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Donald
Luther Richardson
Dec 30, 1928 - May 2, 2016
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Donald L. Richardson, age 87, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2016 at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Chapel with Dr. Danny Reeves officiating.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Notes:
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Donald L. Richardson, age 87, passed away May 2, 2016. He was
born in Hope, Arkansas to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Richardson on
December 30, 1928.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West
Point in 1952. He served in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as
Major. At one time, during the Korean War, he was spending eight
hours a day aboard a bomber commissioned to drop a nuclear bomb
on Beijing if it became necessary.
He fathered four children: Linda Darlene Richardson Morgan, Brad
Alan Richardson, David Bryan Richardson and Susan Lacey
Richardson Kahlden, who predeceased him. He was also preceded in
death by his first wife, high school sweetheart Barbara
Richardson, who died in 1990 and wife Edna Richardson of
Corsicana, who died in August of 2015. Others he leaves behind
are grandchildren Laura Clare Manganiello, Ryan Richardson,
Misty Richardson and Dr. Chris Kahlden and two
great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at Griffin-Roughton Funeral
Chapel on Thursday, May 12 at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Danny Reeves
officiating.
He will be missed by his bridge-playing buddies in Corsicana,
Ennis and Athens, as well as his Sunday School classmates from
First Baptist of Corsicana.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Notes:
Juanita (Ferrer) Cano
Mar 8, 1955 - May 6, 2016
 Juanita
Ferrer Cano, age 61, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2016 in
San Antonio. She was born in Corsicana on March 8, 1955.
Juanita graduated from
Blooming Grove High School in 1973 and then graduated
from Navarro College with an Associate's Degree.
Her residence was in Killeen for 15 years.uanita
was active in keeping her community safe by participating in
Crime Stoppers in the city of Killeen. She also participated
in the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, and was a
member of LULAC Council 4535. She worked at Gentle Touch
Dentistry for over ten years.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Olivia Sendejo
Ferrer and brother, Baldomaro Ferrer, Jr. Juanita is
survived by her father Baldomaro Ferrer Sr. of Blooming
Grove; two sons, Andres Ferrer Cano and wife Esmeralda of
San Antonio and Jason Ferrer Cano and wife Dina of Tampa
Bay, Florida; daughter, Ashley Ferrer Cano of Round Rock;
father of her children, Amador Lopez Cano, Jr. of Canyon
Lake; four grandchildren, Ryan Cano, Madilynn Cano, Annalise
Cano and Alejandro Cano; siblings Lucy Meneimneh of
Arlington; Daniel Ferrer of Rice; Delia DelaRosa of
Corsicana; Ernesto Ferrer of Purdon and Amanda De La Cruz of
San Antonio.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m., on Wednesday,
May 11, 2016, at Porter Loring Mortuary North. Funeral
services were held at 10 a.m., on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at
Porter Loring Mortuary North Chapel. Interment services were
held at the Holy Cross Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
Abode Home,
8619 Post Oak Lane, San Antonio, TX 78217 or https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/abode
Arrangements made by Porter Loring Mortuary North. |
Notes:
Sandra Sue (Carrithers) Massengale
Sept 16, 1949 - Apr 15, 2016
 Sandra
Sue Massengale, 66, of Corsicana wife of Phillip Massengale,
passed away Friday, April 15, 2016, in her home.
She was born in Terre Haute, Indiana on Sept. 16, 1949,
daughter of Pearl and Vernon Carrithers.
Sandra was a loyal and dedicated nurse at Navarro Regional
Hospital for
11 years.
She enjoyed painting, reading, gardening, and spending time
with her family. Her friendliness and kindness to all
people, and her devotion and love for people is a tribute to
the beauty of her heart and soul.
Her inspiring presence will be deeply missed by all who had
the privilege to have known her.
She is survived by, Husband Phillip Massengale, Daughter
Cindy Armstrong, and Grandchildren Mathew Massengale, Adam
Fowler, and Brianna Fowler.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, April
23, 2016 at First Baptist Church of Corsicana.
Any flower donations can be sent to First Baptist Church:
510 W Collin St, Corsicana, TX 75110. |
Notes:
Willie Marie
(Woods) Davis
June 26, 1935 - Apr 25, 2016
Willie Marie Woods Davis, 80, entered into eternal
rest on Monday, April 25, 2016 at Navarro Regional
Hospital in Corsicana.
She was born on June 26, 1935 to the parentage of
late Willie and Odessa Thomas Woods in Samaria.
She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at
an early age.
She united with the Silent Grove Baptist Church in
Cheneyboro, and later united with the Rock Hill
Baptist Church in Richland, being a faithful member,
secretary and church clerk until her health failed.
Marie received her formal education from Cheneyboro
and Campbell Grove High School in Richland. After
the completion of high school she united in Holy
Matrimony to William Roosevelt Davis and to this
union three children were born.
Marie was a homemaker for 21 years before she worked
at her very first job at Mel-Haven Convalescent
Home. During her tenure at Mel-Haven she attended
Texas State Technical Institute in Waco where she
received a certification in Dietary Education. Later
she was employed by Corsicana Independent School
District where she worked until her health declined.
Marie was a member and secretary of the Heroines of
Jericho Lodge and Campbell Grove Alumni Association.
Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Willie
and Odessa Woods; two brothers, Edwin Charles Woods
and Aubrey Gene Woods.
Marie is survived by her husband of 61 years,
William Roosevelt Davis; two daughters, Ava Jackson,
Patrice Manning (Tinnis Jr;) one son Alex Davis
(Diane) all of Corsicana; seven grandchildren,
Kishmi Davis of Waxahachie, Adrain Jackson (Tara) of
Dallas, Kellie Davis- Lewis (Tarance), Alexandra
Davis-Sargent and Tyjuan Manning all of Arlington;
Wylum Bivins of Corsicana and Tristen Manning of
Dallas; 11 great grandchildren; one sister-in-law
Ruthie Woods and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins,
friends and all who adopted her as "Mama or Granny."
A special thanks to Brittany Ayala, Twilight Home,
Navarro Regional staff, Hand-In-Hand Hospice, Second
Mission Baptist Church, Mt. Olive Baptist Church,
Rock Hill Baptist Church and Ross and Johnson
Mortuary.
Funeral Services are Noon Saturday, April 30, 2016
at the Second Mission Baptist Church, 909 S. Fifth
St., with Pastor Charles Kelly, Eulogist.
Interment will follow at
Woodland
Memorial Park
Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary.
Notes:
Mildred Frances (Curry) Thomas
Sept 23, 1930 - Apr 12, 2016
 Mildred
Frances Thomas, 85 of Purdon passed away Tuesday, April 12,
2016 at her residence.
She was born Sept. 23, 1930 to Delmer Curry and Ethel
Abernathy Curry.
Mildred attended church at the Cowboy Church of Corsicana.
She is preceded in death by her parents and husband C.E.
Thomas on April 10, 2003.
She is survived by her two sons, Ricky Thomas and Kipp
Thomas; grandchildren, Zackery Thomas, Crystal Thomas, Zeb
Thomas and Zane Thomas; brothers and sisters-in-laws, Jackie
and Laureen Thomas, Genetha Thomas and Ronnie and Garleen
Thomas.
She is also survived by numerous extended family members and
friends.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, April
13th at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Service will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2016 at
Cowboy Church of Corsicana with Bro Derek Rogers, Bro Darren
Heil and Bro. Grady Cashion officiating.
Interment will follow at
Younger Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Freddie Thomas, Lee Thomas, Kenneth
Brooks, Dickie Phillips, Wayne Brooks, Gary (Vig) Patterson,
Sherman Putman and Weldon (Bubba) Cottongame.
Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to Silver
City Volunteer Fire Department.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home |
Notes:
--. A. Files
abt 1847 - Jul 29, 1915
__. A. Files, a carpenter, aged 68 years, and for many years a
resident of Kerens, died there yesterday. Deceased had been in
ill health for many months. Interment took place there this
morning.
Notes:
James Francis �Bud� Horn
Jun 1, 1886 - Oct 21, 1918
Bud Horn, a well known blacksmith of Kerens, died of pneumonia
this morning. The deceased was thirty-five years old and is
survived by his widow and several small children.
Notes:
Nancy Elisabeth (Bounds)
Simmons
Nov 1, 1857 - Dec 21, 1919
KERENS NEWS.
(The Kerens Tribune.)
Death of Old Citizen.
Death came and took from our midst one of our oldest and
most highly esteemed citizens on Sunday, December 21, Mrs.
G. B. Simmons, who lived three miles north of Kerens.
Mrs. Simmons had been a long and patient sufferer from
cancer. But she never murmured or complained, but was ready
to answer the Master�s call.
She leaves a husband and three children to mourn her demise.
Her remains were tenderly laid to rest in
Oak Grove cemetery.
Rev. B. F. Ellis performing the last sad rites.
The Tribune extends sincerest condolence to the bereaved
ones.
Notes:
Henry H. Brooks
abt 1844 - Dec 11, 1920
TOOK OWN LIFE AT OAK GROVE
Contents of Shotgun Took Effect in Face and Head
Special to the Sun.
Kerens, Dec. 11.�H. Brooks, aged 78 years, was found in
his store in the Oak Grove community, near Kerens, this
afternoon with his head practically blown off from the
discharge of a shotgun.
When parties broke open the door which he had locked,
they found the shotgun in his left hand and a string
attached to the trigger in his right hand. The gun was
held in position with the mouth of the barrel against
the neck just under the chin. Death was instant.
Brooks is said to have been in bad health for a number
of years and had just recently been in the hospital in
Corsicana. He had lived in the Kerens community for a
number of years and lately had been conducting a small
store at Oak Grove.
The funeral will take place tomorrow with burial in
Oak Grove
cemetery.
According to a statement made by the deceased recently
his mother and a brother are still living, they have
recently moved from Richmond, Va. To Canada. He said all
his people lived to be a great age.
The deceased was a bachelor.
Notes:
Fletcher Moore
Nov 13, 1846 - Nov 13, 1919
Died at Corbet.
Fletcher Moore, aged 73, years, died at Corbet at 6
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the remains were
interred at
Dawson today. The deceased had no family.
Notes:
INFANT SON
Bankston
May 1, 1920 - Jun 16, 1920
Baby Dies.
The month old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Merrel
Bankston, at just south of town, died Wednesday
of last week at 10 o'clock p.m. of congestion,
and was buried Thursday in the
Dawson
cemetery. We extend heartfelt sympathy to
the family in the loss of the little one.
Notes:
Peter L.
Adams, Dr.
May 11, 1842 � Feb. 9, 1920
DAWSON NEWS.
(The Dawson Herald.)
Dr. P. L. Adams Dead.
Dr. P. L. Adams, one of Dawson�s highly
esteemed citizens, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. B. W. D. Hill, Monday,
February 0th, after a short illness. The
funeral service was held at the Baptist
church, Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev.
Kane, after which interment was made in the
Dawson cemetery by the masonic lodge of
which he was a faithful member.
Notes:
Mary
Elizabeth Tune
Feb 4, 1909 - Nov 11, 1920
Mary Tune.
On the morning of Nov. 11, 1920, the
angel of death visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. Tune and claimed for its
victim the baby girl. Mary Elizabeth was
born February 4, 1909, died Nov. 11,
1920, age 11 years, 9 months and 1 day.
During the nine weeks of her illness her
suffering was intense. All was done for
her that a skilled physician, a trained
nurse and loving parents and friends
could do, but to no avail. She was loved
by all who knew her. To those who mourn
her loss I would say, �Weep not as those
who have no hope, but prepare to meet
her in heaven.�
The funeral services were held at the
Christian church Friday afternoon, after
which interment was made in the
Dawson cemetery.
Notes:
Onie Johnson
Died Sep 9, 1920
DAWSON NEWS.
(The Dawson Herald.)
Just before going to press we learn
of the death of Onie Johnson, which
occurred this (Thursday) morning at
4 o'clock in a Sherman sanitarium,
to which he had been taken some ten
days ago for an operation on his ear
and head. The body will reach Dawson
tonight or Friday morning, and
interment will take place in the
Dawson cemetery some time
Friday.
Notes:
Harriet Ann (Anderson) Beasley
Oct 2, 1831 � Dec 17, 1917
The remains of the late Mrs.
Anne Beasley, who died at Roane
yesterday were interred in the
community cemetery this
afternoon. The funeral was
largely attended.
Notes:
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Sister Annie
Beasley, wife of
Dr. Wiley
Beasley,
deceased, was
born on October
2, 1833, and
died at her home
near Roane, Dec.
17, 1917 of
paralysis,
having lived
more than three
score and ten
years. She was
84 years, two
months and
fifteen days old
and was the
mother of ten
children; six
sons and four
daughters, five
of whom survive
her.
Sister Beasley,
like many wives
and mothers of
her age,
suffered her
trials and
privations that
the future
generations
might enjoy
religious and
political
freedom for
which we should
be thankful .
Of all Sister
Beasley�s
virtues we
desire to say
that she was a
true Christian
mother, always
ready to
sacrifice for
her children,
having spent her
last days at her
home near Roane
keeping house
for two of her
sons. She was a
member of the
Post Oak
Missionary
Baptist church
for years. She
was laid to rest
in Connor
cemetery,
services were
conducted by her
pastor, Rev. D.
W. Langston.
We realize that
her home has
lost its dearest
gem, the church
a true and
faithful member.
We extend our
tenderest
sympathies to
her children and
other relatives.
In your grief
remember that
your loss is her
gain.
A precious one
from us is gone,
A voice we loved
is stilled;
A place is
vacant in her
home
That never can
be filled.
Sister though
was mild and
lovely,
Gentle as the
summer breeze,
Pleasant as the
air of the
evening,
As it floats
among the trees.
Peaceful be thy
silent slumber,
Peaceful in the
grave so low;
Though no more
will join our
numbers
Though no more
our songs will
know.
MRS. DORA GOWAN,
D. E. PIKE AND
WIFE,
Committee.
Notes:
Mary E. /Minnie Denney
Oct 12, 1905 - Sep 15, 1917
Died At. Roane.
Minnie Denney, the 12 year old daughter of F. N. Denney and wife
of Roane, died Saturday afternoon at 7:30 of organic heart
trouble, and the remains were interred in the
Conner Cemetery
near Roane yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Monday, Sep 17, 1917
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- d/o Frank Denney (I think he is Francis Marion Denney
but not sure) and Rosa A. (Beasley) Pope-Denney (Rosa is
buried in Oakwood cemetery)
Sarah Allie (Dillard)
Conner
Nov 8, 1865 - Jul 23, 1918
Died at Roane Yesterday.
Mrs. Allie Conner, widow of the late Tom Conner, died at the
family home near Roane yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock and
the remains were interred in the
Conner
Cemetery in that community this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The deceased was fifty years old and is survived by eight
children, six of them grown and two still living at the
family home.
Notes:
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In Memory of
Mrs. T. E.
Conner
On Tuesday, July
23, 1918, Sister
Allie Conner,
one of the
charter members
of the Post Oak
church fell
asleep in Jesus
at her home 9
miles north east
of Corsicana.
Sister Conner
was past 52
years of age at
the time of her
death. She was
born in
Arkansas,
December 8, 1866
and moved to
Texas at the age
of 7 years. She
was converted at
the age of 15
years and joined
the Post Oak
church and she
has been a
consistent
disciple of her
Lord until her
death. Sister
Conner was known
among her
acquaintances as
a devoted
Christian and
faithful member
of the church.
