Obituary Listing

Jul 30, 2024

Jess Carroll Collett, who resided near Cecil, Arkansas, died Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Pink Bud Nursing Center in Greenwood, Arkansas. He was born on December 1, 1937, near the Island Community in Sebastian County to the late Jess Collett and Aleen (Carroll) Collett. He was 86 years old.

Carroll was a high school graduate of Lavaca...

Jul 29, 2024

Judith Ann Hodson of Roland, Oklahoma, died Monday, July 29, 2024, at Sequoyah East Nursing Center in Roland. She was born on September 5, 1947, in Marion, Indiana, to the late Richard Collins and Barbara (Willis) Collins. She was 76 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Max Hodson; a granddaughter, Annetta Hodson;...

Jul 29, 2024

Francis Leegail Pettit of Antlers Oklahoma, died Monday, July 29, 2024, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on December 22, 1941, in Piedmont, Alabama, to the late Joseph Early and Hazel (Fletcher) Early. She was 82 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Carrol Pettit; two daughters, Patricia Pettit and Penny Pettit; and...

Jul 27, 2024

Amy Donelle Sheen of Van Buren, Arkansas, died Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on November 11, 1976, in Pinehurst, North Carolina. She was 47 years old. She was preceded in death by her mother, Rebecca.

She is survived by two daughters, Lexus Bush and Brittney Bush, both of Alma; three sons,...

Jul 26, 2024

Nancy Ann Herbert of Charleston, Arkansas, went onto the Lord Friday, July 26, 2024, at Mercy Fort Smith. She was born on October 31, 1931, in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Joseph Klos and Florence (Musher) Klos. She is preceded in death by  her husband of 33 years, Harry Frances Herbert, Sr.; her husband of three years, Hursell White...

Jul 25, 2024

Billy Clyde Noel of Charleston, Arkansas, died Thursday, July 25, 2024, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on May 9, 1932, in Bradsfordsville, Kentucky, to the late Elmer Noel and Ruby (Koons) Noel. He was 92 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 71 years, Louise (Hartley) Noel;...

Jul 24, 2024

Mellie Louise Hood, who resided near Paris, Arkansas, died Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on January 28, 1947, in Gideon, Missouri, to the late Willie Harmon Malding and Elsie Marie (Harper) Malding. She was 77 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 35 years, James Stephen Hood;...

Jul 21, 2024

Leroy Lutz of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Mercy Hospice in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on September 28, 1965, in Fort Smith to the late Wilson C. Lutz and Barbara June (Smith) Lutz. He was 58 years old.

Leroy loved fishing and deer hunting.

He is survived by...

Jul 16, 2024

Pam Marie Shelby of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on September 18, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Howard L. Humbles and Margaret C. (Strumbach) Humbles. She was 66 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a grandson, Morgan Nickell.

Jul 11, 2024

Billy Ambros "Bo" Newsom, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2024, at Fianna Hills Nursing & Rehab. Center in Fort Smith. He was born on June 14, 1940, in Magazine, Arkansas, to the late Jesie Marvin Newsom and Bertha Faye (Cravens) Newsom. He was 84 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; his...

Jul 9, 2024

Barbara Laverne Merry, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at Covington Court Health and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Smith. She was born on January 6, 1938, in Red Oak, Oklahoma, to the late Walter Lee Pass and Vinia Jewel (Kuykendall) Pass. She was 86 years old. She was preceded in death by her...

Jul 8, 2024

Donna Jean Kljajic of Charleston, Arkansas, died Monday, July 8, 2024, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. She was born on September 6, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Gene Clinton Ward and Bernice Lillian (Walta) Ward. She was 74 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Peter Kljajic; and a daughter,...

Jul 4, 2024

Elmer Alexander Gephart of Greenville, South Carolina, died Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville. He was born on December 26, 1963, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to the late Henry Samuel Gephart, Sr. and Reiko Ishikura Gephart. He was 60 years old.

One of seven children, Alex was born in Minnesota while...

Jul 4, 2024

Laverne Darlene Mayes, who resided near Charleston, Arkansas, died Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Mercy Hospice in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on March 22, 1939, in Lawton, Oklahoma. She was 85 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard Alexander Lemmon and Genevieve C. (Smith) Lemmon; a son, Jerry Van Dorsey, II; and a...

Jul 3, 2024

Gussie Lee Gann of Hackett, Arkansas, died Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on December 26, 1943, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late Richard Calvin Gann and Clara Leota (Eubanks) Gann. He was 80 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Tarica Clark; and three brothers,...

Jul 2, 2024

Arrangements are pending.

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Jul 2, 2024

Barbara Ann McHugh, who resided near Booneville, Arkansas, died Tuesday, July 2, 2024, near Greenwood, Arkansas. She was born on January 25, 1953, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Jerome McHugh. She was 71 years old.

Barbara was a retired ranch hand.

She is survived by her husband, Dean Kennedy.

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Jun 29, 2024

Sue Carol Hobbs, who resided near Lavaca, Arkansas, died Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Mercy Hospice in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on May 20, 1934, in Mulberry, Arkansas, to the late Perry Lee Johnson and Ruby Jewell (Tarpley) Johnson. She was 90 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 66 years,...

Jun 26, 2024

Clara Lee Fenwick of Lavaca, Arkansas, died Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at her home. She was born on January 18, 1941, in Ratcliff, Arkansas, to the late Admiral L. Sims and Mary L. (Collins) Sims. She was 83 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Joe Donald Fenwick; an infant brother, Daniel Leon Sims;...

Jun 25, 2024

Michael Ray Emery of Pocola, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at Mercy Hospice in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on April 4, 1956, in Eldorado, Illinois, to Fred Emery and Doris (Paris) Emery. He was 68 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Fred Emery, and a step-son, Jeffery Sides.

Mike was...