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Kathiron Sue Varnell
Nov 22, 2024
Kathiron Sue Varnell of Paris, Arkansas, died Friday, November 22, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on January 18, 1960, in San Joaquin Valley, California. She was 64 years old. She was preceded in death by her mother, Loretta Thompson; a son, Thomas Ray Jones; a sister, Carol Moore; and two brothers, Billy Don...
Ricky Armell Robins
Nov 17, 2024
Ricky Armell Robins of Lavaca, Arkansas, died Sunday, November 17, 2024, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was born on August 6, 1953, on Camp Chaffee near Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Bobby Joe Robins and Vieneda (Sharber) Robins. He was 71 years old.
Ricky lived in Chico, California from 1976 to 2020...
C.L. Dunn
Nov 16, 2024
Claude Lavern Dunn of Charleston, Arkansas, died Saturday, November 16, 2024, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. He was born on December 20, 1935, in the Lone Star Community near Greenwood to the late Paul Dunn and Mima L. (McCartney) Dunn. He was 88 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 57 years,...
Katherine Mclellan
Nov 14, 2024
Katherine Glynnten McLellan of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2024, at Finanna Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on November 4, 1938, to the late Macavoy Burke and Iris (Squires) Burke. She was 86 years old. She was preceded in the death by her parents.
Katherine was a Registered Nurse at Baylor...
Peggy Ann Mainer
Nov 14, 2024
Peggy Ann Mainer, who resided in the Coles Chapel Community, located south of Branch, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on January 5, 1939, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late Haroldine H. Hammond and Mary Ellen (Knight) Hammond. She was 85 years old. She was preceded in death...
Curtis Law
Nov 13, 2024
Joe Curtis Law of Charleston, Arkansas, died Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on May 14, 1960, in Carlsbad, New Mexico, to the late Joe T. Law and Barbara Ann (Gaulasha) Law. He was 64 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 33 years, Carolyn...
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;...
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