Obituaries
Obituaries for the Craighead County, AR Area
Wilma L. Hancock
Mar 24, 2024
Wilma Loraine Hancock, 90, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Sunday March 24, 2024, at St. Elizabeth’s Place. She was born May 16, 1933, in Corning to the late James and Alma Bergman.
Wilma moved to Jonesboro in 1987 and was a member of Jonesboro Christian Church. In 1973, she graduated from Mississippi State University with a business administration degree.
In...
Billy Franklin Hampton
Mar 22, 2024
Billy Franklin Hampton, 79, of Bay passed away peacefully on March 22, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 19, 1944, in Marmaduke, Arkansas, to the late Ezekiel and Flora Hampton. Billy spent his childhood in east St. Louis before moving to Jonesboro and eventually settling in Bay where he lived for the...
Glenn M. Riley
Mar 18, 2024
Glenn Melvin Riley, 77, of Jonesboro, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2024, at St. Bernards Hospital. He was born on March 4, 1947, in Trumann to Otto and Irene (Baker) Riley. Glenn proudly served in the United States Army during the Vietnam war era, and in later years worked as a printer and a supervisor. Of the Christian faith,...
Penny D. Patterson
Mar 12, 2024
Penny Sutton Patterson passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, AR, at the age of 54 years, 3 months, and 4 days. She was born Monday, December 8, 1969, in Trumann and lived most of her lifetime in Trumann. She was employed by Honey Baked Ham and of the Assembly of God...
Emma D. Case
Mar 6, 2024
Emma Delois “Dee” Lowery Case of Trumann departed this life Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro at the age of 84 years, 9 months, and 4 days. She was born June 2, 1939, in the Promised Land area near Trumann. Dee and her husband lived in Indiana and Pennsylvania before moving back to Trumann in...
Dewayne Shane Davis
Mar 2, 2024
Dewayne Shane Davis of Everton departed this life Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO, at the age of 51 years, 11 months. and 28 days. He was born March 3, 1972, in Harrisburg, AR, to Jackie Wayne and Betty Sue Davis. He was a 1992 graduate of Trumann High School. He was a member of the...
Bettye B. Smith
Feb 28, 2024
Bettye Beatrice Smith, 92, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2024, in Batesville.
She was born May 15, 1931, in Weona to Sam and Havanna Hatley. In her younger years, she worked at the GE Plant in Jonesboro. She volunteered with Women’s Auxiliary at the Methodist Hospital and at the John T. Gray School. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and...
Janelle G. Seat
Feb 26, 2024
Janelle G. Seat, 71, of Jonesboro, went to meet her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 26, 2024. A life-long resident of Jonesboro, she was born on August 1, 1952, to Claude and Brownie Gibson. She served her community as a pastor’s wife and was a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. She was an active member of Women’s Missionary...
John H. Headrick
Feb 26, 2024
John Howard Headrick, 90, of Bay passed from this life on February 26, 2024, at his home. Howard was born in Swifton on January 11, 1934, to the late William and Nonie Headrick. In addition to his parents, Howard is preceded in death by 3 brothers, 3 sisters, and 1 daughter.
Howard was a lifelong resident of northeast Arkansas. He served...
Laura W. Davis
Feb 26, 2024
Laura Willene Davis, 85, of Jonesboro, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2024.
Laura was born on December 31, 1938, to Lee and Woodsie Bailey in Walcott. After Laura graduated from high school, she went on to business school in Jonesboro. After graduating business school, she started her first job utilizing her skills. Later in life, she worked for two years...
Herbert L. Wicker
Feb 18, 2024
Herbert L. Wicker, 86, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2024, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House.
He was born near Myrtle, Missouri, to Nathanial Andrew Wicker and Vertie Lois Armstrong Wicker. Herbert retired from the Jonesboro Fire Department as a captain with twenty years of service. He also served in the Arkansas National Guard. He loved to fish and hunt,...
Bobby Gene Evans
Feb 15, 2024
Bobby Gene Evans, 83, of Jonesboro, formerly of Trumann, passed away from natural causes on Thursday, February 15, 2024, at home. He was born in Trumann on June 14, 1940.
Raised on a farm in Trumann, by parents Henry and Mary Evans, Bobby began his working career as a soda jerk at Campbell Drug while in high school. It was there...
Bernice A. Bates
Feb 13, 2024
Bernice Maglothin Bates died at Craighead Nursing Center on February 13, 2024, at the age of 91. She was born in Lake City to her parents Dessie and Arthur Lane. They lived in and around Trumann and she graduated from Trumann High School in 1950. She married her high school sweetheart, Ezra Maglothin and they were married over 25 years...
Jimmy Terrell
Feb 13, 2024
Jimmy Terrell, 71, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at his residence.
Jimmy was born in Newport and lived most of his life in the Jonesboro area. He was of the Methodist faith, a 1970 graduate of Jonesboro High School, and a U.S. Army veteran. Following discharge from his military service, Jimmy began his life's work...
Jerald D. Haun
Feb 9, 2024
Jerald D. Haun, 87, passed away February 9, 2024. He was born April 26, 1936, to Roy D. and Helen Faye Haun. Jerald served in the National Guard after graduating high school. He also obtained a bachelor's degree in business and with that degree he worked as a financial director for the city of Blytheville, where he later retired. Jerald...
William A. Higdon
Feb 9, 2024
William Aaron Higdon, 73, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024. He was born August 1, 1950, in Bay, AR to Aaron I. and Ruth A. Higdon. William was a minister at the Alsup Pentecostal Church. He also owned his own business called William's Vending where he was known as the drink man. When he wasn't working, William was outdoors...
Hunter D. Faulkner
Feb 8, 2024
Hunter Don Faulkner, age 24, of Jonesboro departed from this life on Thursday, February 8, 2024, in Jonesboro. He was born to Mitchell Faulkner and Jamie Clark on August 15, 1999, in Memphis, TN. Hunter spent his entire life in Jonesboro and was a member of Central Baptist Church.
Hunter loved spending time with his children and his family. He held...
Paul A. French
Feb 8, 2024
Paul Alexander French, 95, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024.
He was born August 15, 1928, in Jonesboro to the late Silas and Bessie Dupwe French. He sold and moved mobile homes. While in California, he and his dad and brother ran a full service station where he was the main mechanic. He was also happy and enjoyed spreading joy wherever he...
Gregory A. Walter
Feb 3, 2024
Gregory Alan Walter, 68, of Jonesboro passed away from this life on February 3, 2024, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born to Charles and Magdalene Walter on July 5, 1955, in Newport, Rhode Island. He was raised in Jonesboro and attended Nettleton High School where he played football, baseball, ran track, and graduated in 1973. He attended Arkansas State University...
Betty J. Grant
Feb 3, 2024
Betty Jean Grant, 86, of Jonesboro passed from this life on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born in Number 9, Arkansas on February 21, 1937, to the late Coy and Willie Mae Northcutt. Betty graduated from Blytheville High School in 1955, and in 1956, married her husband of 65 years, Roy...
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