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D.C. Holden, Jr.
Apr 20, 2016
Dudley Curtis "D.C." Holden, Jr., who resided near Cecil, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born February 17, 1933, in Cecil to the late Dudley Curtis Holden, Sr. and Ola Valentine (Griffith) Holden. He was 83 years old. He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Vicki Holden and one grandson, Kurt...
Norman Crossno
Apr 19, 2016
Norman Crossno, who resided in Greenwood, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born March 24, 1932, in Mount Vernon, Arkansas in Faulkner County to the late Ben Crossno and Nina (Gassaway) Crossno. He was 84 years old. Norman was a Tool and Die Maker at S.M.U. in Dallas, Texas. He was also owner...
Patsy Lou Gossage
Apr 18, 2016
Patsy Lou Gossage, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born February 12, 1933, in Paris to the late Clarence Lyndell Briney and Emma Madeline (Brown) Briney. She was 83 years old. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leon Robert Gossage. Patsy worked in retail and retired...
Phillip Washington Cox
Apr 17, 2016
Phillip Washington Cox, who resided in the Cox Valley Community near Paris, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016, in Booneville, Arkansas. He was born December 12, 1928, in the Chismville Community in Logan County to the late Ernest O'dell Cox and Lula Gertrude (Hice) Cox. He was 87 years old. He was also preceded in death by his wife,...
Anna Marie Willmann
Apr 14, 2016
Anna Marie Willmann, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2015, in Paris. She was born November 25, 1925, in Paris to the late Willie Willmann and Lena (Forst) Willmann. She was 90 years old. She was also preceded in death by one sister and three brothers. Anna was a retired certified public accountant for Raytheon Company...
Zena Marie Bowman
Apr 13, 2016
Zena Bowman, 65 of Midway, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at her home after a fifteen year battle with breast cancer. She was born August 18, 1950, in Paris, Arkansas to her parents, Earl J. and Sallie Vaughn Nast. Zena was a homemaker and a retired chicken and cattle farmer of over 30 years. She was active in...
David Koontz
Apr 10, 2016
Lewis David Koontz, who resided near Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born August 13, 1947, in Tucson, Arizona to the late Richard Wayland Koontz and Lois Geneva (Lewis) Koontz. He was 68 years old. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Jerry Koontz. David was an internal auditor at...
Thelma Dean Kindrix Jones
Apr 8, 2016
Thelma Dean Kindrix Jones, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, went to meet her Lord, Friday, April 8, 2016, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born December 23, 1939, in Logan County, Arkansas near Paris to the late Albert Edward Kerr and Mary Magalene (Emery) Kerr. She was 76 years old. She was also preceded in death by husband, Vestel Kindrix;...
Chong Xiong
Apr 5, 2016
Chong Xiong, who resided near Scranton, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born December 8, 1950, in Xieng Khouang, Laos to his father and mother, Xia Kao Xiong and Youa Vang. He was 65 years old. Chong had worked for Tyson Foods, Inc. Funeral services will begin Friday, April 8th, at 9:00 a.m....
Infant Denton Jay Gattis
Mar 30, 2016
Denton Jay Gattis, infant son of Michael Brandon Gattis and Rachel Ann (Stengel) Gattis of Ozark, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandfather, Herbert Stengel and his paternal great-grandparents, Sonny and Louise Gattis and Joe and Shirley Burton. A private family graveside service will be Saturday, April...
Charles Andrew Tharp, Sr.
Mar 21, 2016
Charles Andrew Tharp, Sr., who resided near Cecil, Arkansas, passed away Monday, March 21, 2016, in a Fort Smith hospital. He was born March 18, 1936 in Hon, Arkansas in Scott County, to the late Homer Tharp and Helen (Holmes) Tharp. He was 80 years old. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Ramona Franklin. Charles was a...
Richard Kent Moffet
Mar 21, 2016
Richard Kent Moffet, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Monday, March 21, 2016, in Paris. He was born May 23, 1931 in Paris to the late Carl Eugene Moffet and Lillie Belle (Horne) Moffet. He was 84 years old. He was also preceded in death by one son, Ricky Moffet. Richard was a retired truck driver for Tyson Foods,...
Nelta Joyce Blamey
Mar 16, 2016
Nelta Joyce Blamey, who resided in Scranton, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016, in Clarksville, Arkansas. She was born December 9, 1942, in Dublin, Arkansas in Logan County to the late Lewis H. Plank and Mildred Lucille (Tillman) Plank. She was 73 years old. Nelta was a security guard at Tyson Foods, Inc. in Clarksville. She was a homemaker,...
Wanda Marqueta "Markie" Harkins
Mar 14, 2016
Wanda Marqueta "Markie" Harkins, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016, in Greenwood, Arkansas. She was born July 5, 1939, in Fort Smith, Arkansas to the late Benjamin Franklin Boggs, II and Ima Fern (Barnes) Boggs. She was 76 years old. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jack Harkins; and one brother, Bill...
Jane Ann Cook
Mar 12, 2016
Jane Ann Cook, who resided in Sherwood, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born May 30, 1940, in Lavaca, Arkansas to the late Hamp Floyd and Edna (Jameson) Floyd. She was 75 years old. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Billy Joe "Bill" Cook; one sister, Laveda...
Tom Buck Johns
Mar 11, 2016
Tom Buck Johns, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend, died peacefully on Friday, March 11, 2016 at his home in Paris, Arkansas with his children and Peachtree Hospice attending him. Although he was still clear-minded and interested in living and traveling many more years, he was recently diagnosed with cancer and succumbed to the disease very quickly.
...Alfred Landon Dow
Mar 2, 2016
Alfred Landon "Alf" Dow, who resided in Ratcliff, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 in Booneville, Arkansas. He was born December 5, 1936 in Charleston, Arkansas to the late Oscar C. Dow and Bonnie E. (Milam) Dow. He was 79 years old. He was also preceded in death by his brother, J.C. Dow; and one granddaughter, Jennifer Mantooth. Alf...
Edward "Happy Jack" Todd
Mar 1, 2016
Edward Odell "Happy Jack" Todd, who resided in Bloomer near Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at his home. He was born July 27, 1937 in Mulberry, Arkansas, to the late David Todd and Maudie Ellen (Harris) Todd. He was 78 years old. He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Sandy Todd; one son, Jackie Todd;...
Jack Newhart
Feb 22, 2016
Jack Newhart, 77, passed away Monday, February 22, 2016, at his home in his hometown of Charleston, Arkansas. Jack was born in 1938, the oldest of Dorothy and Lindel Newhart's three sons. Jack was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Bill and Dan. After a successful career at a Ft. Smith insurance firm, where he was probably as...
Leon Furr
Feb 18, 2016
Emzy Leon Furr, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016, at his home. He was born March 24, 1946, in Muskogee, Oklahoma to the late Jesse Furr and Kathleen (Barrett) Furr. He was 69 years old. He was also preceded in death by one daughter, Camelia Lea Furr. Leon was a retired U.S. Marine Corps veteran...
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