TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Ruth Hesser

Ruth Burnitt Hesser, age 91, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, March 19, 2026, in a local hospital. Mrs. Hesser was born May 2, 1934, in Kinder, Louisiana, to Edward and Agnes Burnitt. She was a homemaker, member of the Williams Memorial United Methodist Church where over the years she taught five...

Mason Andres

A full obituary for Mr. Andres is still pending at this time. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 AM on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at Walnut Church of Christ with Pastor Patrick Cannon officiating. A time of visitation will be held the hour before the service, 10:30-11:30 AM. There will be a recep...

Helen Carter

Helen Carter, age 103, of Texarkana passed away March 19, 2026. She was born January 21, 1923, in Neshoba County, Mississippi to Floyd and Alma Willis. She was a Baptist and worked as a secretary. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, James Carter; siblings and her daughter in law, Sandr...

Mike Beeson

MIke Beeson, 82, of Denison, Texas, passed away on March 17, 2026. Born February 12, 1944, in Miami, OK. to Edward D. Beeson and Laura E. McCammon. The family moved to Texarkana at the age of six and then in…

Jude Thaddeus Narens

Jude T. Narens passed away peacefully at home on March 17, 2026. Born on September 13, 1948, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to James Alexander and Louise Narens, Jude was the eldest of five brothers and three sisters. He proudly served in…

Shane McIntosh

Shane McIntosh Stephen Shane McIntosh, age 54, of Texarkana, Arkansas transitioned from this life to the next on Monday, March 9, 2026, at Brownwood Life Care Facility, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. A period of memories and reflection will be on Sunday March 22nd at 4:00 P.M. at the Westside Church of Chr...

Anthony “AJ” Ray Johnson

Our beloved “AJ,” Anthony Ray Johnson, age 63, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at his home with his loving wife by his side. AJ courageously fought cancer for two years and remained a fighter until the very end. The Lord had plans for AJ, and Heaven gained a faithful servant, angel, and hel...

Donna Ione Stewart

Donna Ione Stewart, age 83, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, March 16, 2026. Mrs. Stewart was born November 16, 1942, in Ada, Oklahoma. She was retired from Bank Corp South where she was Vice President of Trust, member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church since 1978 and was a volunteer for Hands on Tex...

William “Bill” O. Hall, Jr.

William O. Hall Jr. (Bill) 79 of Texarkana, TX, passed away March 16, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his family. Bill was born on September 7, 1946, in Long Beach, California. Bill was a member of Buchanan First Baptist Church where he attended and served faithfully until his health declined. He i...