• Mark Lane, Who Asserted That Kennedy Was Killed in Conspiracy, Dies at 89

    Mr. Lane, a longtime activist and lawyer, ridiculed the findings of the Warren Commission and inspired hundreds of books on the assassination.
  • Obituaries: May 12

    Obituaries for Patricia Loy, Patricia Ray and Olen Todd were published in the May 12 edition of The Herald Bulletin.
  • Funerals: May 12

    Funerals: May 12
    Funerals and visitations as published in the Thursday edition of The Herald Bulletin.
  • Daryl Horner

    Daryl Garrett Horner, 66, of Scranton died Friday, April 22, 2016, in his home. He was born Dec. 11, 1949, in Fresno, Calif. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, a truck driver, owner and operator of Strokers Bar in Altus and a member of the New Blaine Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8383.
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  • Hannah Primm

    Hannah Primm
    Hannah Primm 83, of Alma died Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Van Buren. She was born Oct. 8, 1932, at McCurtain, Okla.. She was an insurance agent, co-owner of an agency with her husband, an aide at Paris Elementary and the widow of Holton Primm.
  • Loyd Yates

    Loyd Yates, 95, of Hartman died Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Russellville. He was born Jan. 29, 1921, in Hartman. He was an Army veteran and the widower of Alma Yates and Alvia Yates.
  • Glyn Doss

    KEOTA — Glyn Neal Doss, 62, of Keota died Monday, May 9, 2016, in Bokoshe. He was a truck driver.
  • Tod Smith

    CLARKSVILLE — Tod Michael Smith, 19, of Clarksville died Tuesday, May 10, 2016, in Oark. He was born Nov. 20, 1996, in Clarksville. He was a senior at Oark High School.
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  • Lenora Knecht

    Lenora Knecht
    MULDROW — Lenora Ann Knecht, 73, of Muldrow died Sunday, May 8, 2016, in Fort Smith. She was a bartender and a Christian.
  • Mark Plumlee

    Mark Plumlee
    Mark Alan Plumlee, 56, of Fort Smith passed away April 27, 2016. He was born Sept. 9, 1959, in Springfield, Mo. He was a self-employed welder. He graduated from High School in Dundee, N.Y., and entered the service in Syracuse, N.Y. He was a veteran of the Army. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Eugene Plumlee and Betty Naoma Plumlee, and his older sister, Cyndy Caruthers.
  • Richard Martin

    Richard Martin
    Richard Parks Martin, 86, of Russellville died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Atkins Nursing and Rehab. The son of Robert and Alice Shibley Martin, he was born May 31, 1929, in Fort Smith. He was a 1947 graduate of Fort Smith High School and worked as a machinist at Dixie Cup in Fort Smith for 39 years. He and Dorothy Redding were married July 23, 1949, in Fort Smith. Parks was a member of First Assembly of God in Russellville, where he was active in the Always Young Group and was a member of Calva
  • Paul Clem

    Paul Clem
    Paul Edward "Boogie" Clem, 76, of Hackett passed away May 9, 2016, in Fort Smith. He was born in Huntington on Nov. 3, 1939. He was of the Baptist faith and a former member of Operating Engineer.
  • Billy Clark

    Billy Clark
    Billy Joe Clark, 74, of Van Buren passed away May 11, 2016, in Fort Smith. He was born Aug. 16, 194, in Jenny Lind to Albert Leeroy and Lillian Sophie Steinke Clark. He was a retired employee of the Whirlpool Corp., a veteran of the Air Force, an avid golfer, and he attended Grace Lutheran Church.
  • David Parker

    David Parker
    David G. "Dave" Parker, 76, of Van Buren passed away Monday, May 9, 2016, in Little Rock. He was born March 7, 1940, in Clovis, Calif., to the late Jack and Geneva Parker. He was a retired dentist with DP Dental and Lab in Russellville, also practiced in Visalia and Clovis and served in the Army. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Chet Parker.
  • Leslie Branham

    Leslie Branham
    Leslie Charles Branham, 67, of Fort Smith passed from this life May 10, 2016, in Fort Smith. He was born Dec. 27, 1948, in Fort Smith to the late Ivor and Edna Bell Branham. He was a veteran of the Army, serving during the Vietnam Era. He worked in data processing at City National Bank and was a member of Victory Temple Church.
  • William R. Mette Jr.

