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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...
Ora Faye Griffin
Aug 7, 2015
Mrs. Ora Faye Griffin, age 55 of Emmet, Arkansas, passed away Friday, August 7, 2015 in Hope. Mrs. Griffin was born May 8, 1960 in Emmet, Arkansas, to William Rufus Cooper and Marion Helen Cox. She is of the Baptist Faith. Mrs. Griffin is preceded in death by her, father; William Rufus Cooper, stepfather, Delmar Nelson, and one daughter, Kimberly...
Tina Cobb Huckabee
Jul 28, 2015
Mrs. Tina Renee Cobb Huckabee, age 55 of Hope, went home to be with our Lord, Tuesday, July 28, 2015. She was born October 6, 1959 in Hope, Arkansas to Darrie May Cobb and the late Bobby Cobb, both of Hope. She was devoted to her job at Spring Hill Elementary School, where she worked for 24 years. However, her...
Steven Gordon Garner
Jul 26, 2015
Steve Garner, 60, died Sunday, July 26th 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers, Arkansas, surrounded by his loving family. Born November 4th, 1954 in Blytheville, Arkansas to Dorothy Stainton Garner and L.D. (Shorty) Garner. Steve retired after a successful career from Southwestern Bell in November, 2004. Steve was of the Baptist faith and attended First Baptist Church of Prescott,...
Nellie Virginia Bobo
Jul 24, 2015
Nellie Virginia Nations Bobo passed away on Friday, July 24, 2015. She was born in Spring Hill, Arkansas, on November 18, 1936, to Will and Kate Sinyard Nations. Nellie was a graduate of Spring Hill High School and later married Guy Bobo in Hope, Arkansas, on January 15, 1955. Shortly after their marriage, Nellie and Guy moved to Freeport, Texas,...
Susan Turner Purvis
Jul 16, 2015
Susan Turner Purvis, 67, passed away on July 16, 2015, in Atlanta, GA, following a massive stroke that occurred while she was coming home from a workshop in New Mexico. She was an extraordinary artist, incredible master teacher, and dedicated wife, mother, and friend. She was born in Hope, AR, to McDowell and Mary Nell Turner on March 27, 1948....
Roy E. Allen
Jul 13, 2015
Mr. Roy E. Allen, age 74 of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Monday, July 13, 2015 in Hope. Mr. Allen was born May 12, 1941 in Prescott, Arkansas to Roy and Inez Roark Allen. Mr. Allen was of the Nazarene faith. He was also a retired foreman in the wood industry. Mr. Allen is preceded in death by his father, Roy...
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