TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Victor Lee Jones

Victor Lee Jones, age 75, of Nash, Texas, died Thursday, June 12, 2025 in a local hospital. Mr. Jones was born May 15, 1950 in Gladewater, Texas. He was retired from Domtar Paper Mill, member of the Church on the…

Pamela Dove

Pamela Dove, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on June 12, 2025, in Texarkana. She was born on June 29, 1954. Pamela is preceded in death by her beloved parents, Venita and Sherman Giles, her husband, Bill Dove, and son, Wesley…

Jerry Dean Buffington

Jerry Dean Buffington, age 61 of Texarkana, passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, after battling a long illness. He was born on September 28, 1963, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Jerry is a lifelong resident of Texarkana. He graduated from Redwater…

Wayne Turner James

Wayne Turner James, 75, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2025, at Christus St. Michael hospital. A devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, and dear friend to many, Wayne will be greatly missed. Born on November 22,…

Gaye Robertson Bell

Gaye Robertson Bell, age 65, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away peacefully at home on June 5, 2025. Gaye was born on October 9, 1959, in Texarkana, Arkansas. She was a proud graduate of Liberty Eylau High School, Class of 1978,…

LaWanda Jean Nelson Rich

LaWanda Jean Nelson Rich, age 74, of Texarkana, Texas, died Sunday June 8, 2025 at her residence. Mrs. Rich was born August 22, 1950 in Atoka, Oklahoma and was a retired Nursing Home Administrator. She is survived by her husband,…

Jimmy Ray Lloyd

Jimmy Ray Lloyd, age 81, of Texarkana, TX passed away on Friday, June 6, 2025, with his family at his side. Born December 9, 1943, in Hope, AR, he attended Hope High School where he was quarterback and captain of…

Paul Herbert Roberson

Paul Herbert Roberson, 70, of Texarkana, Texas passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025. He was born November 2, 1954 in San Antonio, Texas to Rubin and Ina Roberson. Paul spent 43 years at Red River Army Depot working in…

Lajuana Massey

Lajuana Massey, age 71, went to be home with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 7, 2025, at her residence. Lajuana was born on June 1, 1954, in Texarkana, AR, to her parents, Sid and Elvera Flanagan. She was…

Barbara Swopes

Barbara Swopes, age 57, of Texarkana, TX, died Wednesday, June 4th, 2025. She was born on April 12, 1968 in Texarkana, TX, to James and Betty Pool. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles, and her sisters, Sharon…

Marian Clark

Marian Clark, age 74, of Fouke, Arkansas, died Monday, June 2, 2025, in a Hot Springs, Arkansas, nursing home. Mrs. Clark was born January 12, 1951, in Texarkana, Arkansas. She worked as a pharmacy clerk at Wal-Mart and was also…

Jo Gwen Stevens

Jo Gwen Stevens, age 63, of Texarkana, Arkansas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in a local hospital. Gwen was born on May 21, 1962, in Texarkana, Texas, and was a lifetime…