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Bobbie Joe Smith

Bobbie Joe Smith

Jan 8, 2008

Mr. Bobby Joe Smith, 76, Cabot, (Formerly Rosston, Ark.) passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at St. Vincent Hospital, Sherwood, Ark. He was born Jan. 21, 1931 in Rosston, Ark. to Frank and Allie Mae Dixon Smith. Bob served his country in the Army during the Korean Conflict. He trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and...

Billie W. Simmons

Billie W. Simmons

Jan 8, 2008

Mrs. Billie W. Simmons, 97, Hope, Arkansas. She went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at Heather Manor Nursing Home, Hope, Ark. She was born in Denton, Texas on January 4, 1911, to Will and Myrtle Hawthorne White. She was a businesswoman. She was a member of Hope Community Church, Hope, Ark.; member of the Garden...

John Lewis Smith

John Lewis Smith

Jan 2, 2008

MR. JOHN LEWIS RED SMITH, 47, Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2008, at Medical Park Hospital,Hope, Ark. He was born in Hope, Arkansas on April 7, 1960, to Henry T-Bone Smith and Ida Jo McClemmons Smith. He was a roofer. He was preceded in death by one son Jonathan Smith; by his mother, Ida Jo Cox; and...

Virginia Lee Lively

Virginia Lee Lively

Dec 31, 2007

MRS. VIRGINIA LEE LIVELY, 78, of HOPE, Arkansas, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 31, 2007 in the loving care of Heather Manor Nursing and Rehab, Hope, Ark. She was born on Feb. 26, 1929, in Emmet, Ark. to Earl and Annie Pruitt Murphy. She worked at the Shanhouse as a seamstress and at the National...

Morgan Monroe Sandifer

Morgan Monroe Sandifer

Dec 25, 2007

MR. MORGAN MONROE SANDIFER 95, of Hope, Ark. passed away Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007, at Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Ark. He was born on September 7, 1912 in Union County, Ark., to Alec A. and Laurice Estelle Lawrence Sandifer. He was retired from the saw mill at Hines Lumber Co. He was preceded by his wife, Janie Belle Goffe Sandifer,...

June Marie Keel

June Marie Keel

Dec 23, 2007

MRS. JUNE MARIE KEEL, 85, Washington, Arkansas, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, December 23, 2007, at the Baby June Ranch, Washington, Ark. She was born in New Brunswick, Canada on January 14, 1922, to Russell and Charlotte Long Elliott. She was a hair stylist for many years in Hope. Her patron...

Ruby Aline Fuller

Ruby Aline Fuller

Dec 22, 2007

MRS. RUBY ALINE FULLER, 90, Hope, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2007, at Hillcrest Care & Rehab, Prescott, Ark. She was born in Hebron, Texas, on May 29, 1917, moving to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 1948. She was a longtime member of Britton Baptist Church and a retiree of the Hertz Corp. She moved to Hope, Arkansas in 2001...

Lynn Duke Malone

Lynn Duke Malone

Dec 21, 2007

MRS. LAUREN LYNN DUKE MALONE, 44, of HOPE, Arkansas, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2007 in St. Josephs Mercy Medical Center, Hot Springs, Ark., after a brief illness. She was born on Feb. 1, 1963, to Bruce and Judy Percell Duke. She graduated from Hope High School in 1983 and earned a nursing degree from Red River Technical College...

Vernita E. Ho

Vernita E. Ho

Dec 20, 2007

MRS. VERNITA E. HO, 89, of Bodcaw, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2007 in Pinehope Nursing Home, Hope, Ark. She was born in Bodcaw, Arkansas on November 24, 1918, to Charles Henry and Arbula Octavia Lee Carlton. She was a retired beautician. She was a 7th Day Adventist. She was preceded by three sons, Billy Buck and a...

Clyde Covington

Clyde Covington

Dec 19, 2007

MR. CLYDE EDWARD COVINGTON, 80, of Prescott, Arkansas. He passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2007, in Prescott, Ark. He was born on March 12, 1927, in Murfreesboro, Ark. to Carl Edward and Dora Mae Willett Covington. He was a retired law enforcement officer from the Alcohol & Beverage Control, having retired in 1995; former Nevada County Sheriff from 1972...

