Obituary Listing

Oct 17, 2021

Joyce (Slaten) Kuykendall, who resided in Little Rock, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021, in Little Rock. She was born March 20, 1937, in Booneville, to the late William E. and Dola (Nichols) Slaten. She was 84 years old.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Kuykendall, two brothers, E.J. and Red Slaten, and one sister, Velma...

Oct 17, 2021

Barbara Ann Copeland of Booneville, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021, in Van Buren, Arkansas. She was born August 16, 1948, in Booneville to the late Jack Crenshaw and Mary Walker Crenshaw. She was 73 years old.

Barbara worked at the Paris Pants Factory in Paris for many...

Oct 17, 2021

Marcus Timothy Montelius, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, died Sunday, October 17, 2021, in Waynoka, Oklahoma, from a motorcycle accident. He was born on December 28, 1958, in Downey, California. He was 62 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin A. Montelius and Ardith Allene (Bolles) Montelius, and a son, Matthew Montelius.

He...

Oct 17, 2021

Karen Sue Sharp, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021 in Fort Smith. She was born on September 19, 1967, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Lewis Eugene Mullen and Patricia Kelly Mullen. She was 54 years old. She was preceded in death by her father Lewis Mullen.

She worked for ARVAC Head Start...

Oct 16, 2021

Delfin Gomez Espinosa of Fort Smith, Arkansas, formerly of Marfa, Texas, died Saturday, October 16, 2021, in Fort Smith. He was born on December 1, 1962, in Marfa, Texas, to the late Socorro Espinosa and Elida Gomez Espinosa. He was 58 years old. He was preceded in death by three daughters, Elida Jane, Faith, and Hope.

Delfin...

Oct 15, 2021

Velma Louise Reed, who resided near Ratcliff, Arkansas, died Friday, October 15, 2021, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. She was born on February 24, 1932, in Franklin County near Roseville to the late Arley D. Boren and Ina Lea (Walden) Boren. She was 89 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyndal Leon Reed, and...

Oct 13, 2021

David Leslie "Davy" Luna, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on May 28, 1996, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to David Arlin Luna and Terri Lee (McLeroy) Luna. He was 25 years old. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Mowell McLeroy and Paternal...

Oct 12, 2021

Lowell Neil Webb, who resided near Greenwood, Arkansas, died Tuesday, October 12, 2021, in Fort Smith. He was born on March 20, 1965, in Subic Bay, Philippines, to the late Lowell E. Webb and Clara E. (Wood) Webb. He was 56 years old. He was preceded in death by his brother, Edward Webb.

Lowell worked as a...

Oct 12, 2021

Phillip Lee Goins Hurt of Van Buren, Arkansas, died Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on October 27, 1959, in Poteau, Oklahoma, to the late Orville Goins and Carolyn Joan Smith. He was 61 years, 11 months, and 15 days old. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Asher Hoffman....

Oct 11, 2021

Carl Dean Griffin, who resided in Van Buren, passed away Monday, October 11, 2021, at his home. He was born April 13, 1943, in Laclede County, Missouri, to the late Vester and Lorene (Garrett) Griffin. He was 78 years old.

Carl was an excavator / truck driver for many years and a member of the Church of...

Oct 11, 2021

Jonathan David Poe, who resided in Ratcliff, Arkansas, passed away Monday, October 11, 2021, at his home. He was born May 26, 2000, in Ratcliff to Richard Kendall Poe and Debra Kay Hill Poe. He was 21 years old. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Ann Poe.

Jonathan loved the game of basketball and was...

Oct 10, 2021

Ramona Anne Fate, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, October 10, 2021, at her home. She was born on November 13, 1936, in Clay Center, Nebraska, to the late Ralph Fred Jester and Grace Eva Moorhead Jester. She was 84 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Allen Fate, and a sister, June...

Oct 9, 2021

David Paul Rayburn, age 60 of Paris, Arkansas, went to his Heavenly Home on Saturday, October 9, 2021, while in the care of Mercy Hospice Fort Smith. He was born on September 14, 1961, in San Diego, California, to Charles and Alta Marie (Hutton) Rayburn. David was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Jim, Kenny, and...

Oct 8, 2021

Kay (Chamberlain) Lowder, 74, of Paris, Arkansas, passed away Friday, October 8, 2021, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born on November 28, 1946, to the late Leonard Chamberlain and Mary May Kirk in London, United Kingdom. Kay was a member of Paris First United Methodist Church. Memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 13th at Paris...

Oct 7, 2021

Sherlyn A. Garcia, who resided in Wister, Oklahoma, died Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Booneville, Arkansas. She was born on September 14, 1956, in Fresno, California, to the late Corlis Marchbanks and Edith (Sampson) Marchbanks. She was 65 years old. She was preceded in death by a son, Timothy Garcia, and her brother, Verlyn Marchbanks.

Oct 5, 2021

Richard Lee "Rick" Perryman Sr., who resided in Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on June 11, 1954, in Mulberry, Arkansas, to the late Lawrence Perryman and Mary Hazel (Nape) Perryman. He was 67 years old. He was preceded in death by his step-mother and the...

Oct 4, 2021

Timothy "Tim" John Crago, who resided in Van Buren, Arkansas, gained his angels wings on Monday, October 4, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on July 24, 1960, in Monrovia, California, to the late Thomas William Crago and Nina Mae Janusz Stonebarger. He was 61 years, 2 months, and 10 days old. He was...

Oct 4, 2021

Stacy Wayne Smith, who resided in Little Rock, Arkansas, died Monday, October 4, 2021, from an auto accident on I-40 near Alma, Arkansas. He was born on December 13, 1985, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, to John Joseph Walker and Teresa L. McKown. He was 35 years old. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Delores Kohler and grandparents Reba...

Oct 3, 2021

Jerry K. Price, who resided in Muldrow, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Riverside Health Services in Arkoma, Oklahoma. She was born on April 20, 1935, in Clarks, Louisiana, to the late Lester L. Scribner and June Perritt Scribner. She was 86 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carroll Bailey Price; her twin...

Oct 1, 2021

Gayla Elaine Ward Griffin, 67, passed from this life and made her journey beyond the stars on Friday, October 1, 2021, at her home. She was born November 21, 1953, to Don Ward and Barbara Connor Ward  in Coffeyville, Kansas. As a young child, her mother moved her and her two sisters to Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is during...