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

STAN GOERLICH
Stan Goerlich, 63, of Texar-kana, Ark., died Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, at his home.
ANGIE BIRDSONG
NEW BOSTON, Texas—Angela “Angie” Michele Birdsong, 37, of Texarkana, Texas, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, in Texarkana.
GLADYS MERRELL
HOPE, Ark.—Gladys Mae “Meme” Merrell, 98, of Fairbanks, Alaska, formerly of Emmet, Ark., died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, in a Crossett, Ark., hospital.
LAURA CRAWFORD-SMITH
Laura Lou Crawford-Smith, 88, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, at her home.
BLEVIN PROCTOR
DEKALB, Texas—Blevin S. “Sock” Proctor, 95, of DeKalb died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
LEROY MAXON
Leroy Maxon, 58, of Texarkana, Texas, died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, in a local hospital.
MARY SAMPLE
ASHDOWN, Ark.—Mary Lucille Davis Sample of Arden, Ark., died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, at her home.
PAUL WISE
FOREMAN, Ark.—Paul Phillip Wise, 86, of Foreman died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, in Ashdown, Ark.
RICHARD KENNEDY
Richard Kennedy, 74, of Texarkana died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, in a local hospital.
RUTH BILLINGSLEY
IDABEL, Okla.—Ruth Billingsley, 95, of Idabel died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, in Idabel.
ANN LOE
PRESCOTT, Ark.—Ann Glass Loe, 81, of Prescott died Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, in Camden, Ark.
GRACE CLARK
HOPE, Ark.—Grace Hampton Clark, 84, of Emmet, Ark., died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, in a Prescott, Ark., nursing home.
DAVID POWELL
David “Mouse” Powell, 52, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, at his home.
MARY SMITH
ATLANTA, Texas—Mary Smith, 53, of Atlanta died Friday, Aug. 15, 2008, in a Dallas hospital.
J.C. WALTON
HOPE, Ark.—J.C. Walton, 81, of Hope died Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008, in Texarkana, Texas.

KARST, Delbert.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas. Burial in Betts Cemetery, Hope, Ark.
RICHARDSON, Buddy.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Saturday. Services 10 a.m. North Texarkana Church of the Nazarene. Burial in East Memorial Gardens.
TAYLOR, Betty.
Hughes Springs, Texas. Died Sunday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Shelton Rankin Cemetery.
WESTBROOK, Edward.
Linden, Texas. Died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. First Baptist Church of Linden. Burial in Linden Cemetery.