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Clytie Allison

Clytie Allison

Aug 15, 2011

Mrs. Clytie Allison, age 98 of Hope passed away, Monday, August 15, 2011 in a local hospital. Mrs. Allison was born, Wednesday, February 12, 1913 in Minatare, Nebraska to Jacob and Bessie Myers Close. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 37 years, Charles Allison, her two sons, Donald and Ronald Allison, two daughters; Delores Gordon...

Betty Folsom Mckenzie

Betty Folsom Mckenzie

Aug 11, 2011

Mrs. Betty Folsom McKenzie, age 74 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, August 11, 2011 at her home in Hope. She was born, Monday, April 19, 1937 in McCaskill, Arkansas to Andrew and Martha Self Folsom. She was a home maker and a Baptist, she was preceded in death by her parents and a grandson; Shaun Crider. She is survived...

Mary E. Moore

Mary E. Moore

Aug 3, 2011

Mrs. Mary Ethel Moore age 83 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Wednesday, August 3, 2011 in Hope, Arkansas. Mrs. Moore was born, Friday, December 16, 1927 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to Earl and Odie Bell Malcom Hudman. Mrs. Moore is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, of 30 years of marriage, Jessie Lee Moore. She is survived by her...

Paul "Buddy" Arnold

Paul "Buddy" Arnold

Aug 1, 2011

Mr. Paul Newton Buddy Arnold, Sr., age 50 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday, August 1, 2011 at his home in Hope. Mr. Arnold was born, Saturday, April 22, 1961 in Edmond, Oklahoma to Robert Alvin and Betty Frank Griffith Arnold. Buddy as he was known was a carpenter by trade and is a member of Red Water Baptist Church...

Joe Matt Herndon

Joe Matt Herndon

Jul 30, 2011

Joe Matt Herndon, age 69 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Saturday, July 30, 2011 at his home in Hope. Joe Matt was born Wednesday, April 29, 1942 in Hope, Arkansas to Rufus Herndon, Jr. and Geneva Higgason Herndon. Joe Matt was the Owner and Operator of The Herndon Funeral Home in Hope, a licensed embalmer and funeral director for the...

Jerry Wells

Jerry Wells

Jul 30, 2011

Mr. Jerry Wells, age 86 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, July 30, 2011 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Mr. Wells was born, Wednesday, July 8, 1925 in Indianapolis, Indiana to George and Bessie Olsch Wells. Mr. Wells was retired Mechanical Engineer from Aero Space & Power and was a US Army Veteran of World War II. Mr. Wells was very...

Donald Cochran

Donald Cochran

Jul 29, 2011

Mr. Donald Don Cochran, 56 of Mayflower, formerly of Hope, AR passed away, Friday, July 29, 2011 at his home in Mayflower. Mr. Cochran was born, Monday, October 4, 1954 in Beaumont, TX to Frances Donald and Dorothie Herran Cochran. Mr. Cochran is a retired truck driver for Myers Bakery and a Owner/Operator & Leased to PNK, Incorporated of Emmet,...

Donald "Moon" Mullins

Donald "Moon" Mullins

Jul 25, 2011

Mr. Donald Moon Mullins, 66 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday, July 25, 2011 in Hope, Arkansas. Mr. Mullins was born, Monday, May 14, 1945 in Hope, Arkansas to Chester and Alene Todd Mullins. He was a retired truck driver for Myers Bakery and Tysons and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Hope. Mr. Mullins was preceded...

David J. Padfield

David J. Padfield

Jul 24, 2011

Mr. David J. Padfield, 87 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, July 24, 2011 in Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Padfield was born, Tuesday, June 17, 1924 in Moscow, Pennsylvania to Henry and Winifred Richards Padfield. Mr. Padfield was a Presbyterian, a Marine Corp Veteran of World War II and a retired Auto Part Store Owner. He was preceded in death by...

Patricia Catherine Glazier Faris

Patricia Catherine Glazier Faris

Jul 18, 2011

Patricia Catherine Glazier Faris of Hope, Arkansas went to be with her Lord on Monday, July 18, 2011. She was born in Queensland, Australia, on November 13, 1926 to Henry Edward and Plendia Elizabeth. She traveled to America aboard the Mariposa war-bride ship after marrying her eternal soul mate in Brisbane, Australia during World War II on March 17, 1946....

