Cecil Saller
Jan 19, 2016
Pocahontas- Cecil Saller, 86, passed away January 19, 2016 at Randolph Home surrounded by friends. Cecil was born August 19, 1929 in Chicago to the late Hermon and Hazel Stoneking Saller. Cecil was a licensed auctioneer and realtor. He retired as a Aircraft inspector for Boeing. He was a member of the Moose Lodge. Cecil is survived by niece Leanne...
Hellen R. Franks
Jan 18, 2016
Pocahontas- Hellen R. Franks, 93, passed away on January 18, 2016. Hellen was born May 4, 1922 in Adamsville, AL to the late Robert "Ike" and Lucille Storey Ray. She proudly served in Navy WAVES during WWII. She worked many years as a LPN at Randolph Memorial Hospital. She was also an operator for Southern Bell Telephone Company. She was...
Mary Elizabeth Cooksey
Jan 17, 2016
Independence, Missouri- Mary Elizabeth Cooksey, 87, passed away, Sunday, January 17, 2016. She was born April 8, 1928 in Gillett to the late Steve and Golden Palmer Cooksey. She is survived by her brother, Tommy Cooksey of Jonesboro and numerous nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by a brother, George Cooksey and a sister, Wanda Wright. A...
Dorothy Margaret Pohlner
Jan 17, 2016
Jonesboro- Dorothy Margaret Pohlner, 95, formerly of Fisher passed away January 17, 2016 surrounded by her family. She was born on January 25, 1920 in Weiner, she was a member of the 1939 class of Weiner High School where she was a member of the women\u0027s basketball team. She and husband John were married on June 24, 1939, and lived...
Roger Potter
Jan 16, 2016
Pocahontas- Roger Potter, 99, passed away at his daughter's home surrounded by family January 16, 2016. Roger was born November 23, 1916 in Floyd, Iowa to the late Ralph andEvangeline Dewey Potter. Roger is survived by children; Gary Potter, Georga (Dana) Clinton, Barbara Grimsby, Roger (Peggy) Potter Jr., Kenneth (Sharon) Potter, Daniel (Betty) Bpotter, Larry (Karen) Potter, 14 grandchildren, and...
Lafayette L. Bennett
Jan 16, 2016
Jonesboro- Lafayette L. Bennett, 89, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center. He was born May 3, 1926 in Jonesboro to the late Homer and Clara Tannehill Bennett. He served his country proudly in the United States Navy during World War II. Following his discharge from the Navy, Mr. Bennett spent two years pitching for...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
