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

CLEDIS WASHINGTON SR.
Cledis L. Washington Sr., 56, of Flint, Texas, died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, in Tyler, Texas.
LELAR BURNS
Lelar Mae Cole Burns, 86, of Hooks, Texas, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, in Texarkana, Texas.
MABLE WOOD
INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Mable King Irving Cleaver Wood, 83, died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008.
ADLINE PARKS
STAMPS, Ark.—Adline Parks, 93, of Fort Worth, Texas, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, in a Fort Worth hospital.
ANN JOHNSON
DAINGERFIELD, Texas—Ann Harris Johnson, 50, of Daingerfield died Friday, Sept. 5, 2008, in Marion County, Texas.
WILLIE STEEL
STAMPS, Ark.—Willie Steel, 51, of Oklahoma City died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, in Oklahoma City.
FRANCES BLAKNEY
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Frances Rogers Blakney, 86, of De Queen died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
GIVEN BURRIS
Given Burris, 85, of Ogden, Ark., died Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, at his home.
VERNON TULLER
Vernon G. Tuller, 84, of Texarkana died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.
EVADA BYERS
LLevada Byers, 55, of Texarkana, Ark., died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, at his home.
MARY WILLIAMS
Mary Elizabeth Quinn Williams, 62, of Texarkana, Ark., died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, in a local nursing home.
MAXINE HAYWOOD
Maxine Laverne Haywood, 70, of Corpus Christi, Texas, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, in Corpus Christi.
JESSE HADLEY
STAMPS, Ark.—Jesse Hadley, 69, of Taylor, Ark., died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, in a local nursing home.
WILLIAM PERKINS
NAPLES, Texas—William Harold “Bubba” Perkins, 52, of California City, Calif., died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, at his home.
FRANCES KNOD
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Frances Anita Prothro Knod, 92, of De Queen died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, in Springfield, Ill.
JESSIE AKIN
Jessie Akin, 84, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, in a local hospital.
ROSETTA FORT
STAMPS, Ark.—Rosetta Fort, 97, of Lewisville, Ark., died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, in a Hope, Ark., hospital.
KENNETH YOUNG
HOPE, Ark.—Kenneth Young, 61, of Rosston, Ark., died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, in a local hospital.
EDDIE YOUNG
Eddie Young, 60, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, at his home.
MARY JONES
STAMPS, Ark.—Mary Lou “Granny” Jones, 67, of Magnolia, Ark., died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, in a Little Rock hospital.
JAMES TAYLOR
ATLANTA, Texas—James Edward Taylor, 58, of Atlanta died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008, in Atlanta.
J.S. SMITH
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas—J.S. Smith, 86, of Cason, Texas, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, in Hughes Springs, Texas.
AOLER DIXON SR.
JJaoler Dixon Sr., 98, of Topeka, Kan., died Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at the home of his daughter.

ALEXANDER, Frances.
Queen City, Texas. Died Wednesday. Services 11 a.m. Christian Fellowship Church. Burial in Springdale Cemetery.
BLACK, Welton.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Sunday. Closed-casket services 11 a.m. Macedonia Baptist Church. Burial in Chapelwood Memorial Gardens.
ELLIOTT, Carl.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Wednesday. Services 11 a.m. Haynes Mortuary. Burial in State Line Cemetery.
FORE, Max.
Texarkana. Died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. St. James Episcopal Church. Burial in Hillcrest Memorial Park.
NEWTON, Michael.
Lewisville, Ark. Died Monday. Services 10 a.m. First United Methodist Church. Burial in Wilson Cemetery.