She was loved by
everyone from
tiny children to
grandparents and
her going leaves
a loss that only
the Lord can
fill. She was
married to T. E.
Conner in the
year of 1884. To
this union were
born ten
children, nine
of them still
living. Mr.
Conner passed
away August 29,
1913. He was a
devoted husband
and father and
was loved by all
who knew him.
Weep not, dear
children, for
our loss is
heaven�s gain.
Mother leaves a
host of friends
and relatives to
mourn her death,
yet we realize
it is God�s call
and we must be
submissive to
him. Weep not as
those who have
no hope for we
feel sure that
she has gone to
that sweet rest
that God has
reserved for
them.
She has passed
into the
presence of
Jesus to dwell
forever more. It
was sad to all
to realize that
she must go. She
will be missed
at home, at
church and by
all who knew
her.
A precious one
from us has
gone,
A voice we loved
is stilled.
A place is
vacant in our
home,
Which never can
be filled.
God in his
wisdom has
recalled
The boon his
love had given,
And though the
body slumbers
here
The soul is safe
in heaven.
She was laid to
rest in the
Conner cemetery
the following
day to await the
resurrection.
Brother D. Y.
Langston, her
pastor and Bro.
Reaves conducted
her funeral.
Written by a
committee,
MRS. DORA GOWN.
MRS. NANNIE
BRAGG.
MRS. LUCY
JENNINGS.
Notes:
J.
B. Beasley
Jan 20, 1918 - Jan 29, 1919
Lost Infant Son.
J. B. Beasley, aged one year and ten days, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Mat Beasley at Roane, died last night and the
remains were interred in the
Conner
Cemetery in that community today.
Notes:
Mamie
Elizabeth (Holloway) Conner
Jan 27, 1884 - Dec 20, 1920
Died.
Mrs. Conner, age 31, wife of Nat Conner, died in
Dallas, Monday night, where her husband is engaged
in the carpenter business. Mrs. Conner was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Holloway, who reside
at Roane. She leaves her husband and two children,
both boys, one of whom is three years old and the
other an infant of about four weeks.
The body was buried this afternoon at Roane in the
Conner
cemetery. Rev. Ilion T. Jones, pastor of the
Third Avenue Presbyterian church, conducted the
funeral services.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Wednesday, Dec 22, 1920
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- w/o Nathaniel Parkinson �Nat� Conner; d/o Joseph
Arthur Holloway & Ellen Manassas (Barnes)
Holloway buried in Oakwood cemetery
Jessie
Leagle Morris, Jr.
Nov 1, 1929 - Nov 14, 2015
USAF
Jessie Leagle Morris, JR, 86, passed away on
Nov. 14 2015, in San Marcos, Tx.
He was born on Nov. 1, 1929 in Frost, and later
moved to Corsicana, and joined the Air Force at
the age of 20 and served for six years.
He then worked for the Department of the Defense
as a fireman, at Bolling AFB in Washington DC
and Lackland AFB, he went on to retire as Chief
of the Fire Department.
After retirement he moved back to his hometown
for many years and then after a [sic] moved to
Cedar Creek in Tool.
A Memorial service will be held at 1 p.m.
Sunday, June 12, 2016, at at the American Legion
in Jarrell.
Interment will be held Monday, June 13, 2016 at
Frost
Cemetery.
Notes:
Doris Sue "Suzy"
(Thedford) Lewis
Feb 20, 1926 - May 25, 2016
 Mrs.
Doris Sue (Thedford) Lewis, 90, formerly of Groesbeck passed
away on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at Heritage Oaks Retirement
Village in Corsicana.
She was born on Feb. 20, 1926 in Waxahachie and later moved
to Corsicana with her family. She was the daughter of
Wilburn and Aunette (Hayes) Thedford.
Doris worked several years at Hashops Drug Store, then took
a position with Gulf Mills Department Store when they opened
in Corsicana. She managed several McCrory-McLellan-Green
Stores and Winns Stores, before retiring in 1991 from Winns
in Groesbeck.
Doris, known as Suzy by most of her family and friends was
devoted to her family, loving her nieces and nephews as her
own children.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husbands
Eldredge A.
(Bill) Patterson in 1974 and Curtis Lewis in 2005, also her
brothers Dalton Thedford and Dean Thedford.
Doris is survived by nephews Malcom Rogers of Corpus
Christi, David Rogers of Arlington, Ricky Thedford and wife
Bebe of Coolidge, Georgia, Alan Thedford and wife Shelby of
Blooming Grove, Kevin Thedford and wife Alisa of Chatfield,
Jerry Scarbrough of Glen Rose, William Roy Babb of New York
City; sister-in-law Joyce Thedford of Corsicana; nieces
Sheryl Ballard and husband Mike of College Station, Nancy
Vessels and husband Bill of Aledo, Kay Frances DeLaSantos of
San Antonio and numerous great nieces and nephews.
She is also survived by three step daughters, Connie Estes,
Karen Raley and Gale Miller.
A time of visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May
31, 2016 in the Corley Funeral Home.
Interment services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 1,
2016 at Bazette
Cemetery in Kerens under the direction of Corley Funeral
Home with Rev. Mike Ballard officiating.
Pallbearers will be Ricky Thedford, Alan Thedford, Kevin
Thedford, Sloan Thedford, Hunter Thedford and Keith Ballard. |
Notes:
- w/o (1) Eldredge A. "Bill" Patterson and (2) Curtis
Lewis; d/o Wilburn Thedford & Aunette (Hayes) Thedford
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Saturday, May 28, 2016
- Submitted by
Karen Rost
James William "Bill" Terry
abt 1928 - May 30, 2016
 James
William Bill Terry, 87, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2016
in Fort Worth.
Bill married June on Christmas Day, 1950 and moved from
Corsicana to Fort Worth. For 65 years, they shared a life
filled with love of family and friends.
He had a strong faith in the Lord and served his church in
many ways. He was a "piddler"and a "tinkerer" who loved
mowing the lawn for his neighbors and working in his shop in
the backyard.
"Papaw" was the center of our family and we will miss him
forever.
He is survived by his wife, June Terry; sons, Bill Terry and
wife Cheri; Don Terry; daughter Kristi Holt and husband Jay;
brother Marvin Terry; sisters, Betty Callaway, Sue Steele;
five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; many nieces and
nephews and one spoiled cat, Tammie Lee.
Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, 2016 at
Clear Fork Baptist Church, 100 Ragle Rd., in Weatherford.
Funeral service will follow at 11 a.m.
Interment will begin at 3 p.m. at
Hopewell Cemetery
in Navarro. |
Notes:
Herbert Lee Silverberg
Sept 13, 1928 - May 30, 2016
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 Herbert
Lee Silverberg was born on Sept. 13, 1928 in Chicago,
Illinois to Daisy and Jay Silverberg.
The family moved to Corsicana in 1932, where Herb lived
until 1999.
Herb graduated from Kemper Military Academy in 1945. He went
on to The University of Texas where he graduated with a
Business Degree in 1950.
Herb married Elaine Goldstucker in 1959 in Tyler. They lived
in Corsicana where he worked in the family business at K.
Wolens Department Stores.
Their oldest son, Kal, was also born on Sept. 13, 1960
giving Herb the best birthday present ever. Their other son
David, was born on Oct. 15, 1962.
After leaving K. Wolens, Herb bought X-Mark Advertising
where he designed and posted billboards for his clients
throughout the area. He retired from X-Mark in 1999 after
more than 30 years in business.
Herb was active in many civic organizations including the
Corsicana Chamber of Commerce, were he served as president,
the Lions Club, where he served as president and District
Governor and the Warehouse Living Arts Center, where he
played the piano for many shows.
As a member of the United States Air force, Herb rose to the
rank of Major by the time he retired from the Reserve in
1971. He was on active duty during the
Korean War and was
stationed in San Antonio.
Outside of his family, Herb's greatest love was music. He
began playing the piano at age 3 and played for the rest of
his life.
His band at Kemper Military Academy won a regional
competition which sent them to compete nationally at the
famous Carnegie Hall in New York City. Their band came in
third. Later on, he helped create The Lower Beaton Street
Jazz Band and played at many venues in and around Corsicana.
Herb and Elaine were members of Congregation Agudas Achim in
Corsicana, Temple Rodef Shalom in Waco, and Temple Beth el
and Ahavath Sholom in Ft. Worth. He served as president for
the Waco congregation.
Herb is survived by his wife Elaine; son Kal and his wife
Karen of Ft. Worth; David and his wife Felice of Grand
Prairie; four grandchildren, Steven and Sarah of Ft. Worth
and Ryan and Jessica of Grand Prairie.
Services will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 2, 2016 at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Chapel in Corsicana.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to The Warehouse
Living Arts Center in Corsicana, the Alzheimer's
Association, or the charity of your choice. "Take it easy on
the highway."
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana |
Notes:
Victor Clements Heeke
Sep 15, 1946 - May 30, 2016
 Victor
C. Heeke, 69, of Corsicana, passed away peacefully
surrounded by his family on Monday, May 30, 2016 at Baylor
University Medical Center in Dallas. He was born on Sept.
15, 1946 to Ann and Leonard Heeke in Dodge City, Kansas, and
was the oldest of seven children.
He graduated from Kapaun Memorial Catholic High School in
Wichita, Kansas in 1965.
He enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed
at Sembach Air Base, Germany.
In 1969 he met and married his love for the next 47 years,
Linda. After Germany, Victor was assigned to Lackland AFB
and Randolph AFB where their two daughters, Renata and
Cecilia were born.
After Victor's military duty he and Linda settled in Houston
where Victor was a Plant Supervisor for a steel fabrication
company for 30 years.
While living in Houston, Victor enjoyed playing golf, wood
working, and traveling with Linda. Victor loved hosting his
extended family for backyard barbecues and swim parties.
Victor and Linda moved to Corsicana in 2002 to be near his
grandchildren, and went on to retire in 2010. Victor's
favorite spot was his bar stool in his garage where many
friends would honk and stop by to visit. He was an avid
poker player, enjoyed weekly dominoes, and looked forward to
eating lunch with Linda every day on her lunch break.
He was a devoted parishioner of Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church and a fourth Degree Knight of Columbus.
Victor's Catholic faith sustained him as he continued to be
challenged with physical disability. He overcame pain to
learn to walk, drive, and maintain his independence until
his passing.
He never met a stranger, enjoyed good conversation, and was
the life of the party.
Victor was preceded in death by his parents, Ann and Leonard
Heeke, and brothers Dennis and Leonard Jr.
He is survived by wife Linda Heeke of Corsicana; daughter
Renata Saucedo and her husband Dr. Joe Saucedo of Corsicana;
daughter Cecilia Wagnon and her husband Vincent Wagnon of
Midlothian; grandchildren Anthony and Gabriella Saucedo of
Corsicana, step-grandchildren Madison (Wagnon) Hernandez,
Zachary Wagnon and Tyler Wagnon of Midlothian; Brothers
Lester Heeke and his wife Christine of Cocoa, Florida;
Timothy Heeke and his wife Brenda of Cocoa, Florida; sisters
Cheryl Kight and her husband Don of Titusville, Florida;
Carla Dean and her husband Joe of Titusville, Florida;
beloved LaFuente in-laws, cousins, nieces, nephews, and
friends.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 5,
2016, followed by Holy Rosary at 6 p.m. at Griffin-Roughton
Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m.
Monday, June 6, 2016 at Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church in Corsicana, with Father Jason Cargo and Father
Marco Rangel concelebrating. Interment services to follow at
Calvary Cemetery
in Corsicana.
The family extends sincere gratitude to the nurses and
doctors of Navarro Regional Hospital and Baylor University
Medical Center Neuro ICU Unit for their compassionate and
exemplary care.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to James L.
Collins Catholic School, Corsicana, TX. |
Notes:
Cleo O. Ingram
Dec 1, 1940 - Nov 21, 2015
 Cleo
O. Ingram, 74, of Corsicana passed away Saturday, Nov. 21,
2015 at Navarro Regional Hospital. Funeral Services will be
held at 1 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 at Eureka First United Methodist
Church with Rev.
Gary Faulkner officiating. Interment will be at 10 a.m.
Monday, Nov. 30,
2015 at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.
Corley Funeral Home. |
Notes:
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Mr. Cleo Odell Ingram, 74, of Corsicana passed away
on November 21, 2015. He was born on December 1, 1940 in
Los Angeles, California to Mr.
Cleveland and Martha Ellen Drake Ingram.
He grew up in Berryville, Arkansas where he graduated
from the Berryville High School. He also attended and
graduated from the Tarrant County Junior College. He
entered the United States Air Force in July of
1961 and was stationed at Dyess Air Force Base in
Abilene, Texas. He made numerous trips over-seas as well
as Temporary Duty in Greenland. He was Honorably
Discharged from the Air Force in July of 1965.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joyce (Sartain)
Ingram; children, James Ingram and wife Tina of Saginaw,
TX, Lance Ingram and wife Carla of Waxahachie, TX, Corby
Ingram and wife Ana of New Jersey, Kyle Ingram and wife
Stephanie of Gunter, TX; daughter, Cassandra
(Sandy) Pemberton and husband Steve of San Diego, CA. He
is also survived by 21 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Sunday, November 29,
2015 at 1:00pm at the Eureka United Methodist Church.
Burial will be held on Monday, November 30, 2015 at
10:00am at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.
Officiating the service will be Rev. Rodney Wallace of
the Eureka First Methodist Church and Rev. Gary Faulkner
of the Living Water Baptist Church of Huntsville,
Arkansas. Pallbearers will be James Ingram, Lance
Ingram, Corby Ingram, Kyle Ingram, Ernest Pemberton IV
and Keegan Rusher.
Jimmy Drew Bostick
Sep 12, 1939 - Nov 24, 2015
Jimmy Drew Bostick, 76 of Barry, passed away Nov. 24,
2015, in Dallas.
He was born Sept. 12, 1939 in Athens. Visitation will be
6 to 8 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28,
2015 at Trinidad Cemetery.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana
Notes:
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Jimmy Drew Bostick, 76 of Barry, passed away
November 24, 2015 in Dallas. He was born September
12, 1939 in Athens. Jimmy loved spending time
outside taking care of his land, tinkering in the
shop and always looking for his next project. He had
a love for cattle, gardening and his dog Daisy. He
was employed in Law Enforcement for 25+ years with
his first job being with Athens Police Department
and then continuing his law enforcement career in
Navarro and Ellis Counties. His last law enforcement
duty was as Director of Security with Charlton
Methodist serving 10 years with them.
He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Patsy
Bostick.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years Alice Bostick;
daughter, Kathy Bostick; step sons, Joe Harrison and
Gary Harrison; step daughter, Donna Harrison; eight
grandchildren, nine great grandchildren; brother and
sister in law, Roy and Helen Bostick; nephew, Randy
Bostick; two nieces, Renea Malone and Rhonda
English.
Visitation will be 6-8 pm Friday, November 27, 2015
at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Graveside service
will be 10 am Saturday, November 28,
2015 at Trinidad Cemetery.
Notes:
Beverly Kay (Johns) Garner-Robinson
Feb 9, 1941 - Nov 25, 2015
Mrs. Beverly Kay Robinson, 74, of Corsicana passed away
on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015.
