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

AILENE PAYNE
Margaret Ailene Payne, 83, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, at her home.
KENNETH BROWN
Kenneth DeWitt Brown, 79, of Red Lick, Texas, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at his home.
CALVIN CRAIG
Calvin B. Craig, 83, of Wake Village, Texas, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at his home.
WILLIE MITCHELL
PRESCOTT, Ark.—Willie Nathan Mitchell, 78, of Curtis, Ark., died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, in Little Rock.
JERRY KIRKPATRICK
Jerry Lee Kirkpatrick, 65, of Garland City, Ark., died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, at his home.
LUTHER MATTHEWS
Luther Henry Matthews, 75, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, in a local nursing home.
BELVA TUCKER
Belva Brown Tucker, 49, of Hooks, Texas, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at her home.
BEN COX
Ben Jackson Cox, 83, of Riverside, Calif., died Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, at his home.
GEORGE NEWTON
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—George Everett Newton, 78, of Hughes Springs died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2009.
MARY HICKS
HOPE, Ark.—Mary Evelyn Hicks, 90, of Washington, Ark., died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, in Texarkana.
AVA TREVINO
HOPE, Ark.—Ava Grace Trevino, infant daughter of Carlos Trevino and Lindsay Robison of Texarkana, Ark., died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, in Little Rock due to a genetic disorder.
WILLIAM BRUNSON
ASHDOWN, Ark.—William “Penny” Brunson, 68, of Ashdown died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, in Texarkana.
NEZZIE NEAL
PITTSBURG, Texas—Nezzie Ree Neal, 99, of Pittsburg died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, in a local nursing home.
ANNIE VANHOOSE
BROKEN BOW, Okla.—Annie Faye Herring Vanhoose, 52, of Eagletown, Okla., died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, in Weatherford, Texas.
PATSY SIMPSON
Patsy Ruth Simpson, 74, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009.
BEATRICE CALLICUTT
Beatrice Callicutt, 94, of Missouri City, Texas, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, in Long Beach, Calif.
BILLIE FALGOUT
Billie Falgout, 78, of Texarkana, Ark., died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, in a local hospital.

BISHOP, Marvin
BISHOP, Marvin. DeKalb, Texas. Died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Bates-Rolf Funeral Home. Burial in Big Woods Cemetery.
BOZMAN, Mae
BOZMAN, Mae. Prescott, Ark. Died Dec. 28. Services 2 p.m. Munn’s Chapel Baptist Church. Burial in DeAnn Cemetery.
BROWN, Kenneth
BROWN, Kenneth. Red Lick, Texas. Died Wednesday. Services 3 p.m. Red Lick United Methodist Church. Burial in Red Lick Cemetery.
COWLING, Bonnie
COWLING, Bonnie. Mineral Springs, Ark. Died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Latimer Funeral Home. Burial in Mineral Springs Cemetery.
MULLINS, James
MULLINS, James. Naples, Texas. Died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Daniels Chapel Congregational Methodist Church. Burial in Springhill Cemetery.
NEAL, Nezzie
NEAL, Nezzie. Pittsburg, Texas. Died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial in Union Chapel Cemetery.