Category Texarkana Obituaries

Buford Joe Willis, age 77, passed away after a lengthy illness on Saturday, November 16, 2024. He was born on January 11, 1947, in Crossett, Arkansas to his parents, Marvin and Susie Willis, with an older sister, Edith Mae, and…

Errol Dwain Hall, age 85, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, November 15, 2024 in a local hospital. Mr. Hall was born September 2, 1939 in Hughes Springs, Texas. He was retired from Day & Zimmermann and was a Baptist. He…

Bruce Wayne Shackelford passed away peacefully on November 16, 2024, at the age of 74. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas on July 18, 1950. He was employed by Central Freight Lines and Yellow Freight until his retirement in…

Nora Ellen Ford Besch, known as Ellen, born in Knoxville, TN, and residing in Texarkana, AR, passed away peacefully on November 14, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. Ellen was a full-time wife, mother, hairdresser, and retiree of State First…

Vonda Ward, age 74, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2024, at her residence while surrounded by her husband Troy Ward, daughter Tracy Helms, granddaughter Breann Cooper and grand-dog Blitz. Born December 18, 1949, to Shockley and Paralee Davis in…

Jack L. Williams of Little Rock died on November 13, 2024. He was born on August 25, 1940, in Texarkana to Charline Person Williams and Walter Emmett Williams. Jack was well educated and well read. He spent several summers at…

Mollie Denise Nichols of Texarkana, TX passed away peacefully on November 11, 2024, at the age of 26 at LSU Medical Center in Shreveport, LA. Left to cherish her memory are her mother; her fiance, Bradley Chafin (Texarkana, TX); her…

Michael Allen Pressley, 76, passed away on November 11, 2024. Mr. Pressley was born on August 20, 1948, in Barnwell, South Carolina, to Bonta and Larry Pressley. He was a member of Landmark Pentecostal Church. He enjoyed spending time with…

After a brief illness, James “Jay” Michael Butler passed on Sunday, November 10, 2024. Jay was born in Ashtabula, Ohio on May 13, 1946. He moved with his family to Palmdale, California when he was 6 years old. After graduating…

Joyce Beston Green, 95, passed away on November 10, 2024. Mrs. Green was born on August 28, 1929, in London. She was very fond of her religion, Christianity, and of politics. Her family said that she had a wealth of…

JoAnn Garland was born on February 14, 1946, to Rita Kunze, and ascended to heaven on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at her home, peacefully surrounded by loved ones. She is preceded in death by her mother and her grandmother, Edna…

Billie Evelyn Wright, age 92, of Hooks, Texas, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2024. She was born in Hooks Texas, on August 12, 1932, to Grady and Marie Clark. Billie was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by…

On the morning of Friday, November 8, 2024, the angel of silence came into the room of Francine Darden Benton, gently releasing the sweet spirit of our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, niece, cousin, and friend. Her passing, though deeply…

Elder Johnny Lee Nard was born March 6, 1951, in Texarkana, Arkansas to the late Robert Nard Sr. and Pearl Hopkins. God said his work here on earth was done. God said come unto me and rest, God closed his…