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DON BOSTIAN

HOPE, Ark.—Ray Don Bostian, 85, of Hope died Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, in Texarkana, Texas. Mr. Bostian was born Sept. 9, 1933, in Plum Bayou, Ark. He was a retired high school guidance counselor and Baptist minister, a tree farm manager and an Air Force |veteran of the Korean War. He was preceded in death by one son, David Ray Bostian. Survivors include his wife, Martha Elam Bostian; three daughters and sons-in-law, Rachel and Shane Engebrecht of Morrilton, Ark., Laura and Tim Hughes of Murfreesboro, Ark., and Ida and Brad Bostian of Washington D.C.; four grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Hope with Samuel Adkins officiating. Burial will be in Huckabee Cemetery under direction of Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Heifer Project International. Online registration is at brazzelfuneralhomes.com.

Published December 17, 2018

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