Obituary Listing

Recent Obituaries

Sue Colley-Little

Sue Colley-Little

Aug 9, 2020

Daronda Sue Colley Little, who resided in Fort Smith, died Sunday, August 9, 2020, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born July 1, 1951, in Fort Smith, to the late Otis Colley and Dorothy (Resch) Colley. She was 69 years old. She was preceded in death by a brother, Glen Colley.

Sue is survived...

Brycen Daley Hice Hillier

Brycen Daley Hice Hillier

Aug 8, 2020

Brycen Daley Hice Hillier, age 15, of Charleston, died Saturday, August 8, 2020, in Fort Smith. He was born November 5, 2004, in Clarksville, Arkansas.

Brycen was a 10th grade student at Charleston High School. He was a member of the Charleston High School Marching Band and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Brycen played the piano, guitar, and...

Johnny Leon Putnam

Johnny Leon Putnam

Aug 7, 2020

Johnny Leon Putnam, who resided in Fort Smith, died Friday, August 7, 2020, in Van Buren. He was born May 5, 1967, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to the late Larry M. Putnam and Jan E. (Hogan) Putnam. He was 53 years old.

He is survived by his children, Brandon Putnam of Fort Smith and Savanna Putnam of...

Ralph Paul Brown, Iii

Ralph Paul Brown, Iii

Aug 4, 2020

Ralph Paul Brown, III, who resided in Fort Smith, died Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born September 22, 1978, in Fort Smith, to Ralph Paul Brown, Jr. and Janie May (Harris) Brown. He was 41 years old.

Ralph attended Northside High School in Fort Smith and was a 1996 graduate...

Timothy Wayne Forrest

Timothy Wayne Forrest

Aug 1, 2020

Timothy Wayne Forrest, who resided in Mulberry, died Saturday, August 1, 2020, at Ashton Place Health & Rehab in Barling. He was born February 27, 1967, in Fort Smith. He was 53 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Olen Smith.

A family held graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday,...

Larry Wayne Loftis

Larry Wayne Loftis

Aug 1, 2020

Larry W. Loftis, who resided in Fort Smith, died Saturday, August 1, 2020, at his home. He was born November 20, 1957, in Houston, Texas, to Merle Ray Loftis and Betty Sue (Oliver) Loftis. He was 62 years old. He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Sue Loftis.

Larry was a self-employed carpenter. He served...

Michael "Micki" Rae Allen

Michael "Micki" Rae Allen

Jul 31, 2020

Michael Rae "Micki" Allen, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away Friday, July 31, 2020, at her home. She was born December 7, 1943, in Adrian City, Michigan, to the late Robert Maloney and Beverly (Elliott) Maloney. She was 76 years old. She was preceded in death also by two daughters, Kim Purvis and Michelle Babel.

She...

Becky Rainwater Martin

Becky Rainwater Martin

Jul 31, 2020

Rebecca Jean Rainwater Martin, who resided in Barling, died Friday, July 31, 2020, at her home. She was born February 9, 1958, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late Luther Edward Rainwater and Alma Rejean (Stubblefield) Rainwater. She was 62 years old. She was preceded in death also by two brothers and two sisters, Bill Rainwater, Bob Rainwater, Betty Knight...

Shirley Annette Bly

Shirley Annette Bly

Jul 30, 2020

Shirley Annette Bly, age 54, of Mulberry, left our world unexpectedly on July 30, 2020. A perfect Christmas miracle, she was born December 25, 1965 in Springdale, Arkansas, to the late Delmer "Shorty" Bly and Anna Mae (Black) Bly.

Shirley had a heart of gold that she wasn't afraid to wear on her sleeve. She spread love...

Joey Andrew Young

Joey Andrew Young

Jul 29, 2020

Joey Andrew Young, who resided in Rudy, Arkansas, died Wednesday July 29, 2020, at his home. He was born May 22, 1959, in Gilmer, Texas, to Andrew Milton Young and Janice (Davis) Young. He was 61 years old. He was preceded in death by his father, Andrew Milton Young.

