Aaron Russell Williams
Aaron Williams passed away at his residence on June 3, 2024. He was 41 years old. Aaron was born in Montgomery, WV on February 11, 1983, to John Robert Franklin and Sybil Myers Franklin. As was appropriate he entered the…
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Official Naming of Executive Director/CEO of Opportunities, Inc.
The Board of Directors of Opportunities, Inc. in Texarkana is pleased to announce the hiring of our new Executive Director/CEO, Brad Bailey. Mr. Bailey has had a distinguished career leading several educational organizations and has a special interest in serving…
Lisa McBride
Lisa McBride, age 62, of Maud, Texas, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Dallas, Texas. She was born on January 1, 1962, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to Eddie and Sue Steptoe. Mrs. McBride…
Doris Stratton
Doris Stratton passed away peacefully on May 29, 2024, at Cornerstone Retirement Community at the age of 93. She was born April 27, 1931, in Amarillo, TX, to Luther and Johnnye Echart. She was preceded in death by her parents,…
Mary Branum Jumper
Mary Branum Jumper, age 87, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, May 30, 2024 in a local hospital. Mrs. Jumper was born June 16, 1936 in Weaver, Texas. She was a homemaker and a member of the Methodist Church. She was…
Gary Dean Albright
U.S. Veteran Gary Dean Albright, age 78, of Texarkana, Arkansas went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 31, 2024 at his home, surrounded by his family. Mr. Albright was born April 6, 1946 in Texarkana,…
Gary Mark Williams Sr.
Gary Mark Williams Sr., affectionally known as Poppy, age 70, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away May 25, 2024, doing what he loved to do: traveling with his family. Mr. Williams was born April 16, 1954, in El Paso, Texas. As…
Mary Jane Scott
Mary Jane Scott, age 73, of Genoa, Arkansas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, surrounded by her family in a local hospice facility. Funeral Services for Mrs. Scott will be at 2:00…
TWC Kicks off Annual Program Connecting Students with Disabilities to Meaningful Employment
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is announcing the launch of this year’s Summer Earn and Learn (SEAL) program for students aged 14-22 with disabilities. Through work-based learning, SEAL participants earn a paycheck as they learn new skills and gain professional…
Alice Ellen Smith
Alice Smith, age 91, of Texarkana, AR passed away Sunday, May 26, 2024. She was born August 16, 1932, in Prescott, AR to Lee and Tenn Garrette. Alice was a truck driver for Milwood Trucking and her family remembers her…
Lillie Alderene “Rene” Cates Elliott
Lillie Alderene “Rene” Cates Elliott, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at the remarkable age of 102. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Elliott, her sisters Blanche Cates and Mable Johnson, her brothers Alvin…
Jack Cliff Upchurch
Jack Cliff Upchurch, age 66, of Fouke, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 21, 1957, in Odessa, Texas to Tommy and…
Bennie Lee Beel
Bennie Lee Beel, age 65, of New Boston, Texas died on Friday, May 24, 2024. Mr. Beel was born March 19, 1959 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was an HVAC Technician and a member of the Dart League. He enjoyed a…
Margaret Ruth (Nuttle) Chaufty
Margaret Ruth (Nuttle) Chaufty, 81, of Texarkana, Texas departed this world on Friday, May 24, 2024. Moments later, her 12-year-old Pomeranian dog Oakley, also left this world to be by her side. Margaret Ruth was born August 1, 1942, in…
Dorothy Griffin
Dorothy Griffin, 89, of Texarkana, TX, departed this life on Friday, May 24, 2024. She was born on August 11, 1934, in Rochester, Minnesota, to Louis Porter Good, MD and Dorothy Marion Dean. Mrs. Dorothy spent her time as a…