TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Margaret Burton Reader

Ms. Margaret Burton Reader was born December 20, 1961 in Texarkana, Arkansas to the late Virdene Burton and Almond Broadus. She was the oldest of four children and attended Arkansas High School in Texarkana, Arkansas Class of 1980. Margaret loved…

Steve Gibbs

U.S. Veteran Dr. Steven M. Gibbs, age 72, of Texarkana, Texas passed away Saturday, April 15, 2023, after ongoing health issues. Steve was born July 7, 1950, in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas…

Randell Wayne Knotts

U.S. Veteran Mr. Randell Wayne Knotts, age 76, of Texarkana, Arkansas died Tuesday, May 2, 2023 in a local rehab facility surrounded by his family. Mr. Knotts was born October 30, 1946 in Louisiana. He was retired from the Texarkana…

Jimmie Earnest Brooks

Jimmie Earnest Brooks, age 80, of Texarkana, Arkansas, died at his home surrounded by his family on Monday, May 1, 2023. Mr. Brooks was born on October 4, 1942, in Canton, Mississippi, and lived in Texarkana for most of his…

Linda Diane Hall

Linda Diane Hall age 76 of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away on May 1, 2023. She was born on April 28, 1947, in Texarkana, Arkansas to Carlis and Margaret Woodruff. Mrs. Hall spent her working days as a Nurse at Collom…

Carol Gene Dabney

Carol Gene Dabney, age 76 of New Boston, Texas passed away Monday, May 1, 2023, in a local hospital. Mr. Dabney was born April 14, 1947, in Seminole, Oklahoma to Carol and Pauline Dabney. He was retired from Red River…

Doris Nell Cutchall

Mrs. Doris Nell Cutchall, age 90, of Fouke, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 30, 2023. Mrs. Cutchall was born on January 4, 1933, in Texarkana, Arkansas, and had lived in Fouke for most of her…

Charlett Simpson

Charlett Linda Simpson, age 73, of Texarkana, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Mrs. Simpson was born January 27, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois to Cecil and Catherine (Whitehead) Burns. She worked at one…

Vernon William Vickers

U.S. Veteran Vernon William Vickers, Jr. age 77, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, died Thursday, April 27, 2023, in a Hot Springs, Arkansas hospital surrounded by his family. Mr. Vickers was born December 3, 1945, in Texarkana, Arkansas. He was a…

Susan Jean Andrews

Ms. Susan Jean Andrews, 74, of Texarkana, Arkansas transitioned from this life to eternal rest Thursday, April 20, 2023, at a local hospital surrounded by her loving family and friends. Susan Jean Andrews was gifted to the union of Nelsie…

James E. Williams, Sr.

James E. Williams, Sr. was born October 12, 1938 to the late Ed Williams and Lucille Brown-Williams of Texarkana, Arkansas. He was also the firstborn child of the Family. He departed this Earthly life on April 17, 2023. James E.…

Jerry M. Bassett

Jerry Maurice Bassett, age 82, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed from this life on Monday, April 24, 2023. Mr. Bassett was born April 1, 1941, in Texarkana, Arkansas, and was a lifetime resident of the area. He was a mechanic and…