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Frances K Brown
Nov 11, 2024
Francis Kilgore Brown of Charleston, Arkansas, formerly of Hot Springs, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2024, in Charleston. She was born on December 5, 1932, in Lavaca. She was 91 years old. Francis was preceded in death by her parents, E.H. (Red) and Dovie (Lawrence) Pritchett; her five brothers, Hadden, William, Ward, Pat, and Greer; two sisters, Bess and...
Vernon Ray Schmidt
Nov 7, 2024
Vernon Ray Schmidt of Wilburton, Oklahoma, died Thursday, November 7, 2024, at his home. He was born on a small farm on October 15, 1940, in Montezuma, Kansas, to the late Clifford P. Schmidt and Dessie (Kehon) Schmidt. He was 84 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, baby Margie, Berdena and Ann; and...
Steven Eugene Price
Nov 6, 2024
Steven Eugene Price of Ratcliff, Arkansas, entered into eternal life with our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. He entered into this world on May 8, 1964, in Tulare, California, to his parents, Raymond W. Price and Martha (Earp) Price. He was 60 years old.
Steven grew up in the small town of...
Jackie Hatcher-Martin
Nov 5, 2024
Jacqueline Lee Martin of Paris, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on March 9, 1972, in Paris to the late Jackie Douglas Hatcher and Betty Jane (Rennie) Hatcher. She was 52 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, David Hatcher.
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Gary E. Mcallister
Nov 4, 2024
Gary E. McAllister of Midland, Arkansas, died Monday, November 4, 2024, at his home. He was born on July 12, 1952, in Van Buren, Arkansas, to the late Joe E. McAllister and Carol V. (Cash) McAllister. He was 72 years old.
Gary was an U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran. For several years, Gary worked at Whirlpool, Inc....
Wallace Dale Newman
Nov 3, 2024
Wallace Dale Newman of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, November 3, 2024, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on August 1, 1946, in Redding, California, to the late Willie Marvin Newman and Susan Dorothy (Forben) Newman. He was 78 years old.
Wallace was a retired carpenter.
He is survived by his...
Herman Frank Verkamp
Nov 1, 2024
Herman Frank Verkamp of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Friday, November 1, 2024, at his home. He was born on September 4, 1935, in Charleston to the late Jerry Frank Verkamp and Regina Philomena (Gramlich) Verkamp. He was 89 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Dolores (Muehlegg) Verkamp; and two sisters, Sister Irene Verkamp...
Anthony Arland Dobson
Oct 28, 2024
Anthony Arland Dobson, who resided near Muldrow, Oklahoma, died Monday, October 28, 2024, at Baptist Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on November 4, 1964, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Troy Dobson and Mary Elizabeth (Gregory) Dobson. He was almost 60 years old.
Anthony was a maintenance man. He loved to deer hunt...
Marcia Dawn Hensley
Oct 27, 2024
Marcia Dawn Hensley, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, October 27, 2024, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on November 5, 1978, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, to Gerald Dean Philpott and Deborah Lynn (Maritt) Philpott. She was almost 46 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Gerald Dean Philpott.
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William Merton Aker, Jr.
Oct 24, 2024
William Merton Aker, Jr. of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on July 11, 1960, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to the late William Merton Aker, Sr. and Judith Elaine (Mullins) Aker. He was 64 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister,...
Cheryl Faye Martin
Oct 24, 2024
Cheryl Faye Martin, who resided near Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. She was born on the old home place near Branch, Arkansas, in Franklin County to Charles Franklin Shumate, Jr. and Deana Jessie "Jackie" (Jackson) Shumate. She was 74 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Carl Braskin Adair
Oct 23, 2024
Carl Braskin Adair of Branch, Arkansas, died Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at his home. He was born on October 13, 1957, in Booneville, Arkansas, to the late Louie Braskin Adair and Violet Lydamae (Churchill) Adair. He was 67 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; and four brothers, James, Johnny, Doyle, and Alonzo Adair.
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Jan Author Starks
Oct 22, 2024
Jan Arthur Starks of Spiro, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on March 24, 1954, in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, to Floyd Starks, Jr and Annabelle (Casetta) Stanchfield. He was 70 years old. He was preceded in death by his father.
He is survived by his...
Thelma Jean Spicer
Oct 22, 2024
Thelma Jean Spicer went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. She was born on July 1, 1948, in Paris, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Raymond Robert Vaughan and Thelma Irene (Askins) Vaughan. She was 76 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Earnest Vaughan and wife Eugenia;...
Joanne Steele
Oct 21, 2024
Letha Joanne Steele of Huntington, Arkansas, died Monday, October 21, 2024, at her home. She was born on May 11, 1955, in Mena, Arkansas, to Roy Bass, Jr. and Eula Mae (Dilbeck) Bass. She was 69 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Roy Bass, Jr.; a brother, Leroy Bass; and a grandson, Brandon Wilson.
...Sue Rausch
Oct 21, 2024
Wanda Sue Rausch, who resided near Ratcliff, Arkansas, died Monday, October 21, 2024, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston, Arkansas. She was born on March 24, 1927, in Sebastian County near Jenny Lind to the late Oliver Earl Phillips and Nona A. (Price) Phillips. She was 95 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,...
Brad Loughridge
Oct 17, 2024
Bradley Dean Loughridge who resided in Shady Point, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2024, in Charleston. He was born on January 13, 1978, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Dennis GeRay Loughridge and Sharon Kaye (Brown) Loughridge. He was 46 years old. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Silvy and Rosalea Brown and Roy and Frances Loughridge....
Tommy Kay Blevins
Oct 15, 2024
Tommy Kay Blevins of Cecil, Arkansas, passed away surrounded with family and friends Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at his home. He was born on February 17, 1950, in Fort Smith Arkansas, to the late Benjamin Thomas Blevins and Wilma Faye (Rodgers) Blevins. He was 74 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Benny...
Christy Deon Humble
Oct 15, 2024
Christy Deon Humble of Lamar, Arkansas, died Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on February 1, 1974, in Newport, Arkansas, to Roger Dale Qualls and Rosemary (Hancock) Qualls. She was 50 years old.
She is survived by her mother, Rosemary Holman; her father, Roger Dale Qualls; her children, Shelby...
Anna Rose Brown
Oct 14, 2024
Anna Rose Brown of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Monday, October 14, 2024, in Heart of Hospice Unit at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on May 7, 1953, in Paris, Arkansas, to the late Herman Frank Frederick and Angeline Marie (Willmann) Frederick. She was 71 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
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