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

DONALD JOINER SR.
Donald Ford Joiner Sr., 90, of Texarkana, Texas, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, in a local retirement center.
JIMMIE BRYAN
Jimmie Nell “Wood” Bryan, 72, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, at her home.
URAY CAPPS
Uray Capps, 78, of Maud, Texas, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, in a local hospital.
CLEO BATES
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Cleo Gordon Bates, 94, of Texarkana, Ark., died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, at his home.
LOIS LAWLESS
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Velma Lois Hall Lawless, 99, of Hesperia, Calif., died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008.
SUE SCOTT
NASHVILLE, Ark.—Sue Allie Scott, 92, of Nashville died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, in Nashville.
THELMA MATTHEW
NEW BOSTON, Texas—Thelma Matthew, 71, of New Boston died Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, in a local hospital.
MONA HOLDEN
MARSHALL, Texas—Mona Margaret Looney Holden, 92, of Marshall died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008.
JOSHUA TURNER
MURFREESBORO, Ark.—Joshua Blake Turner, 25, of Nashville, Ark., died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008, of injuries from an auto accident.
HELEN MOORE
HOPE, Ark.—Helen Trotter Moore, 81, formerly of Washington, Ark., died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, in Los Angeles.
NODIE STEWARD
STAMPS, Ark.—Nodie Steward, 88, of Stamps died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, at her home.
CHESS MAJOR
ATLANTA, Texas—Chess Taylor Major, 93, of El Paso, Texas, died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, in a local hospital.
CHARLES VENABLE
KEITHVILLE, La.—Charles Rodney Venable, 74, of Keithville died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, in Shreveport.

GARDNER, Barbara.
Queen City, Texas. Died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Hanner Funeral Service, Atlanta, Texas. Burial in Olive Branch Cemetery, Bright Star, Ark.
HOLDEN, Mona.
Marshall, Texas. Died Sunday. Graveside services 11 a.m. Hillcrest Cemetery.
JOHNSON, Betty.
Doddridge, Ark. Died Saturday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Brown Cemetery.
RETTMANN, Calvin.
Nashville, Ark. Died Saturday. Services 10 a.m. Wilkerson Funeral Home. Burial in Campground Cemetery.