TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Patrick Allen Craven

Patrick Allen Craven, age 76, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 16, 2024, with his family at his side. He was born on January 5, 1948, in Leavenworth, Kansas, to Harris and Louise Craven. Louise passed away…

Heather Denise Johnson

Heather Denise Johnson, age 40, of Fouke, Arkansas, died Sunday, June 16, 2024, in a local hospital surrounded by her loving family. Miss Johnson, a beacon of warmth and empathy, was born on November 8, 1983, at Holloman Air Force…

Bobby Lee Stevens

Bobby Lee Stevens, age 76, of Hooks, Texas died Sunday, June 16, 2024 in a local nursing center. Mr. Stevens was born March 11, 1948 in Texarkana, Arkansas. He was retired from Red River Army Depot, member of the First…

Carlos Guillermo Grana

Carlos Guillermo Grana, 78, passed away on June 14, 2024. Carlos was born on October 5, 1945, in Venezuela to Isabel Silva and Guillermo Grana. He was a member of the West Side Church of Christ, and enjoyed volunteering at…

Nathan Lee Wright

Nathan Lee Wright, MD, a retired pediatrician, went home to be with the Lord on June 14, 2024, at the age of 89. He was born on February 10, 1935, in Sheridan, AR. His life was a tribute to his…

Ken Lewis

Ken Lewis was born October 28, 1946, in Rotan, Texas, near the family ranch, and passed away at St. Michael’s Hospital on June 10, 2024. He was 77. He was preceded in death by his parents Newton Edward Lewis and…

Gerald Wayne Wagstaff

Gerald Wayne Wagstaff, age 73, of Hooks, Texas, went home to be with his Lord on June 10, 2023, in a Little Rock, Arkansas hospital. Rev. Wagstaff was born June 5, 1951, in Texarkana, Arkansas. He was pastor of the…

Rhonda DeAnn Huntley

Rhonda was born June 10,1967, to parents Bettie Ann and Evie D. Huntley Jr. She was a graduate of Arkansas High School and later graduated from University of Arkansas Engineering class of 1988. Her career as an engineer stretched over…

Clyde (Buddy) Rogers

Clyde (Buddy) Rogers, Jr., age 81, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Rogers was born July 27, 1942, in Taylor, Arkansas, and lived in…

Foy O. Power

Foy O. Power, 89, of Texarkana, TX. passed away on June 7, 2024. Mr. Power was born on June 19, 1934, in Foreman, AR. to Millie and Eff Power. He was a member of the Circle J Cowboy Church and…

Diane Stinson

Diane Stinson passed quietly in her sleep on June 8, 2024, after an extended battle with heart disease. She was born in Portland Oregon on November 22, 1943, as Diane Syring, she joined in marriage on June 21, 1963, to…

Jack Bourne

Jack Bourne, 75, of Hooks, TX. passed away on June 8, 2024. Mr. Bourne was born on May 25, 1949, in Madill, Oklahoma to Gladys and Robert Bourne. Jack was a member and a Deacon at Myrtle Springs Baptist Church…

Jesse Ray Page

Jesse Ray Page, age 64 of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away on June 7, 2024, at the Hospice of Texarkana Hospital. He was born on December 15, 1959, in Houston, Texas to Arvie Doyle and Bessie Page. He was preceded in…

Laroy Thomas

Laroy Thomas age 86 of Texarkana, Texas died June 7, 2024, at Cornerstone Nursing Home after a long illness. Laroy was born in Atlanta, Texas on July 31, 1937. He graduated from Arkansas High School and earned a Mechanical Engineering…