DEATHS

CLARA ASHBY, age 2, was born in 1901 in Sebastian County, and died 29 May 1903 at Ft. Smith. She was the daughter of Mary Ashby. Burial was in Pleasant Valley, Sebastian County. --Source: Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963.

GUY O. BAIRD, 39, was born in TX in 1884 and died 22 Jun 1923 in Fort Smith, Sebastian County. He was buried in Cleburne, TX. He was a widow and worked as a RR accountant. (Source: Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1892-1929; 1945-1963.)

ARCHIE NEWTON BROMLEY, age 41, was born in 1884 in Quitman, AR, son of J. H. Bromley and Maney Ross. He died 28 Sep 1925 in Fort Smith. He was a restaurant keeper and was married. (Source: Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1892-1929; 1945-1963.)

Fort Smith, AR--JESSIE BROOKS, 25, died Sept 24, 1925 in Fort Smith. She was born in 1900 in Texas, the daughter of Henry and Margaret Coffin Smith. She was a housewife and married. Burial was in Paris, Texas. --Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929.

Fort Smith, Ark., - Child Burned to Death Fort Smith. - The four-year-old daughter of Frank Brown, living four miles north of Marshall, was burned to death. The child's clothes caught fire from burning grass. --Source - Journal-Advance 4/11/1913; transcribed by Tina Easley.

Fort Smith, AR--WILLIAM PRUITT BUCKNER, died 26 Sep 1928 in Ft. Smith. The 28 year old mill worker was single. He was born in Sebastian County in 1900, the son of W. F. Buckner and M. E. Peters. Burial was in Greenwood. --Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1963.

Fort Smith, AR--HANNAH CAMPBELL, age 73, died June 27, 1959 in Ft. Smith. She was born in 1886. Burial was in Mt. Burg, AR. (Source: Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1892-1929; 1945-1963.)

FLORENCE CLARK, age 4, daughter of George W. and Mary Clark, died 04 Nov 1899 in Ft. Smith. She was born in 1895 in Sebastian County. Burial was in Hacket City.

REV. LINDA J. CLARK, 76, of Ft. Smith, died recently. (Source: The Penetecostal Evangel Magazine, Feb. 14, 2010.)

ETHEL CROW was born in 1893 and died at the age of 26 on 17 Dec 1919 in Fort Smith. She was buried at Mt. Harmony. She was the daughter of W. H. Gilliam and Ani...Ca Stover. --Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929.

The remains of MRS. ANNE DARCUS of Bluff Avenue, who died Monday night of dropsy, where shipped to Russellville Ar, Tuesday night for the interment. Mrs. Darcus was sixty-three years of age. (Source: Southwest Times American, Fort Smith, Feb. 2, 1910; contributed by Rhonda Poston.)

GOLDEN DAWSON was born in 1913 in Quitman to Charles and Mary Pate Dawson, and died at the age of 14 on 28 Nov 1927 in Fort Smith. (Source: Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1892-1929; 1945-1963.)

FORT SMITH, AR--The funeral of MRS. ELLA DRACH took place yesterday afternoon from the residence of 612 North Third street . The Rev. Mr. William Sherman conducted the services. The burial was in the Oak cemetery. The pall bearers were Edward Stevens , W. H. Beas, T. J. McCarthy, Embry Dodson, Henry Armstrong, and T. J. Trimble. (Source: Southwest Times American, Ft. Smith, Mar 9,1910; contributed by Rhonda Poston)

ELLIS, Jessie died 16 Oct 1958 in Fort Smith, AR at the age of 62. Burial was 18 Oct 1958 in Searcy County. (Arkansas Death Index, 1914-1950)

Fort Smith, AR--The funeral of the late EDWARD FOSTER, who died at Phoenix, Az. was postponed yesterday because the remains failed to arrive. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence of J. Foster of Lexington avenue . A telegram was received last night stating that the remains would arrive at 6:00 this morning.
(Source: Southwest Times American, Ft. Smith, Mar 5, 1910; contributed by Rhonda Poston.)

Greenwood, Ark. –BILLY GERALD GRAHAM, 67, retired boiler room operator, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Monday, Shady Grove Free Will Baptist Church, Hackett. McConnell. -- Tulsa World (OK) - January 18, 1998.

CHARLES CLIFFORD JONES, age 82, was born in 1876 and died 01 Sep 1958 in Fort Smith, AR. He was buried 02 Sept 1958 in AL. He was survived by his wife. (Source: Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963.)

FORT SMITH, AR--The funeral of ROBERT J. JONES took place from the residence at 816 South Twenty-fourth street yesterday afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev. C.R. Steele and Rev. McN McKay. The burial was in Oak cemetery. The pall bearers were T. W. M. Boone, H. R. Rogers, George Womack, Robert Dawson, E.J. Bidwell, and H.B. Salls . (Source: Southwest Times American, Ft. Smith, Mar 5, 1910; contributed by Rhonda Poston.)

