Obituaries

Oct 30, 2016

Ms. Pam Parsons, age 71 of Hope , Arkansas passed away, Sunday, October 30, 2016 . Pam was born on January 27, 1945 to Charles Woodrow "Woody" and Sibyl Samuels Parsons.  Pam was of the Christian Faith and she was a retired nurse.  She is preceded in death by her parents, a son, Rusty (Flowers) Powell, and...

Oct 29, 2016

Charles William Mann, father, son and husband, departed this life on October 29, 2016 , at the age of 89. Mr. Mann was born on June 27, 1927 in Prescott , Arkansas , to Charles Wright Mann and Ruth Sudsbury Mann. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Frances Ward Mann, and his parents.

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Oct 23, 2016

Mrs. Linda Gail Jester Willis, age 69 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, October 23, 2016 in Texarkana.  She was born in Nashville, Arkansas on May 11, 1947 to Cecil John and Ruby Young Jester.  Linda was a truly devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister, she always put others first. She was Co-owner of Willis Financial Service...

Oct 21, 2016

Mr. William McCoy Christie, age 89, of Hope, passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, TX.  He was born November 12, 1926 in the Christie's Chapel community in Columbia County, Arkansas to Owen and Mary Lee Mikle Christie. Mr. Christie was a member of Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic Church in Hope,...

Oct 19, 2016

Mr. Robert "Bob" Lynn, age 73 of Prescott , Arkansas passed away, Wednesday, October 19, 2016 in Texarkana , Texas . He was born August 21, 1943 in Prescott , Arkansas to Thomas W. and Edna Smeltzer Lynn. He was a retired employee of Potlatch as a saw filer and a member of First Baptist Church in Prescott ....

Oct 18, 2016

Mr. Donnie Dougan, age 57 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Donnie was born on December 18, 1958 in Hope, Arkansas to Billy Don and Frances Porterfield Dougan.  He worked in the Production Department for Southern Bakeries and was a Baptist.  Donnie was a loving and devoted family man to his children and his...

Oct 16, 2016

Mr. Bobby Gene McBride, age 74 of Emmet, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, October 16, 2016 at his home in Emmet.  Bobby was born August 24, 1942 to Ennis and Eva Latham McBride.  He was a self-employed painter and truck driver and of the Baptist faith.  He is preceded in death by his parents, a son, Chad Bobo...

Oct 14, 2016

Mr. Richard Lee Rider, age 64 of Patmos, Arkansas passed away, Friday, October 14, 2016 in  Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born in Hope, Arkansas on October 7, 1952 to Fairrel and Dorothy Brooks Rider.  He was retired from the timber industry as a consultant. Richard enjoyed living in his Patmos Community where he raised poultry and...

Oct 9, 2016

Mr. James Bailey, age 62 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, October 9, 2016 at a local hospital. Survivors include one son and a daughter, other family member and friends. A Private Family Memorial Service was held on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at BRAZZEL/Oakcrest Funeral Home in Hope, Eddie BRAZZEL, Director.  Online guestbook: www.brazzelfuneralhomes.com

Oct 7, 2016

Mr. Mark Meador, age 55 of Bluff City, Arkansas passed away, Friday, October 7, 2016 at his home.  Mark was born in Dallas, Texas on February

20, 1961 to Billy Joe Meador and Janice Cason Meador.  Mark was a Case Worker for the Prescott Public Schools and was a member of the Church of Christ Church in...

Oct 6, 2016

Mrs. Ruby Inez Rogers Hendrix, 95 passed away October 6, 2016 in Hope, Arkansas. She was born October 28, 1920 in Antione, Arkansas to Derosey C. and Ruby Rogers.

Mrs. Hendrix was a humble, compassionate, lady who was a member of the Hope Church of Christ. She was a home maker, seamstress and...

Oct 4, 2016

Mrs. Audrey Maline Zumwalt, age (91), formerly of Blevins, Arkansas, passed away on October 4, 2016 at home in San Jacinto, California. She was born in Grannis, Arkansas on February 4, 1925 to Walter and Caroline Cotnam Graves. She married Coy Eugene Zumwalt on January 7, 1942 and was a minister's wife for over 60 years. She was also an...

Oct 4, 2016

Mr. Michael Pearce, age 41 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, October 4, 2016 in a Texarkana hospital. Michael was born on December 15, 1974 in Memphis, Tennessee to Arlon Dale and Sherry Farrar Pearce.  He was of the Baptist faith and was employed by Brentwood as Lead Man in the Shipping department. Michael was a die-hard...

Oct 4, 2016

Mr. Tommie Harold Blevins, age 81 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, October 4, 2016 in a local hospital. Mr. Blevins was born in Prescott, Arkansas to Ernest and Gladys Smith Blevins on February 1, 1935.

He is a US Army retiree of 20 years of service, a retired civil service of rural mail carriers and a...

Oct 3, 2016

Mr. Leonard Buford Eley, Jr, age 54 of Columbus, Arkansas passed away, Monday, October 3, 2016 in a Texarkana, Texas hospital. Mr. Eley was born September 23, 1962 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was a member of the Columbus Baptist Church in Columbus, Arkansas and was a self-employed heavy equipment operator. He is preceded in death by his...

Oct 2, 2016

Mr. Hugh Edward Brown, 84, of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2016 at UAMS in Little Rock, AR.  He was born on July 16, 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas to Dewey Brown and Suvella Hammond Brown.  He graduated from Ouachita Baptist University in 1956 with a BS degree in chemistry; interrupting his college education to serve in the...

Oct 2, 2016

Mrs. Ruby Mae Crumby Scott, age 95 of Hot Springs, formerly of Prescott, passed away, Sunday, October 2, 2016 at her home in Hot Springs.  She was born on October 15, 1920 in Emmet, Arkansas to Meredith and Floy Bree Crumby. Mrs. Scott was a member of First United Methodist Church of Hot Springs and a retired...

Oct 2, 2016

Mrs. Edrie Marlene Ashby Cottongim, age 81 of Ozan, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, October 2, 2016 at her home in Ozan.  She was born May 2, 1935 in Evansville, Indiana to Jewell and Edrie Mae Dailey Ashby.  She was a retired bank employee working in the loan department and of the Christian Faith. She is preceded in...

Sep 29, 2016

Mrs. Betty Sue Ward, age 67 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Thursday, September 29, 2016 in Texarkana, Texas.  She was born in Lake Village, Arkansas on February 22, 1949 to Frank H. and Johnnie Louise Gregory Pamplin. She was a warehouse supervisor for International Paper Company and a Baptist. She is preceded in death by her parents;...

Sep 28, 2016

Mr. Isidro Chavez Lopez, age 54 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Wednesday, September 28, 2016 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was born in Huixla Chiapas, Mexico on May 15, 1962 to Andres Chaves Ortiz and Delia Lopez Marruquin. He is preceded in death by his parents. He was a minister, an evangelist and of the Christian Faith....