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Dixie Payton

Dixie Payton

Nov 21, 2015

Mrs. Dixie Payton, age 84 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Saturday, November 21, 2015 in a local nursing home. Mrs. Payton was born June 9, 1931 in Spring Hill, Arkansas, to Robert and Ora Bell Hodnet Huckabee. Mrs. Payton is of the Baptist Faith. She was a retired waitress and she loved to free-hand draw. She was a loving and...

Virgie Harrison

Virgie Harrison

Nov 15, 2015

Mrs. Virgie Harrison, age 78 of Fulton, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, November 15, 2015 in Texarkana, Texas. Mrs. Harrison was born December 20, 1936 in Ashdown, Arkansas, to Lee and Sally Biles Reed. Mrs. Harrison worked for the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant and Arkansas Employment Security. Mrs. Harrison is preceded by her parents, Lee and Sally Reed, her husband,...

Sydney Mcmath, Jr

Sydney Mcmath, Jr

Nov 15, 2015

Mr. Sydney Smith McMath, Jr, age 81 of Hope, passed away, Sunday, November 15, 2015 in a Texarkana hospital. An only child, Mr. McMath was born July 30, 1934, in Julia Chester Hospital in Hope to Sydney Smith and Merle Vick McMath. He received his early education in Hope, a graduate of Hope High School with the class of 1952....

Mike Green

Mike Green

Nov 13, 2015

Mr. James Michael "Mike" Green, age 67 of Fulton, Arkansas passed away, Friday, November 13, 2015 in Nashville, Arkansas. Mike was born in Hope, Arkansas on March 8, 1948 to James S. "Penny" and Mattie Akin Green. He was retired owner of Green's Grocery and also a retired car salesman, a member of Garrett Memorial Baptist Church in Hope, a...

Joan Caldwell

Joan Caldwell

Nov 12, 2015

Mrs. Joan Caldwell, age 83 of Glen Rose, Texas, formerly of Rosston, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015. No visitation will be held. Graveside service is 2:00pm Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Holly Springs Cemetery in Rosston, Arkansas, with Bro. Petie Ward officiating. Arrangements by Brazzel/Cornish The Funeral Home of Prescott, Eddie Brazzel, Director. Online condolences: www.brazzelfuneralhomes.com

William Thompson

William Thompson

Nov 7, 2015

Mr. William Thompson, age 72 of Cross Roads, Arkansas passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015 at his home. Mr. Thompson was born January 18, 1943 in Quitman, Texas to Harvey and Buena Mae Albee Thompson. He was a retired window serviceman and of the Assembly God Faith. He was a devoted and loving husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Thompson is...

Will Whitten

Will Whitten

Oct 25, 2015

Mr. William Robert "Will" Whitten, age 63 of Hope, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 in Rogers, Arkansas. Will was born November 23, 1951 in Hope, Arkansas to Newburn Raleigh and Mary Louise Bowers Whitten. As a kid, Will loved to play baseball. Because he was ambidextrous, he could hit or pitch with either hand, which frustrated his opponents. He...

Jimmy C. Hudman

Jimmy C. Hudman

Oct 23, 2015

Mr. Jimmy C. Hudman, age 75 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away October 23, 2015 in Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Hudman was born December 27, 1939 in Helena, Arkansas, to Earl and Odie Belle Malcolm Hudman. Mr. Hudman is preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Odie Belle Hudman, four brothers; Vernon, Harold Neil, David, and Doyle Ray Hudman, and three...

Jerry Whitehurst

Jerry Whitehurst

Oct 23, 2015

Mr. Jerry Whitehurst, age 72 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Mr. Whitehurst was born on May 25, 1943 in Heber Springs, Arkansas to John L. and Valora Orman Whitehurst. He is a Christian and is now in the presence of God. Mr. Whitehurst worked for the Arkansas Highway Department for a number...

Dewayne Keen

Dewayne Keen

Oct 20, 2015

Mr. Dewayne Keen, age 58 of Hope, passed away, Tuesday, October 20, 2015 in Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Keen was born June 3, 1957 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Lindsey "L.M" McDonald and Wandalyn Harper Keen. Mr. Keen was a member of the Guernsey Baptist Church. He loved to hunt and fish, and he was a member of the Apache Hunting...

