Category Texarkana Obituaries

The latest obituaries and death notices from funeral homes serving Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas — updated daily as arrangements are announced.

Johnny R. Griffin

Johnny Russell Griffin, age 92, of Texarkana, Texas, died Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at his apartment at Retreat at Kenwood. Mr. Griffin was born October 13, 1933, in Texarkana, Arkansas and grew up in Texarkana, Texas. He was a graduate of Texas High School. He married his wife of 66 years, Hortense,...

Manuel Garcia Garcia

Manuel Garcia Garcia, age 22, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2026. He was born on June 7, 2003, in Texarkana, Texas, to his loving parents, Margarita Garcia Lopez and Felipe Garcia. Manuel was a bright light in the lives of everyone who knew him. He had a caring heart, a cont...

Paul Smith

Paul David Smith, Jr., born December 21, 1973, in Shreveport, Louisiana, passed away at his home in Hope, Arkansas, on February 20, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family.Paul was the beloved son of Paul David Smith, Sr. and Mary Emily Reiser, and from the beginning, Louisiana shaped his spirit....

Linda Roberts Cogbill

Linda Roberts Cogbill, 83, of Texarkana, Arkansas, joined Our Father in Heaven on March 6, 2026, at Woodland Heights Senior Living in Little Rock, Arkansas, where she had lived since 2022. Linda was a bright light in the world. She was caring, creative, and loyal, with a firm Christian faith that gu...

Ellen Lynch Unger

Ellen Lynch Unger, age 86, of Fayetteville, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2026 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 21, 1940 in Charleston, Illinois to Robert and Virginia Lynch. Ellen graduated from Memorial Hospital Nursing School in Springfield, Illinois in 1965. ...

Ronald Clay “Ronn” McDaniel, Jr

Ronald “Ronn” McDaniel Jr., 55, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on March 7, 2026. Born on October 17, 1970, in Texarkana, Texas, Ronn spent his life in the community he loved and proudly called home. Ronn was the beloved son of Ronald McDaniel Sr. and Becky McDaniel, who raised him in Texarkana and...

JoAnn Redfearn Fondren

JoAnn Redfearn Fondren, age 81, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2026. She was born April 27, 1944, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to Eunice Jewell Redfearn and James Redfearn. JoAnn enjoyed working in her garden, sewing, and cooking meals for those she loved. She especially loved ...

Joseph Kirwan

Joseph Patrick Kirwan, 80, of Corinth, MS passed away on March 4, 2026, at St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, TX with his son Shawn by his side. Joe was born on October 24, 1945, in Bronx, NY to John Thomas Kirwan and Grace Helen (nee Whalen). He is pre-deceased by his siblings Jack, Joan, Jean, Jer...

Dr. Robert “Bobby” Joe Pinkner

Dr. Robert Joe (Bobby) Pinkner, age 82 passed away peacefully Friday evening, March 6, 2026 at the Hospice of Texarkana facility on Galleria Oaks after a very recent diagnosis of Stage 4 Esophageal Malignancy. He was born at Seaside Naval Hospital in Long Beach CA on May 8, 1943 to Dr. Joe Pinkner o...

Patrice Ford

Ms. Patrice Ford, 43 of Texarkana, AR passed on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Services entrusted to Four States Funeral Home, 601 Pine Street Texarkana, TX 75501. 903-490-1450. Arrangements are pending and will be announced when completed....

Dorothy Farrell

Dorothy Sue Farrell, beloved resident of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2026, Texarkana. Born on November 5, 1939, in Texarkana, Arkansas, Dorothy was the cherished daughter of Harvey Elmo Rayburn Sr. and Lula Eliza Johnson .Dorothy earned her Bachelor’s degree and devot...

Virgil Ross Jones

Full obituary pending.... A Funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, March 13, 2026. at the Chapelwood Memorial Gardens. A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2026 from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. at Chapelwood Funeral Home in Nash, Texas....

Paul Dean Beard

Paul Dean Beard, 54, of Simms, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at his home. Paul was born on October 13, 1971, in Texarkana, Texas, to Charles and Barbara Beard. He was in the Texas National Guard, on the Bowie County Dive Team, the Captain with the Simms Fire Department, a Baptist M...