TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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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…

Daniel Hogue, Sr

Daniel Kyle Hogue, Sr., 59, of Fouke, Arkansas passed away August 12, 2021. He was born May 28, 1962 to Ronnie Lewis Hogue and Mary Ann Crater in Grand Prairie, Texas. He was a husband, a father, a “Papa”, and…

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…