Hope High School Alumni Obituaries

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...

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...

John Gardner Graham beloved husband father grandfather brother and friend passed away peacefully leaving behind a legacy of hard work integrity and devotion to his family and community. Born on December 20 1936 in Indianapolis Indiana John was the only son among seven children. He grew up on a farm ...

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...

Nancie Hope Mers 76 of Wallingford passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 30 2025 with family by her side. She was the widow of the Kenneth C. Kenny Mers. Born in Maysville on February 11 1949 Hope was the daughter of the late Stanley D. Martin and the late Dorothy Nash Martin. A 1967 graduate o...

Ann Purvis Starks passed away unexpectedly on December 7 2025 at her home in Fouke Arkansas. She was born in Hope Arkansas on May 22 1952 to Tom and Martha Purvis. Ann was smart and had a wicked sense of humor. She could sing play the piano and was a fabulous dancer and was simply the life of every ...

Norman Person Terrell, Jr., 97, passed away peacefully on November 25, 2025. He was born April 8, 1928, in Selma, NC, to the late Norman Person and Rana Peele Terrell. The family moved to Durham in 1939 where he lived for 60 years. Norman proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1946–1947 before re...

The youngest of 14 children she was born Aug. 26 1935 in Macomb to Pagie and Katie Settles. She married Jack F. Shive on Aug. 18 1957 in Macomb. He preceded her in death in 2015. She is survived by her daughters Cindy Ballance of Decatur and Sally and Jon McKee of Germantown Hills a son Douglas and ...

Betty Lou Gomes passed away peacefully at home on November 2 2025 at the age of 86. Born in Providence Rhode Island on May 31 1939 to the late Louis Fontes and Maria Fontes Pina. Betty Lou was preceded in death by her husband Adrian C. Gomes sister Debra Hairston Fontes and daughter Charlotte R. Gom...

Donald Vandenberg age 98 died on Wed Nov. 12. He was born August 28 1927 in Sterling IL to Bert and Josephine Tillema Vandenberg. He and his only sister Beth attended the Hiddleson oneroom public school. He has happy memories of the farm where they lived without electricity and indoor plumbing but w...

David Griffin 88 of Midland passed away on Monday October 20 2025. A Memorial service will be held David Sonny Griffin was born on October 21 1936 in Hope Arkansas to David A. and Louise Griffin.He attended Hope High School and was known as the Pride of Hope High. At Hope High he was a star on the b...

LUISA GOMES OSBORNEROSARIO 93 of Providence passed away peacefully with family at her side onThursdayOctober 16 2025 at HopeHealthHospice Palliative Care Providence RI. She was the cherished daughter of Antonio J. Rosario and Caroline Rosario Smith PorcherstepdaughterofWalter A. Smithand granddaught...

Robert E. Borah a resident of Seekonk for the past 65 years died on October 10th in Providence at age 92. Bob loved life hockey work and most of all his big fun family. Born in Providence to Elizabeth Mooney and Lewis E. Borah and younger brother to Dick Bob grew up on Eighth Street attending Summit...

He was a beloved husband father grandfather educator and friend who left this world peacefully surrounded by his family on October 7 2025 at the age of 98. He was the loving husband of the late Mary Lee Nolan. Born in Providence RI he was the son of the late Estelle Larkin and Bernard Nolan. He is s...

Martha Hope Bradford Prince age 82 passed away peacefully on September 18 2025 following a brief illness. A memorial celebrating her life will be held at 1030 a.m. on Monday September 29th at St. Marks Cathedral in Shreveport with a reception to follow in the cathedral parlor. Hope was born on Novem...

Gary R. Bunch, 74, of Centerpoint, Indiana, passed away on September 30, 2025, following a 14-year battle with a traumatic brain injury due to a motorcycle accident.Gary was born on November 13, 1950, in LaHarpe, Illinois, the son of Robert and Helen I. (Kershner) Bunch. He graduated from North Wes...