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Edlen Ray Applegate
Jun 24, 2022
Edlen Ray Applegate, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022, at his home. He was born on June 14, 1967, in Ozark, Arkansas, to Theodore Applegate and Mary Frances (McLaughlin) Applegate. He was 55 years old.
Edlen retired from the U.S. AIR FORCE-ANGUS.
A memorial graveside service, with full military...
Angela Renea Unangst
Jun 21, 2022
Angela Renea Unangst, who resided in Roland, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on December 14, 1983, in Fort Smith to Wendell Lewis Cannon and Angela Michelle (Freeman) Cannon. She was 38 years old. She was preceded in death by her mother, Angela Michelle Cannon.
Angela...
Bruce Case
Jun 20, 2022
David Bruce Case of Branch, Arkansas, died Monday, June 20, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on June 17, 1965, in Paris, Arkansas, to the late Roscoe Edward Case and Mary Jo (Bales) Case. He was 57 years old. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jerry Case and Benny Case, and a sister,...
Donald Nordike Gordon
Jun 20, 2022
Donald Nordike Gordon of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Monday, June 20, 2022, at his home. He was born on June 1, 1944, in Pataskala, Ohio, to the late Clinton Gordon and Sally M. (Wright) Gordon. He was 78 years old.
Donald worked many in years in the concrete construction business and served in the U.S. Navy during...
Barbara Jean Plunkett
Jun 19, 2022
Barbara Jean Plunkett of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, June 19, 2022, at Select Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on December 21, 1939, in Charleston to the late Otis Lee Nunnelee and Ethel (St. Clair) Nunnelee. She was 82 years old.
Barbara was a retired inspector for 29 years at Planters Peanuts in Fort Smith,...
Joe Buford Rector
Jun 14, 2022
Joe Buford Rector, who resided in Booneville, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at Mercy in Booneville. He was born on January 2, 1960, in Fort Smith to the late James Crockett Rector and Golda Mae (Marshall) Rector. He was 62 years old.
He is survived by a son, Johnathan Rector of Ozark; a daughter, Jodi...
Clyde Nathaniel Booth
Jun 13, 2022
Clyde Nathaniel Booth, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Monday, June 13, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on September 10, 1942, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late John Whitsett Booth and Verda Edith (Biggs) Booth. He was 79 years old. He was preceded in death by a brother, Frank Booth.
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Christina Maureen Graham
Jun 13, 2022
Christina Maureen Graham, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Monday, June 13, 2022, in Fort Smith. She was born on November 24, 1962, in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, to the late William Christopher Graham and Helen Ruth (Fiddler) Graham. She was 59 years old.
Christina was a truck driver.
The family will hold a memorial...
Verna Kay Wagner
Jun 12, 2022
Verna Kay Wagner, who resided in Cameron, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022, in her home. She was born on July 14, 1954, in Poteau, Oklahoma to the late Harvey McClain and Velma McClain. She was 67 years old.
She was a retired factory worker at Whirlpool.
Verna is survived by her husband, Dennis...
David Samuel Carson
Jun 10, 2022
David Samuel Carson, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022, at his home. He was born on January 20, 1955, in Fort Smith to the late Virgil and Pauline (Mason) Carson. He was 67 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Debra Baty.
Naomi Hawkins
Jun 8, 2022
Naomi Ruth Hawkins, who resided in Branch, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2022, in Fort Smith. She was born March 8, 1947, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late William O Hawkins and Sallie Inez Reynolds Hawkins. She was 75 years old. She is preceded in death by her sister, Betty Mainer.
Naomi received a Bachelor's Degree...
Ronald Melvin Keezer, Ii
Jun 7, 2022
Ronald Melvin Keezer, II, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Paris. He was born on June 7, 1968, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, to Ronald Melvin Keezer and Jinnie Ann (MacLeod) Keezer. He was 54 years old. Â He was preceded in death by his father, Ronald Melvin Keezer.
A memorial...
Nancy Ruth Gust
Jun 5, 2022
Nancy Ruth Gust, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, June 5, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on February 28, 1942, in Westfield, Massachusetts, to the late William Wildman and Ruth (Otis) Wildman. She was 80 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Gust.
Nancy was a...
Linda Diane Durham
Jun 5, 2022
Linda Diane Durham, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022, at Baptist Health in Fort Smith. She was born on February 5, 1945, in Charleston, Arkansas to the late B. F. Inklebarger and Ruby (Lovell) Inklebarger. She was 77 years old. She was preceded in death by a son, Steve.
She was a...
Suzanne Michelle Cossey
Jun 5, 2022
Suzanne Michelle Cossey, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, June 5, 2022, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on October 7, 1966, to Melvin David Cossey and Peggy Ann Cossey. She was 55 years old.
Suzanne will be laid to rest next to her father at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in...
Donna Rae Stover
Jun 4, 2022
Donna Rae Stover, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Baptist Health in Fort Smith. She was born on June 29, 1949, in Fort Smith to the late Preston Ray Strickland and Betty Jo Waxelbaum. She was 72 years old.
She is survived by her son, Johnny Stover of Fort Smith;...
Daniel John Starr
Jun 4, 2022
Daniel John Starr, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022, at his home. He was born on July 10, 1976, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to John Raymond Starr and Peggy Lynn (Featherston) Starr. He was 45 years old.
Daniel loved the outdoors, hunting and fishing. He was an iron worker for Iron Workers Local...
Wayne Ayers
Jun 2, 2022
Max Wayne Ayers, 89, of Charleston, Arkansas, stepped into eternity on Wednesday, June 2, 2022, at his home. He was born in Combs, Arkansas, in Madison County to Hiram Henry Ayers and Ethel Bennett Ayers on May 15, 1933. At age 11 at Vacation Bible School, he made as he described it "the best decision of my life" and...
Joy Faye Rogers
May 29, 2022
Joy Faye Rogers, who resided in Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022, in Van Buren. She was born on March 15, 1942, in Magazine, Arkansas to the late Thomas Nixon and Hildred (Smith) Nixon. She was 80 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Rogers, and her daughters, Karen and Connie Gregory....
Wanda Joyce Walter
May 27, 2022
Wanda Joyce Walter of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Friday, May 27, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on May 19, 1951, in South Gate, California, to the late Warren Franklin Stem and Ruby Joyce Heard Stem. She was 71 years old. She was preceded in death by her brother, Mike Stem.
She is...
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