Funeral Homes in Van Buren, AR

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Taylor Stockemer (american football player).

Van Buren /væn ˈbjʊərən/ is the second largest city in the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area and the county seat of Crawford County, Arkansas, United States. The city is located directly northeast of Fort Smith at the Interstate 40 - Interstate 540 junction. The city was incorporated in 1842 and as of the 2010 census had a population of 22,791, ranking it as the state's 22nd largest city, behind Searcy.

Van Buren Obituaries

It was revealed on May 2nd, 2019 that Michael Douglas "Mike" Frisbie passed on in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Frisbie was 57 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Michael Douglas "Mike"'s life.

It was revealed by South West Times Record on February 27th, 2019 that Donald Hugh Jones died in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Jones was 80 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Donald Hugh's life.

It was reported by South West Times Record on February 25th, 2019 that Luther "Ray" Kirkham passed away in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Kirkham was 64 years old and was born in Bandera, TX.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Luther "Ray"'s life.

It was noted by South West Times Record on February 20th, 2019 that Gene Austin Tolliver perished in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Tolliver was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Gene Austin's life.

It was disclosed by South West Times Record on February 19th, 2019 that Helen Morene Dunn passed away in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Dunn was 91 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Helen Morene's life.

It was disclosed by South West Times Record on February 19th, 2019 that Albert Edward Rell passed away in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Rell was 63 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Albert Edward's life.

It was noted by South West Times Record on February 16th, 2019 that Michael Stewart passed away in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Stewart was 53 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Michael's life.

It was reported by South West Times Record on February 15th, 2019 that Jimmy Lee Darnell passed away in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Darnell was 68 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Jimmy Lee's life.

It was noted by South West Times Record on February 13th, 2019 that John Glenn Darter passed on in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Darter was 56 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor John Glenn's life.

It was revealed by South West Times Record on February 10th, 2019 that Ray Gill passed away in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Gill was 76 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Ray's life.

History

After Arkansas became a territory in 1819 Daniel and Thomas Phillips constructed a lumber yard in the community to serve as a fuel depot for river traffic. This post office was named after the newly appointed Secretary of State, Martin Van Buren. In the year 1831 a post office was constructed for the community, at the time known as Phillips Landing. The Drennen Reserve is one of the town's existing historical sites from the 1830s. The city was incorporated in 1842 and according to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 21,249, ranking it as the state's 19th largest city, behind Sherwood, Arkansas name=popest2>

The area was settled by David Boyd and Thomas Martin in the year 1818.

The official website for the city of Van Buren is http://www.vanburencity.org.