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Bennie Steve Roberts, Jr.

Bennie Steve Roberts, Jr.

Apr 21, 2024

Bennie Steve Roberts, Jr. of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, April 21, 2024, at his home. He was born on January 26, 1964, in Marks, Mississippi, to the late Bennie Steve Roberts, Sr. and Janice Virginia (McGregor) Roberts. He was 60 years old.

Bennie was a welder.

He is survived by his wife of 37...

Virginia Louise White

Virginia Louise White

Apr 21, 2024

Virginia Louise White of Hackett, Arkansas, died Sunday, April 21, 2024, at her home. She was born on July 15, 1938, in Cecil, Arkansas, to the late Marvin Smith Price and Ruth Agusta (Evans) Price. She was 85 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 59 years, Earl Ray White; her son, Kevin...

Alice Maybeline Owen

Alice Maybeline Owen

Apr 19, 2024

Alice Maybeline Owen of Paris, Arkansas, died Friday, April 19, 2024, at Paris Health & Rehab Center. She was born on September 4, 1932, in the Prairie View Community near Scranton, Arkansas, to the late Jode Caldwell and Lizzie (Jarnigan) Caldwell. She was 91 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gayle Owen; four...

Paul Sanderson Carruth

Paul Sanderson Carruth

Apr 18, 2024

Paul Sanderson Carruth, 90, passed away on  April 18, 2024, at Grand Brook Memory Care in Rogers, Arkansas. He was born on December 24, 1933, in Camden, Arkansas, to Shelley Sanderson and Paul Fealey Carruth.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Leanna; stepson, Jeffrey Matten; brother Col. George Alexander Carruth, US Army (ret.); his parents,...

Roger Lee Vancleave

Roger Lee Vancleave

Apr 16, 2024

Roger Lee VanCleave, who resided near Charleston, Arkansas, died Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at his home. He was born on July 29, 1951, in Charleston to the late Wallace Nathaniel "Hank" VanCleave and Audra Faye (Williams) VanCleave. He was 72 years old. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Susan VanCleave, and a sister, Virginia Brashears.

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Betty Joan Ramsey

Betty Joan Ramsey

Apr 15, 2024

Betty Joan Ramsey of Charleston, Arkansas, died Monday, April 15, 2024, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. She was born on October 2, 1935, in Larned, Kansas, to the late Burt Studivan and Ollie Mae (Simmons) Studivan. She was 88 years old.

Betty was a 1953 graduate of County Line High School. She was a retired seamstress...

Paula Ann Moore

Paula Ann Moore

Apr 9, 2024

Paula Ann Moore of Fort Smith, Arkansas, formerly of Charleston, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at her home. She was born on March 14, 1958, in Arroyo Grande, California, to Billy Ray Moore and Ethel (Weathers) Moore. She was 66 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Billy Ray Moore and her daughter, Melissa Hall....

Dawn Kristine Geissinger

Dawn Kristine Geissinger

Apr 8, 2024

Dawn Kristine Geissinger, who resided near Lavaca, Arkansas, died Monday, April 8, 2024, near Waldron, Arkansas, from a motorcycle accident. She was born on July 6, 2004, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, to Earl Landes Geissinger and Wendy Jo (Moyer) Geissinger. She was 19 years old. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Isaac and Edna Geissinger, and her...

Donna Kathleen Baker

Donna Kathleen Baker

Apr 7, 2024

Donna Kathleen Baker, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, April 7, 2024, near Charleston, Arkansas. She was born on September 20, 1962, in Norfolk, Virginia. She was 61 years old. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Candace Brewton.

She is survived by her son, Scott Cressey of Fort Smith; her daughter, Colette Cressey...

Billie Jean Douglas

Billie Jean Douglas

Apr 6, 2024

Billie Jean Douglas of Charleston, Arkansas, died Saturday, April 6, 2024, at her home. She was born on July 30, 1943, at the Bollinger Hospital in Charleston to the late Ambros Richard Williams and Carmon Mae (Milam) Williams. She was 80 years old.

