Obituaries

Violet Elsie Austin

Violet Elsie Austin, 69, of Van Buren, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2025. She was born June 6, 1955 in Houston, TX to the late David and Valre (Plant) Austin,…

Irene Rosalina Moore

Irene R. Moore, 86, of Alma, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2026 at her home. She was born in Panama to the late Alexander and Maria (Leon) Witkowski. She had…

Richard Paul Donahue

Richard Paul Donahue passed away Sunday, May 24, 2026. He is survived by his daughter, Hannah Marie Donahue of Broken Arrow; his sister, Andrea Fleming of Tulsa; his parents, Paula…

Debbie Marie Lindsey

Debbie Lindsey, 70, of Lavaca, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2026 in Fort Smith. She was born December 4, 1955 in Baxter Springs, Kansas to the late Bull and Mildred…

Shelby J. Hobbs

Shelby Jean Hobbs, who resided in Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Greenhurst Nursing Center. She was born on January 25, 1938, in Charleston, Arkansas, to…

Sandra Lee Readinger

Sandra Lee Readinger of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Mercy in Fort Smith. She was born on April 10, 1951, in Coral Gables, Florida, to…

Frances June Miller

Frances June Miller of Paris, Arkansas, died Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Russellville Nursing and Rehabilitation in Russellville, Arkansas. She was born on June 26, 1934, in Wellston, Oklahoma, to…

Emmet “Sonny” Ray Holman

Emmet Ray “Sonny” Holman, 80, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed from this life Monday, May 25, 2026. He was a retired dump truck driver who drove for several employers in…

Sandra Lee Palmer

Sandra Lee Palmer, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at the age of 84. Born on February 26, 1942, in Monroe, Oklahoma, she…

Bryan “Biff” Lee Brown

With deepest sorrow, we announce that Bryan “Biff” Lee Brown, age 67, our beloved husband, father, Papa, family member, and friend, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2026, in Fort…

Iris Ann Bruce

Iris Ann Bruce, 76, of Barling, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2026 in her home. She was born July 9, 1949 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Billy and Ruby…

Kevin Karl Greenlee

Kevin Karl Greenlee, age 66, passed away in his home in Van Buren, Arkansas, on May 21, 2026. Kevin was born on May 9, 1960 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. There will…

Earl Smith Flood

Earl Smith Flood, age 93, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2026, in Barling, Arkansas. He was born on December 12, 1932, in Graves County, Kentucky, to the late Ennis…

Michael Ben Whitson, Sr.

Michael Ben Whitson, Sr. passed on May 10, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on January 2, 1950, Michael was a resident of Fort Smith, Arkansas, and his final…

Sam Johnson

Samuel Alexander Johnson, age 22, of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on May 16, 2026. Sam was born on May 19, 2003, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Kip Johnson and Carrie…

Larry Eddins

Larry Eddins, 80, of Fort Smith, AR, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. He was born on May 2, 1946, to the late Charles Eddins and Mary Hodges Eddins….

Lottie Faye Saucier

Lottie Faye Mathis Hudson Saucier, 90, of Barling, AR, passed away May 20, 2026. She was born March 24, 1936 in Pocahontas, TN to Wyly Franklin Mathis and Margaret Elizabeth…

Kody Glenn Edwards

Kody Glenn Edwards, 31, of Columbia, MS, was born January 4, 1995, in Hattiesburg, MS, and passed away Friday, May 22, 2026. In a life that moved far too quickly,…

Linda Mae Mathis

Linda Mae Mathis, 78, of Van Buren, passed away Monday, May 18, 2026 in Fort Smith. She was born April 11, 1948 in Richland Parish, Louisiana to the late Alvin…

Randy Guy “Buckwheat” Buckner

Randy Guy Buckner, better known as “Buckwheat” of Paris, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on December 15, 1961, in Ozark,…