She was born on Feb. 9, 1941, in Dallas, to Mr. Cecil
Douglas and Bernice Lee Johns.
Kay cherished and loved her family. She was a wonderful
mother and loving grandmother who always showed her love to
her family and friends.
She loved to shop and visit with her friends. She was a
member of the Providence Missionary Baptist Church. Her
sense of humor will be greatly missed.
She is preceded in death by her parents, and her husband
Cecil Garner.
She is survived by her daughter, Tambra Wright and husband
Mike; granddaughter, Ashleigh Whitt; great-grandchildren
Macy, Colby, and Breanna Whitt; sisters, Gail Kannenberg and
husband Hugh, Norma Hesdorffer and husband Gordon, Patti
Lauterbach and husband Mike, and Holly Norrel and husband
Larry. She is also survived by her brother, David Johns; as
well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Nov.
30, 2015, at Corley Funeral Home. Graveside service will
follow at 2 p.m. at the Little Bethel Memorial Park in
Duncanville. Officiating the service will be Bro. Billy
Sparks.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home, Corsicana. |
Notes:
Owen Crocker
May 9, 1932 - Dec 5, 2015
Owen Crocker, 83, of Caddo Mills, Texas, passed away
Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015.
He was born May 9, 1932 to Benjamin and Lelia Crocker in
Kerens. Owen enjoyed camping with Good Sams RV Club of
Kaufman and playing �42� and Joker. He retired from Texas
Instruments and Honeywell.
Owen is survived by; his wife, Elma Lea Crocker of 60 years;
daughters, Deanna Stinebaugh and husband James, Denise
McBride and husband Mike; grandchildren, Tanner McBride,
Stone, Lexie, and Stockton Stinebaugh; and numerous nieces
and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, seven
brothers, one sister, and step-granddaughter, Ashlie
Stinebaugh.
There will be a visitation Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015 from 6 to 8
p.m. at Lynch Funeral Service.
Funeral Service will be held at Vansickle Baptist Church in
Greenville on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. Interment
to follow at Memoryland Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers,
please make donations to Vansickle Baptist Church. |
Notes:
Bobbie Jean (Anderson) Johnson
Jan 4, 1931 - Nov 20, 2015
Bobbie Jean Anderson Johnson, 84, of Corsicana, Texas,
passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. She was born on Jan. 4,
1931, in Refugio, Texas, to Ray and Clara Jane Anderson. She
married William Gunn �Bill� Johnson on Dec. 18, 1953, and
together they raised a family of three children, two
grandchildren and three great-grandsons.
Bobbie graduated from Dayton High School, attended Sam
Houston State University, and graduated from East Texas
State University, now known as Texas A&M University-Commerce
with her Bachelor�s degree. Later, she obtained her Master�s
degree from Southwest Texas State University, now known as
Texas State University. She began her career as an Assistant
Home Extension Agent in Tyler, Texas, then transferred to
Wharton, Texas, to be closer to Bill Johnson, who was an
assistant Agricultural Extension Agent in Victoria, Texas.
They married on Dec. 18, 1953.
After her marriage to Bill, the couple resided in Victoria
until 1955 at which time Bill was transferred to La Grange.
Bobbie began her teaching career in La Grange teaching
English. In 1958, Bill and Bobbie moved to Gonzales, Texas,
so he could come back to help on the family ranch during the
drought. Along with raising their three children, Jean, Lea
Ann, and Tom, Bobbie taught English at Gonzales High School
and then reading at Gonzales Junior High School. She went on
to become Assistant and then Principal at Gonzales Junior
High School, the first female principal in GISD.
In the mid �80s, Bill and Bobbie sold Johnson�s True Value
Hardware in Gonzales and moved to Corsicana, Texas, to open
a family-owned Exxon fuel business. In Corsicana, Bobbie
taught homemaking until her retirement. Over the years, they
welcomed their two grandchildren, Lana and Greyson, and
their three great-grandsons, Will, Jack, and Cole.
Bobbie was an active member of the First United Methodist
Church of Gonzales and then FUMC in Corsicana. She was a
lifetime member of the United Methodist Women having
recently retired as secretary. She was a long-time member of
the Gonzales Spade and Trowel Garden Club. Bobbie was an
active member of the Newcomer�s Club in Corsicana for many
years.
She loved to play bridge with her friends everywhere she
lived. Bobbie will always be remembered for her wonderful
sewing and cooking talents.
Although her family asked her to write a cookbook, she never
found the time.
Bobbie is survived by her loving husband of almost 62 years
, William Gunn (Bill) Johnson of Corsicana, daughter and
son-in law, Jean and Norman Burns, of New Braunfels and
Gonzales, daughter, Lea Ann Johnson of Austin, and son and
daughter-in-law, Thomas William (Tom) and Sissy Johnson;
grandson, Greyson Peterek, and granddaughter, Lana Peterek
DuBose, and her husband, Sean; great-grandsons, Will, Jack,
and Cole; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Springs and husband,
Albert, and Ruby Lindeman.
She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by an infant son, her parents, Ray
and Clara Jane Anderson, her sister, Jacqueline Payne and
husband, Barney; brothers-in-law, Fletcher Johnson, and
wife, Jane, and Buddy Lindeman.
A visitation was held Monday, Nov. 23, 2015 from 4 p.m.
until 5:30 p.m.
at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home with services held at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov.
24, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church in Gonzales,
Texas with Pastor Andy Smith and Warren Hornung presiding.
Interment followed in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Bob Springs, Mike Springs, David Lindeman,
Gary Payne, Brent Christian and Tres Peterson. Memorials may
be made to the First United Methodist Church of Gonzales or
the charity of one�s choice.
Services were under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill
Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Kelly
Dan "DHo" Donaho
Feb 9, 1970 - Nov 18, 2015
 Kelly
Dan �DHo� Donaho was born on Feb. 9, 1970, and passed from
this earthly life into heaven on Nov. 18, 2015. He was born
to proud parents, the late Mr. Jerry Lynn Donaho, and
mother, Marjorie Nell McMillan Donaho, and kept them on
their toes throughout his childhood. Kelly enjoyed the fresh
country air of his grandparents� property near Powell, and
roaming the Allison Ranch acreage looking for wildlife. He
once collected 11 garden and rat snakes in a washtub, and
created many critter habitats in which to frighten his mom
and sister. He loved playing baseball, Gray-Y football, and
enjoyed fishing and hunting with his Dad, and numerous
friends. Kelly pushed the envelope in life, and did his best
to teach his students not to do as he did. One of his
greatest regrets in life was the loss of his Collins
Scholarship; he repeatedly encouraged students to be serious
about their studies so they would not miss out on like
opportunities. He reminded us all that when we put our minds
to something, anything can be accomplished. He was honest
about his bachelor�s degree taking a few more than four
years. After attending Texas Tech, he began working for EZ
Pawn, and rapidly moved up the ladder to management. Not
satisfied, he returned to college to pursue his teaching
degree. He earned his Bachelors in Education, and graduated
summa cum laude. Kelly went on to become an award-winning
secondary history teacher. He was selected as Corsicana
Education Foundation award recipient three times, and most
recently asked to give the commencement speech at Early High
School. His message was honest, and he purposefully shared
some of his own struggles to show students how to overcome.
Very few left without a deeply felt impact. He continues to
touch the future through the lives of his sons and students.
In 1997, Kelly married Claudia Beatriz Hernandez, and later
became the proud father of Jack Thomas Donaho, and Will
Ethan Donaho. They were the light of his life. Each
inherited his love for animals, great comedy, reading and
helping others. Jack and Will have also collected many
�Dhoisms� to carry them through the tough times with humor,
and humility. Kelly often quoted lines from Lonesome Dove,
much like his dad before him. As he helped to scatter his
own father�s ashes, he quoted the character, Augustus �Gus�
McRae: �The best thing to do about death is ride off from
it.� This is how Kelly would want us to move forward � with
love for others and the underdog � humility � honesty � and
humor. And just a little bit of Augustus McRae swagger.
Kelly was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents,
Oscar �Lonnie� and wife, Ora Lee Presley McMillan, paternal
grandparents, Eddie Donaho and Gladys Lefevre Donaho, and
his dad, Jerry Lynn Donaho.
Kelly leaves to grieve his passing, his wife of 18 years,
Claudia Beatriz Hernandez Donaho, sons Jack Thomas Donaho
and Will Ethan Donaho; his mother, Marjorie �Margie� Nell
McMillan Donaho, sister and husband, Lisa Donaho West and
Joe M. West Jr., nephew, Joe Connor West, and
brothers-in-law, Juan Ramon and Ignacio Rene Hernandez. He
leaves behind much beloved aunts and uncles: Bonnie and
husband Gurley Howell, Leslie �Butch� and Clara Jo McMillan,
Lawrence and Doris McMillan and many beloved cousins.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at
First United Methodist Church in Corsicana.
Kelly was so excited about the letters his boys were
receiving from colleges, and would be honored to have
memorials made in his name to the Community National Bank in
Corsicana. This fund will be utilized solely for college
expenses for his sons. Other memorials may be made to the
First United Methodist Church of Corsicana � Youth Group, or
the charity of your choice.
�For I know the plans I have for you; plans to prosper and
not to harm, plans for hope and a future.� Jeremiah 29:11 |
Notes:
Cindy
(Hair) Massey
Apr 28, 1951 - Nov 24, 2015
Cindy Massey, 64, of Corsicana passed away Tuesday, Nov. 24,
2015. She was born April 28, 1951 in Corsicana to Mr. Lonnie and
Dorothy Hair.
Ms. Massey is remembered as a kind soul. She loved and cherished her
family. Her love for her Texas Rangers and NASCAR will always be
remembered.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Lonnie and Dorothy Hair;
and Mr. Roy Miller.
She is survived by her sons, David Miller and Doug Miller and wife
Kristie; grandchildren, Taylor Miller, Mattie Miller, Lee Miller and
Addison Miller; as well as her brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Travis Hair
and Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Hair.
As per her wishes, no services will be held. Cremation will be under
the direction of Corley Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family
requests that a donation be made to a charity of choice.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home.
Notes:
Johnny Mac
Smith
Mar 21, 1937 - Nov 23, 2015
 Johnny
Mac Smith passed away Monday, Nov. 23, 2015 at 5:58 p.m. at
the age of 78 in his home that he loved and cherished so
much surrounded by his family after a very short-lived
battle with stomach cancer. He was born March 21, 1937 in
Dallas County to Stewart Smith and Clovis Eva Horton Smith.
Johnny spent most of his childhood in Corsicana, graduating
from
Corsicana High School in 1955 and attending Navarro
College for two years. He married Beverly Ann Rockett Smith
June 27, 1959 in Red Oak.
Johnny worked for and retired after 35 years from the Dallas
Morning News. His favorite accounts being Sidney and Louie
Segal of Segals Liquor. Sidney would always refer to Johnny
as �my little ad man.� Another favorite account was Lois
Glasser Wholesale. Johnny personally worked with Frank
Tolbert. He also knew Jim Maroony and Joe Dealy, who thanked
him personally for working in the press room during the
�Dallas Morning News Strike.�
Johnny was very active in the church while attending Sanor
Avenue Church of Christ. He not only served as a church
deacon but served for years as a Sunday School teacher. His
students would often break into tears when he would tell
stories from the Bible such as Lazarus resurrection from the
dead.
Not only was Johnny passionate about religion, he was a
student of the Bible and an expert on Isreali history. He
passions also extended to history, archeology, movies and
music.
Family, friends and co-workers will remember Johnny for his
humorous stories. He always kept everyone laughing with his
dry wit and bigger than life personality and sense of humor.
He is preceded in death by parents, two brothers Charlie
Smith and Ben Smith.
Johnny is survived by his wife Beverly Ann Smith, children
Kimberly Ann Smith of Irving, Matthew Scott Smith of
Corsicana; sister Sue Steely York of Corsicana; step mother
Margaret Smith.
No services are scheduled at this time. |
Notes:
Richard Dennis �Den� Richardson
Jul. 31, 1836 - Jan. 5, 1929
buried in Alvarado, Johnson County, Texas
Joshua Richardson
Lamander (Richardson) DeJarnett is buried in Kerens cemetery,
Kerens, Texas
Cemetery not named for but it was in 1846 � may not have been a
cemetery..
Joshua Richardson, Sr. 1776 Montgomery county, Virginia - 1846
Corsicana, Texas
Was on Texas Ranger Force
Under the head of �Pioneers and Veterans,� the following concerning
Dan Richardson, ex-Texas Ranger, of Egan, Johnson county, Texas
appeared in a recent in a recent issue of the Semi-Weekly Farm News,
published by A. H. Beto and Company, at Dallas. The article is of
especial interest to Corsicana and Navarro county citizens, as the
family mentioned originally settled near here.
Richardson also has a great-great-grandaughter residing near
Corsicana at present. She is Mrs. Lamanda DeJarnett, wife of E. B.
DeJarnett. Mr. and Mrs. DeJarnett now reside at Eureka, R. F. D. No.
1.
Following is the article:
Being an ex-Texas Ranger, now 85 years old and a resident of this
State since 1845, as well as a reader of the News for over forty
years, I think I can give some experiences of pioneer life that will
be of interest to the readers, both old and young.
My grandfather, Joshua Richardson, my father and five uncles moved
from Northern Arkansas to Texas in 1845, settling near the site of
the present city of Corsicana. That portion of Texas was then a
wilderness, infested with wild Indians, wild horses and great herds
of buffalo. I have seen Indians kill buffalo with bows and arrows
upon the ground where Corsicana now stands. My grandfather was the
first white man to buried there in 1846�before there was any town
even thought of.
As there were no stores anywhere in this region then, we had to haul
such things as we absolutely needed from Shreveport, La., some 200
miles to the east. We used small, hand power steel mills for
grinding our corn for bread. We kept in good health and enjoyed life
on the rough fare of those early days. By 1847 immigrants had
arrived in sufficient numbers to begin to organize counties and
establish small towns along the border settlements. In 1850 my
father and all of our �bunch� moved to Anderson County, living there
until 1856, when we moved to Jack County. By this time we had
accumulated quite a good lot of cattle and were in prosperous
condition. The range was new and fine and our herds increased
rapidly.
About 1855 the Government put a number of small tribes of friendly
Indians upon reservations where Young and Shackelford Counties are
now located. Fort Belknap and Griffin were established as Unite
States military posts to protect these friendly Indians, as well as
white settlers from the fierce Comanches, Apaches and other wild
tribes of what were then called �prairie Indians.� It transpired
that the wild tribes managed to involve the hitherto friendly tribes
into a general peace treaty, and by their united efforts many
depredations were committed upon the white settlers.
In 1858 they killed several men, women and children. The settlers
along the border suffered great losses of cattle and horses, in
addition to the lives of many of their members, until the final
extermination of the herd of buffalo on the Western plains. When the
great meat supply of these savages was wiped out, �poor Lo ?� was
put out of business in Texas and Uncle Sam put those of his
survivors upon reservations in Oklahoma. Here they were fed and
clothed for years by the United States Government until Oklahoma
became a State.
