Robert D. Utsey Sr., 69, of Texarkana, Ark., died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, in a local hospital.

Mr. Utsey was born Feb. 9, 1939, in Stephens, Ark. He was retired band director for Liberty-Eylau ISD and a member of Eleventh Street Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Utsey of Texarkana; one son, Robert D. Utsey Jr. of Fort Worth, Texas; one daughter, Lesa L. Utsey-Williams of Texarkana; one sister, Selma Faye Franklin of Texarkana; three grandchildren, Taylor Utsey and Morgan Utsey of Texarkana and Nicklaus Utsey of Fort Worth, Texas; and a number of other...

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