Naomi Ruth Blackshear
Dec 7, 2013
Tupelo, MS - Naomi Ruth Blackshear, 78, died Saturday, December 7, 2013 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS after brief illness. A native of Jonesboro, Ark., she was born June 26, 1935 to George Ambrose and Edna Mattie Bell Powell. A 1953 graduate of Caraway High School, she went on to hold employment in the banking business for...
Guelda Lee Deason
Dec 7, 2013
Manila - Guelda Lee Deason, 80, passed away December 7, 2013. She was born November 28, 1933 in Manila to the late William M. and Clara G. Harrelson-Simpson. Mrs. Deason was a seamstress most of her life and was a faithful member of the Blackwater Baptist Church. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed...
Francis William Stanley Ivy
Dec 5, 2013
Imboden-Francis William Stanley Ivy, 63, passed away Thursday December 5, 2013 at St. Bernard's Hospital in Jonesboro. Francis was born July 8, 1950 in Wynne, AR to Ellie Lee Ivy Stevens and the late Henry Allen Ivy. . Survived by mother Ellie Stevens of W. Memphis, AR, brothers, Earnest Ivy and Bob Malin of Imboden, AR, sisters, Audry Thomas of...
Leslie Howard Browning
Dec 4, 2013
Bono- Leslie Howard Browning, 90, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013. He was born on April 28, 1923 at Jonesboro to the late Ora and Nettie Browning. He is survived by a sister, Helen Minton and a nephew and his wife, Gary and Dessie Minton. A celebration of his life will be noon, Monday, December 9, 2013 at Gregg-Langford Bookout...
Vriginia Mccoy
Dec 4, 2013
Jonesboro- Virginia McCoy, 87, passed away Wednesday. December 4, 2013. She was born on November 18, 1926 to the late William and Myrtle Stanley Sr. Mrs. McCoy retired in 1993 after working as a cook at Arkansas State University for many years and was a caregiver for many years. She volunteered with the Boy Scouts. She loved her family and...
Willie Dean Boatman
Dec 3, 2013
Caraway -Willie Dean Boatman, 65, of Caraway passed away December 3, 2013 at St. Bernard's Medical Center. He was born July 18, 1948 in Bald Knob to the late Willie and Mary Layton Boatman. Willie was a member of Rowe's Chapel Baptist Church and was a retired HVAC repairman. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather....
Melda Jean Strickland
Dec 3, 2013
Black Oak- Melda Jean Strickland, 82, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013. She was born December 10, 1930 to the late Clifford and Bonnie Young. Ms. Melda taught school for many years in the Black Oak and Monette and also in Missouri. She was a lifelong member of the Monette First United Methodist Church. She is survived by many friends...
Sherman Timms
Dec 2, 2013
Lake City - Sherman "Skeet" Shamblin Timms, 91, of Lake City passed away Monday, December 2, 2013. He was born September 18, 1922 in Lake City to the late Arthur and Margie Timms. He enjoyed working, riding his bike, gardening, being outdoors and picking up cans. He was also known as "The Can Man". He was preceded in death by...
Charles Tucker
Dec 2, 2013
Warm Springs- Charles Tucker 70 passed away Sunday December 1, 2013 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro. Charles was born February 11, 1943 in Warm Springs, AR to the late D.L. and Ruth Wimp Tucker. Charles is survived by wife Janie Tucker of the home, sons Terry Tucker of Warm Springs and Gary (Kerri) Tucker of Maynard, step-daughter Michelle Hinton...
Bettye Dobson
Dec 2, 2013
Our loving mother went to be with her heavenly father on December 2, 2013 Born on October 18, 1937 to Hershel and Ocie Tackett in McNairy County TN, she was the oldest of four children. Bettye loved her children and took pride in devoting her life to her family. Bettye was preceded in death by her parents, husband; Thomas Dobson,...
