Obituary Listing

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...