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Hazel Helen Hendrix
Feb 5, 2009
Mrs. Hazel Helen Hendrix, 84, of Prescott, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009, at a local nursing home. She was born June 21, 1924, in Okolona, Arkansas, to Edward B. and Lawrency Mae Smithpeters. She retired from Firestone as an inspector and was also a private duty nurse. She was a member of Boughton Baptist Church of Boughton, Ark. She...
Douglas W. "Doug" Carlton
Feb 4, 2009
Mr. Douglas W. "Doug" Carlton, 59, Bodcaw, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2009, in Baptist Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born on April 14, 1949, in Chidester, Arkansas, to James and Myrtle Pyles Carlton. He was a mechanic and a member of Corinth Baptist Church, Bodcaw, Ark. He was preceded in death by his parents; by one...
Jerry Garner
Feb 3, 2009
Mr. Jerry Dwane Garner, 68, Hope passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2009 in Medical Park Hospital in Hope, Arkansas. Jerry was born July 19, 1940 to Roy and Nioma Orren Garner in Prescott, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers; L.D. Garner and William Huey Garner. Jerry was a people person who never met a...
Nell Rose "Rosie" Butler
Feb 3, 2009
Mrs. Nell Rose "Rosie" Butler, 70, Bodcaw, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Arkansas. She was born in Prescott, Arkansas on March 19, 1938, to Wade and Pauline Murphy Huskey. She was a homemaker/housewife.She was a member of Bodcaw Baptist # 2 Church in Bodcaw, Ark. She was preceded in death by her father,...
Robert James Mcgough
Jan 29, 2009
MR. ROBERT JAMES BOBBY MCGOUGH ,56, Prescott, Arkansas, went to be with his heavenly father on Thursday, January 29, 2009, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Arkansas. He was born April 30, 1952, in Topeka, Kansas, to James B. and Margaret Peggy August McGough, while they were stationed with the United States Air Force. He was a graduate of Prescott High...
Judy Ann Crowe
Jan 27, 2009
Mrs. Judy Ann Crowe, 67, of Hope, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at Christus St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, Texas. She was born in Bokoshe, Oklahoma on February 11, 1941, to Lloyd and Hazel Gordon Peerson. She was a homemaker. She was an Assembly of God Church member. She was preceded in death by her parents and by...
Verna Dean Putman Knight
Jan 26, 2009
MRS. VERNA DEAN PUTMAN KNIGHT, 78, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2009, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Ark. She was born in Hempstead County, Arkansas on March 11, 1930, to Vernon and Mary Butler Cato. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Anderson Baptist Church, Spring Hill, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by...
Lucille Bonds Avery
Jan 23, 2009
MRS. LUCILLE BONDS AVERY, 78, of Texarakana, Ark. (Formerly of Blevins, Ark.) passed away Friday, January 23, 2009, at her home. She was born on December 24, 1930 in Hempstead County Arkansas to Sanford and Inez Honea Bonds. She was a beautician, former employee of Howards Discount Stores for 20 years and region assistant for Walmart in Texarkana for 15+...
Shirley Ann Craft Thomas
Jan 21, 2009
Rev. SHIRLEY ANN CRAFT THOMAS, 53, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at her home. She was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on February 3, 1955, to Nathaniel and Flossie Wyrick Craft. She was a minister, pianist, music teacher,conference speaker and a co-pastor of First Assembly of God Church, Hope, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by...
William Lamar Palmer
Jan 20, 2009
Mr. William "Bill" Lamar Palmer, 85, of Gurdon, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2009, in Baptist Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born on January 14, 1924 in Amity, Arkansas, to Bryon and Charlie Mae Lintz Palmer. He was a owner/operator of Palmers Service Station in Gurdon for 34 years. He was a member of First United Methodist...
Emma Eudora "Doty" Steadman Hamm
Jan 19, 2009
MRS. EMMA EUDORA DOTY STEADMAN HAMM, 84, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2009, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Arkansas. She was born in Heber Springs, Arkansas on May 5, 1924, to Judson and Vida Logan Steadman. She was a retired supervisor from Columbia Sewing Company of Hope. She was a member of Providence Memorial Baptist Church,...
John Orel Bailey
Jan 16, 2009
Mr. J. O. Bailey, of Olympia, WA. died at the age of 92 on January 16, 2009, with family at his side. J. O. was born in Blevins, Arkansas, on May 31, 1916, to William Douglas Bailey and Myrtle Phillips Bailey. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Mary Sain Bailey, Olympai, WA; his children, Wanda Bailey James,...
Coy Callicott
Jan 15, 2009
Mr. Coy Dike Callicott, 94, of Searcy,Arkansas, died January 15, 2009, in a Searcy hospital. He was born March 30, 1914 in Nevada County, the son of Moody and Sarah White Callicott. He married Grace Marie Rhodes June 5, 1937. They were married for 72 Years. Mr. Coy was a mechanic until he retired in 1974. He was a Mason...
Horace Leon Tucker
Jan 14, 2009
MR. HORACE LEON TUCKER ,70, of Blevins, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at his home. He was born in Tallapoosa, Georgia on October 22,1938, to George Lewis and Susie Houston Tucker. He was a retired machinist from SMI of Hope and a Missionary Baptist. He was preceded in death by his parents. HIS SURVIVORS INCLUDE: Two Sons:...
Charles O'Corr
Jan 13, 2009
Charles OCorr, Jr. 67, of Hot Springs went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, January 13, 2009. Born June 19, 1941, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of Charles OCorr Sr. and Evelyn OCorr. On July 28, 1961, he married Linda Fay OCorr. He is preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Charlene Spencer and a brother, Charles OCorr....
Birdie Lee Simmons Brown
Jan 10, 2009
MRS. BIRDIE LEE SIMMONS BROWN, 91, Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2009, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Ark. She was born on November 2, 1918 in Willow, Ark to Ellie Simmons and Myra Bullock Simmons. She was a retired owner/manager of Browns Apartments and Grocery Store, Hope and formerly a lumber grader. She was a member of...
Arthur Grey Knight
Jan 9, 2009
MR. ARTHUR GREY KNIGHT, 69, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Friday, January 9, 2009, at his home. He was born in San Angelo, Texas on September 1,1939, to Donald G. and Marguerite Nettie Baulch Knight. He was a tooling engineer with West Pharmaceutical Services, Clearwater, Florida. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marguerite Knight and by one...
Rose Marie Adamson
Jan 8, 2009
MRS. ROSE MARIE ADAMSON, 53, Emmet, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2009, at Christus St. Michael, Texarkana,TX. She was born on January 17, 1955 in Mississippi to Harmon and Pearl Bridges Mathis. She was a shoe department clerk at Walmart of Hope, Ark. and a willow furniture maker. She was a Nazarene. She was preceded in death by...
Connie Lynn Uchtman
Jan 7, 2009
Mrs. Connie S. Uchtman, 46, of Gurdon, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2009, in an Arkadelphia Hospital. She was born September 29, 1962 in Gurdon, Arkansas to Harlan Brodie Sr. and Charlene Smith. She was a retired secretary with the food service department of Gurdon Public Schools. She was a member of Red Springs Baptist Church, Gurdon, Ark. She...
Margaret Ann Haston
Jan 6, 2009
MRS. MARGARET ANN HASTON, 63, of Magnolia, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, at Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana, Texas. She was born in Little Rock, Miss. on April 10, 1945, to Spinks and Mildred Johnson Purser. She was a C.N.A at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home; former employee of Lawhorn Grocery Store; former employee of Gibsons Dept. Store....
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