Obituaries
Carvel Earl Meyer
January 8, 2020
Carvel Earl Meyer, 91, of Paragould, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at AMMC. He is the son of the late Henry and Lillian Kerkow Meyer. Carvel was a veteran of the U.S. Army and retired from Braniff Airlines. His hobbies included motorcycle riding, woodworking, and tinkering with anything he got his hands on. He is also preceded in death...
Melvin L. Kersey
January 6, 2020
Melvin L. "Mel" Kersey, 91, of Paragould, passed away Monday at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Mel is the son of the late Dick and Mattie Kersey. He enjoyed gardening and loved his John Deere tractor. Mel is preceded in death by his wife, Agnes Kersey; two brothers, Orville Kersey and James Kersey; and three sisters, Emma Pitcher,...
Thelma Lee Payne
January 2, 2020
Thelma Lee Payne, 81, passed away Thursday at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She is the daughter of the late Harvey Dickerson and Sylvia Jernigan. Thelma was a member of Fairview Baptist Church and retired from L.A. Darling after 28 years of service. She enjoyed going to church and spending time with her family and friends. She...
Lorene Spain
January 1, 2020
Lorene (nee Ferren) Spain, 94, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Beloved wife of the late Vernon Spain; loving mother of Phillip (Phyllis) Spain, Linda Frintz, and the late Larry Spain; dear grandmother of Wendy (Richard) Shores, Shawn Spain, Tamara Spain, Christopher Spain, Dena (Eric) Flores, and Joe Bolima; dear sister of Doris Carpenter, Beulah Zigler, and Sandy Locke....
Mary Francis Barnhill
December 29, 2019
Mary Francis Barnhill, 73, of Paragould, passed away Sunday morning at Community Compassion Center of Jonesboro. She is the daughter of the late Elson Ray and Mae Ivon Wilson Pinkston. She was a homemaker and a beloved member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church. Mary was a social butterfly who had a love for horses and dogs. She is also preceded...
Johnny Clifton Goodman
December 28, 2019
Johnny Goodman, 79 of Paragould, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019, at his residence surrounded by his family. Johnny was a retired Army Veteran and tool and die maker for Tenneco. Johnny was a Deacon and Sunday school teacher at East Side Baptist Church. He was a Mason and an avid Arkansas State Red Wolves and St. Louis Cardinals fan....
Herbert Glenn Jones
December 27, 2019
Hebert Glenn Jones, 85, passed away peacefully on December 27, 2019, in his favorite Lazy Boy, in Trego Wisconsin. Herb was born on June 25, 1934, in Mt. Vernon IL, the son of the now late Howard Edger and Ora Opal (Beaman) Jones. He went to Osburn, a one room school, through the 8th grade then went through 9th grade...
Karen Gayle Kerr
December 27, 2019
Karen Gayle Kerr, 68 of Paragould, died Friday at NEA Hospital in Jonesboro. Karen was born September 4, 1951 to Kenneth and Irene Bateman Smith who preceded her in death. Karen was a registered nurse at St. Bernard’s. Survivors include her husband, David Kerr of the home; daughters Cindy (Ashley) Kerr and Chris Kerr (Matt Manley) of Paragould and Michele...
Ellis Warren Walker
December 22, 2019
Ellis Warren Walker, 70, of Paragould, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. He was born on August 1, 1949. He is preceded in death by his father, Doffard Walker; mother, Ava Lee Walker (Davis); one sister, Sharon Banning; and three brothers, Danny Walker, Sammie Walker, and Eddie Walker. Survivors include four...
Ernest Lloyd Sheppard
December 16, 2019
Ernest L. Sheppard, 82, of Paragould, passed away Monday at AMMC. He was born on January 7, 1937 to the late Charley and Nellie Sheppard. Ernest was a member of Gainsville Church of Christ and retired from Monroe. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Joy E. Cooper Sheppard; in-laws, H.W. Pete and Hilda Cooper; brother, Charles Sheppard...
Teresa Diane Ellis
December 16, 2019
Teresa Diane Ellis, 63, of Brookland, passed away Monday at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. She is the daughter of the late William and Kathy Kidd and Willodean and Earl Cothren. Diane was of the Baptist faith and worked in retail. She enjoyed sewing and knitting in her free time. Survivors include her children, Michael Bellah, of...
Kathleen S. Raley
December 11, 2019
Kathleen S. Raley, 93, passed away Wednesday morning at AMMC in Paragould. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Cora Temple Standard. She was a homemaker and a prayer warrior and faithful member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Kathleen loved her Alter Society and her work with the jail ministries. She is also preceded in death by her...
Reba Mildred Smith
December 9, 2019
Reba Mildred Smith, 93, went home to be with the Father on December 9, 2019. Reba was born on December 6, 1926, in Salem, Arkansas. She graduated from Walcott High School. Reba married Wayne Wesley Smith on February 23, 1946, in Salem, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Burl Otis Tompkins and Mary Boyette, her brothers, Telfer...
Deana Kay Summers
December 8, 2019
Deana Kay Summers, 65 of Paragould, died Sunday morning at her residence surround by her family. She was the Manager at the Oaks Restaurant. She was preceded in death by her parents Lester and Shirley May Adams; step-son, Christopher Bryant Summers; sisters Shirley Norwood and Renea Adams. Survivors include her husband, Freddie Summers of the home; daughters Amber Nichols of...
Russell Kent May
December 6, 2019
Russell Kent May, 56 of Pea Ridge, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on December 6, 2019 in Rogers, Arkansas. He was born February 26, 1963 to Paul and Barbara (Boggs) May in Paragould, Arkansas. He resided in Pea Ridge, Arkansas where he was a CNA/caregiver for Home Instead Senior Care in Rogers, Arkansas. He was a loving father...
Billy Joe Tabor
December 6, 2019
Billy Joe "Bill" Tabor, 85, of Paragould, passed away at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro Friday morning. Bill was a member of Brown's Chapel Baptist Church. He was a veteran and a retired supervisor at Emerson Electric. Bill was born October 6, 1934 and was the son of the late Russel L. Tabor and Dorothy I....
Everett Eugene Jackson
December 5, 2019
Everett Eugene Jackson, 64, Of Marmaduke passed away Thursday evening. He was a member of Greater Vision. Everett was the son of the late James F. Jackson and Freda Box Jackson. He is preceded in death by one brother, Stanley E. Jackson and one sister, Carol Jean Jackson. Survivors include his wife, Deborah Jackson of the home; one daughter, Kristi...
Sherry Ann Rue
December 3, 2019
Sherry Rue, 65, of Piggott, was born in Illinois on June 1, 1954. Sherry loved many things in life. She worked as a CNA in her early years and was a homemaker later on. She was of the Baptist faith. Sherry passed away Tuesday at Piggott Community Hospital. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Elbert Rue, whom...
Joyce Cook
December 1, 2019
Joyce Leavern Cook, 70 of Paragould died on Sunday at St. Bernard’s Medical Center. She was a factory worker having worked at Mid-South Manufacturing and Monroe. She was of the Baptist faith. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, Leon and Leola Hill Dover; brother, Theodore Dover. Survivors include sons, Michael (Lena) Bova of Paragould, James (Tracy) Crow of...
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