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Thomas Albert Nelson
Jun 27, 2012
Jonesboro- Thomas Albert Nelson, 67, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. He was born on May 5, 1945 at Worcester, Massachusetts to the late Thomas and Alberta Nelson and lived in Jonesboro 38 years. He received his accounting degree from Bentley College and retired from Quebecor in Jonesboro and was of the Episcopal faith. Mr....
Vaudine Redding
Jun 25, 2012
Caraway- Vaudine Redding, 88, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice Home. She was born on December 13, 1923 in Monette to the late Robert and Sadie Swafford. Mrs. Redding was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God. She loved reading her Bible and loved her family and church family. She also...
Wanda Faye Rook
Jun 25, 2012
Jonesboro- Wanda Bishop Rook, 76, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012 at her residence. She was born on July 21, 1935 in Jonesboro to the late Benjiamin Franklin Bishop and Lonie Houston Bishop. She was a lifelong resident of Jonesboro and was married to Harold Ray Rook for 43 years before his death in 2001. Mrs. Rook loved reading, watching...
Wanda Faye Rook
Jun 25, 2012
Jonesboro- Wanda Bishop Rook, 76, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012 at her residence. She was born on July 21, 1935 in Jonesboro to the late Benjiamin Franklin Bishop and Lonie Houston Bishop. She was a lifelong resident of Jonesboro and was married to Harold Ray Rook for 43 years before his death in 2001. Mrs. Rook loved reading, watching...
Vaudine Redding
Jun 25, 2012
Caraway- Vaudine Redding, 88, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice Home. She was born on December 13, 1923 in Monette to the late Robert and Sadie Swafford. Mrs. Redding was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God. She loved reading her Bible and loved her family and church family. She also...
Wanda Faye Rook
Jun 25, 2012
Jonesboro- Wanda Bishop Rook, 76, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012 at her residence. She was born on July 21, 1935 in Jonesboro to the late Benjiamin Franklin Bishop and Lonie Houston Bishop. She was a lifelong resident of Jonesboro and was married to Harold Ray Rook for 43 years before his death in 2001. Mrs. Rook loved reading, watching...
Vaudine Redding
Jun 25, 2012
Caraway- Vaudine Redding, 88, passed away Monday, June 25, 2012 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice Home. She was born on December 13, 1923 in Monette to the late Robert and Sadie Swafford. Mrs. Redding was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God. She loved reading her Bible and loved her family and church family. She also...
Lola Mae Mahaffey
Jun 24, 2012
On February 12, 1919 James Allen Hill and Nancy Ann (Phillips) Hill brought a blessing into this world. That blessing was Lola Mae (Hill) Mahaffey. Lola Mae, also known by everyone as Granny Mahaffey, was raised alongside her brothers and sister: Odes Recter Hill, Lawnie Elmer Hill, Ezra Thurman Hill, Floyd Russel Hill, and Alice (Hill) Bingham. Granny Mahaffey's parents...
Mildred Virgina Owens Mitcherson
Jun 23, 2012
Mrs. Mildred Virginia Owens Mitcherson, 81, of Edgemont, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 23rd. She was with her family by her side. Mildred was born in Cherry Valley, AR on October 12, 1930, to Harry Joseph Owens and Zuma Dorothy Nixon Owens. She was an active member of the Holiday Hills United Methodist Church where she...
Pauline Marie Johnson
Jun 23, 2012
Mrs. Pauline Marie Johnson, a native and lifetime resident of Cash, departed this life Saturday at St. Elizabeth\u0027s Nursing Home in Jonesboro, at the age of 103. She was born August 25, 1908 in Cash, the daughter of Walter Thomas Johnson and Pearl C Gibson Johnson. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed gardening and flowers...
Gayla Cullum Jones
Jun 23, 2012
Monette - Gayla Ann (Cullum) Jones, 60, widow of Johnny Van Jones died Saturday, June 23, 2012 peacefully at her home after a valiant battle with cancer. Gayla was born and raised in Monette and was a member of the Monette Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Van Jones and her parents Gail and Polly...
Gayla Cullum Jones
Jun 23, 2012
Monette - Gayla Ann (Cullum) Jones, 60, widow of Johnny Van Jones died Saturday, June 23, 2012 peacefully at her home after a valiant battle with cancer. Gayla was born and raised in Monette and was a member of the Monette Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Van Jones and her parents Gail and Polly...
Pauline Marie Johnson
Jun 23, 2012
Mrs. Pauline Marie Johnson, a native and lifetime resident of Cash, departed this life Saturday at St. Elizabeth\u0027s Nursing Home in Jonesboro, at the age of 103. She was born August 25, 1908 in Cash, the daughter of Walter Thomas Johnson and Pearl C Gibson Johnson. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed gardening and flowers...
Gayla Cullum Jones
Jun 23, 2012
Monette - Gayla Ann (Cullum) Jones, 60, widow of Johnny Van Jones died Saturday, June 23, 2012 peacefully at her home after a valiant battle with cancer. Gayla was born and raised in Monette and was a member of the Monette Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Van Jones and her parents Gail and Polly...
Mildred Virgina Owens Mitcherson
Jun 23, 2012
Mrs. Mildred Virginia Owens Mitcherson, 81, of Edgemont, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 23rd. She was with her family by her side. Mildred was born in Cherry Valley, AR on October 12, 1930, to Harry Joseph Owens and Zuma Dorothy Nixon Owens. She was an active member of the Holiday Hills United Methodist Church where she...
Mildred Virgina Owens Mitcherson
Jun 23, 2012
Mrs. Mildred Virginia Owens Mitcherson, 81, of Edgemont, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 23rd. She was with her family by her side. Mildred was born in Cherry Valley, AR on October 12, 1930, to Harry Joseph Owens and Zuma Dorothy Nixon Owens. She was an active member of the Holiday Hills United Methodist Church where she...
Pauline Marie Johnson
Jun 23, 2012
Mrs. Pauline Marie Johnson, a native and lifetime resident of Cash, departed this life Saturday at St. Elizabeth\u0027s Nursing Home in Jonesboro, at the age of 103. She was born August 25, 1908 in Cash, the daughter of Walter Thomas Johnson and Pearl C Gibson Johnson. She was a homemaker and of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed gardening and flowers...
Dale Edward Hurst
Jun 21, 2012
Reyno- Dale Edward Hurst, 63, son of Naaman and Vida Hurst passed Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was preceded by his father Naaman Hurst. He is survived by Pat Smith best Friend of 14 Years, one son, Todd Hurst of Poplar Bluff, Mo and one daughter Jennifer (Santosh) Parakkal of White River, Vermont. Mother Vida...
John Phillip Grant
Jun 20, 2012
Corning - John Phillip Grant, 52, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Born April 08, 1960 in E. St. Louis, IL to Allen and Dorothy Grant. He is preceded in death by father Allen Grant, sister Bonnie Lou Grant and brother Ronald Dean Grant. He is survived by brother Robert Grant of Washington Park, IL, sisters; Donna Valdejoof Millstadt, IL,...
James Wilborn Hansen
Jun 18, 2012
Jonesboro- James Wilborn Hansen, 87, passed away Monday, June 18, 2012. He was born on January 14, 1925 in Jonesboro to the late Andreas and Minnie Lou Hansen. Mr. Wilborn retired after over thirty years with Brown\u0027s Tire. He was a member of the Friendly Hope Baptist Church. He lived most of his life in Jonesboro with the past two...
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