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

DEBRA JOINER
Debra Lue Joiner, 45, of Texarkana, Ark., died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, in a local hospital.
VERGIL BURKE
PRESCOTT, Ark.—Vergil Burke, 78, of Prescott died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008.
FREDDIE BAXTER
Freddie M. Baxter, 74, of Texarkana, Ark., died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at her home.
JACKIE McALEXANDER
Jackie Duren McAlexander, 75, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, in a local hospital.
RAYMOND BURNS
Raymond L. Burns, 74, of Texarkana, Ark., died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, in a local hospital.
DAVID WILLIAMS
David Ray Williams, 82, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, in a Dallas hospital.
ELLEN BYERS
ATLANTA, Texas—Ellen B. Byers, 78, of McLeod, Texas, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, in a Texarkana nursing home.
KERRY SULLIVAN
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Kerry Anderson Sullivan, 69, of De Queen died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at his home.
MAURINE GIST
ATLANTA, Texas—Maurine Gist, 95, of Atlanta died Friday, Dec. 12, 2008.
THOMAS DAVIS
HOPE, Ark.—Thomas “T.J.” Davis, 84, of Hope died Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
KENNETH LEMLEY
HOPE, Ark.—Kenneth McRae Lemley, 90, of Williamsburg, Va., died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, in Williamsburg.
JAMES PATTERSON
HOPE, Ark.—James Charles Patterson, 73, of Moreno Valley, Calif., died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, in Moreno Valley.

BEARD, Christene.
Longview, Texas. Died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Shady Grove Christian Church, Cason, Texas. Burial in Shady Grove Cemetery.
BOSTICK, Betty.
Los Angeles. Died Nov. 28. Services 1 p.m. Landspoint Baptist Church, Garland, Texas. Burial in Wynn Cemetery.
BROWN, Lillie.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. Texarkana Funeral Home, Texas. Burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
CHILES, Jessie.
Texarkana. Died Dec. 4. Services 10 a.m. Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Dallas. Entombment in East Memorial Gardens True Companion Mausoleum.
CROSS, I.K.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Wednesday. Services 1 p.m. County Avenue Baptist Church. Burial in East Memorial Gardens.
DePRATO, Tom.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas. Private burial in East Memorial Gardens.
HARPER, Charles.
Los Angeles. Died Nov. 27. Graveside services 11 a.m. Chapelwood Memorial Gardens.
JOHNSON, Lalaie.
Lone Star, Texas. Died Dec. 4. Services 11 a.m. Murry League Baptist Church, Ore City, Texas. Burial in Lake Providence Cemetery, Gilmer, Texas.
JOINER, Debra.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Dec. 3. Memorial services 11 a.m. Haynes Mortuary.
KEENER, John Sr.
Ogden, Ark. Died Monday. Services 10 a.m. New Town Baptist Church. Burial in Fair Haven Cemetery.
LEMLEY, Kenneth.
Williamsburg, Va. Died Dec. 2. Graveside services 11 a.m. Rose Hill Cemetery, Hope, Ark.
MATHEWS, Margaret.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Dec. 6. Graveside services 3 p.m. Hillcrest Memorial Park.
McALEXANDER, Jackie.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. East Funeral Home, Moores Lane. Burial in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Hooks, Texas.
NICKLEBERRY, Odella.
Naples, Texas. Died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Floyd Valley Baptist Church, Marietta, Texas. Burial in Floyd Valley Cemetery.
RANDLE, Clevester.
Prescott, Ark. Died Dec. 6. Services 2:30 p.m. Munns Chapel Baptist Church. Burial in Deann Cemetery.
RHONE, Estella.
Ogden, Ark. Died Dec. 6. Services noon Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Burial in Armstrong Cemetery.
SHOALS, Otis.
Wellington, Kan. Died Dec. 6. Services 1 p.m. Community Missionary Baptist Church, Tom, Okla. Burial in Mount Zion Cemetery.
SULLIVAN, Kerry.
De Queen, Ark. Died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Chandler Funeral Home. Burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery.
WAGSTAFF, Bernice.
Hooks, Texas. Died Thursday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Chapelwood Memorial Gardens.
WITT, Leola.
Waldo, Ark. Died Monday. Services 11 a.m. New Bethel AME Church. Burial in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
WYATT, Beauford Jr.
Fulton, Ark. Died Dec. 6. Services 2 p.m. Union Baptist Church. Burial in Galilee Cemetery.