Obituaries

Darlene Sue Dunaway

Darlene Sue Dunaway, 78 of Van Buren, Arkansas passed away peacefully in Fort Smith on Wednesday March 12, 2025. She was a long time employee of Flanders Outdoor Furniture in…

Londyn Paige Knight

Londyn Paige Knight of Caulksville, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born on October 31, 2008, in Ennis, Texas,…

Judy Elaine Nelson Weeks

Judy Elaine Nelson Weeks, 75, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on Friday, March 7, 2025. Born on April 6, 1948, in Colusa, California, she was the beloved daughter of…

Kacey Leann Garrett

Kacey Garrett, 38, of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025. She was born on September 3, 1986, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Michael and Evelyn Brown….

John Paul Freeman Jr.

John Paul Freeman, Jr., 87, of Greenwood, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2025 in a Fort Smith hospital. He was born October 28, 1937 in Paris, Arkansas to John…

Barbara Ann Richmond

Barbara Ann Richmond of Huntington, Arkansas, died Friday, March 7, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on December 2, 1933, in Huntington to the late…

Jane Wells Ashworth

With hearts full of love and gratitude for a life well lived, we celebrate the remarkable journey of Jane Bohm Wells Ashworth, who peacefully entered her eternal home on March…

Ruth Ann Branch

Ruth Ann Branch, 84, of Alma, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at a local nursing home. She was a hairdresser and attended Trinity Baptist Church of Alma….

Karen Joan Lewis

Karen Joan Lewis, 72, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on March 6, 2025 in Fort Smith, AR. She graduated a Southside Rebel Class of 1970. Karen had no real…

Jimmy Bark Jr

Jimmy Guy Bark Jr., 83, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2025, at Heart of Hospice in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Born on March 18, 1941, he was the beloved son…

Pauline Hammons

Pauline Hammons of Lavaca, Arkansas, died Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on September 4, 1943, in Fort Smith to the late…

Jerry B. Frisby

Jerry B. Frisby, 87, passed from this life February 22, 2025 in Fort Smith. He was born December 14, 1937 in Fort Smith to Clarence Cruse Frisby and Orpha Irene…

Marquis Rashan Smith

Marquis Rashan Smith of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, February 26th, at Baptist in Van Buren. He was born on June 29, 1980, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Michael…

Alice Dawson

Alice Dawson, 71 of Greenwood, AR, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2025. She was born on August 13,1953, to the late Robert Williams and Dorothy Garrett Williams. Alice was…

Daniel Paul Woodward

Daniel Paul Woodward, 84, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away February 24, 2025. He was born September 15, 1940 in Engles, Arkansas to Paul and Juanita (Harris) Woodward. Daniel was…

James Lee Smith

James Lee Smith, 79 of Rudy passed away Saturday, February 22, 2025 in a local nursing home. He was worked at Rheem Manufacturer in Fort Smith. He was of the…

Arlin Edward Johnson

Arlin Edward Johnson, 74, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2025, at Chapel Ridge Nursing Home in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Born on November 13, 1950, in Fort Smith, he was…

Elaine (Crooks) Work

Elaine (Crooks) Work, 81 of Barling, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on 2/22/2025. Elaine was preceded in death by her husband Marlin Guy Work, her mother Doris Crooks…

Hanh Thi Huynh

Hanh Thi Huynh, 67, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 14, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was born on April 29, 1957, in Vietnam, to Tao…

Peggy Joyce (Holland) DeHart

Peggy Joyce (Holland) DeHart of Mansfield, Arkansas passed away Saturday February 15, 2025 in a Fort Smith hospital. Peggy was born December 2, 1943 to Raymond and Helen “Pauline” (Cotner)…