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Margaret Louise Fowler

Margaret Louise Fowler

Jan 4, 2011

Mrs. Margaret Louise Fowler, age 84, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, in Austin, Texas. She was born on August 5, 1926, in Limestone County, Texas, to John B. and Ella Lenamond, where she was also raised. She met and married James S. Fowler in 1944, just prior to him leaving for WWII. Due to the...

Larry Gibson

Larry Gibson

Jan 3, 2011

Mr. Larry Don Gibson, age 52, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2011, at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born May 14, 1958, in Delight, Arkansas, to Willie and Zeta Mae Pipkins Gibson. He was a US Marine Corp Veteran, a farm laborer and attended the Place of Meeting Church in Hope, Arkansas....

James Randolph Buie

James Randolph Buie

Jan 2, 2011

James Randolph Buie, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. Jim was born April 4, 1937, in Prescott, Ark. He was a retired carpenter who resided in Grand Prairie, Texas. James was preceded in death by his Father, William Randolph Buie; Mother, Della Harris Buie; and sisters, Mary Cox and Lit Litton. He will forever be loved...

Rachael Leigh Beard

Rachael Leigh Beard

Dec 31, 2010

Ms. Rachael Leigh Beard, 26 of Hope, Arkansas passed away on Friday, December 31, 2010 in Texarkana, Texas. Rachael was a Sales Associate with The Buckle Shop in Texarkana and was a member of the New Hope Baptist Church in Hope, Arkansas. Rachael is survived by her Mother, Audra Benham and husband, Rodney, Russellville, AR, her Father, Mark Beard, Texarkana,...

John R. "Bobby" Hicks, Sr.

John R. "Bobby" Hicks, Sr.

Dec 28, 2010

Mr. John R. Bobby Hicks, Sr, age 75, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2010, in Dubuis Hospital in Texarkana, Texas. He was born August 1, 1935, in Columbus, Arkansas, to Herbert and Verda Hicks. He was a member of Central Baptist Church in Magnolia, Arkansas. He was owner and operator of Hicks Automotive in Magnolia, Arkansas,...

Virgil Brown

Virgil Brown

Dec 26, 2010

Mr. Virgil Emory Brown, age 84, of Blevins, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2010, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope, Arkansas. He was born in Abilene, Texas, on November 6, 1926, to Herman and Ruby Nuckols Brown. He was of the Methodist Faith, an Army Veteran and a retired construction worker. He was preceded in death by his...

Leavel Gibson

Leavel Gibson

Dec 26, 2010

Mr. Leavel Gibson, age 68, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2010, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Mr. Gibson was born in Gould, Arkansas on June 1, 1942, as the sixth of eight siblings. He attended Rankin Chapel Elementary School, Gould Elementary School, and graduated third in his class from Reed High School in Dumas, Arkansas in 1961....

Houston Gunter

Houston Gunter

Dec 22, 2010

Mr. James Houston Gunter, Sr., age 91, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at his home in Hope. He was born in College Hill, Arkansas, on August 10, 1919, to Wylie E. and Beulah Elizabeth Smith Gunter. He was a retired lumberman, member of the First Baptist Church in Hope, member of the Masonic Lodge #440...

George Doan

George Doan

Dec 21, 2010

Mr. George Thomas Doan, age 54, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope, Arkansas. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on April 12, 1956, to George Oscar and Sarah Irene Gilbert Doan. He was member of the First Assembly of God Church in Prescott, Arkansas. He was preceded in death...

Lorene Hunt Steed

Lorene Hunt Steed

Dec 17, 2010

Mrs. Lorene Hunt Steed, 72 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away on Friday, December 17, 2010 in Medical Park Hospital in Hope, Arkansas. Mrs. Steed was the daughter of Raymond and Nona Mae Davis Hunt and was the wife of the late Cecil Pete Steed. She was a Home Maker and a member of the First Nazarene Church of Prescott, Arkansas....

