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    TARZAN BANKS

    HOPE, Ark.—Tarzan Banks, 76, of Garland City, Ark., died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, at his home. Mr. Banks was born Feb. 23, 1942. He was former mayor of Garland City …

  • JOYCE BLACK

    HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas—Joyce Ann Black, 76, of Hughes Springs died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. Mrs. Black was born Jan. 2, 1942. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at First United …

  • BETTY BROWN

    MAGNOLIA, Ark.—Betty "Net" Brown, 61, of Magnolia died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in a Little Rock hospital. Arrangements are pending with R.L. Reed Funeral Home.

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    BARBARA BROWN

    PRESCOTT, Ark.—Barbara "Bobbi" Brown, 87, of Prescott died Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Brown was born Aug. 16, 1931, in Sheridan, Ark. She was owner of Sonic …

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    JUSTIN BURNS

    Justin Wayne Burns, 43, of Fouke, Ark., died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, at his home. Mr. Burns was born Sept. 11, 1974, in Texarkana, Texas. Survivors include two daughters, Autumn …

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    DORIS BURRIS

    Doris Marie Burris, 65, of Ashdown, Ark., died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, in Shreveport, La. Ms. Burris was born Aug. 20, 1952, in Los Angeles. She was a custodian with …

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    ESTELLE CHEATHAM

    Estelle Nichols Cheatham, 100, of Texarkana, Ark., died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in a local nursing home. Mrs. Cheatham was born May 8, 1918 in Miller County, Ark. She was …

  • CHESTER COOPER

    DeKALB, Texas—Chester Eugene Cooper, 86, of New Boston, Texas, died Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Bates Family Funeral Home. Online registration is at batesfamilyfuneralhome.com.

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    DAWN CORNELIUS

    PLEASANT VIEW, Texas—Dawn Carter Cornelius, 53, of Pleasant View died Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Cornelius was born June 10, 1965, in Ruston, La. She was a …

  • NAOMI DAVIS

    CLARKSVILLE, Texas—Naomi G. Davis, 94, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in a local nursing home. Mrs. Davis was born Feb. 29, 1924, in Clarksville. She was retired Vice …

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    NORMA DELGADO

    Norma Patman Delgado, age 85, of Austin, Texas, died peacefully on Saturday, August 25th, in a local rest home. She was born Norma Ruth Moore to Clarice Burkhalter Moore and …

  • EMILY DeVENNEY

    HOPE, Ark.—Emily DeVenney, 76, of Hope died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in Shreveport, La. Mrs. DeVenney was born Dec. 23, 1941, in Spring Hill, Ark. She was a retired registered …

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    ELSIE FISCHER

    Elsie Janice Fischer, age 79, of Hooks, Texas, died Wednesday, August 29, 2018, in a local nursing home. Mrs. Fischer was born April 27, 1939, in Rockwall, Texas. She was …

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    DOLLIE FORD

    MAGNOLIA, Ark.—Dollie Marie Ford, 52, of Stamps, Ark., died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, at her home. Ms. Ford was born April 22, 1966, in Stamps. She was a teacher's aide …

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    KENNETH HARRIS

    Kenneth Earl Harris, 82, of Gurdon, Ark., died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Mr. Harris was a business owner and a Marines veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, …

  • LUBERTHA HENRY

    STAMPS, Ark.—Lubertha Henry, 97, of Lewisville, Ark., died Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, in a Texarkana, Texas hospital. Mrs. Henry was born March 3, 1921, in Lewisville. She was preceded in …

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    JAMES HUDDLE

    James Huddle, 67, of Redlick, Texas, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, at his home. Mr. Huddle was born Dec. 1, 1950, in Texarkana, Ark. Survivors include his wife Janice Huddle …

  • BRUCE JACKSON

    ORE CITY, Texas—Bruce Jackson, 56, of Ore City died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, in a Longview, Texas hospital. Mr. Jackson was born Nov. 5, 1961. Services will be 11 a.m. …

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    GLADYS JAMES

    Gladys Marie James, 67, of Texarkana, Ark., died Monday, Aug. 20, 2018, in Texarkana, Texas. Ms. James was born Sept. 16, 1950, in Texarkana. She was employed in housekeeping with …

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    LESLEY JAMES

    JACKSONVILLE, Ark.—Lesley Paul James, 64, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. Mr. James was born June 10, 1954, in Texarkana, Ark. He was a welder and a Vietnam …

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    WINOLA JENNINGS

    NEW BOSTON, Texas—Winola Jean Jennings, 69, of New Boston died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in a local nursing home. Mrs. Jennings was born May 19, 1949, in Lafayette, Ind. She …

