Obituaries

May 9, 2020

Mr. Joseph "Joe" Ciaccio Jr. passed away on May 9th, 2020 at the Hospice of Texarkana inpatient facility surrounded by loved ones. He was born October 19, 1942.  He was preceded in death by his parents Joseph Ciaccio Sr. and Marie Jones (Ciaccio) Loe and his loving grandparents Nick and Adelaide Jones.  He is survived by two daughters, Nicki...

May 8, 2020

Ms. Mary L Copeland, age 88 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Friday May 8, 2020 in a local nursing home. Ms. Copeland was born in Gurdon, Arkansas on February 8, 1932 to Henry Ross Copeland and Vondale Baumgardner Copeland. She is a retired receptionist from Rainbow of Challenges in Hope and she was a faithful member of the First...

May 7, 2020

Mr. Winford C. "Jack" Williams, Jr., 78, of Hope, AR passed away on May 7, 2020 in Texarkana, TX.  He was born November 1, 1941 in Natchez, MS at the Charity Hospital.  He was preceded in death by his parents; Winford and Ruby Lee Williams; wife, Annette Mullins Williams; son, Winford Carl Williams III; and brother, Conrad Williams.

May 5, 2020

Mr. Leonard "Bud" Gray, age 66 of Ashdown, Arkansas formerly of Hope, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2020 in Ashdown.  He was born in Hope, Arkansas on March 9, 1954 to John F. Gray and Betty Barton Gray.

He was an Activities Director for a local nursing home and worked in the greenhouse and nursery profession for...

Apr 29, 2020

Mrs. Vicki Shegonee, age 71 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday April 29, 2020 in Texarkana Texas. Vicki was born on October 26, 1948 in Hope, Arkansas, to Henry Howard and Louise Johnson Tippitt. She was a retired bookkeeper for City of Hope and of Christian faith. She is preceded in death by her parents, sister Sharon White and...

Apr 28, 2020

Mr. Stephen Joe Wren, age 67 of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020. He was known to most as Steve, Stevie, or Stevie Joe. Steve was born November 1, 1952 in Prescott, Arkansas to Joe Harold and Josephine Crews Wren. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was a cattle rancher and member...

Apr 27, 2020

Herman Terrell Lasiter, Jr (H.T. or Terry) was born on July 7, 1947 to Herman Terrell Lasiter, Sr. and Margaret Lenora Garrison Lasiter in Warren, Arkansas. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Marcia Buchanan Johnson Lasiter, four children: Cory (Jessica) Johnson, Colbi (Avery) Johnson, Jana (Kevin) Edwards, Trey (Stacey) Johnson, nine grandchildren: Bailey, Lauren, Conley, Aubrey,...

Apr 24, 2020

Mr. Lynn Heckman, age 81 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Friday April 24, 2020, as a result of an automobile accident. Lynn was born in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania on January 8, 1939, to Paul and Ruth Doll Heckman. He was the co - owner of Hope Outdoor Power and Supply of Hope and a member of Oak Grove Church. He...

Apr 22, 2020

Mrs. Delores Denell Henderson, age 66 of Blevins, Arkansas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at her home. A life long resident of Blevins, she was at home surrounded by her family.

Denell is survived by her husband of 49 years David Henderson, one daughter Alena Steed Ritchie and her husband Christopher, six grandchildren Magen...

Apr 22, 2020

Mr. Richard "Brant" Hooks, age 42 of Spring Hill, Arkansas passed away Wednesday April 22, 2020 in Hope, Brant was a member of Southside Baptist Church where he was a faithful Christian. He was a loving and devoted loving father. He worked at UPS for 13 years. He is preceded in death by his grandmothers, Joyce Hooks, Clifton and...

Apr 18, 2020

Mrs. Virgie Greenhaw, age 100 formerly of Springhill, Arkansas passed away Saturday April 18,2020, in Jacksonville, Arkansas. She was born on July 13, 1919, in Cross Roads Community, Arkansas to Ambrose and Bessie Sutton. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hope Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years Herbert Greenhaw,...

Apr 18, 2020

Mrs. Althea "Louise" Stokes Willis, age, 96 of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Saturday April 18, 2020, in Prescott. She was born on May 3, 1923, to Fred and Allie Ghormley Stokes. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Prescott. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Hubert Willis, brother, James Stokes, two...

Apr 8, 2020

Mrs. Patricia "Patti" Harding, age 80 of Bodcaw, Arkansas passed away Wednesday April 8, 2020, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. She was born on May 31, 1939, in Kansas City Missouri to Howard and Marjorie Lee Newton Beam. She was retired from GTE as a telephone operator and a member of Corinth Baptist Church. She liked to work in her garden,...

Apr 8, 2020

Mrs. Ann Wylie, age 76 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Wednesday April 8, 2020, at her home. Ann was born on November 10, 1943, to Pershing M and Mary Hildebrand Cox. She was a retired elementary teacher for the SPRING HILL school system and th HOPE PUBLIC school system. She joined the DAR in 1990 serving as regent registrar,...

Apr 8, 2020

Jason Douglas "Jay" Kidd, 52, went to his heavenly home on April 8, 2020. Born January 31, 1968, his parents are Jerry and Sue Hudson Kidd of Bryant, AR. Jay spent his first five years in Ft. Walton Beach, FL, and for the next eight years he lived in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where he enjoyed playing soccer and flying...

Apr 6, 2020

Mr. Thomas J Rhodes, age 78 of Rosston Arkansas, passed away Monday April 6, 2020, in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Thomas was born on July 19, 1941, in Hope, Arkansas to Thomas Dewey and Dovie Mae Dixon Rhodes. He was a retired oil field pumper and a member of Rosston First Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents....

Apr 6, 2020

Mrs. Helen Shepherd McKinney, age 95 of Hope, Arkansas passed away April 6, 2020, at Hillcrest Care and Rehab In Prescott, Ar. She was born May 10 1924 in Noxubee County Mississippi to the late Rufus Howard and Martha Lockler Shepherd.

On Dec 31,1944, she married Dale McKinney. They were blessed with 66 years together until his...

Apr 4, 2020

Mr. Chris McWilliams, age 42 of Doddridge, Arkansas, formerly of Hope passed Saturday April 4, 2020, in Texarkana, Texas.  He was born on November 23, 1977, in Shreveport Louisiana. He is preceded in death by his grandparents and uncle Jerry McWilliams.

Survivors include; parents Larry Joe and Ann Mc Williams, the mother of his children Serena McWilliams,...

Apr 4, 2020

Mr. Thomas (Tommy) Ray Belasco, age 68 of Rison, Arkansas went to be with the lord peacefully in his home on April 4, 2020. He was born on December 5, 1951, in Detroit Michigan to the late Raymond And Ruth Doss Belasco Crews. He was raised in Delight Arkansas where he me his wife Sherry Hudman Belasco where they...

Apr 3, 2020

Fire Chief Dale Glanton, age 58 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Friday April 3, 2020, in Little Rock Arkansas. Dale was born on August 21, 1961, in Hope, Arkansas, to James and Jean Williams Glanton. He started serving the City of Hope in 1984 as a firefighter. During his time, he took classes from the Arkansas fire academy. Mr....