Tommy Reed
Jan 7, 2023
Leland Thomas Reed, who resided near Lavaca, Arkansas, died Saturday, January 7, 2023, at his home. He was born on May 2, 1939, to the late Lester James Williams Reed and Lucy Mae (Masterson) Reed. He was 83 years old. He was preceded in death by a son, Dwayne Reed and a grandchild, Kierston Kopec.
Tommy was...
Franky Dale Cook
Jan 6, 2023
Franky Dale Cook, who resided near Charleston, Arkansas, died Friday, January 6, 2023, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on March 23, 1948, in Charleston, and was the middle of nine children, to the late O.E. Cook and Irene (Brewer) Cook. He was 74 years old. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter,...
Betty Gailene Adams
Jan 3, 2023
Betty Gailene Adams of Lavaca, Arkansas, died Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on September 5, 1972, in Ozark, Arkansas, to the late James Williams and Jonnie L. (Douglas) Williams. She was 50 years old. She was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Williams.
A family-held memorial graveside...
Shirley Mae Griffith
Jan 1, 2023
Shirley Mae Griffith of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, January 1, 2023, at her home. She was born on December 21, 1937, in Keeseville, New York, to the late Charles LaBounty and Katherine (LaMere) LaBounty. She was 85 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Griffith; and two sons, Jimmy Minyard and Alan Lee Minyard....
Bobbie Jean Azlin
Dec 31, 2022
Bobbie Jean Azlin, who resided near Magazine, Arkansas, died Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Paris Health & Rehab Center in Paris, Arkansas. She was born on December 20, 1929, in the Roseville Community in Logan County, Arkansas, to the late James Vernon Harper and Opal (Parker) Harper. She was 93 years old. She was preceded in death by her...
George Michael Spilman
Dec 31, 2022
George Michael Spilman of Colorado, died Saturday, December 31, 2022, at The Blossoms Nursing Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on December 21, 1943, in Denver, Colorado, to the late George W. Spilman and Lou Elva (Sappington) Spilman. He was 79 years old.
George was considered one of the last real cowboys and was also...
Rebecca Hiatt
Dec 28, 2022
Mary Rebecca Hiatt of Charleston, Arkansas, died Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on November 22, 1931, in Dardanelle, Arkansas, to the late Rube Powers and Cornelia (McConnell) Powers. She was 91 years old.
For several years, Rebecca was a Home Economics teacher at Charleston Public Schools and...
Jimmy Dale Tippit
Dec 26, 2022
Jimmy Dale Tippit, who resided near Subiaco, Arkansas, died Monday, December 26, 2022, at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born on January 23, 1948, in Hilo, Hawaii, to the late George Tippit and Louise M. (Pung) Tippit. He was 74 years old. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jackie Tippit; and a granddaughter, Hannah Schluterman....
Virgil Truman Odell
Dec 25, 2022
Virgil Truman Odell, who resided near Spiro, Oklahoma, died Sunday, December 25, 2022, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on February 4, 1949, in Bokoshe, Oklahoma, to the late Lee Odell and Jesse (Huckaba) Odell. He was 74 years old.
Virgil worked in maintenance for Coleman Camping in Pocola and was an...
Ronny Lee Walker Jr.
Dec 25, 2022
Ronny Lee Walker, Jr., who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, December 25, 2022.  He was born on July 25, 1976, in Ozark, Arkansas. He was 46 years old.
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 4th at Hickory Grove Cemetery, located in the St. Louis Valley Community near Midway, under the...
Nancy Gail Bates
Dec 24, 2022
Nancy Gail Bates, who resided in Alma, Arkansas, died Saturday, December 24, 2022, at Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Arkansas. She was born on March 18, 1956, in Roland, Oklahoma, to the late Don Richard Brown, Sr. and Donna Lee (Freeman) Brown. She was 66 years old. She was preceded in death by a son, Paul Ball.
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Paul Dean Limberg
Dec 23, 2022
Paul Dean Limberg of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Friday, December 23, 2022, at his home. He was born on April 2, 1964, in Van Buren, Arkansas, to the late Rudolph Henry Limberg, Jr. and Hazel M. (Workman) Limberg. He was 58 years old.
He is survived by a sister, Donna Ibison of Van Buren; and two brothers,...
Kennith Ray Hill
Dec 20, 2022
Kennith Ray Hill, who resided near Kibler in Crawford County, died Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at his home. He was born on July 6, 1948, in Hollister, California. He was 74 years old. He was preceded in death by his mother, Flora Alice Hill.
For several years, Ken remodeled homes for a living and was an avid...
Bobby Jean Driscoll
Dec 19, 2022
Bobby Jean Driscoll of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, at Willard Walker Hospice Facility in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born on March 26, 1930, in Keota, Oklahoma, to the late Carl Willhite and Flora (Brooks) Willhite. She was 92 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, J.V. Driscoll; a...
Myrtle Nellie Kitching
Dec 19, 2022
Myrtle Nellie Kitching of Charleston, Arkansas, died Monday, December 19, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on April 9, 1950, in Sacramento, California, to the late William Franklin Lukins and Ethel Mae (Anderson) Lukins. She was 72 years old.
Myrtle was a homemaker.
She is survived by two daughters, Tonya...
Hubert John Shaw
Dec 18, 2022
Hubert John Shaw, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, died Sunday, December 18, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on June 20, 1950, in Carrollton, Illinois, to the late James Shaw and Patsy Woods Shaw. He was 72 years old.
Hubert was a self-employed landscaper.
He is survived by his son...
Patrick Roy Pursel
Dec 18, 2022
Patrick Roy Pursel, Sr., of Arkoma, Oklahoma, passed away on December 18, 2022, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was 74 years old.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Margie; three sons, Patrick Jr., Robert, and John; his daughter, Kelsey. Mr. Pursel was born on September 18, 1948, in Medford, Oregon....
Billy Mont Bowen
Dec 16, 2022
Billy Mont Bowen of Charleston, Arkansas, died Friday, December 16, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on February 26, 1933, in the Bloomer Community in Sebastian County near Charleston to the late Luther L. Bowen and Pearl (Brotherton) Bowen. He was 89 years old. He was preceded in death by his wife and mother...
Marie Caldwell
Dec 14, 2022
Mary Jo Marie Caldwell, who resided near Paris, Arkansas, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Paris. She was born on August 27, 1968, to the late Jimmy Dale Campbell and Patsy Ruth (Wagstaff) Caldwell. She was 54 years old. She was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Weeks.
Marie is survived by three...
Robert Perry Bates
Dec 14, 2022
Robert Perry Bates, who resided in the Gray Rock Community near Paris, Arkansas, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on November 24, 1946, in Paris to the late Perry Bates and Flora Ann (Simpson) Bates. He was 76 years old. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Leonard Bates...
