Obituaries news

Diane Shaw passed away July 29, 2016, in Fort Smith. She was born Oct. 17, 1940, to William and Polly Thompson Hughes in Lawrenceville, Ga. She earned a degree in opticianry from Georgia State College in Atlanta. She was a member of the Georgia State Board of Dispensing Opticians, the American Board of Opticians and a fellow in the National Association of Dispensing Opticians. She practiced at the Medical Center Clinic in Pensacola, Fla., where she performed visual tomography, visual fields and

B. Leamon Sharpe, who resided in Charleston, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, in Charleston. He was born Aug. 30, 1922, in Charleston to the late Everett Sharpe and Maggie (Metcalf) Sharpe. He was almost 94 years old. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Opal (Smith) Sharpe; one son, Richard Sharpe; and one sister, Norma Dean Sharpe. Leamon was a bookkeeper for Shipley Baking Co. in Fort Smith for several years and he retired as office manager for Bruce-Rogers Co. in Fort Smith.

Norwood "Chic" Knight, 91, of Fort Smith died Aug. 2, 2016, in Fort Smith. He was born Nov. 17, 1924, in Hamburg to Francis Marion and Frances Essell Boyd Knight. He was a member of East Side Baptist Church and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II. He was a retired brick mason foreman after 30 years of service with W.E. Clark and Sons Masonry Contractors in North Little Rock. Chic served on the Board of Commissions of the Palm Valley Ranch subdivision, was president of the Har