Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Gretchen E Watt
Jan 21, 2024
Gretchen Elizabeth Carnes Watt was surrounded by her family as she passed peacefully on January 21, 2024. She tirelessly fought metastatic colon cancer for over four years. She was known to many by her generous spirit, her steadfast loyalty, and her deep love for her friends and family. She had the ability to light up a room and capture those...
Barbara Akers
Jan 16, 2024
Barbara Ann Akers, 83, of Colcord, Oklahoma passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. She was born October 5, 1940 in El Dorado, Kansas.
Per Barbara's wishes, cremation will take place with no services planned. We invite you to share memories on the online guestbook below.
Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs, Arkansas is entrusted...
James William Kooistra
Jan 16, 2024
James William Kooistra, 76, of Gentry, AR passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, in Fayetteville, AR. He was born on August 1, 1947, in Hammond, Indiana, the son of the late William Kooistra JR and Mary Elizabeth (Adams) Kooistra.
On August 15, 1970, Jim married Janis Jayne Jackson and she survives. Jim graduated from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville,...
Rev. Elvon Wolf
Jan 9, 2024
On January 9th God opened heaven’s door and Elvon Wolf proudly stepped through. There he met his Jesus, Lois, Derwin and other family members.
Noah Elvon Wolf was born in Springdale, AR, on February 22, 1934 to Theodore “Buck” Wolf and Millie (Sizemore) Wolf.
Elvon grew up in hard times. Growing up the family worked at share cropping, picked cotton,...
Garnetia Aldean Graham
Jan 4, 2024
Garnetia Aldean Graham, age 93, of Springdale, AR, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024. Garnetia was born on December 29, 1930, in Lowell, AR the daughter of the late Ezra Garnett Brooks and Augusta (Rapert) Brooks.
On March 27, 1948, in Lowell, AR, Garnetia married Guy Daniel Graham and he preceded her in death on June 4, 2003. Garnetia worked as a greeter...
Donna Kay Noll
Jan 4, 2024
Donna Kay Noll, 82, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas passed away Thursday, January 4, 2024, at the Quail Ridge Living Center.
Donna was born on September 23, 1941, in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. She was the daughter of Emory Hyso and Mary Elizabeth Barnes Hyso. She married John Noll on December 8, 1960, at the Gentry Church of Christ in Gentry,...
Herman Younger McGarrah
Jan 3, 2024
Herman Younger McGarrah, age 90, of Fayetteville, AR, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. He was born on October 25, 1933, in Lowell, AR the son of the late Coley McGarrah and Ida (Birge) McGarrah.
Herman was self-employed (owner) of Herman’s Tire Service in Cave Springs, Arkansas. He started his tire business in 1958 and worked until his son, Bob,...
Alphonse "Al" H Kaeppel
Dec 20, 2023
Alphonse “Al” Kaeppel, 93, of Springdale, Arkansas (formerly of Illinois) passed peacefully from this life on December 20, 2023.
Al was born and raised in River Forest, Illinois. He graduated from Northwestern University and stayed in the Chicagoland area until relocating to Northwest Arkansas in 1999. He remained a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan.
Al worked for Honeywell for several decades...
Kimberly Jayne Huett
Dec 19, 2023
Kimberly Jayne Huett, 57, of Fayetteville, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at the Washington Regional Medical Center.
Kimberly was born on June 30, 1966, in Findley, Ohio. She was the daughter of Max Brooks and Sharon Price. She Graduated from the University of Arizona in 1989. She married Kelly Huett in September 2008. She had been the...
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