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Carolyn Neel
Dec 9, 2024
Carolyn Jo Tarpley Neel, 84, of Hope, AR, joined her Savior & loved ones in Heaven on December 9, 2024.
Carolyn accepted Jesus as Savior as a young girl, growing up in Okolona, AR. She attended Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, AR. She later made Hope, AR her home to raise her family.
She was...
Laura Mendez Torres
Dec 6, 2024
Laura Mendez Torres, age 52 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Friday December 6, 2024, in Texarkana, Texas. Laura was born on October 17, 1972, in Hildago Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Laureano Mendez and Antonia Torres. She was employed by Tysons Foods for over 30 years. She is preceded in death by her sister, Lucia Mendez.
Survivors include:...
William "Smitty" Thomas Smith
Dec 5, 2024
William Thomas "Smitty" Smith, age 90, passed away on Thursday December 5, 2024. He was born on July 30, 1934, to Earl and Viola Smith in Emmet, Arkansas. Smitty was a United States Army Vet, was retired AR Highway Department, and was retired school bus driver for Spring Hill School District. He loved camping and watching all sports, especially...
Wallace Decker Elliott Jr
Dec 4, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Wallace Decker Elliott Jr, age 62, on December 4, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 24, 1962, to Wallace and Carolyn Elliott.
He graduated from Arkanasas High School in 1980 and went to college in Fayetteville, AR, where he lived for...
William Wayne "Butch" Ellis
Nov 29, 2024
William Wayne "Butch" Ellis, 80, of Prescott, AR, passed away on Nov. 29, 2024, in St. Michaels Hospital in Texarkana, TX. He was born to Howard and Kitty Sue Ellis on Jan. 5, 1944, in Taft, CA. A nurse in Taft, nicknamed him "Butch" because he weighed 11 lb 4 ¾ oz. The name stuck. They moved to Prescott...
Brandon Lee Jones
Nov 26, 2024
Brandon Lee Jones, 29, of Emmet, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday November 26, 2024, in Hope Arkansas. Brandon was born in Shreveport, LA on May 1, 1995. He enjoyed making people laugh, hunting, mud riding, and more than anything spending time with his wife Mary and son Bubba. He was a member of West Side Church of Christ in...
Glen Ray Ford
Nov 24, 2024
Glen Ray Ford, 88 of Hope, died Sunday, November 24, 2024. Glen was born October 10, 1936 in Denton, TX to the late Lawton and Vada Vernell (Trice) Ford.
Glen was a graduate of Denton High School. He was a long-time cattle rancher, was a market reporter for the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, and former...
Charles Edward Russell
Nov 24, 2024
Mr. Charles Edward Russell, 80, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2024 in Texarkana, Texas. Charles was born May 21, 1944, in Minden, Louisiana, to the late Berlin Russell and Viola Casey Russell.
Charles honorably served in the United States Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CV-15) from 1962-1966. After...
Norma Jean Pike
Nov 15, 2024
Norma Jean Pike, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 15, 2024, at her home in Washington, Arkansas, just shy of her 88th birthday. Born on November 22, 1936, in Decatur, Arkansas, Norma lived a life marked by kindness, compassion, and a profound love for her family.
Norma was cherished for her...
Randall Ray Marcum
Nov 13, 2024
Randall Ray Marcum, 76, passed away on November 13, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loved ones in Prescott, Arkansas. Born on November 20, 1947, in Stallings, West Virginia, Randall was a known member of his community and a loving figure in the lives of many.
Randall dedicated many years to his career as an over-the-road...
Jeweldene Mullins
Nov 12, 2024
Jeweldene Mullins, age 94 of Bedford, Texas passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. She had resided in Bedford, TX for 45 years.
Jeweldene was born in Malvern, Arkansas on April 11, 1930, to Jewel and Opal Leming. Jeweldene grew up in Malvern and graduated from Central High School in 1948. She then entered Henderson State Teachers...
Paul Douglas Spell
Nov 10, 2024
Mr. Paul Douglas Spell, age 82 of Laneburg, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2024, in Texarkana, Texas, in St. Michael Hospital. Paul was born on February 17, 1942 in Prescott, Arkansas, to William Herman and Gertie Essie Spell. He was a truss builder and dry wall construction company owner and of the Christian faith. He loved playing cards...
Anna Birdsong
Nov 8, 2024
Mrs. Anna Birdsong, age 81 of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Saturday November 8, 2024, in Texarkana, Texas.
Anna was born January 3, 1943, to Sidney Parker and Forrest Elizabeth Carrington Davis. Anna was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Prescott and one of it's founding family members.
Anna was a devoted wife and...
Betty Guidry
Nov 3, 2024
Mrs. Betty Guidry, age 86, of Emmet, AR passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at her home. She was born on December 22, 1937 to Gustave and Pearl Bourg in New Orleans, LA.
She is preceded in death by her mother and father, husband Ernest Guidry, and one son Omerlee Guidry, one daughter Kimberly Guidry, and...
Patsy Ann Dudley
Oct 23, 2024
Mrs. Patsy Ann Dudley, 83, formerly from Hope, AR, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2024, in Midlothian Texas. Patsy was born to Clora Lee Willett and Henry Ansley Willett in Hope, Arkansas, on February 12, 1941.
She is proceeded in death by her parents, Henry Ansley Willett and Clora Lee Willett, her husband, of 56 years, Earl...
Brent Carruthers
Oct 17, 2024
Brent Carruthers, age 60 of Hope, Arkansas, shed his earthly wings and gained his heavenly wings on Thursday October 17, 2024. He was born June 13, 1964 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania to Charles Leon Carruthers and June Chambless Carruthers.
He is preceded in death by his parents, and grandparents.
Those left to cherish his memory are...
Jamie Stone
Oct 14, 2024
JAMIE JO STONE PASSED AWAY MONDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 2024 IN LUMBERTON, TX MRS STONE WAS BORN MARCH 6TH, 1938 IN PIKE COUNTY TO CHARLES E. AND RUTH CARMEN HILL.
MRS. STONE WORKED MANY YEARS IN THEIR CHICKEN FARM AND RAISING CATTLE. OCCASIONALLY, MAKING RUNS IN THE OLE' DUMP TRUCK WHEN NEEDED. SHE WAS NOT AFRAID OF WORK....
Betty Jane Cox
Oct 7, 2024
Mrs. Betty Jane Cox, age 81 of Patmos, Arkansas passed away Monday October 7, 2024, at her home. Betty was born on October 6. 1943 in Stockton, California, to her parents Cullen and Mellisia Crews.
Betty had a lot of interest, but she especially loved the Texas Rangers, LA Dodgers baseball and Enjoyed garage sales. She was...
Ricky Reyenga
Oct 7, 2024
Ricky Lynn Reyenga left this Earth to be with his Lord and Savior on October 7, 2024, at his home in Prescott. He was born on June 13, 1961, in Sonora, Texas to James Martin and Elsie Duncan Reyenga. Ricky is preceded in death by his parents, his paternal grandparents, Gerald and Mamie Reyenga, his maternal grandparents, Otis and...
Richard "Bud" T Mcroy
Oct 7, 2024
Richard Taylor McRoy passed away peacefully in his home in Saratoga AR, on October 7th, 2024, with his loving wife by his side. He was born January 23,1943, in Hope AR. to Taylor Lawson McRoy and Vester Stroud McRoy "Jones". Bud was a member of Oasis Community Church in Texarkana TX.
He was preceded in death by...
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