Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Hot Springs Village, AR

George Edward Falls

George Edward Falls

Apr 26, 2025

George “Ed” Falls, 85, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, April 26th, 2025 at his home with his family at his side. He was born December 12th, 1939, to the late William Merron and Ruby Mae (Ferguson) Falls in Cleveland, Tennessee. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Kenneth Falls, sister Linda Wilson, 2 half-brothers and...

Donald Arthur Haroldson

Donald Arthur Haroldson

Apr 21, 2025

Donald Arthur Haroldson, 80, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas passed away Monday, April 20, 2025 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was born May 22, 1944 in Evanston, Illinois to the late Lester D. and Hattie J. (Hagen) Haroldson.

Donald grew up in Chicago. He moved to Skokie, Illinois in 1954 and attended public schools there. He graduated from Niles Township West...

Patricia Kay McPheters

Patricia Kay McPheters

Apr 19, 2025

Patricia Kay McPheters (Pat), 84, a 30 year resident of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed peacefully on Saturday, April 19th, 2025 with her family at her side. She was born August 28, 1940, in Normal, Illinois, spending her entire childhood and young adulthood in Springfield, IL. She was preceded in death by her beloved parents, Clyde & Doris (Watkins) Stein...

Dr. Garey Banks Perkins

Dr. Garey Banks Perkins

Apr 8, 2025

Dr. Garey Banks Perkins, 86, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, April 8th, 2025, at his home, with his family at his side. He was born January 24th, 1939, in Vernon, Alabama, to the late Sylvester and Jewell (South) Perkins. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Billy Joe Perkins and sister Ovella Andrews.

Garey is survived...

Moonyean Ruth Smarzinski

Moonyean Ruth Smarzinski

Apr 6, 2025

Born with a beautiful and unique name, which Moonyean carried with dignity and grace - not a day passed that someone didn’t ask how she got it. Her parents, Irvin and Bettie Theilig, saw a movie titled Smiling Through in Milwaukee, 1944 - the rest, as they say, is history. Moonyean embraced this name and found it to be an...

Dianne Marie Dehart

Dianne Marie Dehart

Apr 5, 2025

Dianne Marie Dehart, 88, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Omaha, Nebraska, on April 10, 1936, Dianne married her high school sweetheart, Herbert Leone Dehart, on December 21, 1957, after they met at Benson High School in Omaha. Together they shared a beautiful 67-year marriage built on love,...

George W. Jordan Jr.

George W. Jordan Jr.

Mar 30, 2025

George William Jordan Jr. of Hot Springs Village passed away 30 March 2025. George was born in Fordyce to Ruth Abernathy Jordan and George William “Jud” Jordan.

As son to one of the “Fordyce Red Bug’s famed Jordan twins”, athletics were a large part of George’s upbringing. With future Red Bug star quarterback Dr. Bill Atkinson living next door, football competition...

Edward Fredrick Schubring

Edward Fredrick Schubring

Mar 22, 2025

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Catherine Marie McCallum

Catherine Marie McCallum

Mar 14, 2025

Catherine Marie McCallum, 83, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas passed away on Friday, March 14th, 2025 in Hot Springs. 

She was born September 5th, 1941, in Donaldsonville, Louisiana to the late Dennis and Martha Diaz. Catherine is survived by her loving and devoted husband, Charles Gregg McCallum; daughter Gretchen McCallum (Michael Williams); son, Donald Casey McCallum; daughter, Megan Smith (Mark Smith);...

Mrs. Willie Nell Winfrey

Mrs. Willie Nell Winfrey

Mar 8, 2025

Mrs. Willie Nell Winfrey, 75 of Hot Springs Village, AR passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025. Nell was preceded in death by her father Cleveland Agee Sr; mother, Willie Gurt Agee, and brother Christopher Agee.

Nell is survived by her loving husband John Winfrey of (56 years); and her daughter Bridget Winfrey and grandson Hidden Pettaway. Forever cherished and remembered by...

Gerald Leroy Zelinsky

Gerald Leroy Zelinsky

Feb 2, 2025

Gerald Leroy Zelinsky, 87, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, formerly of Terril, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2025, at a local Hot Springs nursing home and rehab center. 

