John Wayne Boyd
Dec 10, 2025
John Wayne Boyd of Greenwood, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at his home. He was born on July 20, 1942, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was 83 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifton R. Boyd and Cordia Lee (Miller) Boyd, and his wife, Laretta (VanMeter) Boyd.
John devoted much of...
Neva Jean Ray
Dec 9, 2025
Neva Jean Ray, age 89 of Lavaca, Arkansas, died at home Tuesday, December 9, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 20, 1936, in Tyronza, Arkansas, in Poinsett County, to the late Henry Paul Dunnam and Laura Mae (Pugh) Dunnam. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Doyle Ray; and two sisters, Peggy...
Joyce Ann Core
Dec 8, 2025
Joyce Core, age 87, passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by family. Born in Van Buren, Arkansas, Joyce was a devoted mother, a loving wife, and a woman whose gentle spirit and steady strength shaped the lives of everyone who knew her.
Joyce was the daughter of Grace James (Minor) Shibley and Irving Fay Clifford Shibley....
Rick Goldman, Jr.
Dec 6, 2025
William Richard Goldman, Jr., better known as Rick Goldman of Huntington, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Heart of Hospice Unit in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on June 4, 1959, in Thomaston, Georgia, to the late William Richard Goldman, Sr. and Peggy Sue (Waller) Goldman. He was 66 years old. He was preceded in death...
Billie Jean Chastain
Dec 6, 2025
Billie Jean Chastain, who resided in the Bloomer Community, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2025, at Brooken Hill Health & Rehab Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on November 10, 1933, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late W.H. "Bill" Phillips and Una Lou (Kersh) Phillips. She was 92 years old. She was preceded in death by her...
Vexter Fenoy Luther
Dec 5, 2025
Vexter Fenoy Luther, who resided near Charleston, Arkansas, died Friday, December 5, 2025, at his home. He was born on October 20, 1927, in Magazine, Arkansas, to the late Elmer James Luther and Tommie Rae (Ladd) Luther. He was 98 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Glen Luther; a sister, Mae Fern; and...
Rhonda Christine Pritchett
Dec 4, 2025
Rhonda Christine Pritchett, who resided near Greenwood, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2025, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on September 8, 1949, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to the late J.L. Jones and Armaleta (Lewis) Jones. She was 76 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a son, Barry Andrew Pritchett.
For...
Karen Sue Hewett
Nov 30, 2025
Karen Sue Hewett, who resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2025, at her son's home. She was born on November 19, 1955, in Charleston, Arkansas, to the late Claude Sherman Hewett and Mildred L. (Harred) Hewett. She was 70 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Pamela Jewell Wilhelm...
Frances Lucille Posey
Nov 29, 2025
Frances Lucille Posey of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on November 5, 1962, in Fort Smith to the late Thomas Howard Craig and Lois Marie (Dunkerson) Craig. She was 63 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Thomas Craig.
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Diana Lynn Scharbor
Nov 29, 2025
Diana Lynn Scharbor, who resided near Huntington, Arkansas, died Saturday, November 29, 2025, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on December 30, 1953, in Battle Creek, Michigan, to the late Donald C. Byers and Shirley Mae (Urton) Byers. She was almost 72 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gary Scharbor; a brother,...
Linda Kay Johnson
Nov 27, 2025
Linda Kay Johnson of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, died Thursday, November 27, 2025, at her home. She was born on March 4, 1952, in Sallisaw to the late Bud A. Pollard and Audrey E. (Odgen) Pollard. She was 73 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Frederick Johnson; a grandson, Zachary Johnson; six brothers; and two...
Patricia Ann Lee
Nov 20, 2025
Patricia Ann Lee of Ratcliff, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Ashton Place Health & Rehab in Barling, Arkansas. She was born on July 25, 1935, in Subiaco, Arkansas, to the late Marvin Eugene Gaston, Sr. and Cora B. (Hill) Gaston. She was 90 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Buel...
Zong Chue Yang
Nov 20, 2025
Zong Chue Yang of Branch, Arkansas, died Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on April 4, 1956, in Laos, to the late Ntsuab Nuam Yang and Vue Xiong. He was 69 years old.
Zong was a retired butcher for Shady Maple Farmer's Market in Pennsylvania. He served in...
Jerome "Jerry" Edward Shelby
Nov 19, 2025
Jerome Edward Shelby, better known as Jerry, passed away surrounded by his family Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at his home. He was born on March 10, 1954, in Fort Smith to the late Raymond Louis Shelby and Rose Marie (Patton) Shelby. He was 71 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, his twin brother,...
Jerry Randall Phillips
Nov 18, 2025
Jerry Randall Phillips of Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at his home. He was born on August 14, 1945, in Altus, Arkansas, to the late Roy Carter Phillips and Lessie Mae (Patterson) Phillips. He was 80 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Virginia Holmes, Phyllis Evans, and Pauline Phillips; and...
Zona Marie Crabtree
Nov 18, 2025
Zona Marie (Teague) Crabtree of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. She was born on December 31, 1943, in Charleston to the late Sidney Milligan and Matilda Marie (Ballard)Teague. She was 81 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Crabtree; her parents, Sidney and Marie Teague; a...
Allen Ray Niblett
Nov 17, 2025
Allen Ray Niblett of Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Monday, November 17, 2025, at his home. He was born on June 1, 1964, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Leonard Brown Niblett and Janice Sue (Hopper) Niblett Slocum. He was 61 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters, Linda Golden and Wanda Harvey....
Roy Dean Davis
Nov 15, 2025
Roy Dean Davis, who resided near Cecil, Arkansas, died Saturday, November 15, 2025, at his home. He was born on November 7, 1953, in Oakland, California, to the late Vernon Roy Davis and Audine (Lowe) Davis. He was 72 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a sister, Peggy Nelms.
For several years,...
Nancy Jane Nicholas
Nov 13, 2025
Nancy Jane Nicholas of Poteau, Oklahoma, died Thursday, November 13, 2025, at her home. She was born on October 21, 1944, in Wyandotte, Michigan, to the late James Wesley Manney and Mary Jane (Smith) Manney. She was 81 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Roy Nicholas; and a son, David Paul Byrd, Jr....
Oran "Jiggs" Thomas Garrison
Nov 12, 2025
Oran Thomas Garrison, better known as "Jiggs", passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at his home. He was born on June 16, 1935, in the Sorghum Hollow Community in Logan, County, to the late Thomas Cecil Garrison and Bertha Lena (Jones) Garrison. He was 90 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Doris Johnson,...
