September 5, 1938 - February 21, 2021
Jessie Loyd Misskelley, Sr., 82, of Marion, Arkansas, passed away on February 21, 2021 at his home.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, Kathy Bartoush; his daughter, Loretta Townsend; and his parents and other siblings.
Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Jessie Lee Misskelley Jr., Michael Ellis, Keith Ellis, Jeff Looney, and Doyle Misskelley; his daughters, Ellen Darlene Price, Misty Looney, Christy Reaves, Lisa Cissel and Dena Ellis; as well as a host of grandchildren.
He was considered by his family and many in the community as a good man and a blessing to all who knew him.
A private graveside service will be held at Crittenden Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Roller Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis.∼Jessie Loyd Misskelley,Sr.: 82, of Marion, Arkansas, passed away on February 21, 2021 at his home.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, Kathy Bartoush; his daughter, Loretta Townsend; and his parents and other siblings.
Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Jessie Lee Misskelley Jr., Michael Ellis, Keith Ellis, Jeff Looney, and Doyle Misskelley; his daughters, Ellen Darlene Price, Misty Looney, Christy Reaves, Lisa Cissel and Dena Ellis; as well as a host of grandchildren.
He was considered by his family and many in the community as a good man and a blessing to all who knew him.
Jessie Miskelley Sr. was the father of Jessie Miskelley, Jr.who is one of three wrongfully convicted teenagers known as the West Memphis 3. Jessie Jr., along with Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin spent 18-years in prison for the murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993.
Jessie Sr. and his son were described as the best of friends and when his son was convicted, Jessie Sr. became a tireless advocate for the West Memphis Three's innocence and release. Jessie Jr. was released from prison on August 29, 2011 and had been his father's caregiver ever since.
Jessie Loyd Misskelley, Sr., 82, of Marion, Arkansas, passed away on February 21, 2021 at his home.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, Kathy Bartoush; his daughter, Loretta Townsend; and his parents and other siblings.
Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Jessie Lee Misskelley Jr., Michael Ellis, Keith Ellis, Jeff Looney, and Doyle Misskelley; his daughters, Ellen Darlene Price, Misty Looney, Christy Reaves, Lisa Cissel and Dena Ellis; as well as a host of grandchildren.
He was considered by his family and many in the community as a good man and a blessing to all who knew him.
A private graveside service will be held at Crittenden Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Roller Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis.∼Jessie Loyd Misskelley,Sr.: 82, of Marion, Arkansas, passed away on February 21, 2021 at his home.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, Kathy Bartoush; his daughter, Loretta Townsend; and his parents and other siblings.
Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Jessie Lee Misskelley Jr., Michael Ellis, Keith Ellis, Jeff Looney, and Doyle Misskelley; his daughters, Ellen Darlene Price, Misty Looney, Christy Reaves, Lisa Cissel and Dena Ellis; as well as a host of grandchildren.
He was considered by his family and many in the community as a good man and a blessing to all who knew him.
Jessie Miskelley Sr. was the father of Jessie Miskelley, Jr.who is one of three wrongfully convicted teenagers known as the West Memphis 3. Jessie Jr., along with Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin spent 18-years in prison for the murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993.
Jessie Sr. and his son were described as the best of friends and when his son was convicted, Jessie Sr. became a tireless advocate for the West Memphis Three's innocence and release. Jessie Jr. was released from prison on August 29, 2011 and had been his father's caregiver ever since.
September 5, 1938 - February 21, 2021
Jessie Loyd Misskelley, Sr., 82, of Marion, Arkansas, passed away on February 21, 2021 at his home.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, Kathy Bartoush; his daughter, Loretta Townsend; and his parents and other siblings.
Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Jessie Lee Misskelley Jr., Michael Ellis, Keith Ellis, Jeff Looney, and Doyle Misskelley; his daughters, Ellen Darlene Price, Misty Looney, Christy Reaves, Lisa Cissel and Dena Ellis; as well as a host of grandchildren.
He was considered by his family and many in the community as a good man and a blessing to all who knew him.
A private graveside service will be held at Crittenden Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Roller Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis.∼Jessie Loyd Misskelley,Sr.: 82, of Marion, Arkansas, passed away on February 21, 2021 at his home.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, Kathy Bartoush; his daughter, Loretta Townsend; and his parents and other siblings.
Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Jessie Lee Misskelley Jr., Michael Ellis, Keith Ellis, Jeff Looney, and Doyle Misskelley; his daughters, Ellen Darlene Price, Misty Looney, Christy Reaves, Lisa Cissel and Dena Ellis; as well as a host of grandchildren.
He was considered by his family and many in the community as a good man and a blessing to all who knew him.
Jessie Miskelley Sr. was the father of Jessie Miskelley, Jr.who is one of three wrongfully convicted teenagers known as the West Memphis 3. Jessie Jr., along with Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin spent 18-years in prison for the murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993.
Jessie Sr. and his son were described as the best of friends and when his son was convicted, Jessie Sr. became a tireless advocate for the West Memphis Three's innocence and release. Jessie Jr. was released from prison on August 29, 2011 and had been his father's caregiver ever since.
Jessie Loyd Misskelley, Sr., 82, of Marion, Arkansas, passed away on February 21, 2021 at his home.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, Kathy Bartoush; his daughter, Loretta Townsend; and his parents and other siblings.
Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Jessie Lee Misskelley Jr., Michael Ellis, Keith Ellis, Jeff Looney, and Doyle Misskelley; his daughters, Ellen Darlene Price, Misty Looney, Christy Reaves, Lisa Cissel and Dena Ellis; as well as a host of grandchildren.
He was considered by his family and many in the community as a good man and a blessing to all who knew him.
A private graveside service will be held at Crittenden Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Roller Citizens Funeral Home of West Memphis.∼Jessie Loyd Misskelley,Sr.: 82, of Marion, Arkansas, passed away on February 21, 2021 at his home.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, Kathy Bartoush; his daughter, Loretta Townsend; and his parents and other siblings.
Those left to cherish his memory are his sons, Jessie Lee Misskelley Jr., Michael Ellis, Keith Ellis, Jeff Looney, and Doyle Misskelley; his daughters, Ellen Darlene Price, Misty Looney, Christy Reaves, Lisa Cissel and Dena Ellis; as well as a host of grandchildren.
He was considered by his family and many in the community as a good man and a blessing to all who knew him.
Jessie Miskelley Sr. was the father of Jessie Miskelley, Jr.who is one of three wrongfully convicted teenagers known as the West Memphis 3. Jessie Jr., along with Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin spent 18-years in prison for the murders of three 8-year-old boys in West Memphis, Arkansas in 1993.
Jessie Sr. and his son were described as the best of friends and when his son was convicted, Jessie Sr. became a tireless advocate for the West Memphis Three's innocence and release. Jessie Jr. was released from prison on August 29, 2011 and had been his father's caregiver ever since.
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