Dorothy B. Moore

Dorothy B. Moore

Dec 13, 2010

Mrs. Dorothy Moore, age 95, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2010, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, just 11 days short of her 96th birthday. Mrs. Moore was born in Stamps, Arkansas, on December 24, 1914, the fourth child of Robert W. and Alice Mitchell Yarbrough. Her beloved husband, Donald V. Moore of Hope,...

Elmer Sorrells

Elmer Sorrells

Dec 13, 2010

Mr. Elmer Ernest Sorrells, age 73, of Spring Hill, Arkansas, fondly called PeePaw went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 13, 2010, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope, Arkansas. He was born on February 19, 1937, in Big Springs, Texas, to Elmer and Leona Francis Belcher Sorrells. He was an army veteran and a truck driver for...

Noemi Alili Reza

Noemi Alili Reza

Dec 13, 2010

Baby Noemi Aleli Reza, age 1, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2010, at her home. She was born on November 25, 2009, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Miguel Angel and Maribel Rosas Reza. She Is Survived By: Her Parents: Miguel Angel and Maribel Rosas Reza, Hope, Arkansas. Her Brother: Mizraim Yeriel Reza, Hope, Arkansas; Her Sister:...

Margie Powell

Margie Powell

Dec 10, 2010

Mrs. Margie Powell, 84, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on December 10, 2010, at the Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She was born Margie Miriam ONeal in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, on December 23, 1925, to Ernest Paul and Norma Miriam ONeal. She moved with her family back to Hope, Arkansas, in 1928, where her father a Hope...

Ernest L. Morton

Ernest L. Morton

Dec 7, 2010

Mr. Ernest L. Morton, 75, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas. He was born February 15, 1935, to Leonard and Allie Ogden Morton. Mr. Morton was a retired truck driver and member of Hope Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Annie...

Frances Marbury

Frances Marbury

Dec 7, 2010

Mrs. Frances Marbury, 76, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at her home. She was born on June 2, 1934, in Prescott, Arkansas, to Carl and Ruby Ridling Billingsley. She was a retired X-Ray Technician and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Leonard Marbury, one brother, Hershel...

Harrison Ross

Harrison Ross

Dec 6, 2010

Mr. Harrison E. Ross, 86, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010, at St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, Texas. He was born January 15, 1924, in Hempstead County, Arkansas, to Thomas Earl and Iris Mabel Putman Ross. He was a Veteran of World War II, where he was stationed in the Philippines. Mr. Ross retired from Klipsch after...

Gregory Blocker

Gregory Blocker

Dec 3, 2010

Mr. Gregory Don Blocker, 39, Hope, Arkansas, passed away Friday, December 3, 2010, at his home. He was born in Prescott, Arkansas, on February 20, 1971, to Larry Don and Nancy Kay Stephenson Blocker. He was an employee of Southwest Recycling Center, Hope, Arkansas. He attended New Life Pentecostal Church, Hope, Arkansas. His Survivors Include: His wife Tabatha Golden Blocker,...

Robert Quincy "Bob" Trout

Robert Quincy "Bob" Trout

Dec 1, 2010

Mr. Robert Quincy Bob Trout, age 64, a resident of Somerville, Tennessee, formerly of Hope, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010, in Somerville. He was born November 6, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas to A. R. and Rosa Lee Trout. Mr. Trout was a retired FedEx Pilot, an avid outdoorsman and a member of the Somerville First Baptist Church. He was...

Juanita Pearl Rice

Juanita Pearl Rice

Nov 28, 2010

Mrs. Juanita Pearl Ransom Rice, 85, of Hope, Arkansas passed away Sunday, November 28, 2010, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope, Arkansas. Mrs. Rice was born in Newhope, Arkansas, March 25, 1925, to Roy H. and Pearl Reid Ransom. She was a former registered nurse and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Hope, Arkansas. She was preceded...

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