    BLOOMINGTON — William R. Mette Jr., 86, of Lake Forest, passed away Monday (May 9, 2016) in Highland Park, surrounded by loved ones.
  • Utt, Ernest Sr.

    TUSCOLA -- Ernest Utt Sr., 86, of Tuscola, IL passed away at 5:05 A.M. on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at his daughter’s residence in Tuscola, IL.
  • Swanson, Beatrice L.

    Swanson, Beatrice L.
    MONTICELLO -- Beatrice L. “Bea” Swanson, 102, of Monticello, IL., passed away at 10:21 A.M., on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the Piatt County Nursing Home, Monticello, IL.
  • Samuel Montgomery

    Samuel Montgomery
    MOUNT PULASKI — Samuel D. Montgomery, 64, of Lincoln, formerly of Mount Pulaski, died Tuesday (May 10, 2016) at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield.
  • Marjorie Ward

    Marjorie Ward
    BLOOMINGTON — Marjorie L. Ward, 77, of The Villages, Fla., formerly of Bloomington-Normal, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, joined our Lord on Sunday (May 8, 2016) at Leesburg, Fla.
  • Kroninger, Duane E.

    COWDEN -- Duane E. (Nick) Kroninger, 72, passed peacefully on Saturday, May 7, 2016 in Harlingen, TX.
  • King, Dorothy V.

    MORRISONVILLE -- Dorothy V. King, 82 of Morrisonville passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at Meadow Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
  • John G. Gillis

    John G. Gillis
    FARMER CITY — John G. Gillis, 86, of Farmer City, died at 4:08 p.m. Monday (May 9, 2016) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
  • Jeanette Daugherty

    Jeanette Daugherty
    CLINTON — Jeanette Lee Daugherty, 78, of Clinton, passed away Monday (May 9, 2016) at her home.
  • Ida Lee Grant

    Ida Lee Grant
    FORREST — Ida Lee Grant, 80, of Forrest, passed away at 8:03 p.m. Tuesday (May 10, 2016) at her home.
  • Funerals today 5/12/16

    Justice, Leo, 4 p.m. at Quiram Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta.
  • Funerals pending 5/12/16

    Eades, Barbara L., 72, Lexington, 2:31 p.m. Tuesday (May 10, 2016) at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso.
  • Elizabeth Murphy

    Elizabeth Murphy
    BLOOMINGTON — Elizabeth Murphy, 90, of Bloomington, passed away at 8:55 a.m. Tuesday (May 10, 2016) at Heritage Health, Bloomington.
  • Donald Thompson

    Donald Thompson
    BLOOMINGTON — Donald R. Thompson, 67, of Bloomington, died at 5:07 p.m. Tuesday (May 10, 2016) at his home.
  • Daugherty, Jeanette Lee

    Daugherty, Jeanette Lee
    CLINTON -- Jeanette Lee Daugherty, 78, of Clinton, IL, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016, at her residence.
  • Curtis Baker

    Curtis Baker
    BLOOMINGTON — Curtis Eugene "Curt" Baker, 53, of Bloomington, passed away Tuesday (May 10, 2016) at the OSF Hospice Home, Peoria.
  • Booker, Beverly Grace

    Booker, Beverly Grace
    SULLIVAN -- Beverly Grace Booker, 85, of Sullivan, passed away peacefully at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday (May 10, 2016) in her residence.
  • Wright, Gloria J.

