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Mary Lou Willmann
Oct 27, 2022
Mary Louise (Friemel) Wi llmann died on 27 October 2022 at the age of 91. She was born to William and Mary (Klaeger) Friemel in Subiaco, Arkansas, on 5 May 1931. She was preceded in death by her husband W. J. (Slick) Willmann, her parents, her brothers William (Bill), Emil, Walter, and Joseph (Joe),...
Brandon Michael Lane
Oct 26, 2022
Brandon Michael Lane of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on January 5, 1990, in Fort Smith to Danny Ray Lane and Kathy Ann (Orsburn) Lane. He was 32 years old. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Kenneth and Louise Orsburn, and...
Gary Lee White
Oct 26, 2022
Gary Lee White, who resided in Cecil, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at his home. He was born on November 5, 1959, in Ozark, Arkansas, to the late Billy Price White and Celesta Arminta (Powell) White. He was 62 years old. He was preceded in death by a brother, Luke White.
Gary worked for 28...
Bernadette Lena Gomez
Oct 24, 2022
Bernadette Lena Gomez, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Monday, October 24,2022, in Charleston. She was born on May 25, 1945, in Edgware, England, to the late Thomas James Gomez and Mary Ann (Hoare) Gomez. She was 77 years old.
Bernadette graduated from Northside High School, attended Westark Community College, and retired from Sparks Hospital (Baptist...
Bobbie Jo Barnes
Oct 24, 2022
Bobbie Jo Barnes, age 53, residing in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022, after a brave battle with cancer. Bobbie was born on February 16, 1969, to J.V. Casey and Jewel Henryetta Shockley. She grew up in Spiro, Oklahoma, and was known for her outgoing personality, friendly nature, and her willingness to help anyone in...
Michael Patton Walker
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...
David Sidney Smith
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....
Robert Arthur Blair
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.
...Darrell Eugene Wade
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...
Johnny Dean Ketcheside
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...
Lois Lorene Mullen
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...
Sheila Kay Geren
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...
Matthew Wesley Powell
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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Gary Lynn Kuykendall
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...
Robert Lee Williams
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...
Gaylon Joyce Hice
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...
Connie L. Paris
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...
Jeannie Bruton
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...
Johnny Brian Lyons
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....
Ruth Irene Gabriel
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...
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