Gerald Stephen Pereira
Nov 10, 2020
Gerald Stephen Pereira, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Tuesday, November 10, 2020, in Fort Smith. He was born April 7, 1962, in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, to Stephen P. Pereira and Philomina Stephen Rozario. He was 58 years old.
Gerald was a registered nurse at Select Hospital in Fort Smith and member of Immaculate Conception Catholic...
Boniface J. Pfeiffer
Nov 5, 2020
Boniface J. Pfeiffer, who resided in Paris, died Thursday, November 5, 2020, in Charleston. He was born April 18, 1928, in Paris, to the late William Pfeiffer and Elizabeth (Gack) Pfeiffer. He was 92 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Randy Pfeiffer; and a granddaughter, Nichole Downs.
Boniface was retired from...
Sammye Jess Rink
Nov 3, 2020
Sammye Jess Rink, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born December 12, 1932, in Floydada, Texas, to the late Bonnie Houston Shultz and Vallie (Sisson) Shultz. She was 87 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Earl Rink; her daughter, Gloria...
Julie Ellen Andersen
Oct 30, 2020
Julie Ellen Andersen, who resided in Panama, Oklahoma, died Friday, October 30, 2020, at her home. She was born November 12, 1938, in Oklahoma, to the late Frank Clanton and Maggie Glover Clanton. She was almost 82 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth L. Andersen; a son, Terry Evans; and a brother, Marion Clanton....
Johnny Ray Sarten
Oct 29, 2020
Johnny Ray Sarten, who resided in the Cox Valley Community near Magazine, died Thursday, October 29, 2020, at his home. He was born August 18, 1961, in Charleston, Arkansas, to Carmel Ray Sarten and Patsy Rose (Harris) Sarten. He was 59 years old. He was preceded in death by his mother, Patsy Sarten; a sister, Lisa (Sarten) Butler; a...
Ronnie Lee Harley
Oct 29, 2020
Ronnie Lee Harley, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Thursday, October 29, 2020, at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born September 27, 1960, in Leary, Texas, to the late Lonnie Harley and Clara Smith Harley. He was 60 years old. He was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kimberly Harley.
He is survived by...
Ramona Kathleen Fletcher
Oct 27, 2020
Ramona "Mona" Kathleen Fletcher, who resided in the Ione Community near Booneville, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born November 8, 1960, in Belcourt, North Dakota, to the late William Henry Ross and Muriel Jeanne (Phelps) Ross. She was 59 years old. She was preceded in death also by...
Randy Newell
Oct 26, 2020
Randall Kent Newell, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Monday, October 26, 2020, in Fort Smith. He was born August 28, 1942, in Wichita, Kansas, to the late Clarence Eugene Newell and Alberta L. (Hoard) Newell. He was 78 years old.
Randy was former owner and operator of H&R Block in Fort Smith and other H&R...
Sara Summer Swanson-Smith
Oct 24, 2020
We mourn the loss of our daughter who passed away much too young. We ask readers to not only remember her beautiful spirit, but to remember to live life to the fullest because it is much too short.
I hope as you are looking down from Heaven that you are able to see how much you were...
Jeff Lewis
Oct 23, 2020
Jeffrey Scott Lewis, who resided in Barling, Arkansas, died Friday, October 23, 2020, at his home. He was born January 18, 1973, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Will Roy Lewis and Barbara Jean (Kenney) Lewis. He was 47 years old. Jeff was preceded in death by his father, Will Roy Lewis.
Jeff previously worked for...
Bill Howell
Oct 22, 2020
Robert William "Bill" Howell, who resided near Lavaca, died Thursday, October 22, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born April 1, 1943, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to the late William Roy Howell and Mattie Christine (Malone) Howell. He was 77 years old. He was preceded in death also by a brother, Harold G. Terry; and a sister,...
Glenda R Harper
Oct 22, 2020
Glenda Ray Harper, who resided in Miami, Oklahoma, died Thursday, October 22, 2020, in Fort Smith. She was born September 26, 1943, in Siloam Springs. She was 77 years old.
Glenda was manager of apartments and of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by her two daughters, Sonya Green of Miami, Oklahoma and Tammy Lynn...
Amanda P Delashmit
Oct 22, 2020
Amanda Jean Delashmit, who resided in Lavaca, died Thursday, October 22, 2020, at Mercy Hospital, Fort Smith. She was born in Caraway, Arkansas, on June 20, 1936, to the late Edward E. and Beatrice (Alexander) Pearson. She was 84 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, and three brothers, Edward E. Pearson, Jr., Bill Pearson and...
Sharen Ann Coddington
Oct 22, 2020
Sharen Ann Coddington, who resided in Calhoun, Missouri, formerly of Caulksville, Arkansas, died Thursday, October 22, 2020, in Calhoun. She was born February 22, 1950, in Kansas City, Missouri, to the late Kermit Lindsey and Geneve (Jones) Lindsey. She was 70 years old. She was preceded in death also by a sister, Kathryn Buchanan.
Rosary service will...
Kathryn Marie Guthrie
Oct 20, 2020
Kathryn Marie Guthrie, 65, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020, in Fort Smith. She was born August 21, 1955, in French Camp, California, to the late Shirley Dee Neighswonger and the late Raymond Refoe Small.
She was loved by all who met her. She may not have had much through life,...
Paula Sue Marten
Oct 19, 2020
Paula Sue Marten, who resided in Poteau, Oklahoma, died Monday, October 19, 2020, in Fort Smith. She was born February 19, 1952, in Picher, Oklahoma, to the late Carthel Dewey Witham and Mabel Edith (Hogland) Witham. She was 68 years old.
Paula was a homemaker. She enjoyed rescuing animals, especially cats and loved her grandchildren dearly.
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Velma Gale Bryant
Oct 18, 2020
Velma Gale Bryant, 66 of Booneville, Arkansas passed to her heavenly home on October 18, 2020. Gale was born on April 18, 1954 in Bakersfield, California to the late Charles Daniel Johnson and Velma (Weaver) Hale-Ritchey. Gale spent her adult life as a caregiver. She enjoyed traveling, collecting jewelry and rocks and mornings on the front porch with a...
Dorothy Rose Bannister
Oct 17, 2020
Dorothy Rose Bannister, who resided in Fort Smith, died Saturday, October 17, 2020, in her home. She was born April 10, 1955, in Ogden, Utah to the late Paul A. Balbach, Jr. and Shirley Murphy-Balbach. She was 65 years old.
Dorothy was a full-time mother and homemaker.
She is survived by her son, Christopher P....
Carla Dinene Overbey
Oct 16, 2020
Carla Dinene Overbey, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Friday, October 16, 2020, at her home. She was born October 8, 1965, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to James William Menthes and Margaret Louise (Moreton) Menthes. She was 55 years old.
Carla was employed by Wire Products. She loved her family and friends very much and will...
Nathan Andrew Degross
Oct 14, 2020
Nathan Andrew (Andy) DeGross, who resided in Subiaco, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Paris. He was born February 17, 1964, in Russellville, Arkansas, to Leo Archie DeGross and Anita Williams DeGross. He was 56 years old. He was preceded in death by his wife, Diana, to whom he was married to for 27 years. Also...
