Obituaries

Elaine Holt

Cheryl Elaine Holt of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Friday, May 30, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on August 18, 1957, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to the…

David Duane Fraize

David Duane Fraize, 64, of Van Buren, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2025 in Van Buren. He was born October 22, 1960 in Hanford, CA to the late…

Jimmy Lee Ballard

Jimmy Lee Ballard of Paris, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on September 17, 1934, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,…

Wilma Sue Clay

Wilma Sue Clay, 77, of Greenwood, Arkansas passed away on Monday, May 26, 2025 in her home. She was born March 3, 1948 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Kendall and…

Jesse E. Clenney (Biggins)

Jesse E. Clenney (Biggins), 34, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on Friday, May 30, 2025 in Fort Smith. He was born November 20, 1990 in Arkadelphia, AR. Jesse was…

Evelyn Louise Ashworth

Evelyn Louise McKee Ashworth, 72, of Van Buren, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2025. She was born May 17, 1953 in Fort Smith to the late G.A. and Almeda (Marquis)…

David Lee Hiler

David Lee Hiler, 71, of Muskogee, Oklahoma passed away on May 27, 2025, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. David was born on June 15, 1954, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to J.C. and…

Cole Stewart Haynes

Cole Stewart Haynes, 31, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on May 22, 2025. Born on February 14, 1994, in Fort Smith. Cole was known for his hardworking nature and…

Douglas Craig Stepanian

Douglas Craig Stepanian, 60, of Greenwood, AR passed away on Wednesday May 28, 2025 in his home. He was a fuel truck driver for Dupre Logistics in Fort Smith and…

Cheryl Louise Miles

Cheryl Louise Miles, 76, of Van Buren, AR passed away on Sunday May 25, 2025. She was born on July 6, 1948, in Fort Worth, TX, to the Raymond and…

Loretta Jane Freitas

Loretta Jane Freitas, 66, passed from this life May 24, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born February 28, 1959 in Fort Smith to the late Donald and Nadine (Earls)…

Wanda Jean Chappell

Wanda Jean Chappell, 81, passed away peacefully on May 18, 2025, at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Born on February 25, 1944 in Fort Smith, Wanda was the…

Juanita Sue Bowles

Juanita Sue Bowles, 77, of Van Buren, passed away Monday, May 26, 2025 at her home. She was born March 15, 1948 in Kibler to the late E.R. and Ruth…

Cole Stewart Haynes

Cole Stewart Haynes, 31, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on May 22, 2025. Born on February 14, 1994, in Fort Smith. Cole was known for his hardworking nature and…

Kathy Ann Montgomery

Kathy Ann Montgomery, 69, of Van Buren, Arkansas passed away Sunday, May 25, 2025 in her home. She was born May 25, 1956 in Garden City, Kansas. She was a…

Wilma Sue Clay

Wilma Sue Clay, 77, of Greenwood, Arkansas passed away on Monday, May 26, 2025 in her home. She was born March 3, 1948 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Kendall and…

Kyle Brandon Hill

Kyle Brandon Hill, 45, of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away peacefully of natural causes at home on May 20, 2025. He was born on September 11, 1980, in Fort Smith,…

Annette Maria Hunter

Annette Maria Hunter, 66, of Hartford, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born July 18, 1958 in Winsted, Connecticut to Jesse and Nancy (Trantham)…

Mary Jane Gossett

Mary Jane Gossett, 85, of Waldron, Arkansas, formerly of Hackett passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in her home. She was born July 23, 1939 in Hackett to Fred and…

Donna Sharp

Donna Gale Sharp, 64, of Fort Smith, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. She was born on November 18, 1960, in Oklahoma City. She was a waitress. Donna loved…