Obituaries: Deaths / Funerals for Texarkana Texas / Arkansas (TX / AR)

JOE FREEMAN
John William “Joe” Freeman, 71, of Texarkana, Ark., died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in a local hospital.
GUS HUBBARD JR.
Gus Hubbard Jr., 78, of Hooks, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, at his home.
WILLIAM HARDY
William Boyd “Little Bill” Hardy, 53, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in Fouke, Ark.
LILLIE CASS
ATLANTA, Texas—Lillie Cass, 93, of Linden, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
MARJORIE DEES
Marjorie L. Dees, 86, of Longview, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in Longview.
WILLIAM HEFLIN SR.
William A. Heflin Sr., 95, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in a local hospital.
ARNOLD JAMES
BROKEN BOW, Okla.—Arnold James, 41, of Broken Bow died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in Idabel, Okla.
CORA WATKINS
ATLANTA, Texas—Cora Watkins, 105, of Atlanta died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in Atlanta.
LOIS DENYER
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Lois Denyer, 88, of Longview, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in a Longview nursing home.
FREDA LASHLEY
CAVE CITY, Ark.—Freda F. Lashley, 76, of Evening Shade, Ark., died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, in a Batesville, Ark., hospital.
KATHERINE RICHARDS
Katherine Richards, 86, of Texarkana, Texas, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, in a local hospital.
DONALD PAXTON
ATHENS, Texas—Donald C. Paxton, 88, of Athens died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in Athens.
ODIE DeHAN JR.
HOPE, Ark.—Odie “Larry” DeHan Jr., 65, of Hope died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in Houma, La.
MARGARET BOLLINGER
BROKEN BOW, Okla.—Margaret S. Bollinger, 86, of Oklahoma City died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, in Oklahoma City.
J.D. FOSTER
NEW BOSTON, Texas—J.D. Foster, 77, of Maud, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.

CASTILLO, Kevin.
De Queen, Ark. Died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Chandler Funeral Home. Burial in Avon Cemetery.
DENYER, Lois
. Longview, Texas. Died Monday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Hughes Springs Cemetery, Hughes Springs, Texas.
GRIFFITH, James.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Sunday. Services 1 p.m. Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas. Burial in Genoa Central Cemetery.
JAMES, Arnold.
Broken Bow, Okla. Died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Brumley Funeral Home. Burial in McGee Cemetery.
JONES, William.
Hope, Ark. Died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. First Baptist Church. Burial in Memory Gardens Cemetery.
PAXTON, Donald.
Athens, Texas. Died Monday. Graveside services 1 p.m. Sand Hill Cemetery, Simms, Texas.
RUSSELL, Bessie.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Friday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Chapelwood Memorial Gardens.
SHELBY, Bernard.
Wills Point, Texas. Died Saturday. Services 10 a.m. Clarksville Funeral Home, Clarksville, Texas. Burial in Tuggle Springs Cemetery.
WATKINS, Cora.
Atlanta, Texas. Died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Antioch Baptist Church. Burial in Antioch Cemetery.
YEAGER, Bennie.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Sunday. Services 3 p.m. Texarkana Funeral Home, Texas.