Obituaries

Obituaries for January 14, 2018

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  DONALD ALLEN

  Donald H. Allen, 80, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, at his home. Mr. Allen was born April 25, 1937 in Dallas. He was a retired Chief of …

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  CARLA BANKS

  FORT WORTH, Texas—Carla Ruth Ochsenbein Banks, 76, of Fort Worth, Texas, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, in Fort Worth. Ms. Banks was born June 5, 1941, in Texarkana, Ark. Survivors …

• JO BURNETT

  HOPE, Ark.—Jo Burnett, 81, of McCaskill, Ark., died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in McCaskill. Arrangements are pending with Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home. Online registration is at brazzelfuneralhomes.com.

• EVELYN DRAPER

  CLARKSVILLE, Texas—Evelyn Kay Mitchell Draper, 71, of Clarksville died Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, in Athens, Texas. Mrs. Draper was born Aug. 29, 1946, in Clarksville. She was a retired bail …

• RICHMOND GURLEY

  CLARKSVILLE, Texas—Richmond Stuart Gurley, 58, of Bagwell, Texas, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, in Mesquite, Texas. Mr. Gurley was born June 3, 1959, in Oak Cliff, Texas. He was employed …

• FRANKLIN KING

  HOPE, Ark.—Franklin King, 78, of Hope died Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, in Hope. Arrangements are pending with Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home. Online registration is at brazzelfuneralhomes.com.

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  MARY MORGAN

  Mary Sue Morgan, 68, of Texarkana, Texas, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Morgan was born June 21, 1949 in Muskogee, Okla. She was preceded in death …

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  DONALD PARKER

  IDABEL, Okla.—Donald "PeeWee" Parker, 72, of Idabel died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, in Idabel. Mr. Parker was born Sept. 30, 1945, in Broken Bow, Okla. Survivors include his wife, Mary …

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  BUTCH WELKER

  Stanley "Butch" Drake Welker, 69, of Texarkana, Texas, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Texarkana. Mr. Welker was born July 19, 1948 in Akron, Ohio. He was a retired machinist …