Jerry was born on December 14, 1937, in Estherville, Iowa to the late Mable (Luehring) and Roy Zelinsky. When Jerry was a very young boy, the doctor said his pure blonde...

Shoichiro "Steve" Kasai

Shoichiro "Steve" Kasai

Jan 19, 2025

Shoichiro "Steve" Kasai, 89, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away January 19th, 2025. He was born February 4th, 1935, in Aomori, Japan, the youngest of 9 children.

He is preceded in death by both of his parents and his son, Shinichiro Kasai.

Steve is survived by his wife Hiroko "Jenny" Kasai and their daughter, Patricia A.K. and son-in-law John Ryan of...

Lazaro "Larry" Andrade Cruz

Lazaro "Larry" Andrade Cruz

Jan 18, 2025

Lazaro "Larry" Andrade Cruz, born on July 30, 1935, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2025, in Hot Springs, Arkansas

. Larry began his career at St. Therese Hospital in 1958 before joining Abbott Laboratories in 1960. Over the course of 35 years, he held numerous positions at Abbott until his retirement in 1995.

 He is lovingly remembered by his three...

Lippe B. Smit

Lippe B. Smit

Jan 8, 2025

Lippe B. Smit, born on August 21, 1949, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, passed away on January 8, 2025, at Hot Springs National Park. He will be lovingly remembered by his family and friends for his illustrious career and engaging personality.

Lippe arrived in the USA in 1959 at the age of 9 years old. 64 years later he decided to become a...

Carl Clinton Creger

Carl Clinton Creger

Jan 2, 2025

Carl Clinton Creger of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on January 2, 2025, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. 

Carl is survived by his wife of 43 years, Lesley Burden Creger, his children Christy Jackson (Stuart) and Carlton Creger (Jeanelle), his stepchildren Matthew Haynes (Brandon), Simon Haynes (Karyn), and Gail McGaughy (Shayne); his ten grandchildren Emily, Emma, Max,...

Gordon Haley Shaw

Gordon Haley Shaw

Dec 29, 2024

Hot Springs Village, AR – Gordon Haley Shaw died on Sunday Dec. 29, 2024. He was born on October 31, 1935 in Memphis, Tenn. to the late Gordon Haley Shaw, Sr. and Charlotte Louise Shaw.

 Gordon graduated from East High School in Memphis in 1954 and attended Memphis State University (now University of Memphis). After college he spent two years in...

Phyllis Kay Fahrlander

Phyllis Kay Fahrlander

Dec 22, 2024

Phyllis Kay Fahrlander, born on November 16, 1942, in the vibrant city of Hamilton, Ohio, gracefully departed this world on December 22, 2024, in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. A cherished wife, mother, grandmother, and a devoted professional, Phyllis leaves behind a legacy marked by compassion, artistry, and steadfast dedication to her community.

With a career that spanned various fields, Phyllis began...

Patricia "Pat" Welton Garrot

Patricia "Pat" Welton Garrot

Dec 21, 2024

Patricia "Pat" Welton Garrot, 94, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, December 21st, 2024. She was born April 27th, 1930, in Moorefield, West Virginia, to the late Carl and Vernon Welton. She is preceded in death by both of her parents, 1 sister Judy and her husband Jack Feinberg.

Pat is survived by her husband, Floyd Garrot, children, Lynn,...

Marcia A. Hayes

Marcia A. Hayes

Dec 16, 2024

Marcia A. Hayes, 83, of Hot Springs Village Arkansas passed away on Monday, December 16th, 2024.

Marcia was born on Jan 21, 1941 in Davenport Iowa. Henry and Margaret (Harrison) Wollenburg. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandma and friend. Marcia and her husband Russ spent much of their adult life living in St. Paul, MN. She worked for...

Dale Warmack Milford

Dale Warmack Milford

Dec 13, 2024

Dale Warmack Milford, 91, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, passed away Friday, December 13th, 2024. She was born March 23, 1933, in Harlingen, Texas to Lawrence Bryson and  Anna Marie (Stratton) Warmack. She is preceded in death by both of her parents, her sister, Bobbe W. Simmons, 2 husbands John A. Nance and William J. Milford.

Dale was a self-independent contractor...