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

RACHEL BLACKWELL
ATLANTA, Texas—Rachel Josephine Blackwell, 79, of Texarkana, Ark., died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, in Texarkana.
AUBRY VANDEVER
Aubry Vandever, 66, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at her home.
AUBRY VANDEVER
Aubry Vandever, 66, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at her home.
SHIRLEY THIGPEN
Shirley Thigpen, 65, of De Queen, Ark., died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, in De Queen.
PEGGY BAKER
NAPLES, Texas—Peggy J. Baker, 69, of Avery, Texas, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at her home.
GWEN DEATON
Guenvoil Ella “Gwen” Deaton, 88, of Texarkana, Texas, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, in a local hospital.
JULIUS FLOYD
Julius Floyd, 89, of Texarkana, Ark., died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, in Texarkana, Texas.
JEAN HALL
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Jean Hall, 79, of Marietta, Texas, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, in a Longview, Texas, hospital.
ANNIE ALLEN
LINDEN, Texas—Annie Bell Dickerson Allen, 84, of Linden died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at her home.
JUDITH SULLIVAN
DALLAS—Judith Eldridge Sullivan, 63, of Dallas died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008, in Dallas.
EARLINE MAYFIELD
LINDEN, Texas—Earline Mayfield, 80, of Linden died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.
MARJORIE DEES
Marjorie L. Dees, 86, of Longview, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in Longview.
FERMAN SMITH SR.
Ferman Roswell Smith Sr., 75, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, in Texarkana, Texas.
BILL FERGASON
Bill R. Fergason, 80, of Wake Village, Texas, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, in a local hospital.
BRANDON STUART
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Brandon Martin Stuart, 11-month-old son of Argelia De Jesus and Brandon Stuart of De Queen, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in De Queen.
JOSEPH GADDIS
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Joseph Othel “Pap” Gaddis, 93, of Dierks, Ark., died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, in a Mena, Ark., nursing home.
JOHNNIE YOUNG
HOPE, Ark.—Johnnie Mae Young, 87, of Hope died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, in Hope.
JOHNNIE ANDERSON
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Johnnie Joe Anderson, 44, of Kirby, Ark., died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital.

BOLLINGER, Margaret.
Oklahoma City. Died Sunday. Services 2 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, Broken Bow, Okla. Burial in Broken Bow Cemetery.
DeHAN, Odie Jr.
Hope, Ark. Died Monday. Services 2 p.m. Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home. Burial in Evening Shade Cemetery.
FOSTER, J.D.
Maud, Texas. Died Monday. Graveside services 1 p.m. Center Ridge Cemetery.
FREEMAN, Joe.
Texarkana, Ark. Died Monday. Services 1 p.m. Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas. Burial in East Memorial Gardens.
HEFLIN, William Sr.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Monday. Services 2 p.m. East Funeral Home, downtown. Burial in Old Rondo Cemetery.
RICHARDS, Katherine.
Texarkana, Texas. Died Tuesday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Chapelwood Memorial Gardens.