Notes:
Albert
Ashcroft Wortham
Apr 10, 1861 - Sep 5, 1924
 ALBERT
A. WORTHAM DIED AT HIS HOME HERE FRIDAY EVENING
HAD BEEN EDITOR OF DAILY SUN FOR THE PAST TWENTY-TWO YEARS
Albert A. Wortham, editor of the Daily Sun, passed away at
his home, 502 North Eleventh Street at 10:30 o'clock last
Friday evening, after an illness lasting over a period of
several months, which had defied the best medical skill and
most tender and careful nursing the nation provides, and the
remains were laid at rest Saturday afternoon in
Oakwood cemetery.
Mr. Wortham was stricken with a throat affliction more than
two years ago and after local medical skill had been
exhausted he was advised to consult a Dallas specialist and
did so. The Dallas physician sent him to a New Orleans
surgeon, who operated and advised that he would be free from
his trouble thereafter. This proved not to be the case,
however and last October, accompanied by his devoted wife,
he went to Mayo Bros. at Rochester, Minn. Again an operation
was undergone. He returned home on Christmas Eve of last
year, and hopes were expressed that a speedy recovery would
follow. Again were hopes not realized and again in May of
the present year Mr. Wortham returned to Mayos. accompanied
by son, Lynne, Mrs. Wortham joining them a few days later.
Another operation was submitted to after which he returned
home, and gradually succumbed to the malady that had
fastened itself upon him. He was given the most tender
nursing and attention by his devoted wife and son and
daughter-in-law, as well as a corps of trained nurses, but
to no avail, and on Friday evening just as the clock on the
court house tower was tolling the hour of half past ten he
closed his eyes and peacefully entered into the sleep that
knows no awakening on this earth. Through all this trying
time he was a most patient sufferer, his local physician
stating that he was the most patient and appreciative
patient it had been his privilege to attend during a long
medical career.
Mr. Wortham is survived by his widow and one son, Lynne A.
Wortham; three brothers, Hon. Wm. B. Wortham of Austin, Hon.
Louis J. Wortham, of Fort Worth, and Dennis Wortham of Reno,
Nev. And numerous other relatives, among them Mrs. S. M.
Woodard of Blooming Grove, a cousin, who has been a constant
attendant at his bedside for the past two weeks, and has
been a source of great help and comfort to the devoted wife
and son.
The funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon at 5
o'clock from the late home and was attended by a great
throng of those who had known and loved this man during his
long years of service among them. The entire force of the
Sun-Light Company were named as active pallbearers, there
being no honorary list. The Rev. J. W. Fort, a former pastor
of First Church here, but now of Greenville, and a warm
personal friend of the deceased, conducted the funeral
services and made a most beautiful and helpful talk on the
life and character of the man whom he had known and loved
for many years. Music was furnished by a quartette composed
of Mesdames Flemming and Montgomery and Messrs. Waddell and
McKeown, they singing a number of old-time favorite hymns of
Mr. Wortham. A great number of beautiful and magnificent
floral offerings were sent by friends and the various
organizations of the city, the flowers and designs
completely covering the mound an almost biding it from view
were great wreaths and designs, these flowers speaking in a
slight manner of their love for this good man and the
appreciation of his untiring efforts while in the bloom of
health to build up and make better the city and the people
he loved. Every civic and commercial organizations sent
floral tributes, besides the great number of individual
offerings.
Numerous telegrams were received from over the State by the
bereaved widow and son, from prominent men in all the walks
of life who were pained and sorrowing at the loss of their
friend and who expressed tender sympathy for the loved ones
left behind.
A feature of the funeral was the presence of a guard of
honor from the military organization of the State Orphans
Home, the deceased having always been an enthusiastic
supporter of this great institution, and his illustrious
father having been superintendent of the home in its infancy
and responsible in marked degree for its development into
the magnificent institution which it now is known to be.
Among those from out of town who were here to attend the
last sad rites were Messrs. W. B. Wortham of Austin and
Louis J. Wortham of Fort Worth, brothers of the deceased:
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Woodard, Mrs. P. A. Woodard, Mrs. W. A.
High and Mrs. Jack Frank, all of Blooming Grove; Mr. John D.
Williams, a life-long friend and boyhood playmate of the
deceased, of Sulphur Springs, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stilly
of Dallas.
A touching feature of the last illness and death of Mr.
Wortham was the return from Europe on Wednesday of his
business associate and close personal friend, Lowry Martin.
Mr. Martin was a delegate to the convention of the
Advertising Clubs of the World held in London. Mr. Martin
did not want to go away and leave his friend ill, but Mr.
Wortham insisted that he should go and told him he would
still be here when he returned. The sick man counted the
days and often spoke of wanting to �live until Lowry came
home.� Mr. Martin landed in New York late Sunday and early
Monday started for home. He arrived about 3 o'clock on
Wednesday and went immediately to the sick room. Mr. Wortham
had been practically unconscious for several days, but all
during Wednesday it seemed as if Providence intervened for
on that day he was conscious and recognized all around him,
and when his beloved friend and co-worker entered he at once
recognized him and grasped his hand and held it with all his
remaining strength and a glad light came into his eyes as he
looked upon his loved ones and the dear friend who had raced
home to be with him. It was a touching scene�one of those
scenes that makes mankind better and brings a realization
that this is a good world and one filled with tenderness and
love and friendship.
As a special mark of respect for the first time in its long
history of the Daily Sun did not issue a paper on a business
day and the office remained closed all day Saturday, the
entire force, who mourned their chief sincerely, taking
turns during the day in watching over the last mortal
remains of the man who had cheered them through many dark
hours and over many rough places in life�s pathway, and whom
they not only honored but truly loved as a man and a
brother.
Albert Ashcroft Wortham was born, April 10, 1861, in Sulphur
Springs, Texas, being the third son of two Texas pioneers,
Col. And Mrs. William A. Wortham, both of whom have long
since passed to their reward. Mr. Wortham learned the
printer�s trade in the office of the old Sulphur Springs
Gazette, which was owned at that time by his father. He was
afterward half owner with his father of the Gazette. He
afterward moved to Gainesville, Texas and was editor of the
Gainesville Register for a number of years. He came to
Corsicana from Gainesville in 1902 and was reporter and then
editor of the Daily Sun, at that time published by the
Sun-Light Publishing Company, a stock corporation. In a
short time with Lowry Martin, who was also connected with
the Sun�s business department, they purchased the Sun-Light
Publishing Company, the firm being Wortham & Martin, as
equal owners of the Sun-Light Publishing Company, Mr. Martin
being the business manager and Mr. Wortham the editor and in
charge of the news department.
Under this combination the Daily Sun and Semi-Weekly Light
grew in circulation and prestige as well as in prosperity,
and in 1917 Messrs. Wortham and Martin erected their own
building and installed therein a newspaper plant second to
none in a city in the class of Corsicana.
Mr. Wortham, like his brothers and his father before him,
has always taken a great interest in politics, and while
never a candidate for any office, was assistant secretary of
the Texas Senate under Gov. James S. Hogg�s first
administration. While this was the extent of his public
office-holding, he has ever been supporter of the higher
ideals of government and maintained that every one should
take sufficient interest in his government, from municipal
to national, to inform himself both as to men and measures
and exercise their right of franchise in all elections.
He was intensely patriotic and no man loved his native land
and his flag more. He always believed that nations should
settle their differences without a resort to war, which took
the lives of so many brave and stalwart men, yet when his
government once entered the war his every effort and every
thought was toward aiding in bringing the issue to a
successful close for his homeland. He loved the boys who
went marching away and while there was sadness in his heart
he never faltered and was ever ready to take a lead if
necessary in all movements �to back up our boys.�
Since coming to Corsicana Mr. Wortham, not only through the
columns of his papers, but personally, has been in the thick
of the fight in every forward movement for Corsicana and
Navarro county. If a movement was good and of benefit to his
home town and county and his people, A. A. Wortham was
counted on without question to do all in his power to
advance that movement.
During the World War, Mr. Wortham was most active in every
move that tended to �keep the home fires burning� and aid in
the prosecution of the war and the support of the boys who
were doing the fighting and the government authorities who
were in charge of the affairs of the nation. He was
secretary of the Council of Defense, president of the War
Gardens Association and took an active part in other war
work, including the several drives. He not only bought and
gave of his money and time, but the columns of the
publications over which he presided were ever ready to push
any work for the boys at the front and for the cause of
America and the Allies.
Mr. Wortham has always taken an active interest in the
upbuilding of his home town. He was at one time president of
the Corsicana Business League, predecessor of the present
Chamber of Commerce and has ever been active in the work of
the commercial organization of the city. He was a member of
the First Methodist Church, a Mason, Knights Templar,
Shriner, an Odd Fellow, Knight of Pythias, Elk and Woodman.
He was a member of the Y. M. C. A., Corsicana Country Club
and of the Retail Merchants Association. Being an Optimist
and ever seeing the good and forgetting the bad, he was a
favorite with all with whom he came in contact and made
friends quickly and held them steadfastly.
Notes:
---
Editorials
Albert A. Wortham.
Albert A. Wortham, for more than 22 years editor of the
Daily Sun, is dead.
These words carried with them a great sense of sorrow and
loss to many in Corsicana when they were passed from lip to
lip early Saturday. And while the city as a whole and the
entire citizenship will miss him and mourn his passing, the
places where he will be missed with a keener sense of loss
and with a greater knowledge of his real worth and splendid
Character will be in his home and in the Sun office, where
he has labored and spread sunshine for so many years.
Albert Wortham was a real man�a man in all that the word
implies�a gentleman�for what better definition can there be
of a gentleman than two words�gentle man. No man possessed a
nobler or more gentle nature.
He was honest, conscientious and square in all his dealing
with his fellow man. He gave much and was satisfied with
little in return. He was a kind and sunny disposition, and
though he might be troubled in his mind at the time the
friend whom he met would never know other than that life was
one sweet song, for he was ever an optimist. No man
appreciated more a kind word or a thoughtful deed. His heart
was big�so big that it embraced all mankind in its great
love of humanity. There was no room for other than love.
Hatred could never abide there. In all the perplexities of
life and the vexations that come to a newspaper editor,
probably more than to the average man, he maintained the
same sunny view of life and of his fellow man. Even in the
days of his last illness when mayhap his body was racked
with pain, his co-workers were each day greeted with the
same happy smile, the same appreciative pat on the back as
if he were in perfect health.
One outstanding trait of his character was his generosity.
No man ever came to him in need that he was not succored. In
fact he was generous to a fault and would help those whom
others refused, believing that there was good in everyone
and that perhaps his assistance might be the one thing
necessary to bring relief and put the applicant on the road
to health and happiness.
In his home no wife ever knew a more loving, devoted husband
and no son a more kind, considerate and helpful father.
Albert Wortham is gone from the walks of man, but his worth
will live. If ever the expression was true of a man it was
true of this man: the world is better for his having lived
therein.
Notes:
--
The Corsicana Chapter of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy
At the conclusion the chapter paid tribute to the late Mr.
A. A. Wortham whose loss is greatly felt. Our hearts go out
in sympathy to his bereft wife and son. The following
resolutions of respect were drawn up:
Resolutions of Respect.
At a recent meeting of Navarro Chapter, U. D. C., the
following resolutions were adopted and a memorial paper read
on A. A. Wortham, late Editor of the Daily Sun.
Whereas, Albert A. Wortham, Editor of the Daily Sun, has
passed from our midst, the Untied Daughters of the
Confederacy thus losing a true friend, and�
Whereas, being a true son of the South faithful to its high
ideals and a member of the local Sons of the Confederate
Veterans and
Whereas, he took an active interest in the U. D. C., always
attending their public meetings and giving space to all
publicity matters for them�
Be it resolved, Navarro Chapter 108 mourns his loss and
extends heartfelt sympathy to his family and the Daily Sun
in their irreparable loss.
By Memorial Committee,
MRS. GEORGE T. (FANNIE GORDON) JESTER.
MRS. J. W. (KATE STITELER) MCKIE.
MRS. J. E. (KATE HUEY) WHITESELLE.
MRS. HAL M. (MAIMIE DOWNARD) PECK, Chairman.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Friday, Sep 12, 1924
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
- h/o Mary Etta (Ferguson) Wortham; s/o Col.
William Amos Wortham & Adeline Elizabeth (Ashcroft)
Wortham buried in Oakwood cemetery, Austin, Texas
|
Mary Anna (Brent) Gibson
Apr. 3, 1839 - Jan. 12, 1924
 FUNERAL
SERVICES FOR MRS. JOHN S. GIBSON HELD THIS AFTERNOON
PIONEER RESIDENT OF CORSICANA DIED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for Mrs. John S. Gibson, 85, who died at
her home, 403 West Fourth avenue, late Saturday, were held
with impressive ceremonies at the residence at 3 o'clock
Monday afternoon. Burial was in
Oakwood cemetery,
Rev. Ilion T. Jones, pastor of the Third Avenue Presbyterian
church, assisted by Rev. R. Girard Lowe, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, conducted the services. The Third
Avenue Presbyterian quartet composed of Mrs. Agnes Lee
Champion, Miss Dorothy Drane, Robert Layton and Roy Leeds,
assisted by Mrs. Porey Townsend, rendered the funeral music.
Active pallbearers were L. A. Pinkston, Wm. Clarkson, J. N.
Edens, W. H. Warren, T. W. Lovett, W. P. McCammon, W. C.
Proctor and R. L. Hamilton.
Honorary pallbearers were Captain James Garitty, W. M.
Tatum, J. D. Cunningham, M. C. Caston, H. B. Bomar, W. C.
Hilliard, H. E. Wassell, Aaron Ferguson, Reuben Neece,
Jarvis Whiteselle, Frank P. Wood, H. S. Melear, W. W. Gage,
J. M. Dyer, L. E. Kelton, W. H. Dunn, John H. Curington, C.
P. Stephens; E. A.Johnson, Robert Watt, W. H. Warren, D. N.
Rice, W. M. Peck, J. L. Halbert, P. D. Williams, Joe B.
Fortson, John T. Fortson, Rufus Hardy, Porey Townsend, Wiley
Robinson, Walter Hayes, Will S. Knight, Hawkins Scarborough,
and all members of the Corsicana Bar Association; J. C.
Keith, John C. Beck of Frost, F. D. Wright, Wortham; Walter
Montgomery, Eureka; Robert Daniels and J. S. Daniels,
Kerens; Carl Calloway and E. R. Brown, Dallas.
A large crowd assembled at the Gibson home to attend the
last sad rites of the deceased. Many were the floral
tributes. Cars parked along the block and in about the
vicinity of the home, friends and neighbors having known
Mrs. Gibson for a long span of years were there. The big
hall within presented the funeral scene with flowers
arranged and almost literally piled about the bier. From
without glorious sunbeams cast their glow through the
westerly casements and radiated throughout the recesses of
the room.
The quartet sang with feeling �Nearer My God to Thee,� at
conclusion of which Rev. Jones offered a fervent prayer and
opening the Holy Bible read a passage of scripture.
