Category Texarkana Obituaries

With deep love and profound sadness, we celebrate the life of Joyce Marie Pooler, who gained her angel wings on December 10, 2025. After a long and courageous battle with respiratory illness, Joyce now rests in peace, free from pain, free from struggle, surrounded by the serenity she so greatly dese...

Mary Jeanette Smith, age 87, of Texarkana, Texas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, in an assisted living facility surrounded by her family. Jeanette was born on August 4, 1938, in Delhi,…

William Leon Power, age 77, went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with Dementia. He was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church and Paul’s bible study class. Leon’s personality brought warmth and joy to everyone he encountered. H...

Johnny Edward Smith, age 63, of Texarkana, Arkansas, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, in a local hospital. He was born on December 22, 1961, in Naples, Texas. He retired from Red River Army Depot and the United States Air Force, where he dedicated so much of his...

Ray Whitney, 82, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 7, 2025. Ray was born on February 26, 1943, in Silsbee, Texas, to Herbert Jackson Whitney II and Ethel Mae Yount. He grew up in Silsbee and later made Texarkana, Texas his home. His work took him across the globe—three ...

Wende Jo Dahl, age 58, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away surrounded by love and remembrance. Monday, December 8, 2025, at her home. Wende was born on November 20, 1967, in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  She devoted her life to caring for others,…

Margaret Inez Everett-Lindsey, age 85, went home to be with the Lord on December 8, 2025. She was born on July 29, 1940, in Hartford, Michigan, to William Shock Traver and Florine Louise Hammond Traver. A woman of steadfast faith,…

Geri Haddock, age 80, of Texarkana, Texas died Tuesday, November 25, 2025 in a local hospital. Mrs. Haddock was born March 3, 1945, in New Mexico. She retired as the City Secretary for the City of Texarkana, Texas and was…

Jerry Eugene McEntire Sr., 83, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at his home in Hooks, Texas. He was born on June 10, 1942, in Texarkana, Texas, to Ollie and Ruel McEntire. Jerry was a devoted member of Myrtle…

U.S. Veteran Walter (Gene)Taylor age 83, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home on December 4th from complications of long term medical conditions. He was born August 8,1942 in Pittsburgh, Texas to Jewel and Clifford Taylor, then later…

Romyn Drake Alan Thurman, 2 months old, of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. He was born on September 20, 2025, in Texarkana, Texas, to Karleigh Jordan and John Thurman. During his brief but beautiful life, Romyn…

Gloria Jean Bradford, age 84, of Texarkana, Arkansas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 7, 2025, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Bradford was born on March 2, 1941, in Fouke, Arkansas, and lived in…

Our beloved mother, Deanna Renee Flournoy, of Texarkana, TX, passed away on December 5, 2025. She was 50 years old. She was born on December 19, 1974, to her parents, William “Bill” and Donna Stearn. After 20 years of dedicated…

Juanita “Jenny” Reyes Cross, age 53, of Texarkana, Texas, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2025. She was born on July 3, 1972, in the Philippines to Adelia and Nicanor Reyes. She spent 10 years as a Registered Nurse at…

U.S Veteran  Captain Herman Plattner, age 86, of Hooks, Texas, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. He was born in Elgin, Minnesota, on August 13, 1939. Herman graduated from Elgin High School on May 29,…