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Susie May Dougan
Aug 25, 2008
MISS SUSIE MAY DOUGAN, 70, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, August 25, 2008, in Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Ark. She was born on October 27, 1937 in Nevada County, Ark. to Oscar and Beatrice Otwell Dougan. She was a retired waitress. She was preceded in death by her parents; and by one brother, Charles Lee Dougan. HER SURVIVORS...
Claudean Britt
Aug 24, 2008
MRS. MARGARET CLAUDEAN BRITT, 77, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2008, at Pinehope Nursing and Rehab, Hope, Ark. She was born on August 31, 1930, in Nashville, Ark., to Guy Farley and Esther Wakefield Farley of Nashville, Ark. She was later adopted by her father, Herman Stewart of Mineral Springs, Ark. She was a homemaker. She...
Emma Jean Mcbay Downs
Aug 23, 2008
Mrs. Emma Jean McBay Downs, 76, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Sat., August 23, 2008, in a Texarkana Hospital. She was born in Hope, Ark., on June 27, 1932, to Lawtence Jordan McBay and Eva Viola Nations McBay. She was a homemaker, Mother and paper carrier for the Hope Star and Texarkana Gazette for 19 years. She was a member...
Hoyitt C. Archer
Aug 20, 2008
MR. HOYITT C. ARCHER, 84, Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2008, in Heather Manor Nursing and Rehab, Hope, Ark. He was born on April 28, 1924 in Patmos, Ark. to Calvin and Georgia Powell Archer. He was retired from the Ark. Highway Dept. with 35 years of service and retired poultry farmer for 24+ years. He was...
Ann Glass Loe
Aug 18, 2008
MRS. ANN GLASS LOE, 81, Prescott, ( of Caney Community) Arkansas, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2008, at Pine Manor Senior Apartments, Camden, Ark. She was born on January 13, 1927, in Nevada County, Ark., to Sam and Pearl Rhodes Glass. She was a seamstress and supervisor at the former Shanhouse and the former Stephens Garment Factory, of Hope....
Grace Hampton Clark
Aug 17, 2008
MRS. GRACE HAMPTON CLARK, 84, of Emmet, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Hillcrest Care and Rehab, Prescott, Ark. She was born in Natchitoches, La., on February 23, 1924, to Larry and Izora Patch Hampton. She was a homemaker and family sitter. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Emmet, Ark.; member of the Home...
Elizabeth "Aunt Pig" Haynie
Aug 16, 2008
Mrs. Elizabeth B. "Aunt Pig" Haynie, 91, Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2008, in a Hope hospital. She was born on September 2, 1916, in Nevada County, Bluff City, Arkansas, to the late Tom and Lillie Weaver Gulley. She was a homemaker. She gave her life to Christ at an early age at Union Grove Baptist Church. She...
Gladys Mae Merrell
Aug 16, 2008
MRS. GLADYS MAE Meme MERRELL, 98, of Fairbanks, Alaska (Formerly of Emmet, Arkansas) passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2008, at Ashley County Medical Center Crossett, Ark. She was born on June 2, 1910, in Hope, Ark., to Dave and Jessie Davis Porter. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jepther Merrell; by one daughter,...
Lawanda Haddix Blount
Aug 12, 2008
MRS. LAWANDA J. NORTON HADDIX BLOUNT, 70, Baton Rouge, LA. (Formerly of Hope, Arkansas). She went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, August 12, 2008, in Mercy Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA. She was born on May 13, 1938 in Nash, TX, to Marvin and Maudie Norton. She was preceded in death by her parents; by her first husband, Alfred...
Bryan Reese
Aug 11, 2008
MR. BRYAN REESE, 84, of Spring Hill, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2008, in Dubuis Hospital, Texarkana, Texas. He was born in El Dorado, Ark., June 30, 1924, to Prushia and Madie Ball Reese. He was a retired contractor. He was a member of Central Church of Christ of Hope. He was preceded in death by his parents;...
Harold Franklin West
Aug 10, 2008
MR. HAROLD FRANKLIN WEST, 77, of Washington, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008, at Christus St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, TX. He was born on June 28, 1931, in Hope, Ark., to Eddie and Thalia Moody West. He was a retired house painter. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses in Hope, Ark. He...
Ralph Edward Stewart
Aug 10, 2008
MR. RALPH EDWARD STEWART, 80, Prescott, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2008, at St. Josephs Mercy Health Center, Hot Springs, Ark., after a short illness. He was born on May 1, 1928, in Nevada County, Ark., to Robert Kelso and Josephine Tubb Stewart. He worked on his fathers farm and graduated from Laneburg High School, Laneburg, Arkansas, in...
Betty Mccarty White
Aug 9, 2008
MRS. BETTY MCCARTY WHITE, 78, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2008, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Arkansas. She was born on November 1, 1929, in Earlsboro, Okla, to Leo and Ruth Barber. She was a homemaker and mother; former co-owner/operator of the former Buds Grocery of Hope, Ark.; former employee of Shanhouse; member of the First...
William O. "Junior" Wilburn
Aug 3, 2008
MR. WILLIAM O. JUNIOR WILBURN , 77, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2008, in Hope, Ark. He was born in Lawrence County, Tenn. on March 23, 1931, to William Oliver Sr. and Macie Lou Richardson Wilburn. He was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Southside Baptist Church of Hope. He was preceded in...
Margie L. Atkinson
Aug 2, 2008
Mrs. Margie L. Atkinson, 62, of Rosston, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2008, in Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Ark. Margie was born on December 8, 1945, and was the 10th child of Bill and Esther Green. She was a retired beautician and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents; by her brother, Sam Green; and two...
Karen L. Britt Williams
Jul 29, 2008
Mrs. Karen L. Britt Williams, 53, of Camden, Ark. (Formerly of Hope, Ark.) passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Hope. She was born in Hope,Ark. on December 7, 1954, to Wilson and Margaret Claudean Stewart Britt. She was a former ad manager of the HOPE STAR and the EL DORADO NEWS TIMES working in both sales and public relations....
Cara Louise Jones
Jul 23, 2008
Miss Cara Jones, 19, Spring Hill, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2008, as a result of an auto accident. She was born in Hope, Ark. on February 8, 1989, to Gayden and Gayle McGill Jones. She was a 2007 graduate of Spring Hill High School and student at Texarkana Cosmetology College in Texarkana, Texas. She was a member of...
Lois Kitchens Lumpkin
Jul 19, 2008
Mrs. Lois Kitchens Lumpkin, 80, Hope, Ark., passed away Saturday, July 19, 2008, in a Texarkana Hospital. She was born on January 22, 1928, in Gurdon, Ark., to Ray and Madie Lucille Clark Kitchens. She was retired from Cal-maine, a homemaker and mother. She was a member of Hope Church of Christ and a former member of the Eastern Star....
William Bill Oliver
Jul 17, 2008
MR. WILLIAM P. BILL OLIVER, 59, of Prescott, Arkansas passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2008, in Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana, Texas. He was born on December 15, 1948, in Prescott, Ark., to William James Red Oliver and Blanche Lee Smith Oliver. He was a self-employed logger and showed American Quarter Horses. He was a member of Central Baptist...
Nancy Marie Brown Burke
Jul 17, 2008
Mrs. Nancy Marie Brown Burke, 56, of Washington, Ark., passed away Thursday, July 17, 2008, at her home. She was born on Sept.17, 1951 in Hope, Ark, to Vernice C. and Maxine Brockman Brown. She was a transcriptionist, employee of Dr. Michael Young and former Funeral Director for The Brazzel Funeral Homes of Hope and Prescott. She was a member...
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