Obituaries

Jun 22, 2017

Mrs. Pauline Walker, age 97 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, June 22, 2017 in a local hospital.  Mrs. Walker was born on August 22, 1919 in Hope, Arkansas to Jess and Ola Johnson Light. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Hope and a retired nurse's aid from Hempstead County Memorial Hospital in Hope.  She is...

Jun 19, 2017

Mr. Fred Laudermilk, age 51 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Monday, June 19, 2017 in a Little Rock Hospital. Fred was born in Hope, Arkansas on December 19, 1965 to John Henry Pugh and Elmer Ree Laudermilk.  Fred was employed with Hope Water and Light as a Water Distribution Specialist, and he was a member of the Guernsey Baptist...

Jun 18, 2017

Mr. Brent Holcomb, age 53 of Bodcaw, Arkansas passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 at his home.  Brent was born March 4, 1964 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to Gerald and Gloria Freeman Holcomb.  Brent was employed with Firestone as a Technician and his was of the Baptist faith.  He was a loving and devoted son, husband and grandfather, who was...

Jun 15, 2017

Mr. Vasile Muresan, age 74 of Emmet, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, June 15, 2017 in Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, Texas.

Mr. Muresan was born on June 16, 1942 in Romania to Marc and Maria Pal Muresan.  He was a self-employed contractor and a member of Betamia Pentecostal Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  He was a...

Jun 4, 2017

Mrs. Linda Scott, age 73 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, June 4, 2017, in a local nursing home. Linda was born in Hope, Arkansas on April 9, 1944 to Buddy Jackson Clark and Bernice Wright Clark.  Linda was of the Baptist faith and was retired from Hudson Foods, working in Quality Control.  She is preceded in death by...

Jun 3, 2017

Mrs. Clara Alene Todd Mullins, age 92 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017 in a local nursing home. Mrs. Mullins was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas on August 5, 1924 to John William Todd and Willie Mae Smith Todd. She was a home maker, a member of New Hope Baptist Church and a member of the Cross...

Jun 3, 2017

Mrs. Dorothy "Dottie" Hill, age 88 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, June 3, 2017 in a local hospital.  Dottie was born in Lewisville, Arkansas on August 17, 1928 to Ferbon and Lula Higgs Beasley.  Dottie has worked many years as a food service in the restaurant business and was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church in...

May 30, 2017

Mrs. Margaret L. Powell, age 72 of Patmos, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, May 30, 2017 in Texarkana, Texas. Mrs. Powell was born October 21, 1944 in Denham, England, United Kingdom to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leigh.  She was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Hope, a home maker and a self-employed poultry farmer. Mrs. Powell was a...

May 30, 2017

Mr. David Howard Key, age 62 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, May 30, 2017 in Texarkana, TX. David was born in Dallas, Texas on December 2, 1954 to Howard Franklin and Falba Grisham Key. David was a retired fireman for the City of Hope, a US Army veteran serving during the Vietnam War and has also worked for...

May 28, 2017

Lee Artis Burton, Sr . was born on August 12, 1936 to the late Sammy and Mary Burton. Preceded him in death, Wife:  Lizer Burton, Son:  Jimmy Burton, and Four Grandchildren:  Tamarqus Love, Autry Jr., Xavier, and Corwin Burton.  Brother:  Lonnie Burton, Sisters:  Purnella Moss, Essie Bell Flowers, Gladys F. Taylor, Marie Black, and Helen Owens.

May 27, 2017

Mrs. Carmen Caudle, age 83 of Bodcaw, Arkansas passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 in Hope, Arkansas at a local nursing home. Mrs. Caudle was born in Taylor, Arkansas on October 21, 1933 to Yancy and Idelle Olive Norwood Norman.   She is a member of Bodcaw Baptist Church, where she had served as the church pianist for 50 years...

May 27, 2017

Mr. Ken Willis, 83, of Old Washington, Arkansas, passed away at his residence in Grapevine, Texas on May 27, 2017.  Born July 23rd 1933 in Murfreesboro Arkansas to George & Maggie Willis.

He is preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers, 2 sisters and grandson Ralph.

He is survived by his wife of almost ...

May 23, 2017

Carolyn Slatton Moore, 71, of North Little Rock passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018. She was born April 1, 1947 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was a 1965 graduate of North Little Rock High School. She was an incredibly creative artist, actress, writer and seamstress.  No matter if it was a cat or a child, Carolyn protected...

May 23, 2017

Mr. Bob Newer, age 71 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at his home.

Funeral arrangements are pending at his time but will be announced by Brazzel/Oakcrest The Funeral Homer of Hope, Eddie Brazzel Director. Online guestbook: www.brazzelfuneralhomes.com

May 22, 2017

Mr. Rodney Clay Peters, age 36 of Patmos, Arkansas passed away Monday, May 22, 2017.  Rodney was born in Fort Stockton, Texas on November 3, 1980 to David Peters and Chris Bailey.  He was a US Army Ranger, was an employee of Fleetmobile Services as an Industrial Cleaning Supervisor and was of the Methodist faith. Rodney loved to play...

May 22, 2017

Mrs. Myra Janis Irvin Reese, age 77 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday, May 22, 2017 in Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, Texas.  Mrs. Reese was born on June 8, 1939 in Hope, Arkansas to H.O. Grisham and Ollie Horton Grisham.  She is retired from the Migrant Center as a farm labor interviewer and she worked in public...

May 15, 2017

James Derrell Andrews, age 78, departed this life on Monday evening, May 15, 2017 in Texarkana, Texas, surrounded by his family.

Mr. Andrews was born on December 29, 1938 in Prescott, Arkansas, the second son of L.B. and Faye Andrews.  He grew up in Prescott until his teens, when the family moved to California.  He...

May 15, 2017

Mr. Roy Daniel, age 92 of Prescott, Arkansas passed Monday, May 15, 2017, in Prescott. Roy was born in Benton, Arkansas on February 2, 1925 to John Wesley and Priscilla Odessa Bradford Daniel. He is a retired employee of Potlatch and a member of and a Deacon of Boughton Baptist Church in Boughton, Arkansas.  Roy is preceded in death...

May 15, 2017

Mr. B.C. Dillard, age 85 of Rosston, Arkansas passed away, Monday, May 15, 2017 in Magnolia, Arkansas. Mr. Dillard was born in Cale, AR on June 3, 1931 to J.H. and Jennie O. Mason Dillard. He was an US Army veteran servicing during the Korean War and a member of the First Baptist Church of Rosston, Arkansas. He was...

May 14, 2017

Mrs. Bonnie Ward, age 70 of Bodcaw, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, May 14, 2017, Baptist Health Medical Center in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. Bonnie was born in Spring Hill, Arkansas on July 25, 1946 to Phil and Nora Henderson Harvel. She was a homemaker and a member of New Liberty Missionary Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents,...