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James G. Dickerson
Oct 18, 2014
Mr. James G. Dickerson, age 76 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, October 18, 2014. He was born in Prescott, Arkansas on December 15, 1938 to James Lemuel and Grace Sallee Barton Dickerson. James is retired from Meyers Bakery, where he worked in the sanitation department. He attended the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Hope and served in the...
George Harrison
Oct 12, 2014
Mr. George Robert Harrison age 66, of Arthur City , Texas, passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014, in Arthur City, Texas. Mr. Harrison was born November 23, 1947, in Prescott, Arkansas to George M. and Mary L. Townsend Harrison. Mr. Harrison was a member of the 1st United Methodist Church in Arthur City, Texas, and was a Electrical Engineer. Mr....
Richard. C Bright
Oct 12, 2014
Mr. Richard C. "Dick" Bright age 89, of Prescott, Arkansas passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014, at Christus St. Michaels Hospital in Texarkana, Texas. He was born February 22, 1925, in Abilene, Texas to Brad and Allene Phillips Bright. During World War II, Dick served his country in the Army Air Corp as an aircraft mechanic in the European Theater....
Russell Smith
Oct 12, 2014
Mr. Russell Smith age 60, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, October 12, 2014, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mr. Smith was born December 6, 1953, in Prescott, Arkansas to John D. and Dorothy Harden Smith. Mr. Smith was a truck driver, a Marine and a Baptist. He loved to deer hunt, ride motorcycles and play with his grandchildren. Mr. Smith...
Charles Lee Mccorkle
Oct 5, 2014
Mr. Charles Lee McCorkle, age 69 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, October 5, 2014 in a local hospital. Charles was born in Hope, Arkansas on August 5, 1945 to Hallar and Nina Boyett McCorkle. He was a self-employed plumber, a Baptist and a US Marine. He is preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his three sons; Randon...
Nicole Vorhease Cox
Oct 4, 2014
Mrs. Nicole Vorhease Cox, age 41 of Haworth, Oklahoma passed away, Saturday, October 4, 2014 in Fulton, Arkansas. Angela was born in Guam on May 27, 1973 to Dr. James William and Teresa Darlene Tillery Vorhease. She was a member of the First Baptist Church on Moore's Lane in Texarkana, Texas, and a MRI Technician for Titus Regional Medical Center...
Marie A. Gagnon
Oct 4, 2014
Marie A. Gagnon 75, of Hope, AR, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 4th. She was born on November 17, 1938 in Lowell, Massachusetts. She attended and graduated from Lowell High School. She lived in various states including Massachusetts, New Hampshire, California, Texas, and most recently Arkansas. Marie was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hope, AR....
Carl Dougan
Oct 1, 2014
Mr. Carl Dougan, age 79 of Prescott passed away, Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Hillcrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born February 4, 1935 in Emmet, Arkansas to Sidney Sutton and Margaret V. McKelroy Dougan. Mr. Dougan was a Church of Christ minister and a carpenter. He is a lifetime member of the Church of Christ and a...
Rhodia Alberta Bazzelle
Sep 26, 2014
Mrs. Rhodia Alberta Bazzelle, age 89, of Hope, Arkansas departed this life on Friday, September 26, 2014. She was born July 7, 1925 in Wabbaseka, Arkansas to the late Reverend James and Octavia Clark. Rhodia was a home-maker, she also worked outside of the home as a cook, seamstress and as a house-keeper. She loved gardening, fishing and sitting outdoors....
John William Neel, Iii
Sep 24, 2014
Mr. John William Neel III, age 70 of Hope, Arkansas formerly of New Orleans, Louisiana passed away, Wednesday, September 24, 2014 in Laurel Place Nursing Home and Rehabilitation in Hope, Arkansas. Mr. Neel was born August 12, 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana to John William Neel, Sr. and Elizabeth Reed Neel. He was of the Catholic Faith and had worked...
