TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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David Waddell

David Neil Waddell, age 71, of Texarkana, Arkansas, died Sunday, January 8, 2023, at his residence surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Waddell was born December 15, 1951, in Texarkana, Arkansas to George and Louise (Bowman) Waddell. He was a…

Roxie Ann Coker

Roxie Ann Coker, age 85, of Fouke, Arkansas, died Saturday, January 7, 2023 in a local hospital. Mrs. Coker was born October 2, 1937 in Fouke, Arkansas. She was retired from Rainbow Foods and was a member of the Antioch…

Donald Hensley

U.S. Veteran Donald Gene Hensley, (Big Foot), age 83, of Texarkana, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 7, 2023. Don was born August 10, 1939, in Texarkana, Texas. He was a member of Holly Springs Church,…

Bobbie Warren

Bobbie Joyce Warren, age 92, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, January 6, 2023, in a local hospital. Mrs. Warren was born January 9, 1930, in Hope, Arkansas. In her early career she worked for General Telephone and was a homemaker…

Gloria Watkins

Gloria Mae Watkins, age 77, of Fouke, Arkansas, died Friday, January 6, 2023, at her residence. Mrs. Watkins was born on January 3, 1946, in Oxnard, California. She was the owner of the Pumpkin Patch Day Care, which was in…

Josephine Cigainero

Josephine (Jo) Durham Cigainero was born in Texarkana on May 18, 1937, to Mabel and Frank Durham, both going before her. She was reunited with them and her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at the age of…

Iva Lee Abercrombie

Iva Lee Abercrombie of Hooks, Texas, passed away at the age of 85 on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, in a local hospice facility. Mrs. Abercrombie was born on April 11, 1937, in Naples, Texas to Lester and Hallie (Nash) Roberts.…

Douglas Anthony

U.S. Veteran Douglas Thomas Anthony, age 80, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, January 4, 2023, in a local hospice facility. Mr. Anthony was born March 25, 1942, in Many, Louisiana to Robert Bernice and Lona Belle (Salter) Anthony. He was…

Dorothy Lurene Hooks

Dorothy Lurene Hooks was born in Texarkana, Arkansas on October 6, 1957 to Clemia Thomas and Georgia Thelma Townsel Huey. She accepted Christ at an early age and became a member of Leary Chapel Baptist Church where she served until…

William E. Jones, Sr

Mr. William E. Jones, Sr., was born to L. B. Jones and Gertie Smith in Texarkana, Arkansas on March 2, 1946. He passed away at local hospital in Texarkana on Saturday, December 17, 2022. William was a Baptist and loved…

Emma Jo Black

Emma Jo Black, age 83, of Fouke, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on January 3, 2023. Mrs. Black was born December 13, 1939, in Fouke, Arkansas, and had been a lifetime resident. She was a member of Faith…

Bobby Harold Derrick

Bobby Harold Derrick departed this life and arrived at his forever home on Friday, December 30, 2022, at a hospital in Tyler, Texas. Bobby was born on June 4, 1955, in Mt. Pleasant, Texas to Harold Dean and Patricia Ruth…

Billy O’Rand

Billy Wayne O’Rand was born September 20, 1954 in Linden Texas; the oldest son of Wayne and Joann O’Rand. Billy loved to drive by the little house off State Line Ave where he had fond memories of living there briefly…