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Susie May Dougan

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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