Betty Lou Aaron
Sep 21, 2014
Mrs. Betty Lou Pater Aaron, age 78 of Spring Hill, passed away, Sunday, September 21, 2014 in Hope. She was born, Saturday, July 11, 1936 in Selma, Louisiana to Jack and Della Spangler Pater. Mrs. Aaron was an employee of Champion Parts in Hope and a member of Anderson Baptist Church in Spring Hill. She enjoyed cooking and taking care...
Myles Helmick
Sep 20, 2014
Mr. Myles P. Helmick, Sr., age 57 of North Little Rock, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, September 20, 2014 in Baptist Health Medical Center in North Little Rock. Mr. Helmick was born January 21, 1957 in Parsons, West Virginia to Theodore and Jetta Marie Brown Helmick. Myles is a Christian, a US Army Veteran and a self-employed welder. He is preceded...
Edward "Ed" Aslin
Sep 16, 2014
Mr.Edward "Ed" Aslin, age 96 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, September 16, 2014 in Bossier City, Louisiana. Mr. Aslin was born July 4, 1918 in Denver, Colorado. He is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hope for over 70 years, retired from Southwestern Bell, a recipient of the Purple Heart serving in the Navy Seabees during...
John Luke Odom
Sep 14, 2014
John Luke Odom, infant son of Riley Rogers and Cynthia Briana Wagley Odom of Hope, Arkansas was born sleeping on Sunday, September 14, 2014, he weighed two pounds and was fourteen inches long. John Luke was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather; John L. Wagley. Other survivors include his, Paternal grandparents; Randy and Sonya Odom, Maternal grandmother; Cindy Wagley...
Lola D Elledge
Sep 10, 2014
Mrs. Lola Rinehart Elledge age 92, of Spring Hill, Arkansas passed Wednesday, September 10, 2014. Mrs. Elledge was born November 21, 1921 in Hope, Arkansas to Joseph Spencer and Callie Beavers Rinehart. She was a home maker and a member of Providence Missionary Baptist Church for over 70 years. Mrs. Elledge dearly loved her church family. She was a loving...
David Budd
Sep 7, 2014
Mr. David Budd, age 70 of Rosston, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, September 7, 2014 in Hope. He was born June 14, 1944 in Grove City, Pennsylvania to George E. and Barbara Ellen Wright Budd. He was a retired mechanical engineer for Natural Gas Pipeline and a Baptist. He loved to ride his motorcycle and enjoyed his pets. David was a...
Thomas Wilson
Sep 4, 2014
Mr. Thomas "Tommy" Wilson, age 60, of the Cross Roads Community passed away, Thursday, September 4, 2014, in Little Rock, Arkansas at the Arkansas Heart Hospital. He was born Wednesday, June 9, 1954, in Eldorado, Arkansas, to Jeffrey and Lois Perry Wilson. He was a truck driver and a member of the First Assembly of God Church. He is preceded...
Nellie Rea Gordon
Sep 2, 2014
Mrs. Nellie Rea Gordon, age 100, died Tuesday, September 2, in Griffin, Georgia. A retired educator, Mrs. Gordon was the daughter of the late Lula Redmond and John Shirley Sledge. A native of Roanoke, Alabama, she was the widow of Andrew Dudley Gordon of Prescott, Arkansas, where she had lived for 52 years. Mrs. Gordon received her Bachelor of Music...
Barbara A. Dickerson
Aug 26, 2014
Mrs. Barbara Dickerson, age 70, of Gurdon, Arkansas, passed away, Tuesday, August 26, 2014, in Baptist Hospital Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born February 27, 1944, in Gurdon, Arkansas to Paul D. and Maggie Sue Smith Currey. Mrs. Dickerson was a homemaker and a member of Red Springs Baptist Church in Gurdon. Mrs. Dickerson was preceded in...
Mildred Robinson Galloway
Aug 25, 2014
Mrs. Mildred Robinson Galloway, age 94, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Monday, August 25, 2014, at Wadley Regional Medical Center at Hope. She was born November 30, 1919, the oldest of ten siblings, born to Ben and Pearl Prince Robinson, in Hempstead County, Arkansas. Mrs. Galloway worked at the Hope Proving Grounds during WWII, making blueprints for the U.S. Government....
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