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Washington Post
What kind of cancer killed them? Obituaries for David Bowie and others don't say.
Washington Post
Kurt Godwin's obituaries in The Washington Post and on Legacy.com contained all the basics: He was the son of a CIA officer. He lived in Alexandria, Va., and was married. He taught art at Virginia Commonwealth and Catholic universities. He died Sept.and more »

Renhart William “Ren” Nelson, 76, of Fort Smith passed away Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, in Fort Smith. He was born March 31, 1939, in Little Rock to Eugene F. Nelson and Olive Hering Nelson. He graduated from Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tenn. He served with the U.S. Army’s 513th Military Intelligence Group in Frankfurt, Germany. Later, he served two tours of duty with the U.S. Marines in Vietnam. Ren had an incredible memory and family reknown for having read as a younger

Letha Drummond, 101, of Pocola passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. She was born March 15, 1914, in Mulberry to the late William and Etta Jordan. She was a homemaker and had owned/operated Drummond’s Laundry in Van Buren. Letha enjoyed playing her electric guitar with several different groups at local nursing homes until she was 97 years old. In 2008, she was Volunteer of the Year for the Oklahoma Association of Community Action Agencies. She also loved and volunteered at the Pocola Senior

Don R. Marshall, 60, of Booneville died Jan. 19, 2016. He was born Aug. 24, 1955, in Prairie City, Ore., the son of Clinton Ray Marshall and Johnnie Faye Adair. After serving his country in the U.S. Army, Don worked several years as a welder at Pruitt Tools. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, grilling and participating in all types of sports, especially softball. He was an avid Arkansas Razorbacks and Dallas Cowboys fan who loved spending his free time with his family and grandchildren. He was precede