Van Buren, AR Obituaries

Alwilda Marie Johns, 95, of Van Buren, passed away Monday, December 1, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born August 31, 1930 in Mountaintop, AR to the late Dewey and Ruby (Hillard) Vaughan. She was a home...

Linda Lou Fisher, 79, of Sallisaw, passed away Monday, December 1, 2025 at her home. She was born March 26, 1946 in Coello, IL to the late Harold and June (Eickleman) Emerson. She had worked for the ...

Joyce Tindle, 90, of Van Buren, passed away Friday, November 28, 2025 at her home. She was born December 20, 1934 in Mulberry to the late Leonard and Lola (Nichols) Faulkner. She was a homemaker and ...

Clarence Acey Pierson, Jr., 69, of Van Buren, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2025 in Fort Smith. He was born December 29, 1955 in Bell, TX to the late Clarence and Lenora (Nelson) Pierson Sr. H...

Louise "Lou" Crawford, born Maudie Louise Stroup on February 14, 1942, in Lodi, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2025, at the Heart of Hospice in Fort Smith, Arkansas, at the age of 83...

Darrell J. Bailey, 91, of Van Buren, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2025 at his home. He was born September 3, 1934 in Van Buren to the late J.T. and Evalee (Holmes) Bailey. He served his countr...

Joe Ernest Kibler, 66, of Van Buren, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2025 in Fort Smith. He was born October 14, 1959 in Fort Smith to the late Jr. and Flossie (Thomas) Kibler. He was an auto mecha...

Linda Kay Berna, 76, of Alma, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2025 in Van Buren. She was born August 6, 1949 in Ozark to the late Robbie and Bonnie (Shipp) Patrick. She was a homemaker. In add...

Paul Wayne Rye, 75, of Uniontown, passed away Monday, November 17, 2025 at his home. He was born May 14, 1950 in Mulberry to the late J.C. and Della (Hayes) Rye. He served his country in the U.S. Ma...

Thinh Chau Phan, born on March 14, 1943, in Vietnam, passed away on November 12, 2025, at the age of 82. A funeral service will be held at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Chapel, located at 4100 Alma Hwy, V...

Steven Ray Holden, 78, of Van Buren, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2025. He was born June 8, 1947 in Fort Smith to the late A.B. and Juanita (Pound) Holden. He served his country in the U.S. Army...

Charles Leslie Riddle, 72 of Van Buren, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 6, 2025 in Alma. He was born July 24, 1953 in Brinkley, Arkansas. Charlie, retired from USA Truck, and was an activ...

Sonia Ann Lauferswiler, 91, of Alma, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2025 at her home. She was born December 17, 1933 in New York City to the late Michael and Elizabeth (Simko) Sauchuck. She had w...

Greg Seal, 65, of Van Buren, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2025 in Fort Smith. He was born February 12, 1960 in Santa Maria, California to the late Vernie and Evelyn (Swindle) Seal. Greg was the da...

Tawana Sue Coleman, 81, of Fort Smith, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2025. She was born April 11, 1944 in Fort Smith to the late W.H. and Hilda (Ball) Cole, Jr. She grew up in Alma and graduated ...

Kimberly Kay Cook, 60, of Rudy, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at her home. She was born May 30, 1965 in Spokane, WA to the late Edwin and Louise (Barnett) Fagan. She was a Certified Nursing ...

Steven Dean Horn, Sr., 70, of Mulberry, passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, November 2, 2025. Born October 26, 1955 in Fort Smith to the late Bobby Dean and Viola Joanne (Harp) Horn, Steve ...

Jeffrey Kimball Jensen, 65, of Van Buren, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2025. He was born October 4, 1960 in Idaho Falls to the late Gary and Patsy (Davis) Jensen. He served his country in the U...

Carole Anne Beaudin, 80, of Van Buren, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2025 at her home. She was born July 24, 1945 in Wooster, Ohio to the late William and Nellie (Daye) McLain. She had worked in...

Hermon "Billy" Duane Huff, 78, of Cedarville, passed away Friday, October 31, 2025 at his home. He was born October 29, 1947 in Alma to the late Henry and Rena Adams (Larkins) Huff. He was a feed tr...

Jerry Don Looney, 79, of Dyer, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2025 at his home. He was born August 3, 1946 in Paris, Arkansas to the late Connie and Elizabeth (Kile) Looney. He served with the U....

Alanous Canaugh “A.C.” Rogers, Sr, 82, of Alma, passed away Friday, October 24, 2025. He was born October 15,1943 in Kibler to the late J.B. and Lois (Montgomery) Rogers. He served in the U.S. Navy ...

Linda Faye McCurley, 77, of Van Buren, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 23, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born October 20, 1948 in Weona, Arkansas to the late J.W. and Jaunita (Gryner) David...

Helena Marie Lairamore, 85, of Fort Smith, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2025. She was born April 23,1940 in Bayside Long Island, NY to the late Alexander and Jean (Nevadumskis) Vesa. She worked ...

