Obituaries

Patrick Alan Hopkins

Patrick Alan Hopkins, 71 of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on February 8, 2026. Patrick is preceded in death by his parents and siblings. Survivors include cousins, nieces and nephews…

Debra “Debbie” Ann Griffin

Debra “Debbie” Ann Griffin, 66, of Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Born on September 29, 1959, in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to the…

Shirley Moates

Shirley I. Moates, 82, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, went home to be with the Lord on February 14, 2026. She was born on October 26, 1943, in Fort Smith Arkansas,…

Abigail Leigh Keys

Abigail Leigh Keys, 50, of Midland, AR, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2026. She was born on April 18, 1975, to the late Lester Griffith and Virginia Rauser Griffith….

Janice Notz

Janice Marie Notz was born on April 24th, 1941, in Judsonia, Arkansas. She passed away on February 17th, 2026. Janice was especially close to her sister, Donna, who describes her…

Karen 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…

Leland Gantt

Leland Gantt, age 91, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2026. He was born on March 5, 1934, in Lavaca, Arkansas, to the late John and…

Jeff Bieker

Jeffrey Cole Bieker, 53, of Fort Smith, passed away February 17, 2026. Jeff was born March 30, 1972 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Richard and Donna Bieker. He was a…

Sandra Todd

Sandra Todd, 84, of Fort Smith, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2026. She was born on January 27, 1942, in Clarksdale, MS to the late Victor Barbieri, Sr. and…

Jerry Tucker

Jerry Tucker of Liberty, Oklahoma passed away on February 23, 2026, at the age of 76. He was born October 17, 1949 in Stigler, OK to William Perry Tucker, and…

Jerry Don Eoff

Jerry D. Eoff, 80, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on February 24, 2026. He was born on November 11, 1945, in Van Buren, Arkansas, to Marcus and Virgie (Horton)…

Tim Slawnikowski

Timothy Slawnikowski, 76, of Fort Smith, AR, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. He was born on February 25, 1949, in Chicago, IL to the late Raymond Slawnikowski and…

Patsy Ann Baxter

Pat Baxter, 89, passed from this life on February 25, 2026 in Bentonville, Arkansas. Pat was born March 25, 1936, in Kingsport, Tennessee, to John and Leona Little. She was…

Rosemary Wingfield

Rosemary DeMink Wingfield died on March 1, 2026. She was born in 1943 to Mary Ebone Thomas and Ezra Paul Thomas of Fort Smith. Rosemary attended Catholic Schools, including St….

Bernard Scheierman

Bernard Scheierman passed away on March 2, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on April 4, 1931, Bernard resided in Toms River, New Jersey. A Funeral Service will be…

Euline “Sue” Hamm

Euline Sue (Goines) Hamm, age 75, beloved momma, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed surrounded by the love of her family on February 12, 2026 at 8:07 p.m. in Fort Smith,…

Dorothy Ann Nigh

Dottie Nigh, 93, of Van Buren passed away Friday, February 13, 2026 in Fort Smith. She was born July 22, 1932 in Fort Smith to the late Carl and Inez…

John H. Avey

John H. Avey, 94, of Mulberry, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2026 in Van Buren. He was born January 22, 1932 in Newnata, Arkansas to the late Caroline (Farris) Rainbolt….

Scott Paul Puckett

Scott Puckett, 63, of Van Buren, passed away Monday, February 16, 2026 in Fort Smith. He was born July 31, 1962 in Stockton, California to the late William and Marie…

Roger Alan Gwinn

Roger Alan Gwinn, 62, of Mountainburg, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2026 at his home. He was born September 11, 1963 in Kansas City, KS to the late Terry and…