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Leroy Hawthorne

Leroy Hawthorne

Feb 17, 2008

MR. LEROY HAWTHORNE, 72, of COLUMBUS, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, February 17, 2008 at his home. He was born on June 15, 1935, in Columbus, Ark. to Roy and Elter Clayton Hawthorne. He was a carpenter; a member of Columbus Baptist Church, Columbus, Ark.; an avid fisherman and hunter and musician. He was preceded in death by his parents...

James E. Hardee

James E. Hardee

Feb 14, 2008

MR. JAMES E. JIM HARDEE, 64, Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday February 14, 2008 at Medical Park Hospital. He was born on February 15, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas to Jesse James and Ida Belle Moore Hardee. He was a self-employed businessman and partnership investor and electrician with Hardee Electric Co. He was a member of DeAnn United Methodist...

Micheal A. Ming

Micheal A. Ming

Feb 14, 2008

Mr. Micheal A. Ming, 57, of Bucyrus, Missouri, passed away on Thurs., Feb. 14, 2008 at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Ark. He was born July 4, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Clifford and Minnie Jean Sampley Ming. He was a carpenter and truck driver for Celadon Trucking. He was a member of the N.R.A and AARP. He was...

Marguerite Avery

Marguerite Avery

Feb 13, 2008

MRS. MARGUERITE AVERY, 83, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 13,2008, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, AR She was born on October 21, 1924, in Prescott, AR. to Alexander and Alta Myra Garrett Avery. She was riveter during World War II, a seamstress, former employee of the City Caf in Prescott and former owner/operator of Eastside Cleaners in...

Margie J. Reed

Margie J. Reed

Feb 9, 2008

MRS. MARGIE J. REED, 85, of Caney Community, Prescott, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, February 9,2008, at her home. She was born on August 28, 1922, in Reader, AR. to O.T. and Rosa Goodlet Johnson. She was homemaker and former employee of Gulf Oil Co. She was a member of Morris Baptist Church; former member of Nevada County Fair Board;...

Verda Lee Stevenson

Verda Lee Stevenson

Feb 8, 2008

Mrs. Verda Lee Stevenson, 67, passed away peacefully on Fri., Feb. 8, 2008, at Evergreens Senior Healthcare, Greensboro, N.Carolina. She was born and raised in Hope, Ar. and had lived in Greensboro for the past 12 years. While in Hope, she was twice honored with the "Hope Photographer of the Year Award." She was preceded in death by her father,...

Otis Butler

Otis Butler

Feb 8, 2008

MR. OTIS BUTLER, 61, of Hope, Arkansas, (formerly Prescott, Arkansas) passed away on Friday, February 8,2008, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Ark. He was born on January 20, 1947, in Hope, AR. to Waldo and Mary Haltom Butler. He was disabled. HIS SURVIVORS INCLUDE: ONE BROTHER: Bobby Butler and Brenda, Texarkana, TX. GRAVESIDE SERVICES will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February...

Kendall Mcrae Lemley

Kendall Mcrae Lemley

Feb 7, 2008

Colonel (U.S.A. Retired) Kendall McRae Lemley, 64, of Williamsburg, Virginia passed away unexpectedly in Williamsburg, Virginia, on February 7, 2008. He had been a resident of Williamsburg since 2006. Ken was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma on March 28, 1943, but considered Hope, Arkansas to be his home. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in...

Victor B. Holder

Victor B. Holder

Feb 7, 2008

Mr. Victor B. Holder, 76, of El Dorado, Ark. passed away Thurs. after a lengthy illness, in El Dorado. Survivors: His wife, Othean Davis Holder, El Dorado. One Son, Randy Holder, Fayetteville, Ark. Two Daughters, Delois Klippert and Mike, El Dorado. and Dewanda Nelson, Magnolia. One Sister, Ernestine Mays, El Dorado. One Brother, Franklin Holder, El Dorado. 7 grands and...

Gloria Inez Horne Taylor

Gloria Inez Horne Taylor

Feb 6, 2008

Mrs. Gloria Inez Horne Taylor,65, of Gurdon, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, February 6,2008, at Baptist Health Medical Center, Arkadelphia, Ark. She was born on September 17, 1942, in Prescott, AR. to Luther and Thelma Faye Clem Horne. She was homemaker and mother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oran Warry Taylor, who died Dec. 17, 2002. Her...

