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

RANDELL CHERRY
Randell J. Cherry, 82, of Texarkana, Texas, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008, at his home.
VENTHA LARRY
Ventha Lee Larry, 79, of Hooks, Texas, died Saturday, March 29, 2008, in a local hospital.
RICHARD HELMS II
Richard H. “Dickie” Helms II, 57, of Fort Smith, Ark., died Sunday, March 30, 2008, at his home.
WADE TERRAL
DeKALB, Texas—Wade Nelson Terral, 75, of DeKalb died Sunday, March 30, 2008, in a local hospital.
JAMES HATTEN
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—James W. Hatten, 81, of Hughes Springs died Monday, March 31, 2008, in Hughes Springs.
HOWARD SULLIVAN
NEW BOSTON, Texas—Howard Dean Sullivan, 52, of DeKalb, Texas, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
THOMAS BAUMER
ATLANTA, Texas—Thomas Weldon Baumer, 84, of Atlanta died Saturday, March 29, 2008, in Texarkana, Texas.
LELA SMITH
STAMPS, Ark.—Lela Sarah Smith, 90, of Stamps died Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
ERNEST WOFFORD
Ernest Trafton Wofford, 83, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, March 31, 2008, in a local nursing home.
EDWARD ALLEN
NEW BOSTON, Texas—Edward “Pete” Allen, 87, of Simms, Texas, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, in a local nursing home.
SHAMEKA WATSON
HOPE, Ark.—Sameka Watson, 28, of Fulton, Ark., died Friday, March 28, 2008, in a Camden, Ark., hospital.
PEARLINE PHILLIPS
HOPE, Ark.—Pearline Phillips, 95, of Hope died Friday, March 28, 2008, in a local hospital.
VIRGINIA RESTELLE
ATLANTA, Texas—Virginia “Sis” Restelle, 91, of Atlanta died Tuesday, April 1, 2008, in Atlanta.
BILLY O’RORKE
HOPE, Ark.—Billy Jack O’Rorke, 72, of Carthage, Texas, died Monday, April 1, 2008, in Carthage.
OPHELIA WALKER
MURFREESBORO, Ark.—Ophelia Walker, 86, of Murfreesboro died Monday, April 1, 2008, in a local nursing home.
EDWARD BOZARTH
HOPE, Ark.—Edward B. Bozarth, 84, of Spring Hill, Ark., died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, in a local hospital.
CARL SMITH
The Rev. Carl E. “Candy Man” Smith, 57, of Texarkana died Wednesday, April 2, 2008, in a local hospital.

BURKS, Mary.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Monday. Services 4 p.m. Chapelwood Funeral Home. Burial in Eylau Christian Community Cemetery.
DAVIS, Andy.
Fouke, Ark. Died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas. Burial with military rites in Sylverino Cemetery.
DYAS, Esther.
Fouke, Ark. Died Tuesday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Antioch Cemetery.
HARRELL, Mary.
Atlanta, Texas. Died Monday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Bethsaida “Y” Cemetery, Bivins, Texas.
SIMPSON, Sybil.
Lewisville, Ark. Died Tuesday. Services 11 a.m. Smith Funeral Home, Stamps, Ark. Burial in Wilson Cemetery.
SMITH, Lela.
Stamps, Ark. Died Tuesday. Services 2 p.m. Smith Funeral Home. Burial in Barlow Cemetery.
TERRAL, Wade.
DeKalb, Texas. Died Sunday. Services 10 a.m. Bates-Rolf Funeral Home. Burial in Old Salem Cemetery.
WEEKS, Helen.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Monday. Graveside services 3 p.m. East Memorial Gardens.