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Andrew Carl Gladden

Andrew Carl Gladden

Nov 9, 2012

Mr. Andrew Carl Gladden, age 94, of Gurdon, Arkansas, passed away Friday, November 9, 2012, at Twin Rivers Health and Rehab in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Mr. Gladden was born in Caddo Gap, Arkansas to Andrew Burton and Carrie Lou Horne Gladden on August 1, 1918. He was a US Army Veteran of World War II, owner of Gladden Ford Company in...

Reginald Alan Hoffman

Reginald Alan Hoffman

Nov 8, 2012

Mr. Reginald Alan Hoffman, 83 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, November 8, 2012, in Wadley Regional Medical Center at Hope. He was born October 3, 1929, in Gaylord Minnesota, to Fred Richard and Alma Hulda Hoffman. Mr. Hoffman was a U.S. Army and Navy Veteran having served in World War II, and was a retired machinist. He was preceded...

Dr. David G. Stevens

Dr. David G. Stevens

Nov 6, 2012

Dr. David G. Stevens, age 80, of Hope, Arkansas passed away at his home on Monday November 5, 2012. He was born December 13, 1931, in Gladewater, Texas to the late Clarence R. and Lena Josephine Stevens. Dr. Stevens received his B.A. degree from North Texas State College in Denton, Texas, his M.D. degree from Texas Medical Branch of Galveston,...

Allen Murle Crosby

Allen Murle Crosby

Nov 4, 2012

Mr. Allen Murle Crosby, 72 of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, November 4, 2012 in a Texarkana, Texas hospital. Mr. Crosby was born in Drumright, Oklahoma on January 10, 1940 to Alive and Ruby Boyd Crosby. He is a retired truck driver with Yellow Freight and a US Army veteran serving in Korea. He is preceded in death by his...

Andrea "Butch" Mcmurrough

Andrea "Butch" Mcmurrough

Nov 3, 2012

Andrea Kay Anthony McMurrough, 68, of Hope, more fondly known as "Butch", passed away Saturday, November 3, 2012, in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born February 2, 1944, in Hope, Arkansas to Horace Anthony and Willie Blanche Henry Anthony. Her unwavering faith in her creator allowed her to grow her faith in both the Baptist and Methodist church as she...

Doris Pauline Powers

Doris Pauline Powers

Nov 1, 2012

Doris Pauline Cummings Powers, 92, of Palm Desert, California, passed away peacefully on November 1, 2012. She was born on April 14, 1920, near Reader, Arkansas, the oldest child of Lloyd and Eunice Cummings. Polly was a retired educator, teaching kindergarten for many years in the California school system. She lived a full life spending many summers in Arkansas. Polly...

Suzanne Davidson

Suzanne Davidson

Nov 1, 2012

Mrs. Suzanne Davidson, age 67, of Emmet, Arkansas, passed away, Thursday, November 1, 2012, at Wadley Regional Hospital @ Hope. She was born March 12, 1945, in Prescott, Arkansas to the late Shelby Lee and Ruth Cox Jones. She was a teacher for many years at Beryl Henry, and then librarian at Garrett Memorial School in Hope. Mrs. Davidson was...

Lois J. Callaway

Lois J. Callaway

Nov 1, 2012

Mrs. Lois J. Hunt Callaway, age 80 of Gurdon, Arkansas passed away Thursday, November 1, 2012, at Hillcrest Care and Rehab in Prescott, Arkansas. She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Nona Hunt and wife of the late James W. Callaway. She was employed with the VFW of Prescott for 25 years and was of the Baptist faith....

Carolyn Joyce "Jo" Hicks

Carolyn Joyce "Jo" Hicks

Oct 29, 2012

Mrs. Carolyn Joyce Jo Hicks, 66 of Columbus, Arkansas passed away, Monday, October 29, 2012 at her home in Columbus. Mrs. Hicks was born September 12, 1946 in Columbus, Arkansas to Roy and Etta Clayton Hawthorne. She was a home maker and a Baptist. She loved her flowers, cats, working crossword puzzles and listening to music. She is predeceased by...

Jimmy Joe Butler

Jimmy Joe Butler

Oct 20, 2012

Mr. Jimmy Joe Butler, 77 of Bodcaw passed away, Saturday, October 20, 2012 in a local hospital. Mr. Butler was born in Bodcaw, Arkansas on April 5, 1935 to Clifton O. and Jessie Myrle Spencer Butler, Sr. Mr. Butler was a retired self-employed truck driver for many years. He is predeceased by his parents, his wife, Nell Rose Huskey Butler,...

