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Mac Hewett Skeets
Oct 30, 2026
Mac Hewett Skeets, a life-long resident of Branch, Arkansas, passed away Friday, October 30, 2026, at his home. He was born on December 2, 1970, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to the late Larry Lee Skeets and Linda Joyce (Hewett) Skeets. He was 55 years old.
Mac was a 1989 graduate of County Line High School. He was always proud to be a...
Nina L. Zeiler
Oct 27, 2026
Nina Zeiler, who resided near Ozark, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2026, in Clarksville, Arkansas. She was born on April 8, 1939, in Paris, Arkansas, to the late Robert Earl Lee and Maida Cleo (Rogers) Lee. She was 87 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Freddie V. Zeiler and her youngest and...
Kenneth Michael Toon
Oct 25, 2026
Kenneth Michael Toon of Lavaca, Arkansas, died Sunday, October 25, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on March 2, 1958, in Fort Smith to Charles Kenneth Toon and Mary Sue (Lewis) Toon. He was 68 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Kenneth Toon.
For several years, Kenneth worked and retired from...
Charley Barnett
Oct 24, 2026
Charley Barnett was born on May 16, 1947, in Clarksville, Arkansas, to the late Dillon Barnett and Alma (Westcott) Barnett. He was 79 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Petra (Drewry) Barnett; his brothers, James, Ray, Leon, John, and Robert; and his sisters, Joyce Ledford, Louis Oliver, and Sadie Omo.
Charley owned and operated Charley's...
James Randall Tobler
Oct 24, 2026
James Randall Tobler, who resided near Lavaca, Arkansas, died Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on March 13, 1954, in Spiro, Oklahoma, to the late Charles Gilliam Tobler and Gladys Marie (Couch) Tobler. He was 72 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, Charles Tobler.
James retired from...
Larry Lee Skeets
Oct 24, 2026
Larry Lee Skeets, a life-long resident of Branch, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2026, at his home. He was born on September 9, 1941, in Booneville, Arkansas, to the late Raymond L. Skeets and Maurice (Rogers) Skeets. He was 85 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his wife of 58 years, Linda (Hewett) Skeets.
Larry...
Brenda A. Helton
Oct 22, 2026
Brenda A. Helton of Paris, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at Mercy in Fort Smith. She was born on June 26, 1949, in Ozark, Arkansas, to the late James Harvey Maier and Floy Louise (Williams) Maier. She was 77 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents and twin infant daughters, Angela Kaye and Deborah...
Betty June Buckner
Oct 19, 2026
Betty June Buckner, who resided near Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Monday, October 19, 2026, at her home. She was born on August 2, 1944, in Lavaca, Arkansas, to the late George Wallace Chambers and Clara Lorraine (Douglas) Chambers. She was 82 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Tim McFarland; four brothers; and one sister.
For...
Jerry Lee "Mutt" Jeffers
Oct 19, 2026
Jerry Lee "Mutt" Jeffers of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Monday, October 19, 2026, at his home. He was born on April 9, 1940, in Ozark, Arkansas, to the late Virgil Leroy Jeffers and Eva (Barham) Jeffers. He was 86 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; four sisters; three brothers; and his first wife and the mother...
Essie Marie Kimberling
Oct 19, 2026
Essie Marie Kimberling of Dyer, Arkansas, passed away Monday, October 19, 2026, at Fianna Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation in Fort Smith. She was born on October 21, 1936, in Paris, Arkansas, to the late Elmer Ming and Gracie Marie (Gilbreath) Ming. She was almost 90 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Olan James Kimberling;...
Donna Charlene Moore
Oct 18, 2026
Donna Charlene Moore of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at The Blossoms at Van Buren Rehab & Nursing Center. She was born on January 15, 1958, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Ray Foley and Patricia (Mason) Foley. She was 68 years old.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Brotherton Cremation Services, 914 N....
Danny Wayne Boone
Oct 16, 2026
Danny Wayne Boone, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026, at his home. He was born on June 6, 1956, in Alameda, California, to the late Leslie Eugene Boone and Betty Lou (Rowe) Boone. He was 70 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, David Boone.
Danny was a truck...
Wanda Lee Featherston
Oct 9, 2026
Wanda Lee Featherston of Paris, Arkansas, passed away Friday, October 9, 2026, at her home. She was born on December 17, 1934, in Logan County near Scranton, Arkansas, to the late Austin Augustus Moore and Julia Blanche (Spicer) Moore. She was 91 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 59 years, Rev. Bob Featherston;...
Leonard Earl Dupont
Oct 7, 2026
Leonard Earl Dupont of Booneville, Arkansas, died Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on October 26, 1941, in Port Arthur, Texas, to the late Earl Joseph Dupont and Lois Rita Picou. He would have been 85 years old in a couple of weeks. He was preceded in death by his parents; a...
Robbie Rae Phillips
Oct 4, 2026
Robbie Rae Phillips, who resided near Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2026, at her home. She was born on February 12, 1941, in Lavaca, Arkansas, to the late Newton Hyman and Alice (Jetton) Hyman. She was 85 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, John Edward Phillips; a brother, Gerald (Bud) Hyman; and...
Josh Willhite
Oct 4, 2026
Joshua Wilson Willhite, 87, of Ozark, Arkansas, peacefully passed away at his home on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Josh was the second born of eleven children to the late Joshua William Willhite and Myrtle Addie Lee (Reese) Willhite on August 2, 1939, in Paris, Arkansas. He accepted Christ as his Savior at an early age and was a dedicated member...
Dolores Orba Edwards
Sep 26, 2026
Dolores Orba Edwards of Van Buren, Arkansas, died Saturday, September 26, 2026, at her home. She was born on February 16, 1936, in Spiro, Oklahoma, to the late Orval Jessie Goines and Bertha Mae (Walker) Goines. She was 90 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Rhuel Edwards.
Dolores was a homemaker.
She is survived by...
Carolyn Ruth Hawkins
Sep 25, 2026
Carolyn Ruth Hawkins, who resided near Booneville, Arkansas, formerly of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Friday, September 25, 2026, at her home. She was born on May 9, 1944, in Paris, Arkansas, to the late William Melvin Anderson and Ruthie Pauline (Spradlin) Anderson. She was 82 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents and seven brothers.
For many years,...
Joe Ruloph
Sep 23, 2026
Joseph Franklin Ruloph, who resided near Branch, Arkansas, died Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at his home. He was born on June 30, 1938, in Central City, Arkansas, to the late John David Ruloph, Sr. and Pauline (Greb) Ruloph. He was 88 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 63 years, Rosemary (Pirker) Ruloph; two...
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