Ethan Matthew Pope

Ethan Matthew Pope obituary, Hideaway, TX

Ethan Matthew Pope

Ethan Pope Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home on Jan. 13, 2026.
Funeral services for Ethan Matthew Pope, age 19 of Hideaway, Texas are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 17, 2026, at the Hideaway Lake Community Church with Pastor Louis Mizell officiating. Family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. prior to the service. Interment will follow at Lindale City Cemetery.

Ethan passed away Sunday, January 11, 2026, in Rusk County, Texas. He was born December 30, 2006, in Longview, Texas. Ethan has lived in Hideaway for the past 11 years and was previously of Carthage, Texas. He was a member of Hideaway Lake Community Church, graduated from Lindale High School in 2025 and was currently a student at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches. Ethan was both an art and music enthusiast, particularly classic rock music. He enjoyed playing his guitar and both playing and designing video games. He touched all that he met and was loved by all. Ethan was preceded in death by his uncle, Michael Fiske.

Ethan is survived by his parents, Kevin and Janice Pope of Hideaway; brothers, Isaac, Andrew, and Caleb Pope of Hideaway; grandparents, Roy and Kathy Wood of Carthage and John and Joan Pope of Chandler; uncles and aunts, Patrick Pope of Tyler, Jennifer Fiske of Tyler, and Jason and Angel Wood of Flint; cousins, Eli Fiske, Brynlee Fiske, Luke Fiske, Ella Fiske, Oliver Wood, and Liam Wood, and numerous other loving family members and a countless number of friends.

The family has asked that in lieu of flowers you may donate in support of ArtSpark Texas at https://www.artsparktx.org/donate/

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Luna Villanueva

January 19, 2026

You where an amazing friend Finn you where loved by all of us I´m proud of you I love ya man you where like a brother to me you ment a lot to me

LeiLoni Holcomb

January 17, 2026

I really miss you, Finn. You were an amazing friend and an even more amazing person. Rest in peace.

Jade Hatfield

January 13, 2026

They were so proud of that sword. You'll be loved and missed Finn

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