Obituary Listing

Jan 13, 2026

Chloe Marie Dymond, who resided near Cecil, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born on May 12, 2008, at San Luis Obispo, California, to Caleab Robert Dymond and Janessa Marie Jeske. She was 17 years old. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Bob Jeske.

Jan 13, 2026

Jacqueline Herdejurgen of Barling, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2026, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on December 28, 1976, in Bentonville, Arkansas, to the late Donald Roy Herdejurgen and Camilla (Koerner) Herdejurgen. She was 49 years old.

Jacqueline was a proud member of the Arbor Day Foundation.

She is survived by her...

Jan 12, 2026

Curtis Dwight Douglas of Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on April 17, 1946, in the Arbuckle Island Community near Lavaca, to the late Audie Douglas and Kathleen (Martin) Douglas. He was 79 years old.

Dwight was a 1964 graduate of Lavaca High School. He was a custodian...

Jan 12, 2026

Joy Lavonne Flynn, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on October 25, 1947, in Paris, Arkansas, to the late Chester Ray Kellogg and Mary Magdalene (Horne) Kellogg. She was 78 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Donal Wayne...

Jan 11, 2026

Bruce Earl Wiegand of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, January 11, 2026, in Fort Smith. He was born on December 30, 1934, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to the late Bruce Norman Wiegand and Vada Marie (McMasters) Wiegand. He was 91 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Gary Wiegand and James Wiegand; three brothers, William...

Jan 8, 2026

Bronson Edwin Andrews of Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2026, at his home. He was born on February 18, 1935, in Lavaca to the late W.E. Andrews and Lossie (Gantt) Andrews. He was 90 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 65 years, Patsy Ann (Floyd) Andrews; and a brother, Hershel...

Jan 5, 2026

Betty Ruth Gregory of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Monday, January 5, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on March 4, 1946, in Taft, California, to the late J.W. Hobbs and Letha Hobbs. She was 79 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents and several brothers and sisters.

Betty was...

Jan 2, 2026

Trudy Lynn Valentine age 63 of Paris, Arkansas, passed away Friday, January 2, 2026 at Heart of Hospice in Fort Smith, surrounded by love and comfort. She was born to Donald and Shirley Valentine on January 12, 1962 in Antioch, California. She is preceded in death by her father Donald Valentine, in addition to her maternal and paternal grandparents....

Jan 1, 2026

Mark Anthony Bell, II, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Thursday, January 1, 2026, in Fort Smith. He was born on February 25, 1977, to Mark Anthony Bell and Cindy (Cole) Bell. He was 48 years old. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lynn Bell; and a brother, David Joseph Bell.

Mark served in...

Jan 1, 2026

DeEvelyn Ray Bell, better known as Lynn, died Thursday, January 1, 2026, at her home. She was born on February 11, 1979, in Fort Worth Texas. She was 46 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mark Bell, II; a sister, Dayla Austin; her maternal grandparents, Charles and Doris Melton; and the daddy that raised her,...

Dec 31, 2025

Rayburn L "Ray" Johnson, passed away on December 31, 2025, after a long battle with diabetes. Ray was born in Manila, Arkansas on September 28, 1950 to Ruben and Ruby Johnson. 

Ray was a 1968 graduate from Nashville High School, in Nashville, Arkansas. He got his first 8 to 5 job from Mr. Bernie Creel at Western Auto on Main Street...

Dec 30, 2025

Linda Gail Lindsey, 77, of Paris, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at her home. She was born on January 11, 1948, in Purdy, Missouri, to the late Adam Strick and Susan (Malloy) Strick. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jimmy Ray Lindsey; a brother, Robert Gates; and her sisters, Teresa, Donna, and Lois....

Dec 29, 2025

Beverly Jean Macke of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Monday, December 29, 2025, at Heart of Hospice Unit in Fort Smith. She was born on November 28, 1954, in Fort Smith to the late Wade Ray Kelton and Doris Jean (Wallace) Kelton. She was 71 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Teresa Kelton;...

Dec 26, 2025

Perry Bob Johnson of Ratcliff, Arkansas, passed away Friday, December 26, 2025, at his home. He was born on July 25, 1941, in Lavaca, Arkansas, to the late Austin Junior Johnson and Beatrice (Newman) Johnson. He was 84 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Mark Allen Johnson; and an infant sister, Rebecca.

Dec 25, 2025

Kaylyn Jade Calhoun of Paris, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, December 25, 2025, near New Blaine, Arkansas, She was born on December 20, 2017, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to John Matt Calhoun and Katherine Jo Neumeier. She was 8 years old.

Kaylyn was a second-grade student at Scranton Elementary School in Scranton, will be remembered for the extraordinary...

Dec 24, 2025

Gregory Joseph Donahoe, age 50, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on November 25, 1975, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and lived a life marked by warmth, humor, and an unmistakable personality that left a lasting impression on everyone he met.

As a child, Greg was curious,...

Dec 23, 2025

Debra Ann Hemphill of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2025, at her home. She was born on March 5, 1953, in Fort Worth, Texas, to the late Robert Franklin Rowe, Sr. and Georgia Wilma (Jay) Rowe. She was 72 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her two husbands, Dale Blythe and Butch Hemphill;...

Dec 23, 2025

Lola Mae (Corley) Jones, 79, of Paris, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at her home. She was born in Paris on August 15, 1946, to the late Doug Kinney and Ola Mae (Kuykendall) Kinney. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gene Jones and late husband, Don Corley; a brother, James Edward Kinney; and...

Dec 21, 2025

Michael Edward Rice of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025, at Heart of Hospice Unit in Fort Smith. He was born on March 27,1954, in Fort Smith to the late Herman Grady Rice and Neta Genelle (Thomas) Rice. He was 71 years old.

Mike was owner and operator of The Beer Garden in Fort...

Dec 19, 2025

Zelda Mae Gilbreath of Caulksville, Arkansas, passed away Friday, December 19, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was born on August 20, 1942, in Paris, Arkansas, to the late Alva Ray Lovelace and Minnie Ann (Keith) Lovelace. She was 83 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Teresa Davenport; five brothers; and...