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

WILLIAM SMITH
William A. “Hickernut” Smith, 65, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, June 1, 2008, in a local hospital.
Mr. Smith was born Feb. 26, 1943, in Hope, Ark. He was a Baptist and an Arm...
THOMAS CLARK
ATLANTA, Texas—Thomas W. Clark, 71, of Atlanta died Saturday, May 31, 2008, in Texarkana.
Mr. Clark was born July 24, 1936, in Daingerfield, Texas. He was retired from Texas Timbe...
ADELL BLAKE
HOPE, Ark.—Adell Blake, 82, of Prescott, Ark., died Monday, June 2, 2008, in a local hospital.
Arrangements are pending with Hicks Funeral Home.
JEANNE BILLS
Jeanne H. BIlls, 88, of Texarkana, Ark., died Monday, June 2, 2008, in a local hospital.
Arrangements are pending with Texarkana Funeral Home, Texas.
CHRISTINE LUMMUS
ATLANTA, Texas—Christine Lummus, 79, of Atlanta died Monday, June 2, 2008, in Texarkana.
Mrs. Lummus was born Aug. 13, 1929, in Greenville, Texas. She was a member of Daug...
HOLLIS ODOM
Hollis Odom, 77, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, June 2, 2008, at his home.
Arrangements are pending with Chapelwood Funeral Home.
OLETHA PUMPHREY
MORRILTON, Ark.—Oletha Poe Pumphrey, 93, of Hot Springs, Ark., died Saturday, May 31, 2008.
Mrs. Pumphrey was born June 25, 1914, in Perry County. She was co-owner of Pumph...
BEN NEELEY SR.
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Ben Harrison Neeley Sr., 85, of De Queen died Sunday, June 1, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
Mr. Neeley was born Aug. 10, 1922, in De Queen. He was the founder o...
LOYCE MCWHORTER
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Loyce Dean “Sonny” McWhorter, 75, of Texarkana, Texas, died Sunday, June 1, 2008, at his home.
Mr. McWhorter was born March 16, 1933, in Provo, Ark. He was a r...
EDNA WILSON
HOPE, Ark.—Edna Lee Wilson, 88, of Pasadena, Texas, died Sunday, June 1, 2008, in Pasadena.
Mrs. Wilson was born June 4, 1919, in Conway, Ark. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She...
LEO FISHER
Leo Leonard Fisher, 80, of Texarkana, Texas, died Sunday, June 1, 2008, in a local nursing home.
Mr. Fisher was born Sept. 24, 1927, in Columbia, La. He was retired from Red River Arm...
MITCHELL SAVAGE
ATLANTA, Texas—Mitchell Savage, 51, of Atlanta died Sunday, June 1, 2008, in Atlanta.
Mr. Savage was born May 2, 1957, in New Orleans. He was an electrical supervisor for Al...
BOB SHARP
Bob Junior Sharp, 79, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, June 1, 2008, in a local hospital.
Mr. Sharp was born June 23, 1928, in Hopkins County, Texas. He was retired from Red River Army ...
JENNIFER RICHARDSON
ATLANTA, Texas—Jennifer Ann Richardson, 29, of Atlanta died Friday, May 30, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
Mrs. Richardson was born May 21, 1979. She was a nurse.
ELBERT VAUGHN
Elbert Clifford Vaughn, 85, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, May 29, 2008, in Little Rock.
Mr. Vaughn was born May 4, 1923, in Cowan, Tenn. He was retired from the U.S. Air Fo...
BILLY TUCK
NAPLES, Texas—Billy Joe Tuck, 77, of Omaha, Texas, died Sunday, June 1, 2008, at his home.
Mr. Tuck was born May 23, 1931, in Dalton, Texas. He was a retired owner/operator of a sawm...

MCCLENDON, Roy.
Texarkana, Ark. Died May 25. Services 11 a.m. Walker Chapel CME Church. Burial in Amie Cemetery.
MCGILL, Eula.
Mount Pleasant, Texas. Died Thursday. Services 11 a.m. Greater Bibleway Missionary Baptist Church. Burial in Piney Cemetery.
MCWHORTER, Loyce.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Sunday. Graveside services 2 p.m. McHorse Cemetery.
NEELEY, Ben.
De Queen, Ark. Died Sunday. Private services 10 a.m. Chandler Funeral Home. Private burial in Smyrna Cemetery.
PUMPHREY, Oletha.
Hot Springs, Ark. Died Saturday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Ada Valley Cemetery.
SMITH, William.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Sunday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Rose Hill Cemetery.
THOMPSON, Mary.
Bloomburg, Texas. Died Saturday. Services 10 a.m. Hanner Funeral Home. Burial in Salem Cemetery.
TUCK, Billy.
Omaha, Texas. Died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. Harrison Funeral Home. Burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Bryan Mills, Texas.