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Kenneth "Kenny" Kidd
Sep 21, 2015
Mr. Kenny Kidd, age 75 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015 at his home. Mr. Kidd was born December 26, 1939 in Spring Hill, Arkansas to Garland and Opal Collins Kidd. Mr. Kidd retired from the Arkansas highway Department. He was the founder of Junior National Foxhunters, the Board of Arkansas State Foxhunters, and Arkansas Classic Foxhunters....
Jeanette Mccormack
Sep 21, 2015
On September 21, 2015, the day of her 107th birthday, Jeanette McKenzie McCormack passed away from natural causes in Dallas, Texas. Born in Prescott, Arkansas, to former state Senator Henry Bonner McKenzie and Fannie Pittman McKenzie in 1908, she spent most of her life in Arkansas. In her later years, she relocated to Dallas to be near her daughter and...
Wayne Banks
Sep 20, 2015
Mr. Wayne Banks, 77 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Sunday, September 20, 2015 in Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Banks was born April 20, 1938 in Sheridan, Arkansas to Harvey and Pearl Hadens Banks. He was a member of the Union Baptist Church in Bodcaw and he served in the United States Army. He retired as the owner/operator of Banks Exxon/Mobil. His...
Sylvia Renee` Bishop
Sep 19, 2015
Mrs. Sylvia Renee` Bishop, age 33 of Willisville, Arkansas passed away, Saturday, September 19, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Sylvia Bishop was born September 8, 1982 in Magnolia, Arkansas to Larry and Janet Kincheloe Miller. She was of the Baptist Faith and she was a dispatcher for the Nevada County Sherriff's Office. She was a loving mother, daughter, and friend...
Billy Don Steed
Sep 17, 2015
Billy Don Steed 68, of Durant, Oklahoma passed away Thursday September 17, 2015 at Oak Ridge Nursing Center in Durant. He was born November 15, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas to Rastus and Hazel Wingfield Steed. Billy you could say was a jack of all trades. He enjoyed fishing, country music and spending time with family and friends. He was preceded...
Garry Lynn Anderson
Sep 14, 2015
Mr. Garry Lynn Anderson, age 67 of Spring Hill, Arkansas, passed away Monday, September 14, 2015 at his home. Mr. Anderson was born April 29, 1948 in Hope, Arkansas to Brice and Doris Jean Quillin Anderson. He served in the Army National Guard, was a member of Bethany Baptist Church, and worked as an electrician for Hope Water and Light....
Clifford Allen Martin
Sep 9, 2015
Mr. Clifford Martin, age 61 of Delight, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at his home. Mr. Martin was born February 7, 1954 in Helena, Arkansas, to Thomas O. and Doris M. Hudman Martin. Mr. Martin was of the Baptist Faith. He installed siding and he was a logger. Mr. Martin is preceded in death by his parents, and...
Thomas "Tommy" Farrell Hamm
Sep 6, 2015
Mr. Thomas "Tommy" Farrell Hamm, age 70 of Hope, passed away, Sunday, September 06, 2015 in Texarkana, Texas. Tommy was born in Hope, Arkansas on August 9, 1945 to Gerald and Cleo Arterbury Hamm. He was a retired sprinkler fitter, a member of local union #669, a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of Bodcaw #1...
Lonnie Ray Toland
Sep 5, 2015
Mr. Lonnie Ray Toland, age 65 of Roxie, Mississippi, passed away, Saturday, September 5, 2015 in Hope, Arkansas. Mr. Toland was born on July 10, 1945 in Marianna, Arkansas to Wilburn Rollin and Mary Sue Warren Toland. He had served his country faithfully during the Vietnam War in the US Army. He was a member and attended the Shover Springs...
James Sanders
Sep 2, 2015
Mr. James Sanders was born December 16, 1923 in Fordyce, Arkansas. James was a fun, energetic, loving, and caring man. God blessed him to be here with us on earth for 92 years. James married Sharon Sanders of Prescott, Arkansas, May 10, 1993 and from that union he welcomed two daughters, a son and a grandchild. James is preceded in...
