Dennis Wayne Smith
Sep 22, 2013
Jonesboro -Dennis Wayne Smith, 64, passed away September 22, 2013 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was born May 23, 1949 in Jonesboro to the late James "Jimmy" and Mildred Pierce Smith. He held a masters degree in electronic engineering from the University of Arkansas and was the former owner of Womack T.V. Sales and Repair. Dennis has loved being...
Joe A. Johnson
Sep 21, 2013
Jonesboro- Joe A, Johnson died Saturday, September 21, 2013, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Joe was born in 1919 to Jacob Andrew and Mona Johnson in Vernon, Alabama. He was an alumnus of Freed-Hardeman Collge and a graduate of Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisana. He married Wanda Hall of Tuckerman 74 years ago. Joe worked for Sears...
Art Dougherty
Sep 21, 2013
Farmington, MO -Art Dougherty, Jr., 88, formerly of Monette, departed this life Saturday, September 21, 2013, at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in St. Louis. He was born November 13, 1924 in Arkansas, the son of Arthur Dougherty, Sr. and Bertha Keith Dougherty. Art worked at several jobs during the past including a short time for AR-MO Power Company, the Davy...
James Franklin Gambill
Sep 20, 2013
Jonesboro- James Franklin Gambill, 87, passed away Friday, September 20, 2013 at his home. Frank was born May 15, 1926 to John and Maude Booher Gambill in the Slabtown community north of Jonesboro. He attended New Harmony school and worked on his father's farm before entering the Army in 1946. After his discharge, he attended Jonesboro Business College, working part...
Geraldine Carey
Sep 19, 2013
Jonesboro - Geraldine Carey, 93, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2013 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born January 15, 1920 at Jonesboro to the late Jesse and Mayvella Mattix King. She and her husband, Lloyd celebrated their sixty-ninth wedding anniversary shortly before he passed away in 2010. She retired from being the business manager and register with the...
Marion Marie Sewell Gunn
Sep 18, 2013
Jonesboro- Marion Marie Sewell Gunn, 86, passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Marion was born October 4, 1926 in Texarkana to the late Marion Ashley Sewell and Clara Bell Sellman Sewell. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved to spend time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Gunn was a registered nurse...
Max Hill
Sep 17, 2013
Annieville- Max Hill, 67 passed away Tuesday September 17, 2013. He was born August 25, 1946 in Randolph County to the late Ralph Hill and Maxine Davis. Preceded in death by Brother Wayne Hill and sister Wanda Hill. Survived by Children, Jennifer and James Humes of Annieville, Bruce and Shannon Hill of Annieville, Clint Hill of Pocahontas, and Wayne Hill...
Novella Robertson
Sep 16, 2013
Novella Martha Robertson, 95, of Little Rock passed away on Monday, September 16, 2013. She was born on January 17, 1918 in Pocahontas, AR to Walter Weekly Jackson and Ada Tyler Jackson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Cleo Robertson; sisters Notra Shelton and Mary Lea Ham; brother Walter Ray Jackson; brother-in-law Osie Shelton; and sister-in-law...
Virgie Marie Owens
Sep 15, 2013
Monette- Virgie M. Owens, 92, died Sunday, September 15, 2013 at St. Francis South in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Virgie was born December 2, 1920 in Monette, the daughter of late Jet Raymond and Gertrude West Shaver. The former Miss Virgie Shaver attended school in Monette. She married Ransom Owens on September 24, 1938 in Monette. Virgie was a seamstress and a...
Mrs. Naomi Brown Collins
Sep 12, 2013
Mrs. Naomi Brown Collins, of Trumann, departed this life Thursday, September 12, 2103, at her home at the age of 72. She was born December 21, 1940 in Harrisburg, the daughter of David Brown and Dorothy Smith Brown. Naomi was a member of the New Vision Church of God in Harrisburg. She married Dallas Collins on December 19, 1959 and...
