Obituaries

Obituaries for January 18, 2018

• RONALD AARON

  NEW BOSTON, Texas—Ronald Bruce Aaron, 68, of Simms, Texas, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Bates-Rolf Funeral Home.

• RETA ANDERSON

  HOPE, Ark.—Reta E. Anderson, 97, of Hope died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, in Hope, Ark. Mrs. Anderson was born July 11, 1920, in Hempstead County, Ark. She was a retired …

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  ALMA BURRIS

  MAGNOLIA, Ark.—Alma Beasley Burris, 86, of McNeil, Ark., died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at a local hospital. Ms. Burris was born March 24, 1931, in Waldo, Ark. She was a …

• SARAH COOPER

  NEW BOSTON, Texas—Sarah Cooper, 76, of New Boston died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at her home. Arrangements are pending with Bates-Rolf Funeral Home.

• O.T. CRANFORD

  HOPE, Ark.—O.T. Cranford, 87, of Hope died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at a Texarkana, Texas, hospital. Mr. Cranford was born Feb. 18, 1930, in Gurdon, Ark. He was a maintenance …

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  LOUISE DAVIS

  Louise M. Davis, 92, of Texarkana, Texas, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Davis was born Oct. 16, 1925, in Trees, La. She was retired from Red …

• GLEN DUNLAP

  HOPE, Ark.—Glen Dunlap, 63, of Hope died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at a local hospital. Arrangements are pending with Hicks Funeral Home.

• PAUL ERWIN

  Paul Fredrick Erwin, 94, of Texarkana, Texas, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at his home. Arrangements are pending with East Funeral Home, Moores Lane. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. …

• HENRY HEARD

  Henry Heard, 48, of Texarkana, Texas, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Richardson Hill Funeral Home.

• CAROLYN JONES

  Carolyn Jones, 60, of Texarkana, Ark., died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at a local hospital. Arrangements are pending with Haynes Mortuary.

• CHARLIE LAMBERT

  MAGNOLIA, Ark.—Charlie James Lambert, 80, of Waldo, Ark., died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at a Fort Worth, Texas, nursing home. Mr. Lambert was born April 13, 1937. He was retired …

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  MARY LUCAS

  Mary Lucas, 82, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Lucas was born May 28, 1935, in Big Level, Miss. She was preceded in death …

• DONALD MATTHEWS

  STAMPS, Ark.—Donald "Don" Ray Matthews, 80, of Stamps died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. Mr. Matthews was born March 3, 1937, in Buckner, Ark. He was a member of First Baptist …

• DOROTHY MITCHELL

  STAMPS, Ark.— Dorothy P. Mitchell, 92, of Stamps died Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. Mrs. Mitchell was born Jan. 7, 1926. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She …

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  WILLIAM MOORE

  William "Bill" Cameron Moore Sr., 67, of Texarkana, Ark., died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at his home. Mr. Moore was born June 18, 1950. Survivors include two sons, William Moore …

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  KEITH McMELLON

  Willard Keith McMellon, 74, of Texarkana, Texas, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, at his home. Mr. McMellon was born June 14, 1943, in Bowie County, Texas. He was retired from …

• NORA PARKER

  De QUEEN, Ark.—Nora Sue Crabtree Parker, 76, of Dierks, Ark., died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at her home. Mrs. Parker was born March 25, 1941, in Lockesburg, Ark. She was …

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  BRENDA PETTIS

  Brenda "Bebe" Pettis, 66, of Texarkana, Ark., died Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at a local nursing home. Mrs. Pettis was born Nov. 20, 1951, in Dallas. She was preceded in …

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  MARY RAMAGE

  ATLANTA, Texas—Mary Nell Ramage, 73, of Doddridge, Ark., died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at a Tuscon, Ariz., hospice. Mrs. Ramage was born Jan. 16, 1944, in Miller County, Ark. She …

• JIMMY SCOGGINS

  HOPE, Ark.—Jimmy Mack Scoggins, 72, of Marlow, Okla., died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, in Oklahoma. Arrangements are pending with Hicks Funeral Home.

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  Joann Womack Smith

  Joann Womack Smith, age 69, died Sunday, January 14, 2018 at her home. Joann was a resident of Texarkana, Arkansas and a member of the Northern Hills Baptist Church. Mrs. …