of Jonesboro, AR
November 25, 1930 - December 15, 2017
Robert Joel Sammons, 87, of Jonesboro passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. He was born in Jonesboro November 25, 1930 to Cyrus Corree and Ida Belle Ketchum Sammons. Robert worked 27 years for the City Sanitation Department of Jonesboro. He was a member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church and served time in Germany in the Army.
Preceding him in death are his parents; six brothers and six sisters.
Surviving is a sister, Rosella Fuller of Granite City, Illinois and several nieces and nephews.
A graveside funeral service will be Sunday, December 17, 2017 at Oaklawn Cemetery at 2:00pm.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers please consider lasting memorials to Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House, 1148 E. Matthews Ave., Jonesboro, AR 72401.