January 2024

Just Jana

Mike and I went by a policeman with someone pulled over. The driver was sitting in his vehicle and the policeman was in his doing paperwork. This brought us to discussing when we were young and dumb and got pulled over. The policeman then would bring you to sit in the car with them. I guess they can’t really do that now with how the world has changed. It’s a shame because I can tell you one thing, when you are 16 years old, sitting beside this man in uniform that has to be at least 9 foot tall with a gun strapped to his side, talking about how he knows your dad, it makes you want to slow down and drive right... God bless the law enforcement that patrol in this day and time.

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James Dunn

James Albert Dunn, 93, of Jonesboro departed this life surrounded by his children. He was a graduate of Pocahontas High School. James was born to the late Lovel Eric Dunn and Eunice Verneal Gossett Dunn on September 18, 1930, in Datto, Arkansas. He was a medic in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He worked as a pipeline engineer at Mississippi River Fuel Transmission Corporation.

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Kim Nibert

Rodney “Kim” Kimbell Nibert, 72, of Pocahontas, Arkansas passed away on Friday, January 19, 2024, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Kim was born on August 11, 1951, to Wesley and Vernell Nibert.

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Billy Ray James

Billy Ray James, 83, of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at Five Rivers Medical Center. Billy Ray was born on December 4, 1940, in Fender, Arkansas to Joe W. and Ruth Caffrey James.

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Virginia Ponder

Virginia Ann Ponder, 88, of Imboden, Arkansas passed away on January 23, 2024, after a long and fulfilling life dedicated to her family and the Lord. Virginia was born on September 29, 1935, to Virgil and Lois Baker on a farm just outside of Ravenden, Arkansas. After graduating from Walnut Ridge High School in 1953, she went on to receive a degree in teaching at Harding University and a master’s degree from ASU. She began her first teaching job at a two-room schoolhouse near Light, Arkansas, kickstarting a 39-year career in education. In 1964, Virginia bumped into a childhood friend, Bob Ponder, while working a second job at Sloan’s Department Store in Walnut Ridge. After a short exchange, Bob left the store, went a few doors down, and called her up at work to ask her on a date for that night. Three months later, the two were married on October 31, 1964. Virginia and Bob moved to the St Louis area and went on to have two sons, Gene and Joe. In 1992, after a fruitful career of teaching over one thousand students, Virginia retired and spent her time babysitting her four grandchildren, Katie, Mary, Patrick, and Cody, traveling all over the US with Bob, and buying enough QVC and Home Shoppers products to fill a warehouse.

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