TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Jeffery Lynn Suggitt

Jeffery Lynn Suggitt, age 42, of Wake Village, Texas, died Sunday, January 3, 2021 at his residence. He was born November 26, 1978 in Texarkana, Texas and was an EKG tech for Christus St. Michaels Hospital. He was preceded in…

Phillip Lloyd Cowan

Phillip Lloyd Cowan, Jr., age 45, of Texarkana, Arkansas, died Sunday, January 3, 2021, in a local hospital. Phillip was born January 7, 1975, at Texarkana, Texas, and had lived all of his life in Texarkana. He was a graduate…

Marsha Lynn Burkhalter

Marsha Lynn Burkhalter, age 69 of Texarkana, Texas passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 in a local facility. Mrs. Burkhalter was born January 9, 1951 in Texarkana, Arkansas. She was a Secretary with Kelly Air Force Base, Member of Walnut…

Emma Jean Latham

Emma Jane Latham, age 74, of Hooks, Texas passed away on January 2, 2021 in a local hospital. Ms. Latham was born on January 4, 1946 in Pittsburg, Texas to her parents John and Lorene Watson. She is preceded in…

Oscar Mathis

Mrs. Oscar Stokes Mathis, age 99, passed peacefully on Saturday, January 2, 2021. Oscar was born August 21, 1921 in Maud, Texas to parents, Martin Oscar and Dora Stokes. She married Horace Clifford Mathis in 1936. She is preceded in…

Boss Lilburn Stinson

Boss Lilburn Stinson, 87, of Maud, Texas died Friday, January 1, 2021 in a local hospital. Mr. Stinson was born February 6, 1933 in Avery, Texas to Walter Stinson and Ollie Duncan Stinson. He was retired from Red River Army…

Austynn Bradford

Austynn Leigh Bradford, age 22, of Texarkana, Texas died Wednesday in a local hospital. Austynn was born July 31st, 1998, in Kennewick, Washington. Austynn was a sweet soul who was loved by everyone. She never met a stranger and people…

Jimmy Wayne Cochran

Jimmy Wayne Cochran, age 61, faithful Christ-Follower, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at St. Michael’s hospital in Texarkana, TX. He was born on September 16, 1959, in Dallas, Texas to Reverend Gerald and…

Paul Crowe

Paul William Crowe passed away peacefully at his home on December 30, 2020. He was born April 24, 1935, in Bogalusa, Louisiana. He spent his youth in Springhill, Louisiana where he was the quarterback for the state champion Lumberjacks in…

John Thomas Johnson

John Thomas Johnson age 50 of Hooks, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at his residence. Mr. Johnson was born September 1, 1970 in Naples, Texas. He was a Cook at Sonic and is preceded in death by his…

Myrl Wood

Myrl E. Wood went to her heavenly home Wednesday, December 30, 2020. She was born September 15, 1928, in Port Lavaca, Texas to Samuel and Nora Hall. She was retired from Red River Army Depot’s personnel department after having worked…

Curtis Lee Pope

Curtis Lee Pope, 56, of Bandera, TX and formerly of Texarkana, TX passed from this life on Monday, December 28, 2020 in a tragic automobile accident. He was born in Texarkana, TX on November 3, 1964 to parents, Billy Ray…