Obituaries

Linda Kay Berna

Linda Kay Berna, 76, of Alma, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2025 in Van Buren. She was born August 6, 1949 in Ozark to the late Robbie and Bonnie (Shipp)…

Darrell J. Bailey

Darrell J. Bailey, 91, of Van Buren, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2025 at his home. He was born September 3, 1934 in Van Buren to the late J.T. and…

Allen Ray Niblett

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…

Jerry Randall Phillips

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…

Zona Marie Crabtree

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…

Jerome “Jerry” Edward Shelby

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…

Zong Chue Yang

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…

Patricia Ann Lee

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,…

Janie Lynn Kosier

Janie Lynn Kosier, 58, of Alma passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025 in a local hospital. She was a homemaker and is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Henry…

Della Ann Pitsch

Daughter, Wife, Mother, Grandmother, and Great Grandmother Della Ann Pitsch was born February 20, 1942 in Buffalo, Wyoming, and was brought Home to the FS-Bar Ranch near Sussex, Wyoming by…

Juanita Bushong Richardson

Juanita Bushong Richardson, also known as Laveda J. Richardson, was known to her friends and family as Mema. On November 20th, at the age of 101, she was taken to…

TeLoa Faye Butler

TeLoa Faye Butler, 86, of Alma, AR passed away on November 21, 2025 in a local hospital. She was born October 5, 1939 in Healdton, OK to Troy and Viola…

Floyd Ray Cossey

Floyd Ray Cossey, 82, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on Friday, November 21, 2025 in a local hospital. He was born on January 22, 1943 in Waldron, Arkansas to…

Betty Lou Taylor

Betty Lou Taylor, 89, of Springdale, Arkansas, passed away at her home on Monday, November 24, 2025. She loved tending to her roses, crafting flowers from ribbon, and creating beautiful…

Juanita Richardson

Juanita Richardson, who passed away on November 20, 2025, in Van Buren, was a beloved member of her community. She is survived by her loving family, including her children and…

Janice Evon Spain

Janice Evon Spain, 79, of Greenwood, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2025 in her home. She was born September 29, 1946 in England, Arkansas to Orville Paul and Sadie…

Guinivere Farrar

Guinivere Farrar (Mamaw), 94, of Fort Smith, Arkansas fell asleep in the Lord on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 surrounded by family and the compassionate staff of Chapel Ridge Nursing facility….

Diana Sue Blasingame

Diana Sue Blasingame, 72, of Huntington, Arkansas passed away Thursday, November 20, 2025 in her home. She was born April 5, 1953 in Yale, Oklahoma to Bill and Dorothy (Moorehead)…

Judy Elaine Shockley

Judy Elaine Shockley, 77, of Barling, Arkansas passed away Saturday, November 22, 2025 in her home. She was born August 11, 1948 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Randolf and Mildred…

George Wayne Head

George Wayne Head, Age 65, passed away on October 31, 2025 at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was born on March 8, 1960, in Fayetteville, Arkansas to…