Mary Jane Scott
Mary Jane Scott, age 73, of Genoa, Arkansas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, surrounded by her family in a local hospice facility. Funeral Services for Mrs. Scott will be at 2:00…
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TWC Kicks off Annual Program Connecting Students with Disabilities to Meaningful Employment
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is announcing the launch of this year’s Summer Earn and Learn (SEAL) program for students aged 14-22 with disabilities. Through work-based learning, SEAL participants earn a paycheck as they learn new skills and gain professional…
Alice Ellen Smith
Alice Smith, age 91, of Texarkana, AR passed away Sunday, May 26, 2024. She was born August 16, 1932, in Prescott, AR to Lee and Tenn Garrette. Alice was a truck driver for Milwood Trucking and her family remembers her…
Lillie Alderene “Rene” Cates Elliott
Lillie Alderene “Rene” Cates Elliott, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at the remarkable age of 102. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Elliott, her sisters Blanche Cates and Mable Johnson, her brothers Alvin…
Jack Cliff Upchurch
Jack Cliff Upchurch, age 66, of Fouke, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 21, 1957, in Odessa, Texas to Tommy and…
Bennie Lee Beel
Bennie Lee Beel, age 65, of New Boston, Texas died on Friday, May 24, 2024. Mr. Beel was born March 19, 1959 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was an HVAC Technician and a member of the Dart League. He enjoyed a…
Margaret Ruth (Nuttle) Chaufty
Margaret Ruth (Nuttle) Chaufty, 81, of Texarkana, Texas departed this world on Friday, May 24, 2024. Moments later, her 12-year-old Pomeranian dog Oakley, also left this world to be by her side. Margaret Ruth was born August 1, 1942, in…
Dorothy Griffin
Dorothy Griffin, 89, of Texarkana, TX, departed this life on Friday, May 24, 2024. She was born on August 11, 1934, in Rochester, Minnesota, to Louis Porter Good, MD and Dorothy Marion Dean. Mrs. Dorothy spent her time as a…
Dianne Lemons
Dianne Lemons, 78, went to be with her Lord on Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Texarkana, TX. She was born May 25, 1945, in Texarkana, TX to L.D. and Lois Dycus. Dianne’s life was filled with simple joys and meaningful…
Michael Mart Jordan
Michael Mart Jordan, age 69, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on Thursday, May 23, 2024, at Christus St. Michael Hospital. He was born on November 30, 1954, in Texarkana, Texas to Mart and Mary Elizabeth Jordan. Mr. Jordan spent his…
Christina “Chris” Annette Bradford McMellon
Christina “Chris” Annette Bradford McMellon went to be with our Heavenly Father after losing her battle with breast cancer on May 24, 2024. She was born on September 20, 1964. Chris loved spending time with family and friends, laughing and…
Neva Jane Lingo
Neva Jane was born in rural Arkansas to William Pierce and Buena Davis, on their farm near Murfreesboro. Neva was the baby of the family, and her childhood years were charmed by their doting love. She played basketball in school,…
Robert “Bob” L. Williamson
Robert “Bob” L. Williamson, of Texarkana, Texas, died on May 21, 2024, in Little Rock, Ark., at the age of 75. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Jane Williamson of Texarkana, Texas; his daughter Elizabeth Kim of…
Pauline Deahl “Miss America” Green
Pauline Deahl “Miss America” Green, age 78, of Texarkana, Arkansas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May 24, 2024, in a local hospice facility. Mrs. Green was born on January 25, 1946, in Dallas, Texas,…
John Franklin Renfro
U.S. Veteran John Franklin Renfro, age 91, of Texarkana, Arkansas went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at his residence surrounded by his family. Mr. Renfro was born December 21, 1932 in Stephens,…