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Jackie Wayne Williams
Jul 19, 2025
Jackie Wayne Williams of Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on December 18, 1961, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late Robert Ray Williams and Dorothy Bess (Garrett) Williams. He was 63 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Jerry Williams; and a...
Loretha Brown
Jul 18, 2025
Loretha Brown, who resided near Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Friday, July 18, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on March 27, 1931, in Live Oak, California, to the late John Webster Allison and Ethel (Bibb) Allison. She was 94 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jack Joe Brown;...
B.J. Rex, Jr.
Jul 17, 2025
Bobby Joe Rex, Jr. resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Thursday, July 17, 2025, at his home. He was born on December 15, 1971, in Santa Rosa, California, to the late Bobby Joe Rex, Sr. and Judy Lea (Bailey) Rex. He was 53 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents and a nephew, Farrell Bays.
...Jeffery Don Wilson
Jul 17, 2025
Jeffery Don Wilson of Ozark, Arkansas, died Thursday, July 17, 2025, at his home. He was born on August 29, 1990, in McAlester, Oklahoma, to Jerry Lenn Wilson and Carol Denise (Bell) Wilson. He was 34 years old. He was preceded in death by a brother, Brandon Wilson.
Jeff was a member of First Baptist Church in...
John Lee Pittman
Jul 16, 2025
John Lee Pittman, 58, of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at his home. He was born February 25, 1967, in Sycamore, Illinois, to Johnny Pittman and Brenda Reddick. He was preceded in death by his mother.
John was a rare soul. He was gentle, generous, and endlessly kind. To know him was to feel...
Gene Chesney
Jul 13, 2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our Dad, Grady Eugene Chesney, on July 13th, 2025, at the age of 87 in Booneville, Arkansas.
Grady was preceded in death by his wife Bonnie Jean Chesney, his Sweetie. He is survived and will be missed by one son and four daughters; Steven, Bobbi, Jodi,...
Brad Jones
Jul 10, 2025
Richard Bradley "Brad" Jones January 21, 1973 – July 10, 2025
Richard Bradley Jones, known to everyone as Brad, passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, laughter, and unwavering support for his family and community. He was born on January 21, 1973, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Brad graduated from Greenwood High...
Lorene Boland
Jul 10, 2025
Lorene Boland, who resided near Scranton, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Johnson Regional Medical Center in Clarksville, Arkansas. She was born on November 9, 1937, in Scranton to the late James Voyle Roper and Velma Mattie (Moore) Roper. She was 87 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, David Lee Piccirilli;...
John Paul Goodson
Jul 9, 2025
John Paul Goodson, age 89, of Lowell, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, surrounded by his family.
John was born on August 29, 1935, in Paris, Arkansas, to John Wesley and Eula (Biggs) Goodson. He grew up in Paris and graduated from Paris High School. He married Bequita Weeks and went...
Erika Jane Harp
Jul 7, 2025
Erika Jane Harp, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Monday, July 7, 2025, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on September 8, 1976, in Fort Smith to Nancy Crocker. She was 48 years old.
Erika was a homemaker and member of Genesis The Word Church in Fort Smith. She will be...
Audra June Penell
Jul 4, 2025
Audra June Penell of Van Buren, Arkansas, died Friday, July 4, 2025, at Heart of Hospice Unit in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on July 3, 1942, in Coffeyville, Kansas, to the late Aubrey Alanso Pennell and Blanche Elinor (Thiele) Penell Sherman. She was 83 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved step-father,...
Doris Ann (Freeman) Farmer
Jul 3, 2025
Romeo, Colorado resident Doris Ann (Freeman) Farmer, 90 years old, joined our Heavenly Father on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Doris was born on August 21, 1934, in Arkansas.
On February 27, 1950, Doris was joined in Holy matrimony to her best friend and life partner, James William Farmer. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother....
Rebecca Jean Godbey
Jun 28, 2025
Rebecca Jean Godbey of Charleston, Arkansas, was born on June 28, 1933, in Greenwood, Arkansas, to the late Everett Oscar Gentry and Belvia (Bartlett) Gentry, passed away on her birthday, Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. She was 92 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister, Anabelle Damron.
...Roy Sherman Brown Jr.
Jun 27, 2025
Roy Sherman Brown, Jr. of Lavaca, Arkansas, died Friday, June 27, 2025, at his home. He was born on November 24, 1965, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Roy Sherman Brown, Sr. and Billie (Frame) Brown. He was 59 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, and his first wife, Lynnette Dawn Brown.
Roy grew...
Douglas Leon Ferguson
Jun 24, 2025
Douglas Leon Ferguson, who resided near Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at his home. He was born on February 16, 1941, in Savanna, Oklahoma, to the late Douglas Ferguson and Gladys (Doyle) Ferguson. He was 84 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Dougie Leon Ferguson, Jr.; two brothers; and...
Amy Elizabeth White
Jun 24, 2025
Amy Elizabeth White of Booneville, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Mercy in Fort Smith. She was born on July 7, 1980, in Irving, Texas, to John Harrison and Linda Barnes. She was 44 years old.
Amy was a homemaker. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is...
Marie Caudle Mcnutt
Jun 20, 2025
Marie Caudle McNutt, who resided near Paris, Arkansas, passed away on Friday, June 20, 2025, at Mercy in Fort Smith. She was born June 19, 1954, in Sun Valley, California, to the late Motic Caudle and Maxine (Burr) Caudle. She was 71 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, a step-father, Bill Martin, and her husband...
Sharon Kay Reed
Jun 18, 2025
Sharon Kay Reed, a lifelong resident of Paris, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Paris. She was born on November 27, 1943, in Paris to the late James Everett Whitson and Esther Mae (Redding) Whitson. She was 81 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister, Sandra Cotton.
Sharon was...
David Paul Bost
Jun 16, 2025
David Paul Bost, who resided near Huntington, Arkansas, died Monday, June 16, 2025, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on November 27, 1950, in Fanshawe, Oklahoma, to the late John Bost and Florence Lee (Dees) Bost Thornburg. He was 74 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, John Wayne Bost; a grandson, Patrick...
Raymond Lee Harrower
Jun 16, 2025
Raymond Lee Harrower of Lavaca, Arkansas, died Monday, June 16, 2025, at his home. He was born on February 13, 1943, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late Arthur Lee Harrower and Farrie Virginia Ann (Weese) Harrower. He was 82 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, and three brothers, Larry "Bear" Harrower, Floyd Harrower and Cecil...
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