Obituaries
Jacob Matthew Turner
Jan 11, 2024
Jacob Matthew Turner, 31, of Jonesboro, Arkansas departed this life on Thursday January 11, 2024 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born on November 23, 1992 to Jerry and Carolyn Garey Turner in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Jacob attended New Hope Pentecostal Church of God in Dyess and loved watching his kindle, Anime, milk shakes from the...
Alvin E. Wilbanks
Dec 27, 2023
Bishop Alvin E. Wilbanks, 84, of Osceola departed this life on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born on July 23, 1939 in Chewalla, Tennessee to Noah Walker and Cylenia Greene Wilbanks.
Alvin was in ministry for forty years from August 1976 – December 2015 at Carroll’s Corner Church of the...
Bob Steele Herod, Sr.
Dec 24, 2023
Bob Steele Herod, Sr., 83, of Mountain View, Arkansas formerly of Marked Tree, departed this life on December 24, 2023 at the Stone County Medical Center, Mountain View, AR. He was born on December 15, 1940 in New Albany, Mississippi to Robert and Ethel Hill Herod. Bob was of the Pentecostal faith, he enjoyed singing and worked as a...
James "Buster" Leonard Adams, Jr.
Dec 21, 2023
James “Buster” Leonard Adams, Jr., 86, of West Memphis, Arkansas departed this life on December 21, 2023 at Willowbend Nursing Home in Marion, Arkansas. He was born on March 11, 1937 in West Ridge, Arkansas to James Leonard, Sr. and Lula Iceydora George Adams. Buster was a member of Missouri Street Church of Christ. He loved white river bottom...
Sue Turner
Dec 16, 2023
Dorothy Sue Turner, 74, of Lepanto, Arkansas departed this life on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Flo and Phil Hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born in Dyess, Arkansas on January 15, 1949 to James and Ruth Rush Humphrey. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lepanto, Arkansas. She enjoyed spending time with her family,...
Emma Sue Allen
Dec 16, 2023
Emma Sue Allen, 91, of Dyess, Arkansas departed this life on Saturday, December 16, 2023, at her home. She was born on June 26, 1932, to Bob and Susie Mason Hammock. Sue was a member of the New Hope Pentecostal Church of God in Dyess, she enjoyed going to church, spending time with her family, reading her bible, praying,...
Kimberely Dawn Young Keck
Dec 11, 2023
Kimberely Dawn Young Keck, 51, of Jonesboro, Arkansas departed this life on Monday, December 11, 2023 at her home. She was born on February 12, 1972 to Rondial Gene and Gwendolyn Eason Young in West Memphis, Arkansas. She was of the Methodist faith and worked at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center as a Communications Specialist. Kim was a people...
Johnny B. Meeks
Dec 9, 2023
Johnny B. Meeks, 91, of Marked Tree, Arkansas departed this life on December 9, 2023, at Three Rivers Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Marked Tree. He was born on July 30, 1932, to Walter Almous and Mary Lee Glissen Meeks in Corinth Mississippi. Johnny was of the Baptist faith, He retired after forty-four years with E. Ritter Seed Company.
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Danny Lee Roach
Dec 7, 2023
Danny Lee Roach, 59, of the Bay Village Community departed this life on December 7, 2023, at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born on April 28, 1964, to Harold Leroy and Arnetta Pedigo Roach in Cairo, Illinois. He enjoyed the outdoors; hunting, and fishing, loved to scrap out metal. His favorite pastime was spending time with...
Bradford "Brad" Irwin Massey
Dec 1, 2023
Bradford (Brad) Irwin Massey, 66, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, formerly of Marked Tree, passed away Friday, December 1, 2023, at Conway Regional Medical Center after battling pulmonary fibrosis for the past two years. He was born on June 16, 1957, to Billy Murl and Peggy Lou Brewer Massey.
Brad met the love of his life, Barbara Hendrix, at his...
William "Mickey" McArthur
Nov 27, 2023
William C. “Mickey” McArthur, 90, of Osceola, Arkansas departed this life on Monday, November 27, 2023, at his home. He was born on July 12, 1933, in Lepanto, Arkansas to Benjamin “Benny” and Nell Williams McArthur. Mickey was a member of the Church of Christ in Keiser, Arkansas. He served his country in the United States Army from 1956-1958...
Shirley Mae Williamson
Nov 17, 2023
Shirley Mae Williamson, 77, of Marmaduke, Arkansas departed this life on Friday, November 17, 2023, in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born on November 9, 1946, in Manila, Arkansas to B.F. and Clara Bell Stevens Presley. Shirley is a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Marmaduke, Arkansas. She loved watching tv, music and spending time with her family.
She...
Benda Ridgdill
Nov 14, 2023
Benda Simmons Ridgdill, 82, of Denver, Colorado, formally of Lepanto departed this life on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at Amberwood Court Rehabilitation and Care in Denver Colorado. She was born on July 8, 1941 in West Ridge, Arkansas to J.L. and Alma Christian Simmons.
She is preceded in death by her husband: Evan Ridgdill, her parents, two brothers: Earnest...
Carrie Lynn Skipper
Nov 8, 2023
Carrie Lynn Skipper, 62, of Jonesboro, Arkansas departed this life on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born on June 14, 1961 in Fort Eustis, Virginia to Jerry and Carole Ann Wheeling Greitens. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Marked Tree. She taught school at Marked Tree, retired as a school counselor at...
C.J. Morgan
Nov 5, 2023
Clarence J. Morgan (C.J.) departed this life at his home, surrounded by his daughters and granddaughters, on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at 9:00 p.m. He was born on June 17, 1932, in Marked Tree, Arkansas to William Ira and Pansey Mae Morgan (Payne). C.J. served in the United States Marines during the Korean Conflict. He was a drywall installer...
April Michelle Ballard Kimery
Oct 28, 2023
April Michelle Ballard Kimery, 40, of Trumann, Arkansas departed this life on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at her home. She was born on November 1, 1982 in West Memphis, Arkansas. April attended Trinity Baptist Church. She was a loving wife and mother, and enjoyed going to the hills, kayaking, fishing, an avid Razorback fan and loved spending time with...
Jerome "Unc" Michael Williams, Jr.
Oct 27, 2023
Jerome “Unc” Michael Williams, Jr. was born to the union of Jerome Michael, Sr. and Mary Buchanan Williams on January 7, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois. He accepted Christ at an early age in Chicago, Illinois and rededicated his life back to Christ in Trumann, Arkansas. He loved music and to dance, even though he had no rhythm and he...
Rickey A. Hurst, Sr.
Oct 22, 2023
Rickey A. Hurst, Sr. of Marked Tree, Arkansas departed this life on October 22, 2023 at NEA Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born on October 21, 1955 to Thomas Edward and Lorene Katherine Kirtley Hurst in West Memphis, Arkansas.
His son described him best as a simple man who enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his...
Chief Jamie McCrary
Oct 14, 2023
Chief Jamie McCrary passed away Saturday October 14, 2023, at his home in Marked Tree, AR after fiercely fighting multiple forms of cancer for several years. Chief Jamie McCrary born James Douglas McCrary was born on August 28, 1957, in Harrisburg, AR to Jesse and Jo Ann Martin McCrary and was of the Baptist faith.
Chief McCrary met...
Opal Janet Hicks George
Oct 12, 2023
Opal Janet Hicks George, 83, of Marked Tree, Arkansas, passed away on October 12, 2023, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born on December 3, 1939, to the late Richard Hicks and Eleanor Davis.
Janet was a loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved spending time with her dogs: Benjo...
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