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Luther "Luke" Otwell

Luther "Luke" Otwell

May 29, 2018

Mr. Luther "Luke" Otwell, Sr., age 74 of Emmet, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in Texarkana, Texas. Luke was born in San Francisco, California on October 7, 1943 to Milton and Maudie Reed Otwell.  He was a self-employed plumber and was very active in the Prescott and Nevada County Farmer's Market. He was a member of the...

Jane Kitchen Rahmani

Jane Kitchen Rahmani

May 28, 2018

Mrs. Jane Kitchen Rahmani, age 75 of Carrollton, Texas formerly of Prescott and Emmet, Arkansas passed away Monday, May 28, 2018 in Plano, Texas.

Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Rahmani are incomplete at this time but will be announced by BRAZZEL/Cornish The Funeral Home of Prescott, Eddie BRAZZEL, Director. Online registry: www.brazzelfuneralhomes.com

Pauline Hawley

Pauline Hawley

May 27, 2018

Mrs. Pauline Reese Hawley, age 88 of Hope , Arkansas passed away, Sunday, May 27, 2018 .  Pauline was born in Rosston , Arkansas on January 30, 1930 to Luther and Esther Fielding Reese. Pauline received Christ as her Savior as an adult at the age of 70 years. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband,...

Ruth Godwin Perry

Ruth Godwin Perry

May 22, 2018

Ruth Godwin Perry, 86, of Batesville, Ark., died on May 22, 2018.

A business owner, teacher and third-generation cattle rancher in Florida and Arkansas, Mrs. Perry was born on October 8, 1931, in St. Cloud, Fla., to the late Leon Godwin and Millie Partin Godwin. She was graduated from St. Cloud High School where she played basketball...

Faye Stovall Preston

Faye Stovall Preston

May 19, 2018

Mrs. Faye Preston, age 85 of Prescott, Arkansas passed Saturday, May 19, 2018 away in Hope, Arkansas. Mrs. Stovall was born on January 18, 1933 to Carl and Dora Mae Willet Covington. She was of the Christian Faith and co-owner of the Stovall Landfill for Firestone Products. She is preceded in death by her parents, daughter Sandra Stovall, two...

Deborah Cook

Deborah Cook

May 18, 2018

Mrs. Deborah Cook, age 42 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Friday May 18, 2018 in Hope. Deborah was born on September 5, 1975 in Dalton, Georgia, to Tony and Jody Cook. She was of Christian faith.

Survivors include; one son, Christian Kelly of Tennessee, three daughters, Autumn Kelly, Amber Bramblett, Emily Walker and one...

Phyllis Stanton

Phyllis Stanton

May 14, 2018

Mrs. Phyllis Billingsley Stanton was born on December 21, 1955 in Tupelo, Mississippi and passed away on May 14, 2018. She was preceded in death by her father, Walter Ramie Billingsley of Blue Springs, Mississippi. Phyllis is survived by her husband, Mike T. Stanton of Saratoga, AR, mother Joan Billingsley of Blue Springs, MS, brother Walter Billingsley (Vanita) of Tupelo,...

Vonceil Yocom

Vonceil Yocom

May 7, 2018

Mrs. Vonceil Yocom, age 84 of Hope, passed away, Monday May 7, 2018. She was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas on March 13, 1934 to George Thomas Trout and Lela Irene Canter Trout. She was a home maker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Hope. She was a very loving and devoted wife, her life's work and...

William Ray "Junior" Faulkner, Jr.

William Ray "Junior" Faulkner, Jr.

May 7, 2018

Mr. William Ray "Junior" Faulkner, age 45 of Spring Hill, Arkansas passed away, Monday, May 7, 2018, at his home. Junior was born in Hope, Arkansas, on December 31, 1972, to William Ray "Billy" and Kay Odell Faulkner Sr. He was a dozier operator and loved being outdoors. He is preceded in death by his father.

Survivors...

Terrell Lawrence Tackette

Terrell Lawrence Tackette

May 6, 2018

Mr. Terrell Lawrence Tackette, age 77 of Prescott, formerly of Little Rock, passed away Sunday May 6, 2108, in Prescott, Arkansas.

