David Fortner Obituary
The passing of David Fortner of Fort Smith, Arkansas leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on March 8, 2026 at the age of 76. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid David farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For David is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Jack Walter Fortner and Ruby Joyce Fortner (Beckham). He is survived by: his son David Fortner of Fort Smith; his stepsons, Michael J. Burrows (Michalina) of Bolivar and Marc A. Burrows of Fort Smith; his granddaughter Taylor Castro-Garcia; his brother Jack Fortner of Muskogee; his niece Jacquie Marroquin of Tulsa; his stepbrother Mark Abbott; his girlfriend Betty Jean Lewis of Van Buren; his former wife Mary Fortner of Midland, Arkansas; and his close friends, Amy Rae Douglas and Jennifer Lewis Willoughby.
