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

EDGAR NEVELS
Edgar “Papa” Nevels, 82, of Texarkana, Ark., died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, in a local hospital.
MONA TAYLOR
ATLANTA, Texas—Mona Rae Taylor, 79, of Texarkana, Texas, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, in Doddridge, Ark.
BETTY REED
NAPLES, Texas—Betty Reed, 77, of DeKalb, Texas, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, in a Texarkana hospital.
MAE BARRETT
Mae Belle Barrett, 71, of Fouke, Ark., died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at her home.
ROSIE RICHIE
Rosie M. Richie, 59, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, at her home.
MARIE GIBBONS
ASHDOWN, Ark.—Marie E. Gibbons, 88, of Ashdown died Thursday, July 30, 2009, at her home.
ROSE YOUNGBLOOD
ASHDOWN, Ark.—Rose Marie Youngblood, 46, of DeKalb, Texas, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009, in Little Rock.
JERRY ASHWORTH
NAPLES, Texas—Jerry Ashworth, 58, of DeKalb, Texas, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009, in a Texarkana hospital.
STEVEN CULPEPPER
NAPLES, Texas—Steven W. Culpepper, 47, of Simms, Texas, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, in Simms.
BILLY ASHMORE
HOPE, Ark.—Billy Ashmore, 77, of Atlanta, Texas, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, in Atlanta.

BIRCHFIELD, Doris
BIRCHFIELD, Doris. Atlanta, Texas. Died Saturday. Services 3 p.m. Hanner Funeral Service. Burial in Laws Chapel Cemetery.
CORNELIUS, Lillie
CORNELIUS, Lillie. Texarkana, Texas. Died Thursday. Services 11 a.m. Haynes Mortuary. Burial in Chapelwood Memorial Gardens.
ELLIS, Edna
ELLIS, Edna. New Boston, Texas. Died Wednesday. Services 1 p.m. Shady Grove Baptist Church. Burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
LAIRD, Donreth
LAIRD, Donreth. Germantown, Tenn. Died Friday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Redmen Cemetery, De Queen, Ark.
NEWKIRK, Sonny
NEWKIRK, Sonny. DeKalb, Texas. Died Friday. Services 10 a.m. Bates-Rolf Funeral Home. Burial in Spring Hill Cemetery.
PRITCHARD, Mary
PRITCHARD, Mary. Texarkana, Texas. Died Friday. Services 2 p.m. Highland Park Baptist Church. Entombment in Chapelwood Memorial Mausoleum.
SULLIVAN, Lewis
SULLIVAN, Lewis. Texarkana, Ark. Died Friday. Graveside services 10 a.m. Calvary Cemetery.
YOUNGBLOOD, Rose
YOUNGBLOOD, Rose. DeKalb, Texas. Died Wednesday. Services 2 p.m. Madden Funeral Home, Ashdown, Ark. Burial in Ashdown Cemetery.