Genia Gilbert

Genia Gilbert

Oct 19, 2015

Mrs. Genia Gilbert, age 72 of Texarkana, Texas, formerly of Hope, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 in Texarkana. Mrs. Gilbert was born July 8, 1943 in Hope, Arkansas to Eugene and Dora Mangum Norvell. She was a member of the Northern Hills Missionary Baptist Church and she was a devoted Christian. Mrs. Gilbert is preceded in death by her...

Robert Brooks

Robert Brooks

Oct 18, 2015

Mr. Robert E. Brooks, age 59 of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015. Mr. Brooks was born April 11, 1956 in East Saint Louis, Illinois to William Ernest and Vivian McClenahan Brooks. He received his doctorate degree in law and worked as a paralegal and a lawyer for Stayton Law Firm for 30 years. He was a member...

Joseph Tonglet

Joseph Tonglet

Oct 13, 2015

Mr. Joseph F. Tonglet age 72, of Hope, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 in a local nursing home. Mr. Tonglet was born August 18, 1943 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Joseph and Maxine Tonglet. He is of the Catholic Faith and he retired from Walle Printing Company. His greatest passion in life was his hobby of woodworking. He was...

Chris "Bubba" Nelson

Chris "Bubba" Nelson

Oct 8, 2015

Mr. Chris "Bubba" Nelson, age 36 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015. He was born August 17, 1979 in Columbus, Georgia to Mike and Gail Graddy Nelson. He graduated Hope High School in 1997 and graduated from Southern Arkansas University in 2001 with a degree in Business Management. He was a true fan of the Arkansas Razorbacks...

Billie Ridling

Billie Ridling

Oct 7, 2015

Mrs. Billie Doris Ridling, age 85 of Prescott, passed away, Wednesday, October 7, 2015 in Prescott, Arkansas. Mrs. Ridling was born October 22, 1929 in Texas to Hobert Curtis and Willie Maxine Derrick McClain. She grew up in West Texas, graduating from Big Spring High School. She was a school teacher for Emmet, Blevins, and overseas in Saudi Arabia. She...

Dorothy Cassidy Hamilton

Dorothy Cassidy Hamilton

Oct 7, 2015

Mrs. Dorothy Cassidy Hamilton age 95, of Emmet, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015 in Hope. Mrs. Hamilton was born December 13, 1919 in Bodcaw, Arkansas, to Burt and Ila Hodnet Cassidy. She was a member of New Liberty Baptist Church in Emmet. Mrs. Hamilton was a homemaker. She was an avid gardener, a greenhouse keeper, and loved to...

Elbert "Red" Dale Goodner

Elbert "Red" Dale Goodner

Sep 28, 2015

Mr. Elbert Dale "Red" Goodner, age 87, of Hope, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015 at his home. Mr. Goodner was born on May 8, 1928 in Mount Ida, Arkansas, to Roy Lee and Doris Miller Goodner. Mr. Goodner was a member of Southside Baptist Church. He served in the United States Army and worked for AT&T as a switching...

Bobby Atkinson

Bobby Atkinson

Sep 27, 2015

Mr. Bob Atkinson, 77, of Chidester, Arkansas, passed from this life to his heavenly home on September 27, 2015 in Hope, Arkansas. Mr. Bob Atkinson was born in Camden, Arkansas on June 21, 1938 to Gordy and Lucille Atkinson. He graduated from Camden High School in 1956 and after graduation, he served in the United States Navy from 1956-1960. He...

Mary "Ali" Gilpatrick

Mary "Ali" Gilpatrick

Sep 26, 2015

Mrs. Mary Alice "Ali" Gilpatrick, age 41 of Hope, passed away, Saturday, September 26, 2015 in a Texarkana, Texas, area hospital. Ms. Gilpatrick was born May 11, 1974 in Waukegan, Illinois to Wanda and George Langley. Ms. Gilpatrick was a member of Guernsey Baptist Church, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, and the owner of Yellow Rose Karaoke. She was a loving mother,...

Mildred Fay Stallsworth

Mildred Fay Stallsworth

Sep 24, 2015

Mrs. Mildred Fay Stallsworth, age 72 of Benton, Louisiana, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 in Minden, Louisiana. Mrs. Stallsworth was born January 25, 1943 in Laneburg, Arkansas, to William Stanley and Katie Campbell Dowing. Mrs. Stallsworth was of the Baptist Faith and she was a retired caregiver and homemaker. She was loving to all living things. Mrs. Stallsworth is...

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