TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Gary Wayne Smith, Sr.

Gary Wayne Smith, Sr., age 72, of Texarkana, Texas, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 20, 2022. Mr. Smith was born March 20, 1949, in Texarkana, Arkansas, and was a lifetime resident of Texarkana.…

John Donaldson

Colonel Jon E. Donaldson, age 94, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away February 19, 2022 at a local hospice facility. He was born on December 15, 1927 in Cleveland, Ohio and was raised by his adoptive parents, David and Shirley Donaldson.…

Joseph Anthony Whittington

Joseph Anthony Whittington, age 19, of Genoa, Arkansas, died Friday, February 18, 2022, at his home in Conway, Arkansas. Joseph was born on March 13, 2002, in Texarkana, Texas. He was a physic major at the University of Central Arkansas.…

Joseph Dennis Wooten

Joseph Dennis Wooten, age 54, of Texarkana, Texas, died Saturday, February 19, 2022, in Texarkana, Arkansas. Mr. Wooten was born December 11, 1967, in Texarkana, Arkansas, and was a lifetime resident of Texarkana. He was employed with Joe Wooten Trucking.…

Bobby Choate

Bobby Glenn Choate, The Piano Man, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on February 18, 2022. He was 94. Bobby was born on December 07, 1927, to Seabert Fields Choate and Jebbie White Choate in Texarkana, Texas. He was the seventh…

Lynn Cox

Lynn Cox, 71 of Texarkana passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, February 18, 2022. He was born October 24, 1950 to Delbert and Lola Cox in Texarkana, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother…

Barbara Davis

Barbara Carole Davis, 78 of Ashdown, Arkansas passed away on February 18, 2022. She was born April 26, 1943, in Texarkana, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her biological father Schubert Willis and parents Frances and Jack Hickman, her…

Bill Lindsey

US Veteran Bill Lindsey, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021 in a local hospital. He was born on August 22, 1938 in Franklin County, Texas. His childhood years were spent in Hooks Texas with his parents and…

Sheila Kaye O’Bryant

Sheila Kaye O’Bryant, age 73, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, February 17, 2022 in a local hospice facility. Mrs. O’Bryant was born January 12, 1949 in Rover, Arkansas. She was retired from Christus St. Michael Hospital and was a Baptist.…

Lester Stokes

U.S. Veteran George Lester Stokes, 95, of Redwater Texas, died February 17, 2022, at his home. Mr. Stokes was born January 16, 1927, in Genoa Arkansas. He was retired from Langdon Oxygen Co. and was a member of First Baptist…

Stephen A. Raffaelli

Stephen A. Raffaelli, 79, passed away suddenly on February, 19, 2022. Steve’s motto was “today is your best day” and had an infectious laugh that lit up every room. A kind and generous man who never met a stranger; he…

Willie James Ross

Willie James Ross 78, of Texarkana, AR passed on February 14, 2022. Funeral Service Thursday, February 24, 2022 11:00 AM at Twin City Church of Christ with Brother David Watkins III, Eulogist. Burial will be in Nash Cemetery under the…