Joey was a heavy equipment operator for Upshur...

Dr. Bill Lawrence Moore

Dr. Bill Lawrence Moore

Jul 27, 2020

Dr. Bill L. Moore of Barling, Arkansas, left this earth on Monday, July 27, 2020.  Dr. Moore was born April 29, 1936, in the city of Benton, Arkansas, to the late John W. Moore, Sr. and Mae Z. (Rupp) Moore.  After graduation from Benton High School and Peabody Teachers College in Nashville, Dr. Moore attended Loyola Dental School in...

Wendell Norman Williams

Wendell Norman Williams

Jul 26, 2020

Wendell Norman Williams, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Sunday, July 26, 2020, at his home. He was born February 6, 1928, in Towanda, Kansas, to the late Alvin Roy Williams and Hazel Angeline (Towne) Williams. He was 92 years old. He was preceded in death also by a son, Dennis Wade Williams; a brother, Wayne Williams; and...

Creek Carson Harp

Creek Carson Harp

Jul 25, 2020

Creek Carson Harp, who resided in Lavaca, died Saturday, July 25, 2020, at his home. He was born July 10, 2001, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to James Carson Harp and Lindsey Gibran (Barnard) Harp. He was 19 years old. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Donald Carson Harp and Ella Mae Jenson; and great-grandfather, Leonard Bruce...

Arlis Nathan Biggs

Arlis Nathan Biggs

Jul 21, 2020

Arlis Nathan Biggs, who resided in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in Sallisaw. He was born July 17, 1921, in Ratcliff, Arkansas, to the late N. Calaway Biggs and Julia Elizabeth (Schouweiler) Biggs. He was 99 years old. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant brother and two other brothers, Raymond...

Danny Allen Stubblefield

Danny Allen Stubblefield

Jul 20, 2020

Danny Allen Stubblefield, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020, in Fort Smith. He was born September 20, 1946, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late Orbra "Junior" Stubblefield and Annie Juanita (Robertson) Stubblefield. He was 73 years old. He was preceded in death by a brother, Randy Davis.

Danny was a retired general...

Michaela Kossman

Michaela Kossman

Jul 19, 2020

Arrangements for Michaela Kossman, age 65, of Huntington, are pending.

Thank You

Gene Robert Huber

Gene Robert Huber

Jul 17, 2020

Gene Robert Huber, who resided in Greenwood, died Friday, July 17, 2020, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born April, 8, 1943, in Los Angeles County, California, to the late Glen and Lucille Huber. He was 77 years old. He was preceded in death by a sister, Yvonne Ortiz.

Gene was a retired self-employed design...

Stanley William Mccurdy

Stanley William Mccurdy

Jul 15, 2020

Stanley William McCurdy, who resided near Branch, died Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at his home. He was born January 1, 1935, in Rudy, Arkansas, to the late Andy N. McCurdy and Edna (Douglas) McCurdy. He was 85 years old. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Rose (Friedrich) McCurdy; and one sister, Shirley Wisely.

Stanley...

Barbara Carol Hanks

Barbara Carol Hanks

Jul 14, 2020

Barbara Hanks, age 73, of Poteau, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at home with family and went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. Barbara was born on June 3, 1947, in Mena, Arkansas, to the late Loyd Tibbs and Martha Burnette Tibbs.  She started working as a young girl in nursing, then she worked at US Motors...

Deborah Cole Chambers

Deborah Cole Chambers

Jul 14, 2020

Deborah Ann Cole Chambers, who resided in the Coles Chapel Community, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born October 1, 1954, in Ozark, Arkansas, to Jonathan Whitman "Sonny Boy" Cole and Tommie Alene (Taylor) Cole Brophy. She was 65 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Steven J....

Subscribe

Subscribe to get alerts on new obituaries

An orange arrow pointing to the right on a white background.
A Year of Grief Support

Sign up for one year of weekly grief messages designed to provide strength and comfort during this challenging time.