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Johnny Ray Broadway -Glbfh
Dec 25, 2020
Jonesboro- Johnny Ray Broadway passed away Friday, December 25, 2020. He went to meet Jesus on Christmas Day, his Lord's birthday. Johnny lived his entire life in the Philadelphia Community north of Jonesboro where he was born to Ralph and Maxine Broadway on December 31, 1932. After serving in the US Army, he graduated from Arkansas State College in 1959....
Rocky T.E. Wicker - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 25, 2020
Rocky T.E. Wicker, 66, of Imboden passed away December 25, 2020 at his home. Rocky was born August 4, 1954 to Thurshel and Agnes Eunita Walker Wicker in Pontiac, Michigan. We was the first of sixteen children. At the age of eleven, Rocky's family moved to Pocahontas where he attended St. Paul's School. At age fifteen Rocky's family moved to...
Elwood Devin Snodgrass - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 25, 2020
Elwood Devin Snodgrass, 51, of Pocahontas passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 at St. Bernard's Five Rivers Medical Center. Devin was born May 20, 1969 in Pocahontas to the late Frank and Kathy Lea Smith Snodgrass. He was retired from the Pocahontas Housing Authority. He was preceded in death by his parents; maternal grandparents, Elwood and Vallie Smith; and his...
Colleen Louise Stout - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 25, 2020
Colleen Louise (Fields) Stout, 88, of Pocahontas passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 at Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehab Center. She was born December 26, 1931 in Biggers to the late Ira Berry and Georgia Etta Moore Fields. She was a board-certified cosmetologist and owned her own salon for many years. She was a member of Pocahontas First Baptist Church. Colleen...
Jae Renck -Glbfh
Dec 24, 2020
Jonesboro- Jae Renck, 90, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020 at his home surround by loved ones. He was born March 4, 1930 in Jonesboro to the late Joe and Carrie Woodruff Renck. Mr. Renck was a retired farmer and had worked at Craighead Rice Milling Company for many years. He enjoyed teaching people how to do things, going to...
Wanda E. Carroll -Gfh
Dec 22, 2020
Jonesboro- Wanda E. Carroll, 86, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at her home. She was born December 21, 1934 in Black Oak to the late Jim Bob and Lela B. Carroll. She received her B.S. degree from U. C. A. and a master's physical education from ASU. Wanda taught and coached for forty-nine years. Retired from Granite City, Illinois....
Dr. Sandra Reynolds Bubrig - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 22, 2020
Dr. Sandra Reynolds Bubrig, 77, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, after battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Dr. Bubrig, a longtime resident of both Pocahontas, Arkansas and Oxford, Mississippi is proceeded in death by her parents, Thomas and Betty Reynolds formerly of Pocahontas, Arkansas. Dr. Bubrig is survived by her brother Thomas Reynolds, II (Sarah) of Broken Bow,...
Norma Darlene Chrisco -Gfh
Dec 21, 2020
Monette- Norma Darlene Chrisco, 86, died Monday, December 21, 2020 in Conway. She was born March 5, 1934, in Mangrum, to the late Cleburne and Juanita Harper Bowen. She was married to Duane Chrisco in 1952 and shortly after moved to Flint, MI to find employment. Darlene worked in various positions for General Motors and finished the last of her...
Lois Jean Verhaeghe - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 21, 2020
Lois Jean Verhaeghe, 90, of Pocahontas passed away December 21, 2020 at Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Lois was born May 30, 1930 in Bay City, Michigan to the late George and Julie Cummings Stanley. She was a homemaker and of the Catholic belief. Lois was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bernard Verhaeghe; son, Greg Verhaeghe; brother, George...
Deborah (Debbie) Lynn Stinson - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 21, 2020
Deborah (Debbie) Lynn Patterson Stinson, 67, of Pocahontas passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at St. Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born June 7, 1953 in Pocahontas, the sixth of seven children to the late Clyde and Lydia Jane Wineland Patterson. Debbie was raised in Pocahontas and attended Pocahontas School. She moved to Loogootee, Indiana where she was...
Patsy Russell - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 20, 2020
Patsy Russell, 81, of Walnut Ridge passed away peacefully Sunday night, December 20, 2020 at the Flo \u0026 Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born August 3, 1939 in Lawrence County to John Chester and Ruth Josephine Puckett. Patsy worked many years as a customer service representative for Arkla Gas before retiring to enjoy spending time with her...
Nancy Christina Sigman - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 20, 2020
Nancy Christina Sigman, 38, of Pocahontas passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020 at NEA Baptist Memorial in Jonesboro. She was born March 16, 1982 in Springfield, MO to Dale Sigman of Kansas City, MO and Cheree (Frost) McCormick of Cabool, MO. She obtained her Associates Degree and work as a Credit Manager for Martin Marietta. She was strong in her...
Thursie M Cook - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 20, 2020
Thursie Cook departed this life on December 20, 2020, throughout her life, she touched many lives and will be missed. She had tons of stories that everyone who sat with her would love to hear. Thursie was born to John Thomas and Willie Mazie Hulvey on October 30, 1923. Both preceded her in death. Thursie was married to James Washington...
Judith Simmons - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 19, 2020
Judith Simmons, 68, of Pocahontas passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at White River Medical Center in Searcy. She was born October 26, 1952 in Middletown New York to the late John and Ruth Decker Reed. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Paul Simmons. She was survived by her sister, Nancy Adelman of Middletown, New York;...
Wanda Jean Menard - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 19, 2020
Wanda Jean Menard, 78, of the Birdell community passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She was born October 24, 1942 in Stokes to the late Rayburn and Adda Lewallen Harris. She was united in marriage to Jim Menard on December 22, 1962. Wanda was a homemaker and longtime member of...
Johnny R. Riley, Sr. (Gwfh)
Dec 17, 2020
Mr. Johnny Riley, Sr., of Harrisburg, departed this life Thursday, December 17, 2020, at the age of 90. He was born September 21, 1930 in Harrisburg, the son of the late W.L. "Gander" Riley and Lois Denton Riley. Johnny served in the Navy as a cook, but was most known as Caretaker of Claypool reservoir for approximately 50 years. He...
Carman Harris - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 16, 2020
Carman Harris, 83, of Maynard, Arkansas departed from life at his home on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. He was born in Supply, Arkansas, January 11, 1937 to the late Herman and Annie (Snowden) Harris. He was a SGT with the U.S. Army serving six years. He was a construction worker and owned/operated a sawmill. He was an avid horseman who...
Alma Louise Cook -Glbfh
Dec 14, 2020
Jonesboro- Alma Louise Cook, 90, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at Ridgecrest Health and Rehab. She was born March 17, 1930 in Bay to the late Richard and Hattie Mae Holt. Mrs. Louise was a devoted wife, loving mother and granny who enjoyed making her husband and family a loving home. She was a faithful member of the Jonesboro...
Linda Carol Parten - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 13, 2020
Linda Carol (Jones) Parten, 70, of Paragould, passed away December 13, 2020 at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital. Linda was born September 21, 1950 in Pocahontas, AR to the late Charlie Levi and Edith Lillian Wilson Jones. She graduated from ASU with a teaching degree in special education. She was a retired teacher and a salesperson at Dillard's Department Store. She...
Linda Davis Clark -Glbfh
Dec 12, 2020
Jonesboro- Linda Davis Clark, 74, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020 at her home. She was born March 24, 1946 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to the late Willis and Jearline Holifield Davis. Linda was an Arkansas State University Professor for forty-seven years and received numerous honor and awards while teaching there. She was a member of the First United Methodist...
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