Lloyd Braden

Lloyd Braden

Dec 18, 2007

MR. LLOYD POP BRADEN 78 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at his home. He was born on Jan. 17, 1929, in Ozan, Ark., to Jessie and Laura Augusta Webb Braden. He was self-employed with his own businessPops Pilot Cars . He was a member and deacon of Guernsey Baptist Church having been ordained as a deacon...

Sarah Lee Moore Lemley

Sarah Lee Moore Lemley

Dec 15, 2007

Mrs. Sarah Lee Moore Lemley, 90, of Williamsburg, Virginia, (Formerly of Emmet, Ark.) passed away on Dec. 15, 2007 in Virginia. She was born Aug. 5, 1916 in Prescott, Ark., the daughter of the late Charles Henry moore and Kathleen Brower Moore. In 1938, she earned a BA degree at the University of Ark. and, subsequently , taught in Emmet,...

Phyllis Kay Thomas

Phyllis Kay Thomas

Dec 15, 2007

MRS. PHYLLIS KAY THOMAS, 45, of DeAnn, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2007 at her home. She was born on May 4, 1962, in Lewisville, Ark. To Otha and Clara Bell Moore Simmons. She was a homemaker and a member of Word of Faith Church, Blevins, Ark. She was preceded in death by her father, Otha Simmons and...

Dora A. Auld

Dora A. Auld

Dec 14, 2007

MRS. DORA A. AULD, 93, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2007 in Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Ark. She was born on November 12, 1914, in Storey, Ark. to Will and Lula Marshall Ray. She was a retired owner/operator of the former Aulds Upholstery Shop in Hope, Ark. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church,...

Tom Page

Tom Page

Dec 14, 2007

Mr. Robert Thomas "Tom" Page, 94, formerly of Washington, Ark. passed quietly in his sleep on Dec. 15, at the home of his son,in Justin, TX, where he had resided for the past few years. He was born Dec. 7, 1913, in Washington to James R. and May Turner Page. He was a retired farmer and also worked for many...

Blanche M. Brown

Blanche M. Brown

Dec 13, 2007

MRS. BLANCHE M. BROWN 90, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away, Thursday, December 13, 2007, in Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Arkansas. She was born on January 7, 1917 in Oklahoma to Willie B. and Ruth Mae White Tippitt. She was a homemaker. She was a Nazarene. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Brownand by one son, Robert...

Joseph T. "Tim" Rhodes

Joseph T. "Tim" Rhodes

Dec 10, 2007

MR. JOSEPH T. TIM RHODES, 62, of Hope, Ark., passed away Monday, Dec. 10, 2007, at his home. He was born on May 31, 1945, in Earle, Ark., to Joe and Frankie Cloud Rhodes. He was a department manager with Firestone Rubber Plant in Prescott, Ark. He was a Baptist and an Air Force Veteran during the Vietnam War serving...

Galyn "Goob" Calhoun

Galyn "Goob" Calhoun

Dec 8, 2007

MR. GALYN GOOB CALHOUN, SR., 62, of Hope, Arkansas. He went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 8, 2007 in Medical Park Hospital, Hope, Arkansas. He was born on August 14, 1945, in Laneburg, AR, to Olen and Verna Stokes Calhoun. He was a retired truck driver. He was a member of Old Liberty Baptist Church, Crossroads Community...

Samuel D. Dickinson

Samuel D. Dickinson

Nov 30, 2007

Mr. Samuel Dorris Dickinson, 95, Prescott, Ark. passed away Friday, November 30, 2007, at his home. He studied American archaeology, and for several years he was engaged in that profession. He taught at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas and Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas. He was in charge of the University of Arkansass WPA archaeology laboratory. Then he turned...

Florence Harris Cornelius

Florence Harris Cornelius

Nov 29, 2007

MRS. FLORENCE HARRIS CORNELIUS, 80, of Prescott, Ark., passed away Thursday, November 29, 2007, in Hillcrest Care and Rehab, Precsott, Arkansas. She was born on July 4, 1927 in Prescott, Arkansas to Barney Harris, Sr. and Mary Pittman Harris. She was a homemaker, excellent cook, seamstress and loved to quilt. She was very involved in the familys cattle and row...

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