Bova C. Hope of Hot Springs, Arkansas was born July 24, 1957 in Wolf City,Montana, the son of the late Jack and Mattie Mae Hubbard Hope. He was a member of Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville and owner/operator of Arkansas Searchout LLC. He enjoyed survival training, hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, and riding motorcycles.

Bova died Friday, December 28, 2018 at Baptist Heath Medical Center in Little Rock at the age of 61.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors: sister, Pome Hope Ford of Roanoke, Virginia and a host of extended family members.

Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Harmony Missionary Baptist Church in Prattsville. Burial will follow at Philadelphia Cemetery also in Prattsville. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00 A.M. until service time.

Pallbearers are Seth Ashcraft, Tyler Hicks, Mike Hope, Carson Kennerly, John Ovanic, and Thomas Blackerby.