TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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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…

Derek John Egerstaffer

U.S. Veteran Derek J. Egerstaffer, age 72, of Texarkana, Texas died Sunday, April 10, 2022, at his home. Mr. Egerstaffer was born May 21, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. and served…

Roy Glen Moore

U.S. Veteran Roy Glen Moore, age 74 of Maud, Texas passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 in a local hospice facility. Mr. Moore was born May 19, 1947 in Winnsboro, Texas. He was a retired Texas Department of Public Safety…

Charles Dale Crowson

U.S. Veteran Charles Dale Crowson, age 82, of Texarkana, Arkansas, died Saturday, April 9, 2022 in a local hospice facility. Mr. Crowson was born July 5, 1939 in Fouke, Arkansas. He was retired from Kansas City Southern Railroad, member of…

Gayle Hines

Rebecca “Gayle” Hines, age 79, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022. She was born on July 16, 1942, in Atlanta, Texas, to T.J. and Sue Adair. Mrs. Hines was the owner and operator of Gayle’s Cosmetics…

Jean Hudson

Jean A. (Brownell) Hudson went to be with her Lord on April 9, 2022, in Sugar Land, Texas. A long-time resident of Texarkana, Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Truett Hudson, also of Texarkana; her brothers Dean Brownell…

Jo Linda Dillon Sturgeon

Jo Linda Dillon Sturgeon, age 75, of New Boston, Texas, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022, in a Texarkana, Texas hospice center. Jo was born March 11, 1947, in Dallas, Texas. Her loving parents were Dr. John Logan Dillon and…

David Sean Chase

David Chase, age 52 of Avery, Texas passed away at his residence, on April 7, 2022 Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. til 8:00 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2022 Arrangements are under direction of Bates Rolf Funeral Home, New Boston,…

Roy Edward Foster

Roy Edward Foster, age 85, of Wake Village, Texas passed away on April 7, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. Mr. Foster was born on March 6, 1937, in Morris County, Texas to his parents Edward and Annie Lou…

Iris Purtell

Iris Purtell, age 89, formerly of Texarkana, Texas, passed away in her sleep on March 25, 2022, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Mrs. Purtell was born August 28, 1932, in Durant, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and a…