Dec. 17, 2008 - Sally Jo Foster Macsisak, daughter, sister, wife, mother, veteran, and grandmother passed away December 13, 2008 in Dallas, Tex. Her funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15th at the First United Methodist Church of Leonard, Tex. Rev. Willie Johnson will officiate. Visitation was held from 5 until 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14th at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel at Leonard. Burial will be in the Leonard Cemetery.
She was born November 30, 1924 in Leonard, Tex. to W.R. and Betty Lou (Woosley) Foster. Her grandparents, James Berryman and Sarah Caroline (White) Foster traveled to Texas in a covered wagon in 1866 and settled in Fannin County.
Sally graduated from Leonard High School in 1942. She attended East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce and Louisiana Normal School in Natchitoches, LA.
Enlisting in the WAVES in February 1945, Sally completed training at Hunter College, New York. From there, she was transferred to Washington, D.C. Throughout Sally’s time in school and the military she participated in choirs and orchestras, sang in quartets, and played the violin and clarinet.
While stationed in Washington, D. C., she met her husband Steve Macsisak. Mr. Macsisak was from Allentown, PA, a career Marine and served in WW II and The Korean War. The couple married October 4, 1946 in Rockville, Maryland. Virginia, South Carolina, and California were homes to the Macsisaks until they made their final destination Leonard in 1957.
Being put on the Cradle rolls at eight days old, Sally was a long time member of The Leonard United Methodist Church. She served as Sunday School teacher, choir member, church historian, and trustee.
Sally was active and held offices in The American Legion Auxiliary and The American Legion Post in Leonard.
When Sally’s four children attended Leonard schools, she served as room mother, Cub Scout leader and PTA member.
Sally and her husband Steve owned and operated the Corinth farm inherited from her parents for over 40 years. She was particularly delighted when her four adult children returned to the Leonard area and started working the land her family passed down to her.
Sally was a member of the Genealogy Society and enjoyed reading and learning about local area history. Playing card games and dominoes with her family and friends was always a great source of entertainment to her. She also loved cooking, gardening, music, sewing, and fishing. In October 1996, Sally and Steve’s four children honored their parents with a fiftieth Wedding Anniversary Luncheon.
Sally was preceded in death by her husband Steve Macsisak, her two older sisters, Emma Robinson, and Mary Louise Foster, and her two older brothers, William and Eddie Foster.
Her descendents include sons and daughters in law, Stephen and Patty Macsisak of Leonard, Bill Macsisak of Plano; daughters and sons in law, Mary Ann and Wally Wilson of Dallas, Alice and Stan Coker of Dallas; grandchildren, Travis, Ashley, and Jonathan Coker of Dallas; nieces Lucia Rogers, Betty Lou Jordan, Easter Wilhite, Lucia Bitner; sister in law, Elizabeth Foster, sister-in-law, Catherine Macsisak Bucchin, and several great nieces and nephews, and of course long-time faithful companion-Princess.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Leonard United Methodist Church in her memory.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.TJMFuneral.com.
Dec. 25, 2008 - Funeral services for James Alvin Minchey, 69 year old Leonard resident, were held Saturday, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel at Leonard. Rev. Dolan Thornhill, Jr. and Rev. Joel R. Pitts officiated. Burial was in the Leonard Cemetery. Mr. Minchey died Wednesday, Dec. 17th at Red River Regional Hospital in Bonham. Family visitation was held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19th.
Mr. Minchey was born June 6, 1939 at Leonard, son of Charles Hughie and Maggie Malverata Shaffer Minchey. He married Wanda Pitts November 23, 1960 at Leonard, Tex. He was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of Van Alstyne, Tex. and he served his country as a member of the United States Army.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda of Leonard; sons, Curtis Wayne Minchey of Whitewright, Tex., James Kevin Minchey of Wylie, Tex.; daughters, Carole Deaver of Van Alstyne, Tex., Laura Michele Franke of Oak Point, Tex. and Jamie LeeAnn Minchey of Leonard, Tex.; brother, Royce Minchey of Leonard, Tex.; sisters, Frances Estes of Abilene, Tex., Lois Sims of Whitewright, Tex. and Sue Richerson of Allen, Tex.; grandchildren, Marc Carden of Tom Bean, Tex., Melody Bolton of El Paso, Tex., Cassie Deaver of Van Alstyne, Tex., Ryan and Benjamin Minchey of Wylie, Tex. and Seth and Hannah Franke of Oak Point, Tex.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Charles and Joseph Minchey.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Rev. R. Don Hall, beloved husband and father was escorted to the throne of Christ on October 27, 2008. Funeral Services will be Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008 at 10 a.m. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard, Tex. Officiating will be Rev. Denny Gorena of FBC Leonard.