Hollis Franklin Shaw

Hollis Franklin Shaw

Jul 16, 2011

Mr. Hollis Franklin Shaw, 80 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, July 16, 2011 in Glenwood, Arkansas. Mr. Shaw was born Friday, February 20, 1931 in McNeil (Columbia County), Arkansas to Luther Franklin and Lela Malinda Marlar Shaw. He was a member of Hope Church of the Nazarene, was retired Water Superintendent with Hope Water Department with 20 of service...

Delmar Tyree

Delmar Tyree

Jun 30, 2011

Mr. Delmar Tyree, 75 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, June 30, 2011 in a Texarkana, Texas hospital. Mr. Tyree was born Thursday, November 21, 1935 in Prescott, Arkansas to Ira and Grace Cottingham Tyree. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Prescott. He was a Farmer, Rancher and was involved in timber management, where he...

Lena Mae Staggs

Lena Mae Staggs

Jun 29, 2011

Mrs. Lena Mae Staggs, 84 of Omaha, Texas passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. She was born, Saturday, July 3, 1926 in Okolona, Arkansas to Henry and Annie Smith Bratcher. Mrs. Staggs was a home maker and a member of First Baptist Church in Cookville, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband,...

Joan Morrow

Joan Morrow

Jun 28, 2011

Mrs. JoAn Morrow, 76 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, June 28, 2011 at her home in Prescott. Mrs. Morrow was born, Wednesday, May 29, 1935 to Warren and Jo Katherin Philpot Singleton in Mauldin, Arkansas. She was a home maker, a bus driver for Prescott Public Schools for 20 years and a member of Church of God Sabbath Day...

William R. "Bill" Yancey

William R. "Bill" Yancey

Jun 25, 2011

Mr. William Robert Bill Yancey, 86 of Tyler, Texas passed away, Saturday, June 25 2011 in Tyler, Texas. Mr. Yancey was born, Thursday, May 21, 1925 in Nevada County, Arkansas to James Albert and Thelma Katherine Cox Yancey. He is a retired engineer from GE & American Standard, Trane Company and a member of Pollard United Methodist Church, Tyler, TX....

Carolyn Ruth Lavender Dodson

Carolyn Ruth Lavender Dodson

Jun 25, 2011

Mrs. Carolyn Ruth Lavender Dodson, 66 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. Mrs. Dodson was born April 14, 1945 in Prescott, Arkansas to Harold Lloyd and Thelma Emily Bryson Lavender. Mrs. Dodson was a former bus driver for School of Hope, Prescott School District and Spring Hill School District. She was...

Jamie Boyette

Jamie Boyette

Jun 18, 2011

Mr. Jamie Boyette, 85 of Washington, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, June 18 at his home in Washington. Mr. Boyette was born, Friday, March 5, 1926 in Washington, Arkansas to Mr. Sam and Lola Boswell Boyette. Mr. Boyette was preceded in death by his parents, his brother and sisters. Survivors include; his loving wife, Bonnie Sisson Boyette of Washington, his son,...

Gerald "Smiley" Duke

Gerald "Smiley" Duke

Jun 15, 2011

Mr. Gerald P. Smiley Duke, 71 of Hope passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 in Texarkana, Texas. He was born Monday, September 18, 1939 in Hope, Arkansas to Harold and Joyce Garrett Duke. He was one of eight children. He graduated from Hope High School in 1957. Gerald moved to California in 1957 and began his career in the...

Joshua Larry "Josh" Kaufman

Joshua Larry "Josh" Kaufman

Jun 9, 2011

Joshua Larry Josh Kaufman, 5 of Bossier City, Louisiana passed away Thursday, June 9, 2011 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Josh was born June 2, 2006 in Bossier City, Louisiana to Christopher and Tiffany Kaufman. Josh loved skating, swimming, and playing baseball. He attended University Church of Christ in Shreveport, Louisiana. Josh is survived by parents, Christopher and Tiffany Kaufman, Bossier City,...

Bobby Ray Floyd

Bobby Ray Floyd

Jun 3, 2011

Mr. Bobby Ray Floyd, 75 of Laneburg, Arkansas passed away Friday, June 3, 2011 at Medical Park Hospital in Hope. Mr. Floyd was born Tuesday, December 24, 1935 in Clark County, Arkansas to Leonard Charles and Millie Roberts Floyd. He attended Laneburg Baptist Church and was an Army Veteran serving in the Arkansas National Guard. He is preceded in death...

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