TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Virgie Cloys Ward

Virgie “Nana” Cloys Ward, age 89, of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away on April 14, 2022, in a local nursing facility. Mrs. Ward was born on May 16, 1932, in Ozan, Arkansas to her parents Claudie and Bessie Alice Rosenbaum. She…

Pearl Loraine Witt

Pearl Loraine Witt, age 76, of Texarkana, Arkansas died Friday, April 15, 2022 in a local hospital. Mrs. Witt was born June 29, 1945 in Texarkana, Texas. She enjoyed farming and was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by…

Betty McBain

Betty Lou McBain, age 72, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022. She was born on January 2, 1950 to Dale and Dovie Skinner Kidd in Hope, Arkansas. She was a very proud Jehovah Witness. She is…

Jimmy Wayne Sawyer

James (Jimmy) Wayne Sawyer, 79, passed away April 14, 2022, at his home in Texarkana, Texas. Jimmy battled serious medical issues with courage and a smile, and maybe a grumpy remark or two. Despite his own pain, he never stopped…

Ann Speer

Elizabeth “Ann” Speer, age 74, of Wake Village, Texas, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022, in a local hospital. Ms. Speer was born October 7, 1947, in Texarkana, Texas. She retired in 2001 from the Texas Department of Transportation where…

Jean Bagwell

Wilma Jean Edwards Bagwell, age 90, of Texarkana, Texas, died Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at her residence. Mrs. Bagwell was born March 24, 1932 in Rye, Arkansas. She was retired from JC Penney and was a member of the Westlawn…

Lois Dansby

On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, Lois Morgan Dansby went home to be with the Lord. We will miss the smile, the scent, and the unending love and strength that was our beloved Nani, wife, mother, sister, aunt, and best friend.…

Tommy Rainey

U.S. Veteran Tommy Boyd Rainey, age 78, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, April 11, 2022, in a local hospice facility. Mr. Rainey was born December 22, 1943, in Dekalb, Texas to Jim and Ellen Rainey. He was a retired car…