Obituaries

Stevie Hugh Jones, age 80, of Yellville, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2023, in Springfield, Missouri. Stevie was born June 20, 1943, in Yakima, Washington to Steve Jasper and Edith (Ott) Jones.

Ella Jane Holtmann 84, of Harrison/ Lead Hill, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday September 6th, 2023. She was born September 1st, 1939, in Minden Louisiana, the daughter of Hugh Clawson and Susie Glenn Shields.

Robert (Bob) Tenison of Harrison, Arkansas passed away on August 29, 2023. He was born March 2, 1938, in Red Rock, Arkansas.

Janice May Wright, 76 of Harrison, passed away on September 2, 2023. She was born October 2, 1946, in Tilly, the daughter of Wilburn (Bud) and Fannie May (Warren) West.

Karen Lynn Tablish, age 66, of Yellville passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2023, in Little Rock. Karen was born December 1, 1956, in Wichita, Kansas to Harold C. and Jimmie Carolyn (McEntire) Mears. She was a loving wife and mother and she had worked as librarian at North Arkansas Community College in Harrison. Karen was a free spirit.

Albert K. Sweet Jr.

Jerry Elwin Edwards, 76, of Bergman, passed away on August 16, 2023, in Harrison. Jerry was born on June 12, 1947, to Elwin and Pearl Edwards. He is survived by his wife, Jolene Edwards; daughters, Glynna (Ken) Allen, Jade Edwards, and Karsen Edwards; many family and friends.

Donna Foster (née Ruggs) of Eureka Springs, passed away on August 11, 2023 at the age of 66. Donna grew up by the Gulf of Mexico in south Houston, Texas, but had made Northwest Arkansas her home for more than 30 years and loved her small town.

Carolyn A. Coykendall passed on August 26, 2023, at home surrounded by many of her beloved family members.