Syble (Hunt) Yates
Sep 12, 1926 - Dec 19, 20178
 Syble
Hunt Yates, age 91, of Midlothian, passed away on December
19, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. She was born
September 12, 1926 in Blooming Grove to W. O. "Jake" and
Corinne (Sisson) Hunt. Syble was born in Blooming Grove and
raised in Frost. She married Duane Yates on November 26,
1947 and at the time of his death they had been married for
39 years. She worked for stockbrokers in Dallas and Fort
Worth until she was 60 years old. She loved to travel and
visited all 50 states. Syble attended Travis Avenue Baptist
Church in Fort Worth for many years and then in 2009 she
moved her membership to First Baptist Church in Waxahachie.
Left to cherish her memories are her daughter, Pamela Stone
of Midlothian; two grandsons, Jeremy Stone and wife Jennifer
and Justin Stone and wife Gretchen; 7 great grandchildren
and 1 great-great grandson; three sisters, Pat Hunt Bradley
and husband Joe, Peggy Hunt and Sandy Hunt Buckley and
husband Paul; one sister-in-law, Jerolyn Yates and numerous
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents Jake and Corinne
Hunt; her husband Duane Yates and brother, Travis Hunt.
Visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday,
December 22, 2017 from 11AM to 12PM with a service directly
following with Pastor Ronnie Dabney and Dr. Jerry Lemon
officiating. Interment will follow at the
Frost Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers please make a donation to your favorite
charity.
Born in Blooming Grove, Navarro County, Texas
Died in Milothian, Ellis County, Texas |
Gene Shipman
Feb 15, 1938 - Jun 26, 2018
 Obituary
for Gene Shipman
Carroll Gene Shipman, 80, of Corsicana, Texas passed away on
Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 at Trisun Care Center. He was born
February 15, 1938 in Bloomfield, MO to Helen and Curtis
Shipman.
Gene was in the USAF and assigned to the Civil Engineering
Squadron in Plattsburgh, NY in support of Strategic Air
Command (SAC) - where he met the love of his life, Sandy.
After serving his country, he made a career as a Heavy
Equipment Operator who operated large earth moving
equipment, primarily specializing in operating large/heavy
truck, crawler and tall tower cranes across Florida and
Texas.
He has helped construct many of the high rises and buildings
you may see in Miami, Pompano Beach and Boca Raton, Florida
and even some that make up the Dallas and Ft. Worth sky
lines. He was a Reserve Police Officer for the City of
Plantation, Florida and was also a Tank Crew Member in the
US Army Reserve.
Gene and his wife Sandy worked maintenance and upkeep over
the course of several years for the Navarro County Youth
Expo Facility. He retired from the City of Corsicana Public
Works as a Crew Supervisor, as well as from the NCSO where
he worked as a facility and vehicle maintenance man.
His handy man and carpentry skills were hard to top and
hobbies included beautiful leather work such as Bible
covers, belts and knife holsters, beautiful jewelry made
from scrap stainless steel pipe with intricate designs and
woodworking was a calling and passion for years.
If you could show a picture of what you desired or could
describe it in just a few words, plans were drawn and the
item came to be. He has made many bookshelves, desks,
drawing tables, cabinets, stools, tables and more.
Nothing was ever more important than providing for, being
there for, loving and setting a wonderful example for his
family. He never hesitated to make time for anyone who
needed a helping hand . He was known for his joking, ribbing
and his infectious, bright smile and you were a better
person for having known him.
He is preceded in death by his parents, brother and wife
Sandy.
He is survived by his two children, Curt Shipman and wife
D�Lee, daughter Mandy Tanner and Husband Elmer,
grandchildren J.C. Shipman, Bobby Shipman, Wyatt Shipman,
Allison Tanner and Dustin Tanner and special angel and
friend, Kelly Bell. All of whom loved him dearly and will
miss him daily.
Instead of flowers and plants, the family asks that you
bloom where you are planted. Be the change you wish to see
in this world. Be kind, compassionate and give to others.
Donate or give to a reputable charity that you know would
have been near and dear to his heart or give something near
and dear to your own. There are many in need so if you
choose, give in his memory and make a positive difference in
something or for someone.
Visitation will be Thursday, July 5, 2018 from 6:00 - 8:00
pm at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Graveside Memorial
Service will be held at 10:00 am Friday, July 6, 2018 at
Hamilton Beeman Cemetery.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Gene
Shipman please visit our Sympathy Store. |
Notes:
Bill Franklin Goodrich
July 7, 1961 - May 29, 2018
 Obituary
for Bill Franklin Goodrich
Bill Franklin Goodrich, resident of Corsicana, formerly of
Portland, Oregon, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in
Chatfield, Texas at the age of 56 years.
Bill was born in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Benson
Polytechnic High School in Portland. He was a well-known
skilled collision technician in Corsicana for more than 20
years.
A former All State football player in Portland, his passion
for all sports continued throughout his life. This included
competitive activities such as men's softball, darts and
racquetball. However, his greatest joy was coaching his
kids, instilling the values he learned continuously
throughout life.
Bill was an incredible father and will be sadly missed by
his children, Lacy, Ben and Maya. The countless hours spent
loving, teaching and coaching his children will never be
forgotten.
Bill is survived by children, Lacy Goodrich of Corsicana,
Ben Goodrich of Austin, Maya and Casey Garrett of Waco. Two
grandsons Abel and Asher Garrett. Parents, Bill and Sandra
Goodrich of Sun River, Oregon; brother, Brian Goodrich of
Canby Oregon. Numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and
nephews.
He is preceded in death by mother Roselyn Ann Taylor
Goodrich.
A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Saturday, June 2,
2018 at St. Luke's Methodist Church with Robert Barnett
officiating.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Bill
Franklin Goodrich please visit our Sympathy Store. |
Notes:
Marsha Lynn
(Gonzales) McClellan
Jun 12, 1947 - Aug 27, 2018
Marsha Lynn McClellan age 71
of Clifton, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2018 at a Clifton
care facility.
Memorial services will be Noon, Saturday, September 1, 2018 at
the Riverside Baptist Church. Family members will conduct the
service.
Marsha Lynn Gonzales was born on June 12, 1947 in Corsicana,
Texas to Pete and Dorothy Melton Gonzales. She was a homemaker
most of her life.
Left to cherish her memories are her children, Stayce Hightower
and husband, Jeff, of Meridian, Billy McClellan of Corsicana,
Jodie Swanson of Corsicana; other relatives and many friends.
Words of comfort and peace can be sent to the family at
www.lawsonfuneralhome.net.
Arrangements were made by Lawson Funeral Home, Meridian, Texas
254-435-2792.
Notes:
Timothy Wayne Owen
Oct 22, 1968 - Jun 9, 2018
 Timothy
Wayne Owen
OCTOBER 22, 1968 - JUNE 9, 2018 (AGE 49)
Timothy Wayne Owen (49) of Temple, TX passed away on June 9,
2018. He was born on October 22, 1968 in Corsicana, Texas to
Henry and Reba Owen.
Tim, as everyone knew him, graduated from
Corsicana High School in 1987. Tim was awarded a
baseball scholarship but he joined the United States Army
instead after graduating school, his roll in the military
was as an infantry man. His most proud moment in life was
the day that he welcomed his son Jacob into the world. Tim
really enjoyed baseball, driving his car and let�s be
honest, intellectual sparing. He truly cherished the time
that he spent with family and friends.
Tim is survived by his father and his wife, Henry Owen and
Charlene, Son Jacob Owen and Jacobs mother Amy Owen.
Brothers Ron Owen and his wife Joyelle, Tommy Owen and his
wife Tracy. Sisters Lorina Cole and her husband Raymond,
Becky Anderson and her husband Terry. He also has many
nieces, nephews, cousins and other family and friends. Tim
will be missed by all who knew him.
Tim is preceded in death by his loving Mother, Reba.
Brother Joe Tucker with Gateway Assembly of God Church in
Trinidad, Texas will be officiating for the Owen family. |
Notes:
Mattie Lue (Bonner) Merida
Jul 27, 1935 - Sep 28, 2018
Mattie Merida, 83, passed
away on Sept. 28, 2018. Viewing will be held on Friday, Oct. 5,
2018 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Eternal Rest of Corsicana, 701 W. 7th
St., Corsicana, Texas 75110. Service will be held on Saturday,
Oct. 6, 2018 at 11 a.m. at 2nd Mission Baptist Church, 909 S.
5th St., Corsicana, Texas 75110. Burial will follow in
Woodland Cemetery,
Corsicana, Texas.
Notes:
------
 Mattie
Merida, 83, passed away Sept. 28, 2018.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5,
2018 at Eternal Rest Funeral Home of Corsicana, 701 W.
Seventh Ave.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6,
2018 at Second Mission Baptist Church located at 909 S.
Fifth St. in Corsicana.
Interment to follow at
Woodland Cemetery, Corsicana. |
Notes:
Wesley Stephen Davis
May 14, 1947 -- Apr 3, 2018
 Wesley
Stephen Davis, age 70, of Dawson, formerly of Monahans and
Lufkin, passed away Tuesday, April 3rd at Waco Baylor
Hillcrest. Graveside services with military honors will be 1
P.M. Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Prairie View Cemetery
near Turnersville, Texas, under the direction of Foss
Funeral Home and Cremation Center.
Memorials may be sent to Prairie View Cemetery Association,
PO Box 85, Dawson, Texas 76639.
Wes was born in Corsicana and raised in Monahans and Dawson.
He was a
1964
graduate of Dawson High School. He attended Navarro
Junior College and Angelina College where he graduated with
a technology degree. Wes worked at Lufkin Industries for 30
years retiring in 2006. Wes married Frances Ann
Hollingsworth of Dawson in April 1970 and they were married
for almost 48 years. Two daughters, Lisa and LaShelle were
born to this union. Wes served his country in the United
States Air Force from 1966- 1970. He was honorably
discharged at the rank of SSG. He served one tour of duty in
Thailand during the
Vietnam War. Preceded in death by his parents Harold and
Mona Davis and a brother Jacky Davis.
Wes is survived by his wife, Ann of Dawson, daughters, Lisa
Ford and children Kristen and Casey, and LaShelle Davis and
children Madison and Samuel. He is also survived by his
brother, Mike Davis and sister-in-law Rhonda, aunt Roma
Taylor, numerous cousins including Pat Coker and Baize
Taylor, brothers-in-law Clarence Hollingsworth and Burt
Hollingsworth, and sister-in-law Emma Childress. |
Notes:
Margaret Elizabeth
(Betsy) Keller
Oct 17, 1932 - Apr 9, 2018
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Legacy
Margaret Elizabeth (Betsy) Keller, 85, died Monday, April 9,
2018 at her residence in Fairfield.
Mrs. Keller was born October 17, 1932 in Corsicana to
parents Ernest A. and Margaret Stubbs Strange. She lived in
Wortham and attended Wortham Schools. She graduated from TCU
in 1953 with a degree in Education. She was an avid Wortham
Bulldog and TCU Horned Frog fan. She taught second grade at
Robert E. Lee Elementary School in Corsicana. She married
John H. Keller, M.D. on July 16, 1955. Mrs. Keller was a
lifetime Methodist and a member of the First United
Methodist Church of Fairfield where she was once active in
many groups and sang in the choir for a number of years. She
was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and
the Daughters of the Republic of Texas. In addition to her
parents she was preceded in death by her husband on August
24, 2012 and a brother, E.A. (Mack) Strange, Jr.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Susan Myers
and husband Charles; Carolyn Newberry and husband Scott.
Three grandsons, Jordan Keller Myers and wife Kimberly;
James Scott Newberry, III and wife Grace; James Andrew
Myers, and wife Natalie and their son Jaxon; a
granddaughter, Audra Myers Knowles; niece Mary Ann Strange
and nephew, James Mack Strange. Special family and
caregivers, Jonny Renee Childs, Alicia Thurman and Leslie
Brackens. |
Notes:
William (Bill) Joseph
Naugle
Oct 14, 1985 - Feb 10, 2018
 William
(Bill) Joseph Naugle, 32, of Denton, TX. passed away
suddenly on Saturday February 10, 2018. Bill was born in
Grand Rapids, Michigan on October 14, 1985 to parents Robert
and Kay Naugle.
Bill enlisted in the Marine Corps. his junior year of high
school. Upon graduation from high school in 2004 he served 4
years of active duty and was stationed in North Carolina and
Okinawa, Japan.
He also deployed to Iraq to participate in Operation Iraqi
Freedom in 2005-2006. During his last year of active duty,
Bill was blessed to become a father to Domanic, born at Camp
Lejeune, North Carolina in 2007.
After his honorable discharge, Bill followed dear friend and
fellow Marine, Grant Paschali for employment in Texas with
Shermco based in Irving, Texas. He then continued schooling
by attending and graduating from Fire Academy and acquiring
a position as a fireman
with the Corsicana, Texas Fire Department. He discovered
a passion for the medical field while firefighting and
continued his education in that direction. Upon graduating
nursing school he obtained a position at the Lewisville
Medical City as R.N. with the night shift crew in the E.R.
Bill grew up in Michigan which fostered a love for the
outdoors. You could often find him in the gym lifting
weights and improving his well toned body and biceps! One of
Bill�s special characteristics was his good looks and charm.
Many a person, man or woman were known to stare
uncontrollably at him. When asked why he would reply �Oh, I
get that all the time!� probably answering while showing a
flexed bicep. Bill could be described as sweet, loving,
kind, a faithful friend and companion, and devoted father.
His humerous personality would appear when making his son
smile or laugh.
Bill is preceded in death by his grandparents: William and
Joanne Langford and Paul Naugle Sr.
Bill is survived by his beloved partner, Chelsey Richards;
sons: Domanic Naugle, Tristen and Braeden Richards; parents:
Robert and Kay Naugle of Kaufman, Texas.; brother, Robert
Jr. (R.J.) and wife Anne; nephew, Josh Bradley; niece, Sammi
Bradley all of Lakewood, Washington; and extended family
members: Alisha Bland, Caleb Hunt and wife Brooke, Carson
and Haidyn Blake Hunt, Caitlin Hunt; grandmother, Shirley
Naugle of Michigan and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins.
The family wishes to thank everyone for their love and
friendship given to Bill. He will be sadly missed by those
who have known him.
A Memorial Service will be held for Bill on Saturday
February 17, 2018 at 10:00AM at New Hope Funeral Home in
Sunnyvale, Texas.
A reception will follow service at Community Life Church 610
US Hwy 80 Sunnyvale, Texas 75182. |
Notes:
Conelia "Connie" Rodgers
Sep 26, 1940 - Aug 27, 2018
 Connie
(Conelia) Aston Rodgers, age 77, of Plano, Texas passed
away peacefully, August 27, 2018, after a short illness.
She was born in Corsicana, Texas, September 26, 1940 and
lived her adult life in the Dallas area.
Always the life of the party, Connie was a fun-loving,
witty and intelligent lady who loved people, tennis and
gardening and was a long-time member of Christ United
Methodist Church, WINS Investment Club, Northwood
Women�s Group and Bent Tree Country Club.
Connie is survived by her son Tim R Rodgers and his wife
Michelle Davila Rodgers; Tom R Rodgers, former husband,
close friend and Tim�s father; her sister Mollie Aston
Henderson; nieces Marissa Jarratt and her husband Jon
and Michelle Chesney; nephew Zachary Aston and grand
nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 10 am on Friday,
September 7, 2018, at Christ United Methodist Church,
3101 Coit Road, Plano Texas 75075, with a reception to
follow. |
Notes:
Emily Ruth (Cook) Harvey
Mar 26, 1930 - Mar 27, 2018
 Mrs.
Emily Ruth Cook Harvey was born in Powell, TX to Mamie
(Stovall) and George Cook, Sr. Emily was raised in
Corsicana, Texas by Mamie and Leonard Johnson, Sr.,
along with seven brothers and sisters. She was a
graduate of G.W. Jackson High, went on to obtain her
license in cosmetology and was owner/operator of Smart
Ladies Salon for over 40 years. Emily and Charles B.
Harvey, Jr. married in 1959 and celebrated 51 years
together. She loved to laugh and found joy in being
surrounded by her many nieces and nephews. She is
survived by her sisters, Pearline Johnson of Corsicana,
TX and Bennie Marie Bradley of San Antonio, TX and her
stepdaughter Charlesella Harvey Johnson of California.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband
and siblings: Henry Cook, Eula Bea Cook Barton, Preston
Cook, George Cook, Jr. and Leonard Johnson, Jr.
A wake will be held at 5:00 PM at MeadowLawn Funeral
Home, 5611 E. Houston on Thursday 4/5/18. Funeral
services will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, 4/6/18 at
Second Baptist Church, 3310 East Commerce at 11:00 AM. |
Notes:
Jackie N. Dickerson
Sep 21, 1951 - Aug 31, 2018
 Life
Legacy
Jackie N. Dickerson, age 66, of Midlothian, went to be
with his Lord and Savior on Friday, August 31, 2018 at
the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He was
born on September 21, 1951 to Thomas Wayne and Catherine
(Thompson) Dickerson in Corsicana, Texas.
Left to cherish his memory is his son, Brian Dickerson
and wife Michelle of Midlothian; step daughters,
Stephanie Ford and husband Blair of Maypearl and Laurie
Berryhill and husband Jimmy of Venus; grandchildren,
Clayton Neil Dickerson, Maygan Dickerson, Tyler
Berryhill, Alec Wright, Eden Wright and Michael Wright;
great grandson, Brantley Kyle Dickerson; brothers, Billy
Dickerson and wife Frances, Jim Dickerson and wife
Blanch and Archie Dickerson; sisters, Tommie Cunningham,
Bonnie Owen, Linda Estes, Rita Garrettson and husband
Jim and a host of family and friends.
A Visitation for family and friends will be held on
Tuesday, September 4, 2018 from 6 to 8PM at the
Boze-Mitchell-McKibbin Chapel in Waxahachie.
