TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Judy Elizabeth New

Judy Elizabeth New, age 71, of Texarkana, Texas passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at a local hospital. Mrs. New was born on November 30, 1949, in Texarkana, Texas to her parents, Arthur and Stella Arnold. She was a…

Dorothy Perry

Dorothy Perry, 77, of Texarkana passed away June 8, 2021. She was born December 1, 1943 to Willie and Zelda Reed in Beckville, Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband Horace Perry, parents, and several brothers and sisters.…

Ollie Newton Bell

Ollie Newton Bell, 93, of Texarkana, Texas, died at his home on June 4, 2021, of natural causes. Ollie was born in Texarkana on April 26, 1928, to Bernard Walton Bell and Olive Morphew Bell (Gaffney). Ollie served his country…

Nina White

Nina Jean White, age 79, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed from this earth on Thursday, June 3, 2021 after a brave fight with cancer. Nina was born on November 29, 1941 in Stidholm, Oklahoma. She was retired from Arkansas Department of…

Lawrence Orr

Henry Lawrence Orr of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away Monday, June 7, 2021, at his home. He was born June 28, 1932, in Texarkana to the late Loraine O’Neal and Rhea Orr. Lawrence was a veteran of the United States Army…

Joan Rowe

Joan Shore Rowe, age 89, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, June 7, 2021, in a local facility. Mrs. Rowe was born March 3, 1932, in Bangs, Texas to Walter G. and Ethelyn Shore. She moved to New Boston, Texas in…

Dottie Dean Weatherspoon

Dorothy Dean “Dottie” Weatherspoon, age 63, of Ashdown, Arkansas, died Sunday, June 6, 2021 in a Ashdown nursing facility. She was born November 8, 1957 to Dean Elton Weatherspoon and Dorothy Mae Metcalf Weatherspoon. She was a cafeteria worker and…

Bobby Lee West

Bobby Lee West, age 34, died Saturday, June 5, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. Bobby was born March 10, 1987, in Fort Worth but considered Texarkana home. Bobby was full of life and spunk. He loved anybody he met, and…

Tracy Lynn Wade

Tracy Lynn Wade, known to many as Momma Tracy, passed away on June 5th, 2021. She is survived by her daughter, Heather Beggs, her son and daughter-in-law, JJ and Cassandra Beggs, her husband, Harley Dodd, her brother and brother-in-law, Kirk…

Charles B. Rehkopf

Beloved brother and uncle and renowned ladies’ man Charles B. Rehkopf went to be with his lord and savior on May 27, 2021. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at 93 years old. Charles, also known as Uncle B,…

Police & Fire Calls for Service Sunday, June 6th

Time Agency Type Address 00:02:58 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT WELFARE 1701 RICHMOND ROAD TEXARKANA, TX 75503 00:08:10 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC SERVICE 101 N STATE LINE AVENUE TEXARKANA, TX 75501 00:10:21 TT POLICE DEPARTMENT DISTURBANCE I/P 2315 TEXAS BOULEVARD TEXARKANA, TX…