Frances "Sue" Jones
Apr 28, 2012
Mrs. Frances Sue Gilleylen Jones, 75 of Steger, Illinois formerly of Murfreesboro passed away, April 28, 2012. She was born November 2, 1936 in Billstown, Arkansas to Truman and Cloie Steen Gilleylen. She is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her daughters; Evonne Jones of Steger, Illinois and Lynda Laningham and husband, Rodney of Marion, Illinois,...
Earl "Red" Steed
Apr 26, 2012
Mr. Earl Red Steed, 84 of Blevins, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, April 26, 2012 in Hope. Mr. Steed was born February 29, 1928 in Blevins, Arkansas to Ellis Earl and Inez Phillips Steed. He attended the Marlbrook Baptist Church in Blevins, he was a Army Veteran of World War II serving in the South Pacific, and a retired cable splicer...
Edmond Campbell
Apr 20, 2012
Mr. Edmond Campbell, 70 of the Campbell Town Community of Emmet, Arkansas passed away, Friday, April 20, 2012 in Wadley Hospital in Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Campbell was born January 30, 1942 in Nevada County, Arkansas to Charlie C. Campbell and Vollie McBride Campbell. Mr. Campbell is a retired fork lift operator with Potlatch. He is a member of the Antioch...
Nancy Williams
Apr 19, 2012
Mrs. Nancy Lorene Williams, 77 of Hope, passed away April 19, 2012 in a local hospital. Mrs. Williams was born July 26, 1934 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Adren and Velna Mooney Smith. Mrs. Williams was a housewife, retired farmer and rancher, and was a longtime member of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Hope. She enjoyed gardening and cherished...
Gertrude Mcrae Pogue
Apr 19, 2012
Gertrude McRae Pogue, 82, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 in her daughters home in Harker Heights, TX. She is formerly of Royal, Arkansas. She was born in Prescott, Arkansas, on July 15, 1929. She was preceded in death by her parents John and Jamie McRae; her sister Miriam McRae, and her husband Jim Pogue. She retired from Wal-Mart after...
Georgia Bledsoe
Apr 19, 2012
Mrs. Georgia Marie Bledsoe, 84 of Hope, passed away, Thursday, April 19, 2012 in a local hospital. Mrs. Bledsoe was born June 16, 1926 in Hempstead County, Arkansas to Andrew Lee and Florence Rebecca Kingery Sinyard. She is a retired municipal court clerk for the City of Hope and a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Hope. She is...
Lula "Willa" Sparks
Apr 16, 2012
Mrs. Lula Willa Sparks, 84 of Hope passed away, Monday, April 16, 2012 in Hope. She was born September 13, 1927 in McCaskill, Arkansas to Roy and Callie Kidd Cooley. She is a homemaker and a Baptist. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Denvil Sparks, her brothers; Mark and Earl Cooley, her sisters; Ethel Cooley, Hazel...
Murl Smith
Apr 15, 2012
Mr. Murl Smith, 88 of Blevins, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, April 15, 20112 in Hope. Mr. Smith was born October 30, 1923 in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Nuel and Mamie Fulton Smith. He is preceded in death by his parents, his brothers; Leo, John, Earl and Elmer Smith, his sisters; Opal Honea and Cecil Echols. Mr. Smith enlisted in the...
Clora L. Willett
Apr 15, 2012
Mrs. Clora L. Willett, 97 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, April 15 in Hope. She was born March 16, 1915 in DeAnn, Arkansas to Grover and Dora Willis Clark. Mrs. Willett was a life long member of White Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church for over 80 years. She was a life member of Hempstead County Extension Homemakers Club. She...
Laverne Mcdonald
Apr 10, 2012
Mrs. LaVerne McDonald, 86 of Prescott passed away, Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in Texarkana, Arkansas. Mrs. McDonald was born June 25, 1925 in Amherst, Texas to Ray and Iber Martindale Willis. She was the owner of McDonalds Carpet Cleaning and McDonalds Farm. She is a member of the Midway United Methodist Church in Prescott and the widow of Glynn McDonald....
