Obituaries

Aug 18, 2018

Mrs. Evie May Taylor Hamm, age 57 of Guernsey, Arkansas, passed away Saturday August 18, 2018 at her home. Mrs. Hamm was born in Helena, Arkansas on September 15, 1960 to Julius Jessie and Cora Rachel Smith Taylor. She was a member of the Guernsey Baptist Church and was employed by Save-A-Lot Store as their retail manager. Evie May...

Aug 17, 2018

Mr. Randall Stanley, age 53 of Monett, Missouri, formerly of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Friday August 17, 2018 in Springfield, Missouri. Mr. Stanley was born on August 24, 1965 in Hope, Arkansas, to Fred and Vesta Jean Reid Stanley. He was a member of New Site Church in Monett, a former employee of Walmart, enjoyed camping, fishing and an...

Aug 14, 2018

Mr. John C. Hackett, age 76 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, August 14, 2018 in Texarkana, TX. He was born April 29, 1942 in Mobile, AR, to Hardin Edward and Willa Frances Hackett and grew up in Lake Village, AR. He was a retired Owner and Operator of Custom Safety Management and a beloved friend to many. He...

Aug 13, 2018

Mr. Donnie Hollis, age 60 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Monday August 13, 2018 at his home in Hope. He was born December 27, 1957 in France to Donald and Earlene Hollis. Mr. Hollis was the Circulation Manager for the Hope Star for over 20 years. He was a member of Southside Baptist Church and cherished by co-workers, family,...

Aug 12, 2018

Mr. Charles "Chuck" Fletcher Mullins, age 80, died peacefully at home in Hope, Arkansas on Sunday, August 12, after a lengthy and hard-fought battle with cancer.  Mr. Mullins is preceded in death by his parents, Fletcher and Mollie Mullins, and three brothers, James, Jerry, and Troy Mullins.

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Aug 10, 2018

Danny Gilbert, 68, of Fulton, AR, died on Friday, August 10, 2018 at 7:55 am at his home. He was a wonderful, husband, father, pawpaw, uncle, friend and truck driver. He was always the life of the party, known for his sense of humor and tall tales, and never let the truth stand in the way of a good...

Aug 9, 2018

Mr. Arlee Richard Taylor age 84 of Huffman, Texas, formerly of Blevins, Arkansas, passed away Thursday August 9, 2018 in Kingwood, Texas. Mr. Taylor was born in Blevins, Arkansas on November 21, 1933 to W.T. "Bill" Taylor and Frances Whatley Taylor.  He was a member of Union Grove Baptist Church in Blevins, he was employed by the City of...

Aug 9, 2018

Mr. Ted W. Foster, age 87 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, August 9, 2018 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Mr. Foster was born in Ben Franklin, Texas on May 21, 1931 to Bloys Keith Foster and Florence Eudora Moore. He is preceded in death by his parents, a brother Joe Foster, a sister Doranne Kusler and a grandson William Michael Poff....

Aug 3, 2018

Margaret Rose Hamilton, 78 of Emmet, passed away, Friday, August 3, 2018, at her home following a long fight with an autoimmune disease.  A lover of music, Mrs. Hamilton was surrounded by loved friends and family who sang, played guitars, piano and even a ukulele in impromptu gatherings around her while in home hospice.  She was an active member...

Aug 1, 2018

Mrs. Lynn Burke, age 83, of Hope, Arkansas passed away Wednesday August 1, 2018 in a Texarkana, Tx hospital. Mrs. Burke was born August 5, 1934 in Hope to Charles Houston and Vera Garrett Torbert. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church of Hope where she was also a member of Anna Maney Sunday...

Aug 1, 2018

Mrs. Nell Campbell, age 81, of Emmet, Arkansas passed away at her residence surrounded by her family on August 1, 2018. Mrs. Campbell was born November 16, 1936 in Stamps, Arkansas to James Ila and Charlene Hollis Phillips. She was a retired employee of Bruner Ivory and a member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Emmet, Arkansas. She was...

Jul 30, 2018

Mrs. Allie Ruth Vines, age 58 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Monday July 30, 2018, at her home. Allie was born on October 10, 1959, in Exeter California, to John Paul and Louise Gibson Jones. She was a supervisor in customer service for Walmart in Hope and a member of Garrett Memorial Baptist Church. She is preceded in death...

Jul 30, 2018

Mrs. Carolyn Sue Hill, age 78 of Murfreesboro, Arkansas, passed away Monday July 30, 2018 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mrs. Hill was born on October 14, 1939, in Prescott, Arkansas, to Claud And Irene Treas Head. She was a homemaker, a member of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church of Murfreesboro and loved to write many letters to her family and...

Jul 22, 2018

Crittenden "Critt" Creed Gathright, infant son of William Warren Gathright and Cynthia Cheyene Murphy passed away, Sunday, July 22, 2018 in a Texarkana, Texas hospital.

Other survivors include; a brother Rhett Jackson Murphy, Maternal grandparents Martin and Monica Murphy of Lockesburg, AR and Johnnie and Greg Hughes of Mineral Springs, Maternal Great-grandparents Jackie Murphy of Mineral Springs...

Jul 20, 2018

Mr. Huey R. Dickson, age 78 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Friday July 20, 2018 in a local nursing home.  Mr. Dickson was born in Goldonna, Louisiana to Sherman and Vernie Allison Dickson. He was a retired truck driver, welder, a veteran of the United States Army and of the Christian faith.  Mr. Dickson enjoyed fishing and hunting as...

Jul 19, 2018

Mrs. Lucille Harris, age 91 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2018.  She was born in Bowen, Arkansas on September 25, 1926 to George and Jewell Jones May.  She was a home maker and a member of the Church of Christ in Prescott. Mrs. Harris is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ed Harris, a...

Jul 19, 2018

Mr. Ben Cummings Jr. age 92, of Patmos, Arkansas passed away Thursday July 19, 2018, at his home. Mr. Cummings was born in Corbet, Texas, on February 15, 1926, to Ben and Lummie Moncrief Cummings Sr. He was a life long poultry and cattle farmer in which he and his wife Bobbie received Hempstead County Farm Family of the...

Jul 14, 2018

Mr. Joe Guilliams, age 59 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Hope. Joe was born in Hope, Arkansas on May 12, 1959 to Thomas E. and Lucey Mae Holt Guilliams.  Joe enjoyed being a handyman by trade where he could set his own hours and was of the Baptist Faith. ...

Jul 12, 2018

Mrs. Kay Purtle, age 58 of Rosston, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, July 12, 2018 in Wadley Regional Medical Center in Hope, Arkansas. Kay was born on October 13, 1959 in Prescott, Arkansas to Cecil "Pete" and Lorene Hunt Sneed. She was a retired Licensed Practical Nurse for Hillcrest Nursing Home in Prescott and she was a Baptist by faith....

Jul 10, 2018

Mrs. Mable Rhodes, age 91 of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday July 10, 2018, in a local nursing home. Mrs. Rhodes was born on March 26, 1927 in Prescott, Arkansas, to Fred and Mary Price Stanley. She was a retired CNA for the Nevada County Hospital. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Roy Lee Rhodes, daughter,...