Survivors include; one daughter, Kim Terrell of North Little Rock, Arkansas, three sisters, Evelyn Murrah, husband Buddy of Prescott, Norma McKelvey, husband Jim of Texarkana, Arkansas, Muriel Dean Tackette of Prescott, Arkansas, two grandchildren, Brittney and...

Eugene Lewis

Eugene Lewis

May 6, 2018

Mr. Eugene "Gene" Lewis age 85, of Hope, Arkansas passed away Sunday May 6, 2108, in a local hospital. Mr. Lewis was born on June 22, 1932 in Nettleton, Arkansas, to Mr. Milton and Hallie J. Wintres Lewis. He was retired security policeman for the United States Army Airforce and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. He was...

Stan Brzeski

Stan Brzeski

Apr 29, 2018

Mr. Stan Brzeski, age 61 of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2018 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Stan was born in Prescott, Arkansas on October 6, 1956 to Kenneth and Oma Dean Otwell Brzeski.  He was a member of Midway Methodist Church in Prescott and was retired from the Potlatch Corporation as a manager working in...

Jennifer Lawler Wannamaker

Jennifer Lawler Wannamaker

Apr 26, 2018

Mrs. Jennifer Wannamaker, age 37 of Bossier City, Louisiana, formerly of Blevins, Arkansas, passed away Thursday April 26, 2018 in Bossier City, Louisiana. Jennifer was born in Great Falls, Montana on December 5, 1980 to Katherine Babcock Pendergraft. Jennifer was a very loving daughter and sister. She enjoyed attending the needs of her home and she was of the...

James Edgar Harris

James Edgar Harris

Apr 18, 2018

Mr. James Edgar Harris, age 72 of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away at his home in Texarkana on Wednesday April 18, 2018.  He was born in Grants, New Mexico to Earl Lindsey and Virda Mae House Harris on March 20, 1946. James was a retired maintenance supervisor with Newcourt Incorporated, also worked with the Texarkana

Survivors include a...

Dustin Andrew Searcy

Dustin Andrew Searcy

Apr 17, 2018

Dustin Andrew Searcy, age 31 of Hope, AR, died Tuesday, April 17, 2018. He was born in Texarkana, Arkansas October 3, 1986 to Connie Hawley and Fred Searcy. Dustin attended school at North Little Rock High School and attended the University of Central Arkansas.

He is survived by his mother and dad, Connie and...

Bro. Lee Little

Bro. Lee Little

Apr 16, 2018

Bro. Lee Little Sr. age 85 of Deann, Arkansas passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at his home.  Bro. Little was born on January 3, 1933 in Okolona, Arkansas to Jessie Elmo and Susy Eddy Gentle Little. He was a self-employed mechanic, a mechanic instructor, a minister and a US Army veteran of the Korea War.  He was a...

Joyce Marie Young

Joyce Marie Young

Apr 12, 2018

Mrs. Joyce Marie Simmons Young, age 85 of Ashdown, Arkansas, formerly of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, April 12, 2018 in a local nursing home in Hope.  Mrs. Young was born in Peason, Louisiana on November 3, 1932 to M. J. "Josh" and Edna Horton Simmons.  She was a home maker and of the Baptist faith.  Mrs. Young is...

Larry Garner

Larry Garner

Apr 8, 2018

Larry Mack Garner passed from this life on Sunday, April 8, 2018 from natural causes. He was at home under the care of Dierksen Hospice and his family. He was born March 16, 1940 in Spring Hill, Arkansas to Howard Turner Garner and Ella Ree Suzie McDowell. He married his wife of 55 years, Gayle Berniece McNeal, in Paris,...

Jim Youngman

Jim Youngman

Apr 8, 2018

Mr. Jim Youngman, age 72 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away peacefully with his loving family at his side on Sunday, April 8, 2018 in Little Rock, Arkansas.  Jim was born on March 28, 1946 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Philip and Annie Sanders Youngman.  He was a member of the Fairview Church in Prescott, and was a telephone installer...

Margaret Martin

Margaret Martin

Apr 8, 2018

Mrs. Margaret Martin, age 90 passed away Sunday April 9, 2018 in Hope. Mrs. Martin was born on October 9, 1927, in Hope, Arkansas to Chester and Lottie Wilkerson Phippin. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church where she was Recognized for 45 years of service in the children's Sunday School Department. She also was...

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