Obituaries

Natalie Cowley

Natalie Cowley, 66, of Van Buren, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2026 in Fort Smith. She was born August 6, 1959 in St. Cloud, Minnesota to the late William and…

Barbara Jensen

Barbara Jensen, 64, of Chester, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2026 in Fort Smith. She was born March 14, 1962 in Lincoln Park, Michigan. She was preceded in death by…

Alma Waters

Alma Waters, 86, of Rudy, passed away Monday, April 20, 2026 in Cabot. She was born June 5, 1939 in Summerfield, Oklahoma to the late Lewis and Nora (Ray) Jones….

Eva Mae Dodd

Eva Mae Dodd, 100, of Van Buren, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2026 at her home. She was born April 3, 1926 in Lavaca to the late Buell and Mary…

Ronnie Smith

Ronnie Lee Smith of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Monday, April 13, 2026, at his home. He was born on March 20, 1962, in Pontiac, Michigan, to the late Clemmet Smith…

Roy Lee Wilson

Roy Lee Wilson, who resided near Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at his home. He was born on March 17, 1943, at Bollinger Hospital in Charleston, Arkansas,…

Larry Truman Mainer

Larry Truman Mainer of Paris, Arkansas, died Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Mercy Hospital In Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on September 3, 1945, at Bollinger Hospital in Charleston,…

Paul Stewart

Paul Wendell Stewart of Ozark, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at his home. He was born on April 16, 1960, in Covington, Louisiana, to the late Huey…

David Wayne Smith

David Wayne Smith of Muldrow, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, April 17, 2026, at his home. He was born on March 16, 1970, in Dallas, Texas, to Larry Michael Smith, Sr….

Tommy Byrd

Thomas Dean Byrd of Charleston, Arkansas, died Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on April 17, 1959, in Ozark, Arkansas, to the…

{“obituaryText”:”Jewel Henryetta Gipson, beloved mother, grandmother, and family matriarch, passed away peacefully on April 22, 2026 at the age of 75, after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer. She…

Beth Chitwood-Carter

Faye Elizabeth Chitwood Carter, who resided near Paris, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Paris. She was born on May 19, 1948, in Stigler, Oklahoma, to the late…

Jeff L. McRorey

Jeffrey L. McRorey who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, April 26, 2026. He was 66 years old. He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson,…

Nyia Toua Xiong

Nyia Toua Xiong, 84, of Scranton, Arkansas passed away Monday, March 9, 2026. He was born on September 6, 1941, in Nanyon, Loas, to the late Chaileng Xiong and Poua…

Gerald Frederick Ottmer

Captain Gerald Frederick Ottmer, age 97 of Fort Smith, AR went home to be with the Lord on April 22, 2026. He was born August 4, 1928, in Lakewood, NJ,…

Karen Ruth Hobbs

Karen Ruth Hobbs, 74, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on February 19, 2026. She was born October 3, 1951, in Altus, Arkansas to Jack and Agnes Mathis. Karen married…

Brenda Lee Waters

Brenda Lee Waters, 47, peacefully entered the loving arms of her Lord, Jesus Christ, on March 16, 2026. Born October 24, 1978, in Nampa, Idaho, to Diana Kearney and Robert…

Lloyd Gary Davis

Lloyd Gary Davis (78) was born in Sedalia, Missouri, to Charles and Dorothy Davis. His father, Charles, had recently returned from service in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during…

Darlene Joan (Radek) Durham

{“obituaryText”:”Darlene Joan Radek Durham, 84 of Fort Smith, passed peacefully in her home into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 15, 2026. She was…

Burl Thomas House

{“obituaryText”:”Burl Thomas House, affectionately known as Tom, passed away peacefully at his home on April 18, 2026, at the age of 91. Born on June 20, 1934, in Fort Smith,…