Hope High School Alumni Obituaries

Vera Louise Carr 88 of Providence passed away peacefully at Steere House on January 6 2026 with the quiet dignity that characterized her journey here on earth. On December 20 1937 in Providence RI the Carr Family was blessed when Vera was born to the union of the late Benjamin N. Carr Sr. and the la...

Patricia R. McHugh Kane 87 passed away peacefully on Monday December 29 2025 at South Kingstown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by her loving family. She was the beloved daughter of the late Margaret Flynn and James W. McHugh Sr. and the devoted wife of the late Vincent F. Kane with who...

Our beloved Brenda J. Wynn was born on August 7 1956 in Manhattan New York to the late Mary McClure and Charles McClure. She was the second of two cherished daughters. On January 4 2026 she peacefully transitioned from this life boarding her flight to glory Flight 930 surrounded by love and legacy. ...

January 20 2026 Paula Jean Quesenberry McPherson of Quail Valley Drive Princeton WV transitioned from this earthly life into the eternal arms of her Savior and Lord Jesus Christ at Carilion Memorial Hospital Roanoke VA. She was the daughter of the late Paul Wood Quesenberry and Audrey Sizemore Cante...

Joan Lydia Reschke Jurgensmeier 96 of Salina KS passed away December 18 2025 after a short battle with cancer. Joan was born on March 24 1929 in Preston NE of Sophie Santos and William Reschke. The family moved to Fairview KS in 1944 where she graduated from Fairview High School in 1947. Joan atten...

Harold Lee Andy Anderson 100 passed away Monday Jan. 5 at Carle BroMenn Medical Center in Bloomington where he had recently moved to be near his daughter. Born on June 11 1925 in Monmouth he was the seventh of Robert and Grace Dean Andersons eight children. Harold graduated from Good Hope High Schoo...

BRUNSWICK Toby Sanders Pioneer in Nuclear Medicine passed away on Sunday July 26 after a long and courageous battle with Myeloid Leukemia. She was born in Fitchburg Massachusetts on May 28 1941. Her father was Joseph Silverman and her mother was Beatrice Schonberg. She attended Hope High School in ...

Mary Thornton transitioned on January 3 2026 at the age of 83. Mary affectionately known as Mary Nell was born February 18 1942 in Jayess Mississippi to the union of Erzeal Davis and Jessie Hines Davis. Mary Thornton was a homemaker and graduated from Hope High School located in Jayess Mississippi. ...

It truly was a Wonderful Life. Barbara Ashley was born February 15 1938 in Woodsville NH to Mary Frances Fullerton and Charles Clarence Ashley. She immediately set out to get the most out of her life. She played clarinet in the band and broke scoring records in basketball. She could hunt and fish wi...

***** Shirley's celebration has been cancelled for Saturday January 31, 2026.  It will be rescheduled at a later date due to weather. *******Shirley Joan Pickett, née Pope, 91, of Durham, North Carolina, passed away on the 25th of December 2025 after suffering an intraparenchymal hemorrhage of ...

William Jennings Smith, 88, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 9, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Jennings was born in Wayne County on August 15, 1937, to the late Robert and Edna Smith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved son, Ter...

Dorrance James Michael Mic passed away on Saturday January 10 2026 at the age of 75 after a courageous battle with Alzheimers. Though the illness gradually quieted parts of his mind it never dimmed the spirit that made him who he was. Mic was widely known for his sharp wit and wicked sense of humor....

Wade Newton Snipes, 92, of Mebane, NC passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Alamance Regional Hospital in Burlington. He was born on May 7, 1933 to the late John Robert Snipes and Lelia Newton Justice Snipes. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Cannada Snipes.Wade gr...