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

DAN STERLING
Dan Derace Sterling, 60, of Whitehouse, Texas, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at his home.
SHIRLEY IVORY
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Shirley Ivory, 59, of Naples, Texas, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in a Linden, Texas, hospital.
CHRISTENE BEARD
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Christene Beard, 82, of Longview, Texas, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, in a Longview hospital.
WILLIAM PERDUE
CLARKSVILLE, Texas—William Perdue, 86, of Detroit, Texas, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in a Paris, Texas, nursing home.
JAY CROSBY
IDABEL, Okla.—Jay Crosby, 27, of Idabel died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, in Idabel.
MARY GARRETT
Mary Helen Garrett, 83, of Texarkana, Texas, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at her home.
CHARLES HARPER
Charles Edward Harper, 57, of Los Angeles died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in Long Beach, Calif.
VIOLET BRABHAM
Violet Kathryn “Honey” Baucum Brabham, 88, of Texarkana, Texas, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in a local hospital.
LILLIE BROWN
Lillie I. Brown, 92, of Texarkana, Texas, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in a local hospital.
SHIRLEY THIGPEN
Shirley Jean Thigpen, 65, of Texarkana died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, in De Queen, Ark.
ODELLA NICKLEBERRY
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Odella Nickleberry, 98, of Naples, Texas, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, in a Mount Pleasant, Texas, hospital.
DAISY COCHRAN
Daisy Skinner Cochran, 82, of Texarkana, Ark., died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, in a local hospital.
BETTY SIMMONS
NEW BOSTON, Texas—Betty Jean Simmons, 71, of New Boston died Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at her home.
JAYLINN PATTERSON
Jaylinn Marie Patterson, infant daughter of Jeremy and Tisha Patterson of Texarkana, Texas, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, in Little Rock.
BRETT McMILLAN
DeKALB, Texas—Brett Dawson McMillan, 43, of Maud, Texas, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
ESTELLA RHONE
ASHDOWN, Ark.—Estella Mae Rhone, 58, of Odgen, Ark., died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, in Texarkana, Texas.
J.R. LEWIS
CLARKSVILLE, Texas—J.R. Lewis, 73, of Clarksville died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, in a Paris, Texas, hospital.

BAILEY, Russell.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. East Funeral Home, Downtown. Burial in Rock Springs Cemetery.
BAUCUM, Ed.
Midland, Texas. Died Thursday. Services 10 a.m. Hanner Funeral Service, Atlanta, Texas. Burial in Smyrna Cemetery.
CLARK, Mildred.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Monday. Graveside services 11 a.m. State Line Cemetery.
LEWIS, J.R.
Clarksville, Texas. Died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Clarksville Funeral Home. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.
PHILLIPS, Ralph.
Blevins, Ark. Died Thursday. Memorial services 1 p.m. Brazzel/Cornish Funeral Home, Prescott, Ark.
STERLING, Dan.
Whitehouse, Texas. Died Sunday. Memorial services 3 p.m. Texarkana Funeral Home, Texas.
THOMAS, Belle.
De Queen, Ark. Died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Wilkerson Funeral Home. Burial in Mount Ida Cemetery.
UPCHURCH, Opal.
Midland, Texas. Died Sunday. Services 3 p.m. Hanner Funeral Service. Burial in New Hope Cemetery.
WARREN, V.R.
Atlanta, Texas. Died Saturday. Closed-casket services 1 p.m. Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church.
WEAVER, Onida.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Monday. Graveside services 3 p.m. Huffines Cemetery, Huffines, Texas.