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Dec 2, 2020

Martin Gonzalez, Jr., who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born December 8, 1932, in Mission, Texas, to the late Martin Gonzalez, Sr. and Maria Micaela (Zavala) Gonzalez. He was almost 88 years old. He was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Etta Faye (Green) Gonzalez;...

Dec 1, 2020

Zillah Mae Thornburg McFerran, who resided in the Grand Prairie Community near Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born February 15, 1940, in Latham, Oklahoma, to the late Lester Green Thornburg and Dora Viola "Ola" Rash Thornburg. She was 80 years old. She was preceded in death...

Nov 30, 2020

Thomas Richard McFerran, who resided in the Grand Prairie Community near Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born May 30, 1939, in the Grand Prairie Community, to the late Thomas Richard McFerran and Mable Irene Swearingen McFerran. He was 81 years old.

Tom served and was a...

Nov 28, 2020

Phillip Steven Raney was born January 26, 1956, in Ozark, Arkansas. After a short period of residence in Fort Smith, the Raney family settled in Memphis, Tennessee. Steve graduated from Fairley High School in 1974 and studied briefly at Memphis State before setting out to become a productive member of society. Steve's return to The Natural State came in...

Nov 26, 2020

Joshua Wayne Gosa, who resided in Van Buren, died Thursday, November 26, 2020, at Fort Smith. He was born May 7, 1990, in Kansas, Missouri, to the late Jimmy Gosa and Melody DeWolf Gosa. He was 30 years old.

Joshua was a graduate of Van Buren High School and of the Baptist faith.

A memorial...

Nov 25, 2020

Rosa Elena "Linda" King, who resided in Greenwood, Arkansas, died Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born August 27, 1963, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, to the late Esmeraldo Rodriguez and Rosalina Cardona Rodriguez. She was 57 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Gerald King.

Rosa was...

Nov 24, 2020

Barbara Ann Elkins, who resided in Roland, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, November 24, 2020, in Van Buren, Arkansas. She was born August 6, 1938, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Jack Wasson and Opal Brown Wasson. She was 82 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Bill Elkins.

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Nov 23, 2020

Peggy Joyce Newman, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Monday, November 23, 2020, at her home. She was born May 19, 1940, in Lavaca, to the late Henry Paul Dunnam and Laura Mae Pugh Dunnam. She was 80 years old. She was preceded in death by a son, Frankie Newman; and a sister, Linda Sosebee.

Peggy...

Nov 22, 2020

RaChelle Reanne FitzGerald, 38, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, November 22, 2020, in Fort Smith. Born Arthur Ross Wilson, also known as Rocky to her family, on March 12, 1982, in Miami, Oklahoma, to Orville Wilson and Judy Pence. She transitioned to RaChelle Reanne FitzGerald in 2015. RaChelle passed way suddenly from liver failure on November 22, 2020....

Nov 21, 2020

Geneva C. Bornmann, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born September 24, 1933, in Logan County near Paris, to the late William Roscoe O'Bar and Lillie Core O'Bar. She was 87 years old. She was preceded in death by infant twins, Ronald and Donald; and three...

Nov 20, 2020

Doyle Mathew Frost, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, died Friday, November 20, 2020, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born January 21, 1927, in Magazine, Arkansas, to the late Vester and Duffie Ming Frost. He was 93 years old. He was preceded in death by his wife of almost 70 years, Hilda Pettigrew Frost; two daughters,...

Nov 20, 2020

Ethel Mae Sandberg, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, formerly of Redlands, California, died Friday, November 20, 2020, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. She was born June 14, 1927, in Amagon, Arkansas, to the late John W. Adams and Annie Mae Henderson Adams. She was 93 years old. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, George W....

Nov 19, 2020

Rebecca Sue Lee, 52, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, November 19, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born June 26, 1968, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her mother, Jaquelin Lee.

Rebecca was a tax preparer.

She is survived by her children, Ruben Girona, Jr. and wife...

Nov 19, 2020

Robert Eugene Putman, who resided in Van Buren, Arkansas, died Thursday, November 19, 2020, at his home. He was born August 17, 1958, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to the late Elmer Gene Putman and Rosezell Higgins Putman. He was 62 years old. He was preceded in death by a sister, Brenda Putman.

Robert was a self-employed concrete...

Nov 19, 2020

Frances Louise Howard, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 19, 2020, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born November 15, 1949, in Brownwood, Texas, to the late Monroe Storey and Lenora Brennan Storey. She was 71 years old. She was preceded in death by her sisters, Marie Woods and Billy Robertson; and...

Nov 18, 2020

Norma Embry Turner Vandusen, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at her daughter's home in Bryant, Arkansas. She was born September 1, 1947, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Norma Bruce Embry and Mary Louise Turner Embry. She was 73 years old.  She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Louise Turner Embry; her...

Nov 15, 2020

Johnnie Wade Martin, who resided in Van Buren, Arkansas, died Sunday, November 15, 2020, at his home. He was born June 23, 1943, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Phillip Floyd Martin and Mary Elizabeth Lockhart Martin. He was 77 years old. He was preceded in death by his brother, Jerry Martin.

Johnnie was a retired...

Nov 13, 2020

James Kello Shaw, who resided near Ozark, Arkansas, stepped over into heaven with his family by his side Friday, November 13, 2020, at his home. He was born September 3, 1964, in Ozark, Arkansas, to Homer Kello Shaw and Gloria Faye Bolin Shaw. He was 56 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Kello Shaw.

Nov 12, 2020

Samuel Lewis Harding, who resided in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, died Thursday, November 12, 2020, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born July 31, 1963, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Charles Carpenter Harding and Virginia Ruth (Gilliland) Harding. He was 57 years old. He was preceded in death also by his wife, Brenda Lee (Schneider) Harding...

Nov 11, 2020

Roger Wayne Guinn, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born May 3, 1958, in Garberville, California, to the late Edgar L. Cookson-Guinn and Iva Mae (Embrey) Guinn. He was 62 years old. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Allan L. Guinn; and a...