Owen J. Barrett
Sep 9, 2013
Farmington - Owen J. Barrett, 72, formerly of Monette and Caraway passed away Monday, September 9, 2013. He was born on February 15, 1941 in Bunny to the late Doyle and Alice Barrett. Mr. Barrett retired from farming. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Hazel Barrett; his children, Dennis...
Mrs. W.C. "Kiss" Mills
Sep 7, 2013
Mrs. W.C. "Kiss" Mills, of Harrisburg, departed this life Saturday, September 7, 2013, at the Lindley Health Rehab in Newport, at the age of 96. She was born February 11, 1917 in Harrisburg, the daughter of Walter Whitlock and Maud Moore Whitlock. She was a lifetime resident of Harrisburg. When she was a toddler, her father gave her the nickname...
Virginia Robinson Baker
Sep 6, 2013
Jonesboro - Virginia Robinson Baker, 89, of Jonesboro died at her home Friday morning, September 6, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Nov. 15, 1923, in Jonesboro to Henry Lucius and Arabella Barton Robinson, who were descended from pioneer families of Jonesboro, including the P.C. Barton family, the Mandred Robinson Family and the Rosa Loftis family. This...
Eileen Singley
Sep 6, 2013
Pocahontas- Eileen Singley, 87 of Pocahontas passed away on Friday September 6, 2013 surrounded by her family. Born November 19, 1925 in Pocahontas, AR to the late Roland and Marjorie Morris. She is preceded in death by one sister, Wanda Lee Reep, and one granddaughter, Melissa Alston. Eileen, a Pocahontas business women and her husband owned and operated Singley Insurance...
Dorothy Louise "Toots" Williams
Sep 6, 2013
Egypt- Dorothy Louise "Toots" Williams, 84, passed away Friday, September 6, 2013. She was born on November 30, 1928 in Egypt to the late Harry and Cletus Rosie Lingo Sr. Mrs. Williams was a former postmaster of Egypt and several other communities. She was a world traveler visiting all continents except Antarctica. She enjoyed bowling and was a member of...
Gary Lynn Cooper
Sep 6, 2013
Gary Lynn Cooper, 58, passed from this life on September 6, 2013. He was born to Joyce Waymon Cooper and Ray Cooper December 5, 1954,in Randolph County Hospitial. He has resided in Jonesboro, where his company is located, for the past 10 years. In addition to his parents, he was also predeceased by his Grandparents, Arthur and Ada Cooper, and...
Charlene Morse
Sep 4, 2013
Pocahontas- Charlene Marie Morse, 56 passed away Wednesday September 4, 2013 at Five Rivers Medical Center. She was born to George and Marguerite Morseon August 18, 1957 in Woonsocket, RI Survived by sister Darlene (David) Downing, Niece Stephanie Downing and Best Friend and Caregiver Cynthia Bourre all of Pocahontas. Preceded in death by her parents George and Marguerite Morse. The...
Bennie Edward Moore
Aug 31, 2013
Corning, Arkansas - Bennie Edward Moore, 66, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at the NEA Baptist Hospital. Bennie was born April 17, 1947, in Randolph County, Arkansas to the late James and Irene Moore. Survivors include his wife Mignon Brooks of the home, son Bennie (Ashley) Moore Jr. and grandson Levi Moore. Bennie is also survived by his...
Mary Francis Owens
Aug 31, 2013
Lake City-Mrs. Mary Francis Owens, 64, departed this life Saturday, at her home. She was born January 31, 1949 in Harrisburg. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Donald Marlin Owens, Sr. and one son, Donald Marlin Owens, Jr. She is survived by one son, David Wade Owens of Swifton; three daughters, Billie Tubbs and her husband...
Jimmie Willis Hart
Aug 31, 2013
Edmond, OK- Jimmie Willis Hart- 48, of Edmond, OK. passed away Saturday August 31, 2013. Born in Sacramento, CA. on December 28, 1964 to Wanda Davis Kirk and the late Jimmie Doyle Hart Jimmie is survived by his wife Leslie Hart of the home, children Brittany "Josh" Vandergriff, Jim Anthony "Jessica" Hart, Brook Hart all of Pocahontas, AR. grandchildren Makenlee...
