Ezekiel Kane"Zeke" Malone, 16 of Van Buren passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017 in his home. He was a student at Northside High School in Fort Smith; a member of the R.O.T.C. Program at Northside. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Johnny Malone. Arrangements and cremation under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren, Arkansas a family memorial service will be held at a later date. He is survived by his parents, Heath and Jessica Malone of the home; twin brothers, Landon and Owen Malone of the home; Maternal grandparents, Jeff and Connie (Harrison) Welch of Longview, Texas; paternal grandparents, Ron and Ramona Jones of Port Arthur, Texas; paternal great grandmother, Billie Ann Allred of Bastrop, Louisiana.