Obituaries

Eldon A. Janzen was born March 21, 1928, in Medford, OK, to Jacob G. Janzen and Sara Schroeder Janzen. He died Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the age of 94. At the time of his death he was a resident of Oxford Glen Assisted Living in Owasso, OK. He was born into a musical family…View Obituary

William Franklin “Frank” Shane Karnes, 49, of West Fork, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022 in Fayetteville. He was born August 30, 1973 in Fayetteville to Donald and Shirley McKenzie Karnes. He was preceded in death by his father Donald Karnes. Frank was a retired machinist with Conagra. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time…View Obituary

Brenda Joyce Blagg, 75, of Fayetteville, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022 in Fayetteville. She was born May 3, 1947 in Newport, AR to William and Juanita Johnson Blagg. She was preceded in death by her parents and one niece, Jennifer Smith. Brenda was a journalist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. She was an avid Razorback…View Obituary

Helen Louise Starkey, 92, of Forsyth, MO, passed away Thursday, December 7, 2022 at her home. She was born May 17, 1930 in Milwaukee, WI to Pieter and Margaret Wood Kreulen. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband John Starkey; and a sister Margaret Avery. Helen enjoyed reading, working on puzzles and…View Obituary

Mavis Irene Radford Barnes was born July 21, 1924 and passed away on December 3, 2022.  Mavis was born in Selma, North Carolina, the daughter of Bessie Ann Ryals and Fletcher Radford. She married Maurice Russell Barnes on June 15, 1945 in Charleston, SC. Mavis’s early childhood was spent on her grandparents’ Ryals and Radford…View Obituary

Lenny Stewart, 45, of Farmington, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022 in Fayetteville. He was born January 17, 1977 in Union City, TN to Ronnie and Patti McCarroll Stewart. He was preceded in death by his father Ronnie Stewart. Lenny was a big guy with a big heart. He was a graduate of Fayetteville High…View Obituary

Mystic Rhythm Beazley, 20, of Elkins, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022 in Madison County. He was born September 28, 2002 in Denton, TX to Michael Beazley and Cheri Lou Bohn. He is survived by his parents; brother, Meshijah Beazley; sister, Elorjah Beazley; half-sister, Summer Rose Beazley Brown; and grandparents, Crague and Charlotte Canion. A…View Obituary

Michael Darby Cooper, 59, of Winslow, AR passed away November 17, 2022 at the Willard Walker Hospice Home. He was born December 4, 1962 in Ft. Sumter, South Carolina to Olaf Reece and Jeanne Marie Walsh Cooper. He was preceded in death by his parents, Olaf and Jeanne Cooper and a brother, Olaf Brian Cooper.…View Obituary

Vicki A. (Buckles) Murr, 62, of Springdale, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022 at Shiloh Nursing Home in Springdale after a hard-fought battle with breast cancer. She was born November 5, 1960, in Greenville, SC to George A. Buckles and Janice Eckman Buckles. The second of four girls, Vicki was raised an Air Force brat,…View Obituary

Lisa Ann Gonzales, 61, of Fayetteville, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 12, 1961 in Huntsville, AR to Leonard and Velma Wilburn Roth. Lisa is at peace after a long, hard battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents; her…View Obituary