Jerry Wayne Carroll Sr., 79, of Palestine, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, at the St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. He had been in the hospital for the past week.
Mr. Carroll was born May 19, 1947, in Gill, Arkansas, and was the son of Robert L. Carroll and Virginia Freeland Carroll Cothran. He lived in St. Francis County most all of his life, was a retired Farmer, and was a Veteran of the United States Army. He was a member of the American Legion, the Arkansas Cattleman’s Association, and was a member of the Oak Hill Church of God.
Mr. Carroll married Martha L. Tucker in 1965, and she survives him along with one son, Jerry Wayne “Bubba” Carrol Jr., of Forrest City; one daughter, Audraa Renai Carter of Hot Springs, Arkansas; and five grandchildren, Matthew, Tulley, Aida, Sterling, and Acadia.
Services will be held at the Oak Hill Church of God at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, with burial in Hopewell Cemetery in Gill, Arkansas. Visitation will be Monday, Sept. 28, from 5-7 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home, with Stevens Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. You may log on to stevensfuneralhome.net for the online registry.
