Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Hot Springs Village, AR

Lippe B. Smit

Lippe B. Smit

Jan 8, 2025

Lippe B. Smit, born on August 21, 1949, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, passed away on January 8, 2025, at Hot Springs National Park. He will be lovingly remembered by his family and friends for his illustrious career and engaging personality.

Lippe arrived in the USA in 1959 at the age of 9 years old. 64 years later he decided to become a...

Carl Clinton Creger

Carl Clinton Creger

Jan 2, 2025

Carl Clinton Creger of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2025, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. 

Carl is survived by his wife of 43 years, Lesley Burden Creger, his children Christy Jackson (Stuart) and Carlton Creger (Jeanelle), his stepchildren Matthew Haynes (Brandon), Simon Haynes (Karyn), and Gail McGaughy (Shayne); his ten grandchildren Emily, Emma, Max,...

Gordon Haley Shaw

Gordon Haley Shaw

Dec 29, 2024

Hot Springs Village, AR – Gordon Haley Shaw died on Sunday Dec. 29, 2024. He was born on October 31, 1935 in Memphis, Tenn. to the late Gordon Haley Shaw, Sr. and Charlotte Louise Shaw.

 Gordon graduated from East High School in Memphis in 1954 and attended Memphis State University (now University of Memphis). After college he spent two years in...

Phyllis Kay Fahrlander

Phyllis Kay Fahrlander

Dec 22, 2024

Phyllis Kay Fahrlander, born on November 16, 1942, in the vibrant city of Hamilton, Ohio, gracefully departed this world on December 22, 2024, in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. A cherished wife, mother, grandmother, and a devoted professional, Phyllis leaves behind a legacy marked by compassion, artistry, and steadfast dedication to her community.

With a career that spanned various fields, Phyllis began...

Patricia "Pat" Welton Garrot

Patricia "Pat" Welton Garrot

Dec 21, 2024

Patricia "Pat" Welton Garrot, 94, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, December 21st, 2024. She was born April 27th, 1930, in Moorefield, West Virginia, to the late Carl and Vernon Welton. She is preceded in death by both of her parents, 1 sister Judy and her husband Jack Feinberg.

Pat is survived by her husband, Floyd Garrot, children, Lynn,...

Marcia A. Hayes

Marcia A. Hayes

Dec 16, 2024

Marcia A. Hayes, 83, of Hot Springs Village Arkansas passed away on Monday, December 16th, 2024.

Marcia was born on Jan 21, 1941 in Davenport Iowa. Henry and Margaret (Harrison) Wollenburg. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandma and friend. Marcia and her husband Russ spent much of their adult life living in St. Paul, MN. She worked for...

Dale Warmack Milford

Dale Warmack Milford

Dec 13, 2024

Dale Warmack Milford, 91, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away Friday, December 13th, 2024. She was born March 23, 1933, in Harlingen, Texas to Lawrence Bryson and  Anna Marie (Stratton) Warmack. She is preceded in death by both of her parents, her sister, Bobbe W. Simmons, 2 husbands John A. Nance and William J. Milford.

Dale was a self-independent contractor...

Robert Steinpreis

Robert Steinpreis

Dec 11, 2024

Robert Steinpreis was born in Sheboygan WI to Henry and Anna Steinpreis (Gorr) on April 27, 1935. He had a brother, Albert, who was 10 years older than he. He grew up doing a lot of walking back and forth to school since his parents did not have a automobile.

During and after high school he worked in grocery stores and...

Linda Shearin

Linda Shearin

Dec 10, 2024

Linda Jean Shearin, 79, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at home in Hot Springs Village Arkansas on December 10, 2024. She was born May 10, 1945, in Paris, Arkansas to Ernest and Claudia Vaughan. She graduated from Russellville High School and attended Arkansas Tech University.

 She was preceded in death by both of her parents and her sisters,...

Donald Wayne Stratton

Donald Wayne Stratton

Dec 2, 2024

Donald Wayne Stratton, 90, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away December 2, 2024. He was born April 28, 1934, in Oblong, Illinois, to George and Alma (Walters) Stratton. He was preceded in death by both of his parents, his wife of 62 years, Shirley (Sullivan) Stratton, their son, Kenneth W. Stratton, his brother, Hal Stratton and his sister, Mary...

