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Charlie F. Rhodes

Charlie F. Rhodes

Jun 5, 2008

MR. CHARLIE F. RHODES, 70, Texarkana, Texas, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2008, at his home. He was born on Sept. 16, 1937 in Cale, Ark., to Cecil (Bob) and Mildred Otwell Rhodes. He was a retired employee of Red River Army Depot in Texarkana. He was a Baptist; an Air Force Veteran and a Navy Sea Bee Veteran;...

Joseph Ruskin Shaw

Joseph Ruskin Shaw

Jun 5, 2008

Mr. Joseph Ruskin Shaw, 91, died at Heather Manor Nursing Home in Hope, Arkansas on Thursday, June 05, 2008. He was born in Boone County, Indiana on July 7, 1917 to William Franklin and Helen Mary Hardy Shaw. He was preceded in death by his wife Delora Fay Shaw, his first wife Zula Shaw and daughter Virginia Shaw Miller of...

Chloe Brooks Hugg

Chloe Brooks Hugg

May 28, 2008

Mrs. Chloe Brooks Hugg, 89, loving and caring daugher, mother and mamaw, known for her great beauty from youth until now, her sewing, wonderful cooking, and her devotion to all of her family, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at Peachtree Hospice, Fort Smith, Ark. She will be remembered forever and we will all miss this precious lady until we...

Billy Jack Coffee

Billy Jack Coffee

May 26, 2008

MR. BILLY JACK COFFEE, 79, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2008 at his home. He was born on December 6, 1928, in DeAnn, Ark. to Carl and Trula Duke Coffee. He was a retired 2nd Lieutenant with the Arkansas Highway Police Department having retired with 27 + years of service and a cattle farmer. He was...

David H. Taylor

David H. Taylor

May 25, 2008

MR. DAVID HOWARD TAYLOR, 34, McCaskill, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2008, in Hempstead County, Ark. as a result of an automobile accident. He was born on Dec. 6, 1973 in Rogers, Ark., to James and Kathryn Thomas Taylor. He was in Maintenance and other odd jobs around town. He attended Boughton Baptist Church of Boughton, Ark. HIS...

John William Pennington, Sr.

John William Pennington, Sr.

May 24, 2008

MR. JOHN WILLIAM PENNINGTON, SR., 90, of McCaskill, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at Mine Creek Nursing Home, Nashville, Arkansas. He was born October 28, 1917, in Alba, Texas, to John Thomas and Jessie Mae Titsworth Penington. He was a welder. He was a Baptist and a Army Veteran of World War II, having received the Purple...

James B. Callicott

James B. Callicott

May 15, 2008

MR. JAMES B. J.B. CALLICOTT, 83, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Thurs, May 15, 2008, at Christus St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, Texas. He was born on May 25, 1924 in Nevada County, Ark. to Milton and Ethel Lee Callicott Blankenship. He worked as an auto mechanic. He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church of Prescott,...

Mary Alice Poindexter

Mary Alice Poindexter

May 14, 2008

MRS. MARY ALICE POINDEXTER, 61, of Bodcaw, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at Christus St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, Texas. She was born on November 2, 1946, in Camden, Ark., to Leon and Lois Caswell Henley. She was a homemaker and mother. She was a member of Bodcaw # 1 Baptist Church of Bodcaw, Ar. She was...

Mary Wicker Johnson

Mary Wicker Johnson

May 14, 2008

MRS. MARY FAYE WICKER JOHNSON, 65, Prescott, Arkansas passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Ark. She was born on Dec. 1, 1942 in Laneburg, Ark., to Harlon L. And Mary Lucille Hastings Wicker. She was a homemaker. She was a member of First United Pentecostal Church of Laneburg, Ark. She was preceded in death...

Minnie Opal Otwell

Minnie Opal Otwell

May 14, 2008

MRS. MINNIE OPAL OTWELL, 88, of WICHITA, Kansas (Formerly of Cale, Ark.)passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Kansas. She was born on Sept, 24, 1919, in Blevins, Ark., to David Anthony and Pearl Morris. She was a homemaker. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cohen C. Otwell and one son, Bobby Lynn...

