Betty Sharp
Mar 26, 2009
Mrs. Betty Pruitt Sharp, 61, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009, at Christus St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, Texas. She was born in Fayetteville, Tennessee on May 22, 1947, to Tillman Lee and Alice Marie Raybon Pruitt. She was an employee of Tysons and just celebrated 19 years of service. She was a Baptist and loved stock...
George Edward Beaty
Mar 24, 2009
MR. GEORGE EDWARD BEATY, 94, Emmet, Arkansas, died peacefully on Tuesday morning, March 24, 2009, at his home. He was born on March 8, 1915 in Emmet, Ark to Joe A. and Ella Marzie West Beaty. He was a carpenter, former employee of Brown and Root Construction, and former Emmet High School Basketball Coach. He attended Emmet United Methodist Church,...
Wilburn Frank Clark
Mar 20, 2009
Mr. Wilburn Frank Clark, 80, of Hope, Arkansas,passed away Friday, March 20, 2009, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Arkansas. He was born on October 28, 1928, to Wilburn F. and Rosie Alford Clark in Nevada County, Ark. He was an Army Air Corp/Air Force Veteran, oil field worker, cattle and chicken farmer, and former owner/operator of the Diamond C Feed...
Sandra Linn Dearth Surles
Mar 18, 2009
Mrs. Sandra Linn Dearth Surles, 71, of Washington, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Christus St. Michael Hospital, Texarkana, Texas. She was born on February 15, 1938 in Desmoines, Iowa, to Michael and Eleanor Linn Clark Dearth. She was a Homemaker and a logging and cattle farmer. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses....
Christopher Richard Rider
Mar 18, 2009
Mr. Christopher Richard Rider, 35, of Treasure Island, Florida (Formerly of Hope, Patmos Community, Arkansas) passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at his home. He was born on August 30, 1973 in Hope, Arkansas to Richard Rider and Sue Dillon. He was a musician and band member. He was a graduate of Hope High School and attended S.A.U and the...
Jennie Sanders Duckett
Mar 17, 2009
Mrs. Jennie Sanders Duckett, 74, of Hope, Arkansas. She passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at her home. She was born in Spring Hill, Arkansas on November 22,1934, to Cecil A. Sanders and Ada Byrom Sanders. She was a retired co-owner/operator of Hempstead County Abstract Company for 36 years and also co-owner of Duckett Farms of Hope, Ark. She was...
Frances Josephine Snyder Brandon
Mar 16, 2009
Mrs. Frances Josephine Snyder Brandon, 90, of Hondo, Texas, (Formerly of Hope, Arkansas) passed away Monday, March 16, 2009, at Hondo Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Hondo, Texas. She was born October 18, 1918, in Hope, Arkansas, the daughter of Kline and Reva (Garrett) Snyder. She was the granddaughter of Dr. H.J.F. and Frances Garrett of Hope. She was a homemaker....
Dora Frances Gunter King
Mar 14, 2009
MRS. DORA FRANCES GUNTER KING, age 93, of Hope, Arkansas died Saturday, March 14, 2009, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Ark. She was born in McNeil, Arkansas, February 7, 1916, to James Alfred, Sr. and Emma Matilda ( Myrtle) Black Gunter. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Frank King; one sister, Margaret Tate; two brothers,...
Lillian Lucille Loe Beckwith
Mar 14, 2009
Mrs. Lillian Lucille Loe Beckwith, 92, of Folsom, California, (Formerly of Hope, Arkansas), passed away Sat., March 14, 2009, in Folsom, California. She was born in Blevins, Arkansas on May 15, 1917 to Samuel Elijah and Lillian Gertrude Carlton Loe. She was a Pharmacy Clerk; managed an office cleaning company; managed apartments; and was an entertainer/piano player in a couple...
Johnie Lee Mccorkle
Mar 12, 2009
Mr. Johnie Lee McCorkle, 91, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2009, at Heather Manor Nursing and Rehab, Hope, Arkansas. He was born in Columbus, Arkansas on February 10, 1918, to Edward and Lula Fincher McCorkle. He was a retired foreman and saw operator from Bruner Ivory Handle Mill Company of Hope, Ark. for 40 years. He was...
