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INDEX OF OBITUARIES
1911-1920
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Craighead County, Arkansas



There were several newspapers serving Jonesboro and Craighead county during this decade. Please be sure to include the information in the [brackets] with your request. Obituaries may appear in more than one newspaper.

Jonesboro Evening Sun – [JES], Jonesboro Daily Tribune – [JDT], Jonesboro Weekly Sun – [JWS], Craighead County Sun – [CCS]. The number following these abbreviations [ie: JES-85] is the film number at the Craighead County – Jonesboro [AR] Public Library.

Papers of this era did not have page numbers or date identification other than the front page of the paper. This sometimes causes a disparity in the dates given. It is suggested that when the "0" page number is given that you search the "Locals & Personals" column first as many deaths are reported here.

Other abbreviations used:
L/P – Local & Personal Column, SS – Snap Shots At Home News (local & personal), LN/day – Local News (of the weekday), b/a – buried at, d/a – died at, f/a – funeral at, s/t – remains shipped to, KIA – Killed in Action, WWI – World War One death or casualty, CT – Card of Thanks, (x2) – indicates 2 notices possibly but not necessarily on the same page.


This index includes those described as critically ill or not expected to live.

Following the newspaper / film number is the cemetery when indicated, or the last disposition of the body (either where the death occurred or where it was shipped for interment). If just the name of a cemetery is given it is in Craighead County.



