Marcella Ann Ransone

JONESBORO - Marcella Ann (Lawson) Ransone, 85, of Jonesboro, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2025, at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born on Oct. 22, 1939, in Jonesboro to Jeff and Gladys (Gibson) Lawson. Marcella was raised on a cotton farm west of Jonesboro and attended a one room school, Casey Springs School, until 6th grade. She then attended Jonesboro schools until she graduated from JHS in 1958.

She married the love of her life, Dale Ransone, in June of 1958, and they were married for 51 years until his death in 2009. She was employed at Southwestern Bell Telephone until retiring from there in December 1991. After retirement from SWBT, she worked part time for Hallmark for 11 years as a merchandiser. She was a lifetime member of the ATT Pioneers, a volunteer network. Marcella enjoyed reading, cooking for her family for Sunday lunch, playing cards with friends, sewing, crocheting, and she had a great love for her dogs and cats. She was a St. Louis Cardinals and Razorback fan. Her greatest accomplishments were becoming a Christian, serving God as a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church, and her two sons Randy and Jeff, her grandchildren Kassie and Jackson, and her great-granddaughter Layla.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Dale Ransone, parents Jeff and Gladys Lawson, and sister-in-law Martha Lawson.

Those left to cherish her memory are her sons, Randy Ransone and Jeff (Mary) Ransone; granddaughter Kassie (Joey) Evans; grandson Jackson Ransone; great-granddaughter Layla Evans; brother James Lawson; nephew Jamie Lawson, all of Jonesboro; and many cousins, sisters-in-law and friends.

Funeral service will be Thursday, June 26, at 2 p.m., at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home, 1900 W. Washington, with Keith Baker officiating. Burial will follow at McDaniel Cemetery in Jonesboro.

Visitation will precede the service beginning at 1 p.m.

Honored to serve as pallbearers are Galen Ransone, Norman Ransone, Jackson Ransone, David Bailey, Kenny Broadway, Stacy Broadway, and Phil Brown.

Honorary pallbearers are her Walnut Street Baptist Church Sunday School class, Phillip and Angie Newcomb, Jim Ellis, and Zach Corter.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Walnut Street Baptist Church Forward Fund, 1910 Scenic Road Jonesboro, Ark., 72401, or to McDaniel Cemetery Fund, C/O Sharon Ransone 230 County Road 415 Jonesboro, Ark., 72404.

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