Dianna Lee Engstrom
May 28, 2024
Dianna Lee Engstrom, 71, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away suddenly on May 26, 2024. Dianna was born on March 4, 1953, in Sumter, South Carolina, to Edwin and Florence Stoltz. Because Edwin was a pilot in the Air Force, Dianna spent her first 18 years living in many different places, including a few years in Germany and her...
Quincy Dee Cantrell
May 26, 2024
Quincy Dee Cantrell, age 83, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2024, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. He was born on January 12, 1941, in Leach, Oklahoma, to the late Cecil Shady Cantrell and Hazel Ava Potter Cantrell. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Quincy graduated from Colcord Oklahoma Public School in 1959. After high...
Laura Ann Newkirk
May 26, 2024
Laura Ann (Thomas) Newkirk of Flippin, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2024, at her home. She was born on March 19, 1980, in Springdale, Arkansas, to the late Ralph Leon Thomas and Betsy (Robinson) Thomas. She was 44 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Sherry Thomas; and two brothers, Ralph Thomas, Jr...
Pamela Orene Henry
May 24, 2024
Pamela Orene Henry of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Friday, May 24, 2024, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on August 28, 1953, in Lynwood, California, to the late Neal H. Hart and Grace Florence Mitchell Hart. She was 71 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a sister, Charlotte Hollis.
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Jackie Wayne Morris
May 23, 2024
Jackie Wayne Morris of Paris, Arkansas, died Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Mercy Hospital, Paris, Arkansas. He was born on July 21, 1934, in Norphlet, Arkansas, to the late W. C. and Myrtle (Burson) Morris. He was 89 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a son, Brad Morris; a daughter, Annette Morris;.two grandchildren,...
Aaron Payton
May 23, 2024
Aaron Joe Payton of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2024, at his home. He was born on June 2, 1971 to the late Marvin Joe Payton and Nancy Jo (Whitman) Payton. He was 52 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Aaron was kind hearted and a dependable guy. He was...
Jacqueline R Rayburn
May 22, 2024
Jacqueline R. Rayburn of Russellville, Arkansas, died Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in St. Mary's Hospital in Russellville, Arkansas. She was born on May 13, 1953, in Ozark to the late Hugh Forbus and Ruby (Kirby) Forbus. She was 71 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, David Rayburn; a sister Mary Crone; and a...
Sue Neissl
May 21, 2024
Sue Neissl of Charleston, Arkansas, died Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Heart of Hospice Unit at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on August 4, 1926, in Charleston to the late Everett Lee Buckner and Lettie (Patterson) Buckner. She was 97 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her step-father, Leo Gilsinger;...
Vicki Diane Campbell
May 21, 2024
Vicki Diane Campbell of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in her home in Fort Smith. She was born on June 22, 1959, in Fort Smith to Jack Campbell and Garnett (Evans) Chapman. She was 64 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Joe Campbell.
Vicki was a waitress...
Norma Adele Woodside-Barber
May 20, 2024
Norma A. Woodside Barber passed away Monday, May 20, 2024, at Mercy Hospice in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was 100 years old. She was born Norma A. Thompson in a farmhouse on May 17, 1924, in Edmond, Oklahoma, to the late Harry and Gladys (Brown) Thompson. Her grandfather made the Land Run into Oklahoma in 1889.  Her grandparents homesteaded...
Hilary Anthony Kahler
May 19, 2024
Hilary Anthony Kahler of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, May 19, 2024, at his residence. He was born on April 26, 1952, in Joliet, Illinois, to the late Harry John Kahler and Helen Sarah (Kochalska) Kahler. He was 72 years old.
Hilary was a Vietnam War veteran serving in the U.S. Air Force. He worked in electronics....
Tammi Lois Moran
May 17, 2024
Tammi Lois Moran of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Friday, May 17, 2024, at Mercy Hospice in Fort Smith. She was born on September 19, 1963, in Fort Smith to Hester Brown and Linda Josephine (Martin) Brown. She was 60 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Hester Brown.
Tammi was a caregiver.
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Jo Ann Crossland
May 14, 2024
Jo Ann Crossland of Booneville, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at Paris Health and Rehabilitation. She was born on September 2, 1939, in Warner, Oklahoma, to the late Dudley Logan and Margaret (Goodman) Webster. She was 84 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, William Crossland, Jr.
Jo Ann...
Sherry Ann Collins
May 12, 2024
Sherry Ann Collins Amundsen of Central City, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Branson, Missouri. She was born in Paris, Arkansas, to the late Earl Dee Rackley and Vandy Ruth (Brewer) Rackley. She was 59 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, John Paul Rackley; two grandmothers, Mattie Mae (Carroll) Brewer and...
Steven Lee Colley, Jr.
May 11, 2024
Steven Lee Colley, Jr. of Muldrow, Oklahoma, died Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on May 23, 1974, in Fort Rucker, Alabama, to Steven Lee Colley and Lena Jo (Allbough) Colley. He was 49 years old. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lena Jo.
He is...
Debra Lynn Bauer
May 10, 2024
Debra Lynn Bauer of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Friday, May 10, 2024, in Heart of Hospice Unit at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on September 9, 1965, in Santa Rosa, California, to the late Arnold Thomas Lowder and Patricia (Maki) Lowder. She was 58 years old.
For several years, Debra was a caregiver....
Tommie Allyne Brophy
May 10, 2024
Tommie Allyne Brophy of Charleston, Arkansas, died Friday, May 10, 2024, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. She was born on April 10, 1932, near Branch, Arkansas, to the late Jeptha Evans Taylor and Dess Elizabeth (Stubblefield) Taylor. She was 92 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Michael Brophy; a daughter, Deborah Chambers;...
Michael Dean Davidson
May 9, 2024
Michael Dean Davidson, who resided near Ozark, Arkansas, died Thursday, May 9, 2024. He was born on November 6, 1957, in Wichita, Kansas, to the late Walter Edward Davidson and Roberta (Gleason) Davidson. He was 66 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Janet Bynum.
Michael was an U.S. Navy veteran....
Joanne Elizabeth Porter
May 1, 2024
Joanne E. Porter, age 85, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2024, after a long battle with Alzheimers. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, and friend who will be deeply missed by all who knew her.
Joanne Elizabeth Klug was born on February 1, 1939, in Chicago, Illinois, where she spent her formative years. She went...
Donald Lee Coget
Apr 30, 2024
Donald Lee Coget, who resided near Paris, Arkansas, died Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at his home. He was born on May 1, 1938, in Harrisburg, Illinois, to the late Louis Coget and Vivian (Day) Coget. He passed away one day short of his 86th birthday. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Donald Louis Coget; and...
