All Obituaries

Betty Smith of Waldron, Arkansas went to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday August 20th, 2019 in Fort Smith, Arkansas with her loving family by her side. Betty was born May 7th, 1937 in Cauthron, Arkansas to Leroy and Edith Harrison. She was 82 years old. Betty was a remarkable lady. She was a devoted Christian and loved her family with an unconditional love. Mema, as she was affectionately known, had a special bond with each of her kids, their spouses and grandchildren. Mema was a...

Austin Paul Ratliff of Waldron, Arkansas passed from this life, Saturday, August 10, 2019 in Conway, Arkansas. Austin was born November 3, 2003 in Dallas, Texas to Charles and Tracy Ratliff. He was 15 years old. Austin enjoyed cars and being outside. His first love was Pirates of the Caribbean. Austin leaves behind to cherish his memory, his parents, Charles and Tracy Ratliff of Waldron, Arkansas one sister, Macayla Ratliff of Mena, Arkansas and one brother Tyler Ratliff of Waldron,...

Joyce Kalley Leslie of Fort Smith, AR went to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in Fort Smith with her children by her side. Joyce was born November 3, 1936 in Parks, Arkansas to John H. McLain and Dorothy Mae (Davis) McLain. She was 82 years old. Joyce was a lady of many hobbies. She enjoyed dancing and singing, decorating and crocheting, but she was always up to throw a line in where the fish were biting. She especially enjoyed time spent with her family and...

Curtis Ray VanDeWiele of Waldron, Arkansas went to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, July 29, 2019 in Waldron, Arkansas with his loving family by his side. Curtis was born February 19, 1946 in Waldron, Arkansas to Charlie and Elva Jean (Doyle) VanDeWiele. He was 73 years old. Curtis loved horses and spent much of his youth on horseback team roping, cutting, and team penning. When he wasn’t on horseback he could also be found coon hunting on any given night. Oh the stories that...

Waymon Sparks of Waldron, Arkansas went to be with his Lord and Savior, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 in Waldron, Arkansas. Waymon was born May 28, 1925 in the Lamb community near Waldron to Fate Sparks and Eva (McCullah) Sparks. He just celebrated being 94 years young. Waymon retired from the United States Forest Service after 22 years of dedicateed service. In his spare time, Waymon enjoyed gardening. He was a long time member of Temple Baptist Church in Waldron, Arkansas. Waymon was a faithful...

Ricky Gene Newman of Mansfield, Arkansas went to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday, July 5, 2019 in Mansfield, Arkansas. Ricky was born on April 13, 1958 in Fort Smith, AR to Orville and Etta Bell (Duncan) Newman. Ricky was 61 years old. Ricky was a hardworking and loving man. His motto was "Always be yourself and do your best to help others in this life". He was a genuine guy, what you see is what you get. He loved staying busy. He was always doing something, albeit gardening,...

RaeLynn Mae Hunt was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on Thursday, July 4, 2019. She was 14 ounces and 8 1/2 inches long. She was born to her parents, Audie Hunt and Haleigh (Wilson) Hunt of Waldron, Arkansas. She gained her angel wings Thursday, July 4, 2019 in Little Rock, Arkansas. RaeLynn leaves behind to cherish her memory, her parents, Audie Hunt and Haleigh (Wilson) Hunt of Waldron, Arkansas. RaeLynn will forever hold a special place in the hearts of her grandparents, Jeremey and Sada...

Louise P. Dunn of Mt. Ida, Arkansas formerly of Pencil Bluff, Arkansas passed from this life, Friday, June 28, 2019 in a Mt. Ida Nursing Home surrounded by her loving family. Louise was born November 18, 1920 in Huckabay, Texas to James Walter and Louisa Emaline (Humphries) Philips. She was 98 years old. Louise grew up on a farm where hard work and Christian values were expected from everyone. She married Travis Dunn, November 18, 1939 and together they raised three daughters. Louise spent...

Veda Adenial Miller of Parks, Arkansas went to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in Danville, Arkansas. Veda was born June 2,1927 in Parks, Arkansas to Arthur A. Franklin and Una (Hawkins) Franklin. She was 92 years old. Veda enjoyed gardening and working in her flower beds. She especially loved when the grandchildren and great grandchildren would come and visit and let her love on them and make forever memories. Veda leaves behind to cherish her memory three children:...

Brenda Rhea (Barker) Taylor of Boles, Arkansas went to be with her Lord and Savior, June 16, 2019 in Ft. Smith with her family by her side. Brenda was born February 28, 1944 in El Paso, Texas to William Park Barker and Jean (Sims) Barker. She was 75 years old. Brenda met and married the love of her life, Joe at a young age of 18. Together they lived, loved and was each others' best friend, companion. They loved raising their daughters and even more so being grandparents and then great...