Obituaries

Warren Russell Chace III

Warren Russell Chace III

Mar 17, 2024

Warren Russell Chace III, 68, of Gentry, Arkansas passed away Sunday March 17, 2024, at the Siloam Springs Regional Hospital. 

Warren was born on September 10, 1955, in Providence, Rhode Island. Warren married Sharon Metzker on October 24, 1974, in New England, Georgia.  He was the son of Warren R Chace Jr and Esther Moors Chace. Warren loved technology and computers...

Judy Ritter

Judy Ritter

Mar 17, 2024

Judy E Ritter, 82, of Decatur AR, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024 at her Hiwasse home.



Judy was born on March 4,1942 in Wheatland, Missouri the daughter of Harold Breshears and Daisy (Hood) Breshears.



Judy graduated from the Hermitage High School class of 1960. After graduation Judy attended Blue Bonnet Beauty School on a scholarship she received at graduation.

Judy worked...

Tou Pao Lee

Tou Pao Lee

Mar 8, 2024

Tou Pao Lee, elder name Blia Cha Lee, was born in Xoomkhes, Laos, on June 08, 1961. He was the son of Der Xiong and Xaixao Lee. He was a high achieving student with a full ride to college when the Secret War broke out. He migrated to the U.S. in 1981, and lived most his life in Minneapolis, MN....

Gracia Danke

Gracia Danke

Mar 4, 2024

Gracia Myrtle Danke, 90, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas passed away on Monday, March 4, 2024, at the Earlene Howard Hospice Home in Springdale, Arkansas.

Gracia was born on December 11, 1933 in Decatur, Arkansas to parents Vardie and Ruth Taylor. She married the love of her life, Norman Danke, on November 14, 1962, who preceded her in death. Throughout her life,...

Billy Walker

Billy Walker

Feb 28, 2024

Billy Wayne Walker, 49, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at his home.

 

Billy was born June 9, 1974 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas to Jerry Walker and Brenda Hudson-Walker. He was an avid NASCAR fan, and in his younger years, he enjoyed racing motorcycles and going tubing at the lake. In his spare time, he...

Doyle Alexander

Doyle Alexander

Feb 26, 2024

Doyle Leroy Alexander was born to James Leroy Alexander and Thelma Miller Alexander in Kiowa, Kansas on March 15, 1934. He moved to heaven February 26, 2024.

 

Most of his early days were spent farming wheat on his family's homestead in Amorita, Oklahoma with his father and grandfather. The majority of his school days were in Enid, Oklahoma. He met Marilyn...

Marcella D Upton

Marcella D Upton

Feb 23, 2024

Marcella Dean Upton, 95, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas passed away Friday, February 23, 2024, at the Siloam Springs Health and Rehab Center.

Marcella was born on August 12, 1928, in Siloam Springs. She was the daughter of Charles Everet Mason and Gladys J. Litfiy Mason. She married William Thomas “Tom” Upton on September 23, 1945, in Nogales, Mexico.

Marcella was known for...

Randy Woodward

Randy Woodward

Feb 22, 2024

Randall “Randy” Woodward, 69, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at the Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

 

Randy was born July 28, 1954 in Stilwell, Oklahoma to Howard Woodward and Camilia Woodward. He worked for Franklin Electric; and in his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and being a part of the Black Powder Rendezvous Club. He cherished...

Melvin Byers

Melvin Byers

Feb 17, 2024

Melvin Royce Byers, 91, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at the Siloam Springs Regional Hospital.

 

Melvin was born September 9, 1932 in Big Spring, Texas to JT Byers and Martha Crews-Byers. He joined the United States Navy after high school and served honorably as a frogman on Underwater Demolition Team 1 in the Korean...

Donald M Hammons

Donald M Hammons

Feb 16, 2024

Donald M Hammons, age 68, of Springdale, AR, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024.



Don was born September 25, 1955 in Siloam Springs, AR the son of the late Lester Hammons and Arlene Kay Holland Hammons.

In 1978 Don married Angela Dablemont. They had one son, Joshua. 

Don was retired from Kawneer of Springdale. 



Don was a member of the Freedom Fellowship Church, loved being...

