TXK TODAY STAFF

TXK TODAY STAFF

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Merle Davidson Brewster

Merle Davidson Brewster or “Smokin Dave” as his friends and loved ones called him, died Friday, September 27, 2024, at Sevier County Medical Center after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Dave, as we called him, was born on March…

Evelyn Myers

Evelyn Myers, 92, passed away Friday, September 27, 2024, in Texarkana, Texas. Evelyn was born on July 23, 1932, in Walker County, Alabama to M. C. and Cora Kilgore. Evelyn worked alongside her husband in their business, Manufactures Outlet, until…

Treabie Birdwell

Treabie Birdwell was born on January 28, 1940, to Ebb and Pauline Daniel in the close-knit community of Huffines, Cass County, Texas. She was the second of five children and was preceded in death by her older sister, Katherine, and…

Dr. James Hederick Cauthron

James Hederick Cauthron, Doc, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2024. He was born on December 4, 1932, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Charlie and Della Mae Cauthron and his siblings are Charlie Mae, Jane, Dorothy, and Helen. Doc was…

Helen Gennett Marshall

Helen Gennett Marshall was born on December 18, 1948, in Foreman, Arkansas, to the late Mabel Brown and Jimmie T. Williams. She passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at a local Hospice Care of Texarkana Facility in Texarkana, Texas.…

Bobby Glen Tullos

Heaven just got a lot more fun! Bob Tullos joined the Heaven Club on September 25, 2024. Bobby Glen Tullos was born on November 30, 1936, in Goldthwaite, Texas to Grady Tullos and Lona Kirby Tullos. Bob graduated from Goldthwaite…

James Richard “Jimmy” Murphy, Sr.

James Richard “Jimmy” Murphy, Sr., of Texarkana, passed away peacefully on September 24, 2024, after a brief illness. He was born in Texarkana, Arkansas, on January 14, 1935, attended Texarkana, Arkansas schools, and graduated from the Baylor School in Chattanooga,…

Tyler Wayne Castle

Tyler Wayne Castle, 28, passed away on September 23, 2024. Tyler was born on March 11, 1996, in Texarkana, TX. He attended the 1st Bikers Church and enjoyed watching the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros play baseball. His family…

William Charles Lewis

William Charles Lewis, 63, was born on March 04, 1961, to Katie Lewis Crittenden and William Bradford in Texarkana, Arkansas. He joined the church at an early age. Later in life, he became a member of Church of the Living…

Jerry Franklin Cornett

U.S. Veteran Jerry Franklin Cornett, age 81, passed away September 23, 2024, in Weatherford, TX at a local health facility. Jerry was born on January 27, 1943, to his parents, John and Vera Cornett. He spent three years in the…

Sherri Lynn Jennings-Madewell

Sherri Lynn Jennings-Madewell, age 65, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at Hospice of Texarkana. She was born on January 23, 1959, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to Richard and Pasty Joann Jennings. Mrs. Madewell spent her working…

Irma Elizabeth Rhoades

Irma Elizabeth Rhoades, 96, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, September 23, 2024, surrounded by her family. Irma was born on June 29, 1928, to Alvin and Thelma Johnson in Hope, Arkansas. She is preceded in death by her…

Jerry Leon Stotts

Jerry Leon Stotts, age 82, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2024, at a local nursing home. He was born October 9, 1941, in Redwater, Texas in Bowie County, to Joe Speaker and Adie Redden Stotts. Mr.…