Olmstead Funeral Home

04/08/2026

James Clinton “Ezra” Gilchrist, age 78 of Fairfield Bay, Arkansas, passed away on April 4, 2026. Born on January 5, 1948 in Port Naches, Texas, he was the son of the late Carroll K. Gilchriest and Opal V. Dunham Gilchriest.

James or Ezra as he was known by his friends was a loving son, broth...

04/08/2026

04/07/2026

Benny Jake Norton, Sr. passed away on March 19, 2026, at the age of 85. He was born. on March 10, 1941, to Leon and Thelma. Norton, and was the oldest of his siblings.

In 1959, Benny married Martha Carver, and together they shared many years of marriage and raised three children, Martha pass...

04/07/2026

James R. Lewis, age 79, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away on March 20, 2026 in Searcy, Arkansas. Born on September 21, 1946 in Henning, Tennessee, he was the son of the late James R. Lewis, Jr. and Mildred Drace Lewis.

Jim was a member of Renew Church in Heber Springs and had been a re...

04/05/2026

Wishing everyone a blessed and happy Easter !

04/05/2026

Jessie A. Cupp, age 82, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away on April 2, 2026. Born on July 15, 1943 in Moro, Arkansas, he was the son of the late Jessie Lee Cupp and Betty Mae Webb Cupp.

Jessie was a loving son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather. He enjoyed spending time with his...

04/05/2026

Johney Milton Barnett, age 81, passed away February 28,2026. He was born to the late Charley Milton (C.M.) and Elizabeth Barnett in Keiser, Arkansas.

He was a loving son, brother, husband and father. He will be missed by his family, friends and loved ones.
He is preceded in death by ...

04/03/2026

Ella Irene Bell, 91, of Pearson, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at her home on April 2nd, 2026. She was born on February 17, 1935, in Hickoria, Arkansas, to Charlie Harrison Hancock and Ethel Pearl (Morris) Hancock. On April 24, 1952, Ella married Ermald Bell, and they had 5 children from the unio...

03/28/2026

Doll Robbins, 85, of Pekin, IL passed away Monday, March 23, 2026, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL.
She was born on June 16, 1940, in Heber Springs, AR to Ruben and Lillian Raney Davis.

Doll married Harvey C. Robbins; he preceded her in death on March 27, 2000. Her parents;...

03/23/2026

Alfred S. Dierdorf Age 88, of Quitman, Arkansas passed away on March 21, 2026 in Heber Springs, Arkansas. Born in 1938 in Buffalo New York to Charlotte B and Anthony J Dierdorf.

Alfred Graduated from St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, Buffalo New York in 1955.

He enlisted in the US A...

03/19/2026

Kathleen Ann Martiin, age 79 of Concord, Arkansas, passed away on March 18, 2026 in Batesville, Arkansas. Born on January 8, 1947 in Batesville, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Jewel Kerlin Reed.

Kathleen was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She ...