Obituaries

Dec 18, 2017

Mr. Kenneth R. Rogers, age 76 of Hope, Arkansas passed away in Texarkana, TX on December 18, 2017.  Kenneth was born in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania on October 20, 1941 to Chester H. Rogers and Inez E. Foster Rogers.  Kenneth was a Baptist by faith and had been a poultry and cattle farmer by trade.  He enjoyed life and spending time...

Dec 17, 2017

Mrs. Shirley Ann Bobo, age 75 of Columbus, Arkansas passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Bobo was born in Bismarck, AR on July 22, 1942 to Buddy White and Toni Beatrice Skinner White.  Mrs. Bobo was a devoted caregiver, a home maker, a member of Columbus Baptist Church where she was very faithful to her...

Dec 17, 2017

Mr. Adam Hunter Brown, age 37 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017 at his home. Adam was an extraordinary son, brother, father, friend and co-worker.

Adam was born in Texarkana to Bill and Junanne Brown on February 6, 1980. He was an Eagle Scout by the...

Dec 15, 2017

Mr. John (Junior) Stewart Cunningham, 84, of Fulton, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017 in a Texarkana medical facility.

Junior was born May 14, 1933, in Red River county, Texas to John S. and Conder Jane Belcher Cunningham.  He attended schools in Fulton.  Being an exemplary student, he excelled in studies, bypassing the...

Dec 13, 2017

Mr. Roy Schwartztrauber, age 72 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at his home. Mr. Schwartztrauber was born in Des Moines, Iowa on May 5, 1945 to George E. and Alberta Louise David Schwartztrauber. He was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church in Spring Hill, a veteran of the US Army, serving in the Vietnam...

Dec 13, 2017

Mr. Ronald Lee Fore, age 55 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Wednesday December 13, 2017 at his home.  Ronald was born in Prescott, Arkansas on April 29, 1962 to Billy and Pauline Martin Fore. Ronald was a member of First Baptist Church in Emmet, he enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He is preceded in death by father,...

Dec 12, 2017

Mrs. Carol Stewart, age 64 of Bodcaw, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, December 12, 2017 in a local hospital. Mrs. Stewart was born in Kansas City, Kansas on September 15, 1953.  She retired as a nurse's aide after working many years in the medical field at various hospitals and nursing homes.  Carol enjoyed her work and she enjoyed everyone she...

Dec 10, 2017

Mr. Clayton L. Hawthorne, age 74 of Fulton Arkansas, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017 in Texarkana, Arkansas. He was born in Columbus, Arkansas on May 17, 1943 to Roy and Etta Clayton Hawthorne.  Mr. Hawthorne was a Christian and was a retired employee with 30 years of employment with Cooper Tire, retiring as a Shift Supervisor.  Mr. Hawthorne...

Dec 5, 2017

Mrs. Theresa Turner, age 62 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 in Hot Springs, AR. Theresa was born on August 8, 1955 in Wellsville, New York to Bert B. Greenman and JoAnn Roland Hammonds. Theresa was a home maker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Hope, Arkansas.  Theresa was...

Dec 5, 2017

Mrs. Lois Taylor, age 86 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at Heather Manor Nursing Home in Hope, Arkansas. Mrs. Taylor was born in Osawatomie, Kansas on December 13, 1930 to Earl A. and Audrey D. Cox Clearwater.  She was a retired store clerk for Safeway Grocery Company for many years.  She was a member of...

Dec 4, 2017

Mr. Grady "Bill" Browning, Jr. age 67 of Emmet, Arkansas passed away, Monday December 4, 2017 in Texarkana, Texas. Bill was born in Hope, Arkansas on September 3, 1950 to Grady W. Browning, Sr. and Floyce Roberts Browning.  He is retired from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture and was a Baptist.  Bill served in the Hope Unit of the...

Dec 4, 2017

Mrs. Peggy J. Burdue, age 78 of Prescott, Arkansas passed Monday, December 4, 2017 at St. Michael's Hospital in Texarkana, Texas.  Mrs. Burdue was born in Prescott, Arkansas on July 12, 1939 to Cecil and Maude McGlone Plaxco. She was a Certified Nurse's Assistant and a member of Boughton Baptist Church in Boughton, Arkansas.  Peggy is preceded in death...

Dec 1, 2017

Mr. John J. Nichols, age 77 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Friday, December 1, 2017 in Texarkana, Texas. John was born in Blytheville, Arkansas on August 29, 1940 to John Jefferson Nichols and Mary Louise Nunnly Nichols.  John was a retired mechanic and a Christian. He is preceded in death by his parents and grandson, Destyn Washington.

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Nov 30, 2017

Mr. George Walter "Mason" Mason, II age 46 of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, November 30, 2017 in a Texarkana, TX hospital.  Mason was born in California on November 19, 1971, he is the son of George Walter Mason.

Mason has served his country by enlisting in the Marine Corp and serving from 1992 to 1996. He...

Nov 25, 2017

Mrs. Cathy J. Foster Kindrick, age 63 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017 at her home in Hope. Cathy was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee on July 4, 1954 to William Wilburn, Jr. and Dorothy Cook Wilburn. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Hope and a Line leader with Brentwood Industries.  She is preceded...

Nov 24, 2017

Mr. Barrie Davis of Hope, Arkansas passed away at his home in Hope on Friday, November 24, 2017 at the age of 74. Barrie was born in Benton, Arkansas on August 27, 1943 to Clyde Howard and Elise Vicks Davis. He attended New Hope Baptist Church in Hope, he was a retired photographer with Davis Photography and a retired...

Nov 19, 2017

Mr. Cyril Stewart, age 70 of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Hope. Mr. Stewart was born in Prescott, Arkansas on December 12, 1946 to Carl Ellis and Naomi O'Steen Stewart. He was a retired electrician working for Stewart Electric, a family run business. He was a member of First Baptist...

Nov 19, 2017

Mr. Paul Pack "Packman" age 55 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Hope. Paul was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on May 17, 1962 to Lester David and Paula Raley Pack.  He was a retired employee of Klipsch Manufacturing in Hope and was of the Episcopalian...

Nov 16, 2017

Retired Sergeant Hebbard "Hebb" Sorrells, a Nevada County Sheriff Deputy, of Emmet, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, November 16, 2017 at his home at the age of 67. Hebb was born in Dallas, Texas on June 22, 1950 to James Elmer and Sarah Bernice Scribner Sorrells and was a member of First Baptist Church in Prescott. He was preceded in...

Nov 14, 2017

Mr. William Elvie "Bud" Adams, Sr. age 74 of Hope went home to be with the Lord on November 14, 2017 at Wentworth Place in Magnolia, Arkansas. Bud was born on December 30, 1942 to Edward and Millie Adaline Adams in Powers, Arkansas. He was a lifelong member of the Hope community and a longtime member of Old Washington...