40 years. He was preceded in death...

Ray Henry Kercheval

Ray Henry Kercheval

Jan 1, 2016

Pocahontas - Ray Henry Kercheval, 69, of Pocahontas passed away on January 1, 2016 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Born August 9, 1946 in Pocahontas, son of John William and Louise Roxie Williams Kercheval. He was a machinist and a member of the United Methodist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Sandra Lee Gulick Kercheval; and...

James Gregory Mosley

James Gregory Mosley

Dec 30, 2015

Mr. James Gregory Mosley "Monkey Dogg, of Harrisburg, departed this life Wednesday night, December 30, 2015, in a vehicle accident in Wynne, at the age of 38. He was born March 3, 1977 in Wynne, the son of Billie Joe Mosley, Sr. and Evelyn Sue Easley. James worked from the time he could carry a brick with his father and...

Patricia A. Griffin

Patricia A. Griffin

Dec 29, 2015

Warm Springs- Patricia A. Griffin, 77, passed away on December 29, 2015. Patricia was born on October 16, 1938 in California to Marcus and Ruby Parrish McDaniel. She is survived by sons Tom Kohrman of Warm Springs, Paul Kohrman of Maynard; daughters Judy McKensie of Raytown, MO, Holly Pierce of Hot Springs; 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; brother George McDaniel of...

Billy Floyd Howard

Billy Floyd Howard

Dec 29, 2015

Pocahontas-Billy Floyd Howard, 88, passed away December 29, 2015. Billy was born November 2, 1927 in East St. Louis, Illinois to James and Goldie Jean Mauzy Howard. He is survived by children: Sherry Butz of Pocahontas, James Lester (Donna) Howard of Pearl City, IL, Donald Wayne Howard of Davis Junction, IL; 10 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, 12 great-great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren...

Tonya Michelle New

Tonya Michelle New

Dec 28, 2015

Jonesboro- Tonya Michelle New, 29, passed away December 28, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. She is survived by her mother, Charlotte New; a sister, Amanda Painter (Robert); a brother, Kyle Painter; an aunt, Teresa Mangrum (Charles); two uncles, Terry Barton and Bobby Barton and several nieces and nephews all of Jonesboro. A memorial visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 pm,...

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