Obituaries

Richard Dean "Smitty" Smith, 73, of DeWitt passed away July 9, 2026.

Gary Lynn "Peewee" Murphy, 67, of Almyra passed away July 10, 2026.

David “Peanut” Lynn Rauls, age 62, of Lake Village, passed away on July 11, 2026, at his home surrounded by family.

Anthony (Tony) Charles Douglas Sr, passed away peacefully on July 4th, 2026, at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, AR.

Jerry Elerby was born on December 1, 1950, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to the late Ella Mae and John Williams.

Ella Faye West Watson James of Grapevine, Arkansas was born November 26, 1939, at Carthage, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Hughie Lee West and Carrie Albertie “Bertie” Hardcastle West.

Virginia Reynolds Lites, of the Ain Community, was born July 5, 1931, at Grapevine, the daughter of the late Cecil “Bo” Reynolds and Bernice Hamilton Reynolds.

Edith Marie Bond Young, 95, of Hot Springs, formerly Star City, passed away Friday, July 10, 2026 at Pines Nursing and Rehab in Hot Springs.

Martha Louise Byrd Wylie, 94, of Star City passed away Saturday, July 11, 2026 at Dalton’s Place of Star City.

Joshua Louis Sloate, beloved infant son of Jordan and Kaylie Sloate, was born June 2, 2026, at home in Vilonia, Arkansas.

Vanessa Marie Henricks, 61 of Monticello, Arkansas passed away July 4, 2026.

Rodney Lynn Powell, age 57 of Sherrill, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2026. He was born June 10, 1969 in Pine Bluff and graduated from White Hall High School in 1987.