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Nina Beth Nivens Thompson

Nina Beth Nivens Thompson

Mar 5, 2015

On March 5, 2015, Nina Beth Nivens Thompson of Blevins, Arkansas, went home to be with her Lord. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ruff and Lillie Belle Nivens, brothers Lyle, Carroll, Wayne, Keith, James, and John Nivens and a sister Linda Ann Hill. Nina worked for over 30 years as a nurse all over Hempstead and Nevada...

Sue Inlow

Sue Inlow

Mar 4, 2015

Mrs. Sue Inlow, age 79 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Hillcrest Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Prescott, Arkansas. She was born June 17, 1935 in Prescott, Arkansas, to the late Leonard Pruitt and Laura Andrews. Mrs. Inlow was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, who enjoyed crocheting, reading, going to yard sales, and antiquing....

Frances L Fairchild

Frances L Fairchild

Mar 4, 2015

Mrs. Frances L. Fairchild, age 86 of Perrytown, Arkansas passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at her home. She was born April 20, 1928 in Hempstead County, Arkansas to M.D. "Buck" and Pauline Kennedy Garrett. Mrs. Fairchild loved to spend time helping her husband in his devoted ministry as well as doing his dental work. Mrs. Fairchild is preceded in...

Louis Ray Steed

Louis Ray Steed

Mar 3, 2015

Mr. Louis Ray Steed, age 85 of Prescott, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Garden Park Nursing and Rehabilitation in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was born August 7, 1929 in Laneburg, Arkansas to the late Hillman "Red" and Girteen Sampson Steed. Mr. Steed is preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 54 years, Joyce L. Steed, two...

Jerry Lee Neal

Jerry Lee Neal

Feb 27, 2015

Mr. Jerry Lee Neal, age 60 of Saratoga, Arkansas, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015 at his home. He was born October 9, 1954 in Hope, Arkansas to Andrew Earl and Lois Hartman Neal. Mr. Neal was a loving father and grandfather. He was a retired brick layer and his favorite hobby was riding his motorcycle. Mr. Neal is preceded...

Doris Crews

Doris Crews

Feb 27, 2015

Mrs. Doris Mullins Crews, age 85 of Gainesville, Texas, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015 at Atrium Medical Center in Corinth, Texas. She was born July 26, 1929 in Memphis, Tennessee to the late Chris L. Mullins and Ina Mae Mullins. Mrs. Crews was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Hope. She is a former member...

Katherine Louise Lynn

Katherine Louise Lynn

Feb 27, 2015

Ms. Katherine "Kathy" Louise Lynn, age 69 of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, Friday, February 27, 2015 in Baptist Medical Center Little Rock, Arkansas. Ms. Lynn was born September 3, 1945 in Springhill, Louisiana to Thomas W. and Edna Smeltzer Lynn. Kathy was a member of the First Baptist Church of Prescott where she was a member of the choir and...

Cecil M. "Dick" Bittle

Cecil M. "Dick" Bittle

Feb 25, 2015

Mr. Cecil M. "Dick" Bittle Jr., age 76 of Hope passed away, Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at his home. He was born, Saturday, February 25, 1939 in Fayetteville, Arkansas to Cecil M. Bittle Sr, and Grace Evangeline Verser Bittle. Mr. Bittle was a retired veteran of the United States Air Force, serving 16 years and served four years in the...

William "Billy" Ogburn

William "Billy" Ogburn

Feb 21, 2015

Mr. William "Billy" Ogburn, age 57 of Hope passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 at his home. He was born April 5, 1957 in Marshall, Texas to the late William Bryan Ogburn, Sr. and Alva Nell Anderson Ogburn. Billy was a member of the Hope Church of Christ in Hope. He is preceded in death by his parents. Billy's favorite...

Ervin Madlock

Ervin Madlock

Feb 21, 2015

Mr. Ervin Madlock, age 93 of Hope passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015 at his home. He was born October 12, 1921 in Lafayette, County to the late George and Annie Ratliff Madlock. Mr. Madlock is preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, Myrtle Sinyard, the mother of his only son, his second wife; Elva Dean, five brothers;...

