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

RUTH WALSTON
CLARKSVILLE, Texas—Ruth Walston, 81, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, in a local nursing home.
LILLIE BROWN
Lillie I. Brown, 92, of Texarkana, Texas, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in a local hospital.
MARY GARRETT
Mary Helen Garrett, 83, of Texarkana, Texas, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at her home.
WILLIAM PERDUE
CLARKSVILLE, Texas—William Perdue, 86, of Detroit, Texas, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in a Paris, Texas, nursing center.
LONNIE LAWSON
ATLANTA, Texas—Lonnie Lawson, 79, of Atlanta died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
MOLLY HANDY
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas—Molly Ermadine Handy, 85, of Omaha, Texas, died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, in Mount Pleasant.
LALAIE JOHNSON
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas—Lalaie Ann Attaway Johnson, 66, of Lone Star, Texas, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, in Longview, Texas.
DAN MCCUE
HOPE, Ark.—Danny Paul McCue, 56, of Hope died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, in a local hospital.
LUTHER LIPSCOMB
NASHVILLE, Ark.—Luther Avon Lipscomb, 79, of Nashville died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in a local hospital.
JOHN PLATT SR.
DE QUEEN, Ark.—John Lee Platt Sr., 69, of Horatio, Ark., died Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
OPAL VAUGHAN
ATLANTA, Texas—Opal Vaughan, 74, of Atlanta died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, in Atlanta.
RUBY WINCHELL
NAPLES, Texas—Ruby A. Win-chell, 95, of DeKalb, Texas, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in a DeKalb nursing home.
JACKIE MCALEXANDER
Jackie McAlexander, 75, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, in a local hospital.
VERNON JACKSON
Vernon Lee Jackson, 64, of Texarkana, Ark., died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, at his home.
CLEVESTER RANDLE
HOPE, Ark.—Clevester “June” Rose Randle, 71, of Prescott, Ark., died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
TILLMAN JOHNSON SR.
Tillman B. Johnson Sr., 97, of Texarkana, Ark., died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, in a local hospital.
LORETHA DUKE
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Loretha Simpson Whipple Duke, 93, of Horatio, Ark., died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, at her home.
CHRISTENE BEARD
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Christene Beard, 82, of Longview, Texas, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, in a Longview, Texas, hospital.

ALLEN, Ray Jr.
Sheridan, Ark. Died Saturday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.
COCHRAN, Daisy.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Saturday. Graveside services 10 a.m. East Memorial Gardens.
CROSBY, Jay.
Idabel, Okla. Died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. First Baptist Church. Burial in Canfield Cemetery.
JOHNSON, Tillman Sr.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Wednesday. Graveside services 3 p.m. Rondo Memorial Cemetery.
LAWSON, Lonnie.
Atlanta, Texas. Died Dec. 3. Services 11 a.m. First Baptist Church. Burial in Pine Crest Cemetery.
MCCUE, Danny.
Hope, Ark. Died Sunday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Rose Hill Cemetery.
MCMILLAN, Brett.
DeKalb, Texas. Died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Bates-Rolf Funeral Home. Burial in New Hope Cemetery.
PERDUE, William.
Detroit, Texas. Died Tuesday. Services 11 a.m. Clarksville Funeral Home. Burial in Detroit Cemetery.
YOUNG, Violet.
Foreman, Ark. Died Sunday. Services 11 a.m. Southern Baptist Church.