Obituary Listing

Jan 19, 2021

Larry Richard Cornette, who resided in Van Buren, Arkansas, died Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Van Buren. He was born March 10, 1946, in Pleasant Hill, Tennessee, to the late William M. Cornett and Hattie M. (Milligan) Cornett. He was 74 years old. He was preceded in death by a brother, Billy Ray Cornett; and...

Jan 18, 2021

Patricia Ruth Amos, who resided in Pocola, Oklahoma, died Monday, January 18, 2021, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born February 28, 1946, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to the late Jack A. West and Gladys Garrison West. She was 74 years old.

She is survived by two daughters, Sherry Garcia and Rebecca Garcia...

Jan 16, 2021

John W. James, age 68, died Saturday, January 16, 2021, in Booneville, Arkansas.  He was born May 1, 1952 in Danville, Arkansas.  He was preceded in death by his parents, John T. James and Gladys Thomas James.

John grew up on a farm near Blue Mountain Lake in Yell County, Arkansas and was a 1970 graduate of...

Jan 16, 2021

Braden Kyle Frederick, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2021, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born January 26, 1994, in Fort Smith, to Kenneth Charles Frederick and Cheryl Ann Gattis Frederick. He was 26 years old. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Donald and Linda Gattis; his uncle, Royce Gattis and...

Jan 15, 2021

Nova Leigh Jones, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Friday, January 15, 2021, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She was born August 11, 1969, in Paris, Arkansas, to the late Alvin Lee Mullinax and Barbara Ann Catherine (Graening) Mullinax. She was 51 years old. She was preceded in death by a sister, Twana Stegall.

Jan 15, 2021

Arrangements for William (Bill) Canessa, 95, of Charleston, Arkansas, are pending.

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Jan 14, 2021

Brian Keith Hanes, 55, who resided in Cameron, Oklahoma, was born May 26th, 1965, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Judie (Owenby) Hanes.

Brian always had a smile on his face and love in his heart, if you knew him you were lucky. His first love was his mother and brother Hank. He loved to fish, hunt, and...

Jan 14, 2021

Ignacio Gallardo, who resided in Booneville, Arkansas, died Thursday, January 14, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born August 8, 1959, in El Jicaro Progreso', Guatemala, to the late Ignacio Velia Oliva and Bermardina Gallardo. He was 61 years old.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Cremation Services in Fort...

Jan 13, 2021

Lucille R. Rietman, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at her home. She was born April 4, 1927, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late Frank Stief and Marie H. Gramlich Stief. She was 93 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Rietman; and a son, Phillip Rietman.

Lucille...

Jan 13, 2021

David O. Stocking, 87, of Hackett, Arkansas, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Wednesday, January 13, 2021, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born June 26, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois. When David was 2 years old, his mother Rose married a kind hardworking widower named Halbert Stocking. This union not only brought David a role model,...

Jan 13, 2021

Jean Ezernack, 95, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, January 13, 2021, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her dearly loved son, Richard Grady Ezernack of Houston, Texas, with whom she is now reunited.

Jean was a beloved sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and was loved...

Jan 12, 2021

James Lemuel Hohmann, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at his home. He was born August 16, 1938, in Oklahoma, to the late Archie Edward Wood and Nancy Lovell. He was 82 years old.

James was a retired sales person.

He is survived by a daughter, Jamie Teague of Barling, Arkansas;...

Jan 12, 2021

Terry Lee Norris, who resided in Waldron, Arkansas, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born April 3, 1954, in Shelby, Michigan, to the late Roy Norris and Olive Beryl (Blanche) Norris. He was 66 years old.

Terry served in the U.S. Navy, and he worked on a farm.

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Jan 11, 2021

Christina Kimberly Hughes, 43, of Van Buren, Arkansas, died Monday, January 11, 2021. She was born April 19, 1977, in Bakersfield, California, to the late Tommy Wayne Lee Black and Lois Annette Hughes.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Cremation Services in Fort Smith, 914 N. 32nd St. Fort Smith, AR  72903. (479) 434-3901...

Jan 10, 2021

Nancy M. Ralston, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, died Sunday, January 10, 2021, at her home. She was born May 7, 1932, in Escanaba, Michigan, to the late James Quinn and Dorothy Casey Quinn Reimer. She was 88 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, William Robert (Bob) Ralston; a son, Larry Ralston;...

Jan 10, 2021

Mary Louise Pawelek, who resided in Mountainburg, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021, Heart of Hospice Inpatient Unit at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born December 23, 1935, in Chester, Arkansas, to the late Lonnie Friddle and Annie Thomlinson Friddle. She was 85 years old. She was preceded in death by a son, Tony...

Jan 9, 2021

Gary L. Littrell of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021, at his home. He was born December 13, 1938, in Jefferson, Iowa, to the late Harold A. Littrell and Mona J. (Mitchell) Littrell. He was 82 years old.

He was a retired Master Sergeant of the United States Air Force and a Vietnam War...

Jan 9, 2021

Craig Allan Stewart, who resided near Charleston, Arkansas, died Saturday, January 9, 2021, at his home. He was born December 11, 1960, in Fort Benning, Georgia, to Earl Joseph Stewart and Shirley May (Hawkins) Stewart. He was 60 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Earl Joseph Stewart; and a brother, Charles "Chuck" Joseph Stewart.

Jan 8, 2021

Christopher E. Kelley, who resided in Heavener, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born September 14, 1950, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to the late Everett Kelley and Mary Pearson Kelley. He was 70 years old. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Latisha Kelley; two brothers, Eddie Kelley and...

Jan 8, 2021

David Wayne Moore, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Friday, January 8, 2021, at his home. He was born November 18, 1959, in Fort Smith, to the late Ward Moore, Jr. and Billie Jo Knight Moore. He was 61 years old.

David was an avid fisherman. He enjoyed hunting and he loved cooking.

He...