TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Patsy Johnson

Patsy “Pat” Ann Johnson was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She went to be with her Lord and Savior after a short illness on August 12, 2021. She passed peacefully and surrounded by loved ones, she was…

Ronnie Martindale

Ronald Dean “Ronnie” Martindale, age 68, of Texarkana, Arkansas, died Thursday, August 12, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Martindale was born November 16, 1952, in Texarkana, Arkansas and was a lifetime resident of Texarkana. He was a retired operational manager…

Bryan Ray Roberson

Bryan Ray Roberson (48) of Leary, Texas, gained his angel wings Thursday, August 12, 2021 after a short battle with COVID. Bryan was born on April 16, 1972 in Ashdown, Arkansas. He was a graduate of Ashdown High School and…

Dana Sue Snider McClure

Dana Sue Snider-McClure, age 50 of Hope, Arkansas passed away Thursday, August 12, 2021 in a Hope, Arkansas hospital.   Ms. McClure was born September 6, 1970 in Texarkana, Texas.  She was a retired Registered Nurse, a member of the United…

Virginia Hadaway

Virginia “Jeanie” Neff Hadaway, age 75, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in a local hospital. Mrs. Hadaway was born May 8, 1946 in Ohio. She was employed with Hadaway Paint and Body and was a member of…

Ruth Hill

Olive Ruth Hail Hill, 87, of Ashdown, AR passed away peacefully on August 11, 2021. She was born February 16, 1934 in Chalk Mountain, TX. She was a non-denominational Christian. Ruth married Henry Lee Hill on August 29, 1949 when…

Barney L Pennington Jr

Barney Leon Pennington, Jr. age 67, of Texarkana, Arkansas, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021, in a Little Rock, Arkansas hospital. Mr. Pennington was born February 28, 1954, in, Kaiser-Slautern, Germany. He was retired from Red River Army Depot and a…

Linda Provence

Linda Provence, age 70, of Hooks, Texas, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021, in a local hospital. Mrs. Provence was born October 16, 1950, in Texarkana, Texas. She was a member of Everett Baptist Church and a homemaker. Linda enjoyed doing…

Michael Norman Wooten

Michael Norman “Mike” Wooten, age 68, of Fouke, Arkansas, died Wednesday, August 11, 2021, in a local hospital. Mr. Wooten was born July 27, 1953, in Texarkana, Arkansas and was a lifetime resident of Fouke. He was retired diesel mechanic…

Steven McComack

Steven Emrys McComack, age 4 months, gained his angel wings on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, in a local hospital. Steven was born March 22, 2021, in Texarkana, Texas to proud parents, Skyler McComack and Rachel Jones. [AdSense-C] Along with his…

Suvella Rayburn

Suvella Rayburn, 80 years of age, died 7 August 2021. She had suffered with the effects of vascular dementia, caused by multiple transient ischemic attacks which were a result of atrial fibrillation, for over a decade. Resultantly, she resided in…

Homer Dale Mears

Homer Dale Mears, age 84 of Simms, Texas passed away Monday, August 9, 2021 in a local hospital.  Mr. Mears was born July 5, 1937 in Rodessa, Louisiana to Lee and Ora Mears.  He was a self employed Contract Builder,…