There will be a Funeral Service at 1:00 PM on Wednesday,
September 5, 2018 at Boze-Mitchell-McKibbin Chapel with
Pastor James Coffman officiating. Interment will follow
at the Waxahachie City Cemetery. |
Notes:
Ashley (Cockerham) Sanders
Jun 21, 1985 - Feb 5, 2018
 Ashley
Sanders, age 32, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 at
her home. She was born on June 21, 1985 in Corsicana,
Texas to Tony and Julie (Wiles) Cockerham.
Left to cherish her memories is her husband of 13 years,
Kenneth �Kenny� Sanders; four daughters, Haley, Novalee,
Kalynn and Jessica Sanders; parents, Julie Glenn and
Toni Cockerham; sister, Paige Ferguson and husband
Robert; mother and father n-law, Ken and Doris Sanders.
Visitation for family and friends will be held from 11AM
to 1PM on Saturday, February 10, 2018 at the
Boze-Mitchell-McKibbin Chapel with a funeral service
following at 1PM with Rev. Molly Hayes officiating.
Burial is schedule for 9:15 AM on Monday, February 12,
2018 at the Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery. |
Notes:
Louis Charles Marquart
Nov 24, 1929 - Sep 13, 2018
 Louis
Charles Marquart, age 88, of San Angelo passed away
Thursday, September 13, 2018, at The Springs Assisted
Living in San Angelo. Graveside services will be at
10:00 AM, Thursday, September 20, 2018, at Richland
Cemetery in Mertens with Rev. Darren Heil officiating. A
reception will follow the service at the Fellowship Hall
of First Baptist Church in Mertens. Visitation
will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, September
19, 2018 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in
Hillsboro.
Louis was born on November 24, 1929, in Corsicana to
Robert N. and Donnie Mae (Horton) Marquart. He attended
school in Brownwood and graduated from Mertens High
School before graduating from Texas A&I University (now
Texas A&M) in Kingsville. He was employed as a
registered engineer in the oil and natural gas industry
and loved the 40 years he spent in that career.
In March of 1998, Louis and Joan Simmons were united in
marriage. From 1948-1952, he proudly served his country
in the United States Marines. In his spare time, he
enjoyed RVing, hunting and fishing. He was of the
Baptist faith.
Preceding him in death were his parents and
grandparents, Charles and Altha Horton. Survivors
include his wife, Joan Simmons Marquart; daughters,
Traci Renfrow and husband, Buster, Doni Marquart and
Valeri Marquart; son, Charles Marquart; and
grandchildren, Ty and Rand Renfrow. |
Notes:
Kevin Dale Riggs
Oct 2, 1963 - Aug 13, 2017
 Obituary
for Kevin Dale Riggs
Services for Kevin Dale Riggs, 53, of Flint will be held
on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Flint
Baptist Church with Pastor Sam DeVille officiating.
A graveside service will follow on Thursday afternoon at
2:30 at
Hamilton Beeman Cemetery in Corsicana under the
direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home.
Mr. Riggs passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 in Flint.
He was born October 2, 1963 in Corsicana to Mr. and Mrs.
Hollis Riggs.
Kevin was a member of Flint Baptist Church. He graduated
from Corsicana High School. Mr. Riggs held the position
of maintenance technician with Brookshire Grocery
Company.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents and
great-grandparents.
He is survived by his loving family including his wife,
Vicki; mother and stepfather, Dale and David Frederick;
father and stepmother, Hollis and Debbie Riggs; sister,
Cindy McCarter; half-sister, Melissa Riggs; stepbrother,
Adam Hill; stepsister, Alyssa Hill; son, Bryce;
daughter, Erica; stepdaughter, Jessica Shepherd;
grandsons, Koehler, Christopher, Easton; and niece,
Caitlin McCarter.
Pallbearers will be Steve McCall, Jimmy Eppler, Kenny
Kennemore, Michael McCarter, Kyle Hand, and Joel Tyner.
Honorary pallbearers will be Aaron Watson, Alton
McClintock, Jackie Melton, Billy Shuttlesworth, Dee
Merritt, TJ Fowler and Paul Krugler.
Visitation is scheduled from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Stewart Family Funeral
Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway in Tyler.
If desired, memorials may be made to Flint Baptist
Church Building Fund at www.flintbc.net or 11131 FM
2868, Flint, TX 75762. |
Notes:
Arlis Bryan Moon, Sr.
Feb 7, 1937 - May 5, 2018
 Obituary
for Arlis Bryan Moon, Sr.
Arlis Bryan Moon, Sr., 81, Corsicana, Texas, passed away
on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at his home. Funeral services
will be 10:00 AM Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Freedom
Church with Arlis B. Moon, Jr. officiating. Burial will
follow in the Hess Cemetery under the direction of the
Kincannon Funeral Home and Cremation Service.
Arlis was born on February 7, 1937 in Three Rivers,
Texas to James M. and Geneva G. (Armstrong) Moon, Sr. He
graduated from Harlandale High School and attended San
Antonio College. Arlis was credentialed as an Assembly
of God pastor in 1957. He pastored in Lighthouse,
Pearsall and Stamford Assemblies of God in Texas and
started the Southside Assembly of God in San Antonio.
Arlis also pastored the Yale, Oklahoma Assembly of God
and the First Pentecostal Holiness in Cushing, Oklahoma.
He pastored and preached for over 40 years and never
stopped ministering. Arlis married Eulonda Faye
(Beavers) Stufflebeam on August 11, 1984 in Cushing,
Oklahoma. He attended Freedom Church and was a singer,
philosopher and "generous to a fault." He was a rancher
at heart and loved his Old West lifestyle home. He was a
master craftsman and millright and loved raising his
horses, goats and Red Angus bulls and longhorns. Arlis
was also a patriot, even though he never served, he
loved his country very much. He was an avid Dallas
Cowboys fan.
His parents, a daughter, Lorrie Moon, and five siblings,
Jesse, Bobby, Virgil and Eula Moon, and Janelle Hargrave,
preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife, Eulonda Faye Moon, of the
home; five children, Cheryl V. Swafford and husband,
Steve, Karen Moon Starr and husband, Glen, Arlis B.
Moon, Jr. and wife, Elizabeth, Michael K. Moon and wife,
Alice, and Susan E. Weicht and husband, William; a
stepson, Leslie Stufflebeam and wife, June; the mother
of his children, Irene E. Long; 19 grandchildren,
Austin, Amaris, Chelsea, Holly, Jennifer, Arlis, III,
Matlock, Lacy, Nicole, James, JohnMarc, Jesse, Joanna,
Leticia, Kevin, Kim, Susanna, Gretchen and Grace; 24
great grandchildren with one on the way; three brothers,
James Moon, Jr., Jerry Moon and Doy Wayne Moon; a
sister, Kathy Vidales; and many other family members and
friends.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Wednesday at the funeral home. |
Notes:
Jackie (Armstrong) Thomas
Oct 4, 1934 - Aug 5, 2017
 Obituary
for Jackie Thomas
Jackie Armstrong Thomas, of Terrell, passed away into
the presence of her Savior on the morning of August 5,
2017 with her family at her side. Jackie was born
October 4, 1934 in Corsicana, Texas to Charlie Joe and
Jackie (Jennings) Armstrong, both of whom preceded her
in death.
Jackie grew up in an era that emphasized family
devotion, hard work ethic, respect for others and these
characteristics shaped her personality to be a perfect
Proverbs 31 woman. She was kind, selfless and loving to
everyone that she met. Growing up on her family�s farm,
Armstrong Dairy Farm, enabled her to develop into a
young lady that honored commitments and valued
traditions. Jackie graduated from Emhouse High School in
1953 having been voted by the student body as Senior
Favorite and Good Citizen. On June 23, 1953, she married
the love of her life, Bobby Thomas, and were blessed
with two sons, Darrell and Danny. She loved doing for
others and Jackie could be counted on to help with baby
and wedding showers, birthday celebrations and any get
together. She arrived not only with food but with a
servant�s heart to help everyone have a great time and
her very social personality made an instant friend for
life to all who met her. She was a longtime and active
member of College Mound UMC and friendships made there
were some of her most treasured. She and Bobby enjoyed
traveling to many family reunions where Jackie could
�catch up� with extended family and share memories that
had been made. Always one to enjoy a good visit, she
would often be found at all church activities, helping
and laughing, as well as going out to eat with Bobby so
she could see all her other friends here in Terrell. As
devoted as she was to Bobby and her sons, Jackie found a
deeper love that is known only to grandmothers and when
her grandchildren and then great grandchildren came
along, they had her wrapped around their fingers. She
supported and encouraged them in all their endeavors so
that they would always have a firm foundation of knowing
they were cherished by Jackie. She had a way of making
everyone she met feel the true joy that she always felt
and Jackie will be missed greatly.
She leaves to continue her legacy of unconditional love
her husband of 64 years, Bobby Thomas of Terrell; sons:
Darrell Thomas and wife, Sherry, of Royse City, Danny
Thomas and wife, Karien, of McKinney; four
grandchildren: Dusty Wayne Thomas, Joni Rae Duvall, Jana
Lee Thomas and Taylor Dan Thomas; four great
grandchildren: Chasity, Conner, Devin, Kaleb Thomas;
brother, W.J. �Sonny� Armstrong; sister, Katherine
Cameron as well as several nieces, nephews, extended
family, church family and a host of other friends.
Funeral service will be at 11:00am, Tuesday, August 8,
2017 at Max Slayton Funeral Chapel with interment to
follow at College Mound Cemetery. Jackie's family will
receive friends 6-8pm, Monday, August 7, 2017 at Max
Slayton Funerals and Cremations.
For those wishing and to honor Jackie's service to
others, memorials may be made to College Mound United
Methodist Church, PO Box 793, Terrell, Texas, 75160.
|
Notes:
Robert H. Dawson
Jan 1, 1937 - Aug 24, 2018
 Robert
H. Dawson
January 1, 1937 - August 24, 2018
Robert Holton Dawson, 81, of Midland passed away on
August 24, 2018.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
August 28, 2018 at Grace Presbyterian Church, 2801 North
Garfield Street, Midland, Texas 79705.
Bob was born on January 1, 1937 in Corsicana, Texas, to
Athol A. and Bonnie Dawson. He married the love of his
life, Fran, on June 1, 1957 in Canton, Texas. In 1962,
the couple moved to Midland. Bob and Fran had one son,
Bob Dawson, Jr., and two grandchildren, Geoffrey Dawson
and Ellie Dawson.
Bob served the community, both as a shareholder at
Cotton, Bledsoe, Tighe & Dawson, P.C., and through his
work for many organizations he cared about.
He is survived by his wife, Fran; his son, Bob; his
grandchildren, Geoffrey and Ellie; and his
sister-in-law, Jewel Murphrey.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his stepmother,
Oma M. Dawson; his brother and sister-in-law, Athol A.
and Joan Dawson; and his brother-in-law, James Murphrey.
The family would like to express their gratitude to
Robert A. Vogel, M.D., Michael J. Dragun, M.D., David
Watkins, M.D., and the nurses, PCAs, and other employees
of Midland Memorial Hospital and Hospice of Midland who
cared for Bob in his last illness.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of
Midland, Gifts of Hope, Inc., or Grace Presbyterian
Church.
Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle &
Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland. Online
condolences may be made at www.npwelch.com. |
Notes:
Stewart Deen Dickson, Sr.
Sep 15, 1941 - Jan 30, 2018
 Obituary
for Stewart Deen Dickson, Sr.
Stewart (Puddin) Dickson 76, passed away to be with our
heavenly father on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Stewart
was born in Corsicana, Texas on September 15, 1941 to
Selma Q. and Jimmie Lou Dickson. Stewart was the only
child and was raised on the farm until the family
decided to come to West Texas and farm in Rotan. Because
of the drought, the family sold the farm and moved to
Colorado City, Texas. Stewart was a graduate of Colorado
City High School. He then met the love of his life Faye
Ellen (Conaway) and they married on May 18, 1963. They
spent 54 years of a wonderful journey in life. They had
two children Deen and Sarah which he loved dearly.
Stewart started his career as a dispatcher with the City
of Colorado City Police Department. He then was hired on
with the Big Spring Police Department as a traffic
officer. There he was recognized for numerous awards and
the one he was most proud of was being chosen as Officer
of the Year for initiating the child safety program for
the Big Spring ISD. In 1970, the family moved to Abilene
where he went to work for the Taylor County Sheriffs
Office and went to school at Hardin Simmons where he
obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal
Justice. While at Taylor County, he was appointed Chief
Jailer followed by the appointment of Chief Deputy by
then Sheriff, Jack Landrum. Stewart was then approached
to become a law enforcement instructor for Texas A&M
University. He began teaching to thousands of law
enforcement students throughout the state. In 1978, he
accepted a position as Concho Valley Council of
Governments Regional Law Enforcement Coordinator and the
family moved to
San Angelo, Texas. Stewart loved being able to teach
students and he loved being a part of the San Angelo
Police Department and Tom Green County Sheriffs Office.
After following his retirement with the Concho Valley
Council of Governments in October 1996, he went to work
with the Tom Green County Sheriffs Office as Chief
Deputy to Sheriff Dan Gray. He was then appointed as
Lieutenant/Public Information Officer under Sheriff Joe
Hunt until Stewart retired in March 2006.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, wood working, Genealogy,
rebuilding and collecting old tractors, reading, and
most dearly being with his family.
Stewart leaves his wife of 54 years, Faye (Conaway)
Dickson, one son, Stewart Deen Dickson, Jr. and wife
Denice of San Angelo, Texas, one daughter, Sarah Louise
Drennan and husband Billy Royce (Shorty) Drennan of
Sudan, Texas six grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday,
February 2, 2018, at Lawnhaven Memorial Cemetery, with
the Rev. Russ Frasier officiating. Visitation will be at
Harper Funeral Home on Thursday, February 1, 2108 from
6:00- 8:00 PM. Pallbearers will be Ashley Dickson, Chris
Dickson, Jacob Drennan, Kendon Drennan, Michael Drennan
(all grandchildren), J. P. McGuire, Mike Magee, and
Craig Hopper.
The family would like to thank the San Angelo Fire
Department, the nursing staff at Angelo Community
Hospital, and the hospital staff as St. Luke's Baptist
Hospital in San Antonio. In lieu of flowers, please make
contributions to the Wall Volunteer Fire Department. |
Notes:
George Thomas Jones
Oct 28, 1949 - Jan 21, 2018
 Obituary
for Tom Jones
Funeral services for Tom Jones, 68, of Bastrop, Texas,
are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 21, 2018
at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Giddings with Rev. Robert
Tiner officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday,
January 21, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at
Immanuel Lutheran Church.
George Thomas �Tom� Jones Jr. was born on October 28,
1949 in Dallas, Texas, the son of George Thomas Jones
Sr. and Betty (Henson) Jones. He was baptized into the
Christian faith on July 15, 1960 and confirmed into the
Lutheran Church in 2004 at Prince of Peace Lutheran in
Bastrop. Tom graduated from high school in Corsicana,
Texas. He joined the United States Air Force and had
served 20 years when he retired in 1990 having obtained
the rank of Master Sergeant. He was united in marriage
to Connie Bundick Looney on September 27, 1980 in
Austin, Texas. Tom owned and operated TLC Carwash and
Detailing in Bastrop for seven years. He was a member of
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Bastrop where he had
served as an elder, cleaned the church and helped
barbeque for fundraisers. In 2008, he and Connie became
members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Giddings where
they had served as greeters. Tom was also a member of
the American Legion Post 533 in Bastrop. He had
volunteered as a baseball coach when his son was younger
and always took an active role in his son�s activities.
Tom was a perfectionist in every sense of the word and
kept everything clean, neat and in its place.
Tom passed away the afternoon of Wednesday, January 17,
2018 at St. David�s Medical Center in Austin.
He was preceded in death by his parents, George Jones
Sr. and Betty Jones Armstrong and a brother, Jimmy
Jones.
Tom is survived by his wife, Connie Jones of Bastrop;
his son, Doyle Looney & his wife, Dana of San Tan
Valley, Arizona; three grandchildren, Doyle Thomas
Looney of California, Dallas Looney of California and
Bailey Looney of Arizona; three step-grandchildren,
Taylor Nolan of North Carolina, Ashley Ehli of Arizona
and Jordan Mitchell of Arizona; two great grandchildren;
one sister, Patricia Quarles & her husband, Bill of
Amarillo; two nieces, one nephew and several cousins and
many friends.
Serving as pallbearers will be Derek Quarles, Angelo
Shena, Mike Foster, Pat Foster, Ken Keil and Bill
Talley.
Memorials may be made to the Gary Sinise Foundation, PO
Box 50008, Studio City, California 91614-5001, the
Immanuel Lutheran Church Stained Glass Fund, 300 North
Grimes Street, Giddings, Texas 78942 or to the charity
of one�s choice.
|
Notes:
Joe Lynn Slone
Sep 9, 1942 - Oct 8, 2018
 JOE's
OBITUARY
Joe Slone, 76, of Denton went to be with his Heavenly
Father, surrounded by his family on October 8th 2018 in
Denton, Texas. Joe was born on September 9, 1942 in
Corsicana, Texas to Joseph and Tranny Mae (Russell)
Slone.
He married Barbara Twomey on August 24, 1963 in Abilene,
Texas. Joe will be fondly remembered by family and
friends as a loving father, grandfather, and great
grandfather. Joe never met a stranger, always willing to
lend a hand and put others first. He was a distinguished
cowboy, hardworking business owner, a founder of North
Texas BBQ Association, exalted ruler of the Elks lodge
(2002-2003), proud patriot and U.S. Army veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Slone of Denton,
daughter, Shanna Housden of Aubrey, son, Shane Slone of
Denton, brother Thom Slone of West He Columbia, Texas,
grandchildren, Brittney Fichera, Bethany Crume, Melanie
Whitehead, Brooklin Housden and Panna Slone and six
great-grandchildren, Landon, Lane, Lexi, Cash, Hunter,
and Rycker.
He is preceded in death by his mother and father, infant
son, Steven Slone and brother Jay Slone.
A memorial Service will be held in the Chapel of Bill
DeBerry Funeral Directors in Denton, Texas on Saturday,
October 13, 2018 at 2:00 PM. |
Notes:
W. H. Blair, Sr
Feb 13, 1945 - Jun 11, 2018
 Mr.
