TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Geri Haddock

Geri Haddock, age 80, of Texarkana, Texas died Tuesday, November 25, 2025 in a local hospital. Mrs. Haddock was born March 3, 1945, in New Mexico. She retired as the City Secretary for the City of Texarkana, Texas and was…

Walter “Gene” Taylor

U.S. Veteran Walter (Gene)Taylor age 83, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home on December 4th from complications of long term medical conditions. He was born August 8,1942 in Pittsburgh, Texas to Jewel and Clifford Taylor, then later…

Romyn Drake Alan Thurman

Romyn Drake Alan Thurman, 2 months old, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. He was born on September 20, 2025, in Texarkana, Texas, to Karleigh Jordan and John Thurman. During his brief but beautiful life, Romyn…

Gloria Jean Bradford

Gloria Jean Bradford, age 84, of Texarkana, Arkansas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 7, 2025, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Bradford was born on March 2, 1941, in Fouke, Arkansas, and lived in…

Deanna Renee Flournoy

Our beloved mother, Deanna Renee Flournoy, of Texarkana, TX, passed away on December 5, 2025. She was 50 years old. She was born on December 19, 1974, to her parents, William “Bill” and Donna Stearn. After 20 years of dedicated…

Herman Plattner

U.S Veteran  Captain Herman Plattner, age 86, of Hooks, Texas, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. He was born in Elgin, Minnesota, on August 13, 1939. Herman graduated from Elgin High School on May 29,…

Patricia Rains

Patricia Rains, age 87, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025. Patricia was born on November 15, 1938, in Mount Pleasant, Texas to her parents, Howell and Lucille Hargove. She found joy in raising dogs, spending evenings playing card games…

Michelle Fetner

Michelle Fetner, age 77, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 30, 2025, in a local hospital surrounded by her loved ones. Michelle was born in Yukon, Florida on August 27, 1948, to her parents, James…

Larry Carl Spivey

Larry Carl Spivey, age 84, of Texarkana, TX, went to be with his Lord and Savior, on Saturday, November 29, 2025, in a Little Rock hospital. Larry was born March 17, 1941, in Cass Texas, to Carl and Lillie Spivey.…