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    ANNIS LISTER

    ATLANTA, Texas—Annis Marie Lister, 85, of Atlanta died Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. Ms. Lister was born Sept. 4, 1932. She was retired from Suburban Journals, St. Louis, Mo., and a …

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    MARY MAY

    DeKALB, Texas—Mary Elizabeth "Beth" May, 57, of New Boston, Texas, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, at her home. Mrs. May was born May 27, 1961, in LaMesa, Texas. She was …

  • MARY MAY

    DeKALB, Texas—Mary Elizabeth "Beth" May, 57, of New Boston, Texas, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, at her home. Arrangements are pending with Bates Family Funeral Home. Online registration is at …

  • ALETHA MEADOR

    CLARKSVILLE, Texas—Aletha Meador, 94, of Avery, Texas, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in a local nursing home. Mrs. Meador was born March 25, 1924, in Avery. She was a member …

  • ALETHA MEADOR

    CLARKSVILLE, Texas—Aletha Meador, 94, of Avery, Texas, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in a local nursing home. Arrangements are pending with Clarksville Funeral Home.

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    TONY MURPHY

    Tony Terrell Murphy, 47, of Texarkana, Texas, died Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, at his home. Mr. Murphy was born Dec. 9, 1970, in Texarkana. He was a member of Church …

  • JAKOB McCASLAND

    Jakob Leonard McCasland, infant son of Erin and George McCasland of Wake Village, Texas, died Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in a local hospital. Other survivors include one sister, Claire McCasland; …

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    JAMES McELROY JR.

    James Lamar McElroy, Jr., 81, died Monday, August 27, 2018 in Shreveport, LA. He was born June 25, 1937 in Calhoun, LA to James Lamar, Sr. and Ruby Francis Reynolds …

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    KISMA McQUINN

    Kisma Lynn McQuinn, 36, of Texarkana, Ark., died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, at her home. Mrs. McQuinn was born July 15, 1982 in Orange County, Calif. She was formerly employed …

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    NANCY NEFF

    Nancy Marie Neff, 85, of Texarkana, Ark., died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in a local hospice. Ms. Neff was born March 25, 1933, in East Chicago, Ind. She was retired …

  • NANCY NEFF

    Nancy Marie Neff, 85, of Texarkana, Ark., died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in a local hospice. Arrangements are pending with Texarkana Funeral Home, Arkansas.

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    JAMES PEMBERTON

    ATLANTA, Texas—James Luther Pemberton, 66, of Bivins, Texas, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, at his home. Mr. Pemberton was born Dec. 1, 1951, in Dallas. He was retired from Dallas …

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    Karolyn Meek Poe

    Karolyn Meek Poe, age 70, of Texarkana, Texas, left this earth for her heavenly home on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. Karolyn was born July 2, 1948, to Robert and Willodean …

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    LEO REED SR.

    Leo L. Reed Sr., 65, of Texarkana died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in a local hospice. Mr. Reed was born Jan. 16, 1953, in El Dorado, Ark. He was a …

  • SHANDA SANDERS

    MAGNOLIA, Ark.—Shanda Yvonne Sanders, 49, of Magnolia died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, at her home. Arrangements are pending with R.L. Reed Funeral Home.

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    DAVID SMITH

    DeKALB, Texas—David Mack Smith, 64, of Hughes Springs, Texas, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in a Shreveport, La., hospital. Mr. Smith was born Feb. 27, 1954, in Texarkana, Texas. He …

  • David SMITH

    DeKALB, Texas—David Mack Smith, 54, of Hughes Springs, Texas, died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in a Shreveport, La., hospital. Arrangements are pending with Bates Family Funeral Home. Online registration is …

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    PATRICIA STEVENSON

    STAMPS, Ark.—Patricia Ann Stevenson, 52, of Texarkana died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, in a Texarkana, Texas hospital. Mrs. Stevenson was born Nov. 13, 1965. Survivors include her husband, the Rev. …

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    RAIMON SWANGER

    Raimon S. Swanger, 65, of Texarkana, Texas, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in a local nursing home. Mr. Swanger was born July 21, 1953 in Fort Monroe, Va. He was …

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    ANDY TILLIE

    QUEEN CITY, Texas—Andy Joe Tillie, 54, of Queen City died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. Survivors include one daughter, Andrea; and three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Sandra and Ronnie Vaughan, Nita …

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    CLARA WALTON

    MAGNOLIA, Ark.—Clara Mae Walton, 91, of El Dorado, Ark., died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, in an El Dorado hospice. Mrs. Walton was born Aug. 12, 1927, in Homer, La. She …

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    JEANETTE WILEY

    MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas—Jeanette "PeeWee" Wiley, 71, of Dallas died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, in Dallas. Mrs. Wiley was born July 5, 1947, in Palestine, Texas. She was a beauticiain, former …

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