Obituaries

Charles Lee Marlow Jr.

Charles Lee Marlow Jr., 60, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away Friday, November 28, 2025 in a Fort Smith hospital. He was born June 23, 1965 in Oroville, California. He…

Zachary Wayne Lutz

Zachary Wayne Lutz, age 37, of Van Buren, passed away on November 14, 2025. Born on September 16, 1988, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Zachary was a beloved son of Leroy…

Alejandro Rivas Ortiz

Alejandro Rivas Ortiz, 46, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away at home on November 15, 2025. He was born on August 11, 1979, in Vicente Guerrero, Durango, Mexico, to Juan…

Norman Leo Godbey

Norman Leo Godbey Jr., age 70, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on November 16, 2025. Born on October 28, 1955, in Herlong, California, Norman was the son of Mary…

Shirley Ann Underwood

Shirley Ann Underwood, age 76, of Fort Smith, passed away on November 19, 2025. She was born on February 22, 1949, in Corning, New York, and was a cherished daughter…

Shirley Faye Willmon

Shirley Faye Willmon, age 72, passed away peacefully at her home in Alma, Arkansas, on November 19, 2025. Born on October 27, 1953, in Fort Smith, she was the cherished…

Brian Dean Hulsey

Brian Dean Hulsey, (58), of Alma, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on November 21, 2025. Brian was born on July 14, 1967 in El Dorado, Kansas to James…

Augustine Trujillo Balandran

Augustine Trujillo Balandran, lovingly known as Augie, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on November 23, 2025, at the age of 77. Augie was born on June 3, 1948, in…

Leland Oliver Edmunson

Leland Oliver Edmunson was called home by the Lord on November 24th, 2025. During his final moments, he was surrounded by the love and presence of his family. He was…

Mischelle Yvonne Moore

Mischelle Yvonne Moore, Age 60, Passed away on November 25, 2025. She was born on April 17, 1965 to Jim Moore Sr and Rebecca Joan Moore (West). Mischelle devoted her…

Mary Kray

Mary Kray, born on October 25, 1943, in Cleveland, Ohio, passed away on November 24, 2025, at the age of 82. Mary is survived by her husband, Richard Kray; daughter,…

Dorothy Elam Angelo

Dorothy Elam Angelo, 88, of Barling, AR, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2025. She was born on July 1, 1937, in Chickasha, OK to the late Carl Elam and…

Patricia Shockley

Patricia Shockley, born on February 27, 1940, in Nowata, Oklahoma, passed away on November 21, 2025, at the age of 85. She is survived by two daughters, Laura Spies and…

Richard F. Murphy, Jr., PhD

Richard F. Murphy, Jr., PhD, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on November 27, 2025, at the age of 80. Born on March 1, 1945, in Chicago, Illinois, to Richard,…

Edward Clayton Priest

Edward Clayton Priest, a beloved Air Force veteran and highly decorated Lt. Col., passed away on November 27, 2025, at the age of 90. Born on September 27, 1935, in…

Joe Ernest Kibler

Joe Ernest Kibler, 66, of Van Buren, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2025 in Fort Smith. He was born October 14, 1959 in Fort Smith to the late Jr. and…

Louise “Lou” Crawford

Louise “Lou” Crawford, born Maudie Louise Stroup on February 14, 1942, in Lodi, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2025, at the Heart of Hospice in Fort Smith, Arkansas,…

Wilfred F. “Tack” Hatwig

Wilfred F. “Tack” Hatwig, 85, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025, in Fort Smith. He was born in Ferda, Arkansas, on August 8, 1940, to…

Buford Boyd Latta

Buford Boyd Latta, 86, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away at home on Saturday, November 15, 2025. Buford retired from Superior Bank as Operations Manager in 2002, after more than…

Billy Wayne Belcher

Billy Wayne Belcher, 56, of Van Buren passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025 in his home. He was a former employee of Davidson Ladder in Van Buren. He was preceded…