Obituary Listing

May 10, 2019

Ina Young, who resided near Paris, passed away Friday, May 10, 2019, in Fort Smith.  She was born October 5, 1939, in Lincoln County, Oklahoma to Roland and Anna (Lee) Waldeck.  She was 79 years old.  She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kenneth O'Keith Young; sons, Kenneth Young and Phillip Young; a daughter, Vicki Cooper;...

May 9, 2019

Charles Robert Dempsey, who resided in Barling, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019, at his residence. He was born June 30, 1954, in Fort Smith, to the late Paul Dempsey and Laura Curd Dempsey. He was 64 years old.

Charles retired from A.O.G.

A memorial graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 25th,...

May 5, 2019

Donald Ray Bell, who resided in Barling, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019, at his home. He was born September 7, 1948, in Fort Smith, to the late Walter Ray Bell and Evelyn Crawford Bell. He was 70 years old.

Don was an automotive core supplier and owner & operator of Don Bell Auto Parts. He was...

May 5, 2019

Katherine Garlin, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019, at her home. She was born December 3, 1935, in Flushing, New York, to the late Clem and Anna Proc. She was 83 years old. She was preceded in death by her two husband's, Eugene Sickles and Travalo Garlin.

Katherine was a homemaker and...

Apr 30, 2019

Vanessa Sue Rowden, who resided in Alma, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at her home. She was born June 18, 1959, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Robert DePew and Charlene Boyett. She was 59 years old. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Ashley Rowsey; her mother, Charlene Boyett; and a sister, Terry Richie.

Vanessa...

Apr 25, 2019

Steven Joel Chambers, who resided near the Coles Chapel Community, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019, at his home. He was born June 6, 1952, in Danville, Arkansas, to Glen Chambers and Irene Swaim Chambers. He was 66 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Glen Chambers.

Steve was a retired U.S. Air National...

Apr 25, 2019

Carthal "Corky" Eugene McGrew, who resided in Van Buren, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born November 25, 1955, in Fort Smith, to the late Miles E. McGrew, Jr. and Patsy Ann Tuey McGrew. He was 63 years old.

Corky worked at Trane, Inc. in Fort Smith. He...

Apr 24, 2019

Robert Wayne "Bob" Mathews, who resided near Ozark, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at his home. He was born November 18, 1928, in Fort Smith, to the late Jess A. Mathews and Ella Williams Mathews. He was 90 years old. He was preceded in death also by ten brothers and sisters.

Bob was a pipefitter for...

Apr 24, 2019

Wanda Lucille "Granny" Martin, who resided in Central City, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Valley Springs Rehabilitation and Health Center in Van Buren. She entered this world May 19, 1930, in Fort Smith, to the late Elza Lynn, Sr. and Bernice Weiburg Lynn. She was almost 89 years old.  She was the oldest of what would be...

Apr 24, 2019

Kenneth Leon Bowien, age 61, of Van Buren, was found April 24, 2019, in Van Buren. He was born November 29, 1957, in Germany.  Cremation services are under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Cremation Services in Fort Smith.

Apr 23, 2019

Terri Lynn Holt, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at her home. She was born March 22, 1958, in Fort Smith, to the late Billy Durbin and Patricia Foust Durbin. She was 61 years old.

She is survived by her son, Thomas Bonner of London, Arkansas; a sister, Kymberly Garner of Arlington,...

Apr 14, 2019

Harold Leon Askins, who resided in Paris, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Paris. He was born July 19, 1938, in Paris, to the late Harold Askins and Minnie Cain Askins. He was 80 years old. He was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Askins.

Leon was a 1956 graduate of Paris High School. For...

Apr 13, 2019

Billy Dennis Fry, Jr. age 58, of Pocola, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born May 13, 1960, in Fort Smith, to the late Willie T. Fry, Jr. and Viola Pearl Winter Fry.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Cremation Services in Fort Smith.

Apr 11, 2019

Joseph H. "Sonny Joe" Walbe, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019, at his residence. He was born April 3, 1926, in Morrison Bluff, Arkansas, to the late Joseph and Anna Schlaff Walbe. He was 93 years old. He was preceded in death also by his wife of 56 years, Stella Kleck Walbe; his son,...

Apr 10, 2019

Tammy Lynn McGee, who resided in Branch, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019, near Branch. She was born August 22, 1966, in Fort Smith, to John Rye and Vivian Kizer. She was 52 years old. She was preceded in death also by her husband, Willie McGee; and a brother, Brian Rye.

She is survived by three daughters,...

Apr 7, 2019

Inita Myrtle Chronister, who resided in Barling, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Mercy Hospital, Fort Smith. She was born June 25, 1937, in Greenwood, to the late Dewey H. Inge and Cecial O. (Wilson) Inge. She was 81 years old. She was preceded in death also by a granddaughter, Kristy East; and three sisters, Bonnie McKinney, Naomi...

Apr 7, 2019

Marvin Lewis Travis, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019, at his home. He was born January 7, 1955, in Ventura, California, to the late Marion Marvin Travis and Ruby Maxine (Hill) Travis. He was 64 years old. He was preceded in death also by his wife, Sheila Ann (Horne) Travis, and a daughter, Lavita...

Apr 4, 2019

Ralph Goodson, who resided in Charleston, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019, in Charleston. He was born July 8, 1937, in Nashville, Arkansas, to the late Thomas Lewis Goodson and Esther Eliza (Chambers) Goodson. He was 81 years old. He was preceded in death also by a brother, Wayne Goodson.

Ralph was a retired state highway department...

Apr 4, 2019

Danny Lynn Burton, age 69, of Stuttgart, passed from this life Thursday, April 4, 2019, in Fort Smith. He was born in DeWitt, Arkansas on July 1, 1949, the only child of Lynn Jr and Billie Meyers Burton in DeWitt. His grandparents, Lynn Burton, Sr; Winifred Ellenburg Kennedy; Rock and Cora Brewer Stone, all preceded him in death. A 1968...

Mar 30, 2019

Therona Rhodes Romine, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019, at her home. She was born May 22, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois, to Jay D. Rhodes and Joyce Laverne Childs Rhodes. She was 51 years old.

Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 13th, at First United Methodist Church in...