Jacqueline Stone, age 75, of Paragould, Passed away peacefully on Friday, April 26, 2024, at Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Jackie was born on October 16, 1948, to the late Henry Jones and Sadie Jones-Fry in Marked Tree, Arkansas.
Jackie was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She attended Lake Street Baptist Church in Paragould. She loved to go to flea markets, and yard sales whenever she got the chance. She enjoyed planting flowers and coloring in her free time. She loved her dog Chance, but most of all she loved the time she got to spend with her children and grandchildren. She will be deeply missed by everyone that knew and loved her.
In addition to her parents, Jackie was preceded in death by her precious daughter, Jacqueline Ann Tomlinson; her stepfather, Melvin Fry; sister, Edna House; and her lifelong friend, Frank Metz.
She leaves behind her children, John Allen, Bill Aldridge, and Debbie Allen-Purcell; brother, Richard (Sue) Jones; sister, Luretha Myers; seven grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild, and her special friend, Nancy Metz.
A funeral service will be held at Mitchell Funeral Home on Monday, April 29, 2024, beginning at 1:00 pm with Brother Kim Bridges officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:00 pm until the time of the service. Burial will follow at New Friendship Cemetery.
Honored to serve as pallbearers will be Randy Abbott, Tommy Abbott, Richard Jones, and Bill Aldridge.