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

TRAVIS LUMMUS
James Travis Lummus, 86, of Texarkana, Ark., died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in a local hospital.
ALFRED WILLOUGHBY
DE QUEEN, Ark.—Alfred Willoughby, 90, of De Queen died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, in a local nursing hospital.
ROY JAMERSON
STAMPS, Ark.—Roy “Slim” Jamerson, 88, of Waldo, Ark., died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009, in a Magnolia, Ark., nursing home.
MACY WASHINGTON JR.
ATLANTA, Texas—Macy Washington Jr., 71, of Douglassville, Texas, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, in a Texarkana nursing home.
BETTY SANDERSON
Elizabeth “Betty” Sanderson, 93, of Texarkana, Ark., died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, in a local nursing home.
GRACIE JORDAN
NEW BOSTON, Texas—Gracie Faye Jordan, 74, of New Boston died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, at her home.
MELANIE LOE
Melanie Elaine Loe, 41, of Dallas formerly of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in a local hospital.
CALVIN COX
HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Calvin Cox, 86, of Lone Star, Texas, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, in a Mount Pleasant, Texas hospital.
WARDELL FRANKS
STAMPS, Ark.—Wardell Franks, 74, of Stamps died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, in a Little Rock hospital.
MICHAEL HALL
NEW BOSTON, Texas—Michael Dennis Hall, 54, of DeKalb, Texas, died Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, in New Boston.
WILLIE MCKINNEY
ATLANTA, Texas—Willie Austin McKinney, 99, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009.
R.C. BROOKS
ASHDOWN, Ark.—Richard Charles “R.C.” Brooks, 89, of Ashdown died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, in a local nursing home.
GENEVA CULPEPPER
DeKALB, Texas—Geneva Sue Culpepper, 67, of Simms, Texas, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, in a Texarkana nursing home.
SHIRLEY THOMAS
HOPE, Ark.—Shirley Ann Craft Thomas, 53, of Hope died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, at her home.

BIRDSONG, Michael
BIRDSONG, Michael. New Boston, Texas. Died Saturday. Services 2 p.m. Bates-Rolf Funeral Home. Burial in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Hooks, Texas.
BRANNAN, Regina
BRANNAN, Regina. Clarksville, Texas. Died Tuesday. Graveside services 1:30 p.m. Fairview Cemetery.
CORNELIUS, Harry
CORNELIUS, Harry. Texarkana, Ark. Died Tuesday. Services 1 p.m. Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas. Burial with military honors Harmony Grove Cemetery.
CRABTREE, Karen
CRABTREE, Karen. Fouke, Ark. Died Sunday. Memorial services 2 p.m. River of Life Church.
KING, Willie
KING, Willie. Atlanta, Texas. Died Wednesday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Restland Memorial Park.
POLLARD, Thearon
POLLARD, Thearon. Idabel, Okla. Died Monday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Pollard Cemetery.
SANDERSON, Betty
SANDERSON, Betty. Texarkana, Ark. Died Wednesday. Graveside services 3 p.m. Stateline Cemetery.
TRAYLOR, Billy
TRAYLOR, Billy. Winnsboro, Texas. Died Tuesday. Services 10 a.m. First Baptist Church, Hughes Springs, Texas. Burial in Hughes Springs Cemetery.
TURNER, Maudie
TURNER, Maudie. Dierks, Ark. Died Wednesday. Services 10 a.m. Wilkerson Funeral Home. Burial in Dierks Cemetery.