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Jana Lynn Cook
May 29, 2019
Jana Lynn Cook, who resided in Little Rock, passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Little Rock. She was born January 10, 1968, in Kansas City, Missouri. to the late Billy Joe "Bill" and Jane Ann (Floyd) Cook. She was 51 years old.
Jana attended public school from elementary through high school and earned a journalism degree...
Gary Lee Tolman
May 25, 2019
Gary Lee Tolman, who resided near Branch, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019, at his home. He was born October 7, 1954, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to the late Bill and Mildred (Teichert) Tolman. He was 64 years old.
Gary was an independent computer programmer for many years, and a former computer programmer for Merchants Bank in...
Joey Ray Small
May 23, 2019
Joseph "Joey" Ray Small, who resided in Fort Smith, died Thursday, May 23, 2019, at his residence. He was born January 29, 1974, in Stockton, California. He was 45 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Shirley Small.
Joey was a former employee at Baldor Electric Company, now ABB, in Fort Smith....
Vickie Diane Clem
May 18, 2019
Vickie Diane Clem, who resided in Charleston, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born January 29, 1958, in Ozark, to Dwight F. Mantooth and Nadine (Keith) Mantooth. She was 61 years old. She was preceded in death by her mother, Nadine Mantooth; her grandparents, Hoyt and Marie Keith and Millard and...
Vera W. Willhite
May 12, 2019
Vera W. Willhite, who resided in Hackett, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019, at Baptist Health in Fort Smith. She was born September 2, 1960, to the late Willie Walton Willhite and Dora Juanita Brown Willhite. She was 58 years old.
She is survived by her son, T.J. Davis, Jr. of Hackett; a sister, Nita Cheryl Kiser...
Ty'Anna N. Lewis
May 11, 2019
Ty'anna "NuNu" Lewis, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away, Saturday, May 11, 2019, in Fort Smith. She was born July 27, 1985, in New Orleans, Louisana, to Montresa Lewis-Jones and the late Irving Johnson, and raised by Preston Jones. She was 33 years old.
Ty'anna was a member of Holy Aid Baptist Church and sang in...
James "Art" Kirk
May 11, 2019
James "Art" Kirk, who resided near New Blaine, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019, at his home. He was born January 9, 1949, in Booneville, to the late William Archie Kirk and Doris Faye (Longley) Kirk. He was 70 years old. He was preceded in death also by a sister, Patricia Jenkins.
Art was a dairy farmer...
Ina Young
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;...
Charles Robert Dempsey
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,...
Donald Ray Bell
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...
Katherine Garlin
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...
Vanessa Sue Rowden
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...
Steven Joel Chambers
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...
Carthal "Corky" Eugene Mcgrew
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...
Robert "Bob" Wayne Mathews
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...
Wanda Lucille Martin
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...
Kenneth Leon Bowien
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.
Terri Lynn Holt
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,...
Harold Leon Askins
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...
Billy Dennis Fry, Jr.
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.
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