Willie Mae Wood

Willie Mae Wood

May 12, 2008

MRS. WILLIE MAE WOOD, 80, of Prescott, Arkansas passed away on Monday, May 12, 2008, at Prescott Manor Nursing Center, Prescott, Ark. She was born on June 23, 1927 in Hoxie, Ark., to Malvern Butler Elmore and Opal Ann Bettis Elmore. She was a homemaker, mother and former telephone switchboard operator. She was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church,...

Tony Lynn Stroud

Tony Lynn Stroud

May 10, 2008

MR. TONY LYNN STROUD, 50, of Blevins, Ark. (Formerly of Hope, Ark.)passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at his home. He was born on October 29, 1957, in Hope, Ark., to Chester LesterVic and G. Jean Brown Stroud. He was a self- employed painter and member of First Assembly of God Church, Hope, Ark. He was preceded in death...

Steven Lynn "Stevie" Dean, Jr.

Steven Lynn "Stevie" Dean, Jr.

May 10, 2008

MR. STEVIE L. DEAN, JR., 18, of Hope, ArkansasHe passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, ArkHe was born on January 27, 1990, in Texakana, Texas to Steven Lynn Dean Sr. and Erika Jamile Warren DeanHe was employed with James Pafford and a former waiter with Dos Locos Gringos and Shebas Restaurant.He was a member...

Wanda Jean Faulk

Wanda Jean Faulk

May 10, 2008

Mrs. WANDA JEAN FAULK, 62, of Washington, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana, Texas. She was born on October 24, 1945, in Orlando, Florida to Claude and Jean Walsh, She was a former employee of Movie Gallery. She was a member of Hope Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by...

Linda Pearl Racanello

Linda Pearl Racanello

May 7, 2008

MRS. LINDA PEARL ALMOND RACANELLO, 85, of Arlington, Texas (Formerly of Prescott, Arkansas)passed away Wed., May 7, 2008, at Heritage Oaks Nursing Home, Arlington, Texas. She was born on January 2, 1923 in Prescott, Ark. To Hollis Obediah and Roberta Mae Almond. She worked as an accountant in the Showboat Restaurant and Hotel in Greenwich, CT. Linda, who as a...

Thomas Edward Hays, Jr

Thomas Edward Hays, Jr

May 7, 2008

Mr.Thomas E. Hays, Jr., Hope banker, passed away on Wednesday, May 7. He was born in Little Rock on March 22, 1935 to Thomas and Helen Hollingshead Hays. The family moved to Hope in 1948. Tom graduated from Hope High School in 1953 and the Virginia Military Institute in 1957. After graduation, he served in the United States Army. He...

Hugh Franklin Ward

Hugh Franklin Ward

May 4, 2008

MR. HUGH FRANKLIN WARD, 84, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at his home. He was born on August 15, 1923, in Rosston, Arkansas to Johnny Marshall and Bessie Inez Lewis Ward. He was a truck driver and farmer. He was a member of Union Baptist Church of Bodcaw, Ark. and an Air Force Veteran. He...

Buddy Boyd

Buddy Boyd

May 4, 2008

MR. BUDDY BOYD, 75, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2008 at his home. He was born on September 24, 1932, in McCaskill, Ark., to Ray E. And Carrie Bell Long Boyd. He was a retired from the Hope Public Schools as a school bus mechanic. He was associated with the Jehovahs Witnesses and a member of the...

Cleo Tippitt

Cleo Tippitt

May 4, 2008

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced by Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home, Prescott, Arkansas.

Joy Carlton Chandler

Joy Carlton Chandler

May 3, 2008

MRS. JOY CARLTON CHANDLER, 60, of Bodcaw, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Christus St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, Texas. She passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Christus St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, Texas. She was born on December 7, 1947, in Bodcaw, Ark., to John Henry and Pearl Clements Carlton. She was a bookkeeper...

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