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Goldie Faye Mathews

Goldie Faye Mathews

Jun 23, 2021

Goldie Faye Mathews, who resided near Ozark, Arkansas, died Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi. She was born October 21, 1928, in Olyphant, Arkansas in Jackson County, to the late Henry Jackson and Martha Epperson Jackson. She was 92 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband of almost 70 years, Robert...

Kenneth R. Kessler

Kenneth R. Kessler

Jun 21, 2021

Kenneth R. Kessler, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, formerly of Pine Bush, New York, passed away Monday, June 21, 2021, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. He was born July 27, 1962, in Middletown, New York, to Herman A. Kessler and Marion Schrempp Kessler. He was 58 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Herman A....

Georgia Lee West

Georgia Lee West

Jun 20, 2021

Georgia Lee West, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2021, at her home. She was born April 8, 1935, in Sequoyah County in Oklahoma, to the late James Villines and Anne Humphrey Villines. She was 86 years old.

Georgia was a retired food service manager for the Fort Smith Public School System,...

Irene Madalien Gallardo

Irene Madalien Gallardo

Jun 18, 2021

Irene M. Gallardo, who resided in Poteau, Oklahoma, died Friday, June 18, 2021, at her home. She was born December 23, 1946, in Merced, California, to the late Louis Gallardo and Esperanza B. Martinez Gallardo. She was 74 years old.

Irene was a retired CNA, a home-health care provider, and member of Apostolic Tabernacle in Merced, California....

Thomas Charles Phillips

Thomas Charles Phillips

Jun 17, 2021

Thomas Charles Phillips, who resided in Van Buren, Arkansas, died Thursday, June 17, 2021, at his home. He was born November 1, 1956, in California. He was 64 years old.

He was a retired machine operator.

He is survived by a close family friend, Linda Moore and husband Scotty of Van Buren.

Cremation...

Jacqueline Ashcraft

Jacqueline Ashcraft

Jun 12, 2021

Jacqueline "Jackie" Lynn Ashcraft, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, died Saturday, June 12, 2021, in Fort Smith. She was born May 27, 1971, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to the late Bobby Wayne Ashcraft and mother, LaDonna Grice Jackson. She was 50 years old. She was preceded in death by her father; and a sister, Kimberly Nicole Jackson.

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Arvin Ray Mayner

Arvin Ray Mayner

Jun 11, 2021

Arvin Ray Mayner, who resided in Coal Hill, died Friday, June 11, 2021, at Paris Health & Rehab. He was born October 27, 1948, in Wasco, California, to the late Willis E Mayner and Ila Fay Bankston Mayner. He was 72 years old. He is preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Judy Chancey.

Arvin...

Leo Edward Fitzgerald

Leo Edward Fitzgerald

Jun 11, 2021

Leo Edward Fitzgerald, who resided in Huntington, died Friday, June 11, 2021, at his home. He was born March 19, 1982, in Dallas, Texas, to Paul Edward Fitzgerald, Jr. and Betty Owen Fitzgerald. He was 39 years old.

Leo was a residential and commercial HVAC technician for Rowe Sheet Metal Works in Fort Smith.

He...

Charlie Bone Robertson, Jr.

Charlie Bone Robertson, Jr.

Jun 7, 2021

Charlie Bone Robertson, Jr., who resided near Muldrow, Oklahoma, died Monday, June 7, 2021, at his home. He was born June 12, 1945, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to the late Charlie Bone Robertson, Sr. and Aurelia Ross Robertson. He was 75 years, 11 months, and 26 days old.

Charlie was a retired Union Boilermaker, and was an...

O.C. Moore, Jr.

O.C. Moore, Jr.

Jun 6, 2021

O.C. Moore, Jr., who resided near Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021, at his home. He was born December 13, 1939, in the Glendale Community, located west of Booneville, Arkansas, to the late O.C. Moore, Sr. and Sallie Caldwell Moore. He was 81 years old.  He was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Hill.

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Clayton Cooper

Clayton Cooper

Jun 6, 2021

James Clayton Cooper, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, died Sunday, June 6, 2021, in Paris. He was born March 6, 1936, in Paris, Arkansas, to Max Clayton Cooper and Treasy Earls Cooper. He was 85 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, Max Clayton Cooper and Treasy Cooper Appleton.

Clayton retired after 35 years...

Infant Rowen Luca Daley Hillier

Infant Rowen Luca Daley Hillier

Jun 6, 2021

Rowen Luca Daley Hillier, infant son of Ricky and Stephanie Hillier, passed away June 6, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was preceded in death by a sister, Makinley Hillier; and maternal grandfather, Charles Rhudy.

Other survivors include three brothers, Brycen, Kaden, and Gavin Hillier; three sister, Bethany, Sidalee, and Payton Hillier; maternal grandmother, Lori...

Pamela Ruth Oberlies

Pamela Ruth Oberlies

Jun 5, 2021

Pamela Ruth Oberlies, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born June 5, 1951, in Anaheim, California, to James William Jones and Ava Waggoner Jones. She was 70 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, James William Jones.

She was known by those who...

Suzanne Thomason

Suzanne Thomason

Jun 3, 2021

Suzanne Doshier Thomason, 80, of Fort Smith, passed away Thursday, June 3, 2021, at her home. She was born July 16, 1940, in Harrison, Arkansas, to the late Altus David Doshier and Wanda Smith Doshier.

After 35 years of teaching, Suzanne retired from Ramsey Jr High School in 2002.  She was a member of Goddard UMC quilting,...

Tara Renee Dees

Tara Renee Dees

Jun 2, 2021

Tara Renee Dees, who resided in Poteau, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born April 13, 1987, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Keith Dees and Tammy Renee Branham Dees. She was 34 years old.

She is survived by her wife, Lacie of Poteau; four sons,...

William "Bill" Garland Davis

William "Bill" Garland Davis

Jun 1, 2021

William Garland "Bill" Davis, who resided near Lavaca, Arkansas, died Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born January 21, 1963, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late James L. Davis and Bamma L. Ruth Davis. He was 58 years old. He was preceded in death by his sister, Cindy; and a niece, Lacey.

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Donald Ray Reynolds

Donald Ray Reynolds

May 31, 2021

Donald Ray Reynolds, who resided in New Blaine, Arkansas, passed away Monday, May 31, 2021, at Dardanelle Regional Medical Center in Dardanelle, Arkansas. He was born December 29, 1954, in Torrance, California, to the late Robert Haney Reynolds and Ruby Jewell Kuykendall Reynolds. He was 66 years old.

Don was a retired maintenance man for numerous hotels....

Mickey Langdell

Mickey Langdell

May 30, 2021

Mickey Langdell, who resided in Poteau, Oklahoma, died Sunday, May 30, 2021, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born May 27, 1957, in San Bernardino, California, to the late Jack Langdell, Sr. and Naomi Perry Langdell. He was 64 years old. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Bill Langdell and John Langdell.

He is survived...

John Bell

John Bell

May 29, 2021

Johnnie Ray Bell, who resided in Barling, Arkansas, died Saturday, May 29, 2021, at Heart of Hospice Palliative Care Unit in Fort Smith. He was born July 14, 1950, in Bakersfield, California, to the late John Bell and Ellen Coldiron Bell. He was 70 years old. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Kay Bagwell Bell.

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Regina Diane Adams

Regina Diane Adams

May 28, 2021

Regina Diane Adams, who resided near Alma, Arkansas, passed away Friday, May 28, 2021, at her home. She was born March 22, 1969, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Eugene and Paulette Wingfield. She was 52 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Timothy Adams; and two grandchildren, Kierra and Chaysten.

She is...

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