    Wright, Gloria J.
    Wright, Gloria J. Mar. 17, 1943 - Apr. 30, 2016 She is survived by her sons, Gregory Avery of Palmetto, FL, and Andre Avery .....
  • Wetjen, Ron

    Wetjen, Ron
    Wetjen, Ron May 27, 1960 - May 9, 2016 Ron Wetjen, a resident of Sarasota, Florida, passed away May 9th, 2016 at the age .....
  • Truewell, Mamie Lee

    Truewell, Mamie Lee
    Truewell, Mamie Lee May 4, 1935 - May 6, 2016 Mamie Lee Truewell, 81, of Bradenton, Florida, died on May 6, 2016. Visitation will .....
  • Schleutker, Jean A.

    Schleutker, Jean A.
    Schleutker, Jean A. May 14, 1925 - May 10, 2016 Jean A. Schleutker, 90, of Nokomis, Florida formerly of Columbus, Ohio died May 10, .....
  • Routh, Calvin

    Routh, Calvin
    Routh, Calvin Feb. 1, 1923 - May 1, 2016 Calvin Routh, a native of Youngstown, Ohio, passed away on May 1, 2016, at the .....
  • Richter M.D., Howard

    Richter M.D., Howard
    Richter, MD, Howard Apr. 8, 1932 - May 6, 2016 Howard Richter, MD, 84, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Boston, Massachusetts, died on May .....
  • Overmyer, Robert

    Overmyer, Robert
    Overmyer, Robert Aug. 9, 1929 - May 6, 2016 Robert Overmyer, 86, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Chicago, Illinois, died on May 6, 2016. .....
  • Montagne, William

    Montagne, William
    Montagne, William July 16, 1953 - May 8, 2016 William Montagne, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of New York, died on May 8, 2016. Services .....
  • Mederios, Dennis

    Mederios, Dennis
    Mederios, Dennis Feb. 1, 1932 - May 6, 2016 Dennis Mederios, of Punta Gorda, Florida, died on May 6, 2016. Funeral arrangements by: Kays-Ponger .....
  • Luke, Joan

    Luke, Joan
    Luke, Joan Nov. 25, 1930 - May 9, 2016 Joan Luke, 85, of Sarasota, Fl, formerly of Lexington, Kentucky, died on May 9, 2016. .....
  • Latimore, Luther "Nick"

    Latimore, Luther "Nick"
    Latimore, Luther "Nick" Oct. 21, 1940 - May 06, 2016 Luther "Nick" Latimore, 75, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Sparta, Georgia, died on May .....
  • Kouris, Stanley

    Kouris, Stanley
    Kouris, Stanley Feb. 22, 1928 - May 7, 2016 Stanley Kouris was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 22, 1928 and graduated from Cooley .....
  • Johnson, Emanuel Xavier

    Johnson, Emanuel Xavier
    Johnson, Emanuel Xavier Oct. 18, 1988 - May 4, 2016 27, Bradenton, died May 4, 2016. Service: 1:00 pm, Sunday, May 15 at Carter .....
  • Jenkins Jr., Theodore

    Jenkins Jr., Theodore
    Jenkins, Jr., Theodore Sep. 23, 1936 - May 09, 2016 Theodore Jenkins, Jr., 79, of Bradenton, Florida, died on May 09, 2016. Visitation will .....
  • Hadden, Edward

    Hadden, Edward
    Hadden, Edward Jul. 9, 1942 - May 6, 2016 Edward Hadden, 73, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Toombs County, Georgia, died on May 6, .....
  • Graziano, Zinnia

    Graziano, Zinnia
    Graziano, Zinnia Sep. 6, 1923 - May 5, 2016 Zinnia Graziano, of Port Charlotte, Florida, died on May 5, 2016. Funeral arrangements by: Kays-Ponger .....
  • Gillich, Peter

    Gillich, Peter
    Gillich, Peter Jan. 21, 1930 - May 5, 2016 Peter Gillich, 86, of Bradenton, Florida, formerly of Carlsbad, California, died on May 5, 2016. .....
  • Flagg, Evelyn

    Flagg, Evelyn
    Flagg, Evelyn Jun. 1, 1922 - May 5, 2016 Evelyn joined her Lord in the early morning hours of May 5, 2016. She was .....