Mildred Edith Wright (Gfh)
Dec 4, 2020
Mrs. Mildred Edith Wright of Monette, departed this life Friday, December 4, 2020, at the Manila Nursing Center at the age of 89. She was born June 21, 1931 in Manila, the daughter of the late Lee Townsend and Gertie McDole Townsend. Mildred was a waitress for many years, having owned her own restaurant at one time. She met several...
Noel Eggers -Gfh
Dec 3, 2020
Monette- Noel Eggers, 86, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born April 17, 1934 in Monette to the late Jonathan and Lovie White Eggers. Noel started farming very early in his life and enjoyed sharing his love of farming with his grandsons. He enjoyed duck hunting also with his grandsons. He had lived...
Peggy Sue Walker Brooks -Glbfh
Dec 3, 2020
Jonesboro- Peggy Sue Walker Brooks, 82, our mother and best friend left us, Thursday, December 3, 2020 to be with her Lord and Savior. Peggy Sue for years worked at the Quantity Stamps Store then went to work for ESP and retired from Child Support Services. She enjoyed her family, church, camping and the game of dominoes. Also volunteering with...
Alma Joan Wolf -Glbfh
Dec 3, 2020
Waldenburg - Alma Joan Wolf, 97, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020. She was a resident at The Chateau of Lawton, Oklahoma. She was born on December 22, 1922 to the late Otto and Mattye Rennicke Ruegger. She was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Waldenburg where she had served as a Sunday School teacher, LWML member, Confirmation...
Melba Irene Phillips -Glbfh
Dec 3, 2020
Bartlett, TN - Melba Irene Phillips, 88, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett. She was born on July 6, 1932 in Paragould to Roy and Irene Depew. She was a member of Jehovah Witnesses. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Phillips and a grandson, Dan Ryan. She is survived by children,...
Leon O. Tharp -Glbfh
Dec 1, 2020
Jonesboro- Leon O. Tharp, 91, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at his home. He was born February 2, 1929 in Trumann to Dudley and Winnie Gatlin Tharp. He was a farmer, boilermaker and brought the first Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Store to Arkansas in 1969. He enjoyed working, listening to music and enjoyed board games and puzzles. He is...
Charles "David" Presley - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Dec 1, 2020
Charles "David" Presley, 62, of Pocahontas, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at his home. David was born February 13, 1958 in Pocahontas to Jerry David and Evonna Trude Herren Presley. He was preceded in death by his father, Jerry Presley; and son, Richard Todd Presley. David is survived by his mother, Evonna Presley; sons, Jeremy (Sarah) Presley and Tyler...
Larry "Wayne" Pickett - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Nov 29, 2020
Larry Wayne Pickett, 77, of Ravenden, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at his home. Wayne was born September 1, 1943 in Jonesboro to Lawrence and Joyce Sitz Pickett Sparks. He married the love of his life, Brenda Meadows Pickett, in 1966. He is preceded in death by parents, Lawrence Pickett, B.A. "Sparky" Sparks, and Joyce Sitz Sparks. Wayne is...
John Algie Wilson - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Nov 28, 2020
John Algie Wilson, 86, of Pocahontas, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020 at St Vincent Hospital in Little Rock. He was born November 24, 1934 in Pocahontas to Algie and Mary Magdalena Kieter Wilson. John was an Assistant Scout Master. He bought an F-85 Station Wagon to transport the scouts to outings. John was a 4th degree Knight. He served...
Jimmy Harold Wilson -Glbfh
Nov 28, 2020
Jonesboro- Jimmy Harold Wilson, 84, passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020. He was born June 16, 1936 in Jonesboro to the late Jessie Wilson and Jimmie Long Wilson. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. Mr. Wilson was the Elementary Principal at Nettleton for several years and retired as the Elementary and Jr. High Principal at Valley...
Betty Louise Keeney Williams -Glbfh
Nov 25, 2020
Jonesboro- Betty Louise Keeney Williams, 87, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. She was born on October 11, 1933, Betty grew up in Harrisburg where she met and fell in love with Arlie B. Williams, whom she married on July 18, 1951. Together they had four children and finally settled in Jonesboro where they have resided for the last...
Martha Earlene Lamberson
Nov 25, 2020
Bay- Martha Earlene Lamberson passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born February 7, 1930 in Caraway to Vilous Warren and Maebelle Williams Warren. She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, embroidering, and sewing. She also liked to fish and be outdoors. She loved her family very much. She is preceded in...
Oval Rowland Beasley -Glbfh
Nov 22, 2020
Brookland- Oval Rowland Beasley, 92, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born November 15, 1928 in Beech Grove to the late Nolen and Wassie Rowland Beasley. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. Mr. Beasley was a barber in Jonesboro for over forty years. He was...
Opal Juanita Perrin - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Nov 21, 2020
Opal Juanita Perrin, 90, of Pocahontas passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Randolph Home. She was born January 28, 1930 in Mountain View. Opal was one of thirteen children born to the late Sam and Irene Williams Craig. She was a member of Northside Freewill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Cletis Ward, Buster...
Vesta Lee Walls James - Mcnabb Funeral Home
Nov 20, 2020
Vesta Lee Walls James, 91, of Pocahontas departed this life, Friday, November 20, 2020 at Pocahontas Healthcare and Rehab Center. She was born June 25, 1929 in Pocahontas, the only child of Lewis and Ora Earley Haynes. She graduated from Pocahontas High School in 1946. She spent most of her life in Pocahontas as a housewife. She worked for BRAD...
Edna Leona Whitley -Gfh
Nov 19, 2020
Black Oak- Edna Leona Pearl Whitley, 94, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Monette Manor. She was born June 10, 1926 in Macey to the late Tom and Vercie Hill. She was a homemaker and a member of the Black Oak Church of Christ. Mrs. Whitley enjoyed working in her yard and cooking dinner every Sunday and holidays for...
Barbara Fay Keiter -Gfh
Nov 19, 2020
Lake City- Barbara Fay Keiter, 74, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born August 3, 1946 in Lake City to the late Ivan and Eva Marie Osborne Platz. She was a retired factory worker and homemaker. Mrs. Barbara loved her family and her church family, Refuge General Baptist Church. If you knew her, you...
Coleen Ann Lawhead - Gfh
Nov 19, 2020
Jonesboro- Coleen Ann Lawhead, 83, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born May 1, 1937 in Caraway to the late Clem and Annie Mills Brazelton. She was loving raised by her aunt and uncle, the late Jess and Lidia Lawhead. She retired from FDIC. She enjoyed watching sports and was active in her...
Chuck Stotts -Gfh
Nov 19, 2020
Bismarck - Chuck Stotts passed away peacefully Thursday, November 19, 2020. He was born September 30, 1949 in Jonesboro to the late Charles Stotts and Pat Stotts Fleetwood. He graduated from Caraway High School in 1968. He joined the Marines in 1969 where he was stationed at Camp Pendleton in California and served as Presidential Security for President Richard Nixon...
Marcus "Marc" Jay Bupp -Gfh
Nov 19, 2020
Monette- Marc Bupp, 64, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He was born September 25, 1956 in Sturgis, Michigan to the late Arthur Bupp and Laverne Baker Bupp. Marc worked at Southworth in Manila for many years. He loved music, he played the drums, guitar, bass and other instruments. The last band he...
