Hope Ryder Calhoun (Mrs. Riemer Calhoun)

Mansfield, LA - Graveside services honoring the life of Hope Ryder Calhoun will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the Highland Cemetery in Mansfield, Louisiana. Rev. Thumper Miller, Rev. Clista Adkins and Rev. Wayland Gant will be officiating. A reception will follow at First Baptist Church in Mansfield at 12 noon after the graveside service. Serving as pallbearers will be Robert Ryder, Kirk Calhoun, Zac Calhoun, Peter Moncrief, Zach SanSoucie and David Calhoun; honorary pallbearers will be Benny Hives, Murray Calhoun, Glen Adkins, Mike Woods, Michael Woods, Charles Amie, Douglas Heck, and Brent Gentsch.

Hope was born February 1, 1924 in Pineville, LA and she passed away at her residence in Mansfield, July 22, 2018. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 39 years, Riemer Calhoun; grandchildren, Allen and Clay Calhoun; and her brother, Dr. Lew Ryder.

Hope graduated from Louisiana College then earned her Master's in Social Work from Tulane University. She was a longtime resident of the Mansfield area where she actively worked with the DeSoto Parish Planning Commission. She also was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church in Mansfield where she taught Sunday School for many years. She will always be remembered for her caring heart by her family, and friends from all walks of life.

She is survived by Tom and wife Beverly Calhoun; Carolyn and husband Bill Huckaby; sister, Billie Ruth Koch; grandchildren, Kirk and wife Brooke Calhoun, Clista and husband Glen Adkins, Tracie and husband Mike Woods, Mary Evelyn Whitehurst and husband James Thomas, Murray and wife Caroline Calhoun and Marian and husband Greg Snapp and numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by her nephews and nieces Suzy Gann, Robert Ryder, Garrett Ryder, Darryl Ryder, W. Lewis "Bud" Ryder, Jr, Cheryl Brightwell, Jan Bosely, Alycia Griffiths, Annette Ryder and Brenda Ryder.

The Calhoun Family extends a special Thank You to Hope's caretakers, Willie V. Thomas and Julia Price; special friend, Benny Hives; and her doctors, Dr. Dan J. Moller and Dr. Denis F. Kamberov and the staff of Louisiana HomeCare of Mansfield and the staff of Superior Hospice.

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Published by Shreveport Times from Jul. 24 to Jul. 26, 2018.

Memories and Condolences
for Hope Calhoun

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15 Entries

Annette Ryder

July 18, 2020

Hope, I miss you! Can't wait to see you again! We'll laugh some more and go antique shopping!

January 29, 2020

Aunt Hope, I think about you all the time. You are still giving me guidance and love which is an awesome miracle that, more often than not, goes unnoticed. Today your family needs your love's powerful Grace from our blessed Holy Spirit, once again. Remind us all of our miraculous love for the Christ because in Him we are reborn. Love you so very much.

Annette RYDER

July 30, 2018

My dearest Hope, my friend.
I would not be the person I am if it were not for my precious, enduring, Aunt Hope. I knew she loved me. We laughed many times and strengthened each other many ways. When Chase passed, Jesus and Hope was there for me, and have been to this day.
Hope, a great woman, a daughter of the King of Kings. And when we know we are the Lord's and trust where He is taking us, we feel very secure. Hope rested in the knowledge of His love for her and her loved ones.
We are citizens of heaven. When I got the news that she had slipped away, I heard the Bells of Heaven ringing! I'm so happy that she's finally home, full of joy and resting in His presence with her beloved ones.
Hope, I miss you.
I love you, Annette (Netsy)

July 30, 2018

So sorry for your loss. May Almighty God grant you peace as you cope with your loss. Jer. 29:11

July 30, 2018

So sorry for your loss. May Almighty God grant you peace as you cope with your loss. Jer. 29:11

Jerry Andrews

July 28, 2018

My thoughts are with the family. Hope was a friend to my family.
Jerry Andrews

Jerry Andrews

July 28, 2018

Hope was a friend to my parents and was always supportive of my family. My condolences.
Jerry Andrews

Melissa Wilkins

July 27, 2018

Deepest sympathy to the Calhoun family, Ms. Hope was a lovely lady and a good friend of my mother and Dad, Hayes and Ethel Wilkins. May you rest peace Ms. Hope.

Randy and Julie Fuller

July 26, 2018

Deepest sympathy to the Calhoun Family. She was a lovely lady. May she rest in peace. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all.

Otis Bonnie & Johnathan Calhoun

July 26, 2018

God has another one home
May God Be with u all at this time
Luv U

Bobby&Debbie Bennett

July 26, 2018

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.

Betty Boogaerts

July 24, 2018

My sincere sympathy to the family. I always enjoyed visiting with Hope. She was beautiful inside and out. I will surely miss her.

SIS Shaw

July 24, 2018

GOD BLESSED YOU ALL WITH THIS SPECIAL LADY! IT WAS SUCH AN HONOR TO KNOW MRS. HOPE CALHOUN! TO BE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SIT AND LISTEN TO HER TELL STORIES ABOUT HER LIFE WAS TRULY A HIGH POINT FOR ME. MRS. HOPE LOVED GOD WITH ALL OF HER HEART AND SHE PRAYED THAT MANY WOULD COME TO KNOW AND LOVE HIM AS SHE DID. NOT ENOUGH WORDS CAN BE SPOKEN TO PRAISE HOPE CALHOUN, AND TO THANK GOD FOR PUTTING HER IN OUR PATHS ! THANK YOU TO THE FAMILY FOR SHARING THIS LOVELY SOUTHERN BELLE WITH US. SIS SHAW

Ann Birdwell

July 24, 2018

I was so sad to hear about Ms. Hope. God bless her and her family.

Father George Gennuso

July 24, 2018

My name is Father George Gennuso. To Hope's family, I send you prayers and love. I was privileged to meet with Hope a couple of times as we shared communion. I will never forget that beautiful smile that Hope freely shared with those around her. She had a beautiful heart and soul and I know that heaven is richer for her presence there today.

In peace,
Father George Gennuso+

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