Martha A. Summers

Martha A. Summers

Nov 22, 2024

In Memory of Martha Ann Summers, a Beloved Wife and Mother

Martha Ann Summers (65) passed away on Friday, November 22, 2024 of complications to vascular dementia.

Martha was born on Jan. 19, 1959 in Hannibal, Missouri to parents Glynn and Doris Babb. The small town life was not for her as she aspired to spread her wings and fly. She graduated...

Mark West

Mark West

Nov 18, 2024

Mark Randall West, 68, of Hot Springs, AR went to be with Jesus for eternity on November 18,2024. Born on September 27, 1956 to Raymond and Betty West, Mark was a country boy from childhood as an Eagle Scout to raising cattle his last few days here at his temporary earthly home.

Known as Daddy, he was a hardworking man who...

Betty Jean Mangan

Betty Jean Mangan

Nov 6, 2024

Betty Jean Mangan passed away peacefully on November 6, 2024, in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. She will be laid to rest beside her husband, Robert Forrest Magnan, at CedarVale Cemetery.

Betty is survived by her children, Michael Stigall and Barbara Taylor; grandchildren, Casey John Taylor and Jamie Taylor Howell; and great-grandchild, Levi Howell.

A dedicated community member, Betty served as a Red...

Shirley Ann Tailby

Shirley Ann Tailby

Nov 4, 2024

Shirley Ann Tailby age 94 of Hot Springs Village died in the early morning hours of November 4, 2024 at Lake Forest Senior Living Long Term Care.

Shirley was born September 27th in Syracuse, NY and was a homemaker and mother. Shirley was the youngest of 5 children. Shirley loved travel, jigsaw puzzles, her nightly Manhattan and playing poker, she was...

James Emmett Bland

James Emmett Bland

Nov 1, 2024

James Emmett Bland went to be with his Lord on November 1st, 2024. 

Born and raised in Jacksonville, Illinois on February 9th, 1932 to Robert Walton and Ruth Olivia Bland.

 Graduating Jacksonville High School after which he joined the United States Air Force. Discharged in 1958. At that time he entered University of California at Riverside. Then was approached by Dow Jones/Wall...

Marilyn F. Biegler

Marilyn F. Biegler

Oct 25, 2024

Marilyn F. Biegler (May), 92, went to be with God after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. She is survived by her husband, Ray of 72 years, and daughters Allison Stiff and Leslie Ciaccio. She was preceded in death by her first-born daughter Linda Callaway.

Marilyn had an interesting career as a Production Scheduler with ABC Television in New York City...

John Cephas Spear

John Cephas Spear

Oct 25, 2024

John Cephas Spear, 83, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away, Friday, October 25, 2024. He was born on May 5, 1941, Langdale Hospital in Lanette, Alabama to John Cephas Spear and Mary Roquemore Spear. He was preceded in death by both of his parents, his brother, Michael Spear, sister Mary Ann Spear Walker and a son, Jerry Spear. 

He is...

Jane E. Bieber

Jane E. Bieber

Oct 16, 2024

Jane E. Bieber, a beloved figure in the realm of music and education, passed away on October 16, 2024, at Lake Forest Senior Living in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. Born on August 26, 1931, in Jasper County, Iowa, Jane's life was a beautiful symphony of love, teaching, and devotion to music.

A proud graduate of Drake University in 1953, Jane devoted...

Kenneth Douglas MacNeill

Kenneth Douglas MacNeill

Oct 11, 2024

Hot Springs Village – Kenneth Douglas MacNeill, 88, a retired Service Engineer for General Dynamics-Electric Boat Division, died Friday, October 11, 2024.

Memorial Service: 2 PM Saturday, October 19th at CedarVale Funeral Home, 200 Minorca Rd., Hot Springs Village, AR. Burial will be in East Greenwich, RI. at a later date.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Kenneth’s...

Michael "Mike" Stockton

Michael "Mike" Stockton

Oct 4, 2024

Michael W. Stockton, 54, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away, Friday, October 4th, 2024. He was born June 19th, 1970, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Carl and Mary Ann (Dorner) Stockton. He is preceded in death by both of his parents, his grandparents, several aunts, uncles and his daughter Courtney Stockton. 

Michael is survived by his wife, Barbara (O’Connor)...

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