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Denice Gaye Bercher
Mar 7, 2021
Denice Gaye Bercher, who resided in Barling, Arkansas, died Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Northeastern Health System Sequoyah in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. She was born October 16, 1958, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Claude Edward Hobbs and Verta Bernice (Shaver) Hobbs. She was 62 years old.
Denice was a homemaker.
She is survived by...
Irene Dail Merrill
Mar 7, 2021
Irene Dail Merrill, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, died Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born July 28, 1943, in San Diego, California, to the late Archie Millard and Verna Blackwood Millard. She was 77 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle Gene Merrill.
Irene was...
Erick Allan Stewart
Mar 5, 2021
Erick Allan Stewart, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, died Friday, March 5, 2021, at his home. He was born September 22, 1990, in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, to Craig and Kay (Humerickhouse) Stewart. Erick was 30 years old. Erick was preceded in death by his father, Craig Stewart; grandparents, John and Mary Humerickhouse and Earl Stewart.
Erick was...
Jose Luis Mottu, Jr.
Mar 5, 2021
Arrangements for Jose Luis Mottu, Jr. age 46, are pending.
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Buddy Eugene Manning
Mar 2, 2021
Buddy Eugene Manning, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, died Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was born February 12, 1954, in Chester, Pennsylvania, to the late Elmer Manning and Norma Jean (Wallace) Manning. He was 67 years old.
Buddy was a retired painter and carpenter.
He is survived...
Jack Weisenbach
Mar 1, 2021
Edward John (Jack) Weisenbach Jr. of Charleston, AR passed away March 1, 2021 at his home. He was born in Newark, NJ to Ed and Charlotte Weisenbach on February 3, 1938. He was 83 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Gail Simmons of Washington.
Jack was a Sergeant in the...
L M Gibbs
Feb 25, 2021
L M Gibbs, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas (formerly of Pine Bluff), passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 25, 2021 in Charleston, Arkansas. He was born on February 17, 1927 to the late Frank Houston Gibbs and Ola Mae (Humphrey) Gibbs in Hamburg, Arkansas. He was 94 years old.
After graduating from Hamburg High School,...
Helen Louise Gregory
Feb 24, 2021
Helen L. Gregory, who resided in Van Buren, Arkansas, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. She was born May 11, 1951, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to the late Eugene Rundel and Frances Melton Rundel. She was 69 years old.
She is survived by her husband and best friend of 54 years,...
Jim Maestri
Feb 23, 2021
James "Jim / Jimmy" Daniel Maestri, 57, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away in his home on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Jim was born May 14, 1963, to Stephen & Dorothy (Bohannan) Maestri in Springdale, Arkansas.
There are not enough words that can describe Jim. Jim was a force of nature....
Joseph Wesley Hipp, Jr.
Feb 23, 2021
Joseph Wesley Hipp, Jr., who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died February 23, 2021, at his home. He was born December 26, 1948, in Merced, California, to the late Joseph Wesley Hipp, Sr. and Ivey Kay (Kilby) Hipp. He was 72 years old.
Joseph was a retired equipment operator for the City of Fort Smith and served...
Ronnie Dale Stubblefield
Feb 22, 2021
Ronnie Dale Stubblefield, who resided near Cecil, Arkansas, died Monday, February 22, 2021, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born July 1, 1953, in Charleston, Arkansas, to H.T. "Tottie" Stubblefield and Beulah Mae (Mantooth) Stubblefield. He was 67 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Tottie Stubblefield.
Ronnie was a Vietnam War veteran. He...
Shirley May Miller
Feb 22, 2021
Shirley May Miller, who resided in Roland, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021, at her home. She was born December 3, 1937, in Three Rivers, Michigan, to the late Jessie Leister and Nellie (Coltetzer) Leister. She was 83 years, two months and 19 days old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Duane Thomas Miller; and an...
Jerome William Minden, Sr.
Feb 20, 2021
Jerome William Minden, Sr., who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021, at his home. He was born December 27, 1936, in Charleston, to the late Carl T. Minden and Caroline A. (Krallman) Minden. He was 84 years old. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Minden and Herman Minden; and one sister, Lorene...
Ervin Benjamin Gray
Feb 20, 2021
Ervin Benjamin Gray, 47, of Knoxville, Arkansas, died Saturday, February 20, 2021, at his home. He was born September 21, 1973, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
He is survived by a son, Joseph Gray of Long Beach, California; his father, Ervin Wayne Gray of Fort Smith; his mother, Patricia Taylor of Fort Smith; two sisters, Katrina Dunn and...
Leroy Ramsey
Feb 20, 2021
Arthur Leroy Ramsey, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, died Saturday, February 20, 2021, at his home. He was born September 17, 1965, in Paris, to the late Arthur Wilson Ramsey and Gussie Jean (Melton) Ramsey. He was 55 years old. He was preceded in death by his wife, Suzanne (Wiggins) Ramsey.
Leroy worked as a supervisor for...
Larry Don Floyd
Feb 17, 2021
Larry Don Floyd, who resided in Mountain View, Arkansas, died Wednesday, February 17, 2021, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born April 20, 1947, in Stuttgart, Arkansas, to the late Eldon Rudolph "John" Floyd and Velma Inez (Phelps) Floyd. He was 73 years, 9 months, and 28 days old. He was preceded in death by a brother, Randall Floyd....
John Anthony Ringo
Feb 17, 2021
John Anthony "Ringo" Ringo, age 56, of White Hall, Arkansas, died Wednesday, February 17, 2021, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on February 7, 1965, the only child of the late James Dean Ringo and Claris Lorene Morris Ringo.
He was reared and received his education in White Hall graduating from White...
Doug Humphrey
Feb 16, 2021
Douglas David Humphrey, who resided near Lavaca, Arkansas, died Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at his home. He was born September 19, 1942, in Checotah, Oklahoma, to the late J.G. (Shorty) Humphrey and Ethel (Lewis) Humphrey. He was 78 years old. He was preceded in death by a brother, Leo Humphrey; and a nephew, Kelly Humphrey.
Doug was...
Haley Leann Johnson
Feb 16, 2021
Haley Leann Johnson, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at her home. She was born May 22, 1987, in Fort Smith, to William Johnson and Brenda Faye (Crook) Johnson. She was 33 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Antonio Garcia; her father, William Johnson; and a sister, Kimberly Plymale.
...Debbie Joann Ast
Feb 15, 2021
Debbie Joann Turner Ast, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, died Monday, February 15, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born June 24, 1957, in Modesto, California, to the late Clyde Leo Turner and Doris Ann Rudken Turner. She was 63 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Ast; and two brothers,...
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