Obituaries

Neva Jean Ray

Neva Jean Ray, age 89 of Lavaca, Arkansas, died at home Tuesday, December 9, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 20, 1936, in Tyronza, Arkansas, in…

John Wayne Boyd

John Wayne Boyd of Greenwood, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at his home. He was born on July 20, 1942, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was 83 years…

Robert (Bob) Lee Bratton

Robert (Bob) Lee Bratton passed away December 8, 2025, at the home of his daughter, Debbie in Lamar, Missouri. He was 92 and had been under the care of Compassus…

Linda Carol Reeves

Linda Carol Reeves, 82, of Van Buren, passed away peacefully on Monday December 8, 2025. She was born in Arkansas City, KS. on April 17, 1943 to the late Charles…

Freeman “Butch” Blythe Jr.

Freeman “Butch” Blythe Jr. 67, of Alma, AR. passed away peacefully in his home Wednesday December 10, 2025. He was born in Hammon, IN. on March 17, 1957 to the…

Linda Louise Bennett

Linda Louise Bennett, 77 of Tulsa formerly of Van Buren passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2025 in Tulsa. She worked in the accounting department at Bank of Oklahoma. She was…

Paul E. Horton

Paul E. Horton, 80 of Van Buren, AR, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2025. He was born in Van Buren on January 7, 1945 to the late Clarence and…

Paul Horton

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Paul Horton on December 10, 2025, in Van Buren. Paul was a beloved member of our community known for…

Jimmy Dale Franklin

Jimmy Dale Franklin, 74, of Fort Smith Arkansas passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2025 in a Fort Smith hospital. He was born December 2, 1951 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to…

Rosalee C. (Santee) Moody

Rosalee C. (Santee) Moody, 86, of Greenwood, Arkansas, formerly of Hackett, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2025 in a Fort Smith hospital. She was born April 6, 1939 in Nampa,…

Jimmy Franklin

Jimmy Dale Franklin, 74, of Fort Smith Arkansas passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2025 in a Fort Smith hospital. He was born December 2, 1951 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to…

Sharon Nancy Wilmoth

Sharon Nancy Wilmoth, 81, of Fort Smith, went to be in the arms of Jesus on November 30, 2025. She was born February 6, 1944 in Clarksville, AR. She retired…

Jeweldean Treece

Jeweldean Treece, 88, of Fort Smith, AR, passed away peacefully on December 5, 2025. Born on August 3, 1937, in Chimes, Arkansas, Jeweldean later attended school in Leslie. On July…

Mary Jo “Sunshine” Russell

Mary Jo “Sunshine” Russell passed from this life on December 5, 2025, surrounded by her family who loved her deeply — the same family she spent her entire life loving…

William Lawton

William H. Lawton, 83, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, formerly of Salinas, California, passed away at his home on November 30, 2025. He was born in Long Beach, California, on July…

Haskell Ferd Jeffries Jr.

Haskell Ferd Jeffries Jr. passed away on December 7, 2025, at the age of 98. Born on June 30, 1927, Haskell Ferd Jeffries Jr. was a resident of Fort Smith,…

Ms. Mary Elizabeth Sawyer

Ms. Mary Elizabeth Sawyer was born on December 1, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee. She passed away on December 9, 2025, at the age of 75.

Charlotte Sue Sawyer

Charlotte Sawyer, 67, of Mountainburg, passed away peacefully Thursday, December 4, 2025, at her home, surrounded by love. She was born April 17, 1958 in Annapolis, Maryland. She had worked…

Bobby Lynn Dunn

Bobby L. Dunn, 77, of Van Buren, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2025 in Fayetteville. He was born October 12, 1948 in Hannibal, MO to the late Ebert and Louise…

Shirley Jo Blythe

Shirley Jo Blythe, 82, of Rudy, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025 at her home. She was born June 7, 1943 in Massard, Arkansas to the late Joseph and Mary…