Don was born in Norfolk, VA. May 17, 1933, the son of the late Lewis Hall Sr. and Helen Hall. Don graduated from Kitty Hawk High School, Kitty Hawk, NC and attended Piedmont Bible College, Winston-Salem, NC. He served his country in the Korean conflict on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. He served in churches in Cove, AR, San Simon, AZ, Blackjack, TX, Engelhard, NC, Powell, WY, and performed evangelistic work at many campgrounds. He was a Master Mason of the Doric Masonic Lodge No. 44 A.F. & A.M Chesapeake, VA.
Preceded in death by wife, Carol Absher, and daughter, Kathy. He is survived by daughters Karen and Donna Lynn, 4 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
He is also survived by wife, Margy S., son Luke and wife Kristi of Bay City, TX. Although Margy’s children were not his own, he loved them as if they were. Preceded in death by Donna Benge and grandson Kash Lane Hall. Survived by David Holland and wife Jodi of OR, Diane Walsh and husband James of Howe, TX, Debra Wilcox and husband Rusty of Leonard, TX, Darylann Wilson and husband Mike of Cameron, OK, Dafne Stengel and husband Jerry of Sherman, TX, 15 grandchildren and four great grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews.
Honorary pallbearers will be David Wilcox, Josh Wilcox, Russell Wilcox, Michael Hall, Andrew Wilson, Jesse Walsh, Drew Stengel, Cameron Garcia, Matt Glenn Rawls, Alvin Benge, and Brady Mears. Family visitation will be held Wednesday, October 29, 2008 6 – 8 p.m. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard, TX. To convey condolences or to sign an online registry, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Funeral services for Pearl Katherine Doyle McLemore, 80 year old Leonard resident, were held Monday, Oct. 27th at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Leonard. Rev. Denny Gorena officiated. Burial was in the Lindsey Cemetery in Randolph. Family visitation was from 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26th at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard.
Mrs. McLemore died Wednesday, Oct. 22nd at the Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Leonard and a member of the Celeste chapter of TOPS. She married Paul McLemore October 17, 1950 at Indianola, Okla.
She is survived by her son, Tim McLemore of Bonham, Tex.; granddaughters, Annette and Jennifer McLemore of Bonham, Tex.; sisters, Roxie and Peggy Doyle and Hester Payne, all of Loving, New Mexico; brothers, Leonard and A. C. Doyle, both of McAlester, Okla. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Mrs. McLemore was preceded in death by her husband, Paul McLemore; daughter-in-law, Gladys McLemore; sister, Phyllis Doyle and brothers, Tom and Monroe Doyle.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of the arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Funeral services for Mr. Clarence Sidney Brewer, age 69 of Bonham will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008 at Cooper-Sorrells Chapel in Bonham.Officiating will be Mr. Kevin Lane.Interment will follow in Burns Cemetery in Trenton.
Mr. Brewer passed away Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 in Wilson N. Jones Hospital in Sherman.He was born on August 18, 1939 in Atoka, Okla., the son of the late Floyd David and Wilma Marie Morgan Brewer.
He was a retired engineer from the Sam Rayburn Memorial VA in Bonham and served in the US Army.
