Obituaries

Jul 16, 2017

Mrs. Ruth Ann Bickerstaff, age 45 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, July 16, 2017 in a local nursing home. She was born in Tampa, Florida on May 10, 1972 to Billy and Carolyn Lavender Dodson. She was employed with the Hope Star as a photographer and she was a Baptist by faith. Ruth Ann is preceded in death...

Jul 15, 2017

Mr. Eugene P. Hill, III, age 67 of Chidester, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 in Hope, Arkansas. Mr. Hill was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on December 18, 1949 to Eugene P. Hill, Jr, and Claire Blakeseley Hill. He was a retired Boiler Maker working in a steel mill.     He is preceded in death by parents, Eugene...

Jul 14, 2017

Mrs. Barbara Buchholzer, 79, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away, July 14, 2017 in Tyler Texas.  She was born June 28, 1938 to Frank and Pearl Millett in Dayton, Ohio.   She grew up in Ohio and met her husband Tom Buchholzer as a teen, at her Lutheran church!   They were married on her eighteenth birthday!

With three young...

Jul 13, 2017

Mrs. Daisy Mae Jurls, age 65 of Fulton, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, July 13, 2017 in Texarkana, Texas.  She was born in Hope, Arkansas on May 4, 1952 to John Alford and Erma Martindale Cox.  She was a home maker and of the Christian faith.  She is preceded in death by her parents; John and Erma Cox, her husband,...

Jul 13, 2017

Mrs. Louise Fowler, age 93 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017, at her home.  She was born in McCaskill, Arkansas on October 27, 1923 to William Thomas and Era Blakely Barber.  She was a retired telephone operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone for over 35 years and a member of Friendship United Methodist Church in McCaskill. Mrs....

Jul 12, 2017

Mrs. Elda Chism, age 83 of Hope, Arkansas passed away peacefully, July 12, 2017 in Tucson, Arizona. She was born in Wallaceburg, Arkansas on October 22, 1933 to Troy and Eura Ann Johnson Irwin. Mrs. Chism was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Hope and a retired bookkeeper. She is preceded in death by her parents;...

Jul 11, 2017

William Hardy Harding, Jr died unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 in a boating tragedy on Lake Sam Rayburn near Jasper, TX. He was 57 years old. Mr. Harding was born October 4, 1959 in Hope, Arkansas to the late William Harding, Sr and Dorothy Kennemer. He recently moved to Jasper, TX to work with Louisiana Pacific as a...

Jul 11, 2017

Mrs. Twyla Frances Arnett, age 83 of Emmet, Arkansas passed away peacefully, on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Arnett was born in Sutton, Arkansas on January 4, 1934 to C.L. and Alta Bullock Bennett. She was a retired Social Worker for the Arkansas Department of Human Services, and a member of Harmony United Methodist Church in...

Jul 10, 2017

Ms. Agnes Hardwick, age 93 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, Monday, July 10, 2017 in a local nursing home. Ms. Hardwick was born May 18, 1924 in Cale, Arkansas to Homer and Exa McDaniel Hardwick.  She was a home maker and of the Christian faith. She is preceded in death by her parents; Homer and Exa Hardwick,...

Jul 10, 2017

Mrs. Wilma Rea King, age 77 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Monday, July 10, 2017 in Texarkana, Texas. She was born on July 12, 1939 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Sam and Ava Van Dalsen Thomas.  Mrs. King enjoyed reading books and spending time with family and friends, who will miss her.  She was a member of Macedonia Free...

Jul 10, 2017

Mrs. Norma Byrd, Age 70 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday, July 10, 2017, in a local hospital.  Mrs. Byrd was born in Hope, Arkansas on September 28, 1946 to James Horace and Mildred Laseter Tye.  She was a retired State Farm Insurance Company Life Agent and an Administrative Assistant. She was a member of Unity Baptist Church in...

Jul 9, 2017

Charles Ray "Chuck" Cox, age 60 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 at his home in Hope. He was born February 6, 1957 in Chicago, Il. To the late Wrenford Willis and Jerrye Pat Walker Cox. Chuck was a Mortician/Funeral Director for Herndon Funeral Home and a member of the Central Church of Christ. He loved...

Jul 8, 2017

Mr. Gerald Sisson, age 68 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 in Texarkana, Texas.  Mr. Sisson was born in Hope, Arkansas on September 3, 1948 to Wilbur Earl and Hattie Hunter Sisson.  He was employed with the City of Hope, retiring in Animal Control.  Gerald was of the Christian Faith, and a US Air Force Veteran,...

Jul 8, 2017

Mrs. Esther McLain, age 92 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 in a local hospital. Mrs. McLain was born in Hope, Arkansas on September 20, 1924 to Wesley and Ollie Freeman Maxwell. She retired from the Shan House as a seamstress and she was a member of the Southside Baptist Church in Hope. She is preceded...

Jul 4, 2017

Mr. Floyd Chance, age 94 of Cross Roads, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at his home.  Mr. Chance was born in Heber Springs, Arkansas on July 10, 1922 to Firman Walter and Blanche Beck Chance.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Washington, Arkansas. He chose to be a livestock and poultry farmer for...

Jun 30, 2017

Mr. Lance Frahm, age 67 of Cross Roads, Community passed away Friday, June 30, 2017, at his home.

Funeral Arrangements are incomplete at this time but will be announced by Brazzel/Oakcrest The Funeral Home of Hope, Eddie Brazzel, Director. Online condolences www.brazzelfuneralhomes.com

Jun 26, 2017

Mr. Kenneth Allen Lollis, Sr., age 53 of Emmet, Arkansas passed away, Monday, June 26, 2017 in a local hospital.  Mr. Lollis was born on April 26, 1964 in Jonesboro, Louisiana to Robert and Myrtis Dickson Lollis.  He was of the Baptist faith, and he was an equipment operator for the Hempstead County Road Department.  Kenneth is preceded in...

Jun 26, 2017

Mr. James Wesley Jordan Sr. age 71 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, at his home. Mr. Jordan was born March 3, 1946, in Monroe, Louisiana to Walter and Flora Beach Jordan. He was United States Army war veteran serving in Vietnam war, a retired truck driver and also a member of The Church of Christ....

Jun 24, 2017

Mrs. Bonnie Hastings, age 85 of Texarkana, Texas passed away, Saturday, June 24, 2017 in Texarkana, Texas.  Mrs. Hastings was born on April 10, 1932 in Emmet, Arkansas to Claud and Eula Belle Ames Campbell.  Mrs. Hastings was a member of the Buchanan First Baptist Church in Texarkana, Texas and was a home maker. She did work for many...

Jun 22, 2017

Mr. Roy Barton Smith, age 68 of Mineral Springs, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, June 22, 2017 in Texarkana, TX. Roy was of the Baptist faith, a steel mill worker and a US Army Veteran serving in the Vietnam War.  He was born July 16, 1948 in Dierks, Arkansas to Barton and Edna Rose Burnett Smith, and his parents have...