Bill Pope

We lost our sweet daddy, Billy Feja Pope, the morning of October 4, 2020, after a hard fought battle with cancer. He died a peaceful death with his daughters holding his hands and hearing the loving words of his four children. He always said his favorite word in the world was, “Daddy”, and he was the best! We will miss our birthday calls with him reminiscing about the day we were born. He was an Army Veteran of WWII, and a proud American. He worked for, and retired from Sun Oil Company after 30 years.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Margaret Mailer, his parents, Helen Feja Brown and Clyde D. Pope, and a sister, Jacquelyn Gaylor. He is survived by his four children, Peggy (James) Stevenson of Little Rock, Melissa (Larry) Baldwin of Jonesboro, Cindy (Mark) Johnston of Tulsa, and Bill Pope Jr. (Jennifer) of Fort Smith; three sisters, Sondra Lowrance, Charlotte King, Doreen McCormick; two brothers, Michael Brown and Clyde Pope Jr.; twelve grandchildren and twenty-two great-grandchildren.

Much thanks to his caregivers, especially Danna Putnam-Murphy and the third floor staff at Mercy Hospital.

A special thanks to Dr. Tony Flippin and his staff, who gave our dad such excellent care. His visits there were his “happy hour”. We love you Daddy. We will miss you until we meet again at the pearly gates.

Memorial Graveside service with military honors will be Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 11:00 am at Calvary Cemetery.