The minister spoke in part as follows:
�My friends, this is no ordinary event in which we are
participating. We are here to mark the passing of one of
this country�s earliest settlers�a pioneer. We of the new
generation have come upon the scene with the settings all
arranged as a child enters a furnished home. Far too often
we give but slight thought of those early settlers who firs
braved the harsh, rough elements of nature, softened and
subdued them, and on virgin soil builded for their
posterity. Mrs. Gibson as a young bride wanted to leave her
old home, her established community, to go to a new country
and become a builder. Her�s was the spirit of the true
pioneer whose desire was not to inherit from others but to
hand down to others. As one by one those heroic men and
women pass from our earthly sight we should not fail to
render thanks for their hardihood and the spirit with which
they builded for our blessing. * * * * *
�I fear, we may be doing homage to her type of womanhood
which is rapidly vanishing. She believed in and rejoiced in
the freedom of womanhood. She never failed to exercise her
right as a citizen of this demoracy to cast her ballot at
the polls. She took part in the civic enterprises and
community betterment. But she believed what a woman�s throne
is her home. And her noblest work, her highest ambition was
to radiate from her bearthside those motherly virtures,
which woman alone can radiate and which are the nearest
thing to Divinity this side of the Christ of Galilee. I
refer not merely to the manner in which she mothered her own
children, but to the manner in which she opened wide her
home to many others and through them impressed upon the
world the power and the wonder of a mother�s love. And I
also refer to the constant influence which she set in motion
as she touched with her quiet, calm, joyful, unselfish and
motherly spirit that stream of people who flowed through the
length of her days. In paying homage to her memory today,
let us pay homage to her as a type of womanhood which is the
hope of humanity, and pray that her type shall not vanish
until the world is redeemed by their love.
But there is something of far greater importance still which
makes this an extraordinary occasion�her very death itself.
We rejoice when children are born into this world and weave
around the mother and her new born babe the laughter and the
song in joyful hearts. But we clothe death in the dark
garments of mourning and bathe it with our tears. But shy
should it be so? One of the young soldiers who fell in
France wrote to his mother in America just before he fell.
�Death is the greatest event in life. What a privilege,
then, to be able to meet it in a manner worthy of its
greatness!� Why cannot we so adjust ourselves to the wonder
and the mystery of life that we can understand that the hour
when our bodies die is the greatest hour in our earthly
existence? And is it not so? Do we believe in the religion
we profess? Do we believe the gospel we preach? If so there
is an eternal life which abides in every soul that has
yielded itself to the gracious influence and power of the
Spirit of Christ� The body houses an immortal spirit and the
house in which it lives after a while becomes unfit for
habitation, something which cramps and trammels the soul and
prevents its progress and growth. When at last that body
dies, there bursts forth from the old huskings there bursts
forth from the dying shell of a seed, the life that shall
endless be, the very flowering of the spirit within.
�There is one passage of scripture which has rung in my
heart ever since I heard of Mrs. Gibson�s death---Thou hast
been faithful over a few things; I will make thee ruler over
many things; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. She has
been faithful over the few things which God commits to human
kind. She has lived well, loved much, faithfully followed
her Master. Now she shall be made a ruler and to her it is
an eternal joy. Could she but speak, then, she would say
what the famous Moody said at his death. �This is my
coronation day.�
I do not bid you not mourn, but with Paul, I would bid you
not to mourn as those who have no hope. I do not ask you not
to be sorrowful but to let God turn for you your sorrow into
joy, that joy unspeakable and full of glory, which she now
enjoys. And I bid you strive to live so close to Christ that
when you come to make the passage over the little strip of
sea, which divides that land from ours, you shall be able to
do so with the same composure, the same assurance, and the
same joy that was hers. There is no sting to death to those
who have Christ; there is no death to those whose spirits
have entered into His eternal life.�
When Rev. Jones concluded his remarks and offered his
closing appeal to the God of the Eternal, the quartet sang
�Abide With Me.�
The casket with its profusion of wreaths bespeaking the
loving remembrance of scores of friends to the deceased and
the bereaved family, was tenderly carried to the waiting
hearse and the cortege proceeded to the grave, where the
last prayer was offered and the last song, �Softly Now the
Light of Day.� Was sung. The casket was lowered and the last
tribute was paid to the mortal remains of Mrs. Gibson whose
life had been inseparably linked in that of the community.
Mrs. Gibson is survived by her daughters, Miss Mollie A.
Gibson, Corsicana; and Mrs. LeGrande J. Woods, Sherman; and
her son. El J. Gibson, Corsicana. She is also survived by
her grandson, L. J. Woods, Corsicana; and Miss Mary Ann
Gibson, daughter of El J. Gibson; and Mrs. Brent Woods Pace,
Sherman; and two great grandchildren, LeGrande Woods, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Woods, and Clayton Woods Pace,
daughter of Mrs. Brent Woods Pace.
Mrs. Gibson was born April 3, 1839, at Madison, Rockingham
county, North Carolina. Her parents were Thomas Caldwell
Brent of North Carolina, and Sarah Watkins Brent of Georgia.
She was married to John S. Gibson, of Fayetteville, Lincoln
county, Tennessee, at the home of her grandmother, Mrs.
Nancy Watkins, in LaGrange, Ga., September 25, 1860. John S.
Gibson came to Texas from Tennessee in 1854 and took up
residence at Chatfield, and returned six years later to
Georgia, and soon after marrying Mrs. Gibson returned to
Navarro county and took up residence on Rush creek near
Powell, where with his wife lived the rugged life of the
pioneer as one of the earliest of Navarro county settlers.
The family moved to Corsicana in 1875, and for a number of
years occupied the old Gibson home in East Corsicana. Mr.
Gibson died in 1911, and Mrs. Gibson continued a resident
here till the time of her death.
Mrs. Gibson was the mother of eight children, John S.
Gibson, Jr., who died February 16, 1899, was the only child
except the three now surviving who lived to maturity.
The Gibson home was one of the early centers of social
activity in Corsicana where genuine Southern hospitality
reigned. Many of the earlier settlers of Navarro county from
the old states found it the center of attraction as one of
the outstanding abodes remembered by the old timers as being
noted for its outside latchstring.
El. J. Gibson, only surviving son of deceased, is a
well-known local attorney. He served four years as city
attorney, four years as county attorney, and was for a time
connected with the district attorney�s office in Dallas. He
is the senior member of the law firm of Gibson & Lovett
here.
_______________
Here for Funeral.
The following were among the out of town people here today
to attend the funeral of Mrs. John S. Gibson: Mrs. A. B.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Myers, W. V. Crockett, and Mrs. W.
C. Proctor of Dallas; Mrs. Mary B. Wilson and Mrs. R. A.
Keenan of Waxahachie; John Tullock of Sherman and C. B.
Calloway of Dallas.
The Corsicana Daily Sun - Monday, January 14, 1924 -
Submitted by Diane Richards
Mrs. Gibson Laid to Rest
Amid a profusion of the most beautiful floral offerings ever
seen, and surrounded by a large concourse of sorrowing
friends and loved ones, Mrs. John S. Gibson was laid to
rest, Monday, January fourteenth, nineteen hundred
twenty-four.
Rev. Ilion T. Jones, pastor of the Third Avenue Presbyterian
church, assisted by Rev. R. Girard Lowe, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, conducted the funeral services. He paid
a most glowing tribute of praise to the life of this noble
woman, who has passed on to brighter realms unknown, where
her life, only begun on earth, will be completely rounded
out and become more beautiful and more precious than before.
�Let us not think of our departed dead,
As caught and cumbered in these graves of earth;
But think of death as of another birth,
As a new freedom for the wings out-spread
A new adventure waiting on ahead,
As a new joy of more eternal mirth,
As a new world with friends of nobler worth,
Where all may taste a more immortal bread.�
---Markham.
In the passing of Mrs. Gibson, not only her loved ones, but
all who have been so fortunate as to know her�in fact
Corsicana�have suffered an irrepairable loss, for just
knowing her and coming into contact with her beautiful life
made one better. Mrs. Gibson is not dead. The influence of
her Christian character will live on from generation to
generation.
�There is no death; what seems so is transition;
This life of moral breath
Is but a suburb of the life Elysian
Whose portals we call Death.�
The deepest sympathy of all Corsicana is extended the
members of the family. |
Notes:
Ada (Gilbert) McConnell
Nov 16, 1867 - Oct 25, 1946
IN MEMORY. Of Mrs. Ada McConnell, long-time resident of
Navarro county, who died in Rideout Memorial Hospital in
Rideout Memorial Hospital in Maripville, Calif., Friday,
Oct. 25 from injuries received in an automobile accident.
After a brief funeral service at the Block Funeral Home in
Gridley, Calif., the body was brought to Streetman, Texas,
for burial in the
Cade cemetery
near her childhood home.
Mrs. McConnell was born Nov. 16, 1867, at Union Parish, La.
She was the daughter of Louisa and D. J. Gilbert, long-time
rancher and stockman of Navarro county.
She joined her life to W. G. McConnell in holy wedlock April
25, 1889. To this union the following children were born:
Van, Terrell, and Jay McConnell, and a daughter, Mrs. Gladys
Patton.
Surviving are her eldest son, Van McConnell of Gridley,
Calif.; sisters, Mrs. R. L. Reed, Dallas; Mrs. W. T. Grogan,
Coolidge; Mrs. W. R. O�Neal, Streetman; Mrs. W. D.
Easterling, Streetman, and Mrs. Eula Gregory, Streetman.
Mrs. Ada McConnell was a member of the Baptist church, a
devout Christian and a very devoted mother.
She was modest and retiring in her manner. She was a true
Southern woman of the old school.
Funeral services were held in Streetman Wednesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock in the Baptist church. Services were conducted
by the pastor, Rev. Southerland. Interment was made in Cade
cemetery by the side of her late husband.
Pallbearers were Paul Milner, J. D. Miller, Coy O�Neal, J.
B. O�Neal, B. C. Easterling, S. A. Coleman, Gilbert Milner
and B. C. Gilbert.
We have never seen more lovely floral offerings than those
which covered her casket and adorned her grave. We speak of
�the language of flowers.� When lovingly and beautifully
than when they bespeak the esteem of the wounded spirit, the
devotion of the broken heart?
May this family so sadly broken on earth, by God�s abounding
grace be a united family around His throne in heaven.
Beyond the sunset�s radiant glow, we hope to meet her, where
farewell words are never spoken, and sunset hours can never
come.
Austin, Texas, Nov. 3, 1946. |
Notes:
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RITES PLANNED FOR MRS. ADA
M�CONNELL HERE ON WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Ada McConnell, long-time resident of Corsicana, died in
Gridley, Calif., Saturday.
Funeral services will be held here Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the McCammon Funeral Chapel with burial in the
Cade cemetery
near Streetman. The rites will be conducted by Rev. M. O.
Southerland, pastor of the First Baptist church at Streetman.
Surviving are a son, Dan McConnell, Gridley, Calif.; five sisters,
Mrs. Euna Gregory, Mrs. Annie O�Neal and Mrs. Daisey Easterling, all
of Streetman; Mrs. W. T. Grogan, Coolidge, and Mrs. R. L. Reed,
Dallas, and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be S. L. Coleman, J. A. Coleman, J. D. Miller, B.
C. Easterling, J. B. O�Neal and Coy O�Neal.
Honorary pallbearers will be friends of the family.
Notes:
Loyd
Newton Bratcher
July 16, 1951 - Nov 28, 2015
 Loyd
Newton Bratcher of Dawson, Texas passed away Saturday
morning Nov.
28, 2015 at Navarro Regional Hospital at the age of 64. He
was born in Fort Worth, Texas to Athal Newton Bratcher and
Betty Grimes Bratcher on July 16, 1951. From the age of 2
until he was 18 years old he was raised by Stella and Alvin
Dechert who he called �mom and uncle.� Loyd retired from Ash
Grove Cement in Midlothian after 30 plus years where he
worked in product shipment and receiving. He married Kim
Batchelor on Nov. 25,
1974 in Fort Worth and they lived in Mansfield until moving
to Dawson in November 1991 on Thanksgiving Day. Loyd loved
being outside hunting coyotes and wild hogs, dove hunting
and the evening rides he and Kim would make on their Polaris
Ranger on the back roads. Loyd volunteered for 15 years with
the Dawson Volunteer Fire Department and was a member of the
Tate Springs Baptist Church in Arlington.
He is preceded in death by his parents, daughter Janna Royal
and grandchild Daryan Bowling.
He is survived by his wife of 41 years Kim Bratcher;
children Shanna Leake and husband Wes and Carrie Rampy;
grandchildren, Brooke Bowling and Josh Amison, Nathan
Bowling Jr., Brayden Bratcher, Wyatt Rampy, Hailey Rampy,
Brian Royal and Caleb Royal; great-grandchild Aryan Amison;
father and mother -in-law George and Barbara Batchelor.
Brother and sister-in-law Ken and Ellen Batchelor. Loyd is
also survived by his best friend and hunting buddy Darryl
Rogers, numerous family, friends and fellow firefighters.
Following Loyd's request, after cremation a memorial service
will be held at the First Baptist Church of Dawson at a
later date.
Arrangements By Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Anthony
Sultana
Mar 29, 1927 - Dec 2, 2015
 Anthony
Sultana, 88, of Corsicana passed away Wednesday, Dec. 2,
2015 at Twilight Nursing Home in Corsicana. He was better
known as Tony. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 29,
1927 to the late Joseph and Mary Sultana. He married
Virginia Hall on Nov. 14, 1948 in Mars Hill, N.C.
He served in the Army in World War II in Europe. He worked
for the USDA Department of Agriculture for 32 years as a
draftsman, photographer, and cartographer. He coached boys
and girls in basketball and baseball for
20 years. He also worked with the handicapped. In scouting
he belonged to the Order of the Arrow. He and his wife did
volunteer work at the Food Pantry in Corsicana and Dawson.
He also served on the board of directors of the House of
Refuge in Corsicana. He was a member of the United Methodist
men of St. Luke�s.
He was preceded in death by his parents and older brother,
Charles Sultana.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Virginia Sultana;
children, Sandra Stephens of Corsicana, Rosanne Barnes and
husband Tom of York, Nebraska, Charlie Sultana of Mt. Calm,
Paul Sultana and wife Evie of Corsicana, Christopher Sultana
and wife Maria of Le Mesa, California; 10 grandchildren and
numerous great and great-great-grandchildren; brother, Frank
Sultana of Lincoln Park, Michigan, Victor Sultana of Warren,
Michigan, Manuel Sultana of New Mexico, Joseph Sultana and
wife Linda of Farmers Branch; sisters, Teresa Howard of
Detroit, Michigan and Marion Williams of Washington, Utah;
and a sister-in-law, Josephine Sultana of Hudson, Florida.
Visitation with the family will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 4,
2015 at Corley Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5,
2015 at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bruce
Carpenter officiating.
Military Honors will follow the service and also cremation
at his wish.
Memorial contributions may be made to either St. Luke�s
United Methodist Church or the Food Pantry. |
Notes:
Curdus Cunnell
(Hawkins) Cook
abt 1972 - Nov 24, 2015
Curdus Cunnell Hawkins Cook, 43, of Corsicana, passed away
Tuesday, Nov.
24, 2015 in Dallas. A memorial service will be held at 11
a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 at Roane Chapel Full Gospel
Church, 100 S. Parham St., Corsicana, Texas, with Pastor
Harold Evans officiating. Arrangements by Ross and Johnson
Mortuary. |
Notes:
James Denim Sinclair
Aug 5, 1996 - Nov 9, 2015
 James
Denim Sinclair joined his mother in the arms of the Lord on
Monday, Nov. 9, 2015 at the age of 19. He was born Aug. 5,
1996 in Texas City, Texas to James Sinclair and the late
Lori Sinclair. He graduated from Corsicana High School in
2014 where he excelled in academics and athletics. He was
class president all four years and a member of the student
council. He was employed at Carl White's Autoplex.
