Obituaries

Jan 26, 2020

Mr. Eugene I. Cooper age 69 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Wadley Regional in Texarkana. He was born September 5, 1950 in McNabb, Arkansas to Rufus Cooper and Marion Helen Cox. Eugene was a retired truck driver. He is preceded in death by is father Rufus Cooper, Step father Delmar Nelson, three brothers Raymond,...

Jan 18, 2020

MARY FRANCES (DORMAN) CARLISLE

Mrs. Mary Frances (Dorman) Carlisle, age 67 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, January 18, 2020 in Texarkana, Texas. She was born March 12, 1952 in Bodcaw, Arkansas to Curtis Green and Marguerite (Altom) Dorman. She attended Bodcaw Schools, Hope High School and Red River Vocational Technical School, earning a LPN degree and...

Jan 15, 2020

Mr. Olen Ray "Big O" Dorman, age 72 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Wednesday, January 15, 2020 in Texarkana, Texas. He was born May 5, 1947 in Bodcaw, Arkansas to Curtis Green and Marguerite Altom Dorman. He was the retired co-owner of Spates Florist, an avid deer hunter and fisherman, bee keeper, and a member of Unity Baptist Church...

Jan 14, 2020

Jami Lyn Godwin age 25 of Hope, Arkansas went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Heather Manor Nursing Home in Hope, Arkansas. Jami was born march 1, 1994 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Mike Godwin and Dee Godwin. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Hope.

Jami...

Jan 13, 2020

Mrs. Ola Mae Davis, age 89 of Washington, Arkansas passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at St. Michaels in Texarkana, Texas. She was born July 13, 1930 in Center Ridge, Arkansas to John William and Lela Frazier Cole. Ola was a custodian for Hope Public Schools for many years, of Baptist faith, and loved to sew and work in...

Jan 11, 2020

William (Bill) Franklin Waddle, 78 formerly of Magnolia, Arkansas, died January 11, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Florida of natural causes. He was born October 28, 1941 to Howard and Inez Crotto Waddle, the second of four sons. Bill was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Johnny Waddle and Marc Waddle.

Bill was a 1959...

Jan 8, 2020

Mr. Donald Wayne Elmer, Sr. age 53 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Wednesday, January 8, 2020. Donald was born in Bald Knob, Arkansas on September 21, 1966. He was employed at Meyers Bakery where he was a machine operator. Donald enjoyed spending time outdoors and enjoyed attending to his animals. He is preceded in death by his parents, a...

Jan 6, 2020

Mr. Joe Don Webb, age 92 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday January 6th at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Hope.

Mr. Webb was born January 3rd, 1928 in Durant, Oklahoma to Rufus and Ruby Sutton Webb. He grew up in Hugo, Oklahoma where he graduated from high school before entering the US Navy in 1946. Upon...

Jan 5, 2020

Mr. Robert Delton "Robbie" Myers, age 53 of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Sunday January 5, 2020, in Shreveport Louisiana. He was born in Prescott, Arkansas on June 23, 1966 to Bobby Delton and Sharon Ashbrook Myers. He attended the Church of Christ, was a Navy Veteran, and a retired FAA Electronic Technician. He was an outdoorsman, who enjoyed spending...

Dec 30, 2019

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Neel age 84 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 at Wadley Regional in Texarkana, Texas. Mary was born February 10, 1935 in Niangua, MO. Mary was a loving mom and grandmother and will surely be missed by all. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lois Medlock, Paul R. Wantland, and Vista,...

Dec 30, 2019

Ada Hopson Graham age 70 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away Monday, December 30, 2019 in Benton, Arkansas. She was born June 20, 1949 to Dan and Marie Hopson. She was the 4 th of nine children born to this Union. She graduated from McRae Public School in 1967, and was a member of Mt. Ephesus Baptist Church. She later...

Dec 26, 2019

Mrs. JoAnn Sandlin age 75, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 in Little Rock.  She was born January 12, 1944 in Hope, Arkansas to Joseph and Annie Terry Bruce. She was a 20-year veteran of the US Army, originally from Hope, AR. Her love for Hope brought her back in 1995 with her daughter. Since then she has been...

Dec 25, 2019

Mr. Kenneth Ray Bartlett Sr., age 69 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at his home. He was born May 26 1950 in Paris, Texas to Rufus Lee and Pearl Thorn Bartlett.

No visitation is planned.

Graveside service will be 2:00pm, Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Sweet Home Cemetery in Blevins, Arkansas....

Dec 25, 2019

Guy Manning Bobo, 87, passed away on December 25, 2019. He was born in Spring Hill, Arkansas, on

February 16, 1932. Guy was a graduate of Spring Hill High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952-1954,

when he left the service with an honorable discharge. Guy married Nellie Virginia Nations in Hope, Arkansas,...

Dec 22, 2019

Mr. Jimmy Bebee Sr. age 68 of Saratoga, Arkansas passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 in Texarkana, Texas at the Hospice of Texarkana. He was born June 24, 1951 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to James and Pauline Wolford Bebee. Jimmy was a retired Real Estate Investor, a mason and Shriner of Tulsa, OK, and of Baptist faith. He was a...

Dec 21, 2019

Mr. Jim B. Hastings, Sr. age 76 of Little Rock, Arkansas entered the gates of Heaven on Saturday, December 21, 2019. He is preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Gloria "Susie" Hastings, who was his best friend, hunting and fishing buddy; one son, Richard Lynn Hastings; one grandson, Tyler James Atherton; his parents, Lewis and Myrtle...

Dec 14, 2019

Mrs. Kathryn "June" Ward, age 87 of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Saturday December 14, 2019, in Prescott. She was born June 18, 1932 in Prescott, Arkansas to Carl and Ruby Ridling Billingsley. June was a homemaker and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Herschel Billingsley, and a sister, Frances...

Dec 14, 2019

Mr. C.B. Foshee, age 93 of Gurdon, Arkansas passed away December 14, 2019 in Lubbock, Texas. He was born March 24, 1926 in Gurdon, Arkansas to Clarence and Elizabeth "Bess" Marshall Foshee. He owned and operated the Gurdon Machine Shop. He attended the First Presbyterian Church in Gurdon and served as an elder in the church for many years....

Dec 14, 2019

TSGT Aircraft Load Master, Franklin "Doyle" Ferguson, 84, of Prescott, Arkansas went to be with our Lord, Saturday, December 14, 2019. He was born December 23, 1934 in Emmet, Arkansas to Johnie and Carrie Ferguson. He served in the Air Force for over 20 years and served most of his time in Vietnam where he made memories with Bob...

Dec 13, 2019

Mr. Charles N. "Nelson" Mathews, age 54 of Carlisle, Arkansas passed away, Friday, December 13, 2019 in a local hospital. Nelson was born July 31, 1965 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Charles Mathews and Judith Louise Cornelius Mathews. He was currently employed for Walmart as a field Manger for 20 years. Member Panola Baptist Church in Lonoke, Arkansas. His...