Pong Suk Taggart
Jan 7, 2025
Pong Suk Taggart of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Mercy in Paris. She was born on September 19, 1941, in Seoul, Korea, to the late Yun Chil Yi and Jung Kim. She was 83 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband, Roland Taggart; a...
Nancy Carolyn Martin
Jan 7, 2025
Nancy Carolyn Martin of Cecil, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. She was born on March 17, 1944, in Cecil to the late Irvin Raymond Davis and Ruth B. (Reeves) Davis. She was 80 years old.
Nancy was a 1961 graduate of County Line High School and a 1962 graduate...
Peggy Sue Nelms
Jan 4, 2025
Peggy Sue Nelms of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2025, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on October 8, 1949, in Booneville, Arkansas, to the late Roy Davis and Audine (Lowe) Davis. She was 75 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Jim Nelms.
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Linda Varnell
Jan 4, 2025
Linda Lee Varnell, who resided in Booneville, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025, at her home. She was born on August 8, 1958, in Paris, Arkansas, to the late Leonard Lee Varnell and Clara Lee (Nixon) Varnell. She was 66 years old.
Linda enjoyed life after retiring from Cloyes Gear. She was a member of...
Anne Slicker
Jan 3, 2025
Anne Slicker of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Friday, January 3, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on November 19, 1925, in Saskatchewan, Canada, to the late Nick Michayluk and Helen (Mulka) Michayluk. She was 99 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Carl Slicker; a son, Ron Schwietzer; a...
Janece Reed
Jan 2, 2025
Janece Reed, who resided near Charleston, Arkansas, died Thursday, January 2, 2025, at her residence. She was born on March 9, 1962, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Earl Doyle Hickey and Mary Jane Christine (Stringer) Hickey. She was 62 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Earl Doyle Hickey.
For several years, Janece was...
Katherine Mae Albright
Dec 30, 2024
Katherine Mae Albright, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Monday, December 30, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on November 15, 1947, in Fort Smith to the late Theo F. Avlos and Patricia Ann (Pakis) Avlos. She was 77 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Jan...
Richard Scott Russell
Dec 25, 2024
Richard Scott Russell, 73, a resident of Van Buren, AR, passed away on December 25, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. Richard was born on May 9, 1951, in New York City, NY, to Howard and Martha Russell.
Although his early childhood included both New York, Bethesda, MD and Cincinnati, Oh, Richard's most formative years were...
Irvin Leroy Foster
Dec 23, 2024
Irvin Leroy Foster of Alma, Arkansas, passed away Monday, December 23, 2024, at Baptist Hospice in Fort Smith. He was born March 24, 1928, in New Florence, Missouri, to the late Roy Foster and Mamie (Strube) Foster. He was 96 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Don Foster.
Irvin was...
Louise Spears
Dec 23, 2024
Darlene Louise Spears of Mountainburg, Arkansas, passed away Monday, December 23, 2024, in Heart of Hospice Inpatient Unit at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on February 28, 1954, in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, to the late Albert Paschel and Faye Ann (Luton) Paschel. She was 70 years old. She was preceded in death by her...
James Frederick Moore, Jr
Dec 22, 2024
James Frederick Moore, Jr. of Hackett, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2024, at Heart of Hospice Fort Smith. He was born on November 8, 1954, to the late James Frederick Moore, Sr. and Bettye Jeanne (Smith) Moore. He was 70 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents.
James was a retired truck driver....
Loretta Aldridge
Dec 22, 2024
Laura Loretta Aldridge, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2024, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. She was born on April 29, 1935, in south Logan County near Paris, Arkansas, to the late Alfred Rogers and Elsie (Dorrough) Rogers. She was 89 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands,...
David Jacob Prince
Dec 21, 2024
David Jacob Prince of Ozark, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2024, at his home. He was born on December 11, 1987, in Independence, Louisiana, to Donnie Joe Prince and Evelyn Marie (Stewart) Prince. He was 37 years old. He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Donnie Joe Prince, II.
He is survived...
Josie Carolyn Huddleston
Dec 20, 2024
Josie Carolyn Huddleston of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Friday, December 20, 2024, at a Fort Smith hospital. She was born on December 17, 1945, in Mulberry, Arkansas, to the late William Henry Edwards and Electa (Smith) Edwards. She was 79 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her life-long partner, Bobby Joe "Ray" Huddleston; three sisters,...
Dorothy Evelyn Williams
Dec 18, 2024
Dorothy Evelyn Williams of Charleston, Arkansas, died Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at her home. She was born on April 15, 1942, in Charleston to the late Fred Pierce and Cleo (Bonner) Pierce. She was 82 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Williams; a daughter, Kathy Green; three brothers, Ray Dean Pierce, Harley...
Art Schmidt, Sr.
Dec 18, 2024
Arthur (Art) Allison Schmidt, Sr., who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, sadly passed away at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. He was 70 years old.
He was born in Richmond, California, to his loving parents Carl Henry Schmidt and Ruby Lee Dickson. He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers, and...
Jerry Wayne Shelby
Dec 18, 2024
Jerry Wayne Shelby, a life-long resident of Branch, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at his home. He was born on November 22, 1957, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late Calvin Coolidge "Punk" Shelby and Sophia Jane (Maier) Shelby. He was 67 years old.
For several years, Jerry worked and retired from Medlock Forest Products in...
Donnie Gene Pierce
Dec 15, 2024
Donnie Gene Pierce, who resided near Cecil, Arkansas, died Sunday, December 15, 2024, at his home. He was born on July 14, 1952, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late Fred Pierce and Cleo (Bonner) Pierce. He was 72 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Ray Dean and Harley Pierce; and two sisters, Rosemary...
Eberhart "Jute" Koch, Jr.
Dec 12, 2024
Eberhart J. Koch, Jr., better known as "Jute", passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024, at Johnson County Health & Rehab Center in Clarksville, Arkansas. He was born on June 22, 1930, in the Shoal Creek Township in Logan County, to the late Eberhart J. Koch, Sr. and Gertrude (Tencleve) Koch. He was 94 years old. He was preceded in...
Jacky D. Allen, Jr
Dec 12, 2024
Jacky D. Allen, Jr of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2024, at his home. He was born on November 21, 1978, in Fort Smith, to the late Jacky D. Allen, Sr. and Francis (McGuire) Allen. He was 46 years old. He was preceded in the death by his parents.
He is survived by two sons,...