For several years in California, Billie worked for Jade Control as Quality Assurance Inspector....

Peggy Carolyn Friesen

Peggy Carolyn Friesen

Apr 5, 2024

Peggy Carolyn Friesen, who resided near Paris, Arkansas, passed away, Friday, April 5, 2024, at her home. She was born on September 16, 1940, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to the late Charles Robert Dennis and Daisy Opal (Canaday) Dennis. She was 83 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Tommie Friesen.

The...

Zeta Evelina Smith

Zeta Evelina Smith

Apr 4, 2024

Zeta Evelina Smith, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024, at Heart of Hospice Inpatient Unit at Baptist Health in Fort Smith. She was born on August 20, 1939, in the Arbuckle Island Community in Sebastian County to the late Zenith House and Delilia (Hobbs) House. She was 84 years old. She was preceded...

Mike Arnold

Mike Arnold

Apr 3, 2024

Robert Michael Arnold of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at Covington Court Health & Rehab Center in Fort Smith. Mike was born on May 27, 1958, in Union City, Tennessee, to Robert Horton Arnold and Marie (Ballinger) Arnold. He was 65 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert H. Arnold

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James W. Raible

James W. Raible

Apr 1, 2024

Lt. Col. (Ret) James W. Raible was born on August 14, 1933, in Prairie View, Arkansas, to the late Alois L. and Anna Marie (Kremers) Raible, and departed this life on April 1, 2024, in Charleston, Arkansas. He was 90 years old. He was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Carolyn Mary (Moffett) Raible; one son,...

Infant Lynlee James Moore

Infant Lynlee James Moore

Apr 1, 2024

Infant Lynlee James Moore passed away Monday, April 1, 2024, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Jim Moore.

She is survived by her parents, Chris and Devon Moore; a brother, Abel Moore; a sister, Chrisalin Moore; and a brother, Dax Moore; her paternal grandmother, Denise Moore; her...

Rosendo (Julio) Cruz Galvez

Rosendo (Julio) Cruz Galvez

Mar 31, 2024

Rosendo Cruz (Julio) Galvez of Branch, Arkansas, died Sunday, March 31, 2024, at his home. He was born on March 1, 1962, in Cuba. He was 62 years old. He was preceded in death by his wife, Glena, who passed away in 2007.

Julio, also known as "Crazy Cuban", worked several years for Correll, Inc. in Charleston,...

Leon Meyer

Leon Meyer

Mar 30, 2024

Robert Leon Meyer of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2024, at his home. He was born on January 12, 1947, in Fort Smith to the late Hiram B. Meyer and Rose Henrietta (Toon) Meyer. He was 77 years old.

Leon was a Corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He was...

John Manuel Shiflett

John Manuel Shiflett

Mar 29, 2024

John Manuel Shiflett, who resided in Hartford, Arkansas, died Friday, March 29, 2024, in Hartford. He was born on August 22, 1940, in Poteau, Oklahoma, to the late Fred Alton Shiflett and Pauline (Hurt) Shiflett. He was 83 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Shirley, Bessie and Freddie; and a brother, James.

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Sherma Ruth Granger

Sherma Ruth Granger

Mar 27, 2024

Sherma Ruth Granger of Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Mercy in Fort Smith. She was born on October 10, 1944, in Fort Smith to the late Sherman Charles Granger and Ora Ruth (Perry) Granger. She was 79 years old.

Sherma graduated from Lavaca High School and Arkansas Tech University, where she played basketball....

Danny Lawrence Mccarroll

Danny Lawrence Mccarroll

Mar 27, 2024

Danny Lawrence McCarroll of Greenwood, Arkansas, died Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Heart of Hospice Inpatient Unit at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on January 3, 1951, in Paragould, Arkansas, to the late Lawrence McCarroll and Iva Lee (Adams) McCarroll. He was 73 years old.

Danny was a retired loan officer in the...

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