Carole Hash
Apr 10, 2012
Mrs. Carole Lavone Hash, 78 of Blevins, Arkansas passed away April 10, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Hash was born July 6, 1933 in Blevins, Arkansas to Lee and Hautie Wardlow Huskey. Mrs. Hash and her husband of 53 years, Bobby, were the first couple to be married at Bruce Memorial United Methodist Church in Blevins, Arkansas. She was devoted...
Bettye Boyce
Apr 9, 2012
Mrs. Bettye C. Boyce, 78 of Hope, passed away Monday, April 9, 2012 in Hope, Arkansas. Mrs. Boyce was born August 3, 1933 in Forney, Texas to Jahue and Myrtle Millstead Baker. Mrs. Boyce was proceeded in death by husband, Richmond Dickie Boyce and son Kenneth Ray Gilmore. Mrs. Boyce is survived by daughters Elaine Gilmore, Denise Gilmore, and Evelyn...
Mildred Davis
Apr 9, 2012
Mrs. Mildred A. Davis, 92 of Washington, AR passed away, Monday, April 9 at Serenity Inn in Kennedale, Texas. Mrs. Davis was born July 1, 1919 in Quitman, Arkansas to Roy C. and Alberta Brittain. She grew up in Hope, Arkansas and moved to Phoenix, Arizona around 1940 where she met and married Donald L. Davis. They married while he...
Alna Watkins
Apr 8, 2012
Mrs. Alna Watkins, 95 of Prescott passed away Sunday, April 8, 2012 in Prescott. Mrs. Watkins was born, July 8, 1916 in Harrison, Arkansas to Ben N. and Pearl McCann Ritchey. She was married to O. W. Watkins for 37 years, who proceeded her in death. She was a member, for 60 years, of First Presbyterian Church in Prescott. She...
John Gulley Purifoy
Apr 5, 2012
Mr. John Gulley Purifoy, 83 of West Memphis, Arkansas, formerly of Prescott, passed away, Thursday, April 5, 2012 in West Memphis, Arkansas. Mr. Purifoy was born November 25, 1928 in Chidester, Arkansas to Lawrence L. and Lottie Gulley Purifoy. He is a retired truck driver with East Texas Motor Freight and a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in West...
Carlon "Cj" Volentine
Mar 29, 2012
Mr. Carlon C.J. Volentine, 87 of Hope, Arkansas passed away March 29, 2012 in Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Volentine was born in Hope, Arkansas on October 24, 1924 to Luther Oliver and Ednie Cobble Volentine. He is a member of Washington Baptist Church in Washington, Arkansas, where he was the oldest deacon of the church and had been of member there...
Willie Prescott
Mar 26, 2012
Mrs. Willie May Prescott, 94 of Hope, passed away Monday, March 26, 2012. Mrs. Prescott was born April 21, 1917 in Nevada County, Arkansas to S.M. and Flossie Crews Stevenson. Mrs. Prescott was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking, and listening to music. Mrs. Prescott was proceeded in...
Tommy L Smith
Mar 25, 2012
Mr. Tommy L. Smith, 48 of Spring Hill, Arkansas passed away March 25, 2012 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Mr. Smith was born July 7, 1963 in Hope, Arkansas to Travis and Barbara Peyton Smith. Mr. Smith was a licensed respiratory therapist assisting patients at Medical Park Hospital and Magnolia Regional Medical Center. He was an active volunteer for the Spring Hill...
Hoyt Jobe
Mar 17, 2012
Mr. Hoyt Jobe, 59 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, March 17, 2012 in Medical Park Hospital in Hope. Hoyt was born July 18, 1952 in Nevada County, Arkansas to Chester and Nell Maines Jobe. He was employed by Firestone for 38 years in the maintenance department, a member for 40 years of Central Baptist Church in Prescott, a Mason...
Elmer O. Grant
Mar 17, 2012
Mr. Elmer O. Grant, 73 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, March 17, 2012 in a Texarkana, Texas hospital. Mr. Grant was born November 17, 1938 in Nevada County, Arkansas to Norman and Ora Purtle Grant. Mr. Grant has for over fifty years been a Missionary Baptist Minister in the Hope area. He is a member of the Shover Springs...