Patricia Kay Butler Lach
Aug 30, 2015
Mrs. Patricia Kay Butler Lach age 69 of Hope passed away Sunday August 30, 2015 in Hope. She was born December 7, 1945 in Hope, Arkansas to Warren and Louise Calhoon Butler. Patricia is a retired teacher. She was a Baptist, member of Arkansas Education Association, National Teacher Association, and Retired Teacher Association. She is preceded in death by her...
Versie Brewer
Aug 30, 2015
Mrs. Versie Brewer, age 82, of Prescott, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015, in Hope, Arkansas. Versie (Wright) Brewer was born on May 25, 1933 in Arkansas to the proud parents, John Wright and Victoria Hardy. Versie graduated from Wrightsville High School in 1952. After working several jobs she decided to move to California, where she met and married Lecester...
James F. "Jimmy" Ayers
Aug 21, 2015
Mr. James F. "Jimmy" Ayers, age 65 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Friday, August 21, 2015 at his home. Mr. Ayers was born on August 28, 1949 in Steelville, Missouri to Armin and Verna Bouse Ayers. He had served his country in the Arkansas National Guard; was the maintenance supervisor for Southern Bakeries, an original member of the Hempstead County...
Nora Faulkner
Aug 17, 2015
Mrs. Nora "Sissy" McRoy Faulkner, age 72 of Emmet, Arkansas, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015 in Hope. Mrs. Faulkner was born on December 14, 1942 in Hope, Arkansas, to Lee Roland and Nannie Bell Guilliams Brosius. Mrs. Faulkner was of the Baptist Faith. She worked for Heather Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation as an administrator for 48 years before she...
Karol Barber
Aug 15, 2015
Mrs. Karol Barber, age 80 of Bodcaw, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Barber was born February 23, 1935 in Munich, Germany. She was retired in home health care assistant and member of Friendship United Methodist Church McCaskill, Arkansas. Mrs. Barber was a loving and devoted wife. Mrs. Barber's favorite time was taking care of...
Pauline Blevins
Aug 14, 2015
Mrs. Pauline Blevins, age 96 of Nubbin Hill Community, passed away Friday, August 14, 2015 in Hope, Arkansas. Mrs. Blevins was born April 1, 1919 in Hollywood, Arkansas to J. W. and Stella Box Baker. She was a homemaker and a member of Missionary Grove Baptist Church in Nubbin Hill for 85 years. Mrs. Blevins loved to work in her...
James Edward Freeman Sr.
Aug 14, 2015
Mr. James Edward Freeman Sr., age 67 of Hope, Arkansas, passed away Friday, August 14, 2015 in Hope. Mr. Freeman was born on May 12, 1948 in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Clarence and Beatrice McArthur Freeman. He was of the Baptist Faith and he loved to woodwork and sing karaoke. Mr. Freeman was a self-employed carpenter. Mr. Freeman is preceded...
Billy Griffin
Aug 12, 2015
Billy Ross Griffin, 75, of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away peacefully in his sleep on August 12, 2015. Bill is survived by his loving wife Marsha of 53 years. They were married in Prescott, AR, on August 26, 1962. Bill is preceded in death by his parents, James Ross Griffin and Esther Bryson Griffin as well as his sister, Patsy Griffin....
William Joseph Smith
Aug 12, 2015
Mr. William Joseph "Joey" Smith, age 42 of De Ann, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Mr. Smith was born August 24, 1972 in Hope, Arkansas, to William and Nina Cox Smith. He was of the Christian Faith and also a member of the De Ann Volunteer Fire Department and Dive Rescue Team. He was a welder and fabricator....
Floyd Robert Burbank
Aug 12, 2015
Sgt. Robert Burbank, age 72 of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015 in Little Rock. He was born October 31, 1942 in Livingston, Texas, to John Robert and Mary Heffin Burbank. Sgt. Burbank served faithfully in the United States Marine Corps. He was also a self-employed carpenter. He is preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary...
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