TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Amelia Elaine Petty

Amelia Elaine Petty was born on July 28, 2026, at Christus St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, Texas. Though her time on earth was brief, she was deeply loved and will forever remain in the hearts of her family. Amelia passed away on...

Sheree Giacomoni

Sheree Louise Giacomonibeloved wife, mama, memaw, aunt, cousin, and friend, was born October 12, 1957 in Akron, Ohio and passed away peacefully on July 23, 2026, just eight months after the passing of her beloved husband, Mark. Though her family's hearts are broken, they find comfort in knowing she ...

Leonard McKamie

Leonard Ray "Sonny" McKamie, age 85, of Nash, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2026, at Reunion Plaza Nursing in Texarkana, Texas. Born on December 3, 1940, in Hope, Arkansas, to Chester Ray McKamie and Dorothy Inez Kennedy McKamie, Leonard lived a life marked by devotion to family, service,...

Vivian Barker

Vivian Barker was born in Fouke, Arkansas, on July 19, 1942. She grew up attending Pisgah Baptist Church in Fouke, where her faith first took root. As an adult, she and her husband, John David, faithfully attended First Baptist Church, where they raised their children. Vivian worked for the Fouke S...