Lillie Leona Adair Scoggin, 78, of Alma, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2025 in Van Buren. She was born August 1, 1947 in Booneville to the late Louis and Violet Adair. She was a retired LPN and a...

Jimmy Don Smith, 79, of Alma, passed away Friday, October 17, 2025 in Alma. He was born September 28, 1946 in Fort Smith to the late Raymond and Mamie Smith. He was a builder for 30 years and an ins...

Maria Theresia Hall, 89, of Mountainburg, passed away Monday, October 13, 2025 at her home. She was born May 30, 1936 in Mainz, Germany to the late Johannes and Anna Marie (Ganz) Boller. In addit...

Mack A. Woody, 83, of Alma, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2025 in Fayetteville. He was born August 17, 1942 in Norfork, Arkansas. He was a retired barber. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

David Earl Taylor was born on November 20, 1951, in Caney, Kansas, to Earl and Aileen Taylor. He passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at Baptist Hospital in Fort Smith, Arkansas, at the age of 73....

Gregory Paul Roberts, 57, of Mulberry, passed away surrounded by the love of his family at Mercy Hospital, in Fort Smith, on Saturday, October 11, 2025. Greg was born April 9, 1968 in Chowchilla, Cal...

Terry Riley, 66, of Van Buren, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born July 3, 1959 in Casa Grande, AZ to the late Odell and Zeva (Phillips) Clark. In addition to her parent...

Janice Rae Milton, 74, of Alma, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born December 1, 1950 in Fort Smith to the late Ernest and Betty Lou (Bolding) Milton. She was an avid Ra...

James Albert Pritchett, 82, of Mountainburg, passed away Friday, September 19, 2025 in Fort Smith. He was born July 16, 1943 in York, Alabama to the late Leon and Dewey (Vaughan) Pritchett. He serve...

Sharon Lynn Chronister, 64, of Van Buren, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born February 17, 1961 in Fort Smith. She had worked for Kmart. She was preceded in death by ...

Patricia Bolding, 84, of Van Buren, passed away Monday, September 29, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born February 27, 1941 in Peoria, IL to the late Reuben and Verlean (Weese) Winn. She married Darrel...

Beverly Jean Beckham (Ferea) entered this world on April 30, 1940, she was born in California to Jaquin Dutra Ferea and Rita (Padia). She passed away Saturday, September 27, 2025, in the loving embrac...

George Edward Smith, Sr., 98, of Van Buren, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2025 at his home. He was born July 18, 1927 in Burkesville, KY to the late Silas and Georgie (Bowen) Smith. He was a Wor...

Rosa Louise Collins, 99, passed away Friday, September 26, 2025 at her home in Van Buren. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to the late Charles Bryant and Thelma Alice (Rogers) O’Daniel. She was a 194...

Elizabeth Ann Walker, 81, of Van Buren, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born March 12, 1944 in Kennett, Missouri. She had worked for the U.S. Post Office in Fort Smi...

Allie Lewis, 100, of Mountainburg, passed away Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at her home. She was born August 21, 1925 in Crystal, Idaho to the late Floyd and Rissie (Fannin) Denning. She was a homema...

Tony Wayne McCormick, 55, of Chester, passed away Monday, September 22, 2025 in Fort Smith. He was born September 14, 1970 in Wichita, Kansas. He was an HVAC maintenance technician. He was preceded...

Kalee Reann Parmenter, 27, of Van Buren, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2025 at her home. She was born August 10, 1998 in Borger, Texas. She was preceded in death by her mother, Marilyn Parment...

Martha Alene Majors, age 85 passed away on Friday, September 19, 2025. Martha was born in Lyford, Texas to Lesie Bailey and Paschal H. Barrett. Martha is survived by her spouse, Donald Lee Majors. ...

Thomas Bicciche, 68, of Fort Smith, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2025 in Rogers. He was born January 18, 1957 in Los Angeles to the late Alphonse and Carmella (Cirrincione) Bicciche. He serve...

We are saddened to share the passing of our beloved Nana, Leonor Alice Holland, 96, of El Paso, Texas. A woman whose warmth, wisdom, and unwavering love touched everyone she met. She reunited with he...

Doris Faye Heathcock, 94, of Van Buren, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2025 in Fort Smith. She was born June 12, 1931 in Cowlington, OK to the late Thomas and Leona (Gracey) Williams. She was c...

Rick Rector, 65, of Kibler, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2025 in Fort Smith. He was born July 8, 1960 in Fort Smith. He was a truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sherman Rect...

Billy Dale Bishop, Jr., 58, of El Dorado, passed away Friday, September 5, 2025 at his home. He was born February 23, 1967 in Bakersfield, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Billie Bisho...

Alta Mae Jackson, 63, of Van Buren, passed away Friday, August 29, 2025 in Rogers. She was born November 11, 1961 in Van Buren to the late John and Nellie (Williams) Bentley. In addition to her pa...

Robert “Bob” M. Lairamore, 79, of Fort Smith, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at his home. He was born November 18, 1945 in Fort Smith to the late Robert and Lillian (Schenk) Lairamore. He wa...