TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Michael Wayne Walker

Michael Wayne Walker passed away peacefully on August 6, 2023. He was born May 5, 1954 to Alford and Dorothy Walker of DeKalb, Texas. He was a Sergeant in the United States Army from 1982 to 1996, earning three Bronze…

Billy Philyaw

Billy Philyaw, born October 10, 1946, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2023. Remembered as a loving husband, father, and papaw, Billy loved to spend his time enjoying old television shows and westerns. He was also a fan of sweets,…

Kathryn Louise Williams

Kathryn Louise “Meme” Williams, age 73 of Texarkana Texas, passed from this life on August 5, 2023, while under the care of Hospice of Texarkana. She was born on October 4, 1949, to Mary E Joyner and Robert Ray Joyner,…

Irene OJean Hendrix

Irene OJean Hendrix was born in Locksburg, Arkansas on April 17, 1945 to the parents of Sterling Pauley and Goldie Piggee-Wilson. She graduated from Tollette High School. Irene married Louis E Richard SR and from this union 2 children were…

Bertha J. Lockett

Missionary and master cook Bertha Lockett’s life did not come to an end with her death. Bertha peacefully passed away on Tuesday July 25, 2023, at the age of 86, after a courageous battle with illness, surrounded by loved ones.…

Eric Thomas Carroll

Eric Thomas Carroll was born May 23, 1961 to the late Joseph Carroll & Dora Artis in Brooklyn, New York. He received his wings on Monday, July 31, 2023 peacefully at his home. He graduated high school. Eric relocated to…

Larry Moore

Larry J Moore, age 70, of Texarkana, TX, passed away on August 3, 2023 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born October 9, 1952, in Idabel, OK, to Julius Moore and Mabel Morgan. Mr. Moore worked at Pratt’s…

Joan Dale Boyles

Joan Dale Junkin Boyles died on Thursday, August 3, 2023 in her home. Born on November 8, 1938 in Camden, AR, she was a native of Mt. Holly, AR. The family moved to Texarkana when she was five years old…

Gary Andrews

Gary Russell Andrews, 75, of Maud, Texas passed away on August 2, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 22, 1948, to Robert Clisto and Maudie Mae Andrews. Gary grew up in Ore City and worked…

Clinton James Dalton

Clinton James Dalton, 66, passed away on August 2, 2023. Mr. Dalton was born on October 21, 1956, to George and Betty Dalton in Pensacola, Florida. He retired from Red River Army Depot after working there for over 40 years.…

Danny Lee Hill

Danny Lee Hill, 64, of Texarkana, Texas passed away on August 2, 2023. Mr. Hill was born on April 21, 1959, in Texarkana, Texas. Danny was a long-time member of the Banshee MC and was currently riding with Backwater Jacks…

Karen Denise Hernandez

Karen Denise Hernandez, age 62, of Fouke, Arkansas, died Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at her home. Mrs. Hernandez was born on December 26, 1961, in Blue Springs, Missouri. She was a retired registered nurse and was formerly employed with Willis…

Geraldine “Gerry” Mills

Geraldine “Gerry” Hunnicutt Mills was born November 13, 1933, in Marietta, Cass County, Texas to Gerald W. Hunnicutt and Novelle Higginbotham Hunnicutt. She passed away on August 1, 2023. The family moved to the Minton Community, near Maud, In Bowie…

Dorothy Schelkopf

In Loving Memory of Dorothy Jo Gauntt Schelkopf (1933 – 2023) Texarkana, TX, and Hot Springs, AR, bid a heartfelt farewell to a beloved member of their communities, Dorothy Schelkopf. On July 30, 2023, at age 90, Dorothy passed away…