His favorite hobby was making people laugh. He had an
infectious smile that brightened everyone's day. He was a
magnet of positive energy and people were naturally drawn to
him. He never met a stranger. He was a natural leader who
enriched lives with his kind friendship. He will be forever
in the memories of all who knew and loved him. Those closest
to him called him Den Den and Pookie.
He is survived by his parents, James and Rhonda Sinclair;
brothers and sisters, Jimmie Brown, Stephanie Richards,
Justin Richards and Taylor Richards; girlfriend, Mikayla
Jones; aunts and uncles, Dana Shaffer Hughes, Kara and Dayrl
Wilson, Thomas and Keli Sinclair, David Sinclair, Peter
Sinclair, Kim Prince, Melissa and Darrell O'sullivan and
Jamie and Scott Fowler; grandparents, Johnny and Shirley
Shaffer of Santa Fe, Texas, Jenny and Emil Raal of Port
Edward, South Africa, Tommy Sinclair of Wortham, Jimmy and
Barbara Prince of Corsicana and Anna �Oumie�
Sinclair of Witbank, S. Africa; and great-grandmother Joyce
Amato. He is also survived by his cousins, Jeremy and Alyssa
Hughes, Kane Kershaw, Dawson Sinclair, Amanda and Devin
O'sullivan, Lexi White, Lane Fowler, Keith Odell and Sidney
and Shelby Sinclair; family, Julie Griffith, Mickey
Griffith, Steve and Lelanie Petty and numerous extended
family in South Africa.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
A memorial service, in celebration of Denim's life, will be
held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 at First Baptist
Church in Corsicana under the direction of Stephen Jones.
Immediately following will be a graveside service at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be
David Sinclair, Peter Sinclair, Travis Brown, Justin
Richards, Kane Kershaw, Jeremy Hughes, Darrell O'sullivan,
Devin O'sullivan, Scott Fowler and Zach Gilchrist.
Denim will be greatly missed by everyone that knew him. He
was the kind of young man that anyone would be proud to call
son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin or friend.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Yar Appat
abt 1981 - Nov 7, 2015
Yar Appat, 34, passed away Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 in Corsicana.
Visitation will be noon to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 at M.R.
Smith Parlor for Funerals. Graveside service will be 10 a.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 at
Hamilton-Beeman
Cemetery in Retreat. Arrangements by M.R. Smith Parlor for
Funerals.
Notes:
James
Delino Hullett
July 3, 1944 - Nov 29, 2015
 James
D. Hullett, 71, of Dawson entered into the gates of Heaven
on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015 at the Providence Health Center in
Waco, Texas. He was born on July 3, 1944 in Trumbull, Texas
to parents, Ruby Ruth Harwell and David Troy Hullett.
He was a very loving and devoted husband, dad, papa,
brother, and friend. He was a veteran that had proudly
served his country in the United States Army during the
Vietnam War.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and his older
brother, David Hullett.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory his wife, Shirley of
Dawson; daughters, Karen Asbill and spouse Chris of Purdon,
Sharon Conanan and spouse Adam of Waxahachie, and Erin
Hullett of Corsicana; grandchildren, Chelsea Ybarra and
spouse Alex of Corsicana, Miranda French and spouse J.J. of
Purdon, Caden Hullett of Dawson, Austin Conanan of
Waxahachie, Branden Hullett of Corsicana, Kayla Hullett of
Corsicana and Autumn Conanan of Waxahachie;
great-grandchildren, Zane Savoy of Purdon, Kaytelynn French
of Purdon, and Carter Ybarra of Corsicana; sister, Patsy
Graham of Garland; brothers, Kenneth Hullett of Kemp, Steve
Hullett and wife Patricia of Gun Barrel City, and William
Hullett and wife Janice of Rice; numerous nieces, nephews,
and cousins.
Visitation with the family will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Dec.
3, 2015 at Corley Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, 2015
at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Rodney
Bancroft and Mr. James Hesson officiating. Interment with
military honors will follow in the
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
the Vietnam Veterans Association, V.V.A. Chapter 1009, P.O.
Box 1086, Corsicana, Texas 75151. |
Notes:
Annie Mae (Beene) Richards
Jun 3, 1920 - Dec 1, 2015
 Mrs.
Annie Mae Richards, 95, of Corsicana passed away Tuesday,
Dec. 1, 2015. She was born June 3, 1920 in Teague to Charlie
Matthew and Nora Barge Beene.
She was a long-time member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. She
enjoyed spending time with her family, grand-children and
great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents; as well as her
husband, Jesse Monroe Richards.
She is survived by her son, Ervin Richards and wife Gail;
sister, Edna Lambert Brice; grandchildren, Randy Richards
and Jackie Evett, Angela Richards Fine and Michael McCarter,
Dennis Ervin Richards and wife Laura, Terry Manuel Richards
and wife Emily; great-grandchildren, Amanda Richards,
Stephanie Richards, Justin Richards, Jordan Richards, Taylor
Richards, Isabella Richards, Brynlee Richards, Madison Evett,
McKenzie Evett, Makenna Evett and Chandler Ware, as well as
numerous nieces and nephews. The family would also like to
extend a thank you to the Twilight Nursing Home and Staff as
well as numerous special friends.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6,
2015 at Corley Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 at
the Corley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at
Hamilton-Beeman
Cemetery.
Officiating the service will be Rev. Ken Goode and
pallbearers will be grandsons and great-grandsons, Randy
Richards, Dennis Richards and Terry Richards, Justin
Richards, Jordan Richards and Michael McCarter.
�May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be at your
back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. May the rains
fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again, until we meet again, until we meet
again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hands.� |
Notes:
Margie Lou
(Cosper) Jackson
Sep 23, 1936 - Dec 4, 2015
Ms. Margie Lou Jackson, 79, of Corsicana passed away Friday, Dec. 4,
2015. Visitation will be held Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 from 6 to 8 p.m.
at Corley Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, Dec.
8, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will
follow at Hamilton-Beeman
Cemetery.
Notes:
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Margie Lou (Cosper) Jackson
Margie Lou Jackson, 79, of Corsicana passed away on Friday, December
4, 2015. She was born in the Cooper-Paris, Texas area to Mr. Millard
and Rosa Mae Cosper.
She was a loving person and always willing to give and help those in
need. She loved to shop and was always known to enjoy reading a good
book as well as making quilts. Her persistence and good humor will
be missed by all who knew her.
She is preceded in death by her parents; as well as her younger
brother, Charlie Cosper.
She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Franklin Jackson and her
children, Brenda Lambert and husband Benny, Pam Tackett and husband
Randy, Mike Jackson and wife Debbie, and Terry Jackson and wife
Barbara; her brothers, Tooter and Hazel Cosper, Cecil and Rose
Cosper, J.L. And Tawanna Cosper, and Eddie and Kay Cosper. She is
also survived by 12 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and 9
great great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Monday, December 7, 2015 from 6:00pm to
8:00pm at Corley Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held on
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 2:00pm at the Corley Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial will follow at Hamilton-Beeman
Cemetery. Officiating the service
will be Mr. Corey Tackett.
Pallbearers will be Brent Morelock, Lance Henderson, Cody Tackett,
Stacey Henderson, Joshua Tackett, and Brandon Tackett.
Notes:
- Corley Funeral Home
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
w/o Franklin Blair �Punk� Jackson; d/o Howard
Millard �Baldie� Cosper & Rosa Mae (Burkett) Cosper
Jean
(Crawford) Tatum
Feb 21, 1924 - Nov 14, 2015
 Mrs.
Jean Crawford Tatum, 91, of Corsicana passed away on
Saturday, Nov.
14, 2015.
She was born on Feb. 21, 1924 in Blooming Grove, to William
Alexander Crawford and Thelma McClendon Crawford.
Mrs. Tatum was a graduate from the Blooming Grove High
School. She attended Tarleton in Stephenville, Wesleyen
University and the North Texas State University where she
graduated with a B.A. in Education and a certification in
Business and English in 1944. She later received an M.A. in
Education from Sam Houston State University. She taught for
34 years total at the Blooming Grove High School, Corsicana
State Home and Corsicana I.S.D. where she retired in
1983.She married Mr. Ralph Tatum, Jr. on July 7, 1962 with
whom she had one son, Ralph Crawford Tatum. She was an
active member of the First United Methodist Church and in
her retirement years, she was a volunteer for the Navarro
College and Food for Fitness.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Tatum, Jr.;
two younger brothers, Jim Crawford and Mack Crawford; as
well as her parents.
Mrs. Tatum is survived by her son, Ralph Crawford Tatum;
niece, Sharon Mahoney and husband David; great-niece, Kammi
Ellis and husband Nathan including children, Casey, Tatum,
and Listan; great-nephew, Justin Mahoney and children, Acie
and Jaxsen; nephew, Neal Crawford; great-niece, Amber
Crawford; and great-niece, Rikki Crawford and children
Kaylee, Presley and Waylon.
Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17,
2015 at Oakwood
Cemetery in Corsicana. Officiating the service will be
Dr.
Steven Bell of the First United Methodist Church.
Memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church
of Corsicana.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home, Corsicana. |
Notes:
Chester L.
Kirk
Dec 25, 1917 - Dec 5, 2015
 Chester
L. Kirk, 97 passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Chester was
born in Pursley and longtime resident of Cayuga.
He is preceded in death by his wife Helen Davis Kirk,
parents Osceola Biggars and Ella Belle Moore Kirk, son
Elbert Lee Kirk and brothers Roger and Alley Kirk.
He is survived by his son James L. and Deborah Kirk of
Mobile, Alabama, daughter-in-law Linda Kirk of Athens, six
grandchildren; James M. Kirk and Jamie L. Robinson of
Mobile, Alabama, Tommy and Michelle Kirk of Athens, Kristy
Taylor and Ginger Slaughter of Winnsboro; 10
great-grandchildren. He was loved by all.
Chester retired after 40 years with Texaco Oil Co. and
served in the United States Air Force in Germany during
World War II.
He loved the outdoors; catfishing and hunting along the
Trinity River near Cayuga. He also enjoyed working on
engines from small lawnmowers to large 1000 horse power gas
compressors for the oil company.
The family would like to thank Ms. Carol, Sheryl, Ms.
Barbara, Ms. Opal and David Kelley for all their care and
assistance helping Chester many years prior to his passing �
God bless.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 at
Oakwood Cemetery with Bro. Jerry Cotton officiating.
Pallbearers will be Mike Davis, Wesley Davis, David Kelley,
Michael Taylor, Dennis Brown, Bobby Compton.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Sarrah Suedell (Freeman)
Kerley
Oct 1, 1932 - Dec 1, 2015
 On
December 1st, with confidence and faith, Sue Kerley bravely
entered the presence of her loved Savior. She was born Oct.
1, 1932 to Elmer and Minnie Freeman and was raised in Valley
Mills, Texas with her sisters Anna and Dixie. At 16, Sue
left the farm to enter Providence School of Nursing in Waco
where she met and married the great love of her life, Jim
Kerley. Together they raised three children, Neilla, Bob,
and Beth.
Sue was blessed with the gift of service. In every role, as
a compassionate nurse, loving mom and Granny Sue, devoted
church member, and faithful friend, she energetically
served. She loved her church, First Baptist Corsicana and
gave her time there on many committees, Vacation Bible
Schools, and most recently preparing meals for the Good News
Cafe. She also loved sports and avidly followed the Rangers
and Mavericks. She was a very good bridge player and looked
forward to weekly games with her bridge buddies. A quick wit
and love of life made her the center of any gathering.
Above all, Sue loved her Savior. Her last words were �I�m
ready to see Jesus� face.� Her family will miss her, but
know she is exactly where she had always planned and looked
forward to being.
Sue is survived by her children and their spouses, Greg and
Neilla Longino, Bob and Lynda Kerley, Doug and Beth Chaney,
her grandchildren Noah Longino, Katie Hicks, Luke Longino,
Paul Chaney, and Matthew Chaney, and her
great-grandchildren, Cooper Longino, Drew Longino, and Ali
Hicks. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Kerley,
her sisters, and her granddaughter, Sarah Chaney.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4,
2015 in Corsicana at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
A celebration service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec.
5, 2015 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Chapel. Interment
will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.
Memorials to First Baptist Church Corsicana to benefit the
Good News Caf� will be gratefully accepted.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Barbara Ann
(Fortenberry) Richardson
Jul 15, 1941 - Dec 2, 2015
 Mrs.
Barbara Ann Fortenberry Richardson, 74, of Richland passed
away Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 at her home in Richland. She
was born July 15, 1941, in Osyka, Mississippi to Emmitt
Fortenberry and mother Mabel Lewis Fortenberry.
She was a Christian and she is now safely home in heaven.
She received her nursing license in 1976. She worked as a
nurse in hospitals and nursing homes. She loved taking care
of others. She spent her life as a devoted wife, mother,
grandmother and nurse. She loved God and her family with all
her heart. Her favorite bible verse was John 3:16. She liked
to read, cook, draw, and spend time with her loved ones. She
had a great sense of humor and some called her Red.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Harold
Fortenberry, Sr. and Arthur Foretenbery; sister, Helen
Coutarde.
She is survived by her husband, Earl Richardson; daughters,
Paula Ann Thomas and Linda Rose Demoss; grandchildren,
Carroll Ann Grimes, Jackie Lane Thomas, Dione Bridger, and
many other great-grandchildren; sisters, Sarah Borel and
Marie Browning; brother, Emmett Fortenberry and numerous
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation with the family will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 7,
2015 at Corley Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8,
2015 at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Justin
Colquette officiating.
Interment will follow at
Resthaven Memorial
Park.
Pallbearers will be Jimmy Richardson, Ricky Richardson,
Jackie Thomas, Sr., Toby Richardson, Gary Richardson, Jackie
Thomas, Jr., and Phill Demoss.
The family wishes to extend their �Thank you� to the
Richland Fire department, the Hospice staff, Dr. John
Updegrove and staff and all doctors and nurses taking care
of our dear loved one. |
Notes:
Georgie Lee (Moody) Shields
abt 1931 - Dec 5, 2015
 Mrs.
Georgie Lee Moody Shields, 84, of Corsicana passed away
Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 at the South Austin Medical Center in
Austin. Visitation with the family will be held from 6 to 8
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 at Corley Funeral Home. Funeral
services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 at
the Corley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lonnie Keele
officiating. Interment will follow in
Resthaven Memorial
Park. |
Notes:
---------
Mrs. Georgie Lee Moody Shields, 84, of Corsicana
passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the South
Austin Medical Center in Austin.
She was born on October 27, 1931 in Dallas, Texas to William
Victor and Eva Mae Moody.
She was a very loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and
friend. She was a member of Community Chapel Church and was
a very God fearing women. Several of her family members
would call her when they were in need of prayer at any given
moment. She was a very hardworking lady helping out while
living on a farm, she also loved to sew, quilt, aggravate
and be aggravated. She loved Walmart & Big Lots, and was
always ready to go whenever someone said �let�s go� plus
enjoyed window shopping and eating out. She had a great love
for her family, which she was known for as the whopping Mema
by her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Shields;
parents, Victor and Eva Moody, and 8 brothers and sisters.
