Obituaries

Obituaries for August 2, 2009

  • EDRENE BERCKES

    SLIDELL, La.—Edrene Downs Berckes, 67, of Slidell, formerly of Texarkana, Ark., died Thursday, July 30, 2009, at her home. <br />Mrs. Berckes was a Realtor with Coldwell Banker, director of …

  • LILLIE CORNELIUS

    Lillie Josephine Walthall Cornelius, 84, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, July 30, 2009, in a local nursing home. <br />Mrs. Cornelius was born Feb. 27, 1925, in Clarksville, Texas. She …

  • MARIE GIBBONS

    ASHDOWN, Ark.—Marie E. Gibbons, 88, of Ashdown died Thursday, July 30, 2009, at her home. <br />Mrs. Gibbons was preceded in death by her husband, Denverd R. Gibbons; and two …

  • MARY GUNNELS

    MAGNOLIA, Ark.—Mary Aycock Green Gunnels, 65, of Magnolia died Friday, July 31, 2009, at her home. <br />Mrs. Gunnels was born Oct. 15, 1943, in Minden, La. She was owner …

  • DONRETH LAIRD

    DE QUEEN, Ark.—Donreth N. Laird, 89, of Germantown, Tenn., died Friday, July 31, 2009, in Germantown. <br />Mrs. Laird was born Sept. 28, 1919, in Lockesburg, Ark. She was a …

  • TRUDIE LUCAS

    HOPE, Ark.—Trudie Lucas, 85, of Hope died Friday, July 31, 2009, in a local hospital. <br />Arrangements are pending with Hicks Funeral Home. <br /> <br />

  • EDGAR NEVLES

    Edgar “Papa” Nevels, 82, of Texarkana, Ark., died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, in a local hospital. <br />Arrangements are pending with Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas. <br /> <br />

  • SONNY NEWKIRK

    DeKALB, Texas—William F. “Sonny” Newkirk, 84, of DeKalb died Friday, July 31, 2009, in a local nursing home. <br />Mr. Newkirk was born April 2, 1925, in Cooper, Texas. He …

  • MARY PRITCHARD

    Mary E. “Sissy” Green McMillen Pritchard, 49, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, July 31, 2009, at her home. <br />Mrs. Pritchard was born July 17, 1960, in Texarkana. She was …

  • RUTH VANDERBILT

    CARROLLTON, Texas—Ruth Sutton Vanderbilt, 88, of Farmer’s Branch, Texas, died Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009. <br />Mrs. Vanderbilt was born in Hope, Ark. She was a hairdresser in Texarkana and a …

  • ROSE YOUNGBLOOD

    ASHDOWN, Ark.—Rose Marie Youngblood, 46, of DeKalb, Texas, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009, in Little Rock. <br />Mrs. Youngblood was born Nov. 21, 1962, in Ashdown. She was a Baptist. …

Upcoming Events