Obituary Listing

Apr 24, 2019

Kenneth Leon Bowien, age 61, of Van Buren, was found April 24, 2019, in Van Buren. He was born November 29, 1957, in Germany.  Cremation services are under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Cremation Services in Fort Smith.

Apr 23, 2019

Terri Lynn Holt, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at her home. She was born March 22, 1958, in Fort Smith, to the late Billy Durbin and Patricia Foust Durbin. She was 61 years old.

She is survived by her son, Thomas Bonner of London, Arkansas; a sister, Kymberly Garner of Arlington,...

Apr 14, 2019

Harold Leon Askins, who resided in Paris, passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019, in Paris. He was born July 19, 1938, in Paris, to the late Harold Askins and Minnie Cain Askins. He was 80 years old. He was preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Askins.

Leon was a 1956 graduate of Paris High School. For...

Apr 13, 2019

Billy Dennis Fry, Jr. age 58, of Pocola, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born May 13, 1960, in Fort Smith, to the late Willie T. Fry, Jr. and Viola Pearl Winter Fry.

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

Apr 11, 2019

Joseph H. "Sonny Joe" Walbe, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019, at his residence. He was born April 3, 1926, in Morrison Bluff, Arkansas, to the late Joseph and Anna Schlaff Walbe. He was 93 years old. He was preceded in death also by his wife of 56 years, Stella Kleck Walbe; his son,...

Apr 10, 2019

Tammy Lynn McGee, who resided in Branch, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2019, near Branch. She was born August 22, 1966, in Fort Smith, to John Rye and Vivian Kizer. She was 52 years old. She was preceded in death also by her husband, Willie McGee; and a brother, Brian Rye.

She is survived by three daughters,...

Apr 7, 2019

Inita Myrtle Chronister, who resided in Barling, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019, at Mercy Hospital, Fort Smith. She was born June 25, 1937, in Greenwood, to the late Dewey H. Inge and Cecial O. (Wilson) Inge. She was 81 years old. She was preceded in death also by a granddaughter, Kristy East; and three sisters, Bonnie McKinney, Naomi...

Apr 7, 2019

Marvin Lewis Travis, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019, at his home. He was born January 7, 1955, in Ventura, California, to the late Marion Marvin Travis and Ruby Maxine (Hill) Travis. He was 64 years old. He was preceded in death also by his wife, Sheila Ann (Horne) Travis, and a daughter, Lavita...

Apr 4, 2019

Ralph Goodson, who resided in Charleston, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019, in Charleston. He was born July 8, 1937, in Nashville, Arkansas, to the late Thomas Lewis Goodson and Esther Eliza (Chambers) Goodson. He was 81 years old. He was preceded in death also by a brother, Wayne Goodson.

Ralph was a retired state highway department...

Apr 4, 2019

Danny Lynn Burton, age 69, of Stuttgart, passed from this life Thursday, April 4, 2019, in Fort Smith. He was born in DeWitt, Arkansas on July 1, 1949, the only child of Lynn Jr and Billie Meyers Burton in DeWitt. His grandparents, Lynn Burton, Sr; Winifred Ellenburg Kennedy; Rock and Cora Brewer Stone, all preceded him in death. A 1968...

Mar 30, 2019

Therona Rhodes Romine, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019, at her home. She was born May 22, 1967, in Chicago, Illinois, to Jay D. Rhodes and Joyce Laverne Childs Rhodes. She was 51 years old.

Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 13th, at First United Methodist Church in...

Mar 26, 2019

Mary Helen Stansell, who resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at her home. She was born September 16, 1943, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to the late Carl Boise Patterson and Helen Querry (Nivens) Patterson. She was 75 years old.

Mary was a real estate agent for Century 21 for several years. She...

Mar 25, 2019

Freddie "J.C." Johnson, who resided in Charleston, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Charleston. He was born June 16, 1941, in Los Angeles, California, to the late Fred E. Johnson and Edna Ward Johnson. He was 78 years old.

He was a Truck Driver for Alpha Packaging, and an U.S. Army veteran serving in the Vietnam...

Mar 25, 2019

Patricia Louise Obrock, who resided in Hackett, Arkansas, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019, at her home. She was born February 17, 1950, in Denver, Colorado, to Fred Gubitz and Ruby (Freeman) Gubitz. She was 69 years old. She was preceded in death by her father, Fred Gubitz; and a sister, Lee Anne Conrady.

Patricia worked in...

Mar 23, 2019

Travis Paul Balch, age 88, of Lavaca, died Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Barling. He was born March 1, 1931, in Mount Pleasant, Arkansas, to the late Jacob Balch and Geneva (McSpadden) Balch. He was preceded in death also by his wife of 63 years, Betty Ann (Burlison) Balch; his brothers, Harold, Curtis, and Steve Balch; and two sisters,...

Mar 20, 2019

A much adored mother, nana, daughter and sister, Patricia Ann Medlock, 64, of Ozark, Arkansas, passed away peacefully in her home on March 20, 2019, with her family present. She had confronted and bravely fought cancer for the past five years. Trish is preceded in death by her father and mother, Victor and Myrtle Potter, and a sister, Louise Potter...

Mar 20, 2019

Mitchell Edward Neal of Charleston, Arkansas was born  February 4, 1945, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He passed away March 20, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard Neal and Stella Marie Hartley Neal; and a brother, Roger James.

He was a senior in high school when he met the love...

Mar 18, 2019

Sarina Guevara, who resided in Fort Smith, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019, at her home. She was born May 9, 1972, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Carolyn Clark. She was 47 years old.

She was employed by OK Foods.

She is survived by a daughter, Aleah Carter of Fort Smith.

Cremation arrangements...

Mar 15, 2019

Ellen Iona Barton Sharpe. who resided in Charleston, passed away Friday, March 15, 2019, at Mercy Hospital, Fort Smith. She was born July 10, 1923, in Cecil, to the late Lee Price and Frances (Brown) Price. She was 95 years old. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Julian Osburn Barton, who passed away in 1984, and...

Mar 15, 2019

Etta Faye Gonzalez, who resided in Paris, Arkansas, passed away Friday, March 15, 2019, at Greenhurst Nursing Center in Charleston. She was born August 16, 1934, in Paris, to the late W.O. Green and Magnolia (Lee) Green. She was 84 years old. She was preceded in death also by two sisters, Maxine Green and Thelma Ezell; and one grandson,...