Obituary Listing

Oct 24, 2022

Michael Patton Walker, who resided in Poteau, Oklahoma, died Monday, October 24, 2022, at his home. He was born on August 31, 1942, in Shady Point, Oklahoma, to the late Bill Arnold Ernest Walker and Ocie Bell (Harris) Walker.. He was 80 years old.

Michael worked in construction. He was an U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran and...

Oct 23, 2022

David Sidney Smith of Lavaca, Arkansas, died Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on September 5, 1946, in San Diego, California, to the late Reginald Owens Smith and Madelen Oliver Smith. He was 76 years old. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Bruce and Mark, and a sister, Laurelle....

Oct 23, 2022

Robert Arthur Blair, who resided in Van Buren, Arkansas, died Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on August 26, 1939, in Pasadena, Texas, to the late George Henry Blair and Evelyn Ann (Lawrence) Blair. He was 83 years old. He was preceded in death by a sister, Bonnie Blair.

Oct 21, 2022

Darrell Eugene Wade, who resided in Booneville, Arkansas, died Friday, October 21, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on May 15, 1937, in Montpelier, Ohio, to the late Charles Franklin Wade and Esther Pauline Malkermine Wade. He was 85 years old.

Darrell was a retired lineman for forty years.

He is...

Oct 19, 2022

Johnny Dean Ketcheside, who resided in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, October 19, 2022, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on October 6, 1966, in Lawton, Oklahoma, to John Ernest Ketcheside and Jodie Dean (McHam) Ketcheside. He was 56 years old. He was preceded in death by his mother, Jodie Lupp.

He is survived by his...

Oct 19, 2022

Lois Lorene Mullen, who resided near Chester, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, October 19, 2022, near her home in Crawford County. She was born on May 31, 1942, in Tell, Texas, to the late James Spencer Richardson and Lorene (O'Daniel) Richardson. She was 80 years old. She was preceded in death by a brother, James Edward Richardson.

For...

Oct 19, 2022

Sheila Kay Geren, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at her home. She was born on August 2, 1950, in Fort Smith to the late Lloyd Eugene McFall and Bettye Sue (Williams) McFall. She was 72 years old. She was preceded in death by her sister, Beverly Moon.

Sheila was a retired...

Oct 17, 2022

Matthew Wesley Powell, who resided near Charleston, Arkansas, died Monday, October 17, 2022, at his home. He was born on October 15, 1966, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Michael E. Powell and Mary Alice (Foster) Powell. He was 56 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Michael E. Powell, and a brother, Tracy Powell.

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Oct 16, 2022

Gary Lynn Kuykendall, who resided in Etna, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022, in Charleston. He was born on July 5, 1944, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late Floyd Hardy Kuykendall and Clara Cleora (Wilson) Kuykendall. He was 78 years old. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Bryan Adam Biggs.

Gary was a 1962...

Oct 15, 2022

Robert Lee Williams, formerly of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on May 21, 1943, in Lavaca to the late James E. Williams and Jonnie (Douglas) Williams. He was 79 years old. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gay Williams.

He was an employee of...

Oct 14, 2022

Gaylon Joyce Hice, who resided in the Cox Valley Community near Magazine, Arkansas, died Friday, October 14, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on January 20, 1946, in Logan County near Magazine to the late Willard Odell Downs and Charlene (Bynum) Downs. She was 76 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband...

Oct 14, 2022

Connie L. Paris, who resided in Porum, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, October 14, 2022, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born February 21, 1941, in Kansas City, Missouri, to the late Earl E. and Doris M (McBee) Paris. She was 81 years old.

She is survived by her daughter, Darath R. Smith of...

Oct 12, 2022

Lamona Jean Bruton, who resided in Cedarville, Arkansas, died Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on May 31, 1958, in San Pablo, California, to the late Warren Wooten and Edna Olene (Sanders) Wooten. She was 64 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Bruton.

Jeannie was...

Oct 10, 2022

Johnny Brian Lyons, who resided in Booneville, Arkansas, passed away Monday, October 10, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on December 2, 1971, in Garden City, Kansas, to Michael T. Lyons and Connie E. (Bowman) Lyons. He was 50 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, and a sister, Julie Lyons....

Oct 7, 2022

Ruth I Gabriel, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022, in Charleston. She was born March 14, 1924, in Brookings, South Dakota, to the late Ingvald C. and Ida (Steen) Hanson on the farm homesteaded by her grandfather. She was 98 years old.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Ervin and...

Oct 4, 2022

Federico Zavala, who resided in Poteau, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at Crawford Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Van Buren, Arkansas. He was born on September 10, 1944, in Laredo, Texas, to the late Alfredo Zavala and Nazaria (Gutierrez) Zavala. He was 78 years old. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Alex Zavala and Joe Zavala; and...

Oct 3, 2022

Andrew Jesse Wooley, who resided in Waldron, Arkansas, passed away Monday, October 3, 2022, at his home. He was born on December 14, 1979, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to the late Billie Harold Wooley and Susan Kay (Henry) Wooley. He was 42 years old.

Andrew served in the U.S. Navy.

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Oct 3, 2022

Patsy Laura (Ward) Raible, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Monday, October 3, 2022, in Charleston. She was born on December 20, 1937, in Charleston to the late John Ward and Pauline (Hamilton) Ward. She was 84 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Raible; two sisters, Judy Brotherton and Carolyn Ward; and a...

Oct 1, 2022

Charles Danny Davis, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2022, in his home. He was born on February 11, 1946, in Vivian, Louisiana, to the late Clarence Danny Davis and Thelma Lucille (Wiggins) Davis. He was 76 years old.

Danny was retired from Exxon oil and gas company. He loved fishing, hunting, and...

Sep 28, 2022

R. Allan Sandell of Subiaco, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Paris, Arkansas. He was born on December 26, 1940, in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, to the late Carl Sandell and Edna (Hilgorf) Sandell. He was 81 years old.

Allan served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant commander. He was owner...