TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Linda Sue Rhodes

Loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Linda Sue Rhodes, passed away on November 24th after a short battle with pneumonia. Linda was 74 and was surrounded by many loving family members when she passed. Linda was born to Ruth…

Charles William Davis

U.S. Veteran Charles William “Charlie” Davis of Hot Springs, Arkansas, formerly of Texarkana, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord November 23rd, 2023, in Texarkana, TX. Charlie was born on August 12th, 1947, in Longview, TX, to William Gray “Bill”…

Tommy Dean Turley

Mr. Tommy Turley, age 73, of Texarkana, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Mr. Turley was born October 14, 1950, in Texarkana, Arkansas and had been a lifetime resident. He was an active member…

Austin Lee Whiteside

Austin Lee Whiteside, 87, of Texarkana passed away on November 20, 2023. He was born on December 17, 1935, in Gentry, Arkansas to Gladys and Noah Whiteside. Mr. Whiteside was a member of First Baptist Church Texarkana. He was also…

Ronald Wayne Baker

Ronald Wayne Baker, age 53, of New Boston, Texas passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023. Mr. Baker was born on January 5, 1970, in Texarkana, Texas to Donald and Martha Baker. He was Agent with Humana for many years…

Agnes Lorene Cross

Agnes Lorene Cross was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world on November 19, 2023, to be with her Lord and Savior. She left peacefully in the residence of her daughter surrounded by her family.…

Barbara Evelyn Stevens

In Loving Memory of Barbara Evelyn “Memaw” Stevens Evelyn Stevens, died on November 18, 2023, in the comfort of her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born on September 23, 1935, in Ore City, Texas, Evelyn’s journey was one of…

Charles Edward Brassell

Charles Edward Brassell age 73 of Simms, Texas passed away Saturday, November 18, 2023 in his home. Mr. Brassell was born August 29, 1950 to James and Mary Ann Brassell in Dallas, Texas. He was retiring after many years from…

Willella Joyce Falls

Willella Joyce Falls, age 88, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023. She was born on August 28, 1935, in Tuttle, Oklahoma, to Mace and Ozella Brown. Mrs. Falls spent years as a radio announcer under the…

Howell ‘Buddy’ Hudgeons

Howell “Buddy” Hudgeons departed this life to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 18, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. Buddy was born on November 22, 1933, in his grandmother’s home in Miller Community near Foreman, Arkansas.…

Gloria Brown Thomas

Gloria Brown Thomas, 91, of Texarkana passed away on November 18, 2023. She was born on April 11, 1932, to Vernon Lafayette and Lucy Hill Brown in McGehee, Arkansas. She was a member of First Baptist Church Texarkana and was…

Carolyn Sue Whitney

Carolyn Sue Mauldin Whitney, age 81, of Hooks, Texas, gained her wings on Friday, November 17,2023 in Texarkana, Texas surrounded by her loving family. Carolyn was born on September 24, 1942, in Mineral Wells, Texas, to Francis Lawrence Mauldin and…

Mark Douglas Youngblood

Mark Douglas Youngblood, 58, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at his home with family after a lengthy illness. Mark was born January 27, 1965 in Texarkana, Texas and was a lifetime resident of Texarkana. Mark was a longtime,…