Obituaries

Robert Lee Connor

Robert Lee Connor, age 89, passed away on May 11, 2026. He was born on December 8, 1936, and lived a life defined by dedication, service, and love for his…

Ralph Compton Haraway

Ralph Compton Haraway passed on May 4, 2026, at the age of 78, having been born on March 29, 1948, in Cameron, TX and residing in Texarkana, Texas. Son of…

Neta-Jean Baldwin

Neta-Jean Baldwin of Alma, Arkansas, passed away on May 6, 2026, at the age of 86. Neta-Jean was born on Mother’s Day, May 14, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri, to…

Gwendolyn “Sue” Chastain

Our precious mother, Gwendolyn “Sue” Chastain, passed through heaven’s pearly gates on Wednesday, May 6th, in Fort Smith, Arkansas after a courageous battle with natural causes. Sue was born to…

Donald “Don” P. Clover

Donald “Don” P. Clover of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on May 1, 1959, in Oklahoma City,…

Rosemary Ruloph

Rosemary Ruloph, who resided near Branch, Arkansas, died Saturday, May 9, 2026, at her home. She was born on July 22, 1944, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the late Frank…

Ellen Marie Terry

Ellen Marie Terry, who resided near Lavaca, Arkansas, died Saturday, May 9, 2026, at her home. She was born on October 7, 1943, in Kinta, Oklahoma, to the late Thomas…

Charles George Gartner

Charles George “Chuck” Gartner, age 82, of Lavaca, Arkansas, died on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at his home. He was born in Trenton, New Jersey on the cold, winter night…

Lester Clyde Fleming, Sr.,

Lester Clyde Fleming, Sr., who resided in Scranton, Arkansas, passed away Monday, May 11, 2026, at his home. He was born on September 2, 1964, in Scott, Arkansas, to the…

Barbara Ann McDaniel

Barbara Ann McDaniel, 77, Greenwood, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2026 in a Fort Smith hospital. She was born June 13, 1948 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Loyd Carl and…

Thurman “Cotton” Nichols

Thurman “Cotton” Nichols, age 82, of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away May 1, 2026 at the Fianna Hills Rehab and Nursing Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Cotton was born on…

Earlene (Cummings) Watford

Earlene (Cummings) Watford was born on November 1, 1948, in Cedars, Oklahoma, to the late Cora Leana Massey and Earl Eugene Cummings. Earlene completed her formal education in Fort Smith,…

Tracy Lyn Russell

Tracy Lyn Russell, age 66, of Van Buren, Arkansas, passed away in the comfort of his home on May 4, 2026. Born on December 9, 1959, in Fort Smith, Arkansas,…

Jim Spears

Fort Smith – Jim Spears passed away with his family at his side on May 5, 2026. He was born March 5, 1946, in Fayetteville. He graduated from Northside High…

James “Jim” A Etter Jr.

James “Jim” A. Etter Jr., 85, of Fort Smith, passed away on May 6, 2026. He was born in Fort Smith on September 16, 1940, to Grace and James A….

Anthony Mathews

Anthony Mathews, age 79, of Bonanza, Arkansas passed on May 7, 2026. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 11, 2026, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Edwards Funeral…

Jill Renee Drouhard

Jill Renee Drouhard, 65, of Mansfield, Ohio, passed away on May 3, 2026, after an eight-month battle with pancreatic cancer, surrounded by her family at Ohio Health Mansfield Hospital. Born…

Toby Lee Brandon Plumbtree

Toby Lee Brandon Plumbtree, 48, of Fort Smith, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at his home. He was born May 13, 1977 in Ozark. He had worked for Bank…

Lillie Jewel Stewart

Lillie Jewel Stewart, 89, of Mulberry, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2026 at her home. She was born July 2, 1936 in San Antonio to the late Elmer and Viola…

William Cooksey

William George Cooksey, 82, of Greenwood, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2026 in Greenwood. He was born September 6, 1943, in St. Louis, Missouri to George and Roxie (Cape)…