Estelle M. Fox
Dec 2, 2013
Jonesboro- Estelle M. Fox, 94, passed away Monday, December 2, 2013 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born on January 4, 1919 in Pine Bluff to the late Grover Cleveland Maddox and Alvie Pearl Beck Maddox. She graduated from Arkansas State University. Mrs. Fox was an elementary school teacher, worked for Department of Human Services for twenty-five years, worked...
Harold Owen Browning
Nov 30, 2013
Caraway- Harold Owen Browning, 68, passed away Saturday, November 30, 2013. He was born on November 16, 1945 in Caraway to the late William L. and Elsie Mae Harper Browning. Mr. Browning retired after thirty-five years as owner of Browning Heat and Air in Caraway. He was a member of the Caraway Church of Christ, where he was also the...
Reva Jean Dahm
Nov 29, 2013
Cherokee Village- Reva Jean Dahm, 68, passed away November 29, 2013. Reva was born May 12, 1945 to the late Henry and Bessie Rogers Sparlin . She is survived by son John Dahm of Cherokee Village, daughters Shannon (Rick) Powell of Jacksonville, Darlene (Jimmy) Jones of Paragould, grandchildren Tishia Addison, Candy King, Jayne Jones, Holly Motsinger and J.R. Jones all...
Mr. Larry Todd Mills
Nov 28, 2013
Mr. Larry Todd Mills, of Cabot, AR, formerly of Harrisburg, departed this life Thursday, at the St. Vincent's Hospital in Little Rock, at the age of 41. He was born January 14, 1972 in Harrisburg, the son of Larry Udell Mills and Nina Olivia McCulley Mills. Although his life was brief, Todd lived a very full life. He graduated high...
Travis Eaton
Nov 27, 2013
Imperial, MO- Travis Eaton passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at the age of 89. Travis was born November 8, 1924 in Pocahontas, AR to the late Almus and Cora Pettit Eaton. Travis was a loving husband to the late Ollie Eaton. Dear father of Dennis and Vern Eaton. Grandfather of Travis Maxwell Eaton. Mr. Eaton served in the...
Thelma Tracer
Nov 27, 2013
Monette- Thelma Morrow Tracer, 93, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 in Cordova, TN. She was born November 15, 1920 in Harviell, Missouri to the late William Thomas Marion Morrow and Sarah Kirkley Morrow. She and her husband were the owners and operators of Tracer's Jewelry Store in Monette for many years. She was a member of the Monette First...
Donald Ray Bowen
Nov 26, 2013
Caraway - Donald Ray Bowen departed this world on the 26th day of November, 2013 at 12:45 AM, in Jonesboro, at the age of 75. He was born in the Macey Community on October 16, 1938 to Cleburne Bowen and Juanita (Harper) Bowen. Donald lived all his life in the Caraway area and was first employed by David Sales Service,...
Ina Kathleen Declerk
Nov 25, 2013
Pocahontas- Ina Kathleen DeClerk, 80 passed away Monday, November 25, 2013. Kathleen was born May 03, 1932 in Pocahontas, AR. to the late Ed and Myrl Pratt Kincade. Kathleen is survived by her husband Dr. Thomas DeClerk of the home, 1 daughter, Debra (Rex) Flagg of Pocahontas, stepchildren, Berradine (Ed) Cox, Susan Rice, Deane (Jim) Burnham, Thomas (Phyllis) DeClerk Jr....
Charles L. Poteet
Nov 22, 2013
Imboden- Charles L Poteet, 86, went to heaven to be with the Lord Friday, November 22, 2013 at Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehab Center. Charles was born March 25, 1927 in Randolph County, to the late Roscoe and Lois Sellers Poteet. Charles is survived by daughters, Debborah (Steven) Pollard of Memphis, TN, Cynthia (Dale) Spikes of Nashville, TN, son, Daniel...
Amanda Shaneice Green
Nov 20, 2013
JONESBORO " Amanda Shaneice Green departed this life Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at the Arkansas Childrens Hospital in Little Rock at the age of 14 days. She was born Nov. 7, 2013, in Jonesboro. She is survived by her parents, Robert Green and Ashlyn Wilburn, both of Jonesboro, as well as several aunts, uncles and other family members and friends....