Naapier, Nellie Mrs. (age over 122 yrs) – 29 Aug 1912-1 [JDT-37] d/a Walnut Ridge, AR
Nash, A.S. “Grandpa” – 1, 2 Mar 1920-1 [JDT-54]; 1, 2 Mar 1920-1 [JES-54];
----- 2 Mar 1920-1 [JWS-55] City Cemetery
Nash, John – 6 Jan 1920-0 [JES-54] Pine Hill Cemetery
Nash, John A. Mrs. -- 12 Jun 1920-0 [JDT-55]; 13 Jun 1920-0 [JES-55]
----- Oaklawn Cemetery
Nash, Mrs. (mother of Will & Lance) – – 21 Feb 1920-1 [JES-54];
----- 25 Feb 1920-0 [JWS-55] Lake City Cemetery
Nash, William T. – 2 Jan 1919-1 [JDT-51]; 2, 3 Jan 1919-1 [JES-51] City Cemetery
Nathan, Robert (Sarah) Mrs. – 21 Oct 1918-0 [JDT-49]; 19 Oct 1918-1 [JES-49]; 23 Oct 1918-0 [JWS-51]
----- d/a Jonesboro, AR, s/t Louisville, KY
Nathan, Robert Mrs. – 23 Oct 1918-0 [JWS-51] d/a Jonesboro, AR
Nation, Carrie Mrs. (temperance worker) – 13 Jun 1911-0 [JES-35] d/a Leavenworth, KS
Nease, Hazel – 21 Jul 1914-1 [JES-41]; 22 Jul 1914-1 [JWS-42]s/t Willow Springs, MO
Needham, Jesse (Myra) Mrs. – 7 Mar 1919-1 [JDT-51]; 7 Mar 1919-0 [JES-51]
----- Nettleton Cemetery
Needham, Jesse / Jessie – 17 Apr 1914-1 [JDT-70]; 18 Apr 1914-0 [JDT-70];
----- 22 Apr 1914-0 [JWS-42] f/a Nettleton, AR
Needham,Will – 24 Mar 1915-1 [JWS-42] Pine Hill Cemetery
Neeley, Cal Mrs. – 15 Oct 1918-1 [JES-49]; 16 Oct 1918-1 [JWS-51] d/a Greenfield Twp., White Cemetery
Neeley, infant of W.M. – 27 Jan 1914-0 [JDT-41]l 27 Jan 1914-0 [JES-40]; 4 Feb 1914-LN/Tue [JWS-42] Pine Hill Cemetery
Neeley, infant twin of R.G. – 18 Dec 1914-0 [JDT-42]; 23 Dec 1914-LN/Fri [JWS-42]
----- Kellar's Chapel Cemetery
Neeley, James T. – 16 Apr 1920-1 [JES-55]; 21 Apr 1920-0 [JWS-55]
----- Pierce Cemetery
Neff, Eugene – 9 Dec 1918-1 [JES-49]; 11 Dec 1918-1 [JWS-51] Catholic Cemetery
Neice, infant of John – 11 Nov 1911-1 [JDT-36] s/t Willow Springs, MO
Neide, George L. Rev. – 4 Mar 1920-1 [JDT-54]; 4 Mar 1920-1 [JES-54]
----- Batesville, AR
Nellis, Jimmie Eloise – 17 May 1920-1 [JES-55]; 19 May 1920-0 [JWS-54]
Nelms, J.T. Mrs. -- 10 Oct 1917-1 [JWS-48] of Brookland, AR
Nelson, John Ivy -- 8 May 1919-1 [JES-52]; 14 May 1919-0 [JWS-51] Kellar's Chapel
Nelson, Mrs. – 12 Jan 1916-0 [JWS-46] Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Nelson, Walter – 9 Jan 1911-1 [JDT-34]; 9 Jan 1911-1 [JES-34] Pine Hill Cemetery
Nesbit / Nisbet, Willie Miss – 21 Jun 1911-1 [JDT-35]; 21 Jun 1911-1 [JES-35] Strawfloor Cemetery
Nesbit, Bessie Dean – 21 Jan 1920-0 [JES-54]
Nesbit, Stanley – 27 Jun 1917-0 [JWS-48] Westlawn Cemetery
Nesbitt, Ben Mrs. – 1 Nov 1917-1 [JES-48]; 7 Nov 1917-0 [JWS-48] d/a Jonesboro, AR
Neustader, Gus, Mrs. – 24, 26 Sep 1913-1 [JDT-40]; 26 Sep 1913-1 [JES-39];
----- 1 Oct 1913-0 (x2) [JWS-38] Jewish Cemetery
Neustadter, Coral Lee Mrs. – 4 Jun 1917-1 [JDT-47]; 6 Jun 1917-1 [JWS-48] Jewish Cemetery
Neustadter, Louis – 22 Feb 1912-1 [JDT-36]; 28 Feb 1912-0 [CCS-38] d/a Providence, RI
Newberry, Alberta – 8 Sep 1913-0 [JES-39]; 17 Sep 1913-LN/Mon [JWS-38] Mt Zion Cemetery.
Newman, Charles Gordon – 10 Jun 1911-1 [JES-35] d/a Pine Bluff, AR
Newman, Miss – 23 Oct 1918-1 [JES-49]; 23 Oct 1918-0 [JWS-51] at Egypt, AR
Newport, Samuel – 26 Jun 1918-0 [JDT-50] Pine Hill Cemetery
Newsom, Ross -- 25 Jan 1919-0 (critical) [JDT-51]
Newsome, Obe S. – 26 Mar 1915-1 [JDT-44]; 31 Mar 1915-0 [JWS-42] d/a Greene Co., AR
Newton, Isabelle Mrs. – 10 Mar 1920-1 [JES-54] ; 17 Mar 1920-0 [JWS-55]
