Obituary Listing

Mar 26, 2021

Harold A. Krigbaum, 86, of Paris, Arkansas, passed away Friday, March 26, 2021, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born March 15, 1935, in Logan County, south of Paris. He was preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Clossie and Bonnie Simmons; a son, Harold Neal Krigbaum; and two grandsons, Michael Paul Bradford and Billy Justin Shelton.

Mar 24, 2021

Shirley June Young, who resided in Arkoma, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born October 27, 1945, in Poteau, Oklahoma, to the late Johnny and Oma Lee Ward Metzker. She was 75 years old.

Shirley was a retired LPN at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith for...

Mar 19, 2021

Shane Alan Johnson, Jr., who resided in Mountainburg, Arkansas, died Friday, March  19, 2021, in Mountainburg. He was born August 9, 1988, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, to Shane Alan Johnson, Sr. and Anne Margaret Yarusites Johnson. He was 32 years old.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Cremation Services in Fort Smith, 914 N....

Mar 17, 2021

Elyjah Don Lloyd Montgomery, who resided in Fort Smith, died Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at home. He was born November 9, 2020, in Fort Smith, to Zachary and Valerie (Pierce) Montgomery. He was 4 ½ months old.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23 rd , at Brotherton Funeral Home Chapel...

Mar 17, 2021

Pollyanna Yvonne Ford, who resided in Arkoma, Oklahoma, died March 17, 2021, in Arkoma. She was born February 16, 1966, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to Jerry Brightman and Gail J. Ward Brightman. She was 55 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Jerry Brightman.

She is survived by her mother, Gail Gilpin of Heavener, Oklahoma;...

Mar 16, 2021

Donald Ray Bissell, Sr., also known as Donald Ray McKenzie, of Magazine, Arkansas, died Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born March 18, 1944, in Los Angeles, California.

Donald was a retired radio repairman and was an U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran.

He is survived by his companion,...

Mar 13, 2021

Linda J. Briggs, who resided in Van Buren, Arkansas, died Saturday, March 13, 2021, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born May 14, 1943, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, to the late Granville Roscoe Jones and Lou Freda Standridge Jones. She was 77 years old. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Patricia Haggard and Joyce Moon.

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Mar 12, 2021

Frances Ann Dunn, who resided in Charleston, died Friday, March 12, 2021, at her home in Charleston. She was born June 23, 1937, in Schenectady, New York, to the late Francis and Anntonnette (Domblewski) Wieczynski. She was 83 years old.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home and Flower Shop in...

Mar 10, 2021

Andrew Calvin Hobbs, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at his home. He was born August 26, 1999, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Chris Alan Hobbs and Karen Christine Parnell Hobbs. He was 21 years old.

Andrew's hobbies were playing on the computer and sharpening knives. He was a member of River Valley...

Mar 8, 2021

Robert Duane Milam, who resided in Ozark, Arkansas, died Monday, March 8, 2021, at his home. He was born November 7, 1956, in Ozark, to Grady Thomas Milam and Grace Lois Turner Milam. He was 64 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Grady Thomas Milam; a sister, Lois; a brother Thomas and wife Dana.

Mar 8, 2021

Candace Renee Hampton, 60, of Branch, AR, passed away on March 8, 2021, after a courageous battle with small cell lung cancer. Candy was born on February 28 , 1961, to Johnny and Phyllis Phillips in Clarksville, AR. She was 60 years old and preceded in death by her father, Johnny Phillips.

After graduating from Ozark High...

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...

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...

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...

Mar 5, 2021

Arrangements for Jose Luis Mottu, Jr. age 46, are pending.

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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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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....