W. H. Blair, Sr., age 73, of Dallas, Texas passed away
on Monday June 11, 2018 at VA Medical Center of North
Texas. W. H. was born February 13, 1945 in Corsicana,
Texas to the parentage of D.J. Blair, Sr. and Dossie Mae
(Fegans) Blair. W.H. received his formal education from
the Corsicana Public School System. Later he enlisted in
the United States Army and served 2 years in the
Vietnam War until
his honorable discharge.
W.H. has worked in many professions throughout his life,
his last job before his retirement was a security
officer for a security firm. W.H. enjoyed fishing and
farming in his spare time and especially enjoyed
spending quality time with his family and friends.
W.H. is preceded in death by both parents D.J. Blair,
Sr. and Dossie Mae Blair and other relatives. W.H.
leaves to cherish his memories and legacy: a devoted
wife, Ima Blair; three daughters, Terry Kennard, Sandra
Pitts, and Sharon Blair; two sons, Duke Blair and W.H.
Blair, Jr.; one sister, Gladys Blair; two brothers, D.J.
Blair, Jr. and Morgan Blair; a host of grandchildren and
great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and
cousins and other relatives and friends.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared
at www.laurellandfuneralhome.com for the Blair, family. |
Notes:
Mark Kelsey Hodges
Sep 16, 1957 - Apr 10, 2018
 Obituary
for Mark Kelsey Hodges
Mark K. Hodges, aged 60, a longtime area resident,
loving father and community volunteer died Tuesday,
April 10, 2018 in Dewey.
Mark was born the son of Wilfred Leon and Jill Ann
(Winters) Hodges on September 16, 1957 in Corsicana, TX.
At the age of 10, Mark and his family moved to Caney,
KS. After graduating from Caney Valley High School in
1976, Mark furthered his education at Coffeyville Junior
College before transferring to Kansas State in
Manhattan, KS, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts
degree.
Mark was united in marriage with his high school
sweetheart Jane Dyer on January 3, 1981 and they later
divorced. They made their home in Caney before moving to
Dewey in 1996. Mark was deeply committed to the
community, serving on the Caney Volunteer Fire
Department from the late 70s to the mid 90s, including
serving many years as Fire Chief. Mark also served on
the Dewey School Board. He worked for Phillips Petroleum
Company for about 20 years in the Corporate
Communications group, producing multimedia products for
company use. Later he owned and operated Hodges Fence
and Deck from 2005 to 2008.
Mark was a loving father who coached his boys� ball
teams. When he wasn't coaching, he was their biggest
fan, faithfully attending all of the activities they
participated in. He loved the Lord and was an active
member of the Dewey United Methodist Church,
participating in volunteer mission trips and community
outreach.
Mark loved to be active and was handy, both on and off
the job. He was very creative and always found a
solution for the problems he encountered. Weekends at
Grand Lake were a highlight for the boys during their
younger years.
Mark is survived by his three boys, Clint Hodges and
Ashley of Yukon, Michael Hodges and Amy of Cypress, TX,
Jackson Hodges and Sally of Manhattan, KS; brother Mike
Hodges and Cindy of Lafayette, CA; three sisters Jackie
Gilmore of Kansas City, MO, Kyle Burch and Roger of
Caney, KS, and Laurie Hodges of Kansas City, MO; three
grandchildren Wyatt, Bennett and Kellan Hodges; and
numerous other family and friends. He is preceded in
death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Journey
Home, 900 NE Washington Blvd., Bartlesville, OK 74006.
Services will be held 10 a.m. on Friday, April 13, at
the Davis Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Chaplin Jsue
Wagner officiating. Services are under the direction of
Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home. Online
condolences and remembrances may be shared with Mark�s
family at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com.
To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mark
Kelsey Hodges please visit our Sympathy Store. |
Notes:
Billie Anne (Cheney)
Root-Coburn
Jan 7, 1929 - Jan 20, 2018
 Billie
Root Coburn
January 7, 1929 - January 20, 2018
Billie Anne Cheney Root Coburn, 89, a long-time resident
of Irving, went home to be with her Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ 8:40 a.m. Saturday, January 20, 2018 at
Baylor, Scott and White Medical Center in Irving. Born
January 7, 1929 in Corsicana, Texas to Robert Hood
Cheney, Sr. and Williamine Stephens Cheney, she
graduated from
Corsicana High School in 1945 at the age of 16. She
studied for a year at Texas State College for Women in
Denton before going to the University of Texas at Austin
1946-1949 graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech
Therapy. She married Trent Collins Root, Jr. in
September 1950 and had three children, Trent Collins
Root, III, Susan Gail Root Merritt, and James David
Root. She was preceded in death by both of her sons. She
married James (Bo) Coburn December 19, 1980, whom she
dated during the University years. She was a very
successful life insurance agent with Southwestern Life
before building her home business with Shaklee Food
Supplements and Cleaning Products. She was a member of
First Baptist Church in Irving and the Irving Sunrise
Rotary Club.
In addition to her two sons, she was preceded in death
by her parents and two brothers Francis Marion (Frank)
Cheney and Robert Hood Cheney, Jr. She is survived by
her husband James (Bo) Coburn; daughter, Susan Root
Merritt and her husband Ralph Steven Merritt;
grandchildren, Aimee Merritt Hutchings and husband Jacob
Thomas Hutchings, Amber Merritt Terrell and husband
Rusty Joe Terrell, Emily Merritt Morgenstern and husband
Joseph Charles Morgenstern, Taylor Steven Merritt and
wife Lindsey Driver Merritt, Conner James Root, and
Isabella Simone Root: Stepchildren, Jeff Coburn and wife
Clare G. Coburn and Jina Coburn Goodwin and husband Mark
Goodwin; step grandchildren, Ryan Goodwin, Cory Goodwin,
Kenneth Goodwin, Walker Coburn and wife Amy Jones
Coburn, Leigh Coburn Flood and husband Kevin Flood, Mary
Coburn Pettiette and husband Pete Pettiette; nine
great-grandchildren; and five step great grandchildren.
A visitation is planned from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 in the Worship Center of
First Baptist Church, 403 South Main Street in Irving.
The funeral will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday there.
Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 25,
2018 at Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000
Mountain Creek Parkway in Dallas 75211. Those wishing to
attend the committal service may gather in Lane 1 at
10:45 a.m. Thursday at Dallas/Fort Worth National
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be, Jacob Hutchings, Rusty Terrell,
Joseph Morgenstern, Richard Gamble, Walker Coburn, Kevin
Flood, and Zane Terrell. |
Notes:
Freddie Lee Toliver
Nov 25, 1937 - Sep 2, 2016
 Obituary
for Freddie Lee Toliver
Freddie Lee Toliver was born November 25, 1937 in
Corsicana, Texas to Goree Toliver Sr. and Lee Ella Jones
Toliver. Following his high school education he enlisted
in the US Airforce.
Fred stay with the Airforce culminated with retirement
as an Airman after twenty years of honorable service.
Following his military career Fred decided to use his
mechanical skills and worked as a mechanic for many
years at numerous employers.
Fred married Iva Toliver in 1972 and one son was born to
this union, however once married to Iva, Fred
immediately inherited Lester, Lapree, Lyle and Larvin.
Shortly after marriage Fred united with the Sweet Home
Baptist Church and continued his membership until his
departure from life.
Fred was an avid fisherman and loved playing the game of
Dominoes.
Fred leaves to cherish his memory, his wife Iva Toliver;
sons: Lester (Marie), Lapree, Lyle, Larin Sr. (Sharon)
and Freddie, fifteen grandchildren; twelve great
grandchildren; brother: Curtis Toliver and wife Willie
Toliver; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
|
Notes:
Joshua Levi Patterson
Sep 2, 1984 ~ Sep 26, 2018
 Joshua
Levi Patterson, 34 of Farmington, NM., passed away
Wednesday, September 26, 2018. He was born September 2,
1984 in Corsicana, Texas to Robert and Jeannie
Patterson. Services are pending at this time. Joshua's
care has been entrusted to Farmington Funeral Home, 2111
W. Apache St. Farmington, NM. For those who wish to
express their condolences can do so at
www.farmingtonfuneral.com. |
Notes:
Cecil Andrew Singleton
Jun 29, 1908 - Feb 12, 1988
 C.
Singleton, retiried teacher and principal
By Jack Tinsley
Cecil A. Singleton, longtime educator and retired
principal of several Fort Worth elementary schools, died
yesterday at a Fort Worth hospital. He was 79.
Funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday in Fellowship Hall in
University United Methodist church. Burial will be in Laurel
Land Memorial Park.
Mr. Singleton retired in 1973 after a 37-year career in Fort
Worth public schools. He was a teacher and an
administrator during that time in addition to being
principal at South Fort Worth, George C. Clarke, B.H.
Carroll, Arlington Heights, Westcliff and Bluebonnet
elementary schools
"He was a marvelous educator... so war," said Dr. N.H.
Kupferle, senior vice president of Harris Methodist Hospital
Systems. "He made teachers feel like school was a family. He
did a super job as a principal."
Mr. Singleton was born in Eureka in Navarro County and lived
in Fort Worth for more than 50 years. He began his career as
an educator at Dresden in Navarro County after getting an
undergraduate degree from North Texas State University and a
master's degree at the University ot Texas.
After four years at Dresden, he taught at Ennis for three
years, at Borger for a year and at Whittenburg in the
Panhandle for a year before joining the Fort Worth system in
1936.
Mr. Singleton married Eva Patsy Wall in 1941 while both were
elementary school principals here. Mrs. Singleton later
joined Texas Christian University and taught for 27 years in
elementary education before retiring as an associate
professor.
Mr. Singleton served with the Coast Guard during World War
II and was in combat for 18 months in the South Pacific. He
was a pharmacist's mate and served as acting chaplain on the
alanding ship tank.
He was on the summer faculty for several sessions at TCU and
at the University of Colorado. He was contributing author of
a book, Teaching Elementary School Subjects.
Mr. Singleton was a member and a former steward of
University United Methodist Church, where he taught Sunday
School for several years.
Survivors: Wife, Eva Patsy Singleton of Fort Worth; one
sister, Mrs. Minnie Smith of Eureka, several nieces and
nephews. |
Notes:
Mabel C. Brooks
Jul 27, 1895 - Sep 17, 1982
Miss Mabel C. Brooks,
formerly of 1623 College Avenue, on Friday September 17. Retired
secretary to the treasurer of the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad
Company, retiring in 1960 after 42 years service. Member First
Presbyterian Chruch. Preceded in death by her brother, Hugh C.
Brooks. Survivors; Sister Miss Myrtle D. Brooks; sister-inlaw,
Mrs. Hugh C. Brooks; niece, Mrs Wanda Howard; cousin, Miss
Majorie Taylor, all of Fort Worth. Friends may call at Harveson
and Cole Funeral Home, 702 Eighth Avenue, where services will be
conducted 10 a.m. Monday. Rev. Dan Goldsmith officiating.
Interment Dresden Cemetery, Dresden, Texas. Arrangements
Harveson & Cole 336-0345
Notes:
Artena Dunn
Jul 19, 1912 - Feb 27, 1990
DUNN: Artena Dunn, a retired
butcher and former Fort Worth resident, died Tuesday near
Grandbury from injuries received in an automobile accident. He
was 77. Mr. Dunn was born in Dresden, Navarro County, and
he lived in San Angelo for 28 years. He was an Army veteran of
World War II. Area survivors include a son, Arvis Smith of Fort
Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. today at Pinkston's Mortuary in Fort
Worth. Burial Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens in San Angelo.
Notes:
Mary Bell (Bradley) White
May 1, 1910 - Aug 18, 1988
Mary Bell White
White: Mary Bell White of Hubbard died Thursday at her home. She
was 78. Survivors include a son, Hubert White of Grand Prairie;
and two daughters, Marie Williams and Pat Jones Boiles of Fort
Worth. Funeral: 3 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in
Blooming Grove. Burial:
Dresden Cemetery
Notes:
Jerome Douglas Johnson
May 21, 1898 - Dec 1, 1990
Jerome Douglas Johnson was
born May 21, 1898 on the Johnson farm near Dresden in Navarro
County, Texas to William Marion Johnson, a native of Cleo,
Tennessee and Catherine LuElla Willson Johnson, a native of
Dalton, Georgia. He died December 1, 1990. He and Ruby Grace
Dickson were married Nov 11, 1926 by Dr. George W. Truett in
Dallas, Texas. Before moving to Dallas, he had owned a grocery
store in Blooming Grove (Navarro County), Texas where his family
lived. As a manager of the Cedar Springs Clarence
Saunders' grocery store, he became an employee of Earle Wyatt
when Wyatt bought the Dallas Saunders chain of 24 grocery stores
i9n 1931. Johnson stayed with the firm when Wyatt sold the
grocery side of the grocery and cafeteria chain in 1955 to
Kroger's Inc. After a stroke in 1955, Johnson took early
retirement from Kroger's in 1962. He worked part time as a sales
representative for a gourmet line of condiments for 18 years as
an employee of Cockrell, Miller, Simpson, Brown and Jantz Inc.
He retired in 1979. Since 1979 he has lived in nursing homes in
Dallas (Meadow Green and Central Park Manor) and in Fort Worth
(Arli9ngton Heights Nursing Center). Family members include his
wife, Ruby Grace Dickson Johnson, also a resident of Fort
Worth's Arlington Heights Nursing Home; Douglas Ann Johnson
Newsom of Ft. Worth; four grandchildren and two great
grandchildren as well as eight nephews (five nephews- Johnson,
Three-Dickson and two nieces (Johnson). Funeral services, 2:30
pm. Monday, Sparkman Hillcrest Northwest Hwy Chapel. Interment,
Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements Sparkman/Hillcrest, 7405
W. NW Hwy. Dallas (214-363-5401)
Notes:
Donie Louis Kight, Sr
Nov 21, 1945 - Sep 8, 1988
Donie Louis Kight Sr -
an Arlington postal employee, died of cancer Thursday at a Fort
Worth hospital. He was 42.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Pleasant view Baptist church
in Arlington, where he was a member. Burial will be in
Dresden Cemetery,
near Corsicana. Greenwood Funeral Home in fort Worth is in
charge of arrangements. Mr.. Kight was born in Corsicana. He had
lived in Fort Worth for most of his life.
Mr. Kight was in the Marne Corps during the
Vietnam War.
He was a member of American Legion Post No. 569 and Ironworks
Union Local No. 263.
Survivors: One son, Donnie L. Kight, Jr. of Joshua; one
daughter, Naomi Rena Kight of Joshua; mother Letha Kight of Fort
Worth; one brother, Douglas Kight of Fort Worth; and one sister,
Betty Russell of Bedford.
Notes:
Thomas Freeman Haralson
Nov 7, 1919 - May 3, 1975
HARALSON
FREEMAN HARALSON, 936 Barbara Ann Street, Hurst. Survivors:
Wife, Mrs. Nora Ruth Haraison; son, Donald R. Haralson, Corydon,
Kentucky; daughter, Mrs. Nellie ruth Kuether, Euless; fathr, FR.
A. Berry Sr., Waco; brother, Finis Berry Jr., Waco; sisters,
Mrs. Olive Armstrong, Emhouse, Mrs. Eleanor Bentley, California,
Mrs. Maxie Lou McNalley, Karnes City, Mrs. Emily Sue Diamond,
Waco; eight grandchildren, Services 11 a.m. Tuesday Shannon's
North Chapel. Rev. Robert H. Harvey officiating with Rev. Don
Pike assisting. Interment
Dresden Cemetery.
Pallbearers: David Berry, Wayne Reaves, Bobby Armstrong, Kent
LaFrientz, Tommy Jordan, Doug Jordon. Arrangemtns
Shannon's North. 624-2191
Notes:
----
 Ex-service
station owner, Freeman Haralson, dies
HURST - Freeman
Haralson, 55, of 936 Barbara Ann St., died Saturday in a
Dallas hospital.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Shannon's North
Chapel with burial in
Dresden Cemetery.
Born in Teague Haralson was a service station owner in
Forth Worth for 15 years.
Survivors include his wife, Nora Ruth; father, F. A.
Berry Sr. of Waco; a son, Donald R. Haralson of Corydon,
Ky.; a daughter, Mrs. Nellie Ruth Kuether of Euless; a
brother Finis Berry Jr. of Waco; four sisters, Mrs.
Olive Armstrong of Emhouse, Mrs. Eleanor Bentley of
California, Mrs. Maxie Lou McNalley of Karnes City and
Mrs. Emily Sue Diamond of Waco; and eight grandchildren. |
Notes:
Lawrence Martin O'Dell
Dec 31, 1908 - Oct 21, 1975
L. M. O'Dell
Funeral for L. M. O'Dell, who died Tuesday in a Hurst hospital,
will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Shannon's North Funeral chapel
with graveside services at 2 p.m. Thursday in
Dresden Cemetery at
Dresden.
O'Dell of 1321 Harrison Lane in Hurst, had lived in the Fort
Worth area 34 years. He was a self-employed car salesman for 30
years.
Surviving are his wife, Margaret; five sons, J. Don Wright, of
Baytown, Dan J. Wright of Hurst, John Outenreath and Jimmy
Outenreath, both of Garland, and Rick Outenreath of Lawton,
Okla.; two daughters, Mrs. Virginia Reaves of Irving and Mrs.
Margie Umiker of Orangevale, Calif.; a brother, Lonnie O'Dell of
Austin
Notes:
Casey Lee Underwood
Mar 12, 1988 - Mar 12, 1988
Casey Lee Underwood -
Infant
HUBBARD - Casey Lee Underwood of Fort Worth was stillborn
Saturday at a Fort Worth hospital.
Graveside service will be at 4:30 p.m. today at
Dresden Cemetery
near Blooming Grove, under direction of Wade FuneralHome of
Hubbard.
Survivors: Parents, Dannie and Denise Underwood of Fort Worth,
maternal grandfather, Charles Farmer of Fort Worth.
Notes:
William Robert
"Bill" Ashford
Oct 13, 1922 - Jun 16, 1987
W. R. Ashford
CLEBURNE - W. R. "Bill" Ashford of Rio Vista died Tuesday at
Lake Whitney. He was 64.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at Crosier-Pearson Chapel in
Cleburne. Burial will be at
Dresden Cemetery in
Navarro County.