Surviving are his sons, Chad Brewer & wife Jessica of Flower Mound, Tex. and Jason Brewer & wife Janna of Leonard, Tex.; daughter, Clarissa McGill & husband Hugh, III of Cedar Creek, Tex.; sisters, Doris Killion & husband Glen of Atoka, Okla., Bonnie Davis & husband Danny of Gainesville, Tex., Lillie East of Claremore, Tex. and Ruby Compton & husband Jeff of Rowlett, Tex.; brothers, Gene Brewer & wife Joy of McAlester, Okla. and Eddie Brewer & wife Michell of Cherry Mound, Tex.; seven grandchildren; partner, Bessie Conway of Bonham and her children - son, Lee Conway and his daughter Olivia Hodge & husband Jarrod and their two children; daughter, Linda Berube & husband John and their two children of Savoy.
The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday night at Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home in Bonham. To send an online condolence go to www.coopersorrells.com.
Funeral services for Anthony J. Doyle, 27 year old Leonard resident, were held Monday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Leonard, Tex. Rev. Denny Gorena officiated. Burial was in Doyle Family Cemetery at Leonard, Tex. Family visitation was held from 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard. He was a construction supervisor, a graduate of Leonard High School and a veteran of the United States Army.
Mr. Doyle is survived by his daughter, Jayden Marie Doyle and her mother Shannon Snider of Celeste, Tex.; parents, Danny and Dolores Doyle of Leon ard; brothers and sisters-in-law, Chris and Kyla Doyle of Josephine, Tex. and Nick and Shonda Doyle of Leonard; nieces, Cassidi Doyle of Josephine, Larissa Doyle of Trenton, Jacie Doyle of Leonard; nephews, Kennin Doyle of Josephine and Dalton Doyle of Leonard; grandparents, Dan and Gerry Jordan of Leonard; aunts and uncles, Garry and Gaye Doyle of Leonard, Linda Kaylor of Leonard, and Jeff and Pam Worley of Colorado. He is also survived by numerous cousins.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Frank and Marie Doyle of Leonard.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard was in charge of arrange ments. To conveycondolences or to sign an on-line registry, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Pee Wee Partridge of Sherman graduated from Leonard High School in 1957. He was a great football player. Everyone loved to watch #22 play.
He was born in Leonard on Sept. 4, 1938 to Estelle and Fay Partridge. He had three sisters, Brenda Jarvis of Rockwall, Barbara Tolbert and Carolyn Wright, both of Leonard. He retired from Johnson and Johnson after 38 years. He really enjoyed his retirement.
When Pee Wee went home to heaven, he was fishing with his wife, Linda, at Calico Park, Ark., where he loved to go and did go almost every month.
We will really miss Pee Wee until we see him again.
Sherman- Funeral services for Jason Wayne Richardson were held at 10 am Saturday, Sept. 27 in the First United Methodist Church of Sherman.Dr. Jim Pledger and Dr. Tom Peel of the church officiated with services under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home.Jeff Burley, Bobby Littlefield, Justin Dobbs, David Reynolds, Fred Stormer, and Kurt Holbrook served as pallbearers.Honorary pallbearers were Phillip Shaffer, Al Brown, Roger Sanders, Sam Graber, Vernon Richardson, David Richardson, Ray Grisham, and Ronald Brown.Mr. Richardson passed away Wednesday, September 24 at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center at the age of 38.
Jason was born on August 25, 1970 in Dalhart, Tex. to Bill and Anita (Skinner) Richardson.He graduated from Whitewright schools in 1989 and earned his BA in Accounting from East Texas State University in 1992.Jason later earned his law degree from the Texas Tech School of Law in 1998.Jason was a founding partner with the firm of Graber and Richardson LLP in Sherman.He was also a Certified Public Accountant, having practiced accounting several years prior to becoming an attorney.Jason and Stephanie Shaffer were married on May 16, 1992 in Sherman.He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and served on the board of directors for the Child Guidance Center.
Jason is survived by his wife Stephanie of Sherman; twin children, Brian and Ainsleigh of Sherman; parents, Anita and Bill Richardson of Leonard; two brothers, Vernon Richardson and wife Vicki of Bailey and David Richardson of Leonard; two nephews, Zeke Richardson of Bailey and Caleb Richardson of Leonard; one niece, Bailey Richardson of Forney; his grandmother, Christine Richardson of Leonard; one uncle, Bill Skinner of Trenton; one aunt, Fran Richardson of Coppell; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Wayne Richardson, formerly of Leonard, and Virgil and Eva Skinner, formerly of Trenton.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 pm Friday, Sept. 26 at Waldo Funeral Home.The register book can be signed online at waldofuneralhome.com.Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Sherman at 401 N. Elm, Sherman, TX 75090.
