Obituary Listing

Sep 16, 2025

Robert John O'Donnell, Sr., who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at his home. He was born on April 12, 1966, in Warren Pennsylvania, to the late John Wayne O'Donnell and Dorothy (Hollabaugh) O'Donnell. He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by a daughter, Amanda Land; a son,...

Sep 16, 2025

Norma Jane Fisher of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at her home. She was born on March 8, 1950, in Natural Dam, Arkansas, to the late Raymond Leslie Heckard and Dolly Ann (Mongold) Heckard. She was 75 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Polly Andrews, Wilma Brown, and Rachel;...

Sep 13, 2025

Joyce Marie Rushing of Booneville, Arkansas, peacefully submitted to her Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 13, 2025, in Paris, Arkansas. She was born on March 12, 1939, in Booneville, the oldest of nine children, to the late Coy Brannam and Margaret (Basinger) Brannam Bobbit. She was 86 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her...

Sep 13, 2025

Vonda Jean Hemphill of Greenwood, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2025, at her daughter's home in Van Buren, Arkansas. She was born on November 22, 1966, in Roland, Arkansas, to the late Huie Elmer Cossey and Velma Jean (Collier) Cossey. She was 58 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Danny Cossey...

Sep 12, 2025

Conley Ray Erwin of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Friday, September 12, 2025, at Heart of Hospice Unit in Fort Smith. He was born on March 19, 1966, in Springdale, Arkansas, to the late Conley Lorenzo Erwin and Dollie M. (Ralston) Erwin. He was 59 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Patricia Daniels; and...

Sep 12, 2025

Tammy June Howard of Paris, Arkansas, died Friday, September 12, 2025, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on June 17, 1964, in Paris to Alvin Ray Howard, Sr. and Betty Ruth (Zeiler) Howard. She was 61 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Alvin Ray Howard, Sr.; her step-father, Robert Joe Lux, Sr.; and her...

Sep 11, 2025

Aleta Sewell, 83, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 11, 2025. She was born on November 23, 1941, in Red Mountain, California, to the late Thomas Alonzo (Lonnie) Edwards and Gladys Faye (Patterson) Edwards. She was raised in Trona, California, where she met her first husband, Jim Gattis. In 1967, Aleta and her family moved to Charleston, Arkansas, with...

Sep 11, 2025

James Allen "Butch" Huddleston, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2025, at Heart of Hospice Unit in Fort Smith. He was born on September 20, 1956, in Fort Smith to the late Thomas Arnold Huddleston and Anna Lee (Gregory) Huddleston. He was 68 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; his...

Sep 9, 2025

Karen Michele Davis of Branch, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born on January 18, 1967, in Paris, Arkansas, to the late James Harold Schouweiler and Wanda Nell (Rogers) Schouweiler. She was 58 years old.

She is survived by her three sisters, Regina Way of North...

Sep 8, 2025

Pamela Kay Sharp of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Monday, September 8, 2025, at her home. She was born on February 27, 1968, in Fort Smith to the late Merle Wesley Gillion and Claudine Zona Gilliam. She was 57 years old. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, and a brother, Dale Omo.

She is...

Sep 5, 2025

Brian Kevin Cypert, of Spiro, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, September 5, 2025, at Heart of Hospice. He was born on September 17, 1971 in Long Beach, California, to the late Jerry Frank Cypert and Yvonne Lynn (Curtis) Cypert. He was 53 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Brian will be dearly missed be...

Sep 5, 2025

Kelly Gene Shotzman of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Friday, September 5, 2025, at his home. He was born on April 13, 1967, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Ernest Wesley Shotzman and Mary Ann (Misee) Shotzman. He was 58 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Ernest Shotzman; two brothers, Wesley Shotzman and Don Shotzman; and a...

Sep 4, 2025

Gordon Clarence Fow, Jr., of Winslow, Arkansas, joined his heavenly father on Thursday, September 4, 2025. He was born on March 26, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the late Gordan Clarence Fow, Sr. and Edith May (Kernen) Fow. He was 89 years old.

Throughout life, Gordon, worked tirelessly to provide for his family. He was the kind...

Sep 2, 2025

Barbara Jean Parducci-Wetherell, who resided near Greenwood, Arkansas, died Tuesday, September 2, 2025, in a Fort Smith hospital. She was born on December 8, 1943, in Spokane, Washington, to the late William Shawgo and Lena Marie (Lundershausen) Shawgo. She was 81 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gary Wetherell; and three brothers, Jim...

Sep 2, 2025

Arkansas State Senator Gary Don Stubblefield, who resided near Branch, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born on February 28, 1951, at Bollinger Hospital in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late H.T. "Tottie" Stubblefield and Beulah Mae (Mantooth) Stubblefield. He was 74 years old. He was preceded in death by his...

Aug 30, 2025

Ronald Dean Martin, II, of Chester, Arkansas, passed from this life on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at his home. He was born on December 9, 1968, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Ronald Dean Martin and Rosella Barnes. He was 56 years old.

Ron was a 1987 graduate of Cedarville High School. He was an avid outdoorsman, an...

Aug 29, 2025

Chester Lee Johnson, better known as "Chuck", resided near Branch, Arkansas, passed away Friday, August 29, 2025, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born in Logan County, near Paris, Arkansas, to the late Melvin Lee Johnson and Margaret  Lenora (Robison) Johnson. He was 89 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother; and four sisters....

Aug 29, 2025

Barbara Sue Caton McDaniel, age 90, a lifelong resident of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Friday, August 29, 2025, at Hospice Home Care in Little Rock after a prolonged battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born on January 2, 1935, in Charleston to the late David L. "Pete" Caton and Agatha "Gay" (Rambo) Caton, to whom she was close and...

Aug 28, 2025

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Aug 28, 2025

Harry James "Jim" Cummings, Sr. of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2025, at his home. He was born on August 21, 1938, in Penn Yann, New York, to the late Calvin Kelly Cummings and Margaret Jane (Gibbs) Cummings. He was 87 years old. Jim was preceded in death by his parents; his late wife, Hazel Lucille...