Obituaries

Gary Wayne Pettway

Gary Wayne Pettway was born on November 8, 1957 in Texarkana, Texas and passed away on July 22, 2025 in Charleston, Arkansas and is under the care of McConnell Funeral…

Carolyn Ann Phelps

Carolyn Ann Phelps, 76, of Midland, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born July 30, 1948 in Fort Smith to Lincoln, Sr. and Juanita…

Matthew Leavell

Matthew Ralph Leavell, after a courageous seven year battle with cancer, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on July 18, 2025. Matthew was born on August 21, 1971…

Phylis Ann Hachtmeyer

Phylis Ann Hachtmeyer was born on November 5, 1946 and passed away on July 16, 2025 and is under the care of Edwards Funeral Home. You may leave a message…

Arron Wilson

Arron Wilson, 64, of Roland, OK passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025. He was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on July 11, 1961, to the late George W. Wilson…

Deriell Wilburn Moore

Deriell Wilburn Moore, age 71, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away on July 21, 2025. He was born on March 10, 1954, in Wichita, Kansas, to Doris Wilburn (D.W.) and…

Betty Louise Free

Betty Louise Free, 57, of Van Buren, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025 at her home. She was born January 20, 1968 in Fort Smith. She was preceded in death…

Edna Faye English

Edna Faye English, 92, of Roland, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born February 2, 1933 in Kerens, TX to the late Vernie and Annie…

Jeffery Don Wilson

Jeffery Don Wilson of Ozark, Arkansas, died Thursday, July 17, 2025, at his home. He was born on August 29, 1990, in McAlester, Oklahoma, to Jerry Lenn Wilson and Carol…

Jackie Wayne Williams

Jackie Wayne Williams of Lavaca, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born on December 18, 1961, in Charleston, Arkansas, to…

Infant Poppy Leona Kinsey Jones

Poppy Leona Kinsey Jones, infant daughter of Justin and Kayleigh Jones of Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She is survived…

Anita J. Dobbins

Anita J. Dobbins, 81 of Fort Smith passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at Fianna Hills Nursing Home. She was a member of Barling Methodist Church. She was preceded in…

Violet Sue Williamson

Violet Sue Williamson, 76, of Arkoma passed away on Saturday July 19, 2025 in a Little Rock Hospital. She was born April 28, 1949 in Fort Smith to George and…

John Thomas Hancock

John Thomas Hancock, 67, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away on Monday, July 21, 2025. He was born in Brackettville, TX to David and Mildred (Beard) Hancock. He was a…

John Hancock

John Hancock, 75, of Fort Smith, passed away on July 21, 2025. He was a beloved husband, father, and grandfather. John is survived by his wife, Mary Hancock; his children,…

Shirley Ann “Cank” Nielsen

Shirley Ann “Cank” Nielsen, 85, of Fort Smith, Arkansas passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born July 4, 1940 in Slaytonville, Arkansas to Homer and…

James Russell McCarty

James Russell McCarty (Jimmy to his family), 77 years old, of Stuttgart, Arkansas, a Vietnam Veteran, died Sunday, July 20, 2025. James was the son of James and Grace McCarty…

Ben Harris Daly

Ben Harris Daly passed away comfortably in his sleep on July 14. He was 87 years old. Born in Corinth, Mississippi to Harry James Daly, a cotton buyer, and his…

Jeffery Wilson

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B.J. Rex, Jr.

Bobby Joe Rex, Jr. resided in Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Thursday, July 17, 2025, at his home. He was born on December 15, 1971, in Santa Rosa, California, to the…