Frankie Lynn Powell

Frankie Lynn Powell

Feb 3, 2008

MR. FRANKIE LYNN POWELL, 60, of SPRING HILL, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2008 at Christus St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, TX. He was born on Sept. 8, 1947, in Spring Hill, Ark. to Verdo and Louise Odell Powell. He was retired from Centerpoint Energy/Arkla Gas Co. and a member of Providence Baptist Church, Spring Hill, Ark. He...

Doris Reed Bader

Doris Reed Bader

Jan 30, 2008

MRS. DORIS REED BADER, 84, Little Rock, Arkansas (formerly Hope, Ark) passed away on her birthday Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at Good Shepherd Nursing and Rehab, Little Rock, Ark. She was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on January 30, 1924, to Joseph W. and Christine Oakley Reed. She was a drug store owner/operator beside her pharmacist husband for years. She was...

Mary Cornelia Carter Mcrae

Mary Cornelia Carter Mcrae

Jan 28, 2008

Mrs. Mary Cornelia Carter McRae, 95, Memphis, Tenn., (Formerly of Hope, Ark.) passed away at a Tenn. Hospital after a short illness. She was born on March 19, 1912, to Rollin H. And Annie Power Carter in Magnolia, Ark. She taught school in Mississippi County, Ark. for 50 years before retiring in Conway, Ark. She had lived in Memphis, TN....

Hazel Baber Jones

Hazel Baber Jones

Jan 24, 2008

MRS. HAZEL L. BABER JONES , 91, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday,January 24,2008, at Hillcrest Nursing and Rehab, Prescott, Ark. She was born on March 31, 1916, in Okolona, AR. to Thomas and Dilla Wilson Baber. She was retired manager of the former Rephans Department Store in Prescott, Ark. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Prescott,...

William Earl Jefferies

William Earl Jefferies

Jan 21, 2008

JEFFERIES, WILLIAM EARL LIGHTENING BILL Bill Jefferies, 72, beloved bell ringer for the Salvation Army, died Monday, Jan. 21, 2008 in Dallas. He was born May 7, 1935, in Hemingford, Nebraska, to the late Ivan and Hazel Jefferies. Bill served his country in both the United States Army and Marines. He loved the Dallas Arts, especially opera, symphony and theatre....

Ann Booker

Ann Booker

Jan 20, 2008

Mrs. Ann Booker, 68, of Emmet, Arkansas, went to her new home in heaven on Sunday, January 20, 2008 from her home. She was born on Feb. 25, 1939, in Arkadelphia, Ark. to Charles Wright and Cathryn Wilder Couch. She was a teacher for 46 + years at Emmet, Ark., being just 3 hours shy of her Masters degree in...

Nora Lee Nichols

Nora Lee Nichols

Jan 20, 2008

MRS. NORA LEE NICHOLS, 75, of Bodcaw, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, January 20,2008, at her home after a lengthy illness. She was born on April 20, 1932, in Bodcaw, AR. to Roy and Ruby Loe Rayborn. She was a retired, dedicated employee of Pinehope Nursing Home of Hope, Ark. She was a member and Nursery worker of Union Baptist...

Anna May Scott Langston

Anna May Scott Langston

Jan 19, 2008

Mrs. Anna May Scott Langston, 82, of Prescott, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, January 9,2008, in Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Ark. She was born, the youngest of four children, on March 13, 1925, in Hope, Ark.,to Will and Lula May McGill Scott. She was a housewife and mother. At an early age she professed her love for Christ and united...

Cliffie Opaline Escarre

Cliffie Opaline Escarre

Jan 14, 2008

MRS. CLIFFIE OPALINE ESCARRE, 95, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away on Monday, January 14,2008, in Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Ark. She was born on August 24, 1912, in Manilla, AR. to William Henry and Laura Mae Rayder Heath. She was former owner/operator of Prescott Variety/Ben Franklin Store; home health aide and former administrator for Buchanan Nursing Home in Prescott; and...

Zane Tylor Wright

Zane Tylor Wright

Jan 12, 2008

Mr. Zane Tylor Wright, infant son of Michael Kenneth Wright, Jr. and Hope Elizabeth Daniel Wright passed away on Sat. Jan. 12, 2008, his day of birth. His Survivors Include: His Parents; Four Brothers: Zackary Ryan Wright, Prescott, Cody Michael Wright, Prescott, Dominick Allen Wright, Prescott, and Tristan Lee Mitchell, Wichita Falls, TX. One Sister, Zoie Elizabeth Wright, Prescott. Paternal...

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