Peggy Ruth Carswell

Peggy Ruth Carswell

Feb 14, 2024

Peggy Ruth Carswell, 89, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas passed away at her home on Wednesday, February 14, 2024.

Peggy was born on May 12, 1934, in Abingdon, Virginia. She was the daughter of Crawford Munsey Burgess and Zelma “Tommy” Henley Burgess. She married Ezra Carswell on September 21, 1951, in Greenville, Tennessee, who preceded her in death. Peggy was a bookkeeper...

Shirley Jean Simmons

Shirley Jean Simmons

Feb 7, 2024

Shirley Jean Simmons, age 81, of Springdale, AR, passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024. She was born in Fairfax, MO to the late True Gene Tindle and Muriel (Wilson) Lau. 

Shirley had an Associate degree in accounting and spent many years caring for children in her home.  Aside from spending time with her family, she enjoyed teaching literacy to adults. 

Shirley...

Robbi H McGarrah

Robbi H McGarrah

Feb 6, 2024

Robbi H McGarrah, 58, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the Siloam Springs Regional Hospital. 

Robbi was born on September 7, 1965, in Siloam Springs. He was the son of Harlow Junior McGarrah and Lois Oleta Setser McGarrah. He married Paula Jean Crozier on September 6, 1985, in Springdale, Arkansas. Robbi worked for McKee Foods in...

Arthur Salomon

Arthur Salomon

Feb 4, 2024

Arthur Timbubulan Salomon, 67, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 4, 2024 at the Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Arkansas.

 

Per Arthur’s final wishes, cremation will take place with no services.

 

The arrangements were entrusted to Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

Thelma Blair

Thelma Blair

Feb 4, 2024

Thelma Blair, 80, of Gravette, Arkansas passed away peacefully Sunday, February 4, 2024 at her home.

 

Thelma was born May 27, 1943 in Holly, Colorado to Charles Ratledge and Beatrice Hoover-Ratledge. On June 15, 1962 in Dallas, Texas, she married the love of her life-Donald Blair. They shared 57 loving, memorable years together until his passing in 2019. She had a...

Terry Grow

Terry Grow

Jan 29, 2024

Terry Eugene Grow, 65, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas passed away peacefully on Monday, January 29, 2024 at the Northwest Medical Center in Bentonville, Arkansas.

 

Terry was born October 13, 1958 in St. Louis, Illinois to Dan Gene Grow and Barbara Akers. He was a very talented drummer and loved to ride his motorcycle in his spare time. He cherished his family...

Edward Andrew Straubing Jr

Edward Andrew Straubing Jr

Jan 28, 2024

Edward Andrew Straubing Jr. of Siloam Springs Arkansas passed away on January 28, 2024 at the Siloam Springs Nursing & Rehab. 

Ed was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 30, 1944 to Edward Sr. and Gladys (Young) Straubing. The family moved by train from Chicago to Corsicana, Texas in 1947 where he was always a Texan at heart regardless of his...

Wanda Faye Arnold

Wanda Faye Arnold

Jan 23, 2024

Wanda Faye Arnold, 76, of Colcord, Oklahoma passed away peacefully on January 23, 2024 at Circle of Life Hospice Care in Springdale, Arkansas.

 

Wanda was born May 31, 1947 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas to parents William Bill and Christine Mitchell. She married Delbert Arnold on March 10, 1965 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. They shared an amazing 51 years of married life together...

Judy Lee Howser

Judy Lee Howser

Jan 22, 2024

Judy Lee Howser, age 68, of Bentonville, AR, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Judy was born on January 14, 1956, in Fremont, Ohio, the daughter of the late Elmer Elkins and Ila Jean Marie (Rohm) Elkins.

On January 24, 1993, Judy married the love of her life, Michael Ray Howser SR and preceded her...

Deborah Jean Tubbs

Deborah Jean Tubbs

Jan 22, 2024

Deborah Jean Tubbs, 73, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas passed away peacefully Monday, January 22, 2024 at the Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Arkansas.

 

Deborah was born July 29, 1950 in Phoenix, Arizona to William Tom Upton and Marcella Dean Mason-Upton. Her ornery personality and sense of humor kept everyone laughing. She was always the caretaker, attending to the needs of all...

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