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Hillard H. Presley
Sep 19, 2008
Hillard H. " Hope " Presley was born July 19, 1929 in Charleston, Arkansas. He passsed away Friday September 19, 2008 in a Fort Smith hospital. Hope was a member of The First Baptist Church in Charleston where he served as a deacon. He was also a active member of the Gideons. He was educated in Charleston School System and...
James William Kutzler
Sep 12, 2008
James William Kutzler, 75, of Charleston, died Friday, September 12, 2008 in his home. He was born February 8, 1933 in Detroit Lakes , Minnesota. He was owner and operator of a BoilerMaker Company in Chula Vista, California and was a Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict. Memorial " Graveside" service will be 10:00 a.m Friday, September 19. 2008, at...
Brian David Armstrong
Aug 30, 2008
Brian David Armstrong, 41, of Paris, died Saturday , August 30, 2008 in Franklin County. He was born July 04, 1967 in Ozark. He was a brick layer for Cornerstone Masonry in Alma, a 1985 graduate of Paris High School and attended First Assembly of God Church in Paris. Funeral will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 05, 2008 at The...
Bobby Joe Smithson Sr.
Aug 29, 2008
Bobby Joe Smithson Sr. resided at Lavaca, Arkansas, departed this life on Friday, August 29, 2008, in Lavaca. He was born December 19, 1939 in Lavaca to James Grady Smithson and Wanda Jean O'Dell Smithson. He was 68 years old. He was a retired roofer for the Dale Crampton Company in Fort Smith and attended the Union Baptist Church near...
Sylvan Pennartz
Aug 28, 2008
To view the River of Life Video Memorial click HERE. (Microsoft Internet Explorer and a high-speed connection required.) To view the memorial website, click here. Sylvan "Jack" Pennartz resided at Charleston, Arkansas, departed this life on Thursday, August 28, 2008, in a Fort Smith Hospital after a 10 month battle with cancer. He was born February 11, 1920 in Charleston...
Rebecca Gwynne Smith Parks
Aug 26, 2008
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Rebecca Gwynne Smith Parks, 25, of Charleston, Arkansas died Tuesday, August 26, 2008 in a Fort Smith hospital. She was born October 31, 1982 in Fallbrook, California. She worked for Wal-Mart...
Shirley J. Cross
Aug 15, 2008
To view The River Of Life Video Memorial, click HERE. (Microsoft Internet Explorer and a high-speed connection required). To visit the Shirley J. Cross Memorial Website, click here. Shirley J. Cross resided at Lavaca, Arkansas, departed this life on Friday, August 15, 2008, in her home. She was born October 21, 1942 in Lavaca to the late Harlan "Dink" Graham...
Dave Benjamin Moore
Aug 8, 2008
Dave Benjamin Moore resided at Charleston, Arkansas, departed this life on Friday, August 8, 2008 in Fort Smith. He was born September 8, 1923 in Monroe, Oklahoma to the late George Washington Moore and Fleeta Harber Moore. He was 84 years old. He was a Army veteran of WWII, deacon and a member of the Hosanna Free Will Baptist Church....
Arthur Coy Johns
Jul 31, 2008
To view The River of Life Video Memorial, click HERE. (Microsoft Internet Explorer and a high-speed connection required). To visit the Rusty Johns Memorial Website, click here. Arthur Coy "Rusty" Johns, lifetime resident of Paris, died at home on Thursday, July 31, 2008, at 90.5 years of age. Rusty was preceded in death by his beloved wife of over 55...
Rita Forst
Jul 29, 2008
Rita Marie Forst, 75, of Subiaco, AR, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in her home. She was born February 1, 1933, at Shoal Creek in Logan County to the late Henry Kirchner and Marie Howell Kirchner. She was a homemaker and a member of the St. Benedict Parish in Subiaco. She is preceded in death by one brother, Henry Kirchner...
Geneva Vermelle Armstrong
Jul 27, 2008
Geneva Vermelle Armstrong, 85, of Branch, died Sunday, July 27, 2008, in her home. She was born July 12, 1923, in Stratford, OK, to the late Charles John Lee and Maude Wilmer Sykes Lee. She worked at Tinker Field during WWII in Midwest City, OK, and at Montgomery Ward. She was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, a...
Ronnie Honea
Jul 22, 2008
To view the River of Life Video Memorial, click HERE. (Microsoft Internet Explorer and a high-speed connection required). To visit the Memorial Website, click here. Ronnie Lee "Arkie" Honea, 65, of the Cox Valley Community died Tuesday, July 22, 2008, in a Fort Smith hospital. He was born April 12, 1943, in Paris, AR. He was a retired truck driver...
Katherin Nicholson
Jul 12, 2008
Services are at Greenwood Funeral Home in Ft. Worth, Texas. Local arrangements by; Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home in Charleston. More information will be provided when available. Thank you.
Brian Ray Gack
Jul 6, 2008
To view the River of Life Video Memorial click HERE. (Microsoft Internet Explorer and a high-speed connection required). To visit the Brian Ray Gack Memorial Website, click here. Brian Ray Gack resided in Paris, Arkansas, and departed this life on Sunday, July 6, 2008, near Paris. He was born June 15, 1978, in Fort Smith. He was 30 years old....
Ricky Minehart
Jul 1, 2008
Ricky Lon Minehart, 52, of Ratcliff, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in Paris. He was born October 4, 1955, in St. Louis, MO. He was a self-employed carpenter and worked in tire sales and repair. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife, Dee Minehart of the home; one step-daughter, Tara Syrock and...
Taylor Christine Phelps
Jun 27, 2008
To view River of Life Video Memorial, click HERE. (Microsoft Internet Explorer and a high-speed connection required). To visit the Memorial Website for Taylor Phelps, click here. Taylor Christine Phelps, age 15, resided at Charleston, Arkansas, departed this life on Friday, June 27, 2008, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born February 15, 1993 in Jacksonville, Arkansas. She was a...
Sula Kate Riley
Jun 23, 2008
Sula Kate Riley, 92, of Caulksville, AR, died Monday, June 23, 2008, in Paris, AR. She was born June 28, 1915, in Ratcliff to the late Arch Benjamin McClain and Montie Sewell McClain. She was a homemaker and a member of the Caulksville Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Rufus Crafton Riley; and two grandsons,...
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