Obituaries

Dec 6, 2020

Mr. Penny Dougan, Age 80, of Blevins, Arkansas passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020 in Nashville, Arkansas. Penny was born March 21, 1940 to Oscar Lee and Cecil Beatrice Otwell Dougan. He was a retired general laborer that enjoyed his peace and quiet and doing his puzzle books. He is preceded in death by his parents; sister Susie Dougan;...

Dec 5, 2020

Mrs. Elizabeth Bilbrey, age 81 of Maud, Texas, formerly of Emmet, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020, at her home in Maud. Elizabeth was a retired care giver and a member of Moss Springs Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents and Hubert E Bilbrey, her husband of 58 and a half years.

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Dec 3, 2020

Mrs. Juanita Mae Knoll, age 79 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020 in Hope. She was born January 10, 1945 in Hillsboro, Texas to Abraham and Dorothy Ridlehuber Bowman. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bob Knoll; and sister Evelyn Looper.

Survivors include: daughter Connie Hair and Charles of Hope, Arkansas;...

Dec 3, 2020

James Norman Mason, known to most as "Norm" passed away on December 3, 2020 due to complications from an injury incurred on October 31st. Born November 29, 1939, the middle child of Norman Hugh and Ruby Burgess Mason, he graduated from Bradford High School in 1957 and went on to enlist in the Air Force in 1958. He served...

Nov 30, 2020

Mrs. Betty Jean Kindrick, age 91, of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday, November 30, 2020 at her home. Mrs. Betty was born August 29, 1929 in Louisville, Kentucky to Delmar and Callie Cobb Stokes. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband Thomas Kindrick; infant son Phillip Thomas Kindrick; grandchild Billy Dale Kindrick; Five brothers and Three sisters....

Nov 29, 2020

Mrs. Delores Anita Escarre Kerr, age 79, formerly of Prescott, Arkansas passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020. Delores was born January 11, 1941 in Knoxville, Tennessee to Peter Andrew Sr. and Cliffie Opaline Heath Escarre. She graduated from Prescott High School and later received her Masters Degree in Education. She faced many difficult challenges in her life, staring at...

Nov 29, 2020

Mrs. Faye Nell Miner age 82 of Springhill, Arkansas Passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020, in Texarkana, Texas. Faye was born on October 24, 1938, in Oden Arkansas to Bert and Ethel Hughes Brewer. She was a retired special education teacher in Springhill, Arkansas and was a member of Bethany Baptist church in Springhill, Arkansas. Faye enjoyed reading books...

Nov 27, 2020

Mr. Steven J. Carlton age 69 of Bodcaw, Arkansas passed away Friday November 27, 2020 in Hope, Arkansas. Mr. Carlton was born August 11, 1951 in Hope, Arkansas to Harlan E and Josephine McClean Carlton.  He was a Master electrician and a member of Union Baptist church of Bodcaw, Arkansas. He loved to turkey, deer hunt and go fishing,...

Nov 27, 2020

Mr. Donald Ray "Don" Faris, age 67 of Saratoga, Arkansas passed away, Friday November 27, 2020 in Saratoga, Arkansas.  Donald was born December 30, 1952 to Delma Ray and Betty Jo Faris in Hope, Arkansas. Donald was a welder for A & B welding and loved to fish. He is preceded in death by his Father, and his sister...

Nov 22, 2020

Donna Watson Ragar, age 66, of Rogers passed away early Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Rogers. She was preceded in death by her parents Bill and Ruth Watson of Warren.

Born and raised in Warren, Donna then started her college studies at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. She finished her degree in nursing...

Nov 22, 2020

Mrs. Mildred "Mickey" Hart-Haigwood, age 93, formerly of Hope, Arkansas passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020 in Marshall, Texas. She was born May 19, 1927, in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, to Luther L. and Rose McIver Cornelius. She was a graduate of Guernsey High School in 1946. Mickey married Edward Glenn Hart, and two sons were born from this union....

Nov 20, 2020

Mrs. Sammy Martin, age 94 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Friday, November 20, 2020 in her home. She was born December 1, 1925 in DeAnn, Arkansas to Walker and Fannie Schooley Chambless. Mrs. Sammy was the owner of Martin's Footnotes & Fashions, as well as, a member of Hope Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her...

Nov 17, 2020

Mrs. Dottie E. Tabor, age 84 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday, November 17, 2020, in Texarkana, Texas. Dottie was born March 17, 1936 in Texarkana, Texas to Ivey and Nannie Bell Guilliams Cutshall. She was a devoted member of Unity Baptist Church, where she enjoyed caring for little ones in the nursery. Dottie loved retirement: spending time with...

Nov 14, 2020

Betty Nell Cottingham Riley was born April 17, 1934, to Jefferson David and Thelma Schoonover Cottingham in Prescott, Arkansas. She was blessed to be one of eight children and was raised in a home filled with an abundance of love for one another, a strong commitment to family, and above all a deep faith in the Lord.

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Nov 13, 2020

Mr. William Bill "Jappy" Barber, age 83 of Bodcaw, Arkansas, passed away Friday November 13, 2020, at this home. Jappy was born to William Thomas and Era Blakely Barber on January 8, 1937 in McCaskill, Arkansas. He was a member of Friendship United Methodist Church and a Retired United States Army Veteran of 20 years serving three tours in...

Nov 10, 2020

Mrs. Opal Somers Lloyd, age 97, of Hope, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 in Hope. Mrs. Lloyd was born January 2, 1923 in Bodcaw, Arkansas to Luther and Dovie Galloway Crawford. She was a member of Unity Baptist Church and The Order of the Eastern Star. She is preceded in death by her parents; First husband: Marshall...

Nov 4, 2020

Mr. Raymond Lee Pine, age 80, of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Mr. Pine was born March 6, 1940 in Texarkana, AR to Walter and Evelyn Pine. He served in the United States Air Force, as a mechanic, from age 17-20. Later, he became a mail carrier for the United States Postal Service, from which he...

Nov 2, 2020

Mrs. Reba House, age 79, of Prescott, Arkansas passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at her home. She was born October 3, 1941 in Blevins, Arkansas to Cecil and Wilma Rodden Jester. Mrs. House taught at the Prescott Elementary School for 28 years and was a member of Central Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents....

Oct 28, 2020

Mr. Eliseo Salazar, 42 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Salazar was born January 5, 1978 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Fransisco and Alicia Sanchez Salazar.

Survivors include his parents; wife, Martha Mascorro Salazar; Brothers, Juan Fransisco Salazar, Joel Salazar; Sisters, Blanca Alicia Salazar, Orfa Elizabeth Salazar; Children, Rebeca Salazar,...

Oct 22, 2020

Martha Delores (Brown) Thomas, age 84, formerly of New Braunfels, Texas passed away on October 22, 2020. She was born in the Piney Grove Community of Prescott, Arkansas. Martha was preceded in death by her father, Willis "Billy" Nathan Brown, mother, Bertie Ailene (Ridgell) Brown, and sister Joy Shaver.

She is survived by her husband, T. D....