Obituaries

Dec 23, 2015

Mr. Guy Franklin Barlow Jr, age 59 of Lewisville, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015. Mr. Barlow was born on February 20, 1956 in Orange, Texas, to Guy Franklin Barlow Sr. and Mary Dent. Mr. Barlow is preceded in death by his mother, Mary Rodell "Dell" Spencer, his stepfather, Burdiss D. Spencer, and one brother, Carl...

Dec 23, 2015

Mr. Homer Hudson Avery, age 88 of Texarkana, Arkansas, formerly of Blevins, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in a Texarkana, Texas hospital. Mr. Avery was born January 9, 1927 in Prescott, Arkansas to Johnny and Ora Miller Avery. He was a retired Warehouse Supervisor for Howards, a Methodist, a US Army Veteran serving during World War II,...

Dec 19, 2015

Mrs. Oma Lee Thornton, age 80 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015. Mrs. Thornton was born April 9, 1935 in Emmet, Arkansas to Carl and Etta Samuel O' Steen. She was a member of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was truly one the best cooks in...

Dec 19, 2015

Mr. Frank Tyler, age 73 of Cooper, Texas formerly of Hope, passed away, Saturday, December 19, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Tyler was born September 28, 1942 in Hope, Arkansas to John Edgar and Alma Ruth Lauterback Tyler. Mr. Tyler is of the Baptist Faith and he was the Vice President of Production at Dallas Morning News. Mr. Tyler is...

Dec 19, 2015

Mr. Calvin Guy Heald, age 88 of Bonham, Texas, formerly of Hope passed away, Saturday, December 19, 2015 in Bonham, Texas. He was born February 25, 1927 in Winsor, Maine to Guy W. and Lula White Heald. Mr. Heald is of the Pentecostal Faith, a retired Sergeant First Class, United States Army Veteran, serving in World War II and the...

Dec 17, 2015

Mr. Randall W. "Randy" Biddle, age 61 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015. Mr. Biddle was born September 29, 1954 in Fort Worth, Texas, to Emmet and Icie Mae Brewer Biddle. He was a Deacon of the Hope Family Church. His love and passion was for his church and to raise money for hometown missionaries. His favorite...

Dec 17, 2015

Bonnie Anthony Routon, 85, a resident of Hope for most of her life, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015.

A lifelong Methodist, she was proud of her volunteer work and substantial philanthropic support of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope. She served on the UACCH Board of Visitors...

Dec 16, 2015

Mr. Lloyd Anderson, age 81 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Mr. Anderson was born June 28, 1934 in Hope, Arkansas, to George H. and Bethel Steveson Anderson. He served in the United States Army and worked for Hope Wire Products for 17 years. Mr. Anderson was a member of Anderson Baptist Church. He loved to bowl...

Dec 15, 2015

Mrs. Addie Louise Calhoon Butler Tarpley, age 91, formerly of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. She was born May 18, 1924 in Hope, Arkansas to Elmer Ray and Mary Audrey McClanahan Calhoon. Louise was a kind, loving woman with a sweet and gentle soul. She had a wonderful sense of humor, a love...

Dec 14, 2015

Mrs. Daisy E. Smith, age 83 of Alexander, Arkansas passed away Monday, December 14, 2015. Mrs. Smith was born April 18, 1932 in Quincy, Illinois, to David Earl and Sadie Lou Swigit Wristen. She is of the Christian Faith and she was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. Mrs. Smith is preceded in death by her parents, David and...

Dec 13, 2015

Mrs. Tammy Grant Townsend Jones, age 49 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, December 13, 2015 in a Hot Springs, Arkansas hospital. She was born September 26, 1966 in Hope, Arkansas, to Kenneth and Gail Ivers Grant. She was a member of Southside Missionary Baptist Church and her passion in life was her ability to cross-stitch. Tammy loved her family...

Dec 10, 2015

I am writing my own obituary because I am quite simply the last authority on my own death – having given more than a half-century of service to my God, my family and my country, most of it abroad in foreign lands in high risk areas. As I recall the events of service, it is only fitting that I should...

Dec 8, 2015

Mrs. Carol Joy Harvin, age 86 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, December 8, 2015 in Texarkana, Texas. She was a homemaker and of the Nazarene faith. She was born in Watonga, Oklahoma on September 14, 1929 to William L. and Rosie Mae Avants DeArman. She enjoyed playing dominos, and loved to cook. She was a member of the Red...

Dec 7, 2015

Mr. Harold Wright, age 81 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 at his home. Mr. Wright was born in Bodcaw, Arkansas on November 19, 1934 to Harvey Doyle and Ruby DeVenny Wright. Mr. Wright was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and he was a United States Army Veteran. He was an avid fan of the Razorbacks...

Nov 29, 2015

Mrs. Doris W. Needham, age 82 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, November 29, 2015 in a local hospital.  Mrs. Needham was born November 17, 1933 in Prescott, Arkansas, to Jim and Effie Mae Hill Patterson. She was a member of Central Baptist Church in Prescott, Arkansas. She worked as an egg packer for M & M Farms and she was...

Nov 28, 2015

Mr. Don Fuller, age 76 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Saturday, November 28, 2015 in Texarkana, Texas. Don was born on July 8, 1939 in Dewitt, Arkansas to George Leonard and Sarah McAdams Fuller. Don was a Sales Representative with American Royal Saddlery, Billy Cook Saddlery and Lone Star Silversmith. He also worked at Arkla Village in Emmet for six...

Nov 28, 2015

Mr. James Larry Arnette, age 73 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, November 28, 2015 in a local hospital. Mr. Arnette was born on May 18, 1942 in Hope to Jack and Edith Williams Arnette. Mr. Arnette worked in Auto Sales for 35 years, he was a farmer and a member of the First Baptist Church of...