Mr. Ashford was a retired Mechanic. He was a veteran of
World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Ashford of Rio Vista; five
daughters, Sally Dart of Bedford, Martha Roye of Cleburne,
Dorothy Jean Tune of Neward, Mary Spencer of Rio Vista and Cyndy
Crowson of Virginia; a son, Mark Ashford of Sherman; two
brothers, Earl Ashford of Blum and Jimmy Ashford of Houston;
five sisters, Maudie Getts of Joshua, Lavarne Wilson of New
Caney, Betty Joyce Wilson of Amarillo, Geraldine Evans of San
Diego, Calif., and Mollie Jo Meyers of mabank; 15 grandchildren;
and a great grandchild.
Notes:
Brownie (Ragsdale) Bingham
Feb 23, 1884 - May 13, 1980
BINGHAM
BROWNIE BINGHAM, 96, 814 Weller, on Tuesday. Survivors;
Daughters, Mrs. Louise Pulliam, Fort Worth, Mrs. Bea Tanner,
Fort Worth, Mrs. Margaret Barker, Fort Worth, Mrs. Nell Boyd,
Fort Worth, Mrs. Eunice Deason-Boerne, Mrs. Ruth Gordon,
Arlington; 16 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; several
nieces and nephews. Services 10 a.m. Thursday Poly Methodist
Church Chapel. Rev. Arthur Buhl officiating. Interment 2:30 p.m.
Thursday
Dresden Cemetery,
Blooming Grove. Family will receive friends at 2804 Halbert.
Arrangements Mount Olivet Funeral Home, 2301 N. Sylvania at N.E.
28th St. 831-0511
Notes:
Thomas Madison Key
May 26, 1875 - Jun 28, 1955
T. M. KEY
DAWSON, June 30 (Spl).- T. M. Key, 80, retiried farmer and
stockman, who died Tuesday, was buried in the
Dresden cemetery
after funeral services Wednesday afternoon in the First
Methodist Church of Dawson.
Key is survived by his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Eugene Kessinger
of Brownfield; two grand daughters, and a borther, T. A. Key of
Beaumond.
Notes:
Eldridge Bell Gill
Sep 7, 1896 - Aug 16, 1975
GILL
ELDRIDGE B. GILL, 79, passed away Saturday in Cleburne.
Survivors: Daughters, Mrs. Nancy Lowe, Mrs. Katherine Slaer,
Mrs. Jeanine Thomas, Phoenix, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; one
sister, Mrs. Louise Rennie, Houston. Funeral services: 1:30 p.m.
Monday, Crosier-Pearson Chapel. Interment
Dresden Cemetery.
Member of Masonic Lodge, Wichita Falls; 32nd degree Mason and
Shriner
Notes:
Andy Gist
Jun 27, 1887 - Jan 28, 1979
GIST
ANDY GIST, 91, 225 Chruch Street, Azle, passed away Sunday,
Former Everman resident. Survivors: Sons Earl W. Gist, Azle,
Lester J. Gist, Egan; daugher, Mrs. Helen Webb, Everma; three
grandsons; three great-grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Monday.
Jones Funeral Home Chapel, Burleson. Rev. Joel Wood officiating.
Graveside services 1 p.m. Monday,
Dresden Cemetery,
near Blooming Grove. Arrangements Jones Funeral Home, Burleson.
295-5211
Notes:
Lena (Marsh) Sweeney
Aug 14, 1871 - Jun 15, 1955
MRS. LENA SWEENEY
HILLSBORO, June 16 (Spl) - Mrs. Lena Sweeney, 83, longtime
resident of Hillsboro, died at her home here Wednesday
afternoon.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday in Marshall
& Marshall Chapel with burial in Ridge Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Sweeney was born at Dresden and moved to Hillsboro as a
girl. She was a member of the Presbyterian Chruch.
Survivors include two sons, G. W. and Jesse Sweeney of
Hillsboro, and a sister, Mrs. Nannie Camphiere of Abilene.
Notes:
Elma A. "Tex" Moore
Jun 6, 1908 - Oct 5, 1975
MOORE
E. A. (Tex) MOORE, 513 W. Gambrell, Sunday, October 5th.
Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Connie Moore, Fort Worth; sons, Carley
Moore, Arlington, Bruce Moore, Graham; daughter, Mrs. Nadine
Hardee, Kennedale; step-daugher, Mrs. Patsy Whitehead, Athens,
11 grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday Gause-Ware Memorial
Chapel. M. L. Sexton, minister officiating. Graveside services 2
p.m. Dresden Cemetery,
Dresden, Texas. Arrangemetns Gause-Ware, 1251 Pennsylvania
332-3232
Notes:
Aubrey Lee Melton, Sr.
Jul 1, 1926 - Aug 29, 1980
AUBREY LEE MELTON SR. ....
deacon at Baptist church
Funeral for Aubrey Lee Melton, Sr., 54, of 1921 Belzise Terrace
will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Fellowship Baptist Church with
burial at Cedar Hill.
Melton died Froday in a hospital after a brief illness.
He had worked as a truck driver for Marsuco-Van Horn for 12
years. Melson, a native of Dresden, moved to Fort Worth in 1951.
He was vice-chairman of the board of deacons at Fellowship
Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Pearlie M. Melton; three sons,
Aubrey Jr., Kenneth Wayne and Michael; and three daughters,
Jimmie Lou Farris, Dorothy Martin and Stephanie Melton, all of
Fort Worth; two sisters, Winnie Montgomery of Morrisville, Pa.,
and Bennie Davis of Fort Worth; three brothers, Lonnie Melton of
Houston, John Ellis of Corsicana and William Melton of Fort
Worth; and nine grandchildren.
Notes:
Elijah Franklin "Frank"
Beasley
Jun 20, 1881 - Jun 21, 1951
E. F. BEASLEY
CORSICANA, June 23 (Spl) - E. F. Beasley, 70 , longtime resident
of Corsicana, who died in a Cleburne hospital Thursday, was
buried in Kerens Cemetery after funeral services here Friday. He
was a retired grocer here and at Kerens.
Surviving are five daughters, Miss Thelma Beasley and Mmes.
Lorah Montfort, Ray Martin and Marvin Herod of Corsicana and
Mrs. Ona Faye Brown of Cleburne; a son, E. D. Beasley of Kerens,
three brothers, a sister, 10 grandchildren, and two
great-grandchildren.
Notes:
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Jun 24, 1951
Lucy Dale (Lindsey) Boyd
Dec 9, 1897 - Mar 8, 1974
BOYD
MRS. E. M. (CURLY) BOYD, Route 1, Box 252, Athens, on Friday,
March 8. Survivors; Daughters, Mrs. B. G. Elliott, Athens, Mrs.
John Thomas, Dallas, Mrs. J. O. Young, Fort Worth, Mrs. Marvin
Harvel, Bay City; sons Lindsey D. Boyd, Panama City, Florida,
Bill R. Boyd, Lathrop, California; sisters, Mrs. Mary Ballew,
Fort WOrth, Mrs. Joanna Burns, San Antonio, Mrs. J. A. Rains,
Montalba, Mrs. C. W. Fowler, Dallas, Mrs. Ruby Sewell, Mexia,
Mrs. Charles Thompson, Dallas; 20 grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Saturday Willow Springs
Baptist, Church, Malakoff. Interment Dresden Cemetery.
Arrangements Harveson & Cole.
Notes:
William Watson
Nov 25, 1909 - May 26, 1987
William Watson
BLOOMING GROVE - Willaim Watson of Blooming Grove, a former Fort
Worth resident, died Tuesday at home. He was 78.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Morris-Bates Mortuary in
Fort Worth. Burial will be in Skyvue Memorial Park.
Mr. Watson, who was born in New Orleans, lived in Fort Worth
more than 30 years before moving to Blooming Grove in Navarro
County in 1984. He was a porter at Tarrant Bank for six years
until his retirement. He was a member of the Church of the
Living God.
Survivors included his wife, Margaret Watson of Blooming Grove
and a son, Sid Watson.
Notes:
Opal Brown
Aug 23, 1916 - Jun 2, 1990
HURST - Opal Brown,
owner and operator of a service station, died yesterday at a
Bedford hospital. She was 74.
Funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at Lucas Funeral Home in
Hurst. Burial will be in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in
Colleyville.
Mrs. Brown was born in Blooming Grove, Navarro County, and moved
to Fort WOrth in 1960.
She was a member of Harwood Terrace Baptist Church in Bedford.
Survivors: Son, Ronald Brown of Hurst; two brothers, Carl
McClintock of Sweetwater and Derwood McClintock of Morton; three
grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Notes:
Myrtle Evelyn (Tipping)
Loden
Feb 14, 1902 - Apr 24, 1987
HICO - Myrtle Evelyn Tipping
Loden of Hico died Friday at a Waco hospital. She was 85.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist
Church in Hico, where she was a member. Burial will be in Hico
Cemetery.
Rutledge Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Loden was born in Blooming Grove in Navarro County and had
lived in Hico since 1928. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include three daughters, Mary Evelyn Beard and Rachel
Harcrow, both of Waco, and Rene Sander of Hico; one sister, Faye
Reams of Magnolia, Montgomery County; nine grandchildren; and 19
great-grandchildren.
Notes:
Beulah Lee (Spence) Parham
Aug 30, 1910 - Sep 5, 1989
STEPHENVILLE - Beulah
Lee Parham of Stephenville died yesterday at a Stephenville
hospital. She was 79.
Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Stephenville Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Nancy Smith Cemetery, near Glen Rose in
Somervell County.
Mrs. Parham was born in Blooming Grove, Navarro County, and had
lived in Erath County most of her life. She was a homemaker and
a member of Plainview Baptist Church in Chalk Mountain, Erath
County. Mrs. Parham was a member of the Stephenville Home
Extension Club.
Survivors: One son, Bill Parham of Stephenville; one daughter,
Beth Robinson of Stephenville; two sisters, Cindy Robinson of
Abilene and Mary Treadway of Sweetwater, one brother, R.Q.
Spence of Blackwell; four grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren
Notes:
Donald Edgar Morrison
Nov 3, 1922 - Jun 26, 1990
FORT WORTH - Donald
Edgar Morrison, a retired truck driver, died Tuesday at a Fort
Worth hospital. He was 67.
Funeral will be at 3 p.m. today at Emmett Baptist Church in
Emmett, Navarro County. Burial will be in
Emmett Cemetery.
Lucas Funeral Home on Sylvania is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Morrison was born in Blooming Grove, Navarro County, and was
a longtime Fort Worth resident.
Survivors: Two daughters, Donna Derrick and Linda Brooks, both
of Fort Worth; three brothers, Kyle E. Morrison of Fort Leonard
Wood, Mo., Roy D. Morrison of Corsicana and Billy J. Morrison of
Fort Worth; two sisters, Marion Perkins and Bobbie List, both of
Fort Worth; two granddaughters; and one great-grandson
Notes:
Hazel North Wilson
d. 1987
Hazel North Wilson died
Sunday at her Wenatchee, Wash., home. She had a heart attack
while working in her flower patch. She was 64.
Funeral will be at 4 p.m. today at the Chapel of the Valley in
Wenatchee. Burial will be in Relford Memorial Park, also in
Wenatchee.
Mrs. Wilson was born in Blooming Grove near Corsicana and moved
to Wenatchee in the 1960s. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Survivors include four sons, Donnie Wilson of Wenatchee, Udell
Wilson and Kim Wilson, both of Midland, and Orvel Lee Wilson of
Las Crueces, N.M.; one daughter, Brenda Wilson of Wenatchee; one
sister, Geneva Fleming of Fort Worth; 10 grandchildren; and one
great-granddaughter.
Notes:
Roy Herrin
Feb 27, 1922 - Dec 12, 1988
Navarro County Native
Roy Herrin, a retired employee of Harbison-Fischer Manufacturing
Co., died Monday in Sunset. He was 66.
Graveside service will be at noon today at Shannon's Rose Hill
Memorial Park. Brown Gause-Ware Owens & Brumley Funeral
Directors is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Herrin was born in Blooming Grove, Navarro county. He had
lived in Fort Worth about 40 years.
He was in the Army during
World War II.
Mr. Herrin worked for the company for 36 years and retiried in
1984.
Survivors: Wife, Loree Herrin of Fort Worth; one son, John Roy
Herrin of Fort Worth; three daughters, Janice Gorman, Jerry
Hammack and Jeanne Helton, all of Fort Worth; four brothers, D.I.
Herrin of Dallas, Harvey Herrin of Huntsville and Calvin Herrin
and Jessie Herrin, both of Corsicana; three sisters, Minnie Lee
Wallace and Alice Ray, both of Houston, and Maudie Fay Edmonds
of Shepherdsville, Ky.
Notes:
Ittie Elizabeth (Adkins) Morrison
Jan 12, 1901 - Jan 23, 1977
MORRISON
ITTIE ELIZABETH MORRISON, 75, 3401 Hartline <?> Road. Survivors;
Sons, Donald E. Morrison, Fort Worth, Kyle E. Morrison, Fort
Worth, Roy D. Morrison, Corsicana, Billy J. Morrison, Fort
Worth, daughters, Mrs. Bobbie List, Mrs. Mary Marion Perkins,
both Fort Worth; brothers, Rudolph Adkins, San Angelo, Jack
Adkins, Dawson; 16 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren,
Services 1 pm Tuesday Prairie Grove Baptist Church of Emmett,
Texas. Interment
Emmett Cemetery. Arrangements Owens-Brunley, 425 S.
Henderson.
Notes:
Fred Emmett Ellington
Sep 11, 1888 - Jan 11, 1975
ELLINGTON
FRED EMMITT ELLINGTON, 86, 3201 Meadowbrook Dr., passed away
Saturday. Native of Arkansas and resident of Fort Worth for 52
years. Retired employee of General Dynamics Corp. and Honorary
Col. of the State of Tennessee, member of Handley Baptist
Church. Survivors: Wife, Frances Ellington, fort Worth; son,
Allen F. Ellington, Dallas; daughters, Mrs. Jack Watkins,
Weatherford, Mrs. W. R. Dudley Jr., Gainesville, Florida;
sister, Mrs. Enos Giddens, Fort Worth; seven grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, Moore Fort Worth
Chapel. Rev. Wynn Johnson and Rev. Stanley Brown officiating.
Graveside services 2 a.m. Tuesday,
Emmett Cemetery.
Arrangements Hugh M. Moore & Sons, 4912 E. Lancaster, Fort Worth
Notes:
James Clyde Dyer, Sr.
Aug 13, 1924 - Nov 9, 1989
J. C. Dyer Sr.
Retail salesman
FORT WORTH - J. C. Dyer Sr.,
an independent retail salesman, died Thursday at an Arlington
Hospital. He was 65.
Funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at Fair Park Baptist Church.
Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. in
Frost Cemetery in
Frost, Navarro County. Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale
is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Dyer was born in Frost and had been a farmer there until
moving to Fort Worth 23 years ago. He was a member of Fair Park
Baptist church.
Survivors: Wife, Marie Dyer of Fort Worth; three sons, J.C. Dyer
Jr. and Buddy Dyer, both of Fort Worth, and Billy Dyer of
Midlothian; one daughter, Joy Graves of Midlothian; two
brothers, R. C. Dyer of Fairfield and Wendell Dyer of Rockwall;
one sister, Dorothy Wilbanks of Wills Point; 12 grandchildren;
and 13 great-grandchildren.
Notes:
Eunice (Brackeen)
Hightower
Nov 28, 1900 - Aug 11, 1989
Eunice Hightower
Homemaker
MANSFIELD - Eunice Hightower of Mineola, formerly of Mansfield,
died Friday in Mineola. She was 88.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Blessing Funeral Chapel in
Mansfield. Burial will be in
Frost Cemetery in
Frost.
Mrs. Hightower was born in Frost, and was a homemaker. She was a
member of the Church of Christ. She was a longtime resident of
Mansfield before moving to Mineola about a year ago.
Survivors: One son, Wayne Hightower of Fort Worth; four
daughters, Dorothy Harris of Duncan, Okla., Laverne Roberts of
Mineola, Norma Lee of Coward, S.C. and Delores Ray of Conway,
Ark.; one brother Dewey Brackeen of Blooming Grove; three
sisters, Lillie Williams and Vera Baker of Carrollton and Jessie
Gunter of Joshua; 11 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren.
Notes:
Duane Artis Yates
Jul 17, 1922 - Feb 21, 1987
Duane A. Yates of Fort Worth
died Saturday in a Fort Worth hospital. He was 64.
Funeral will be Monday at noon at Laurel Land of Fort Worth.
Burial will be in
Frost Cemetery in
Navarro County.
Mr. Yates was born in Jester. He served in the armed forces
during World War II. He came to Fort Worth in 1961. He was a
member of Travis Avenue Baptist Church and was a retired
maintenance engineer for Sears Roebuck and Co.
Survivors include his wife, Syble H. Yates of Fort Worth; a
daughter, Pamela Stone of Arlington; his mother, Gladys Yates of
Frost; a brother, Namon Yates of Frost; and two grandsons.
Notes:
Kenneth Darrell "Red"
Smitherman
Jun 9, 1930 - Jun 20, 1990
SMITHERMAN
KENNETH DARRELL (RED) SMITHERMAN, Fort Worth, on Wednesday, June
20. Native of Navarro county. Retired from Vandervoot's and
Foremost Dairies. Survivors: Daughter, Deborah Hudnall, Brock;
sons, Darrell, James and Larry Smitherman, Fort Worth; nine
grandchildren; two great grand-children; sisters, Barbara Green,
Rendon, Nell Hatfield, Fort Worth; brothers, Gary Smitherman,
Morgan, Bud Smitherman, McKinney; several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at Robertson Mueller Harper-Eighth Avenue where
services will be held in the Chapel at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 23
Services at the graveside at 2 p.m. Saturday,
Frost Cemetery, Frost.
