Obituaries

Casey ‘Pa’ H. Forbes, Jr., 80, went Home to be with his Lord on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Washington Regional Medical Center.  He was born on November 25, 1935 in Shelby, TN. to Casey and Nancy Forbes. He graduated from Poplar Bluff, MO. high school, and…View Obituary

Michael Dean Preston, 57, of Lincoln passed away Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale.  He was born January 23, 1959 in Fayetteville to Linton and Dorothy Reed Preston. Michael was in the construction business.  He loved the outdoors, fishing, air shows and…View Obituary

James Edward Ashworth, 77, of  West Fork passed away October 25, 2016.  Born August 20, 1939 in Durant, OK. to Homer and Wilma Monroe Ashworth. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marines and a truck driver for Tyson Foods. He is survived by 5 children, sons, Eddie, Richard, Michael and Jimmy Ashworth; daughter, Cathy Smith;…View Obituary

Veoma Jeanne Wentz, 75, of Fayetteville passed away, Friday, October 21, 2016 in Fayetteville.  She was born November 21, 1940 in Bell Gardens, California to Sherman and Iris Osburn Wood. She was previous owner of Wentz Brothers Carpet in Springdale. Jeanne was preceded in death by her husband, Keith Wentz, Jr.; siblings, Mel Wood, Joe…View Obituary

Alice Elaine Beetz, 70, of Fayetteville died Thursday, October 20, 2016 in Fayetteville.  She was born July 27, 1946 in Mendota, IL. to Paul and Doris Beardsley Beetz. She was an agricultural consultant for ATTRA. Alice is survived by a sister, Leslie Althaus and husband, Richard of Mendota, IL; sister, Martha Fouts of Woodland Park,…View Obituary

Robert Reuben Lusk, 88, of Fayetteville, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2016 in Fayetteville.  He was born June 2, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri to Robert Ralph Lusk and Neva Nell Boutwell Lusk.  He had a Bachelors Degree in Sociology and Psychology with a minor in Art from Illinois College at Jacksonville, IL in 1950. …View Obituary

  Warren G. Langham, 94, of Fayetteville, passed away October 17, 2016 at Washington Regional Medical Center. He was born March 28, 1922 at Goshen, Arkansas, the son of Garland (G.A.) and Arta M. Oxford Langham. Warren was an avid gardener and fisherman. He retired from…View Obituary

Judy Poindexter Welch, 80, of Fayetteville, passed away on October 13, 2016 at the Willard Walker Hospice Home.  She was born in Taft, TX. on September 29, 1936 to Silas Bolin and Gipsie Hodge Messer. She worked for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office for many years and…View Obituary

Loy Edward Mashburn, born in Haskell, Oklahoma on January 21, 1931, passed away October 10, 2016 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, at the age of 85. Loy was a 20 year retiree from the United States Army and was employed for 25 years as a cross-country truck driver at…View Obituary

Rose Ann Boitnott, born May 12, 1941 in National City, California, passed away on October 12, 2016. She was 1 of 9 children and is survived by her 3 daughters, Spring Melody LaMarca, Qwen Lee Boitnott and Charlotte Sue Longo; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and a sister,…View Obituary