TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Billie Jean Hall

Billie Jean Hall, 81, of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away November 28, 2020. She was born December 11, 1938 to Wylie and Malessie Shipp Freeman in Garland City. She is preceded in death by her husband, David Hall, brothers, James Freeman,…

Dewanda Jo Smith

Dewanda Jo Smith, 81 of Texarkana, Arkansas passed away November 28, 2020. She worked as a loan officer for Dominio Federal Credit Union and was a member of Hickory Street Baptist Church. Dewanda was preceded in death by her parents,…

Joe Cheney

Joe Henry Cheney, age 80, of Texarkana, Texas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, November 27, 2020, in a local hospital. Mr. Cheney was born June 7, 1940, in Bradley, Arkansas to Howard and Gladis Stevens…

Steve Davis

It is with a heavy heart that the family of Steve Davis says goodbye to him. Steve was born August 7, 1955, in Galveston, Texas to Burl and Mary Rose Davis. He died Friday, November 27, 2020, in a local…

Randy Buchanan

Jackie Randall “Randy” Buchanan, 64, of Hooks, Texas passed away November 26, 2020. Mr. Buchanan loved football, baseball, and fishing. He was a fan of the Hooks High School Hornets, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Texas Rangers. He got lots…

Cathy Jane Murphy

Cathy Jane Murphy, 72, of Texarkana, Texas passed away November 26, 2020. She was born May 9, 1948 in Manila, Arkansas to Edward Valentine Sikes and Virgie Briley Sikes Miller. She was a caregiver, school teacher, an ordained Assemblies of…

Robert Eddy Haynes

It is with great sadness that the family of Robert “Eddy” Haynes, age 80, announce his homegoing. Eddy died peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, with the love of his life, Shirley and their four daughters, at his…

John Joseph Oliver

John Joseph Oliver, Sr., age 62, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, November 25, 2020 in a local hospital. Mr. Oliver was born December 19, 1957in St. Louis, Missouri. He was employed with Lone Star Truck Group and was a Baptist.…

Vinson Jefferson Yeatman

Vinson Jefferson Yeatman, age 75, of Texarkana, Arkansas died Wednesday, November 25, 2020 in a local hospital. A memorial graveside will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Memorial Gardens, Texarkana, Arkansas. Cremation arrangements are under the direction…

Mary Katherine Bell

Mary Katherine Bell, age 80, of Hooks, Texas passed away Tuesday November 24, 2020 in a local hospital. Mrs. Bell was born on March 4, 1940 in New Boston, Texas to her parents Floyd and Maudie Dillard. She retired from…

Eddie Dale Steptoe

Eddie Dale Steptoe, age 82, of New Boston, Texas, died Tuesday, November 24, 2020, in a local nursing facility. Mr. Steptoe was born June 2, 1938, in San Augustine, Texas to RV and Annie Parker Steptoe. Eddie originally came to…

Janet Lea Thompson

Janet Lea Thompson, age 37, of Fouke, Arkansas died Tuesday, November 24, 2020 in a local hospital. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas. A memorial graveside will be held at a later date at Concord…

Georgia Daily

Georgia Marie Daily, age 96, of Texarkana, Arkansas, died Monday, November 23, 2020, in a local nursing home. Georgia was born December 29, 1923, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to George and Marie Kastner Daily. She was a member of Christ United…

Justin Davis

It is with great sadness that the family of Justin Lamar Davis announces his passing at a local hospital, on November 22, 2020, at the age of 37 years. Justin was always the life of the party and never met…

Dale Russ

Derius Dale Russ, age 69, of Redwater, Texas, died Friday, November 20, 2020, in a local hospital. Mr. Russ was born October 21, 1951, in Texarkana, Texas to Troy and Irene Bunger Russ. He worked for most of his life…