She is survived by her daughters, Sandy Smith and husband
Steve of Trenton and Carolyn Loosier and husband Alton of
Corsicana; sons, Freddie Shields and wife Glenda of Bastrop
and Kenneth Shields and wife Lois of Corsicana; twelve
grandchildren, twenty-one great grandchildren, and seven
great great grandchildren; brothers, John Moody, Sr. and
wife Ruby of Brownswood, William Moody of Seagoville, Arry
Moody of Denton; sisters, Ruby Mann of Terrell and Jimmie
Salter of Longview; numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Visitation with the family will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Corley Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday,
December 10, 2015 at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel with the
Rev. Lonnie Keele officiating. Interment will follow in
Resthaven Memorial
Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, Texas by going to [email protected] |
Notes:
- w/o Freddie Anderson Shields; d/o William Victor Moody &
Eva Mae
(Henager) Moody
- Submitted by
Karen Rost
Dave
"Tooter" Burnett
Sep 18, 1923 - May 7, 1998
Dave "Tooter" Burnett, 74, of Corsicana, went to be with his Lord on
Thursday, May 7, 1998, at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas after a
short illness.
He was born in Covington on Sept 18, 1923, the son of William David
Burnett, Sr. and Mildred King Burnett. He grew up in the
Mildred-Tucker Town area where he attended school at Mildred and
later went to Navarro College on the G.I. Bill.
A veteran of World War II, he returned to the Mildred area and
worked for the Olsen Bros. Oil Company. In 1970 he went to work for
Cardox at Trinidad and later transferred to Borger as plant manager
for the Cardox Corp., now Liquid Air. He retired in 1983 and started
his own delivery business; delivering for Woolworth, Otasco, Sears
and Bill's Maytag.
He worked part-time for Navarro College and was a permanent fixture
as clock keeper for all home games of the Navarro Colege basketball
each winter during Christmas break He was a member Southwest
Football Officials Association for 20 years.
Mr. Burnett is survived by his wife of 19 years. Alice Hayes Burnett
of Corsicana; sons and daughters-in-law, David and Rhonda Burnett of
Mildred, Jerry and Margaret Davis of Corsicana; daughters and
sons-in-law, Pam and Mike Koteras of Austin, Becky and Larry Myers
of Waxahachie, Donna and Mike McQuiddy of Dripping Springs, Sherrie
and Mike McQuiddy of Dripping Springs, Sherrie and Mike Wendt, Terri
and John Bailes, all of Corsicana; brother and sister-in-law, Paul
and Jean Burnett of Corsicana; sisters, Dorothy Hardgrave and Madell
Rich, both of Corsicana; 18 grandchildren, three great grandchildren
and many dear friends and loved ones including nieces and nephews.
Mr. Burnett was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Ida Mae
Chaney and Martha Jane Braley; and brothers, James Daniel Burnett
and William "Fred" burnett.
Services are 4 p.m. today at Emmanual Baptist church, with the
pastor Marvin Jones officiating and Rev. Harold Scott assisting.
Pallbearers are Don Walker, Kenny Hargis, Louis Orr, Chris McDaniel,
Shawn McDaniel, J.d. Myers and Stan Coker. Honorary pallbearers are
Jimmy D. Coker, Tom Gould, Chilton Berry, Wallace Tomlin, Donald
Banner, Grady Hendrix, Bill Gafford, James Shelton and David Owen.
Donations may be made to the Emmanuel Baptist Church Scholarship
Fund or the charity of your choice in lieu of flowers.
His children loved him dearly and said he always had room in his
heart for his family and friends. There will not be a day that
passes that he will not be missed. They loved him and will never
forget him.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home.
Notes:
Emaline "Ma" (Smith) Buchanan
Aug 10, 1931 - Mar 13, 1996
Emaline "Ma" Buchanan, 64, of Rice died March 13, 1996, in Dallas.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 15, 1996, in the
Corley Funeral Chapel with the Rev. dennis Wolver officiating.
Burial will follow in the
Hamilton-Beeman
Cemetery in Retreat.
Pallbearers will be Larry Blighton, Jim Vandolah, Calvin Bland,
Jimmy Vaclavik, Tim Welch and Michael Dillon.
Mrs. Buchanan was born Aug. 10, 1931, in Corsicana.
She was preceded in death by her son, Edwin Wayne Buchanan; her
brother, Drew R. Smith; and her brother, Edwin Smith.
Survivors include her husband, Virgil Wayne Buchanan; her daughters,
Carolyn Jones of Angus, Kim Welch of Rice and Dana Vaclavik of Rice;
her sisters, Edna Lee Arnett of Corsicana, Aline Bamburg of Angus
and Imogene Jones of Dallas; nine grandchildren, eight
great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home.
Notes:
Mary Ann
Williams
May 19, 1922 - Nov 22, 2015
 To
all my friends and family, our beautiful Aunt Mary Ann got
up yesterday morning and made a decision. On this Sunday
morning Nov. 22, 2015, she decided not to go to church and
listen to the Pastor preach about God. She decided to go
hear it in person straight from him. She left this world at
7 a.m. She was 93 1/2 years old. Still sharp as a tack in
the mind but her body was failing her! She had arthritis in
her hands and knees very bad, her hearing was bad, the loss
she felt the most was her eye sight, not being able to read
her bible. She was the last one of her immediate family to
leave! What a wonderful family reunion that had to be.
Her viewing will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 and
her Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in Corsicana, 1530 N. 45th St.
Services by Pastor Gary Johnson of Calvary Worship Center.
Aunt Mary had no natural children of her own, however she
was a Mother to many. She is survived by nieces and nephews;
Robbie and Ronnie Lee of Corsicana, Annie and Carl Atchley
of Corsicana, Robert and Sue Wiggins of Mildred, Mary
(Wiggins) Lewis of Corsicana, Katherine and Michael Young of
Red Oak, Linda Webb of Grand Prairie, David and Tamela
Stanley of Mabank, James Stanley of Corsicana, Polly
(Stanley) and family of Corsicana, Joyce and Ron Kaminsky of
Oakwood, Minnie (Stanley) of Oakwood, Molly (Stanley) and
family of Palestine. She is also survived by 40 great nieces
and nephews, 28 great-great-nieces and nephews, 38
great-great-great-nieces and nephews, five
great-great-great-great-nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will
be Michael Young, Allen Ford, David Stanley, Jimmy Boyd,
Michael Washburn, and James Thomas.
I had a long conversation with Aunt Mary, Saturday. She had
been taken to the hospital twice in the past two 1/2 weeks.
She said �I am so tired and can hardly wait to go home to be
with my Lord. Yet I want to stay with all of y�all for as
long as I can. I don't want anyone to forget me.� I gave a
slight chuckle and responded, �Aunt Mary, anyone who has
ever met you will never forget you. The reason is because
you are one of those rare people who are unforgettable! We
all love you so much, when you leave you do so knowing that
we are happy you are restored and out of pain and we will
one day have a reunion of our own.�
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Leandra
Nicole Spence-Garcia
Apr 24, 1995 - Nov 20, 2015
 Leandra
Nicole Spence, 20 of Corsicana, passed away Friday, Nov. 20,
2015. She was born April 24, 1995 in Corsicana to
Christopher Garcia Sr. and Latosha Spence.
Leandra graduated from
Corsicana High School in 2011 and attended nursing
school at Navarro College. She was full of life, hopes and
dreams. She was a wonderful mother of her three beautiful
children, whom she loved with all her heart. Leandra could
brighten up a room with just her beautiful smile. She will
be missed by so many friends and family.
Her personality was one of a kind.
She is survived by her first love Sylas Lindgren; parents,
David and Latosha McKellip, Chris and Maria Garcia;
children, Sylas (SJ) Lindgren, Isabella Lindgren and Mila
Lindgren; brothers and sisters, Ashley Claxton, Pamela
Claxton, Cecilia Garcia, Christopher Garcia Jr., Samuel
Garcia, Madeleine Garcia, Lauren Garcia, Taylor McKellip,
Brandon McKellip, Autumn McKellip and Alicia Alonzo. Leandra
is also survived by her grandmother Vicky Garcia,
great-grandmother Deloris Wheeler, and grandparents Kathy
and David Williams, as well as uncles and aunts, Dusty
Spence, Emerald Lyle, Michael Garcia, Annett Garcia, Sean
Hughes, Steven Hughes, Melissa Tallas, Derrick Williams,
Heather Williams, NaNa Deloris Joles. She leaves behind
numerous great uncles and great aunts and lots of cousins.
She is preceded in death by grandmother, Nancy Spence,
grandfather Robert Spence Jr., grandfather Leonardo Garcia,
cousin Natasha Guevara, cousin Ronnie Garcia, great
grandmother Kittie Miller and great grandmother Paula
Howard.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015 at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Lewis Palos
officiating. Burial will follow at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Kevin
Holifield, Christopher Garcia Jr, Rodney Jimerson, Jay
Hughes, Ruby Cura, Matt Garcia.
The family would like to give a special thanks to everyone
that has reached out to us in this very difficult time. Fly
high sweetheart because you are truly an Angel.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana. |
Notes:
Dollie
(Taylor) Taylor
Mar 11, 1917 - Aug 8, 1996
Dollie Taylor, 79, of Corsicana, died Aug. 8, 1996, in Corsicana.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, at Corley Funeral Chapel,
with Rev. B.F. Risinger officiating. Burial will follow at the
Resthaven Memorial Park
under the direction of Corley Funeral Home.
Mrs. Taylor was born March 11, 1917, in Drain.
She is survived by her son, Jackie Taylor of Corsicana; two
grandsons, Bryon Taylor and Ben Taylor, both of Corsicana;
grand-daughter, Casie Taylor of Corsicana; three brothers, Bob
Taylor of Corsicana, Bill Taylor of Corsicana, and Johnny Taylor of
Texarkana; and sister Mattie Godley of Abilene.
Notes:
John
Pueblo "Jack" Baggett
Mar 26, 1901 - Mar 18, 1980
Jack Baggett, 78, resident of Corsicana, died Tuesday at his
residence.
Services are Wednesday, 2 p.m., Corley Funeral Home Chapel with the
Rev. B.F. Risinger Jr., officiating.
Burial will be at
Resthaven Memorial Park.
He was born March 26, 1901, in Hubbard.
He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Will Baggett. He was a
retired barber and member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Geneva Baggett, of Corsicana; a
son, the Rev. Jim Baggett and his wife, Rose, of Corsicana; two
grandsons, John E. Baggett, of Alexanderia, La., and Mark Baggett,
of Corsicana; three brothers, Pete Baggett and T.C. Baggett, both of
Corsicana, and Shep Baggett, of Silver City; and sisters, Mrs. W.W.
Wiswell, of Corsicana, and Mrs. May Pearl Bankston, of Cleveland;
and a number of nieces and nephews.
Nephews are pallbearers.
Memorials may be made in the form of contributions to the American
Cancer Society.
Notes:
- From the collection of the Liz Gillespie Genealogy Dept.,
Corsicana Library
- Submitted by
Karen Rost
- h/o Geneva (Crofton) Baggett; s/o William Alec Baggett &
Otto Pennell (Henson) Baggett [bur at New Pursley Cemetery]
Lorena (Smith) Balentine
May 08, 1911 - Apr 13, 1999
Lorena Balentine, 87, of Corsicana passed away Tuesday, April 13,
1999, at Heritage Oaks Retirement Village.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral
Home.
Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel, with
Dr. Jimmy Finlay and the Rev. Frank Williams officiating. Interment
will follow at Resthaven
Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Don Jones, Jeff Jones, Chuck McCrory, Randy
McCrory, Scott McCrory, John Zipko and Bill Horton.
Mrs. Balentine is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Ralph and
Verlene Balentine of Dallas; daughters, Joann McCrory and Ina Jones,
both of Corsicana; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren;
and sister-in-law, Odessa Smith of Blooming Grove.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Notes:
-
The Corsicana Daily Sun
- Wednesday, April 14, 1999
- Submitted by
Karen Rost
- From the collection of the Blooming Grove Historical
Society
- w/o Ralph Miles Balentine; d/o Wiley W. Smith & Jodie
(Battles) Smith [buried at Dresden Cemetery]
Wayne
James Christie
Dec 7, 1926 - Dec 22, 1990
Wayne J. Christie, 64, of Corsicana, died Dec. 22, 1990 at Navarro
Regional Hospital.
Services are 11 a.m. Monday at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel with
the Rev. Horace Crowder and the Rev. Wayne Mahoney officiating.
Burial will be in
Resthaven Memorial Park.
He was born Dec. 7, 1926 in Navarro County. He was a lifelong
resident of Navarro County. He was a truck driver and a member of
Emanuel Baptist Church. He was an Air Force veteran of
World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Pat Christie of Corsicana; one son and
daughter-in-law, James and Kristen Christie of Richardson; one
granddaughter, Kathryn Christie of Richardson; one brother, Laymon
Christie of Clarksville; a number of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Johnny Hopper, Alvin Hurt, Daniel Jackson, David
Jackson, W.R. Jackson, and Allan Kistler.
Notes:
Erma Louise "Madea" (Brown)
Gray
May 14, 1929 - Nov 23, 2015
Erma Louise Gray, 86, affectionately known to all as �Madea� was
called home to Glory on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015 at Baylor Hospital in
Dallas. She was born May 14, 1929 in Marshall, Texas to the
parentage of John Brown and Christine Houston Brown. She met and
married Lee Edward Gray, Sr. on Feb. 17,1946. For 55 years they were
together until he preceded her in death August 2001. To this union
13 children were born; five boys and eight girls.
Erma received her formal education in Marshall Texas High School
District. She professed a faith in Christ in her early life and
united with the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Corsicana and later
united with the Love Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and remained
there for many years until her homegoing. She served as Church
Mother, Sunday School Teacher and served on the Usher Ministry until
her illness took its toll. Erma loved her Pastor, and she loved her
church family She was a true believer in Christ, and her deepest
desire was that one day all of her children be united together in
Christ. She was employed at Mel-Haven Nursing Home for 22 years as a
dietary supervisor.
She was preceded in death by her husband, three sons, two daughters;
three granddaughters and two great-grandsons.
Erma is survived by two sons and a half son; Lee Edward Gray Jr. of
Diboll, Texas, Ronald Gray (Yolanda) of Richmond, Virginia, and
Loren McBride; six daughters, Kaye Bluitt, Elsie �Cookie� Body
(Henderson); Carolyn Gray (Walter) and Pamela Gray all of Corsicana;
Janice Whatley
(Otha) of Waco and Daphaine Chavez (Leco) of Russellville, Arkansas;
40 grandchildren; 82 great-grandchildren; 71
great-great-grandchildren; and one great-great-great-grandchild; The
Love Chapel Church Family; a host of other relatives and many
friends including special friends, Mary Alice Jones and Janie
Kitchen.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015 at the Second
Mission Baptist Church with Pastor David E. Wilson officiating.
Interment will follow at
Woodland Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary.
Notes:
Annie Bell
Jones
abt 1914 - Nov 26, 2015
 Annie Bell Jones, 101, passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Funeral
services are 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 at the Eastside Church
Of Christ. Interment will follow at
Woodland Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary. |
Notes:
Lee Chester
Strain
abt 1952 - Nov 23, 2015
Lee Chester Strain, 63, of Corsicana, passed away Monday, Nov. 23,
2015.
