TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Beatty Palmer

Surrounded by her precious loved ones, Beatty Palmer entered heaven March 1, 2021, exactly one week after having celebrated her 102nd birthday. The day after, she knew she was nearing home…her eternal home where she was longing to go. We…

Todd Pendley

Todd Ryan Pendley, age 38, of Hooks, Texas, died Thursday, February 25, 2021, in Hooks, Texas. Todd was born November 24, 1982, in Texarkana, Texas and had been a truck driver since the age of 19. His career allowed him…

Leighsa Dalby Bean

Leighsa Dalby Bean of Texarkana, Texas was born in Texarkana, TX, June 26, 1956 and died February 27, 2021 in Tyler, TX. She is survived by her mother Martha (Moseley) Bean of Hooks, TX, 3 brothers, William P. Bean, Jr.…

Kelly Monroe Robinson

Kelly Monroe Robinson aka “Pops”, age 85, of Avery, Texas passed away on February 28, 2021 in a local hospital. Mr. Robinson was born on August 31, 1935 in Texarkana, Texas to his parents Eddie and Cleoda McMillan Robinson. He…

Beth Williams

Virginia Beth Williams, age 85 of Texarkana, Arkansas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. Mrs. Williams was born August 20, 1935 in Frederick, Oklahoma and…

Mabel Judy Chandler

Judy Chandler, age 87, of Redwater, Texas passed away on February 27, 2021 in a local nursing facility. Mrs. Chandler was born on April 1, 1933 to her parents Audy and Lillie Hamilton Jordan in Texarkana, Texas. She was an…

PGISD Mask Guidelines

The Pleasant Grove ISD community has remained supportive and successful in minimizing the spread of COVID-19 in our schools. Pleasant Grove ISD continues to prioritize the health and safety of our students and staff with the goals of mitigating the…

Novie Rene McKnight

Novie Easley McKnight, 75, of Nash, Texas passed away on February 27, 2021 at home. She was born November 18, 1945 in Fouke, Arkansas to Clyde Easley and Lorene Hoffmeister. She was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Fouke and…

Jameson Edward Rocca

Jameson Edward Rocca of Texarkana, Texas, gained his angel wings at an early age of 11 months as he passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at his home. Jameson was born March 25, 2020 in Texarkana, Texas to Michael…

Gary Strickland

Gary Strickland, age 74 of New Boston, Texas passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021 at the Ponderosa Nursing Facility in DeKalb, Texas. Mr. Strickland was born March 2, 1946 in Hampton, Arkansas to Jessie and Reba Strickland. He served on…

Terry Turner

Shelby Wheeler “Terry” Turner was born in Texarkana, Arkansas, on November 12, 1946 to Shelby Wood Turner and Elizabeth Maude Cowl. His parents had moved to Texarkana from St. Albans, West Virginia, for his father to work at Red River…

Bobby Doyle Hensley

Bobby Doyle Hensley, Jr. age 55, of Fouke, Arkansas, died Friday, February 26, 2021 in a Shreveport, Louisiana hospital. Mr. Hensley was born October 23, 1965 in Texarkana, Arkansas. He was a rancher and a Christian. Bobby never met a…

Roy Pate

Roy B. Pate, 84, of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away February 26, 2021. He was born October 2, 1936 to Jewell and Myrtis Gilley Pate in Bowie County. He was a member of the First Assembly of God and retired from…

J.D. George

John Dexter George, age 80, of Vivian, Louisiana, former of Texarkana, Arkansas, died Wednesday, February 25, 2021 at his home. Mr. George was born May 20, 1940 in Fouke, Arkansas and lived in Texarkana most of his life. He was…