Obituaries

George "Wesley" Dill
Dec 24, 2019
George “Wesley” Dill, 88, formerly of Decatur, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at his home in Sallisaw, Oklahoma.
Wesley was born September 18, 1931 in Decatur, Arkansas to Albert “Tom” and Artie Mae Sexton-Dill. He served honorably for the United States Army. On May 4, 1956, he married Pearl Young and they shared a loving 63 years together. His...
Arch J Greenlee
Dec 18, 2019
Arch J. Greenlee, 89, of Springdale, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, Dec 18, 2019, at the Northwest Medical Center in Springdale.
Arch was born on June 30, 1930 in Elm Springs, Arkansas, a son of Charlie Greenlee and Mamie Rice Greenlee. Arch was a truck driver for Tysons for many years before his retirement. He was a bull rider in...
Gary Alan Frazier
Dec 16, 2019
Gary Alan Frazier, 40, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas passed away on Monday, December 16, 2019 at Baptist Health Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Gary was born on August 17, 1979 in Springdale, AR; a son of Cecil and Bobbie Frazier. He married Shalane in 2008 and shared a loving 11 years together. He enjoyed camping, fishing, swimming, 4-wheeling, growing elephant...
Martha Lillian Graham
Dec 16, 2019
Martha “Marty” Lillian Graham, 69, of Lowell, Arkansas passed away Monday, December 16, 2019 at the Mercy Medical Center in Rogers.
Marty was born on January 21, 1950 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, a daughter of James Raymond Ford and Helen Lewis Ford. She attended the University of Arkansas earning her Bachelors in Education and taught 2nd grade in the Springdale Public...

LAWRENCE KEITH PHIPPS
Dec 14, 2019
Lawrence Keith Phipps, 89, of Lowell died December 14th, 2019 in Lowell, AR. He was born June 1st, 1930 in Elkins, AR, the son of Lawrence Riley Phipps and Daisy Harrelson. He worked as a tool & die maker for Danaher until he retired. Lawrence was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served his country with honor during the Korean...
Dearl Dean Peachee
Dec 12, 2019
Dearl Dean Peachee, 80, of Decatur, Arkansas passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Earlene Howard Hospice Home of Springdale, Arkansas.
Dearl was born on September 29, 1939 in Harrah, Oklahoma to Lemuel and Gertrude Peachee. He proudly served for the United States Army. He married the love of his life, Jerldine Smith and formed a loving family. He worked...
Beverly Jo Davis
Dec 11, 2019
Beverly Jo Davis, 86, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Earlene Howard Hospice House in Springdale, Arkansas.
Beverly was born on January 5, 1933 in the upstairs bedroom of her parents in Helena, OK but birth was recorded in Enid, Oklahoma, a daughter of Howard Petersen and Alice Louise Bolenbaugh Petersen. She married her...
Bertha Francis Cornell
Dec 9, 2019
Bertha Francis Cornell, 95, of Rogers died December 9th, 2019 in Rogers, AR. She was born February 13th, 1924 in Fayetteville, AR, the daughter of Newton and Mattie Ward. She worked at Jumping Jack Shoe Factory in MO until she retired. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Bentonville, AR.
She was preceded in death by...
Bonnie Opaline Burr
Dec 9, 2019
Bonnie Opaline Burr, 85, of Bentonville, Arkansas passed away Monday, December 9, 2019 at Apple Creek Health and Rehab in Centerton, Arkansas.
Bonnie was born on June 16, 1934 in Bentonville, AR to Huber and Ruthie Edwards. She is survived by her son, Jerry Bertschy and wife, Rosie of Pineville, MO; 1 daughter, Connie Cavness and husband, Jon...

Clarence Lee Kiersey
Dec 7, 2019
Clarence Lee Kiersey of Springdale, Arkansas entered his rest on December 7, 2019. He was born on April 21, 1938 in Booneville, Arkansas to Willard Iven Kiersey and Susie [Vaughn] Kiersey. He married Luvinia Acuff in January 1982 in Springdale.
Clarence was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Walter Kiersey of Booneville and Ivan Kiersey of Springdale;...
John R Moore
Dec 7, 2019
John Raymond Moore, 91, of Siloam Springs, passed away at his home on December 7, 2019.
John was born on October 1, 1928 in Dixon, Illinois. He was the son of John Robinson Moore and Harriett Emily Stoner Moore. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen (Bailey) Moore and a brother and a sister. He married Martha Ruth...
Kathy Lorrayne Brown
Nov 30, 2019
Kathryn Lorrayne Brown, 66, of Van Buren, Arkansas passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith.
Kathy was born on September 21, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts to Ward and Lorrayne Trammell. She married Wayne Lee Brown, Sr. on June 24, 1972 in Siloam Springs, AR. They shared a loving 34 years together until his passing in...
Leonard Lee Lovell
Nov 25, 2019
Leonard Lovell of Decatur, Arkansas passed away early in the morning of November 25, 2019.
He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather or “pawpaw” as his grankids called him. He was a retired pastor with a BA in theology who had previously been the pastor of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Sulphur Springs, Arkansas for over twenty years, and...

Martha Ann Rowden
Nov 25, 2019
Martha Ann Rowden, 90, died on Monday, November 25, 2019 at Siloam Springs Regional Hospital.
Martha was born on August 6, 1929 in Purdy, Missouri; a daughter of Rena Seth. She is survived by her son, Mark Rowden of Siloam Springs, Arkansas.
The family will host a private memorial service at a later date.

Sharyn L Neal
Nov 14, 2019
Sharyn Clark Neal passed on November 14th, 2019 from this world to heaven. She was my step-mother. I loved her as a friend and a great lady. She liked working outside in her garden and flower beds. Sharyn was married for 35 + years to my Dad, Ralph, and he was a better man for that. She worked with her...
Reva Ruth Easley
Nov 1, 2019
Reva Ruth Easley, 84, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at the Prairie Grove Health & Rehabilitation with family by her side.
“Ruth’ as she was known by her family, was born and raised in the Weddington/Siloam Springs area. She was the daughter of Loy Atterberry and Caldean Layne Atterberry. She worked for many years until...
Peggy Lee White
Oct 31, 2019
Peggy Lee White, 67, of Siloam Springs, Arkansas passed away at her home on Thursday, October 31, 2019.
Peggy was born on August 15, 1952 in Garden City, Kansas, the daughter of William Oliver Knight and Pauline Leatherberry Knight. She married Stephen A. White on April 24, 1993 in Lewisville. Texas. As a devout baker, Peggy owned and...

Allen A Hann
Oct 30, 2019
Allen A. Hann, 71, of Lowell, Arkansas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 30, 2019.
Allen was born on July 9, 1948 in Marysville, Washington. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service and was a Vietnam Veteran. Allen also worked for the University of Central Arkansas in Conway in their maintenance department...Arla M Williams
Oct 30, 2019
Arla Marie Williams, 100, of Fayetteville, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at the Earlene Howard Hospice House in Springdale.
Arla was born on March 13, 1919 in Paducah, Texas, a daughter of Omer Lester Bearden and Emma Irene Ray Bearden. She was the widow of the late M. J. Williams, who preceded her in death in 1974. ...
Bridgett Michelle Craig
Oct 29, 2019
Bridgett Michelle Craig, 39, of Westville, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at the St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa.
Bridgett was born on August 4, 1980 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, the daughter of Carl Wayne Favor and Mary Ann Arnold Favor. She married Richard D. Craig on November 1, 2008 in Adair County, Oklahoma. Bridgett attended Northeastern State University...