Wanda Faye Whittington, 80, of Charleston, AR passed away Monday, May 13, 2013, in Fort Smith. She was born July 16, 1932, to the late Roy and Blanche Rice. She was a retired elementary school teacher, graduated from Charleston High School in 1950; after high school she attended Fort Smith Junior College and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1954. Faye taught elementary school in both Charleston and Waldron Public Schools. She was an...

Larry E. Matsler, 70 of Charleston, AR passed away May 12, 2013 in Fort Smith, AR. He was born February 7, 1943 in Jackson, Michigan to Ricardo Matsler & Myrna Hawk Matsler. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Charleston and Catholic Knights of Columbus Council #9777, St. Michael of Van Buren, AR He was employed in Maintenance at Dixie Cup for 46 years and was an US Air Force Veteran. There was a private burial at Conley...

Bentley Matthew King, born Friday, May 10, 2013 in Fort Smith to Samantha and Phillip King and passed away May 10, 2013. In addition to his parents he is survived by his maternal grandparents Matthew & Katrina Powell of Charleston; paternal grandparents Donna Jo and Mark Gonzagowski of Van Buren; maternal great grandmother, Mary Powell of Charleston; maternal greatgrandparents Joyce and Donald Friddle of Magazine; paternal great...

Una Katherine Nicely departed this life, Monday, May 6, 2013 in Charleston, AR. Una was of the Baptist faith. She was employed by First Federal Savings & Loan and retired from Hunts Department Store in Fort Smith, AR. She was preceded in by death by her parents Elbert and Janie Tidwell Nicely; four sisters Gladys Nicely, Janice Copeland, Anita Fields and Agnes Douglas; three brothers Estes, Vestel and Doyle Nicely and one nephew Jim Nicely. ...

Dorothy Jean Smith, 82, of Charleston, AR passed away April 30, 2013 in Charleston. She was born August 5, 1930 in Charleston, AR to Eulas Andrew Burchfield and Ruby Mae Graham Burchfield. She was a member of Butterfield Assembly of God Church in Van Buren and a retired clerk at Riverside Furniture Manufacturing Co. Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2013 at Smith Mortuary Chapel in Charleston with burial at Parks Cemetery in...

Melva (Tucker) Watson, 73, of Charleston, Passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013 at her residence. She was born January 3, 1940 at Paris, AR to the late Woodrow and Gladys Frederick Tucker. She was a member of First Assembly of God church in Paris, AR. Funeral service will be held 2:00PM Monday April 22, 2013 at First Assembly of God church in Paris, burial will follow in Caulksville Cemetery under the direction of Smith Mortuary of...

Robert "R.T." Harper, 85, of Spiro, OK, formerly of Charleston, AR passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 in Fort Smith, AR. He was born November 8, 1927 in Charleston to Tony Harper and Ella Foster Harper; was retired from Coca Cola Bottling Co. in Fort Smith and was a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his wife Georgia Snauder Harper. Service will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2013 at Smith Mortuary Chapel ...

Alpheus J. Fram, 85, of Charleston, AR passed away Wednesday April 17, 2013 in Charleston. He was born June 13, 1927 in Phoenix, AZ to the late Alfred and Winne Delzell Fram. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Charleston and a WWII Veteran. He was a graduate of Arizona State University. Memorial service will be 10:30 AM Friday April 19, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church at Charleston; under the direction of...

Richard Allen Cogar, 55, of Cecil, AR passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Cecil. He was born February 12, 1958 in Buchanan, WV to Bartholomew Cogar and Nina Mabel Cadle Cogar. He was a self employed remodeling carpenter. His body was cremated under the direction of Smith Mortuary, of Charleston, AR. A memorial service will be held at a later date in West Virginia. He is survived by his mother, Judy Cogar, one son Brent Allen Cogar, three...

Jeanne Carroll, 91, of Fort Smith, AR passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2013 in Fort Smith. She was born November 25, 1921 in Charleston to Jessie Cone and Ollie Casey Cone. She grew up on her family farm where she picked cotton; she loved to travel; she was a member of the Church of Christ and a retired public school teacher at El Paso, Pine Bluff, Tulsa and Sunnymede School . She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years D.A. Carroll...