Joy Newberry Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Joy Newberry (Paragould, Arkansas), born in Beech Grove, Arkansas, who passed away on December 13, 2025, at the age of 91, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joy Newberry to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her husband John D. Newberry; her parents, Telfair Pillow and Elsie Pillow; her grandson Nathan Reeves; her son-in-law Ty Stephens; her siblings, J. D. Pillow, Lorene Anderson and Maxine Hyde; and her siblings-in-law, Clarence Newberry and Dee Stolle.

She is survived by: her children, Debbie Stephens (Ty), Susan Reeves (James) and John Newberry (Jan); her grandchildren, Tisha (Jeff), Laura (Devin), Shaunda (Bo), Shannon (John), Brad (Emily), Sean (Kate) and Andrea; her great grandchildren, Tyler, Alexis, Matthew, Madison, Kayla, Ty, Cap, Bodie, Aiden, Ila, Hudson, Gracie, Hayden, Maddie, Levi, Alex, Ashton, Cohen and Piper; her great great grandchild Jackson; her brother-in-law Larry Newberry; and her cousin Diane Parkinson.