SAMUEL IRVING SR.

Samuel Eugene Irving Sr., 82, of Texarkana, Ark., died Thursday, March 23, 2017, in Texarkana. Mr. Irving was born Jan. 10, 1935, in Texarkana. He was a welder and inspector with Red River. Survivors include his wife, Betty Irving of Texarkana; three sons and daughters-in-law, Monta and Shelia Irving, Shelby and Mary Irving and Michael and Michelle Irving of Texarkana; one brother, Jimmy Irving of Walnut, Calif.; two sisters, Helen Dansby and Verna Clark of Texarkana; and a number of other relatives. Services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Mount Grove Baptist Church with the Revs. Theresa Ngantche and Curtis Dansby officiating. Burial will be in Fair Haven Cemetery under direction of Jones Stuart Mortuary. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at St. James AME Church.