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

BENJAMIN LYLES
Benjamin Franklin “Ben” Lyles, 87, of Texarkana, Ark., died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in a local nursing home.
JAMES OLIVER
JEFFERSON, Texas—James A. Oliver, 77, of Jefferson died Monday, June 30, 2008, in a Linden, Texas, hospital.
CHARLOR GANAWAY
Charlor Mae Ganaway, 48, of DeKalb, Texas, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at her home.
GLORIA CAESAR
JEFFERSON, Texas—Gloria J. Martin Caesar, 72, of Jefferson died Tuesday, June 24, 2008, in Port Arthur, Texas.
DORIS SMITH
ATLANTA, Texas—Doris E. Smith, 71, of Atlanta died Thursday, July 3, 2008, in a local nursing home.
SHELBY AKINS
Shelby Jean Akins, 71, of Fouke, Ark., died Thursday, July 3, 2008, at her home.
MINNIE MEANS-COLLINS
DALLAS—Minnie Junior Means-Collins, 68, of Dallas died Saturday, June 28, 2008, in Dallas.
AMOS ROCKWELL SR.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas—Amos Lee Rockwell Sr., 88, of Mount Pleasant died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in Longview, Texas.
GLADYS RUSS
STAMPS, Ark.—Gladys Jean Stovall Russ, 67, of Springhill, La., died Friday, June 27, 2008, in a Pine Bluff, Ark., hospital.
HOMER BISHOP
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Homer Bishop, 79, of Avinger, Texas, died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in a Longview, Texas, hospital.
LORENE ASKEW
Lorene Askew, 84, of Texarkana, Ark., died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in Texarkana.
JACK GAO
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Xueyi “Jack” Gao, 35, of De Queen died Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in Hot Springs, Ark.
TIMOTHY DORSEY
Timothy D. Dorsey, 22, of New Boston, Texas, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, in Texarkana, Ark.
ARTHUR JOHNSON III
STAMPS, Ark.—Arthur Johnson III, 23, of Buckner, Ark., died Friday, June 27, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
ESPIE SARGENT
STAMPS, Ark.—Espie Sargent, 98, of Magnolia, Ark., died Thursday, July 3, 2008, in a Magnolia hospital.
ALLIE JONES
Allie Jones, 86, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, July 3, 2008, in a local nursing home.
R.B. PORTERFIELD
ATLANTA, Texas—R.B. Porterfield, 59, of Atlanta died Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in Atlanta.
MYRA KOONS
COLUMBUS, Kan.—Myra Janelle Koons, 68, of Texarkana, Texas, died Saturday, June 28, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
EVA BOYDE
Eva D. Boyde, 80, of Corona, Cal-if., died Thursday, June 26, 2008, in Corona.
BILLIE MILLER
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas—Billie Barbara Glover Miller, 73, of Mount Pleasant died Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in Mount Pleasant.