Obituaries

Mar 31, 2019

Mrs. Joyce Marie Bobo, age 89 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Wadley Regional in Texarkana, TX. She was born June 8, 1929 in Hope, Arkansas to Jesse Allen and Bertha Calhoun. She was a retired owner of KTSS Television, KMTB Radio, China Doll Gift Shop, and a former bookkeeper at McLarty Associates. She was...

Mar 30, 2019

Mrs. Betty Erskine, age 94 of Texarkana, TX passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Christian Care Center of Texarkana. She was born in Hempstead County (Sweet Home Community) on January 12, 1925 to William and Birdie Montgomery Spears.  Mrs. Erskine is predeceased by her parents, her husband Allen B. Erskine, Jr and son Robert Allen Erskine.

Mar 29, 2019

Mrs. Wilma Matchett, age 87 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Friday, March 29, 2019 at a local nursing home.  She was born in Grandfield, Oklahoma on October 12, 1931 to William Hershel and Mattie Elizabeth Clark Taylor.  She was a member First United Methodist Church and a former member of the Hempstead County Home Extension Club.  Mrs. Matchett was...

Mar 23, 2019

Mrs. Linden "Linda" Jean Adams, age 63 of Fulton, Arkansas passed away Saturday March 23, 2019, in Texarkana, Texas. She was born January 16, 1956 in Aberdeen, MD to Franklin Dwayne and Ann Wheelington Everly. She worked in the food industry. She is preceded in death by her father and sister Diane Everly.

Survivors include her mother...

Mar 19, 2019

Mr. John A. Morton, age 54 of Blevins, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday March 19, 2019 at Wadley Regional in Hope. Mr. Morton was born on March 2, 1965, in Hope, Arkansas, to Jerry and Mary Hooper Morton. He was a retired Truck Driver and devoted to his family. He is preceded in death by his mother, a brother Billy...

Mar 18, 2019

Mrs. Kathleen "Kathy" McCain, 60 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Monday March 18, 2019. Kathy was born on April 18, 1958, in Hope, Arkansas, to Angus Bouie and Pat Potter McCain. She is preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include; daughter, Sunshine Brown, son, Christopher Brown, three grandchildren; Takeela Jade Armstrong, Kasch Jawaine Brown, Armoni Rain...

Mar 16, 2019

Ms. Sara Hernandez, age 24 of Marshall, Texas, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2019. She was born April 11, 1994 in Irving, Texas to Jack Marvin and Virginia Ann Neal Hernandez. She is preceded in death by her father Jack M. Hernandez Sr., one brother Jack Marvin Hernandez Jr., sister Andria "Andi" Hernandez, and grandmother Betty Hernandez.

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Mar 14, 2019

Ruth Pruitt, age 82 of Daingerfield, Texas, went with the Lord on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Christus Good Shepherd in Longview.

Ruth was born to Jacobus and Elizabeth Van den Broek on October 13, 1936. She was the tenth child of fourteen. She Is preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Pruitt. They shared 41 years...

Mar 13, 2019

Mr. J. B. Ingram, age 95 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday March 13, 2019, Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Ingram was born in Rosston, Arkansas on October 31, 1923 to Joseph B. Ingram and Lizzie Faye Copeland Ingram.  Mr. Ingram was a member of the Garrett Memorial Baptist Church in Hope, a US Army veteran serving from 1942 to 1945...

Mar 12, 2019

Mr. Bobby Joe Martin, age 83 of Prescott, passed away Tuesday March 12 2019 at his home. Bobby Joe was born on April 29, 1945, in Bodcaw, Arkansas, to Joe and Vonie Jackson Martin. He was a retired General Contractor in Prescott and a member of Central Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents, son Bruce...

Mar 12, 2019

Mrs. Johnnie Dorothy Ford, age 91, of Hope, Arkansas entered the gates of heaven on Tuesday, March 12, 2019.  Dorothy was born on January 12, 1928 to Michael and Lois Winberry.  She was a member of First Baptist Church where she loved the time spent with her ladies' Sunday School class and her church family.  Dorothy retired from First...

Mar 4, 2019

Mr. Bob Porter, age 90 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Monday March 4, 2019, in Hope.  Mr. Porter was born in Prescott, Arkansas on June 22, 1928 to Robert Lee Porter and Fannie Mae (Billingsley) Porter.  He was the owner of Hope Novelty and Vending for over 50 years and was a member of the Church of Christ in...

Mar 4, 2019

Mrs. June Carruthers, age 84 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday, March 4, 2019 at her home.  Mrs. Carruthers was born November 18, 1934 to Walker and Fannie (Schooley) Chambless. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Leon Carruthers; brother Herbert Chambless and a sister Mary Ruth Abbott.

Mrs. Carruthers is a member of the Church...

Feb 28, 2019

Mr. Frank Flowers, age 70 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, February 28, 2019.  Mr. Flowers was born September 20 1948 in Hope, Arkansas to John Doyle and Gracie Nell Todd Flowers.  Frank was a member of the Shover Springs Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting and spending time with family and friends during his spare time. He was an...

Feb 27, 2019

Mrs. Levercie Craven was born October 25, 1936 in Prescott, Arkansas. She was the second of six children born to Christene Tyree-George and John Wesley George Sr. She left this life as she lived it, quietly and without fanfare on February 27,2019 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Prescott, Arkansas.

She graduated from McRae High...

Feb 26, 2019

Mrs. Sarah Mae Gullion, age 88 of McCaskill, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday February 26, 2019, at her home. She was born on April 6, 1930 in Crab Orchard, Kentucky to Silas and Liyzza Dunn Shoemaker.  Mrs. Gullion was a store clerk, a home maker who loved to crochet and was very dedicated to her work. She is preceded in...

Feb 26, 2019

Mr. Billy Joe Wellman, age 49 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. Billy was born in Prescott, Arkansas on September 2, 1969 to John H. and Josephine Hill Wellman. He was the owner of Billy's Tree Service and was a member of A Place of Meeting, where he was very active. Billy was...

Feb 26, 2019

Dr. Andrew Szebenyi, 71, a long-time resident of Hope, AR, passed away on February 26, 2019. He was born January 2, 1948, in Budapest, Hungary. Andy was the second son of Dr. Emil and Clara Szebenyi. He graduated from Passaic Valley High School (Little Falls, NJ), Yale University (New Haven, CT), and Tufts Medical School (Boston, MA). He then...

Feb 24, 2019

Mrs. Laura "Jo" Gates Davies, 89 of Gurdon passed away, Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Courtyard Gardens in Arkadelphia. Mrs. Davies was born April 20, 1929 in Gurdon, Arkansas to Herbert Wesley Gates and Ruby Lola Cockrell Gates. For 32 years, she was an employee of the First National Bank of Gurdon where she retired as bank vice president....

Feb 22, 2019

Twyla Odom age 79 of Hope, Arkansas, went to rest with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Friday February 22, 2019. Twyla Odom was born on July 8, 1939, in Caldwell, Idaho. She is preceded in death by her parents Eldon and Lydia Rogers, The Love of Her Life Bob Odom infant child, Charles Odom, great-grandchild, John Luke Odom....