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Ellen Ruth Ann Cumbie Bruce

Ellen Ruth Ann Cumbie Bruce

Jul 31, 2010

Mrs. Ellen Ruth Ann Cumbie Bruce, 92, a life-long resident of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Heather Manor Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 10, 1918 in Hempstead County, Arkansas, the sixth of twelve children born to Jim and Ellen Cumbie. She was preceded in death by her parents, ten of her siblings, her...

Myrtle Black

Myrtle Black

Jul 27, 2010

Miss Myrtle Black, 91, Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Arkansas. She was born November 25, 1918, in Taskahoma, Oklahoma, to John Washington and Levicie Emma Rowton Black. She was retired seamstress from Shanhouse Company and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers; Newt Black, Hubert Black,...

Cleo Odel Hamm

Cleo Odel Hamm

Jul 24, 2010

MRS. CLEO ODEL HAMM, 91, Bodcaw, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2010, at Medical Park Hospital. She was born September 11, 1918 in Nevada County, Arkansas to Luther and Ida Hovarter Arterbury. Mrs. Hamm was preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Hamm and by two sons Donald Ray and William Floyd Hamm; four brothers, James; Henry; Arlis and...

Gayle M. Fore

Gayle M. Fore

Jul 20, 2010

Mrs. Gayle M. Fore, 74, Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Arkansas. She was born January 12, 1936, to Orville Birchell and Mildred Betts Mitchell. She was a former salesperson Lewis McLartys and a secretary/receptionist for the former Dr. Freel and Dr. Brents, and a member of Hope Church of Christ. She...

Dr. Forney G. Holt

Dr. Forney G. Holt

Jul 20, 2010

FORNEY G. HOLT, M.D., 97, Texarkana, Arkansas, (formerly of Hope, Arkansas), passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010, at Christus St. Michael Hospital, Texarkana, Texas. He was born June 26, 1913, in Bingen, Arkansas, to Earl and Maggie Goodwin Holt. Dr. Holt was a Army Veteran having served in both World War II and Korea. He was a former principal and...

Sharon Presson

Sharon Presson

Jul 19, 2010

MRS. SHARON PRESSON, 65,went home to her Lord and Savior, July 19, 2010. She was born August 19, 1944, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Richard and Mary Edwards Butcher. She was an active member in the Jehovah Witness Ministry for several years before her medical condition rendered her unable to do her service work. Her hobbies were working in her flower...

Irma Jean Godwin

Irma Jean Godwin

Jul 19, 2010

MRS. IRMA JEAN GODWIN, 83, of Prescott, Arkansas (formerly of Emmet, Arkansas), passed away on Monday, July 19, 2010, at Hillcrest Care and Rehab, Prescott, Arkansas. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 16, 1927, to Leon and Betsy Burton Baldwin. She was a former employee of Meyers Bakery, a mail carrier and a Baptist. She was preceded...

Charles Quillin

Charles Quillin

Jul 18, 2010

Mr. Charles Wayne Quillin, 71, Saratoga, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, July 18, 2010, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Arkansas. He was born December 15, 1938, in Hope, Arkansas, to Ivan Leroy Roy and Virginia Faris Quillin. He was a retired truck driver for Hope Concrete and a general carpenter. He was preceded in death by his parents and one...

Nancy Carolyn Clingan Tanner

Nancy Carolyn Clingan Tanner

Jul 17, 2010

With great sadness, the Tanner family announces the passing of their beloved wife, mother, grandmother (Nana), and sister, Nancy Carolyn Clingan Tanner on July 17, 2010. Nancy was born May 10, 1935, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, married Charles Richard Tanner on June 10, 1956, and has lived in Beaumont, Texas since 1963. She was a retired registered nurse, an active volunteer...

Dorothy Miller

Dorothy Miller

Jul 13, 2010

MRS. DOROTHY MILLER, 81, of Willisville, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Hillcrest Care and Rehab, Prescott, Arkansas. She was born in Rocky Mound, Arkansas, on March 5, 1929, to William Bill and Geneva Ruth Yates McKissack. She was a retired school cafeteria cook and a Baptist. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert J....

William Ellis "Bill" Tolleson, Sr.