----- Unity Cemetery
Nicely, son of W.D. – 7 Oct 1911-LP [JES-36]; 18 Oct 1911-LN/Sat [CCS-34] d/a Craighead Co., AR
Nichols, child of Jeff – 21 Apr 1913-0 [JES-39]; 30 Apr 1913-LN/Mon [JWS-38] d/a Lake City, AR
Nichols, child of W.W. – 9 Mar 1917-0 [JES-46] d/a Social Hill, AR
Nichols, Eldon – 30 Apr 1918-1 [JES-50]; 24 Apr 1918-1 [JWS-49]; b/a Bloomburg, AR
Nichols, infant of Jeff – 4 Dec 1912-LN/Fri [CCS-38] b/a Cash, AR
Nichols, infant of Will – 5 Dec 1913-0 [JES-40]; 10 Dec 1913-LN/fRI [JWS-38] d/a Jonesboro, AR
Nichols, J.B. (Hattie) Mrs. – 12 Aug 1919-1; 11, 13 Aug 1919-0 [JDT-52]; 11, 12 Aug 1919-1;
----- 14 Aug 1919-0 [JES-52]; 13 Aug 1919-1 [JWS-51] City Cemetery
Nichols, John (Cora) Mrs. – 21 Mar 1917-0 [JDT-47]; 21 Mar 1917-0 [JES-46] Strawfloor Cemetery
Nichols, John Abrose – 3 Apr 1911-1, 29 Mar 1911-1 [JDT-35]; 30 Mar 1911-1 [JES-35];
----- John A. – 5 Apr 1911-0 [CCS-34] d/a Wichita, KS
Nichols, William T. Mrs. – 18 Sep 1911-1 [JES-35] d/a Pine Bluff, AR
Nicholson, David – 14 Feb 1913-1 [JES-39]; 19 Apr 1913-0 [CCS-38] Ransom Cemetery
Nicholson, infant of D.I. – 18 Nov 1913-0 [JDT-40] Ransom Cemetery
Nicholson, Mary, Mrs. – 23 Jun 1913-1; 24 Jun 1913-0 [JES-39] Ransom Cemetery
Nickster, Mr. – 21 Nov 1916-0 [JES-45] s/t IL
Nisbett, Ben F. -- 2 Jul 1920-0 [JES-55]; 2, 3 Jul 1920-1 [JES-55];
----- 7 Jul 1920-0 [JWS-54] Oaklawn Cemetery
Nisbett, Ben Mrs. – 1 Nov 1917-1; 2 Nov 1917-0 [JDT-48] City Cemetery
Nisbett, Bessie – 10 Feb 1920-1 [JES-54]; 11 Feb 1920-0 [JWS-55]
----- Springfield, MO
Nisbett, Wilford Standley – 26 Jun 1917-1 [JDT-47] d/a Jonesboro, AR, b/a Burvilla Cemetery
Nixon, Albert – 25 Oct 1911-1 [JES-36]; 1 Nov 1911-0 [CCS-34] d/a Jonesboro, AR
Noble, Oscar (Nora) Mrs. -- 4 Sep 1920-1 [JDT-55]; 8 Sep 1920-0 [JWS-54]
----- Noble Cemetery
Noblett, W.H. – 14 Aug 1916-0 [JDT-45]; 14 Aug 1916-1 [JES-45] s/t Birch Tree, MO
Norcross, William Judge –10 Dec 1913-1 [JWS-38] s/t Wichita, KS
Norman, Frances Marion – 5 Sep 1912-1 [JDT-37]; 5 Sep 1912-1 [JES-37] d/a Jonesboro, AR
Norman, M.A. Mrs. – 3 Oct 1919-0 [JDT-53]; 3 Oct 1919-1 [JES-53] D/A Jonesboro, AR
Norman, Webster – 25 May 1917-1 [JES-47] d/a Warren, AR
Norris, B.F. (Mary) Mrs. – 26 Aug 1916-0 [JDT-45]; 26 Aug 1916-0 [JES-45]; 30 Aug 1916-0 [JWS-46]
----- Oak Ridge Cemetery
Norris, May – 23 Feb 1916-0 [JWS-46] Nettleton Cemetery
Norris, W.J. – 19 Sep 1917-1 [JES-47]; 26 Sep 1917-0 [JWS-48] d/a Algoa, AR
Norris, Walter -- 18 Nov 1912-1 [JDT-38] d/a Earle, AR
Norton, W.W. – 8 Mar 1912-1 [JDT-36] d/a Forrest City, AR
Nothwang, Ed – 16 Oct 1918-1 [JWS-51] d/a Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Nutt, infant of T.F. – 6 Nov 1915-0 [JES-43] 10 Nov 1915-LN/Sat [JWS-42] Mt Zion Cemetery
Nutt, John (Nancy) Mrs. “Grandma” – 16 Sep 1912-1 [JDT-37]; 14 Sep 1912-1 [JES-37];
----- 18 Sep 1912-1 [CCS-38] Mt Zion Cemetery
Nutt, Mary Mrs. – 18 Dec 1917-0 [JDT-48]; 19 Dec 1917-1 [JES-48]; 19 Dec 1917-1 [JWS-48]
----- Mt. Zion Cemetery
Nutt, R.M. – 18 Mar 1913-0 [JDT-39]; 17 Mar 1913-1 [JES-39]; 19 Mar 1913-1 [CCS-38]
----- Mt Zion Cemetery.
Nutt, W.W. – 6 Mar 1912-0 [JDT-36] Mt Zion Cemetery.
Nutter, child of A.S. – 26 Jan 1911-1 [JES-34]; 1 Feb 1911-1 [CCS-34] Kellar's Chapel Cemetery


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