TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Mary Kay Joyce

Mary Kay Joyce was born on March 31, 1940, in Springfield, Illinois. The only daughter of Lucille and Roland Eugene Zook, she was, from the very beginning, the apple of their eye. As a child, Mary Kay shared a particularly special bond with her father and often reminisced about their cherished “dadd...

Diane Eddy Rogers

Diane Eddy Rogers, 82, of Texarkana, Texas, was born on August 20, 1943, and passed away on March 22, 2026. After her passing, Diane will be remembered as a faithful, kind-hearted, and thoughtful woman whose presence brought comfort and steadiness to those who knew her. Loved camping and fishing at...

William “Tony” Richburg

William “Tony” Anthony Richburg, 67, of Fouke, Arkansas, passed away on March 21, 2026, at St. Michael Hospital. Tony was born on February 10, 1959, the second of 5 children to Bob and Helen Richburg, in Dallas, Texas. Tony was predeceased by his wife, Tracie Richburg, and his parents, Bob and Helen...

Sandra Dale Gunter

Sandra Gunter, born in Mt. Pleasant, TX, to Will Jr. & Jeanette Thompson, peacefully went to be with the Lord on March 22, 2026. 40 years as a registered nurse, and highly respected among her peers, she compassionately treated and advocated for thousands of patients, families, and friends in multipl...

Edna Lynn Whitehead

Edna Lynn Whitehead, 66, passed away on March 21, 2026, in Maud, Texas surrounded by family. She was born on June 21, 1959, in Charleston, West Virginia to Peggy and Harry Ellis She spent her working days as a Court Clerk for the Texarkana Municipal Court for 19 years when she later retired. After r...

Alice Joy LaRue

Alice Joy LaRue, age 94, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on March 17, 2026. She was born on December 7, 1931, in De Kalb, Texas to Alma and Rosco Palmer. She spent four years of her working days as an Registered Nurse in Santa Fe, New Mexico before she quit to travel the United States with her husb...

Ruth Hesser

Ruth Burnitt Hesser, age 91, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, March 19, 2026, in a local hospital. Mrs. Hesser was born May 2, 1934, in Kinder, Louisiana, to Edward and Agnes Burnitt. She was a homemaker, member of the Williams Memorial United Methodist Church where over the years she taught five...