TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Lela Inez Pettiette

Lela Inez Sims Cunningham Pettiette was born on June 16, 1929, to B.G. and Ena Sims of Boyd, Arkansas. She attended and graduated from Genoa Central Schools. She was a basketball player and loved to watch the Arkansas Razorbacks as…

Pam Trone

Pam Trone, beloved wife, mother, and friend passed away peacefully in Nashville, Tennessee on April 24, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with a brain tumor. “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I’ve kept…

Billy Murice McCloskey

Billy Murice McCloskey, 73, of Redwater, Texas went home to be with his Lord and Savior on May 4, 2021. He was born October 4, 1947 to Woodrow and Addell McCloskey in Long Beach, California but moved home to Texas…

John Henry Burgess

John Henry Burgess passed away May 2, 2021 in a local hospital surrounded by his family after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his wife Sheryl Burgess. He is survived by three daughters and one son and…

Caden James Jimenez

Caden James Jimenez 18, passed away suddenly Monday April 26, 2021 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Caden was born November 25, 2002 and raised in Texarkana, Texas. He was a junior at Arkansas High School. Caden loved his…

Wayne Austin Arnold

Wayne Austin Arnold, age 74, of Texarkana, Arkansas, entered in his Heavenly Father’s arms on Friday, April 30, 2021. Mr. Arnold was born March 12, 1947 in Prescott, Arkansas. He was retired from Industrial Sales and a member of First…

Alicia Ann Thompson

Alicia Ann Thompson, 71, of Texarkana, Texas, entered into the eternal presence, peace and rest of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, April 30, 2021. She was born December 26, 1949 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Henry Bernard and Ophelia…

Ollie Mae White

Ollie Mae White, age 84 of Maud, Texas passed away Thursday, April 29, 2021 in a local hospital.  Mrs. White was born October 13, 1936 in Maud, Texas.  She was a PBX operator with Christus St. Michael Health Care System…

Richard Jerome “Pops” Cathey

    Richard Jerome “Pops” Cathey died peacefully in his home on the morning of April 28, 2021 at the age of 74.Richard is survived by his wife Betty Cathey; daughters Jodie Villemaire, Jennifer Ruckle, and Megan Guessford; his grandchildren Jordan,…

Jacquelyn DeLoach

Jacquelyn DeLoach, age 58, of Wake Village, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in Texarkana, Texas at a local nursing facility. She was born October 16, 1962 to James and Bessie Miller DeLoach in Ashdown, Arkansas. She is…

Joe Tyler

Joseph Travis Tyler, 41, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Joe Tyler was born on March 1, 1980 in Texarkana, Texas. He was an attorney with the law firm of Barrett and Tyler in Texarkana, Arkansas.…

Bonnie Campbell

Bonnie Wyvonne Stewart Campbell, age 80, passed peacefully in her home in Texarkana on April 16, 2021, after a long battle with cancer. Bonnie was born May 5, 1940 to Vivian McAdams Stewart and Jessie (Boose) Stewart from Fouke, AR. Bonnie…

Roy Dean Epps

Roy Dean Epps, age 72, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, April 26, 2021, in a local hospice facility. Mr. Epps was born January 1, 1949, in Clarksville, Texas and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was an…