James "Jimmy" Blackard
Mar 8, 2009
Mr. James "Jimmie" Blackard, 82, of Prescott, Arkansas passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2009, at Hillcrest Care & Rehab in Prescott, Arkansas. A private burial was held for Mr. Blackard on Monday, March 9, 2009 at Deann Cemetery in Prescott by Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home of Prescost,Arkansas.
Herman Wells Smith
Mar 6, 2009
The hand of God reached out and ended the suffering of Mr. Herman Wells Smith, with his family at his side, singing his favorite song. Mr. Smith, 89, a longtime resident of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Friday, March 6, 2009, at his home. Mr. Smith was born in Blevins, Arkansas, June 7, 1919, to Clyde and Polly White Smith. He...
Ronald Everett "Ron" Dewey
Mar 4, 2009
Mr. Ronald Everett "Ron" Dewey, 64, Hope, Arkansas, passed away in Ottawa, Kansas on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Mr. Dewey was born in Terra Haute, Indiana, on August 12, 1944, to Everett and Sarah S. Dewey. He was a truck driver with American Eagle of Dallas and a former driver with 18 years of service with Southern Bakeries (formerly Meyers...
Oscar W. "Big O" Jones
Feb 27, 2009
Mr. Oscar W. "Big O" Jones, 75 of Hope Ark., passed away peacefully Friday, February 27, 2009 at his home in Hope. He was born in Baird, Texas on January 29, 1934, to Oscar W., Sr. and Leila Pauline Schaffrina Jones. He was a 1952 graduate of Spring Hill High School. He was retired from R.K. Hall, formerly known as...
James Thomas Still
Feb 27, 2009
Mr. James Thomas "J.T." Still, 81, Hope, Arkansas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, February 27, 2009, at his home with his family and friends at his side. He was born in Nevada County, Arkansas on September 17, 1927, to Charlie and Tiney Etta House Still. He was a retired plaster and ceramic tile contractor and...
Billy Ruel Cross
Feb 21, 2009
Mr. Billy Ruel Cross, 60, of Rosston, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2009, at his home. He was born on April 3, 1948 in Nevada County, Arkansas to Paul H. and Vera Mae Green Cross. He was a parts manager and truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents. HIS SURVIVORS INCLUDE: His Life Partner: John M....
James F. Whatley
Feb 21, 2009
Mr. James Whatley, 69, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2009 at Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana, Texas. He was born in Hempstead County, Arkansas on February 14, 1940, to Henry Andrew and and Lena Mary Stevenson Whatley. He was a retired manager from Nest-Fresh Egg Plant of Blevins, Arkansas and also a retired truck driver. He was...
Ruth Marie Bumpurs
Feb 18, 2009
Mrs. Ruth Marie Bumpurs, 89, of Washington, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at Heather Manor Nursing and Rehab, Hope, Arkansas. She was born in Grandfield, Oklahoma on March 4, 1919, to Richard Leighton and Rose Marie Redway Mundt. Raised in Wichita Falls, Texas until a teenager, she graduated from high school in Big Spring, Texas. Ruth moved to...
Joe Munn, Jr.
Feb 17, 2009
Mr. Joe Munn, Jr., 85 of Emmet, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday in Baptist Medical Center, Little Rock, Ark. He was born February 4, 1924, in Nevada Co., Arkansas, to Joe and Oscar Brooks Munn. He was a faithful member and deacon of Antioch Baptist Church of Laneburg, Arkansas. He was an Army Veteran, Purple Heart...
G. Glyndon Franklin
Feb 15, 2009
Mr. Glyndon Franklin, 68, of Cale, Arkansas, passed from this life on Sunday, February 15, 2009, in Christus St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, Texas. He was born on December 23, 1940, in Nevada County , Arkansas, to Grady and Margaret Turner Franklin. He graduated from Prescott High School and Southern Arkansas University with a B.S. in Math, P.E. and Physics....