Fort Smith, AR--MISS MARY KELLEY was quietly consigned to the grave in Oak cemetery Saturday afternoon. The funeral services took place from the late residence 1415 North Twelfth Street at 2 o'clock, Rev C.R. Steele of the Central Methodist church, officiated . The pall bearers were Edward Williams, F.T. Dickson, W.L. Russ, Veno Stein, J.H. Edwards, and J.Gordon Putman. (Source: Southwest Times American, Ft. Smith, Feb. 6, 1910; contributed by Rhonda Poston)

Fort Smith, AR--WILLIAM FRANCIS KENNEDY was born in 1885 and died at Ft. Smith August 13, 1957 at the age of 72. He was buried at Mt. Burg. (Source: Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963.)

FORT SMITH, AR--FLOSSIE MAY ROBINSON LEACH, age 24, was born in 1905 in Caney, KS, daughter of H. O. and Effie Barrington Robinson, and died May 4, 1929 in Ft. Smith. She was a clerk and the widow of Mr. Leach. (Source: Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1892-1929; 1945-1963.)

Fort Smith, AR--JOSEPH W. LEE, a highly respected farmer living on Little Rock Drive died Wednesday morning. Mr.Lee was fifty-seven years of age. He leaves a widow and two children. The deceased was a brother in law of the former County Treasurer Rhy. The funeral will be later on today. (Source: Southwest Times American, Fort Smith, Feb 3, 1910; contributed by Rhonda Poston.)

THEODORE A. LOWERY, s/o Sam & Sarah Goff Lowery, was born in 1872 at Al. He was a merchant and leaves his wife. He died December 1, 1906 at Fort Smith at the age of 34. Burial was at Mt. Olive. --Source: Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963.

Hartford, Ark, April 5th 1942 (Special)--THOMAS ROY MASON, 49 years old died at 9:30 pm. Sunday at the home of a brother, John Mason of Hartford. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Ollie Mason of Hartford, two sisters, Mrs. Emma White of Hartford and Mrs. Nora Mobley of Woodbridge, Calif and two brothers, John Mason of Hartford and Hubert Mason of Collinsville. Funeral arrangements to be directed by the McConnell Funeral Home, are incomplete. (Source: Southwest Times American, Fort Smith, AR, April 6, 1942; submitted by Rhonda Poston)

Greenwood, Ark. –JIMMIE RAY MASSENGALE, 61, farm laborer, died Monday in Fort Smith, Ark. Graveside services 10 a.m. Thursday, Cottonwood Cemetery, Muldrow, OK. Agent, Muldrow. --Tulsa World (OK) - March 12, 1997

GEORGE MC GILL was born in 1839 and died 24 Jan 1899 at the age of 60 at Poteau Bottom, Ft. Smith. Burial was in Ft. Smith. He was a farmer. --Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929.

LENORA ANN NELSON died May 26, 1947 at Ft. Smith at the age of 86. She was a widow. Burial was at Salem.
--Source: Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929; 1945-1963.

FANNIE J. OLMSTEAD was born in 1849 at Fort Smith and died at the age of 22 on 11 Sep 1871 at Goat Island, AR. She was married. Her parents were Charles B. and Margarett Johnston.

W. F. PATTERSON, of Company B, 4th Mississippi Regiment, died January 5, 1916, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. M. E. Moreland, of Fort Smith, Ark., at the age of seventy-five years. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, for about forty-five years. He is survived by his wife and seven children, two daughters and five sons, and a brother, G. G. S. Patterson, of St. Louis, Mo.
(--THE CONFEDERATE VETERAN, Vol 25, Issue 3, 1917)

The infant daughter of _. B. and M. B. (Jeffreys) SHELBY died 28 June 1909 at Fort Smith.
--Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929.

S. MC ALISTER, AR--R. F. STEGELL, 69, died Aug. 4, 1903 in S. Mc Alister. He was burial in Fort Smith. --Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1963.

Ft. Smith, AR--LENIA STEPLETON was born in 1889 and died 04 May 1952 in Fort Smith at the age of 63. Burial was in Shady Grove. (Source: Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1892-1929; 1945-1963.)

JESSE L. TAYLOR born in Kentucky in 1812; died in Fort Smith, AR c1857/1860. (Contributed by Debora Reese)

WILLIAM A. TAYLOR, was a doctor, lived and died at Fort Smith. (Contributed by Debora Reese)

SUSAN TRAYLOR, 17, died Aug 10, 1886 in Sebastian County. She was born in 1869 in Mississippi.
--Arkansas Deaths and Burials, 1882-1929.

Big Rock, Ar. - The body of the floater found Tuesday on the Ed Prothre farm, three miles below Argenta, has been identified as that of GEORGE VANLOY, fisherman who has made his home at Big Rock for, a number of years. Vanloy disappeared from his home one week ago Saturday, and the theory is that he fell from his boat while intoxicated and was drowned. The verdict of the coroner was that he came to his death, by accidental drowning. --Source- Journal-Advance - 4/3/1908; transcribed by Tina Easley.

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