William Ellis "Bill" Tolleson, Sr.

Jul 10, 2010

Hope resident Mr. William Ellis Tolleson, Sr. (Bill), 85, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2010 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Mr. Tolleson was born to Maxine and C.P. Tolleson on February 23, 1925 in Wright City, Oklahoma. He grew up in Hope and graduated from Hope High School. In 1943 Mr. Tolleson joined the Army to serve his country in Europe during...

Carl V. Thornton

Carl V. Thornton

Jul 10, 2010

Mr. Carl V. Thornton, 79, of Hope, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2010, in Hope, Arkansas. He was born January 24, 1931,in Caddo Gap, Arkansas to Joe and Belle McKnight Thornton. He was a retired mechanic from Hope Auto and became a member of New Hope Baptist Church of Hope, Arkansas, on June 20, 1965 and was ordained...

Amelda Parker

Amelda Parker

Jul 8, 2010

Mrs. Ethel Amelda Parker, 86 of Hope, Arkansas went to be with the Lord on July 8th, 2010. She was born on November 8, 1923 in Monette, AR to the late James & Ethel Meacham and was one of nine children. She attended school in Silverdale, AR and Arbyrd, MO where she was active in the girls Glee club and...

Cleo Hildebrand

Cleo Hildebrand

Jul 6, 2010

Mrs. Cleo Hildebrand, 95, of Prescott, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, July 6 at Hillcrest Care and Rehab, Prescott, Arkansas. She was born in Bluff Springs, Arkansas on February 20, 1915, to Guy and Ella Cummings Wynn. She was a former owner/operator of Hildebrands Store in Prescott and a farmer. She was a member of Liberty Church of the Nazarene, Redland...

Mary Louise Saladin Allen

Mary Louise Saladin Allen

Jul 5, 2010

MRS. MARY LOUISE SALADIN ALLEN, 82, Hope, Arkansas passed away from this earth on Monday, July 5, 2010, in Heather Manor Nursing and Rehab Center, Hope, Arkansas. She was born in Utica, New York, February 13, 1928, to Vincent Leo Saladin and Louise (Cloute) Saladin. She married George F. Allen in 1947 and in 1969, they moved to Camden, New...

Jerry Wayne "Red" Langston

Jerry Wayne "Red" Langston

Jul 4, 2010

MR. JERRY WAYNE RED LANGSTON, 50, of Sutton, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2010, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Arkansas. He was born in Big Springs, Texas on August 29, 1959, to William Wayne and Bonnie Sue Ellis Langston. He was a construction worker and a member of Bluff Springs Missionary Baptist Church, Bluff Springs, Arkansas. Survivors Include: One...

Charles P. Patterson

Charles P. Patterson

Jul 1, 2010

Mr. Charles P. Patterson, 80, of Emmet, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010, at Christus St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, Texas. He was born in Waco, Texas, September 15, 1929, to Lee and Ruth McClard Patterson. He was a retired security guard for Red River Army Depot, a Veteran of both the Army and Navy and a member of...

George Hardin Ivey

George Hardin Ivey

Jun 30, 2010

MR. GEORGE HARDIN IVEY, 84, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at Arkansas Heart Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born March 2, 1926, in Little Rock to parents John Wesley and Viola Hardin Ivey. He is retired from the U.S. Postal Service. His many activities revolved around First Methodist Church, Lions Club, Southwest Arkansas Model Railroad...

Jimmie Clark

Jimmie Clark

Jun 30, 2010

Mrs. Jimmie Clark, 94, Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at her daughters home, Emmet, Arkansas. She was born in Mineral Springs, Arkansas, on September 26, 1915, to Oscar and Effie Ashford Horn. She was a salesperson, a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Hope, Ark. She was preceded in death by her husbands,...

Lew K. Gibson

Lew K. Gibson

Jun 24, 2010

MR. LEW K. GIBSON, 51, Hope, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2010, at St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, Texas. He was born in Longview, Texas, on September 12, 1958, to Marlin and Nelle Nivens Gibson. He was employed as a truck driver with Petro Link. HIS SURVIVORS INCLUDE: Two Daughters: April Lovette and Wesley, Blevins, Arkansas; Dana Miles...

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