Rebecca Lynn Hildebrand

Rebecca Lynn Hildebrand

Feb 16, 2015

Mrs. Rebecca Lynn "Becky" Hildebrand age 56 of Benton, Arkansas formerly of Prescott, Arkansas passed away, Monday, February 16, 2015 in Benton. Becky was born May 26, 1958 in Prescott to R.B. and Sandra Walker Baker. She was a loving mother, grandmother, daughter and sister. She was a very dedicated registered nurse for many years. She is preceded in death...

Isabel Starnes

Isabel Starnes

Feb 15, 2015

Mrs. Isabelle Starnes, age 93 of Prescott, passed away, Sunday, February 15, 2015 in Hope. Mrs. Starnes was born February 3, 1922 in Dallas, North Carolina to Zeb and Sidnie Abernathy Ratchford. She is preceded in death by her parents, her first husband of 28 years, William Hal Ford, her second husband of 27 years, Gurney Starnes and her three...

E.C. Myrick

E.C. Myrick

Feb 10, 2015

Mr. E.C. Myrick, age 88 of McCaskill, Arkansas, passed away, Wednesday, February 11, 2015 in Nashville, Arkansas. Mr. E.C was born December 27, 1926 in Bingen, Arkansas to Ernest Halford "E.H." and Carrie Thelma Hipp Myrick. He is preceded in death by his parents, a infant son; Mikey Myrick, a infant daughter; Ladonna Myrick, and a sister; Doris Myrick Belote....

Bertha Sams

Bertha Sams

Feb 10, 2015

Mrs. Bertha Sams, age 87 of Emmet, Arkansas passed away, Tuesday, February 10, 2015 in Texarkana, Texas. She was born in Natchitoches, Louisiana on September 30, 1927 to Henry Wesley and Adlie Darkus Dunn Neugent. Mrs. Sams was a retired dietician for the Prescott Hospital in Prescott, Arkansas and she attended the Midway United Methodist Church in Prescott. She is...

Elsie "Momma" Boyd

Elsie "Momma" Boyd

Feb 9, 2015

Mrs. Elsie Rose MacLeod "Momma" Boyd, age 83 of Bodcaw, passed away, Monday, February 9, 2015 at her home. She was born June 8, 1931 in Lincoln, Massachusetts to Edward and Hester Mae Massie MacLeod. She was a home maker and a member of the Church of Christ. "Momma" Boyd was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, a true friend...

Bobby Joe Lee

Bobby Joe Lee

Feb 9, 2015

Mr. Bobby Joe Lee, age 83 of Hope, Arkansas passed away, Monday, February 9, 2015. He was born in Hope, Arkansas on Monday, June 8, 1931 to Fred and Nancy Lee. He is preceded in death by his parents, a brother; Louie Shelton and a grand-daughter; Jody Diane Lee. Mr. Lee joined the First Baptist Church of Hope, on October...

Artie Pike

Artie Pike

Feb 7, 2015

Mr. Artie Pike, age 74 of Washington, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at his home. Artie was born July 21, 1940 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas to Henry and Iva Block Pike. He was a member of Hope Church of Christ. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters. He was a self employed hard...

Urcella Webb

Urcella Webb

Feb 7, 2015

Mrs. Urcella Webb age 83, of Blevins, Arkansas passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015 in Hope. She was born January 27, 1932 in Delight, Arkansas to Tom and Nona Finney Stone. She was a home maker, a member of Balls Chapel Church of Christ. She was a devoted wife, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, who enjoyed taking care of her...

Urcy Treas

Urcy Treas

Feb 6, 2015

Mrs. Urcy Campbell Treas age 77, of Ashdown, Arkansas passed away Friday, February 6, 2015 in Texarkana, Texas. She was born on April 27, 1937 in McCaskill, Arkansas. She was a home maker, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who enjoyed quilting. She was a member of Northern Hills Baptist Church, formerly the County Avenue Baptist Church, for over...

David Eller

David Eller

Feb 6, 2015

Mr. David G. Eller, age 62 of El Dorado, Arkansas passed away, Friday, February 6, 2015 in El Dorado. David was born November 4, 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas to Sam and Betty Strother Eller. David was self-employed contractor working in maintenance and was a member of Missionary Baptist Church in Bearden. David is preceded in death by his parents;...

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