Dr. Mark Joseph Pope, 49, passed away October 1, 2019. Raised in Royal, Arkansas, Mark appreciated nature and enjoyed the peace of the woods. Hunting deer, flushing dove, fishing for bass, tending his cattle, or working on his tractor, Mark loved being outside.
From childhood Mark was a voracious reader and always interested in sharing stories. After receiving his diploma from Lake Hamilton High School, Mark went on to UALR for his undergraduate studies. He attended medical school at UAMS graduating with honors. He was a family medicine physician since 2005 opening his own practice, Pope Family Medical Clinic, in 2012.
Mark was greeted in Heaven by his father, Johnnie Wayne Pope; and his grandparents Lloyd “Skeet” Robertson, and Cecil and Virginia Pope.
Mark loved his family and will be missed by his wife of 23 years, Dr. Tammy Kay Ebsen Pope; his mother, Phyllis Kay Robertson Keeney (Ted); sister Dr. Angela Virginia Pope Frost (Jeremy); brothers, Christopher and Matthew Pope (Anna); nanny, Mary Sue Robertson; aunt, Janet (Ed); uncle, Gary Pope (Beth); nieces Katherine and Jenna Frost; nephew, Tucker Pope; his church family at Crystal Springs Church of Christ; and many well-loved friends.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Yuekui Li, Ty Ebsen, Kyle Ebsen, Ryan Ebsen, Bryce Ebsen.
Special thank you to Dr. BK Singh, Dr. Shane Higginbotham, and Dr. Joe Beck and staff.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Arkansas Game & Fish Foundation.
A visitation will begin at 9:0am on Saturday, October 5, 2019 with a celebration of Mark’s life beginning at 10:00am in the chapel of Gross Funeral Home.
The online obituary, guestbook, and memorial tribute are available at www.GrossFuneralHome.com.
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