Melvin Loyd Groomer
Jul 22, 2021
Melvin L. Groomer, died on the evening of July 22, 2021. He was born on October 10, 1935, in Mena, Arkansas. He was a devoted, kind, and compassionate Christian who had a quiet sense of humor and helped others however he could. He owned and operated Mel's Refrigeration for many years before retiring and going to work as a...
Amber Sue Curtis
Jul 19, 2021
Amber Sue Curtis, 52, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Monday, July 19, 2021, at her home. She was born October 10, 1968, in Lansing, Michigan, to Jerry Heathman and Sue Nowall Heathman.
Amber was a store manager at Big Lots in Fort Smith. She had a whole lot of party in a person. Amber loved music...
Stanley Avery Huckaby
Jul 18, 2021
Stanley Avery Huckaby, who resided in Kibler, died Sunday, July 18, 2021, at his home. He was born January 24, 1952, in McAlester, Oklahoma, to the late Virgil Avery Huckaby and Patricia Florence Huckaby. He was 69 years, 5 months, and 24 days old.
Stanley is survived by his son, Chad Huckaby and wife Teisha of Kibler;...
Burl "Shorty" Lee
Jul 15, 2021
Burl Boyd "Shorty" Lee, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, died Thursday, July 15, 2021, at his home. He was born September 9, 1941, in Paris, to the late Robert Earl Lee and Maida Cleo Rogers Lee. He was 79 years old. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Sharon Vaughan Lee; a son, Stephen Boyd...
Misty Ethridge Mcclellan
Jul 11, 2021
Misty Lynn McClellan, who resided near Ozark, Arkansas, passed from this world on Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born May 26, 1977, in Fort Smith, to Gary Eugene Ethridge and Annabelle Cook Ethridge. She was 44 years old. She was preceded in death by her...
Joann Brown
Jul 9, 2021
JoAnn Brown, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Friday, July 9, 2021, at her daughter's home near Lavaca. She was born November 12, 1942, in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to the late Loyd Eugene Belue and Bernice Pounders Belue. She was 78 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmo Brown, and her brother, Cecil Belue.
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Craig Charles Green, Sr.
Jul 8, 2021
Craig Charles Green, Sr., who resided in Greenwood, Arkansas, died Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born November 28, 1955, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the late Walter Cordell Green and Sylvia Ellen Valle Green. He was 65 years old. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Rick Green and Tim...
Steven David Kay
Jul 8, 2021
Steven David Kay, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born March 28, 1957, in Seneca County, Ohio. He was 64 years old. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marilyn Kay Valentine.
Steven served in the U.S. Navy, and one of his...
Phillip Lynn Bruce
Jul 7, 2021
Phillip Lynn Bruce, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born April 29, 1959, in Fort Smith, to the late Forrest Oscar Bruce and Virginia Merle Fant Bruce. He was 62 years old.
Phillip was a carpenter.
He is survived by a...
Jeremy Sean Leroy
Jul 7, 2021
Jeremy Sean LeRoy, who resided at Riverside Health Services in Arkoma, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born September 11, 1972, in Altus, Oklahoma, to Bruce Lynn LeRoy and Virginia Lee Poteet LeRoy. He was 48 years old.
He is survived by his father, Bruce LeRoy and...
Lori Jeanne Peterson
Jul 7, 2021
Lori Jeanne Peterson, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, was found Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at her home. She was born January 19, 1962, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to the late Dale Carleton Peterson and Belva Blanche Goldsmith Peterson. She was 59 years, 5 months, and 18 days old.
She is survived by two sons, D'Andre Rajah Tyson...
Bobby 'G' Goodwin
Jul 3, 2021
Robert Wayne Goodwin, better known as Bobby 'G', of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born December 11, 1944, in Fort Smith, to the late Norman Norfleet Goodwin and Mary Frances Kennedy Goodwin. He was 76 years old.
Bobby 'G' was a licensed cosmetologist and was...
Charles Edward Ragan
Jul 3, 2021
Charles Edward Ragan, who resided in Barling, Arkansas, died Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born October 3, 1967, in Ozark, Arkansas. He was 53 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, William Edward Ragan; and a sister, Teresa Moody.
Charles worked for West Fraser Mansfield Sawmill Company...
Gwendolyn Daphna Severson
Jul 3, 2021
Gwendolyn Daphna Severson, who resided in Alma, Arkansas, died Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Covington Court Health and Rehab Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born December 19, 1939, in Marvell, Arkansas, to the late Clarence Park and Nora Edna Barnett. She was 81 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Burton Severson; and...
Reynolds Hugh Beckham, Jr.
Jul 3, 2021
Reynolds Hugh Beckham, Jr., who resided in Dyer, Arkansas, died Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born April 16, 1960, in Monterey, California, to Reynolds Hugh Beckham, Sr. and Beverly Jean Dutra-Ferea Beckham. He was 61 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Reynolds Hugh Beckham, Sr.; a brother, Robert...
Johnny Lee Crow
Jun 30, 2021
Johnny Lee Crow, who resided near Bokoshe, Oklahoma. died Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at his residence. He was born December 15, 1973, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Dannie Leland Crow and Peggy Sue Kuykendall Crow. He was 47 years, 6 months, and 15 days old.
Johnny was a truck driver for several years.
He is...
Willie Mae Greb
Jun 29, 2021
Willie Mae Greb, 92, of Ratcliff, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at her home. She was born October 7, 1928, in Franklin County, Arkansas, near the Etna Community, to the late George A. DuVall and Leddie A. Hice DuVall. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nickie Adam Greb.
Willie Mae was a homemaker...
Doris E. Jolliff
Jun 28, 2021
Doris E. Jolliff, who resided in Booneville, Arkansas, died Monday, June 28, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born September 11, 1941, in Coolidge, Texas, to the late Jasper Vinson and Mildred Stader Vinson. She was 79 years, 9 months, and 17 days old.
Doris was a retired custodian supervisor for a public school...
Emil Zeiler, Jr.
Jun 25, 2021
Emil Zeiler, Jr., who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Friday, June 25, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born May 7, 1946, in Worland, Wyoming, to Emil Zeiler, Sr. and Elaine S. Depperschmidt Zeiler. He was 75 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Emil Zeiler, Sr.; and a brother, Richard Zeiler....
