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James "Jim" T. Gray
Nov 10, 2017
James Thomas Gray, age 75, of Paris, Arkansas, passed away Friday, November 10, 2017. He was born on February 9, 1942, in Curtis, Clark County, Arkansas, to Joseph Arthur, Jr. and Lenora Lee Gray. He married Billie Evans on May 24, 1961. James (Jim) was a member of First Baptist Church of Paris, AR. He was a 1960 graduate of...
Johnnie Lee Dickey
Nov 7, 2017
Johnnie Lee Dickey, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017, in Fort Smith. She was born August 17, 1929, in Cecil, Arkansas. She was 88 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Dickey; and her parents, Burt and Daisy (Bumpers) Dean. Johnnie was a retired executive secretary for Smurfit-Stone Container...
Helen Mary Bell
Nov 4, 2017
Helen Mary (Greis) Bell, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017, at her home. She was born March 10, 1923, in Casselton, North Dakota to the late J.P. Greis and Mary (Froelich) Greis. She was 94 years old. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jesse E. Bell, who passed away on August 4,...
Jerry Don Pruitt
Oct 30, 2017
Jerry Don Pruitt, age 72, of Visalia, California, went to be with the Lord, Monday afternoon October 30, 2017. He was born on December 30, 1944, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the eldest son of the late Claudie Pruitt and Glenna Thompson. Jerry graduated from Mt. Whitney High School and went on to be the youngest owner of a Shell station...
Anna Marie Barnes
Oct 30, 2017
In memory of Anna Marie (Brown) Barnes, a resident of Paris, Arkansas, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017, at her home. She was born March 13, 1940, in Paris, Arkansas to the late Samuel Brown, Sr. and Mary (Collier) Brown. She was 77 years old. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, John Harvey (Jr.)...
Royce Loyal Blair
Oct 23, 2017
Royce Loyal Blair, who resided near Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Monday, October 23, 2017, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born June 21, 1941, in Albuquerque, New Mexico to the late Darwin Blair and Dorothy (Brown) Blair. He was 76 years old. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jane Blair; and one son, Jonathan Blair. Royce...
Pamela Colleen Cole
Oct 19, 2017
Pamela Colleen Cole, who resided in Central City, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, October 19, 2017, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born September 12, 1960, in Lindsborg, Kansas to Kenneth O'Hagan and Claudia Jo (Dungan) O'Hagan. She was 57 years old. She was preceded in death by her father and one brother, Danny O'Hagan. Pam was a homemaker and a...
Larry Carter Carson
Oct 18, 2017
Larry Carter Carson, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born December 10, 1943, in Fort Smith to the late Jay Carson and Imo (Sweeden) Carson. He was 73 years old. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Johnnie Carson. Larry was a retired purchasing agent for J&B...
Martha L. (Howard) Deloach
Oct 13, 2017
Martha L. DeLoach, who resided in Clarksville, Arkansas, formerly of Springdale, Arkansas, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017, in Clarksville. She was born November 26, 1938, in Branch to the late Troy Leon Howard and Roxie Lee (Mayner) Howard. She was 78 years old. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Don Yarborough and Claude Lee DeLoach; a...
Nelda Gray-Mcmahan
Oct 11, 2017
Nelda Gray-McMahan, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017, in Charleston, Arkansas. She was born August 26, 1929, in Paris to the late Thomas Gray and Mary Agnes (Bradford) Gray. She was 88 years old. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Simone Earnheart. Nelda was a watercolor artist and has shown in galleries...
James Dale Boydston, Jr.
Oct 7, 2017
James Dale Boydston, Jr., who resided near Ozark, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, October 7, 2017, at his home. He was born July 13, 1966, in Russellville, Arkansas to James Dale Boydston, Sr. and Margaret Ruth (Stein) Boydston. He was 51 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, and one step-son, James Holman. James was construction foreman for...
Irene G. Ryan
Sep 28, 2017
Irene Gattis Ryan, 88 years old, passed from this life on September 28, 2017. She was born February 28, 1929 near Paris, Arkansas to Boyd T. and Mollie Vance Gattis. She was preceeded in death by her husband, James Ryan; close companion, Joe Houser; two sisters, Faye Woodward and Ruby Baskin and three brothers, Horace, Idus and Raymond Gattis. Irene...
Nao Sue Yang
Sep 24, 2017
Nao Sue Yang, who resided in Royal, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017. He was born February 2, 1952 in Laos to Txoov Kav Chong Neng Yang and Houa Xiong. He was 65 years old. Nao Sue was an English major, teaching in Nong Hai before he was assigned to oversee restructuring of camps under the direction of the...
David Norton Smith, Jr.
Sep 21, 2017
David N. Smith, Jr., who resided in Barling, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born July 17, 1969 in Fort Smith to David N. Smith, Sr. and Zeta (House) Smith. He was 48 years old. David was a co-owner of H & S Plastics in Lavaca. He enjoyed golfing, motorcycles and was of...
Edward Alan Miller
Sep 18, 2017
Edward Alan Miller, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Monday, September 18, 2017, in Central City, Arkansas. He was born March 18, 1965, in Paris to Eddie Carroll Miller and Frances June (Maston) Miller. He was 52 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Eddie Carroll Miller. Edward was self-employed and he was a graduate of...
Genevia D. Cameron
Sep 14, 2017
Genevia D. Cameron, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017, in Paris. She was born October 10, 1919 in New Blaine, Arkansas in Logan County to the late Frank Parker and Rosie (Roulston) Parker. She was 97 years old. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Horace "Buster" Cameron; a baby...
James Blanel Mcelhaney
Sep 7, 2017
James Blanel McElhaney, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017, at his home. He was born October 27, 1922, in Calumet, Arkansas to the late Louie Lynn McElhaney and Clara Elizabeth (Mitchell) McElhaney. He was 94 years old. He was also preceded in death by four sisters and one brother. James was a retired forklift driver...
Geraldine Hurst
Sep 3, 2017
Dortha Geraldine Hurst, who resided in Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2017, in Greenwood, Arkansas. She was born April 12, 1935 in Altus, Arkansas to the late Gerald Hampton and Agnes (Zolliecoffer) Hampton. She was 82 years old. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Tommy Dean Hurst; a son, Keith Hurst; her sister, Milda...
Jessica Dawn Thompson
Aug 30, 2017
Jessica Dawn Thompson, who resided in Scranton, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born May 28, 1981, in Clarksville, Arkansas to James Charles Thompson and Bobbie Jean (Uptigrove) Thompson. She was 36 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, James Charles "Beter" Thompson. Jessica was a 1999 graduate of Scranton...
Diana Lynn (White) Rambo
Aug 28, 2017
Diana Lynn Rambo, age 54, of Lavaca, Arkansas, entered her heavenly home Monday, August 28, 2017, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born August 10, 1963, in Cecil, Arkansas to Don and Angeline (Stubblefield) White. Diana was preceded in death by mother; her stepson, Ryan Rambo; her brother, Dennis White; and her father-in-law, Terrell Rambo. Diana was a wonderful and...
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