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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.
...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...
Barbara Jean Sharum
Oct 14, 2020
Barbara Jean Sharum, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at her home. She was born July 13, 1963, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to the late Ralph B. Hay and Madeline (Harper) Hay. She was 57 years old.
Barbara was a housewife and a poet. She loved her family very much and will...
Melvin Edward Moore
Oct 13, 2020
Melvin Edward Moore,70, of Bloomer, Arkansas, departed this life on Tuesday evening, October 13, 2020, and was ushered into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He was born April 25, 1950, in Poteau, Oklahoma, to Dave Benjamin Moore and Lois Marcella Loggains Moore. Melvin was their second child out of four boys. He had lived in...
Calvin Johnson
Oct 12, 2020
James Calvin Johnson, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, formerly of Fayetteville, North Carolina, departed this life Monday, October 12, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born January 23, 1954, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to the late Harvey Lee Stocks, Sr. and Pinkey Ruth (Johnson) Stocks. He was 66 years old.
Calvin was a...
W.G. Bell
Oct 12, 2020
W. G. Bell, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, died Monday, October 12, 2020, in Paris. He was born on October 4, 1930, in Paragould, Arkansas, to the late George Dewey Bell and Elsie (Robinson) Bell. He was 90 years old.
W. G. served his country in the United States Air Force and worked...
Laura Ruth Grooms
Oct 11, 2020
Laura Ruth Grooms, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, October 11, 2020, in Fort Smith. She was born October 16, 1963, in Chicago, Illinois, to the late James France Neveau and Ruth Laura (Freapane) Neveau. She was almost 58 years old.
She is survived by her children, Michael Grooms and John Paul Grooms, III, both...
Randy King Steen
Oct 10, 2020
Randy King Steen, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born June 16, 1956. He was preceded in death by his parents, King A. and Jimmie K. (Pierce) Steen.
Randy previously worked for Carmart.
He is survived by his children, Dustin Michael Steen...
Franklin D. Nunnelee
Oct 9, 2020
Franklin D. Nunnelee, who resided in Bentonville, Arkansas, died Friday, October 9. 2020. at Mercy Hospital in Rogers. He was born January 13, 1934, in Ratcliff, Arkansas, to the late James Alfred Nunnelee and Thelma Estelle (Burnett) Nunnelee. He was 86 years old. He was preceded in death by his sister and brother-in-law, Jackie and Vince Vera.
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Connie R. Oswald
Oct 7, 2020
Constance Reed Oswald, better known as Connie, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born August 9, 1962, in Wurzburg, Germany, to Bobby Lee Whitley and JoAnne Elizabeth (Klug) Whitley. She was 58 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Bobby Lee Whitley.
Connie worked for...
Rita Faye Green
Oct 6, 2020
Rita Faye Green, who resided in Muldrow, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at her home. She was born December 29, 1956, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to the late Herman Randall and Agnes (Johnson) Randall Coward. She was 63 years old. She was preceded in death also by her step-father, Robert Coward; and a great-granddaughter, Zhaivia Rodriquez.
...Chris Erp
Oct 4, 2020
James Christopher "Chris" Erp, who resided in Van Buren, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020, near Ozark. He was born December 2, 1957, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to the late James F. Erp and Joann (Marshall) Erp. He was 62 years old.
Chris used his gifts as a hospice volunteer for Heart of Hospice, formally Peachtree Hospice.
...James West
Oct 4, 2020
James Dean West, of DeQueen, AR, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 2, 2020, at the age of 55. He was preceded in death by his father, James Franklin West, and his nephew, Michael Purtell.
James was born on July 2, 1965 to parents, James and Donna West. He spent his early childhood in Ponca City, OK...
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