Arrangements. ROBERTSON MUELLER HARPER, CHERRY LANE, 1207
South Cherry Lane 246-4988
Notes:
Byron Anderson Fears
Nov 8, 1907 - Nov 30, 1989
Byron Anderson Fears
Truck Driver
WHITE SETTLEMENT - Byron
Anderson Fears, a retired truck driver, died Thursday at a White
Settlement nursing home. He was 81.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Robertson Mueller
Harper-Cherry Lane. Burial will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow in
Frost Cemetery in
Frost.
Mr. Fears was born in Overton and had lived in White Settlement
since 1988. He was a longtime Fort Worth resident.
Survivors: Son, Wayne Fears of Tyler, three stepdaughters,
Dorothy Grimes of Weatherford and Joyce Landreth and Cathy
Force, both of Benbrook; five stepsons, Cecil McFatridge and
Billy McFatridge, both of Whitney, Norman McFatridge of Fort
Worth, Joy Dean McFatridge of Dallas and Vernon McFatridge of
Oklahoma; 35 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and
several great-great-grandchildren.
Notes:
Lucy Eula
(Andrews) Robinson
Oct 23, 1891 - Dec 13, 1962
ROBINSON, MRS. A. J., 71,
died Thursday at her home in Corsicana. Services held Saturday
in Eureka. Presbyterian Church. Burial
Eureka Cemetery.
Survivors: Husband; three sons and five daughters, including
Mrs. R. E. Johnson of Fort Worth
Notes:
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Mrs. Robinson Dies Thursday
Mrs. A. J. Robinson, 71, died at the family residence, 1907 West
Thirteenth avenue Thursday night.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Eureka
Presbyterian church, of which she was a member with burial in
the
Eureka cemetery.
The rites will be conducted by Rev. Burl Johnson and Rev.
Clinton Bates.
Surviving are her husband of Corsicana; three sons, Andrew and
Junior Robinson, both of Corsicana, and Ivy Robinson, Abilene;
five daughters, Mrs. J. A. Renfro, Eureka; Mrs. J. O. Chance,
Teague; Mrs. R. E. Johnson, Fort Worth; Mrs. W. E. Jock and Mrs.
R. L. Jenkins, both of Dallas; 24 grandchildren, 19
great-grandchildren, four brothers, Will Andrews, Malakoff;
Albin and Marvin Andrews, both of Trinidad and Clifton Andrews,
Temple; two sisters, Mrs. George Kiles, Malakoff, and Mrs.
Nettie Carroll Carraway, Ark., and a number of nieces, nephews
and other relatives.
Pallbearers will be Bill Renfro, James Griffis, Lawrence DeMoss,
Clifford Johnson, Durwood Gill, Robert Kendall Richard Perry and
James Renfro.
Griffin will direct.
Notes:
Billy James Hood
Jan 19, 1928 - Jun 20, 1986
Billy Hood, 58, of Euless,
died Friday in a Dallas nursing home.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Corley Funeral Home in
Corsicana. Burial will be at
Eureka Cemetery in
Eureka.
Hood had lived in Euless for 15 years.
Survivors include his wife, Billie Hood of Euless; three
daughters, Sherry Miles of Bay City, Mary Hall of Abilene and
Eva Phillips of Lake Charles, La.; two sons, Michael Hood of
Arlington and Riley Huepers of Manvel; and nine grandchildren.
Notes:
R. L. "Lon/Lonnie/Alonzo" Myers
Nov 30, 1886 - Mar 5, 1959
R. L. Myers
CORSICANA, March 7 (Spl).- R. L. Myers, 72, who died Thursday
night at his home in the Eureka community, was buried in
Eureka Cemetery
Saturday. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mrs
Billie Ruth York of Dallas, Mrs. Joe Monroe of Ashdown, Ark.,
and Mrs. J. S. Cronk of Denver, and two sons, Joe Myers of Big
Spring and Norman Myers of La Ward.
Notes:
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Lon Myers Dies Thursday Night
R. L. (Lon) Myers, 72, native of Eureka, former Corsicana
resident, died Thursday night.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the
McCammon Chapel with burial in the
Eureka Cemetery.
The Odd Fellows will have charge of the gravesite rites.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lillie Myers, Dallas; five
children, Joe Myers, Big Spring; Norman Myers, LaWard, Texas;
Mrs. Joe Monroe, Ashdown, Ark.; Mrs. J. S. Cronk, Denver, Colo.,
and Mrs. Billie Ruth York, Dallas; a brother Frank Myers,
Paducah; a sister, Mrs. C. D. Hill, Grandview; two half-sisters,
Mrs. Opal Turnbow, Lamesa, and Mrs. Mae Spruce, Gainesville; a
half-brother, Jess Smith, Grandview; 13 grandchildren, eight
great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Notes:
----
Services Held For Lon Myers
Funeral rites for R. L. (Lon) Myers, 72, who died Thursday
night, were held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the McCammon Chapel
with burial in the
Eureka cemetery. The
Odd Fellows had charge of graveside rites.
A native of Eureka, Myers resided in Corsicana for many years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lillie Myers, Dallas; five
children, Joe Myers, Big Spring; Norman Myers, LaWard, Texas;
Mrs. Joe Monroe, Ashdown, Ark.; Mrs. J. S. Cronk, Denver, Colo.,
and Mrs. Billie Ruth York, Dallas; a brother Frank Myers,
Paducah; a sister, Mrs. C. D. Hill, Grandview; two half-sisters,
Mrs. Opal Turnbow, Lamesa, and Mrs. Mae Spruce, Gainesville; a
half-brother, Jess Smith, Grandview; 13 grandchildren, eight
great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Notes:
Harry Pickarts Gardner
Nov 20, 1917 - May 1, 1989
Gardner: Harry P. Gardner, a
retired rural letter carrier, died Monday at an Arlington
hospital. He was 72. Memorial service: yesterday at Arlington
Funeral Home. Burial:
Eureka Cemetery, in Navarro County.
Notes:
Lillie May (Taylor)
Chandler
Feb 5, 1877 � Jul. 31, 1954
MRS. W. J. CHANDLER
CORSICANA, Aug 1 (Spl).- Funeral services for Mrs. W. J.
Chandler, 77, who died at her home Saturday, were conducted
Sunday afternoon in Eureka Mehtodist Church, with burial in
Eureka Cemetery.
Mrs. Chandler had lived at Eureka, near Corsicana, for many
years.
Survivors are three sons, Don, Paul and Curtis Chandler of
Eureka; a daughter, Mrs. Olan Castles of Eureka; four sisters,
Mrs. Joe Crayton and Mrs. Tom Eugbanks of Houston, Mrs. L. B.
Tekell of Wichita Falls and Mrs. J. F. Layton of Ennis, and two
grandchildren.
Notes:
--
Lillie May (Taylor) Chandler
Mrs. Chandler Services Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. W. J. Chandler, 77, who died suddenly
Saturday morning at her home in Eureka, were held Sunday at 4
p.m. from the Eureka Methodist church. Burial was in the
Eureka Cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. Peyton Goodman, pastor of the
North Corsicana Methodist church; Rev. Joe Taylor, pastor of the
Eureka Methodist church, and Rev. Henry Bailey, pastor of the
Patterson Memorial Presbyterian church at Eureka.
Mrs. Chandler was a long-time resident of Eureka and an active
member of the Methodist church.
Surviving are three sons, Don, Paul and Curtis Chandler, and a
daughter, Mrs. Olan Castles, all of Eureka; four sisters, Mrs.
Joe Crayton and Mrs. Tom Eubanks, both of Houston; Mrs. L. B.
Tekell, Wichita Falls; Mrs. W. N. Roberson, Amarillo, and Mrs.
J. F. Layton, Ennis; two grandchildren and other relatives.
Pallbearers were Joe Allen Greenup, John Grantham, Buck
Montgomery, Buck Frames, Buck Hodge and Ernest Fullwood.
McCammon directed.
Notes:
Robert Haywood Howard
Feb 3, 1892 - Feb 3, 1960
ROBERT H. HOWARD
CORSICANA, Feb. 3. 3 (Spl). - Funeral services for Robert
Haywood Howard, 68, of the Navarro community will be held
Thursday in the Griffin Chapel with burial in
Eureka Cemetery. He
died Tuesday in a Corsicana hospital. Survivors include a
daughter, Mrs. Velma Bostwick of Fort Bragg, N.C. and four sons,
J. C. Howard of Navarro, Sid Howard of Corsicana and Haywood E.
and Ralph Howard of Mineral Wells.
Notes:
Trixsy (Mahoney) Stroder
Jun 14, 1884 - Feb 20, 1983
TRIXSY STRODER
...longtime Fort Worth resident
Funeral for Trixsy Stroder,
99, will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Harveson and Cole Funeral
Home in Fort Worth with burial at
Eureka Cemetery in
Navarro County.
Mrs. Stroder died Sunday morning at a Fort Worth hospital.
She lived in Fort Worth for more than 75 years and was a member
of the College Avenue Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son, B. F. Stroder Jr of Fort Worth and
nieces and nephews
Notes:
James Hamilton Pritchett
Mar 6, 1911 - Jan 28, 1984
James Hamilton Pritchett, 72.
Survivors: Daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Baker Fort Worth, Mrs. Merle
Misklewicz, Fort Worth, Mrs. Peggy Stewart, Fort Worth, Mrs.
Deloris Gilbert, Newark, Texas, Mrs. Evelyn Hale, Boyd;
brothers, Buster Pritchett, Kennard Pritchett, Corsicana; 18
grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren. Services 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday Shannon's North Chapel, Mr. Kenneth Pittman officiating.
Graveside services 3 p.m.
Eureka Cemetery, Corsicana. Arrangements SHANNON's NORTH
624-2191
Notes:
Julie Nichole Pritchett
Sep 5, 1975 - May 10, 2018
 Julie
Nicole Pritchett
Julie Nicole Pritchett went to be with her Heavenly Father
on May 10, 2018, after a brief battle with cancer. She was
42 years old. Julie brought great joy to her family and many
friends through her friendly and happy disposition.
Julie was born to Wayne and Kathy Pritchett on September 5,
1975, in Corsicana, Texas. She graduated from Whitehouse
High School in 1997, and subsequently moved with her family
to Belton. Julie loved all people and brought joy to
everyone who knew her. She enjoyed spending time with
family, especially her nieces and nephews. She loved all
children and truly enjoyed when she had opportunities to
babysit her nieces, nephews, and close friends along with
her mother. Julie was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church in
Belton, Texas, where she was shown love and kindness.
Julie was blessed with a loving and large family. She is
survived by her parents, Wayne and Kathy Pritchett, of
Belton; her sister Hollie Sammons and husband Chris of Waco;
her sister Lorie Malone and husband Jonathan of Belton;
nephews Seth Sammons and Justin Sammons of Waco and Ryan
Malone of Belton; nieces Kate Malone and Abby Malone of
Belton; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Julie was
preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, J.D and
Hazel Graves and paternal grandparents, I.V.M (Buster) and
Mildred Pritchett.
Visitation will be at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton from
6:00-8:00 PM, Friday, May 11, 2018. Funeral services will be
at 10:00 AM, Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Lakeview Baptist
Church with Rev. Chris Sammons, Mark Wilhoite and Rev. Bob
Crowder officiating. Interment will follow at
Eureka Cemetery in Eureka, Texas, at 3:30 PM. Memorials may be made
to Lakeview Baptist Church, 7717 State Hwy 317, Belton,
Texas.
The family would like to thank Kindred Hospice for their
compassionate care. |
Rosemary (Middleton)
Jock-Franks-Schafer
Jan 7, 1949 - Oct 12, 2018
 Rosemary
Middleton Schafer, 69, left this world for her heavenly home
on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Rosemary was born Jan. 7, 1949 to
Robert Max and Betty Jo Middleton in Corsicana.
Rosemary spent her life helping others and would give to
anyone in need, even if it meant she didn't have it for
herself. Rosemary was a friend to all and made many lifelong
friends from her time working at Haggar Slacks, Kmart
Warehouse and Russell Stovers Candies. Rosemary reflected
her love of the Lord in all her kindness and generosity
shown to others. Rosemary lived life to the fullest and
enjoyed going on trips with her sons, playing bingo,
cooking, reading and bargain shopping. She was a wonderful
mother and grandmother who always put the needs of her
family first and was the matriarch to the extended family.
Rosemary was preceded in death by her husband, Ted A.
Schafer, her parents, Max and Betty Jo Middleton, her sister
Rhonda Jo Staab and infant twin brothers.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Robbie and
Amber Jock, Paul and Brena Jock, Joey and Leah Jock;
brothers Mike Middleton and Charles Walpole. She also leaves
behind her grandchildren, Jonathan Jock, Colby Jock Myers,
Presley Jock, Cassidy Jock, Dalton Jock, Ethan Jock, Levi
Jock, Landon Jock, Jada Richardson and Drake Richardson;
three great grandchildren, Harper Jock, Avery Myers and
Parker Myers as well as her adopted grandchildren, her great
niece Bayliegh Boenisch and great nephew Riley Boenisch as
well as a host of family and friends.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17,
2018 at Griffin - Roughton Funeral Home.
A celebration of her life will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday,
Oct. 18, 2018 in the Chapel at Griffin - Roughton Funeral
Home with Rev. Floyd Petersen officiating. Interment to
follow at Eureka
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Sam Kirk, Will Kirk, Olin Williams,
Terry Gorden, Bob Pritchett and Shane Scruggs.
Memorials may be made to The Salvation Army Angel Tree or
Toys for Tots which Rosemary always supported.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana.
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Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Oct. 15, 2018
- Submitted by
Karen Rost
- w/o William Junior Jock
& Ted A. Schafer; d/o Robert Max Middleton & Betty Jo (Easterling)
Middleton
Ralph John Iverson
July 24, 1931 - Oct 14, 2018
 Ralph
J. Iverson, 87, passed away Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018, at the
Trisun Care Center in Corsicana.
Ralph was born and raised in Glendive, Montana where he
developed his love of the outdoors. He retired to the shore
of Richland Chambers Reservoir with his wife of 56 years,
Betty (Ham) Iverson, where he enjoyed what he loved to do
most, fishing.
Ralph was a proud veteran of the
USAF and enjoyed spending
time with friends and other veterans at his local VFW hall
in Corsicana.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Tollef and Asborg
Iverson, and by his brother Iver.
Ralph is survived by his wife, Betty; twin sisters, Alice
and Arlene; sons, John and Bob; grandson, Ryan, and numerous
nephews, nieces and cousins.
In accordance with his wishes, Ralph will be cremated and
his ashes will be returned to Glendive Montana. |
Notes:
James Edgar Hodge
Apr 29, 1929 - Oct 16, 2018
 James
Edgar Hodge of Corsicana passed away early Tuesday morning,
Oct. 16, 2018 at the age of 89. He was born April 19, 1929
in Navarro County to Richard M. Hodge and Beaulah Blanch
Sikes Hodge. James was a graduate of the University of North
Texas and also the University of Georgia where he received
his PHD. He served in the U.S. Army, serving during the
Korean War. He later
taught at North Texas and Angelo State from 1970 to 1994
before retiring to Corsicana. He was a faithful servant of
God. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he also
served as a Deacon.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Morris Hodge of
Corsicana; two children, Patti Cook and husband Mark and
Gina Harrell and husband Craig; grandchildren, Cara Miller,
Ryan Cook, James Harrell, Wade Harrell and C.J. Harrell; two
great grandchildren, Kole Cilione and Ellen Harrell; one
brother, Richard M. Hodge and numerous extended family
members and friends.
A celebration of his life will be held 10 a.m. Friday, Oct.
19, 2018 at First Baptist Church in Corsicana with Dr. Danny
Reeves officiating. Interment will be at
Oakwood Cemetery.
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Notes:
Riyanna Latrice Henry
Sep 17, 2010 - Oct 14, 2018
Riyanna Latrice Henry of Corsicana received her wings Sunday,
Oct. 14, 2018.
Riyanna was born to the parentage of Karley L. Roch and Ryan L.
Henry on the 17th day of September in 2010. Riyanna attended
Kerens Independent School District.
Our Angel loved horses, reading and drawing. Her favorite color
was sky blue. Our little princess had a smile that would
brighten the room and a sweet voice that melted your heart. She
loved school and all her friends and family, she would help
anyone with anything.
Riyanna is preceded in death by her big brother, Rodney Brown
Jr.; grandfather, Bryant Henry and great grandfather, Larry
Minor.
Riyanna leaves to cherish her memories her siblings; three
brothers, Tre Brown, Kayleb Henry and Rylan Henry; three
sisters, Karrissa Brown, Jennie Bunch and Kaydence Greer;
grandparents, Melinda Bunch (Gerald), Kenneth Roch (Kimberly)
and Pamela Minor; great-grandparents, Gloria Lancaster, Marvin
Combs, Christie Jones, Pearlie and David Henry; aunts Shaneria
Beans, Mendee Holt (Jesse), Meigan Bunch and Sumar Warren;
uncles, Michael Minor (Amme), Desmond Elliott, Kenneth Roch,
Keeton Roch (Emily) Gary Bunch and Michelle Bunch, as well as a
host of aunts, cousins, family and friends.
Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 at
the Kerens First Baptist Church, with Bro Gary Combs officiating
the funeral service at 1 p.m. Private burial service to follow
in Samaria Cemetery.
Arrangements by Paschal Funeral Home.
Notes:
Willie
Carolyn (Crocker) Chapman
Dec 31, 1955 - Oct 16, 2018
Carolyn Chapman, 62, of Richland passed away Oct. 16.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, 2018
at Corley Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018
at Corley Funeral.
Interment pending due to inclement weather.
Notes:
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Carolyn Chapman, 62, of
Richland, TX, fought her cancer long and hard until her passing
on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at her home, surrounded by her
loving family. She was born on December 31, 1955 in Navarro
County to Clifton and Bessie (Franklin) Crocker.
Carolyn was a devoted and loyal wife to her husband, Bobby Joe
Chapman. She was a strong woman who not only poured her heart
into raising her own children, but to all of her �bonus kids� as
well. She loved to go deer hunting, and even had the opportunity
to take part in her last hunt just a few weeks before her
passing. She will be dearly missed by all those who knew her.