Funeral services for Lillie May Deel, 96 year old Leonard resident, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home at Leonard, Tex. Charles Wrenn officiated. Family visitation was held Saturday, Sept. 27th from 7 until 9 p.m. Burial was in the East Shady Grove Cemetery.
Lillie was a café operator for many years and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Leonard.
She is survived by her sons, Billy Deel of Baird, Tex. and Kenneth Deel of Leonard; sister, Bertha Morgan of Booneville, Ark.; 15 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ellis O. Deel; two sons, Herman and John Merrell Deel; daughter, Geneva Holland.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Graveside services for Aubrey Jade Bush, two-month old Bonham resident were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 at the Leonard Cemetery. Charles Wrenn officiated. Ms. Bush died Monday, Sept. 22 at the Red River Medical Center at Bonham. Family visitation was held from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel at Leonard. Burial was in the Leonard Cemetery.
Ms. Bush is survived by her mother, Ginger Hain of Bonham, Tex.; father, Josh Bush of Bonham, Tex.; grandparents, Ginger and Bobby McBeth of Leonard, Tex., Charlie Walker of Bailey, Tex., Thomas Hain and Joni Mothershed of Denton, Tex. and Becky Falcon of Jasper, Tex.; sisters, Courtney Billy, Airryan Gibson, Charnece Taylor, Allyssa and Avery Parker; brothers, Jaden, Jacory, Cameron Bush and Jakob Hain. She is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard was in charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Graveside services for Altha J. Hudson of Grove, Okla. were held Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 at the Celeste/Hogeye Cemetery. Altha died Sept. 10, 2008 at the Grove Nursing Center in Grove, Okla. The services were officiated by Rev. Bill Eason of the First United Methodist Church of Celeste.
She was born March 2, 1915 to Walter E. and Etta M. (Wright) Hudson. Altha graduated from college in Kansas and retired to Oklahoma. She was a loving and caring person.
Altha is survived by four sisters and two brothers, Lela Honkonen of Batesville, Ark., Alice Moon of Eldorado, Ark., James F. Hudson of Pleasant Plains, Ark., Creta P. Mertz and husband, Albert, of Oil City, Penn., Earl E. Hudson and wife, Nell, of Shallow Water, Tex., and Aline Manning and husband, Bill, of Chimney Rock, Colo., and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Ursi, and one sister, Anita.
Funeral services for David Carson Cotten, 18 year old Houston resident, formerly of Celeste, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25 at the First Baptist Church of Celeste. Dr. James Ralson and Bro. Jim Sherwin officiated. Mr. Cotten died Sunday, Sept. 21 at his residence in Houston. Family visitation was from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel at Leonard. Burial was in Celeste/Hogeye Cemetery.
Mr. Cotten was a 2008 graduate of Celeste High School and a member of the First Baptist Church of Celeste.
He is survived by his mother and her husband, Leah and David Macaluso of Houston, Tex.; his father, Pat Cotten of Greenville, Tex.; brothers, Justin Rickman and wife Jennifer of Trinidad, Tex. and Robert Cottenand his fiancé Katy Fritts of Celeste, Tex.; step-brothers, Joe Cotton and Joshua and Joel Macaluso of Houston, Tex.; step-sister, Christa Macaluso of Houston; grandparents, Melba Compton of Celeste, Marjorie Cotten of Greenville, A. D. and Jonnie Macaluso of Houston, Texas andCharlie and Shirley Keleman of Hitchcock, Tex.; aunts and uncles, Caroline Richards of Garland, Tex., Duane and Sue Compton of Celeste, Russell and Debbie Compton of Celeste, Ric and Paula Holland of Houston, Mark Macaluso of Pasadena, Tex., Teri and Cary Scott of Burbank, Calif., Debra Cotten of Greenville, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cotten of Greenville and Dequita Hall of Greenville. He is also survived by his best friend Justin Alderson of Celeste, numerous cousins and the 2008 graduates of Celeste High School.