Visitation will be noon to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 at M.R. Smith
Parlor for Funerals. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Dec. 5, 2015 at
Greater Wilgo Baptist Church with Minister Cory Crawford
officiating. Interment will follow at
Woodland Memorial Park.
M.R. Smith Parlor for Funerals is in charge of arrangements.
Notes:
Lorena Nelson
abt 1954 - Nov 26, 2015
 Lorena Nelson, 61, of Lawton, Oklahoma, formerly of Corsicana,
passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 at her residence. Funeral
services are 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015 at the Sixth Avenue
Baptist Church. Interment will follow at
Woodland Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary. |
Notes:
Stacy
Adren Crawford
Mar 13, 1968 - Dec 19, 2015
 Stacy
Adren Crawford, 47 of Kerens, passed away Saturday, Dec. 19,
2015.
He is preceded in death by his parents Adren McClung �Lip�
Crawford and Willie Lee Paul Crawford.
Stacy is survived by his wife, Darla Pate Crawford of
Kerens; sons, Cody Crawford, Tyler Green and Lane Green all
of Kerens; daughter, Paige Crawford of San Antonio; step
children, Chance Massey of Jacksonville, Florida; Matt
Massey of Kerens; Kristle Massey of Kerens; Taylor Massey of
Kerens; brother, Bruce Franklin of Kerens; sisters, Cathy
Auerbach of Kerens and Lee Ann Bain of Austin, Texas; and a
number of nieces nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be 1 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26,
2015 at the Kerens First Baptist Church with funeral
services to follow at 3 p.m. officiated by Bob Carroll.
Pallbearers will be local Kerens and Powell Firemen.
Corsicana Daily Sun - Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Submitted by Karen Rost
Powell Fireman Dies During Training
From Staff Reports
A Powell volunteer firefighter died Saturday in the line of
duty. Stacy Crawford, 47, was participating in a training
exercise when he collapsed. Corsicana Fire Rescue crews
unsuccessfully tried to resuscitate Crawford.
His body was given a Department of Public Safety escort from
the medical examiner�s office in Mesquite to Paschal Funeral
Home in Kerens.
Crawford was a member of various fire departments for over
20 years.
A GoFundMe account has been set up to help his wife and son
with funeral expenses.Notes:
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Community Shows Support For Fallen Firefighter
By Michael Kormos
Volunteer firefighter Stacy Crawford passed away in the line
of duty Saturday after he collapsed during a training
exercise.
Tony Kuta, chief of the Navarro County Emergency #1 in
Powell, was standing next to Crawford when he fell. Kuta
never imagined he would have to witness the death of one of
his men, or the extraordinary reaction it would bring.
�The response has been completely overwhelming from both the
community and the firefighter brotherhood,� Kuta said. �He
will be truly honored when we have his funeral.�
Crawford�s body was given a Department of Public Safety
escort Monday from the medical examiner�s office in Mesquite
to Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens. Other agencies involved
in the escort included the Navarro County Sheriff's Office,
Mustang VFD, NCSD #1, Retreat VFD, Rice VFD, 287RC VFD,
Navarro County Constable Pct. 2 David Foreman and American
Red Cross.
As the family liaison, Kuta started a GoFundMe account late
Sunday night and by Tuesday around noon 125 different donors
had Crawford�s funeral expenses covered. Kuta said there are
still medical bills and an ambulance fee to be covered and a
special account has been set up at Powell State Bank for
anyone who wants to help.
�His funeral will be at 3 p.m. this Saturday at First
Baptist Church in Kerens,� Kuta said. �We are expecting
anywhere from 700 to 1,000 firefighters from all over the
United States.�
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Michael Kormos is a Daily Sun staff writer. He may be
reached by email at [email protected]
Corsicana Daily Sun - Thursday, December 24, 2015
Firefighters Lay Fallen Brother To Rest
From Staff Reports
Honor guards provided for the movement of firefighter Stacy
Crawford's remains Saturday from Paschal Funeral Home to
First Baptist Church in Kerens. Firefighters from all over
the area joined friends and family to honor the memory of
Crawford who died in the line of duty last Saturday during a
training exercise in Powell.
Notes:
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Katherine Camilla (Ganze) Mahoney
Apr 17, 1920 - Dec 12, 2015
 Katherine
Ganze Mahoney was called to her home in Paradise on
Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015.
She was the ninth of 13 children born to Emil Max and Eliza
Jane Ganze. Born in Poynor, Texas on April 17, 1920. Her
family moved to Pursley, Texas in 1925 where she grew up and
found the love of her life, J.C. Mahoney also from Pursley.
She and J.C. were blessed with three children, Marshall R.
Mahoney, Rita Mahoney Dominy and David L. Mahoney.
Katherine was preceded in death by her parents E.M and Eliza
Ganze, husband, J.C. Mahoney, son Marshall R. and her six
brothers and six sisters.
She is survived by her daughter, Rita and husband Dan Dominy
and son, David and wife Sharon Mahoney all of Corsicana. She
is also survived by five grandchildren: Paige and husband,
Richard Downs of Arlington, Dana and husband Michael Wetzel
of Doniphan, Missouri, Wes and wife Lea Dominy of Corsicana,
Kammi and husband Nathan Ellis of Waxahachie and Justin
Mahoney of Corsicana. She also leaves nine great
grandchildren: Madison Downs, Colin and Lily Dominy, Logan
Wetzel, Acie and Jaxsen Mahoney, and Casey, Tatum and Listan
Ellis.
She is also survived by a number of dear nieces and nephews.
Family visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday evening,
Dec. 14, 2015 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 15, 2015 at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery in Retreat, Texas with Sam Dilbeck
officiating. Pallbearers will be her grandsons and great
grandsons, Wes and Colin Dominy, Richard Downs, Nathan and
Casey Ellis, Justin Mahoney and Michael and Logan Wetzel.
Katherine spent most of her life as a homemaker where she
found her greatest joy and fulfillment in giving her family
the best of her time and talents. While always making her
home her primary career, she also spent time visiting,
cooking and preparing food and delicacies for neighbors,
friends and others in need.
After the death of her husband she enjoyed serving as a
hostess and demo lady at Brookshires Food Store at the
Navarro Mall. As cooking was her cherished talent, she loved
preparing the products to demo and interacting with all the
patrons at the store.
As the initial stages of dementia began to approach she was
forced to cease caring for her oldest son who was struggling
with Parkinson and cancer. She became a resident at Heritage
Oaks Retirement Village in 2012 where she shared joy and
cheer with her familiar smile.
She was a faithful member of the Westhill Church of Christ.
Throughout her life she loved to teach children's Bible
classes and relished caring for the toddlers in the
congregation's Cradle Roll Class.
The family would like to express their love and appreciation
to the administration, nurses, staff and every care-giver of
the Heritage Oaks Retirement Village. You made her struggles
more bearable and less troublesome with your daily care and
attentiveness to her needs during these past three years. We
also want to thank Dr. Bill McHenry and Dr. Kent Rogers and
their staff for their professional services through the
years.
Special thanks to all the friends and loved ones who offered
prayers and encouragement. We will always treasure the
memory of her Westhill brothers and sisters who sent cards
and dropped by to check on her.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. |
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun - Tuesday, Dec 14, 2015
- Submitted by
Karen Rost
- w/o J.C. Mahoney; d/o Emil Max Ganze & Eliza Jane (Daniels)
Ganze
Katherine Camilla (Ganze) Mahoney
Harold Scott
May 7, 1939 - Dec 12, 2015
 Harold
Scott of Corsicana passed away at Baylor Medical Center in
Dallas on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 at the age of 76. Harold
was born in Palestine, Texas on May 7, 1939 to Olen Melvin
Scott and Mamie Jolley Scott. He married Norma McNeill on
July 1, 1960 in Corsicana at Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Harold was known for his great love for everyone and sharing
Christ�s love. He served faithfully since he was a young
boy. When attending a small country church he would walk to
the church and light the fire to be sure it would be warm
for others. He has served very faithfully all of his life.
His favorite subject was love; he was compassionate and had
a very contagious smile. He loved the Lord first, family,
church and everyone he met.
When he felt the call to God�s ministry he was so excited
and could not wait to be called to a church. He served at
Bazette Baptist Church for 4 1/2 years, Roane Baptist Church
for 15 1/2 years and loved it more each day he served. When
he told his boys he was going to start preaching one replied
�great Dad, but you have been preaching all my life.� He
loved his family dearly but he would say God first, family
second and church and others third.
His secular work through his life was service station
attendance, which he loved because he could meet and talk to
people, rod wrencher in oil field then kept books for oil
companies.
Harold would tell you all Love God and don't weep for him,
�I'm with God now and walking streets of gold, love you and
hope to see you soon.�
Harold is preceded in death by his parents and a brother
Orlen Scott.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Norma Scott of
Corsicana; sons, William (Bill) Scott of Carrollton and
Harold Alan Scott and wife Loree of Ennis; grandchildren,
Robert Scott and wife Sarah of Silver Springs, Maryland,
Ricky Scott and wife Morgan of Bryan, Texas, and Katelyn
Scott of San Marcos, Texas; and great-granddaughter Emily
Scott of Bryan, Texas. He is also survived by brother Gordon
Scott of Blackwell, Texas and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. in the
Chapel at Griffin - Roughton Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be Tuesday evening following the
visitation in the Chapel at Griffin - Roughton Funeral Home
at 7 p.m. with Rev. Floyd Petersen and Rev. Todd Nivens
officiating.
Memorials may be made to the Trinity Baptist Church in
Corsicana or Gideon's International.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Barbara (Davis) DeMoss
Mar 6, 1942 - Dec 18, 2015
 Barbara
DeMoss, 73 of Ennis, Texas passed away Friday, Dec. 18,
2015. She was born March 6, 1942 in Ennis to Warren and
Myrtle Whitley Davis.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Loy K.
�Buck� DeMoss, sister, Delores Thompson, grandparents Esra
and Esther Whitley.
She is survived by her children, Jimmy Lynn Greer of
Marshall, Virginia, David Alen Greer of Ennis; sister, Dale
Fredrick of Tyler; six grandchildren, Deanna Greer, Nichole
Braddock, Jordan Greer, Casey Greer, Mallory Riddle, Dustin
Greer; and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015 at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Chapel with Michael Howard
officiating. Burial will follow at
Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Casey Greer, John Forbes, Joel Braddock,
Dustin Greer, Todd Forbes and Caden Braddock.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Gary Wayne Kuykendall
Sep 9, 1961 - Dec 21, 2015
 Gary
Wayne Kuykendall, 54 of Dallas passed away Monday Dec. 21,
2015 at Baylor Hospital with his family by his side. Gary
was born Sept. 9, 1961 to Joann and William Simon
Kuykendall. Gary was born with serve asthma and was allergic
to everything known to man. He struggled his entire life to
be a part of everyday living as doctors predicted he would
not live past his 10th birthday. Gary proved them all wrong
by living a full and productive life and bringing joy to us
all. Gary�s greatest gift was his warm personality. Gary
never met a stranger and was friendly to all and a wonderful
conversationalist.
Gary�s first job was selling Corsicana Daily Sun newspapers
downtown when he was only 8 years old. You might remember
Little Gary on the corner next to Bernie�s every Saturday
morning for many years. He later delivered the newspaper
daily to downtown merchants. He helped his father in the
used car business throughout his teenage years until he was
able to open his own car lot named Gary�s Auto Sales. Surely
Gary�s personality is what made him successful. Defying the
odds he maintained a family and sought to ensure that his
young children focused on their education. Gary and the kids
were a regular fixture at the local public library where
they checked out books to read and videos to watch. Gary
took great pride in their success and was very involved in
their schooling. Family was always Gary�s first priority.
Gary is preceded in death by his father William Simon
Kuykendall as well as a sister Debra Diane Kuykendall.
Gary is survived by his loving wife Karen of 17 years,
brothers; William Earl Kuykendall & wife Samantha of Denton,
Timothy Kuykendall & wife Felica of Blooming Grove,
Christopher Scott Kuykendall & wife Karrie of Waco, James
Michael Kuykendall of Athens and Walter Andy Kuykendall of
Mildred, sister Lisa Kuykendall White & husband Scott of
Corsicana. Daughters; Lisa Jo Milz of Houston, Sheli Marie
Evans & husband Ross of Houston, Brittany Nicole Kuykendall,
Amber Marie Kuykendall, Kimberely Ann Kuykendall of Dallas,
Samantha McIntosh of Dallas; son Samuel McIntosh of Dallas.
Two grandsons Jordan Evan Milz & Don Leeman Evans of
Houston. One granddaughter Allison Marie Evans of Houston
and many loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 27,
2015 at the First United Methodist Church of Corsicana with
Dr. Steven Bell officiating. A private family burial will
follow at Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery. |
Notes:
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The Corsicana Daily Sun - Thursday, Dec 24, 2015
- Submitted by
Karen Rost
- h/o Karen Marie (Gerrell) Kuykendall; s/o William Simon
Kuykendall & Joann (Ashton) Kuykendall
Harry Joseph
Palos
Sep 30, 1934 - Dec 27, 2015
 Harry
Joseph Palos died at the age of 81 after a lengthy illness
of Leukemia. He was born in Rice on Sept. 30, 1934 and grew
up on the farms of Chatfield, Emhouse and Richland. He grew
with the inspiration of his grandparents and parents to work
hard, respect everyone, do your best and appreciate the
simple things in life. He used this example to raise his
family. He graduated from Emhouse High School and attended
Navarro College. He worked as a book keeper, maintenance
worker and retired from K Mart Distribution Center. He
developed a most unique decorative welding skill and began
his own welding construction company after his retirement.
His works of decorative gates and fencing are evident all
over Navarro County. Growing up he joined the Texas National
Guard and served his commitment receiving Honorable
Discharge. He was a person who was always willing to help
those less fortunate, and was a big brother and father
figure to many young men, coaching them in basketball and
baseball.
Later he became very involved with the Boy Scout program in
Corsicana and helped to positively encourage young children
and youths. He never looked for recognition in his Christian
influences, he merely did what was right. He was very
dedicated to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the
James L. Collins Catholic School and the early priest who
influenced his character and values. Harry was very
dedicated to his wife, Barbara and family.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents, parents John
Palos Sr. and Juanita Mora Palos and brother Luther Palos.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara of 54 years, son James
and wife Delinda Palos, grandchildren, Brandy and Stan Jones
of Waxahachie, Jacob and Taitum Palos serving now in the
military, Joey Palos also serving now in the military and
six great grandchildren, Addison, Brooke and Harrison Jones,
Maddox, Leilah and Lexie Palos. Sister Isabelle Guillen of
Temple; brothers Joe and Lorena Palos of Corsicana, John
Palos Jr. of Dallas, Lewis Palos of Corsicana; sister in law
Carol Palos of Corsicana. Harry was a good friend to many
and will be missed for all of his positive endeavors he
completed in his life. Visitation will take place Friday,
Jan. 1, 2016 from 5 to 7 p.m. Prayer service will be at 7
p.m. at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. His cremains will be
buried at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2,
2016 privately for the family with Priest from Benedictine
Monastery of Thien Tam at
Calvary Catholic
Cemetery. The family would like to thank everyone for
the many condolences we have received from the community and
Dr. Updegrove and his staff at Navarro Regional Hospital. In
lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Monastery of
Thien Tam, 13055 SE CR 4271 Kerens. God Bless you all and
love your family while they are still with you.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. |
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