TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Brian Harris

Brian Lynn Harris, 49, of Texarkana, Texas passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021. He was born July 11, 1972 in Prescott, Arkansas. [AdSense-C] Brian was a dedicated husband, father, and son. He was an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, owner…

Billy Wright

Billy Ray Wright, age 78, of Hooks, Texas, died Sunday, August 15, 2021, in a local hospice facility. Mr. Wright was born June 16, 1943, in Stringtown, Oklahoma to King Wright and Rosie Watt Wright. He was retired from Arkla…

Jeniece Brooks

Edith Jeniece Brooks, age 86, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2021, in a local hospital. Mrs. Brooks was born August 6, 1935, in Texarkana, Texas to Virgil and Alma Henry. She was a homemaker and loved watching…

Edna Upchurch

Edna Linn Upchurch, age 93, of Texarkana, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 14, 2021. Edna was born in Crenshaw, Mississippi on March 13, 1928 to Joseph Williams and Mary Elizabeth Freund. Edna was retired from…

Wanda Henry

Wanda Henry, 81, of Texarkana passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021. She was born October 5, 1939, to Hollis and Oma Dixon in Bodcaw, Arkansas. She was a member of First Baptist Church Texarkana, the Daisy Garden Club, Texas…

Ellen Sherman

Ellen Ann Sherman, 84, of Nash, TX went to be with the Lord on August 14, 2021. Ellen was born May 18, 1937 to Louis and Mary (Daly) Bird in Cresco, IA.  She was retired from State Farm Insurance. Ellen…

Michael Applebaum

Michael Applebaum, 53, of Wake Village passed away August 13, 2021. He was born June 25, 1968 to Ray and Marie Applebaum in Dallas, Texas. He was an avid member of NCCC, member of Circle J Cowboy Church, owner of…

Jacqueline Vaughan

Jacqueline M. Vaughan, age 88, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, August 13, 2021 in a local nursing center. Mrs. Vaughan was born on January 16, 1933, in Bloomburg, Texas. She was a homemaker and member of the Buchanan First Baptist…

Sherri Waggoner

Sherri Lanette Waggoner, age 55, of Fouke, Arkansas, died Friday, August 13, 2021 in a local hospital. Mrs. Waggoner was born August 22, 1965 in New Boston, Texas. She was retired from Cooper Tire and Rubber Company and a homemaker.…

Donna Laverne Williams

Donna Laverne Williams, age 68, of Fouke, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord Friday, August 13, 2021. Donna was born May 3, 1953, at Texarkana, Arkansas, and had lived most of her life in Fouke.  She was a faithful…