Bobbie Jo Mayton

Bobbie Jo Mayton

Oct 18, 2012

Mrs. Bobbie Jo Brantley Mayton, 66 of Hope passed away, Thursday, October 18, 2012 in Hope. She was born April 11, 1946 in Nevada County, Arkansas to Milton G. and Beulah Ezebel Hovarter. She was a home maker and a member of the First Nazarene Church of Hope. She is predeceased by her husband, Robert Mayton, her brothers; Thomas Lee...

Merarion Briggs

Merarion Briggs

Oct 16, 2012

Mrs. Merarion Anthony Briggs, age 86, of Prescott, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2012, at Wadley Regional Hospital in Hope. She was born August 28, 1926, in Prescott to the late Perry and Leola Stokes Anthony. Mrs. Briggs was a life long homemaker and a member of Munns Chapel Baptist Church. Even though she had no children, many of...

Victor "Vic" A Campbell

Victor "Vic" A Campbell

Oct 15, 2012

Victor Aubrey Campbell, age 80, of Perrytown, Arkansas, went to be with the lord Monday October 15, 2012. He was born September 19, 1932, to Victor Campbell and Marie Campbell Baker. He was a member of Unity Baptist Church in Hope. Preceding him in death were his parents, a son, Jeffrey Campbell and sister Opal Beshea. He is survived by...

Alice Foster

Alice Foster

Oct 14, 2012

Mrs. Alice Mae Foster (nee Waddle) passed away, Sunday, October 14, 2012 in Hope. A descendant of Hempstead County Pioneers, she lived all of her 98 years in Hope, Arkansas. Mrs. Foster was predeceased by her husband, Vincent Walker Foster and her son, Vincent Walker Foster, Jr. Mrs. Foster was a devoted member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hope....

Pauline J. Butler

Pauline J. Butler

Oct 14, 2012

Pauline Jette Butler, 86, of Hope, Arkansas passed peacefully from this earth on Sunday, October 14th, surrounded by her family. She was born September 29, 1926, in DeAnn, Arkansas, to DM (Dock) and Eros Lloyd Samuel. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her love for children extended beyond her own family. She was a member of Garrett...

Dr. Prince E. "Ed" Claybrook

Dr. Prince E. "Ed" Claybrook

Oct 12, 2012

Dr. Prince E. "Ed" Claybrook, age 91, of Hope, Arkansas passed away at his home, Friday, October 12, 2012. Dr. Claybrook was born March 4, 1921, in Jackson, Tennessee to the late Lyn and Sarah Skinner Claybrook. He held a Doctorate of Ministry and was a Southern Baptist Pastor for 69 years, serving as interim pastor for 32 churches and...

Ronald "Alex" Alexander Blakley

Ronald "Alex" Alexander Blakley

Oct 9, 2012

Mr. Ronald Alexander Alex Hulan Blakely, 19 of Rosston, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, October 9, 2012 as a result of an automobile accident. Alex was born in Hope, Arkansas on May 25, 1993 to Becky Hulan. He is an employee of Southern Bakery in Hope, Arkansas and a Baptist. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents and also,...

Leo Aaron Evans

Leo Aaron Evans

Oct 9, 2012

Mr. Leo Aaron Evans, age 18, of Prescott, Arkansas passed away Tuesday October 9, 2012, as a result of an automobile accident. Mr. Evans was born January 22, 1994 to Rickey and Leslie Franklin Evans, in Texarkana, Texas. He was currently employed as a cook and was a Baptist. Mr. Evans was preceded in death by a son, Noah Evans....

T.A. "Tom" Provence

T.A. "Tom" Provence

Oct 8, 2012

Mr. Thomas T.A. , Tom Alexander Provence, 65 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Monday, October 8, 2012 in the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. Tom was born April 17, 1947 in Long Beach, California to George and Wilma Allen Provence. Tom was a proud Vietnam Veteran, serving three tours of duty, a member of the American Legion...

Thomas Guilliams

Thomas Guilliams

Oct 7, 2012

Mr. Thomas Edward Guilliams, 79 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, October 7, 2012 in Hope. Mr. Guilliams was born in Hope, Arkansas on December 10, 1932 to Robert Lee and Inez Jones Guilliams. He had been a member since 1956 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union 301, a Baptist and a Air Force veteran of the...

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