Obituaries

Charles Clarence Turman, 80, of Lead Hill, Arkansas, passed away September 19, 2025, at home. He was born March 2, 1945, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Charles and Nina (Lee) Mabee.

Jack Edward Stitt, of Harrison, Arkansas, passed away on September 21, 2025. He was born March 22, 1932, in Charleston, West Virginia, to Ernest Stitt and Rosalie Stitt (née Burns).

James “Mike” Michael Williams, 63, of Yellville, passed away on September 18, 2025, at Baxter Health Hospital in Mountain Home. He was born on March 3, 1962, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son of Carl and Ann (Smith) Williams.

Robert “Bob” Daniel Axel, 89, of Yellville, passed away at home on September 5, 2025. Born July 1, 1936, to Charlie and Mildred Axel in Merrill, Oregon.

Deborah Lorraine Bolton, 64, of Harrison, passed away after a battle with cancer Saturday, August 30, 2025, with her family by her side. She was born on August 10, 1961, in Sacramento, California.

Joan Brodman, 79, of St. Joe, passed away on September 11, 2025, at her home. She was born on August 6, 1946, in Carey, Ohio, the daughter of Leo and Erma (Yost) Brodman.

Tommie Sue McBee of Springfield, Missouri, passed from this world on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Tommie Sue was born to William Herbert and Bitha Galloway McBee of Flippin, Arkansas on February 9, 1948. She is survived by her only child, Tony Carl Jones of Springfield; grandsons: Jonathan Jones (Kira) of Mountain Home and Jeremy Jones of Flippin; great grandchildren Jazzalin, Isaiah and Hunter and many cousins, nieces and nephews. She is also survived by one brother, Carl Wayne McBee, Sr. (RaLenn) of Flippin, and her lifelong friends, Judy Williams Briggs and Anita Hill Osburn of Flippin. She is preceded in death by her parents, William Herbert and Bitha; a half-sister McBee, who passed in infancy; brothers: William Agert McBee and William Silas McBee; sisters: Willie McBee Richter, Connie McBee Mattox, Illa Joy McBee Parks, Maxine McBee Curran and Marlene McBee Climer; stepsisters: Anna Davis McCoy, Mary Del Davis Briggs, Reola Davis Johnson and Lonine Davis Britt. A graveside memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 20, at 10:00 a.m. at Flippin Cemetery.