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Lestene Perceful
May 8, 2022
Rose Lestene Perceful, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022, at her home. She was born on December 28, 1954, in Pomona, California, to Cecil Wayne Edwards and Rose LaVerne (Higgins) Edwards. She was 67 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Cecil Wayne Edwards.
Lestene was a secretary...
Curtis Anthony Jams
May 7, 2022
In the loving memory of Curtis Ferriera-Jams of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away May 7, 2022. He was born on October 28, 1961. He was preceded in death by his father, Gerald Ferriera; his mother, Delores Melchisedech; a sister, Cindy Ferriera of Salinas, California.
Curtis was a nice outgoing person. He never met a stranger. He loved...
Billy Lloyd Richmond
May 7, 2022
Billy Lloyd Richmond of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on July 24, 1964, in Farmington, New Mexico, to Billy Wayne Richmond and Barbara Ann (Repass) Richmond. He was 57 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Rev. Bill Richmond; a sister, Sue Beller; and...
Krystal Dawn Jones
May 7, 2022
Krystal Dawn Jones of Charleston, Arkansas, was killed in an automobile accident on Saturday, May 7, 2022, near Central City, Arkansas. She was born on August 19, 1987, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Roger Dale McAfee and Sherrie Lynn Bigler McAfee. She was 34 years old. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Bailee Jones and her mother,...
Bailee Michelle Jones
May 7, 2022
Bailee Michelle Jones of Charleston, Arkansas, was killed in an automobile accident on Saturday, May 7, 2022, near Central City, Arkansas. She was born on November 9, 2010, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Tony Ray Jones and Krystal Dawn McAfee Jones. She was 11 years old. She was preceded in death by her mother, Krystal Jones, and her grandmother,...
Sherrie Mccutcheon
May 7, 2022
Sherrie Lynn McCutcheon of Charleston, Arkansas, was killed in an automobile accident on Saturday, May 7, 2022, near Central City, Arkansas. She was born on August 27, 1967, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Michael G. Bigler and Shirley Leona (Brasher) Bigler. She was 54 years old. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Krystal Jones, her...
Carolyn F. Decker
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...
Stephen Joseph Gallagher
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.
...Harold Franklin Sanders
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...
Jacqulyn Kay Bullington
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...
David Lee Johnson
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...
David Harold Hatcher
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...
Ed Storey
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,...
Debra Dean Jones
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...
Roberta Sargent
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...
Ralph R. Reid, Jr.
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...
Charles Carter
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...
Rhonda Kay Bruso
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...
Tommy Neil Case
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...
Rebecca Diane Minks
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.
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