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

JASON MCCONNELL
Jason Christopher McConnell, 32, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at his home.
JAMES GRIFFITH
James Varnell “Red” Griffith, 84, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, in a local hospital.
EVELYN BARRY
Evelyn Blackburn Barry, 91, of Texarkana, Texas, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, in Texarkana.
CHARLES WOOD
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Charles Allen Wood, 77, of Umpire, Ark., died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
BENNIE YEAGER
Bennie Mae Yeager, 89, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at her daughter’s home in Texarkana.
JOHN FREEMAN
John William “Joe” Freeman, 71, of Texarkana, Ark., died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in a local hospital.
VERNITA GAMBLE
Vernita Scoggins Gamble, 68, of Texarkana, Texas, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, in a Tyler, Texas, hospital.
JULIUS FLOYD
Julius Floyd of Texarkana, Ark., died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, in a local hospital.
CORA WATKINS
ATLANTA, Texas—Cora Watkins, 105, of Atlanta died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008.
EVERLEAN TIGNER
ATLANTA, Texas—Everlean Tigner, 90, of Doddridge, Ark., died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, in a local nursing home.
BESSIE RUSSELL
Bessie O. Russell, 88, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, in a local nursing home.
BERNARD SHELBY
CLARKSVILLE, Texas—Bernard A. Shelby, 80, of Wills Point, Texas, formerly of Red River County, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, at his home.
FLO JORDY
LINDALE, Texas—Flo Jordy, 87, of Hideaway, Texas, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2008, in a local nursing home.
KEVIN CASTILLO
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Kevin Castillo, 22, of De Queen died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, of injuries from an automobile accident.
WILLIAM JONES
HOPE, Ark.—William M. “Bill” Jones, 84, of Hope died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at his home.
WILLIAM HEFLIN
William Heflin, 95, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in a local hospital.
CALVIN WILLIS
STAMPS, Ark.—Calvin Lee Willis, 50 of Lewisville, Ark., died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
WILLIAM MOORE
CAMDEN, Ark.—William Floyd Moore, 89, of Locust Bayou, Ark., died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, in a local hospital.
HELEN CRAWFORD
BROKEN BOW, Okla.—Helen Mae Crawford, 56, of Broken Bow died Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, in Broken Bow.

BARRY, Evelyn.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Saturday. Services 4 p.m. First United Methodist Church. Burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
COLLINS, Lance.
Emmet, Ark. Died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, Ark. Burial in Betts Cemetery, Spring Hill, Ark.
CRAWFORD, Helen.
Broken Bow, Okla. Died Nov. 21. Graveside services 2 p.m. Eagletown Cemetery.
GILLESPIE, Maxine.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Friday. Graveside services 3 p.m. Hillcrest Memorial Park.
JACKSON, Linda.
Mount Pleasant, Texas. Died Thursday. Services 1 p.m. St. Matthew House of Worship. Burial in Piney Cemetery.
JORDY, Flo.
Hideaway, Texas. Died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Proctor Funeral Home, Camden, Ark. Burial in Two Bayou Cemetery.
PENNINGTON, Barney.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Sunday. Services 1 p.m. Faith Assembly of God. Burial in Wilson Cemetery, Lewisville, Ark.
SPAIN, Deana.
Pine Bluff, Ark. Died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Fuller Hale-South Funeral Home.
SPAIN, Maurice.
Pine Bluff, Ark. Died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Fuller Hale-South Funeral Home.
THOMSON, Mary.
Ashdown, Ark. Died Thursday. Services 3:30 p.m. Central Baptist Church. Burial in Ashdown Memorial Gardens.
WILHITE, Ottie.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. First Assembly of God (Old Light House Church). Burial in Old Vivian Cemetery, Vivian, La.