Billy "Bo" Ambros Newsom
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...
Barbara Laverne Merry
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...
Donna Jean Kljajic
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,...
Alex Gephart
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...
L. Darlene Mayes
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...
Gus Gann
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,...
Barbara Ann Mchugh
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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Sue Carol Hobbs
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,...
Clara Lee Fenwick
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;...
Michael Ray Emery
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...
John Henry Massey, Jr.
Jun 25, 2024
John Henry Massey, Jr., who grew up in Mansfield, Arkansas, died Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at Paris Health & Rehab Center in Paris, Arkansas. He was born on April 8, 1974, in St. Louis, Missouri, to John Henry Massey, Sr. and Rita Mae (McIntyre) Massey. He was 50 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, John...
Bobby Gene Morris
Jun 23, 2024
Bobby Gene Morris of Van Buren, Arkansas, died Sunday, June 23, 2024, at his home. He was born on July 6, 1942, near Lavaca, Arkansas, to the late Eugene Morris and Gladys Floyd Morris. He was 81 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Janice (Dunn) Morris; a son, Terry Morris; and two daughters,Tammy...
Sharon Kaye Mendenhall
Jun 22, 2024
Sharon Kaye Mendenhall of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Saturday, June 22, 2024, in Fort Smith. She was born on February 12, 1947, in Fort Smith to the late John Dee Grubb and Hester Mae (Neuhart) Grubb. She was 77 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles D. Mendenhall; a sister, Debbie Crawford; and...
Thomas "Mike" Koch
Jun 20, 2024
Thomas Michael Koch of Paris, Arkansas, died Thursday, June 20, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on October 28, 1954, in Fort Smith to the late Henry John Koch and Wilma Pauline (Gabbard) Koch. He was 69 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Dee Ann Moore.
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Kenny Foster
Jun 20, 2024
Kenneth Dale Foster, who resided near New Blaine, Arkansas, died Thursday, June 20, 2024, at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born on October 19, 1958, in Russellville, Arkansas, to John James Foster and Catherine A. (Caviness) Foster. He was 65 years old. He was preceded in death by his father; an infant brother, Jimmy; and brother, Joel...
Cassandra Marie Hawkins
Jun 19, 2024
Cassandra Marie Hawkins of Van Buren, Arkansas, died Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on December 18, 1979, in Fort Smith to Ronald Joseph Hawkins and Teresa Lynn (Ledford) Hawkins. She was 44 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald Joseph Hawkins.
A memorial...
Joey Sam Schoggins
Jun 18, 2024
Joey Sam Schoggins of Arkoma, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on October 1, 1964, in McAlester, Oklahoma, to the late Floyd Charles Schoggins and Sammie Carol Fannin Schoggins. He was 59 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Carolyn Bell Pinkney; and...
Wanda Mclellan
Jun 18, 2024
Audra Wanda McLellan of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at Brookfield Assisted Living in Fort Smith. She was born on November 13, 1923, in Fort Smith to the late O.R. Stewart and Gladys Beatrice Efurd Stewart. She was 100 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Warren Earnest McLellan; a son,...
Don Rice
Jun 17, 2024
Donald Edward Rice of Charleston, Arkansas, died Monday, June 17, 2024, at his home. He was born on June 3, 1941, in the Vesta Community near Charleston to the late Clyde Edward Rice and Ethel Harrison Rice. He was 83 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 42 years, Judy Gayle (Williams) Rice;...