Carolyn is survived by her mother, Bessie (Franklin) Johnston;
husband, Bobby Joe Chapman; children: Tiffany Moore and husband
Kenneth, Justin Tucker and fianc� Sadia, Clay Chapman and fianc�
Veronica, John Tucker and wife Christie, and Diane Huston and
husband Samuel; brother, Jimmy Crocker and wife Mickey; brother,
Wayman Crocker and wife Desiree; sister, Martha Hatchel and
husband Jimmy; 15 grandchildren, and numerous nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, Clifton Crocker, and
brother, Johnny Crocker.
Carolyn�s family will receive friends and loved ones during a
visitation at Corley Funeral Home on Friday, October 19, 2018
from 6 PM until 8 PM. Funeral services will be held the
following day, October 20, at 2 PM at Corley Funeral Home. The
final burial will be postponed due to inclement weather.
Notes:
Alma Jean (Tramel)
Duvall-Howard
July 29, 1929 - Oct 4, 2018
 Alma
Jean Tramel Duvall Howard was granted her angel wings
Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Her final days were spent surrounded
by family. She is now with her beloved daughter Joan. Her
sisters, June and Jessie and her parents, Prosper and Zelda
will be with her as well.
Jean, as she preferred to be called, was born July 29, 1929
in Kerens.
She felt most at home in the kitchen where she could whip up
a batch of biscuits or cornbread in no time flat. She taught
many to do the same. Jean made sure you knew how to take
care of an iron skillet also.
Jean is survived by her son Michael Duvall; grandchildren
Brenda Ford, Michelle Walsh, Travis Musgrove, Michael Duvall
Jr., Jason Duvall, Adela Musgrove, Kiesha Duvall and Ray
Colvin whom she loved as a grandson. As well as 21 great
grandchildren; 16 great-great grandchildren; sisters Mary
and Wanda and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 at
Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens with Rev. Frank Upchurch
officiating. Interment to follow at
Prairie Point Cemetery.
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Notes:
Judy Elaine (Pillans) Hagler
May 18, 1950 - Jun 29, 2018
 Judy
Elaine Pillans Hagler, 68 of Winkler passed away June 29,
2018 in Florida. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.
Friday, July 6, 2018 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home in
Corsicana. Service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 7,
2018 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Chapel. Interment to
follow at St. Elmo Cemetery.
Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home
|
Notes:
--
Judy Elaine (Pillans)
Hagler
May 18, 1950 - Jun 29, 2018
 Judy
Elaine Hagler, 68 of Winkler passed away June 29, 2018 in
Florida. She was born May 18, 1950 in Corsicana, Texas to
Wayne Allen Pillans and Joyce Johnson Pillans. She was a
lifetime member of New Hope Baptist Church. She was loved by
all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Wayne and Joyce
Pillans and her brother Roger Pillans. She is survived by
her husband, John Clayton "Corky" Hagler of St. Elmo;
daughter, Lanna McCabe and husband Ryan; son, Clay Hagler
and wife Jennifer; grandchildren, Kayla and Kirby McCabe and
Andrew and Madison Hagler; aunt Barbara Loftis; uncle Johnny
Mack Johnson and numerous cousins.
Visitation will be Friday, July 6th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana. Service will be
10:00 am Saturday, July 7th at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home
Chapel, Corsicana. Burial will follow at St. Elmo Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be James Gary Pillans, Gary Merle Pillans,
Phil Pillans, Jerrod Pillans, Benny Pillans, Elbert Manor,
Dale Hagler and Glen Clark. |
Notes:
- Griffin Roughton Funeral
Home
- Submitted by
Diane Richards
-
w/o John
Clayton �Corky� Hagler; d/o Wayne Allan Pillans & Joyce
(Johnson) Pillans
---
Judy Elaine Pillans Hagler, 68 of Winkler passed away June
29, 2018 in Florida. She was born May 18, 1950 in Corsicana,
Texas to Wayne Allen Pillans and Joyce Johnson Pillans. She
was a lifelong member of New Hope Baptist Church where she
loved to sing. Judy was in Education 29 1/2 years and also
Real Estate and Broker for many years. She was an
"experienced" United State traveler, she loved to go and
always had her next trip planned before she left for a trip.
She was a lifelong 4H/FFA show mom and grandmother. She
enjoyed going to stock shows when are {sic} children were
young and continued going with her grandchildren. Judy was
very active with her grandchildren, if they had an activity
of any kind she was always ready to go to watch and cheer
them on. Christmas was her favorite holiday. She always made
stops at Christmas stores while they were traveling to
purchase ornaments to hang on her tree. Above all else she
dearly loved her family. She was loved by all who knew her
and will be missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Wayne and Joyce
Pillans and her brother Roger Pillans. She is survived by
her husband, John Clayton "Corky" Hagler Jr. of St. Elmo;
daughter, Lanna McCabe and husband Ryan of Ennis; son, Clay
Hagler and wife Jennifer of St. Elmo; grandchildren, Kayla
and Kirby McCabe, Andrew and Madison Hagler; aunt Barbara
Loftis; uncle Johnny Mack Johnson; brothers in law, Tommy
Hagler, Gene Hagler and families; sister in law, Diane
Cotton and family; niece Dana Pillans; nephew, Jerrod
Pillans and numerous other nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation will be Friday, July 6th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at
Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana. Service will be
10:00 am Saturday, July 7th at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home
Chapel, Corsicana. Burial will follow at
St. Elmo Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be James Gary Pillans, Gary Merle Pillans,
Phil Pillans, Jerrod Pillans, Benny Pillans, Elbert Manor,
Dale Hagler and Glen Clark.
Notes:
Terry Lynn
(Price) Blakeslee-Alvarado
Oct 25, 1955 - June 23, 2018
 Terry
Lynn entered the Gates of Heaven Saturday, June 23, 2018 at
Navarro Regional Hospital in Corsicana. Terry was born Oct.
25, 1955 at Fort Bragg Army Hospital, to Clifford and Hattie
Marie (Mahoney) Price.
She attended school at Hope Mill Junior High in Hope Mills,
North Carolina. Terry graduated from Southview High School
in Massey Hill, North Carolina in 1974. In 1978 she entered
into the United States Army in Fayetteville, North Carolina
and went on to San Antonio where she received her Medical
Nursing Degree and Honorable Discharge from the Armed
Forces. She began her nursing career in Fayetteville, North
Carolina and soon moved to Dallas where she spent the
majority of her career. She retired from nursing in 2012.
Terry was a compassionate and caring person which showed in
her own life. She was a daughter, wife, mother, aunt, friend
and cousin to many. Terry's ex-husband, Ignacio Alvarado of
Irving was there to care for her in her short battle with
Cancer.
She was preceded in death by her son, Joseph (Joey) William
Price, husband Glen Blakeslee, brother, Timothy Joe Price,
niece, Heather Ann Schumacher and her Parents Clifford and
Marie Price.
Terry is survived by her son, Jeff Blakeslee of Carrolton;
brother, Daniel Price; sister-in-law Ann Price of Purdon;
sister, Donna Schumacher and brother-in-law James Schumacher
of Seattle, Washington; niece Valorie Steele and husband
Eric Steele of Eureka; great niece, Taylor Steele of Eureka;
niece Shannon Foster; great niece Ashleigh Foster; great
nephew Logan Foster of Reno, Nevada; nephew Jason Grahmann;
great nieces Leanna and Grace and great nephew Wyatt
Grahmann of Dayton, Nevada.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. July 11, 2018 at
the Dallas - Fort Worth National Cemetery - 2000 Mountain
Creek Parkway in Dallas where internment to follow with her
husband Glen Blakeslee.
Arrangements made by Luz Eterna Funeral Home of Corsicana.
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Notes:
Gladys Frances
"Lolly" (Ippolito) Sparks
Dec 20, 1934 - July 6, 2018
 Gladys
"Lolly" Frances Sparks of Corsicana passed away peacefully
in Arlington Friday, July 6, 2018 at the age of 83. She was
born Dec. 20, 1934 to Michael Joseph Ippolito, Gladys Watts
and raised by Agnes Ippolito in Bay Shore, Long Island, New
York.
Lolly had many interests and inexhaustible energy. Her
career included volunteer work at family services providing
support for United States military families, a secretary at
Atlas Moving and Storage and an administrative position at a
local hotel.
Lolly was a devoted wife and traveled around the world
living at different military bases. After raising her
children Lolly started three successful small businesses
which included Lolly's Ceramics and Afghans, Video
Personalities, and Lolly's Embroidery. Lolly was also very
active at her church, Immaculate Conception, and was pleased
to craft many items for the parishioners and vestments for
the Clergy.
Lolly was deeply committed to her family and will be missed
by her family and many friends. They will always cherish the
memory of her. She was a businesswoman, a seamstress, a
fascinating story teller, a shopaholic and a cook who wasn't
afraid to experiment. She had wit, grace, charm and
boundless optimism and energy.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 and a half
years to Neal Francis Sparks (Msgt. USAF Retired) of
Corsicana.
Lolly is survived by their five children, Michael and
BachCuc Sparks of Houston, Denise and Fred Reed of Killeen,
Wayne and Janet Sparks of Arlington, Kevin and Jeanette
Sparks of Corsicana and Kenneth and Julie Sparks of Missouri
City, Texas. She is also survived by her 11 grandchildren
Benjamin and wife Alison, Samuel and wife Adriane, Matthew
and wife Christie, Steven, Patrick, Harrison and Alexis
Satterwhite, Rebecca, Lolly, Zachary and Katie, Holly Sparks
and Samuel Chiaramonte; her 14 great grandchildren, Ashley,
Isabella, Aiden, Ethan, Noah, Nadia, Malachi, Naomi, Elena,
Isaac, Lucas, Harrison Jr., Ty and Logan.
A rosary service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10,
2018 at Corley Funeral Home in Corsicana.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 11,
2018 with Deacon Lewis Palos officiating.
Interment to follow at 2 p.m. at the Dallas Forth Worth
National Cemetery. Pallbearers are Benjamin, Samuel,
Matthew, Harrison, Aiden, and Ethan Sparks. |
Notes:
Ophelia Jackson
abt 1933 - Jun 28, 2018
Ophelia Jackson passed away
June 28, 2018 at the age of 85 at her home.
Ophelia served as Mission President of District 10 at Temple
330. She was also a Sunday school teacher and active in the
choir. She loved to fish and cook.
There will be a viewing from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, July 6, 2018 at
Eternal Rest Funeral Home in Ennis.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 7, 2018
at Straight Way Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Alvin
Smith officiating. Apostle Derrick Barton of Holiness Tabernacle
will give the eulogy. The church is located at 400 S. 15th St.,
in Corsicana.
Interment to follow at
Woodland Cemetery in Corsicana.
Notes:
Martha "Jayne" (Sykes)
Leath
Sep 15, 1935 - Jul 5, 2018
 Martha
"Jayne" Sykes Leath passed on to her home in Heaven
Thursday, July 5, 2018 at McKinney Medical Center in
McKinney, with her husband Jimmy, nephew and his wife, Kenny
and Trudy Melton by her side.
She was born Sept. 15, 1935 in Corsicana to the late Floyd
and Genila Sykes and proudly lived in Texas her entire life.
She worked for Continental Trailways and Swest Industries in
Dallas for many years.
Her family was the love of her life and she was a very
loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt and
friend to many. She loved to bowl with her husband and
listen to music. She was an avid Dallas Cowboy and Texas
Longhorn fan. Christmas was her favorite holiday as she
loved to cook, decorate and give.
Martha Jayne is celebrating in heaven with her beloved
parents, Floyd and Genila Sykes and sister, Mary Frances
Melton among other family and friends.
She is survived by her husband, Jimmy Leath of Mckinney;
daughter, Debra Giroux and husband Rick of Cornelius, North
Carolina; son, Steve Frost of Vernon; step-daughter, Vickie
Stokes and husband David of Mesquite; step-daughter, Brenda
Lacaze of Waxahachie; step-son, Kenneth Leath;
granddaughters, Misty Vergakis and husband Brent, Amanda
Leath and Robyn Lacaze; grandsons, Chris Stokes, Brandon
Stokes and Randy Lacaze; 11 great grandchildren; nieces and
nephews to include Melanie Reed and husband Rick, Kenny
Melton and wife Trudy, Larry Melton and wife Christy and
Elijah Melton and wife Margaret. To also acknowledge
brother-in-law Robert Leath and wife Nadine of California;
sister Glynda Kittrell of Houston and dear friend Jan
Willhoite of Carrollton.
A time of visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July
10, 2018 with the funeral service at 11 a.m. at Corley
Funeral Home Chapel with Rick Reed officiation. Interment to
follow at Pattison
Cemetery.
She will be available for viewing Monday, July 9, 2018.
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Notes:
Bill Glenn Pinkerton
Apr 30, 1949 - Jul 6, 2018
 Bill
Pinkerton, 69, of Eureka passed away July 6, 2018 after a
brief battle with cancer. He was son of the late A.J.
Pinkerton and Lillie Wright and was born on April 30, 1949
in Riverside, California. The Air Force family later moved
to Plattsburgh, New York with step-father Dale Mahan and
then Burns Flat, Oklahoma before settling in Fort Worth.
Bill graduated from Amon Carter Riverside High School in
Fort Worth and then received his degree in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington.
While at UTA, he met and married his wife Virginia Gail
Rawlings and then had three children. Together, they moved
to Kennedale where they made a home for almost 30 years. He
had a fulfilling 40 year career as a Materials Engineer for
Vought Aircraft where he worked on numerous projects ranging
from the Space Shuttle to the B2 Stealth Bomber before
retiring in 2012. He was preceded in death by his
brother, Jay Surratt and then Virginia after 42 wonderful
years of marriage.
Bill was an avid outdoorsman who loved running, cycling,
hunting, fishing, camping and hiking in addition to fast
cars, baseball, travel, technology and photography. He spent
many years as a volunteer with the Longhorn Council of the
Boy Scouts of America, working with various groups including
Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers and Wood Badge adult
leader training.
In 2013, God's abounding grace led Bill to meet Marilyn
Mitchell of Eureka. They started a new life together where
he found great happiness and fulfilling friendships. At
their Overlook Ranch, he tried his hand as a small-time
cattle rancher and thoroughly enjoyed being grandpa to two
sets of grandchildren while serving the community as a
member of Mildred Baptist Church.
Above all, Bill dearly loved his family, his friends and his
community. He will be dearly missed by his wife, Marilyn
Pinkerton of Eureka and his three children, Shari Stephens
of Durant, Oklahoma, Michael Pinkerton and wife Beverly of
Scottsdale, Arizona, and Karen Ryan and husband Michael of
Benbrook; seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren;
step-father, Dale Mahan of Aurora, Colorado; sister,
Patricia Gotori of Aurora, Colorado; brother, K. David
Pinkerton of Gunnison, Colorado; three step-children and
their spouses; 11 step-grandchildren; four step-great
grandchildren, who lovingly welcomed him into their lives.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 10,
2018 at Mildred Baptist Church with the Rev. Tony Neal
officiating.
Those desiring to do so may make memorial contributions to
the Longhorn Council of the Boy Scouts of America at P.O.
Box 54190, Hurst, Texas 76050-4190 or at
www.donations.scouting.org/#1council/662. |
Notes:
Jehu Wesley "Jake" Allen
Jun 15, 1926 - Jul 3, 2018
 Jehu
Wesley "Jake" Allen was born in Richland Friday, June 15,
1926 to Sue Belle and E. S. Allen. God welcomed one of His
most gentle and kind servants to his heavenly home Tuesday,
July 3, 2018.
He graduated from Richland High School and earned his
Bachelors and Master's Degrees from North Texas University.
After graduation he entered a lifetime of public education,
beginning at the small struggling school in Barry. He
influenced countless numbers of young people during his
career.
He was a faithful member of First United Methodist Church
for 50 years where he lead the singing in his Sunday School
class.
He served in the United States Navy during the last years of
World War II.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.
Jake is survived by his wife of 69 years, Neoma; one
brother, Thomas R. Allen and several devoted nieces and
nephews and numerous friends.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 6,
2018 at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Steven Bell
officiating. Interment will be held at a later date.
Those wishing to remember Jake with a memorial may do so by
contributing to First United Methodist Church or Navarro
County Humane Society. |
Notes:
James Burnett Porter
abt 1919 - Jun 30, 2018
James Burnett Porter, 99, of Pelham passed away Saturday, June
30, 2018 at his residence.
Viewing will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Visitation to follow
from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Scott Funeral Home in
Corsicana.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 5 at
Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Pelham with Rev. Johnny
Kirven officiating.
Arrangements made by Scott Funeral Home.
Notes:
Lera Faye (Jones) Hand
Jun 14, 1930 - Jul 7, 2018
 Lera
Faye Hand, 88, of Corsicana passed away Saturday, July 7,
2018 at a hospita; in Lufkin. She was born June 14, 1930 to
the parents of Robert and Lera Jones.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Hand,
daughter, Barbara Bates and a sister Ruth Harrison.
She is survived by four children: Brenda Barth and husband
Kevin of Allen; Brian Hand and wife LaDonna of Corsicana;
Robert Hand of Ovilla; Janet white and husband Paul of
Lufkin and her sister, Mary Clark of Sulphur springs. She is
also survived by 11 grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 12,
2018 at Griffin- Roughton Funeral Home with Steve Handley
officiating. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m. Funeral
services to follow at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that charitable
donations be made to either the American Diabetes
Association, Medina Children's Home, Cherokee Children's
Home, or any other charity of your choice.
Funeral arrangements under the direction of Griffin -
Roughton Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Stanley Mac Gorman
Feb 3, 1939 - Jul 4, 2018
 Stanley
Mac Gorman, 79, of Lampasas passed away Wednesday, July 4,
2018 in Lampasas. He was born Feb. 3, 1939.
A hard working man and fatherly foundation to a large and
loving family to the very end, Stanley was known by many
names to many people. Mac to his friends, Stanley to his
peers, Uncle Macaroni to imaginative nephews, dad to his
children, and Pop-Pop or Papa Mac to his grandchildren. He
was a born leader in all aspects of life, as executive with
Southwestern Bell and AT&T, a business owner, and a
spiritual guide for so many. He taught us all the value of
perseverance through hardship and adversity, no matter how
difficult or heartbreaking your trials may be.
