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Jaunita Francis Wright
Apr 12, 2009
MRS. JAUNITA FRANCIS WRIGHT, 68, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, April 12, 2009, at Christus St. Michael Hospital , Texarkana, TX. She was born in Hempstead County, Arkansas on December 9, 1940 to Marvin Buck and Daisy Estelle Sinyard DeVenney. She was a former employee of Hobby Lobby, the hospital, and the former T.G & Y of Hope. She...
Amanda Renee Sisk
Apr 9, 2009
Ms. Amanda Renee Sisk, 20 of Hope passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born in Houston, Texas on August 20, 1988 to Gary Donald and Tammy Odom Barr Sisk. She was an employee of the Rainbow of Challenges at the School of Hope, Hope, Ark. She was a non-denominational; a...
Helen Vandergraff
Apr 9, 2009
Helen Scott VanderGraff passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2009 in Pasadena, Texas. She was born on August 29, 1916 in Prescott, Arkansas. She finished Prescott High School and got her backelors degree from Henderson State Teachers College now Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. During World War II, Helen worked in Arkansas and Florida, helping service members with their...
Maud Ellen England
Apr 8, 2009
Mrs. Maud Ellen England, 91, of East Wichita, Kansas passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 in East Wichita, Kansas. She was born in Delight, Arkansas on July 6, 1917, to Jesse J. and Ora Blanch Byers Lewallen. She was a bookkeeper and payroll clerk. She was a member of Southwest Baptist Church in Wichita. She was preceded in death...
H. Dan Smith
Apr 8, 2009
Mr. H. Dan Smith, 66, CLU, LUTCF, a past-president of NAIFA-Dallas and NAIFA-Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at the Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Dan joined State Farm in 1967, serving the company faithfully for 42 years as both an agent and agency manager. In his first year with State Farm, Dan attended a meeting of the Dallas...
Staff Sgt. Michael Gabriel Smith
Apr 7, 2009
STAFF SGT. Michael Gabriel Smith, 32, of Seattle, Washington, formerly of Spring Hill, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2009, in a Seattle Hospital. He was the son of Kenneth Bud and Donna Smith of Spring Hill and born on September 19, 1976. He was a 1994 graduate of Spring Hill High School. Smith joined the Army National Guard before...
Barbara Jo Arnold
Apr 7, 2009
MRS. BARBARA JO ARNOLD, 62, of Fulton, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2009, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Ark. She was born in Hope, Arkansas on January 7, 1947, to Ernest W. and Gwindolyn Berniece Akin Grisham. She was a homemaker and mother and a non-denominational. She was preceded in death by her parents. HER SURVIVORS INCLUDE: Her...
Jasper Lory Malone
Apr 6, 2009
MR. JASPER LORY MALONE, 68, of Hope, Arkansas (Formerly of Pineville, Louisiana), passed away Monday, April 6, 2009, at Medical Park Hospital , Hope, Arkansas. He was born in Alexandria, Louisiana on November 8, 1940 to Jasper Lory, Sr. and Ruth Cardwell Malone. He was a carpenter. He had a Bachelors degree in both education and fire science. He was...
Thomas "Tom" Mullinax
Apr 4, 2009
Mr. Thomas 'Tom' Mullinax, 80, North Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away Saturday., April 4, 2009, at Hospice Home Care, North Little Rock, Ark. He was born April 27, 1928 in Judsonia, Arkansas and was preceded by his parents, the late Ross E. And Florence G. Robertson Mullinax. He had a very successful heating and air conditioning business for thirty-five years...
Jeffrey Craig Campbell
Apr 3, 2009
Mr. Jeffrey Craig Campbell, 47, of Hope, Arkansas passed away Friday, April 3, 2009 at Christus St. Michael, Health System, Texarkana, Texas. He was born on June 4, 1961, in Garland, Texas, to Victor Aubrey and Wanda Lee Spencer Campbell. He was disabled. He was a Baptist. HIS SURVIVORS INCLUDE: HIS PARENTS: Victor Aubrey and Wanda Lee Campbell, Perrytown, Ark....
Jamie Carlton Prince
Apr 3, 2009
Mrs. Jamie Carol Carlton Prince, 55, of Bodcaw, Arkansas, passed away Friday, April 3, 2009, in Arkansas Hospice Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born in Hope, Arkansas on October 21, 1953, to John Henry and Pearl Clements Carlton. She was a homemaker and mother. She was a member of Union Baptist Church of Bodcaw, Ark. She was preceded in...
Eva Mae Arnold
Apr 2, 2009
Mrs. Eva Mae Arnold, 93 of Dallas formerly of Patmos passed away on April 2, 2009 in Dallas, TX. Mrs. Arnold was born March 23, 1916 in Patmos, Arkansas, she is preceded in death by her husband, L.D. Arnold, Jr. her daughter, Wilma Burns, grandson; Donnie Miller and great grandson Phillip Jockel. She is survived by her daughter: Wanda and...
Dani Lynne Elledge
Mar 31, 2009
Mrs. Dani Lynne Elledge, 51, of Spring Hill, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at U.A.M.S. Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born in Hope, Arkansas, April 16, 1957 to Carl and Mirla Ann Brown Hamilton. She graduated from Spring Hill High in 1975 and then went on to receive double masters degrees, one masters in elementary administration and...
Billy Don Simpson
Mar 28, 2009
Mr. Billy Don Simpson, 78, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Saturday morning at Twin Rivers Health and Rehab, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He was born in Hempstead County, Arkansas on August 13, 1930 to Patrick Clebourne and Alpha Comelia Gordon Simpson. He was retired from Logan Grocer Company; a member of First United Methodist Church, Prescott, and Alma Eagle Sunday School Class;...
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...
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