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

ELLEN COLEMAN
Ellen B. Coleman, 95, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, May 9, 2008, in a local nursing home.
PARRIE CRABTREE
Parrie Mae McWilliams Crabtree, 74, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, May 11, 2008, in a local nursing home.
BILLY ADAMS
Billy Carrol Adams, 65, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, May 11, 2008, in a local hospital.
RHETA CLEMMER
Rheta M. Clemmer, 79, of Nash, Texas, died Sunday, May 11, 2008 at her home.
CLYDE LESLIE
BOONEVILLE, Ark.—Clyde Leslie, 87, of Booneville died Sunday, May 11, 2008, in a Fort Smith, Ark., hospital.
MIKE DOWNS
WACO, Texas—Michael Wayne “Mike” Downs, 53, of Waco died Friday, May 9, 2008, at his home.
BRENDA CURTNER
Brenda Jean “B.J.” Curtner, 43, of Texarkana, Texas, died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at her home.
CARL OWENS
Carl W. “Bill” Owens, 93, of Wake Village, Texas, died Monday, May 12, 2008, in a local hospital.
ILA MAYS
ASHDOWN, Ark.—Ila Mae Mays, 97, of Ashdown died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at her home.
WILLIE WOOD
PRESCOTT, Ark.—Willie Mae Wood, 80, of Prescott died Monday, May 12, 2008, in Prescott.
RODNEY PREE
HOPE, Ark.—Rodney Pree of Hope died Sunday, May 11, 2008, at his home.
LEATRICE MURDOCK
Leatrice Mae Blankenship Murdock, 95, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, May 12, 2008, in a local nursing home.
MELVINA MOREHEAD
Melvina Ann Morehead, 58, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, in a local hospital.
STEVIE DEAN JR.
HOPE, Ark.—Stevie L. Dean Jr., 18, of Hope died Saturday, May 10, 2008, in a local hospital.
ROSIE BODDIE
NAPLES, Texas—Rosie B. Boddie, 99, of Naples died Monday, May 12, 2008, in an Omaha, Texas, nursing home.
JASON HARMON
Jason Harmon, 44, of Texarkana, Texas, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, in Texarkana.
JAMES FIELDS
James Fields, 94, of Texarkana, Texas, died Saturday, May 10, 2008, in a local hospital.
BELINDA WALL
Belinda Jo Wall, 48, of Texarkana, Ark., died Monday, May 12, 2008, at her home.
RICKY HUMPHRIES
HOPE, Ark.—Ricky Humphries, 56, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Texarkana.

COLEMAN, Ellen.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Texarkana Funeral Home, Texas. Burial in Old Union Cemetery, Simms, Texas.
DOWNS, Mike.
Waco, Texas. Died Friday. Services 7 p.m. Oakcrest Funeral Home.
MOREHEAD, Melvina.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Thursday. Graveside services 3:30 p.m. East Memorial Gardens.
SMITHSON, James.
Nash, Texas. Died Friday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Chapelwood Memorial Gardens.
STROUD, Tony.
Blevins, Ark. Died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, Ark.