Obituaries

Bernardo “Bejayy” Ramon Martinez Jr.

Bernardo “Bejayy” Ramon Martinez Jr., age 27, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. Born on June 9, 1998, in Fort Smith,…

Quentilla Sue Clark

Quentilla Sue Clark, age 65, passed away peacefully in her home on November 7, 2025. Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on November 17, 1958, Quentilla was a beloved daughter of…

Douglas Wayne Willhite

Douglas Wayne “Bubba” Willhite, age 36, passed away peacefully at his home in Alma, Arkansas, on November 7, 2025. He was born on March 4, 1989, in Fort Smith, Arkansas,…

Stephen Loarn Waters

Stephen Loarn Waters (65) of Fort Smith, Arkansas died on November 12, 2025. He was born in Van Buren, Arkansas in 1960 to Theodore Waters and Tawie Smith. He attended…

Dub Helms

Dub Helms, age 82, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at Heart of Hospice on Thursday, November 13, 2025. Born on February 8, 1943, in Fort Smith, he was…

Raymond Junior Cecil

Raymond Junior Cecil, 63, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at his home on November 13, 2025. Raymond was born on May 3, 1962, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to…

Ricky D. Goines

Reverend Ricky D. Goines, age 55, passed away peacefully in his home on November 16, 2025, in Van Buren, Arkansas. Born July 19, 1970, in Fort Smith, he was a…

Kenneth W. Rohrbach

Kenneth Walter Rohrbach, age 82, of Fort Smith, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 26, 2025. Ken was born on December 19, 1942, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Kenneth…

Ritarae Beineman

Ritarae Beineman of Fort Smith, AR, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2025. Ritarae was born in Santa Monica, CA, on June 13, 1933, the eldest daughter of Irby and…

Betty Sue Graham Bentley

Betty Sue Graham Bentley, age 65, of Cameron, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025. She was born May 22, 1960 in Poteau, Oklahoma to Guy Taylor and Edra…

Herbert Maxwell Smith

Herbert Maxwell Smith, Jr., 65, of Van Buren, AR, passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025. He was born on January 18, 1960, in Fort Smith, AR to the late…

Joyce Fitch

Joyce Fitch, 99, passed from this life October 1, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born July 14, 1926 in Kalamazoo, MI to the late Bert Edward Merchant and Helena…

Lori Rogers

Lenora Lorraine “Lori” Rogers, beloved wife, mother and memaw, died peacefully on October 2, surrounded by family. She was 84. Born in San Benito, Texas, she lived a life deeply…

Barbara Cunningham

Barbara L Cunningham, 78, of Fort Smith, passed away early Sunday morning, October 5, 2025 in Fort Smith Baptist Hospice. She was born July 31, 1947 in Fort Smith to…

Gary Leonard Sharum

Gary L. Sharum, age 72, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Fort Smith to Arthur and Lorene (Kremers)…

Linda Marie Bays

Linda Marie Bays, 76, of Fort Smith, AR formerly of Clovis, CA, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2025. She was born on September 9, 1949, in Omaha, Nebraska to…

John Francis Sauter

John Francis Sauter, age 80, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on October 6, 2025. He was born on October 19, 1944, in Northampton, Massachusetts, to Howard Earl and Frances…

Nina Andrews

Nina Ruth Andrews (our Mother) was born on November 12, 1937 on Jennings Mountain in Logan County to Fannie Mae Manus Ryles and Clarence Ryles who both preceded her in…

Dr. James Post Jr.

Well done, good and faithful servant. Matthew 25:21. James Matthew Post, Jr. peacefully departed this earthly life at home surrounded by his loving children on October 8, 2025 at the…

Anthony Herman Leding

Anthony Herman Leding, age 75, of Fort Smith passed from this life on October 8, 2025. Anthony was born on August 27, 1950 to William A. and Marie J. Leding….