Obituaries

Thomas Bounds

Thomas Nelson Bounds, 77, of Pocahontas, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Thomas was born on Thursday, September 26, 1946, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Homer Nelson and Esther Kaiser Bounds.

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Ephraim Burrow

Funeral service with full military honors for LTC (Retired) Ephraim Jerry “E.J.” Burrow will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, November 11, 2023 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Harold Gaches, Pastor of First Baptist West, Lawton, Oklahoma officiating.

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Janis Borden

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Janis Gayle (Gearhart) Borden of Jonesboro on Monday, November 6, 2023. Janis is survived by her devoted daughter, Chrissy (Manning) King; and husband Matt; stepdaughters, Tina Borden Craig (Barry) and Belinda Borden Lambert (Wilson); grandchildren Addison, Andrew, Heather, Dalton, Madison, Ryan, Reid and Kathryn; great-grandchildren, Rory, Ryleigh and Mary John.

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Bill Rice

Wilburn Steven “Bill” Rice passed away peacefully at his home in Merrit Island, FL surrounded by family members on October 28, 2023. He was born April 19, 1939, in Datto, Arkansas to parents Dewey “Wid” and Nova (Stevens) Rice.

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Linda Parks

Linda Lee Parks, 71, of Pocahontas passed away Monday, October 23, 2023, at Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro. She was born July 5, 1952, in Oelwein, Iowa to the late Paul and Betty Westcott Kruger.

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Wanda Dail

Wanda Louise Ross Dail, 75, of Ravenden, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 22, 2023 at St. Bernard’s Hospital in Jonesboro, AR. Wanda was born to Larry and Marie Ross in Walnut Ridge, AR on October 30, 1947.

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Michael Rowland

Michael Keith Rowland, 57, of Pocahontas, Arkansas passed away at the MD Anderson Cancer Institute, in Houston, Texas, on Monday, October 16, 2023. Michael was born in St. Louis, Missouri on Monday, December 20, 1965, to Brooks Clifford Rowland and Peggy Gibson Rowland.

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Robert Crismon

Robert Thomas Crismon, 70, of Pocahontas, AR departed this life on October 24, 2023, at St. Bernards Five Rivers Hospital. He was born to the late Billy Frank Crismon and Betty Jean Harris Crismon on September 3, 1953, at the Forbes Air Force Base in Topeka, KS.

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Lura Reed

Lura Jane Reed, 83, of Pocahontas fell asleep in death Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Randolph Home. She was born October 9, 1940, in Bono to the late Grady R.

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Mary Barre

Mary Catherine Barré, age 106, passed away Friday, October 20, 2023, surrounded by family. Born to Bartha and Rosa (Weisenbach) Baltz on January 17, 1917, in Pocahontas, AR.

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