While he is now with God, his legacy lives on through his
family reminding us every day the love and hard work it
takes to be a true servant of God. Every July 4th, the
celebration of Independence will take a new meaning for us,
not just a celebration of American Independence, but one
true American's freedom from a struggling body, free to
finally join his Father in heaven.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 39 years,
Nell Sloan Gorman and his parents, Stanley and Marguerite
Gorman.
He is survived by his loving wife, Gay Gorman; children, Jan
and husband BB of San Angelo, Stan Gorman and wife Linda of
Waller and Brett Gorman and wife Breck of Shallowater;
grandchildren, Clifton and Summer Williams, four great
grandchildren of Victor,Montana; Kevin Williams, three great
grandchildren of Mountain Home; Kyle Williams of Clearwater,
Florida; Heidi and Slate Williams; three great grandchildren
of Ozona; Marissa Gorman and fianc� Justin Brinkman of
Caldwell; Brady Gorman of Shallowater; Brodey and Makala
Gorman; one great grandson of Shallowater; sisters, Margie
and Ted Taylor of Corsicana, Debra Gorman of Corsicana and
Melissa Woehleke of Marlin and numerous beloved nieces,
nephews, and cousins.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 8,
2018 at Corley Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2018
at the Corley Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment to follow at
Oakwood Cemetery.
The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the
office of Dr. Mark Lane and to the nursing staff of Rollins
Brook Community Hospital in Lampasas for their excellent
care. |
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Friday, Jul 6, 2018
- Submitted by
Karen Rost
- h/o Janeta Nell (Sloan)
Gorman & Gay Gorman; s/o Stanley (Fletcher) Gorman &
Marguerite (McMullan) Gorman
Ann Gertrude
"Annie" (Sloan) Andrews
Jun 27, 1919 - Jul 2, 2018
 After
a joyous celebration of her 99th birthday with her earthly
family, Annie Gertrude Sloan Andrews was welcomed to her
eternal Home Monday, July 2, 2018 and is now celebrating her
final homecoming with her Heavenly Father and Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ. She was born June 27, 1919 and was the
oldest of seven children born to Harvey and Peggy Sloan in
Martins Mill. She was a survivor and came close to death
several times in her early years. As a teenager, she
contracted typhoid fever. This was quite a scare for her
family since not many folks survived this disease at the
time. She also got a snake bite that was pretty serious as a
youth. We know now that God was preserving her for her
legacy.
Ann stayed busy as a young adult helping her beloved mother
raise her siblings. She met the love of her life, Grover
Haze Andrews (better known as "Jinks",) and they were
married Dec. 23, 1939. After marrying, they moved to Houston
where they started their family and Nicky, Sandra and Janie
were born. They later moved to Corsicana where Cathy was
born and they began to farm and ranch and raise their
family. They were married for 72 years and created a legacy
of life, love and perseverance through hardship while
teaching us all the importance of family. They balanced each
other perfectly and gave their family a perfect example of
unconditional love.
Ann was a great at doing anything that needed to be done.
Her talents were many. She was a great ranch hand and a
carpenter's helper for Papa, all while maintaining her role
as a devoted wife and mother. She was a great cook and
enjoyed cooking for her family. Her whole wheat pancakes
were a favorite for all her kids and grandkids for four
generations. She loved to sew and made quilts for all her
grandkids. Annie was also a great bridge player and shared
her love for bridge with family and friends. She loved to
read and continued to read all the classics well into her
90's. Her favorite book was the Bible and she used her iPad
to read it in large print as she aged. Her favorite verse
was Phillipians 4:11-14, a verse about being content...and
that is the way she lived her life - full of contentment,
trust in God, and prayer for those she loved. Her faith was
a testament to those she loved and she wrote in her journal
that she was leaving her four children to fill the gap.
The house on the hill in the creek bottom was a safe haven
for all her grands. A place where they could go to be
cherished, loved, fed and potty trained. She was a great
babysitter and always had open doors and open arms. As her
family outgrew her home, she would host a larger venue for
70 plus loved ones to celebrate Christmas for an entire
weekend. Her love for the Lord grew over time and her
prayers over our family transcended her living room and
impacted our family for decades. Her greatest gift to those
she left behind are not material but are the blessings by
association due to her diligence in the word and her love
for God.
Ann is celebrating in heaven with her beloved husband
"Jinx," parents Harvey and Peggy Sloan, siblings Lynn Sloan
and Betty Sloan Pizzo, son-in-laws Ronnie Ogburn and Claude
Lane and many other family members.
Waiting to reunite with her are her siblings, all of whom
are also in their 90s, James Willie Sloan, Harvey (Skeeze)
Sloan, Chester Pike (Buck) Sloan and Peggy Reeves; her
children, Nathan Andrews and wife Carolyn, Sandra Marr and
husband Herman, Janie Lane, and Cathy Ogburn; 11
grandchildren and their spouses, Robin Marr, Cheri Lane,
Julie and John Teel, Claude (Bubba) and Regina Lane, Lance
and Stephanie Andrews, Rhonda and Terry Wilson, Christie
Noonkester, Chris and Heather Lane, Rachel and Darrell
Tidwell, Ronnie Dale and Kim Ogburn and Russell and Lacey
Ogburn; 26 great grandchildren; and 12 great great
grandchildren. Also waiting to see her again are may family
and friends too numerous to list.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Thursday, July 5,
2018 at Corley Funeral Home. A memorial service to follow at
3 p.m. with Nicky Andrews, John Teel, and Russell Reed
officiating. Pallbearers will be Claude Lane, Lance Andrews,
Chris Lane, Ronnie Dale Ogburn and Russell Ogburn. Honorary
pallbearers are Andy Wilson, Parker Teel, Jake Lane, Cameron
Lane, Colton Ogburn, Dakota Lane and Haze Andrews.
The Andrews family would like to express their gratitude for
all the prayers, words of encouragement and support.
Memorials can be made to Roane Baptist Church where she was
a member for many years and taught Sunday school and
vacation bible school. |
Notes:
W. G. Banks
abt 1924 - Sept 20, 2018
W G Banks 94, of Corsicana passed away Sept. 20,2018 at his
residence.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 24, 2018
at Freedom Fellowship Church located at 323 N. Commerce.
Interment to follow at Woodland Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary.
Notes:
Willie Faye (Smith) Davis
Jun 28, 1961 - Sep 15, 2018
Willie Faye Davis, 57 passed away Sept. 15,2018 at the Iraan
General Hospital in Iraan, Texas. She was born June 28, 1961 in
Round Prairie to the parentage of Claude E. Smith and Fannie M.
Smith. She received her formal education in the Kerens and
Corsicana school districts.
Faye was a very lovable and happy woman who was loved by many.
She worked at V's Cafe and Roy's Cafe' both of Corsicana,
McDonald's in Monahans, TYC in Sheffield, Allsup and Lowe's in
Iraan. At the time of her passing she did small jobs helping
friends and neighbors.
Faye was preceded in death by her father, Claude Smith, mother,
Fannie Smith and other siblings.
The loved ones she cherished and leaves behind are her husband,
Mickey R. Davis; brothers, William Smith of Monahans, Johnny
Smith (Vivian) of Mineral Wells, Roger Brown (Sheila) of Fort.
Worth, Archie Deveraux (Brenda) of Richland, Luther Smith, Jimmy
Deveraux, James Smith and Robert Deveraux all of Corsicana and
Willie D. Smith (Erma Jean) of Dallas sisters; Pleecy Raindle,
Rosie Williams, Shirley Bryant, and Birtha Murphy all of
Corsicana, along with a host of nieces, nephews and other
relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018
at New Bethel Baptist Church in Kerens with Pastors Oliver Evans
and Earnest Betts, Jr., Officiating.
Interment to follow at Woodland Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary.
Notes:
James Allen "Bull" Campbell
Aug 15, 1958 - Sep 28, 2018
 James
'Bull' Allen Campbell, 60, of Navarro County passed away
Sept. 28, 2018 in Corsicana. He was born Aug. 15, 1958 in
Navarro County.
Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5,
2018 at M. R. Smith Parlor for Funerals, Corsicana.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6,
2018 at 13th Avenue Church, 817 E. 17th Ave. with Pastor
Clyde Chamber officiating and Minister Allen Campbell.
Interment to follow at
Woodland Memorial Park. |
Notes:
Carrie Luzelle (Bryan)
Beene
Mar 19, 1922 - Aug 7, 2018
 Carrie
Luzelle Beene, 96, of Kingwood, formerly of Frost, passed
away Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Luzelle was born in Elk City,
Oklahoma, on March 19, 1922, to Daniel and Jinnie Bryan. She
started school in Vici, Oklahoma, at the age of five and
graduated from Littlefield High School in 1938. She
completed her bachelor's degree in 1941 from West Texas
State Teachers College in Canyon. She later received a
master's degree from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene.
Luzelle taught school in Wheeler, Floydada, Groom, Amarillo,
Claude, Canadian, Stamford, and Hillsboro. She also served
as a special education diagnostician in Stamford, Gorman,
and Nixon.
Luzelle married Woodie Eugene Beene of Vaughan June 1, 1954.
Woodie was also an educator and together they shared a love
of learning and teaching for many years in Texas schools.
Another passion of Luzelle's was church work. She was active
in Sunday school and missions. Other interests included
quilting, cooking, antiquing and genealogy.
"Beene-Beene" will be remembered by family and friends as
hardworking, caring, and loving and always thinking of
others before herself. She was especially fond of spending
time with her great grandchildren.
Preceding her in death were her parents, husband and
brother, Joe Dan Bryan of Spearman.
Survivors include her daughter, Judy Lockett and husband,
Gordon of Frost; son, Richard Beene and wife, Mercedes of
Sun City; granddaughter, Jaryn San Miguel and husband, Dusty
of Kingwood; grandson, Joshua Lockett and wife, Autumn of
Norman, Oklahoma; great grandchildren Ava, Levin, Ardyn,
Hugo and Ingrid.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 10,
2018 at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock with son-in-law,
Gordon Lockett of Frost officiating. Music will be provided
by her grandchildren and their spouses.
Visit www.memorialdesigners.net, where you may leave
memories and expressions of sympathy for Luzelle's family
In lieu of flowers, donations honoring Luzelle's memory may
be made to First Baptist Church, 403 North Texas Avenue,
Nixon, Texas 78140.
The family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the
staff at Southwestern Care Assisted Living of Kingwood for
their loving care. |
Notes:
Lilburne Joe Brewer
Aug 27, 1948 - Aug 10, 2018
 Lilburne
Joe Brewer, 69, of Dawson passed away Friday, Aug. 10, 2018.
He was born in Coy, Arkansas to Lillian Brewer and Edith
McKenzie on Aug.
27, 1948. In Joe's younger years he farmed in various parts
of Arkansas until he moved to Texas, where he worked in the
production industry. Joe was known for his love of fishing,
poker playing, and bowling. He also enjoyed coaching his
daughters and all of his grandchildren throughout their
youth.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Lillian Brewer and
Edith McKenzie, as well as nine brothers and sisters.
Joe is survived by brothers and sisters; Bud Brewer and wife
Judy, Sis Swanson and husband Fred, Lily Sanders and husband
Ted, Ricky Brewer, and Betty Lou May; and daughters Deanna
Francek and husband John, Linda Hullett, and unofficial
adopted son Marvin McGahan. He is also survived by
grandchildren Stephanie Benoit and husband AJ, Mitchell
Williams and wife Alexandra, Michelle Williams, Michael
Williams, Joseph Strother, Sabra Sims, and Jake Strother, as
well as great grandchildren JoLee Benoit, Alaina Williams,
Beau Strother, and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018 at
Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens. Funeral service will be 10
a.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2018 at Paschal Funeral Home. |
Notes:
Fred Michael Grimes, Capt.
Dec 9, 1927 - Nov 21, 2016
USNR Retired
 Fred Michael Grimes, Captain, USNR-Retired, PhD,
Engineering, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016
surrounded by his family. He was born in Dallas Dec. 9, 1927
and resided for over 30 years in Corsicana, but he made the
entire United States his home.
Fred's legacy includes accomplishments in education,
business, military and civil services. His proudest legacy
is his family. A devoted husband for 64 years, Fred is
survived by his wife, Lillian Patricia (nee Duggan), five
children, Fred Michael Grimes, Jr., Barbara Collins, Cynthia
Ramm, Janet Grimes and Richard Grimes; nine grandchildren,
Christopher Collins, Virginia Franco, Robert Grimes, David
Ramm, Caroline Sturm, Sarah Demattia, Mitchell Grimes,
Katherine Collins and Alison Ramm and five
great-grandchildren, Gavin Franco, Bradley Collins, Penelope
Sturm, Madison Collins and Theodore Sturm.
His granddaughter Melissa Collins predeceased Fred.
Fred's life was one of accomplishment and service. After
graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1952, he earned a
Master's degree in Science from the U.S. Naval Post Graduate
School, and a PhD from Lamar University.
His active and reserve service in the U.S. Navy culminated
with his promotion to the rank of Captain. He also had a
wide and varied business career, working in the oil
industry, shipbuilding, real estate and teaching at Navarro
College.
Fred also served at Ft. Hood as a civil servant until
retiring in 2000. Fred and Pat also enjoyed traveling and
golf. They visited Mexico, Europe, Australia and Japan in
addition to almost all of the United States.
During his military service and business career, the family
lived in at least eight states. In every location, Fred
supported the local Episcopal Church and his children's
participation in youth organizations especially Boy and Girl
Scouts. He also always planted trees wherever he lived,
knowing that others would benefit after we moved on.
After his children started their own careers, the family
would gather in Corsicana every Thanksgiving. Fred also took
great pleasure in hosting annual family get-togethers around
Texas, which are fondly remembered by his grand children. He
will be greatly missed.
A private burial service will be held on Friday, Dec. 2,
2016 at the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec.
3, 2016 at St. John's Episcopal Church, 101 N 14th St., in
Corsicana.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in support
of research to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease.
|
Notes:
Mildred Evelyn (Slay)
Howell
Oct 5, 1921 - Nov 8, 2016
Mildred Howell, 95, of Kerens passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 at Cedar Creek Nursing Home
in Malakoff. She was born on Oct. 5, 1921 to Ben Stay [sic] and Susie Simmons of Kerens.
Mildred was a member of First United Methodist Church in Kerens and worked as a secretary at Howell Motion Co.
She is survived by four sons, Ben Howell from Kerens, Chris Howell and wife Lisa from Kerens, Doug Howell and wife Celeste
from Conroe; Elman Howell, Jr., and wife Betty from Rockwell; sister, Willie Bell McCord from Nacogdoches; eight grandchildren
, Joshua Howell from Daytona Beach, Florida, Amy Epley and husband Darin from Wilson, Christie Howell from Salisaw,
Oklahoma, Hannah Dokter and husband Garrett from Waco, Eric Howell and wife Jan from Conroe, Rachel Howell from Austin, Kim
Todaro and husband John from Marshall, Paul Howell and wife Amy Head from New Glarus, Wisconsin; 10 great-grandchildren, Rayna
and Gentry and Emory Dokter, Zack and Ben Odell, Brannon Howell, and Jud Carter.
Notes:
- w/o Elmin Kimball Howell, Sr; d/o William Benjamin Slay & Susie Belle
(Simmons) Slay
- Submitted by
Karen Rost
Bryan Jenkins
July 8, 1977 - Nov 16, 2015
 Bryan
Jenkins, 38, of Waco passed away Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 at his residence. He was born July 8, 1977 in Corsicana to
Bruce and Pam Jenkins. Bryan attended the Upper Room Fellowship Church of Waco where he was also a member of the
building committee. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking and carpentry. He would also purchase animals for people
such as cattle and sheep.. He is preceded in death by his father, Bruce Jenkins; grandparents, Doris and Keith Farmer
and J.W. and Francis Jenkins.. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Jenkins of Waco; mother, Pam Avent Tanner and
husband Louis of Dawson; children, Braden Lloyd Jenkins and Kierra Rose Smith; siblings, Beth Williams and husband John,
John Avent and wife Melanie, Jason Avent, Debbie Avent and Tina Avent. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews
and extended family members.. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home..
Service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home with Cody Leger and Danny
Leger officiating.. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Upper Room Fellowship Church 7766 Hwy 84 E. Waco, Texas
76705 or a church of your choice. Arrangements by Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana. |
Notes:
Johnnie Maxine
(Braxmier) Easley
Feb 6, 1933 - Oct 20, 2018
 Johnnie
Maxine Braxmier Easley, 85, of Corsicana went to be with her
Lord and Savior peacefully Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018.
She was born on Feb. 6, 1933 to Johnny and Myrtle Braxmier
in Corsicana. She married the love of her life , Lester Lee
Easley June 3, 1951 at Missionary Baptist Church. They lived
and raised their family in Corsicana. She was a homemaker
and involved in her children's schools and activities.
She and Lester went on to start their business Lester's
Quick Stop where she was a loved and well-known figure.
Their customers often became more like family and friends.
She and Lester were loyal Corsicana Tiger football fans,
often traveling to away games. She was a mentor, friend and
a good listener. She was kind and compassionate and never
forgot anyone's birthdays sending cards or taking something
to them. Her smile could light up room.
She was preceded in death by her husband Lester Lee and her
mother and father and her youngest brother Bill Braxmier and
his wife Joyce.
She is survived by her daughter, Lind Napps and husband
Kenneth of Mabank; sons, Rick Easley and his wife Sherry of
Kyle, Johnny Easley and his wife Nell of Corsicana; Michael
Easley and wife Sheri of Waxahachie and son Tim Easley and
wife Michele of Corsicana. She is survived by 14 grand
children and 17 great grandchildren; Brother Walter "Bubba"
Braxmier and wife Clara of Waxahachie. She is also survived
by many family members including nieces, nephews, cousins as
well as many friends.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24,
2018 at Griffin - Roughton Funeral Home. Funeral services
will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 in the Chapel
at Griffin - Roughton Funeral Home with Tim Easley
officiating.
