Obituary Listing

May 6, 2022

Carolyn Fern Decker, who resided in Hackett, passed away Friday, May 6, 2022, in Fort Smith. She was born July 5, 1948, in Randolph County Arkansas, to the late Ralph and Maxine (Davis) Hill. She was 73 years old.

She is survived by her husband, Richard Edsel Decker of the home; five sons and five daughters; one...

May 5, 2022

Stephen Joseph Gallagher of Alma, Arkansas, died Thursday, May 5, 2022, at his residence in Alma, Arkansas. He was born on May 9, 1956, at South Weymouth, Massachusetts, to Charles Francis Gallagher and Elizabeth Ann O'Brien Gallagher. He was almost 66 years old. Stephen was preceded in death by his father, Charles and eldest brother David C. Gallagher.

May 4, 2022

Harold Franklin Sanders, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at his home. He was born on November 12, 1944, in Poteau, Oklahoma, to the late Chirls Sanders and Burtis Morris Sanders. He was 77 years old.

Harold served over twenty years and retired from the U.S. Army. After his retirement, he started...

May 2, 2022

Jacqulyn Kay Bullington of Charleston, Arkansas, died Monday, May 2, 2022, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. She was born July 20, 1944, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to the late William Jackson Dunaway and Florence V. (Platt) Dunaway. She was 77 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Ray Bullington; a daughter, Karen Kenney; and a...

Apr 28, 2022

David Lee Johnson, who resided in Alma, Arkansas, died Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on November 10, 1961, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, to Buddy Johnson and Diana L. (Brown) Johnson. He was 60 years old.

David was a 1980 graduate of Alma High...

Apr 27, 2022

David Harold Hatcher, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born on May 24, 1966, in Ozark, Arkansas, to the late Jack Hatcher and Betty (Rennie) Hatcher. He was 55 years old.

David worked for the City of Paris.

Memorial services will be...

Apr 25, 2022

William Edward Storey, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, died Monday, April 25, 2022, at  his home. He was born in Charleston on September 29, 1941, the first child of the late Marvin Edward (Shorty) Storey and Freda Katherine (Woods) Storey. He was 80 years old. He was preceded in death by his brother, Gary Benjamin Storey and a sister,...

Apr 24, 2022

Debra Dean Jones, who resided near Lavaca, Arkansas, died Sunday, April 24, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on February 9, 1957, in Ozark, Arkansas. She was 65 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Wayne Campbell.

Debra was a retired machine operator for 35 years at Owens Corning...

Apr 24, 2022

Roberta Lee Sargent, who resided in Barling, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, in Barling. She was born June 23, 1945, in Porterville, California, to the late Fred Trott and Twila (Elliott) Trott. She was 76 years old.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Theron Sargent and three sons, Donald, Randy and Travis Mathis.

Roberta...

Apr 23, 2022

Chief Master Sergeant Ralph Raymond Reid, Jr., a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, passed away on April 23, 2022. Ralph was born on December 20, 1931, to Ralph Ransome Reid and Jesse Jewel Wilbanks in Parker, Arizona. On March 30, 1956, Ralph married his life partner, Mary Arlene Holeman in Muskogee, Oklahoma. They were married for 64...

Apr 22, 2022

Charles Carter, who resided in Muldrow, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, April 22, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on December 19, 1979, in Fort Smith, Arkansas to the late Larry Edward Carter and Beverly Ann Juckett. He was 42 years old. He was preceded in death by his father.

He was a...

Apr 21, 2022

Rhonda Kay Bruso, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022, at her home. She was born on December 30, 1959, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Roy Gene Green and Delores Donnelle (Spencer) Green. She was 62 years old.

Rhonda was a retired English and Journalism teacher. She started her career at...

Apr 20, 2022

Tommy Neil Case, who resided near Paris, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in his home. He was born on July 14, 1949, in Midway, Arkansas, to the late Charles Edward Case and Icey Mae (Morrow) Case. He was 72 years old. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Christian Varnell.

Tommy served in the...

Apr 19, 2022

Rebecca Diane Minks, who resided near Cameron, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at Oaks Healthcare Center in Poteau, Oklahoma. She was born on April 25, 1957, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Claude E. Robbins and Ruth Louise (Fudem) Robbins. She was almost 65 years old. She was preceded in death by a sister, Claudia Scherrey.

Apr 16, 2022

Sharon Kay Ezell Todd, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas with her daughters by her side. She was born on February 12, 1950, in Paris to Merel Ray Ezell and Maxine E. (Grady) Ezell. She was 72 years old. She was preceded in death by her father,...

Apr 15, 2022

Frederick John Levine, of Lavaca, Arkansas, died Friday, April 15, 2022, at his home. He was born on December 5, 1940, in Michigan City, Indiana, to the late Frederick William Levine and Sophie (Skierkowski) Levine. He was 81 years old. He was preceded in death by a twin brother.

Frederick was in the U.S. Marine Corps and...

Apr 14, 2022

Joey Edward Eveld, of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith., Arkansas. He was born on July 25, 1945, in Altus, Arkansas, to the late Joseph William Eveld and Edith Martha (Lowe) Eveld. He was 76 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Edmund John...

Apr 13, 2022

Sheila Jean Senneff, who resided in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on August 31, 1947, in Waukon, Iowa to the late Duane Clifford Senneff and Donna Mae (Rudnick) Senneff. She was 74 years old.

She is survived by her two sons, Chawn and wife Julie Mullnix and...

Apr 13, 2022

Paul Daniel "Danny" Burns, who resided in Heavener, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on July 30, 1944, in Poteau, Oklahoma, to the late Paul Burns and Jeribelle (Prim) Burns. He was 77 years old.

Danny was a painter, paint contractor and he enjoyed going to...

Apr 11, 2022

Debra Joyce Stewart, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Monday, April 11, 2022, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on October 11, 1955, in Fort Smith to the late Elzie Murphy and Ruby May (Gillespy) Murphy. She was 66 years old.

She is survived by her children, Linda Cowan of Fort Smith...