Aug 30, 2022

Jean M. Weber, age 84, of Hot Springs Village AR, passed away on August 30, 2022 at her home. She was born on December 21, 1937 in Kenosha, Wisconsin to Norman and Doris (Newhouse) Fitzpatrick. Jean attended school in Kenosha and graduated from Bradford High school class of 1955. After High school she married Alan Thomas, having 3 children together....

Aug 26, 2022

Fiona Attwell Byrne Visser passed away peacefully on August 26, 2022, after a lengthy illness. She was born on March 3, 1927 in Buenos Aires [B.A.], Argentina, the daughter of Scottish emigrees. Fiona grew up speaking English with a slight Scottish burr, which would later delight the congregations of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, where she was often a Reader. She...

Aug 25, 2022

Kathy Ann Jacobsen, 67, of Benton, went to be with her Lord and savior on August 25, 2022. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Hollis and Geneva Morehead on August 4, 1955. She married the love of her life, Dick Jacobsen, on June 28, 1980. On April 30, 1981, she gave birth to Kimberly, the light of her...

Aug 16, 2022

Marian Willett, 93, of Hot Springs Village, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2022. She was born in Dallas, TX on February 18, 1929. She grew up in Dallas, graduated from North Dallas High School, and married Gene Willett, Jr. on June 5, 1947. She was 18 and he was 20. They were married for 63 years. Gene preceded her...

Aug 15, 2022

Don Schwartz was born July 26, 1933 in Kansas City, MO to Ray and Mary Schwartz and died Aug. 15, 2022 in Mansfield, TX at the age of 89. Don was drafted into the United States Air Force in 1953. While in pilot training in Enid, Oklahoma, Don met and married Martha Goodloe and they had two sons Phillip born...

Aug 12, 2022

Aug 12, 2022

Benny Hulen Watkins was a man of many words…funny ones, inspiring ones and honest ones. He knew how to shoot you straight. His truthful approach to life inspired many friends and family alike. We all learned from him how to be authentic and kind but suffer no fools. He was a sharpshooter, master mechanic, nature lover, and lifelong farmer. Hunting...

Aug 10, 2022

Vemara “Ann” Laughlin-Steszewski, 84, passed peacefully in her sleep on the afternoon of August 10, 2022. Ann was born in Craig, Missouri to the late Vernon and Mary Goff Ottman. She was preceded in death by her son, Kevin Laughlin; and her sisters Sue Travis and Patty Shreiner. Ann was a successful realtor who enjoyed the many travelling adventures she...

Aug 5, 2022

Larry Gene “Pepa” Kenney, 81, of Hot Springs Village was born in Jefferson City, Missouri to the late Lawrence and Beulah Kenney and passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday, August5, 2022.Larry graduated from Seneca High School in Seneca, Missouri in 1959 and joined the Navy shortly after. He spent two years serving on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific...

Aug 4, 2022

Arthur Volkema was born in Denver, CO on August 7, 1930, and died at the age of 91 on August 4, 2022. He was the son of Henry and Gretta Volkema and brother of Jane and Frederick. He married Martha Mae Newman at Whiteman AFB chapel on January 26, 1957. He is survived by his wife Marty and daughter June...

Aug 4, 2022

Lynn Lapsley Jordan, age 84, of Hot Springs Village passed away 4 August 2022. Lynn was born at Walter Reed U.S. Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. on 28 July, 1938 to the late Major General William W. Lapsley and June Louise English Lapsley. Survivors include George William Jordan Jr., her husband of 64 years; their daughters, Lene' Jordan of Jackson,...

Jul 29, 2022

Jul 15, 2022

Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Dr. Edward Earl Blaine, 90, of Hot Springs Village, passed away with his family by his side on Friday, July 15, 2022. Edward was born Sunday, April 24, 1932, in Louisville, Mississippi to the late William and Carolyn Blaine. Edward graduated from Messick High School in Memphis, Tennessee. He then attended the University of Tennessee...

Jul 11, 2022

Peter Herbert Duffy, 75, passed away July 11, 2022. Peter was born in Wellsville, New York to Basil and Marion Duffy. Peter was a dedicated researcher at Argonne National Lab and later with the FDA's National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR). He was published in scientific journals and held several patents for devices he created to work with lab animals....

Jul 11, 2022

Ruby Lee Hensley, age 91, passed away on Monday, July 11, 2022. Born in Zafra, Oklahoma, Ruby married her late husband, Glenn J. Hensley and spent most of her life in Northern California before retiring to Hot Springs Village and Dallas, Texas. Ruby attended the University of the Pacific where she obtained a BA and did further graduate work in...

Jul 10, 2022

Sarah L. McMurray of Hot Springs Village was visited by an angel July 10, 2022 who escorted her to her new heavenly home. Born May 12, 1941 to Linniea Bell Foster and Jasper Owen Kemp, Sarah was raised in Magnet Cove and Malvern. She was blessed to be one of twelve siblings and doubly blessed they were all the best...

Jun 27, 2022

Jun 26, 2022

Rick Bonte of Hot Springs Village passed away June 26, 2022. He was born March 3, 1952 in Belmond, Iowa to Merle and Joyce Bonte. Rick graduated from Belmond High School and attended college at Iowa State University in Ames, IA, where he received a B.A. in Political Science. After college, Rick moved back to Belmond and worked for his...

Jun 26, 2022

Douglas Gary Forry, 77, married 55 years to Linda Joan D’Esposito died Sunday, June 26, 2022. Born in Hershey, PA, Doug grew up in Prospect Park, PA prior to moving to Waynesboro, PA as a newlywed. Doug graduated from Gettysburg College with a B.A. in 1967. Doug worked as a claims adjuster for PMA in PA. In 1978 Doug began...

Jun 24, 2022

Janice C. Pawelski, 79, was welcomed home June 24, 2022. Born in Chicago, she was the much-loved daughter of the late Michael and Marie Damico Pittro. Janice was raised in a Catholic home always knowing the care of family and the love of Jesus. Janice was an artist- painter, bead maker, sewer, knitter, and gardener. She was never beholden to...