Nancy Jo McFarland

Nancy Jo McFarland, (86), of Jonesboro, died April 22, 2022, at Flo & Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro.

She was born in Blytheville to the late Joe Lynn and Dewey Vivian Hamby. During her 40-year career with the Department of Defense, she received numerous awards including the Department of Defense Outstanding Civilian Career Service Medal. She was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church and actively participated in many of its ministries. She was a previous officer of the Arkansas Hospital Auxiliary Association and a child advocate for the group CASA.

Survivors include son, Cary (Tanesa) McFarland, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; daughters, Jo Ellen Shadrick of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Lee Anne (Cliff) Edwards of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a sister, Teresa (Larry) Brimhall of Jonesboro; granddaughter, Brooklyn (Angel) Perez; grandsons, Connor (Mary) McFarland, Striker, Austin, and Dakota Shadrick, Brady and Tyson Edwards; great-granddaughters, Sophia, Journey and Finola; great-grandsons, Maxton, Legion, Legend and Felix; and a nephew, Douglas Brimhall.

Memorial Mass will be held at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Friday, May 6, at 10 a.m. Visitation will be on the evening of May 5 at Emerson Funeral Home in Jonesboro from 6-8 p.m.

For individuals wishing to leave memorials, the family asks consideration be given to the St. Vincent de Paul Society Charitable Outreach, c/o Blessed Sacrament Church, POB 1735, Jonesboro, AR 72403, or the charity of your choice.