Pallbearers will be Seth Easley, Sage Easley, Chase Carver,
Marshall Easley, Jason Napps, Bobby Easley and Johnny Lynn
Easley. Interment to follow at
Campbell -
Elrod Cemetery. |
Notes:
Linda Nell (Cherry) Selph
Oct 26, 1939 - Oct 20, 2018
 Linda
Nell Selph, 78, went home to be with her Lord and Savior
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, surrounded by her loving family.
Linda was born Oct. 26, 1939, in Kerens to Ben Russell and
Mary Nell Cherry.
Linda was the roots of her family and many had the privilege
of calling her "Nanny."
She leaves behind seven grandchildren; Tara Anne Brazziel,
Lee Statham and wife Jennifer, Ryan Statham, Lynn Statham
and wife Misti, Alli Bullard and husband Brian, Ashlyn
Statham and Brayden Statham along with eight great
grandchildren and many step-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her sons Steve and Scott
Statham.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Selph; son Cliff
(Bubba) Statham and wife Christie of Kerens and brother
Benny Cherry and wife Sherri of Waco.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25,
2018 at Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens.
A celebration of her life and birthday will begin at 2 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 26, 2018 at Kerens Cemetery Pavilion with Bro.
Chuck Biscoe officiating. |
Notes:
James Kenneth Park
Jan 22, 1924 - Nov 23, 1944
|
Bridgeport ~ Sgt.
James Kenneth Park, would have been 94 today, he was 20
when he went to be with our Lord during World War II in
1944.
Funeral is 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2018, at
First Baptist Church Bridgeport with burial in Dresden
Cemetery near Corsicana. Family will receive friends 5-7
p.m. Friday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport.
Dr. Craig Erb and Rev. John Redfern will officiate.
Pallbearers include members of the United States Army.
Sgt. Park was born on January 22, 1924 to James Walter
and Eller (Threet) Park in Blooming Groves, Texas. He
was united in marriage to Betty Lou Whitaker in October
1942.
Sgt. Park was serving in Company I, 26th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Infantry Division for the United States
Army during World War II. He was one of thousands who
gave their life in the battle. Sgt. James Kenneth Park,
20, a sole surviving son and father of an 18-month old
baby girl, had his life cut short on November 23, 1944,
from shrapnel from enemy fire, in the vicinity of
J�ngersdorf, northern edge of the H�rtgen Forest,
Germany. After 74 years, Sgt. Park has been reunited
with his family and will be laid to rest in the Park
family plot in the Dresden Cemetery in Dresden.
He was preceded in death by his baby brother, Johnny
Park; his baby sister, Evelyn Park.
In 1944 he was survived by his parents; his wife, Betty
Lou Park, whom has since passed away.
Those left behind to cherish his memory are his
daughter, Kay Park Crawford of Bridgeport; his
grandchildren, Regina Knutson and husband Brent, John
Crawford Jr. and wife Kodeann and Jamie Paradise, and
husband Jason; his great-grandchildren, Steven Laughlin,
T.J. Phipps, Cameron Crawford, and Colton Paradise; his
great great-grandchild, Andrew Phipps; numerous extended
family, and a host of friends. |
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Fallen
WWII hero returns home; Remains of soldier positively ID�ed
in Germany
By Austin Jackson | Published Wednesday, August 1, 2018
REUNITED � Kay Crawford
looks over the informational packet that helped identify her
father, James Park�s remains at the Wise County Veterans
Museum Monday in Bridgeport. Park died in World War II in
1944 and will be returned home soon to be laid to rest in
Dresden. Messenger photo by Joe Duty
In war-torn Germany, months before the Battle of the Bulge,
United States armed forces began a clash with Nazi forces at
Hurtgen Forest in September 1944.
It was the beginning of the longest and one of the most
pivotal battles in World War II. Sergeant James Kenneth
Park, 20, a sole surviving son and father of an 18-month old
baby girl, serving in the 26th infantry regiment, 1st
infantry division, was one of thousands who gave their life
in the battle.
After months of fighting, shrapnel from enemy fire cut his
life short at just 20 years old on Nov. 23, 1944.
The U.S. Army eventually broke through the German-held
strongholds at Hurtgen Forest in February 1945, but for
Bridgeport resident Kay Crawford, the only child of a fallen
war hero, the battle for closure would take much longer.
Crawford was raised by memories and photos of her father,
who heroically served and eventually fell in action during
World War II. Despite being declared missing in action in
1945, Park said her grandparents didn�t want to let their
only son go.
They held onto hope that one day, he�d return to receive the
medals that had been sent home to Texas.
�My grandparents had always thought he had amnesia and that
he would return to them some day,� Crawford said. �They just
knew that one day he was going to find his way home.�
A LONG ROAD � Kay
Crawford hears about the process to identify and recover her
father�s remains from Jeannette Gray of Army Casualty
Services at the Wise County Veterans Museum, Monday. Gray
used DNA testing to help identify James Park and return his
remains to the Crawford family. Messenger photo by Joe Duty
After 74 years, thanks to extensive DNA testing and being
put through various states of exhumation and burial, Park�s
remains will return home to Texas where they will be laid to
rest at Crawford�s family plot in Dresden.
The process for identifying Park began in 1946, when a
German villager buried the remains in a cemetery near the
battle site.
For years, the body went unidentified due to Park�s helmet
having the wrong name inside. It was a common occurrence,
but one that effectively sent the identification process
into a tailspin.
Park was deemed indiscoverable in 1946, and the family went
on hoping that that their long lost father had found peace,
alive or dead.
In 2016, Crawford received a call from the Veterans
Administration. The DNA test had been conclusive. They had a
match.
�He asked me �Ma�am are you sitting down?'� Crawford said.
�I was brought to tears. It had been 72 years, but they
found him. He was coming home.�
REDISCOVERING FAMILY � Kay Crawford and three generations of
her family learned about James Park�s military service on
Monday. Park died in the battle of Hurtgen Forest in
November of 1944. After 74 years, he will be reunited with
his family. Messenger photo by Joe Duty
Crawford said her grandparents were reluctant to put up a
tombstone for their son. They didn�t want him to come home
and think they had given up hope. Now, the grandparents have
since passed, but Crawford said she was given peace knowing
that they would soon be reunited with their long lost son.
�I think it will give them peace,� Crawford said. �They will
finally have their son back � their baby boy.�
On Monday at the Wise County Veterans Museum, Jeannette
Gray, mortuary affairs officer and nine-year Army veteran,
gave Crawford a picture of her father she�d never seen
before.
�It made him real to me,� Crawford said, with emotion
straining her voice. �He was always like a stranger, but now
he�s a person. A real person.�
Gray explained the tenuous process of identification. It
took years of searching dental records, military notes and
countless samples to other missing soldiers in the area. The
Crawford family submitted their DNA, joining the database of
other families searching for their loved ones.
At the end of the process, she said, �We can say without a
doubt that these are your father�s remains.�
Sgt. First Class Philip Oliver will assist in returning the
remains to Crawford and the family in the coming months. He
said he would make sure that Park is given a full burial,
deserving of a war hero.
Crawford said she hopes to reunite her father with his
parents, returning him to the plot where his tombstone and
plot has lied vacant for so long. Oliver said the process
could be worked out in around three weeks.
Crawford plans on having a funeral for her father in
Bridgeport in October before he�s laid to rest.
�It�s been a whirlwind,� Crawford said. �But I have closure.
I�m glad he�s coming home.� |
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Remains of Beaumont soldier from WWII to be
returned to family
Kay Crawford, who was 18
months old when Park was killed in Germany's H�rtgen Forest,
finally has answers to a lifelong question. "His parents, my
grandparents went to the grave believing he was alive in Europe
with amnesia. I just thought I'd never know for sure."
Park was with Company I, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry
Division, in June. Park was believed wounded by shrapnel and,
due to continuous enemy fire, his fellow soldiers were unable to
search for him, according to the accounting agency.
He was reported missing in action in November 1944, then
declared deceased a year later.
Park's remains were found by a civilian August 1946 and buried
in a local cemetery. In December, his still-unidentified remains
were taken from the civilian cemetery near the forest and
reburied in Neuville American Cemetery in Belgium, according to
DPAA
It was not until June 2017 that historians concluded the
unidentified remains might be Park. They disinterred him for DNA
testing and positively identified him the following June.
Crawford said DPAA required three separate maternal genetic
matches to be certain of the identity.
Through the process, Crawford also discovered that her
101-year-old aunt is still alive. She met a cousin she never
knew who lived nearby, and the two are now friends.
"When the agency called me the man asked if I was sitting down.
When he told me they'd identified my father, well, I was floored
� I would have hit the floor if I hadn't been sitting down,"
Crawford said.
"I never thought those emotions were there, since I didn't know
him personally, but I knew him through aunts and uncles. They
made sure I knew what a wonderful man he was," she said. "My
mother kept me in contact with his family so I'd know him."
Park is one of 203 service members identified by DPAA in the
2018 fiscal year.
Director of public affairs Chuck Prichard said the agency aims
to provide families with an account of what happened to their
family members not recovered or identified in wars dating back
to WWII, which for the U.S. began in 1941 and ended in 1945.
"We aim to provide families with the fullest possible account of
what happened to their loved ones," Prichard said. "That's why
we do it � for the families waiting decades to find out what
happened to their loved ones," adding that there are more than
72,000 service members still unaccounted for.
Crawford fought back tears discussing her dad: "I didn't think
it would mean as much to me, since I never knew him personally."
Speaking by telephone from her home in Bridgeport, northwest of
Fort Worth, she encouraged families of missing service members
to contact the DPAA.
"You hear about these bodies they're bringing back from Korea,
and people are saying they'll never be identified," Crawford
said. "I'm the perfect example of why that's not true. My dad
died in the '40s which is much earlier, and I just got him
back."
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Notes:
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Remains of Texas
Soldier from WWII to be returned to family
BEAUMONT, Texas � The remains
of a 20-year-old Southeast Texas soldier who went missing in
action in 1944 during World War II have been identified and are
being returned to his family.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on Tuesday announced the
remains of Army Sgt. James K. Park of Beaumont will be buried
Saturday in Barry, Texas.
Park was with Company I, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry
Division, in Germany when the soldiers were in a battle in the
H�rtgen Forest.
Park was believed wounded. He was reported missing in action in
November 1944, then declared deceased a year later. In 1946,
unidentified remains from a civilian cemetery near the forest
were recovered, then reburied in Belgium.
The remains were disinterred in 2017 for DNA testing and
identified in June as Park.
Notes:
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Attention
Blooming Grove area citizens!!!
The Department of Defense announced that the funeral procession
for a World War II veteran buried in a Military Cemetery in
France as an unknown will be as follows. Sergeant James Park was
killed in action in November 1944. Sgt. PARK was buried as an
unknown soldier. His remains were recently identified through
DNA analysis. Sergeant Park's funeral procession, escorted by
Fort Worth Police Department motorcycles, Patriot Guard
motorcycles (60) plus family will pass through Blooming Grove
traveling FM 55 (Fordyce) to
Dresden Cemetery.
The possession is expected to be in Blooming Grove approximately
1Pm to 1;30 Pm on Saturday, October 27th. [2018]
Sergeant Park will be buried with full military honors. The Fort
Worth Police Department Drum and Fjfe Corps with Bagpipes will
pay homage to this hero.
Please if possible, let's show thus fallen hero a token of
devotion as his remains travel through our community.
From Blooming Grove Mayor
Gary Patterson
Notes:
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FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT
WASHINGTON � October 23, 2018
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today
that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, accounted-for from World
War II, are being returned to his family for burial with full
military honors.
Army Sgt. James K. Park, 20, of Beaumont, Texas, accounted for
on June 20, will be buried October 27 in Barry, Texas.
In November 1944, Park was a member of Company I, 26th Infantry
Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, engaged in fierce fighting
within the H�rtgen Forest in Germany. Park was reported missing
in action on Nov. 23, 1944, when he was believed to have been
wounded by shrapnel. Due to continuous enemy fire, Soldiers from
Park�s company were prevented from searching for him.
Additionally, no graves registration teams reported finding his
remains. Due to no information regarding his whereabouts, his
status was amended to deceased as of Nov. 24, 1945.
After the war, the American Graves Registration Command (AGRC)
collected thousands of unknown sets of remains from battlefields
in Germany, and labeled each set with an X-number. None of the
remains that were found could be associated with Park by AGRC
technicians, and his remains were declared non-recoverable.
In December 1946, AGRC personnel recovered an unidentified set
of remains from a civilian cemetery at Langerwehe, Germany, on
the northern edge of the H�rtgen Forest. German locals said the
remains were originally found by a local resident on Aug. 1,
1946 near the estate of J�ngersdorf in the forest. Following the
recovery, the remains were processed at the Central
Identification Point at Neuville, Belgium, and buried as an
unknown, labeled X-4731 Neuville.
Following thorough research and analysis of American Soldiers
missing from ground combat within Germany�s H�rtgen Forest, a
DPAA historian concluded that there was a possible association
between X-4731 and Park. The remains were disinterred on June
28, 2017 and the remains were sent to the DPAA for analysis.
To identify Park�s remains, scientists from DPAA and the Armed
Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial (mtDNA) DNA
analysis, as well as dental and anthropological analysis.
DPAA is grateful to American Battle Monuments Commission for
their partnership with this mission.
Inez Cleo (Bledsoe)
Poole-Poe
Dec 15, 1899 - Nov 1, 1963
Mrs. Oscar Poe Rites Monday
Mrs. Oscar Poe, 63, Route 1, Kerens, died Friday.
Funeral services were held Sunday at 2:40 p.m. from the First
Assembly of God church in Kerens with burial in the
Prairie Point
Cemetery.
The rites were conducted by Rev. J. W. Fore.
Surviving are her husband of Kerens; two sons, Homer Ray Poole,
Cleburne, and Billy C. Poole, Salina, Kan.; three daughters,
Mrs. Dorothy Lindsey, Dallas; Mrs. Evelyn Ferguson, Terrell, and
Mrs. Margaret Kelley, Lubbock; 12 grandchildren, four
great-grandchildren, a brother, Arthur Bledsoe, San Angelo, and
other relatives.
Corley directed.
Notes:
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The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Mon., Nov. 4, 1963
- Submitted
by
Diane Richards
- 1st husband Homer Ray
Poole 2nd husband Robert Oscar Poe; d/o Bob B. Bledsoe and
Callie Donia (MyNatt) Fleeman-Bledsoe
Clide Lancaster
Aug 31, 1892 - Jan 16, 1977
Clide Lancaster
KERENS -- Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the First
Baptist Church in Kerens for Clide Lancaster, 84, resident of
Conway, Ark. and former resident of Kerens, who died Sunday
evening.
The Rev. Bob Gaines will officiate, with burial following at
Prairie Point
Cemetery in Bazette. He was a veteran of
World War I.
Arrangements are with Paschal Funeral Home in Kerens.
Survivors include two sons, the Rev. E. B. Lancaster of Conway,
Ark. and James Lancaster of Orange; two brothers, Guy Lancaster
of Kerens and Ben Lancaster of Corsicana; and a sister, Saddie
Holleman of Kerens.
Pallbearers will be nephews.
Notes:
Billye/Willie Ann Payne
Jul 3, 1904 - Sep 14, 1937
 Miss
Billye Ann Payne passed on from this life, September 14,
1937, at the age of 32 years. She was the daughter of W. B.
Payne of Pursley community, and leaves her father,
step-mother, two sisters, Mrs. Horace Hellum of Pursley, and
Mrs. Roy Dalton of Hillsboro; a number of other relatives
and a host of friends who mourn her going.
Billye Ann was widely known in Navarro county and other
parts of the state and numbered her friends by her
acquaintances. I feel, with a host of other friends to have
known her was a privileged joy. Our joys were her joys, our
sorrows touched her just as deeply as though they were her
own. She was vivacious, energetic, and loved every moment of
living, yet no pleasure was too great to forego when she
felt the call of duty, and her duty and loyalty extended far
beyond the claims of family to any friend who might have
need of her services. Those of us who have been loved by her
and have been privileged to be blessed with her unselfish
generosity thin of her as yet performing her duty
tirelessly, faithfully and loyally in the realm of the sweet
beyond.
We are thinking of Billye Ann as yet displaying the same
sweet noble character which reflected so vividly the careful
and thoughtful training she received from her dear father,
who has been called on to take the place of both father and
mother to his children. How well he has performed this brave
task is avowed by the love and devotion these children have
always shown to their �Daddy.� And with this dear bereaved
family, we, her friends, blend our tears, yet with the same
brave steadfastness our Billye helped us shoulder so many of
our own sorrows, we carry on. To them we leave this thought:
God must have had need of a lovely girl to serve Him as a
welcoming hostess; one who was beautiful, young, joyous and
good; and whom could such a one be, save our Billye?
And so�
We, your sorrowing friends lift up our eyes
And smile through our falling tears,
We know she is waiting to welcome us there
At the end of a few lonely years.
God took her ahead to show us the way,
We were weak, she so brave and strong.
He knew we would love her welcome so gay
In the little while when we follow along.
Though it seems dreary, the way we now tread
And our footsteps grow weary and slow,
We follow her path, it will lead us to God,
There to hear again her joyous �Hello!�
--HER FRIEND. |
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MISS
BILLIE PAYNE DIED IN DALLAS; BE BURIED
AT PURSLEY
Miss Billie Payne, aged 32 years
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Payne of
the Pursley community, died in Dallas
Tuesday night at 8:50 o'clock after a
four weeks� illness. The funeral service
will be held from the Pursley church of
Christ Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock
with burial in the Pursley cemetery. The
rites will be conducted by J. L. Hines,
Church of Christ minister of Dallas,
formerly of Corsicana, assisted by
Leslie G. Thomas of the local Church of
Christ.
Surviving are her parents and two
sisters, Mrs. Roy Dalton, Hillsboro, and
Mrs. Beulah Hellums, Pursley, and other
relatives.
Corley Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Notes:
-
The
Corsicana Daily Sun - Wed., Sep 15, 1937
- Submitted
by Diane Richards
- (her obit and death
certificate both say she is buried in Pursley but she is in
Oakwood Cemetery)
- Single d/o William
Baldwin Payne and Jewell (Foreman) Payne
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