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.
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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...
William Franklin Mcgee
Feb 18, 2016
William Franklin "Willie" McGee, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016, in Greenwood, Arkansas. He was born August 6, 1974 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Billy Kenneth McGee and Susie (Phelan) McGee. He was 41 years old. Willie was preceded in death by his father, Billy Kenneth McGee; two brothers, Christopher Earl McGee and Matt McGee;...
John Scott Godwin
Feb 14, 2016
John Scott Godwin, who resided in the Oak Bend Community in Franklin County, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016, at his home. He was born February 12, 1959, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Linton A. Godwin and Ruby Irene (Mock) Wilson. He was 57 years old. John was a mechanic. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral...
Jerry Loyd Speer
Feb 14, 2016
Jerry Loyd Speer, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born October 21, 1945, in Booneville, Arkansas to the late Bernie Loyd Speer and Attie Faye (Pearson) Speer. He was 70 years old. Jerry was a 26 year retired SSG veteran in the U.S. Army National Guard. He worked for...
William Joe "Bill" Finney
Feb 14, 2016
William Joe "Bill" Finney, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born March 8, 1933, in Paris to the late Lum Columbus Finney and Addie E. (Parks) Finney. He was 82 years old. He was also preceded in death by one son, Joseph Stapleton; two sisters; and four brothers. Bill...
James Clark "Jake" Patterson
Feb 9, 2016
J.C. "Jake" Patterson went home to be with the Lord in Memory Lane at Legacy Heights in Van Buren, Arkansas, Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at the age of 97. He was born September 24, 1918 in Lavaca, Arkansas, the youngest child of the late Albert Kennedy Patterson and Mary Roberta (Ingram) Patterson. Jake was also preceded in death by his...
Arnold T. Dewey
Feb 6, 2016
Arnold Thomas Dewey of Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born November 22, 1926, in Leslie, Arkansas, to the late Jordan Dewey and Nancy (Burris) Dewey. He was 89 years old. He grew up in Flippin, Arkansas, and then in his early adult years moved to Lavaca, Arkansas, where he spent the...
Julia Antonia Ward
Feb 4, 2016
Julia Antonia "Toni" Ward, who resided near Branch, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016, at her home. She was born May 17, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan to the late Henry Kwasniewicz and Julia (Chaplow) Kwasniewicz. She was 73 years old. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Gregory Brown, Sr. Toni was a farmer and attended...
Ruby Ione Loughridge
Feb 4, 2016
Ruby Ione Loughridge, who resided near Paris, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016, in Paris. She was born April 24, 1927 in Repton, Alabama to the late Ralph Stallworth and Mabel Ione (Gulley) Stallworth. She was 88 years old. She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Daphne Copeland. Ruby was a homemaker and she attended Ratcliff First...