He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Bobby Joe Compton and Ralph Cotten.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard was in charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
A memorial service for Johnny Ray Ezell Moore, 55 year old Leonard resident was held Saturday, Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Leonard, Tex. Mr. Moore died Sept. 17, 2008 at the VA North Texas Health Care System at Dallas, Tex. He served his country as a member of the United States Navy.
Mr. Moore is survived by his wife, Penny Moore of Leonard, Tex.; brothers, Doug Moore of Malakoff, Tex., Joseph Sanderson Moore and Ronnie Moore; sisters, Susie York of Dallas, Tex. and Kay Peace of Arkansas; step-son, Richard Allen Leslie of Cheyenne, Wyoming and numerous nieces and nephews.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard is in charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sing an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Funeral services for Martha Ethel Williams, 92 year old Leonard resident, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Trenton Church of Christ. Harold Sneed and Charles Wrenn officiated. Burial was in the Leonard Cemetery. Visitation was held from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard. Mrs. Williams passed away Tuesday, Sept. 9 at the Seven Oaks Nursing Home in Bonham, Tex.
Mrs. Williams was born August 1, 1916 at Leonard, Tex. Her parents were Raymond Moss and Mae Clevenger Watson. She married James Medford Williams Nov. 3, 1934 at Trenton, Tex. She was a homemaker and a member of the Trenton Church of Christ.
Mrs. Williams is survived by her daughter, Janna Layman of Whitewright, Tex.; sons, Gerald Wayne Williams and Terry Michael Williams, both of Leonard, Tex.; six grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Mae Watson; husband, James Medford Williams; three brothers, Everett Watson, Clifford Watson and Acie Watson; four sisters, Mossie Trotter, Grace Samples, Eva Kuhn and Rubye Fuller.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Funeral services for Coy B. Flanagan, 67 year old Leonard resident, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at the First Baptist Church of Leonard. Rev. Mack Swain, Rev. Phillip Smith, Rev. Leonard Freeman and Rev. Harvey Neatherlin will officiate. He passed away Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman. Family visitation was held Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 6-8 p.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel at Leonard. Burial will be in the Leonard Cemetery.
Mr. Flanagan was born Aug. 11, 1941 son of J.T. and Lilia Evans Flanagan. He married Barbara Clark July 2, 1960 at Blue Ridge, Tex.He was a retired restaurant operator and a member of the Pike Baptist Church. He was a member of the American Bantam Association, the American Poultry Association, the Leonard Kiwanis, the Leonard Jaycees and the Masonic Lodge.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Flanagan of Leonard, Tex.; daughters, Coylene Moreland and Allecia Booher, both of Leonard, Tex.; sisters, Faye Grounds of Fort Worth, Tex., Mary Pitts and Dois LaGrone, both of Van Alstyne, Tex., Wanda Crehan of Fort Worth and Delores Hutchins of Princeton, Tex.; brothers, Floyd Flanagan, Lloyd Flanagan, Kenneth (Pete) Flanagan and Robert Watson, all of Leonard, Tex.; grandchildren, Kacie Weaver, Allison Booher, Ashley Booher, Aaron Moreland and Alexa Booher; step-grandchildren, Erik Flores, Andrew Moreland and Michael Flores. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Royce Flanagan, and two sisters, Nell Nolan and Dorothy Watson.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard is in charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Robert Daniel “Danny” Saye passed away Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 in Santa Monica, Calif. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 at First United Methodist Church in Leonard, Tex. at 11:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been setup at First United Methodist Church in Leonard in his name.
He was born March 3, 1962 in Quantico, Va., a beloved son of Dick Saye of Leonard and Mary Dee O’Dell-Sullam of Santa Monica.
Danny was a graduate of Celeste High School, Celeste, Tex. He resided in Greenville, Tex. and was a local mechanical entrepreneur until an accident in 2001 caused disabilities that restricted his career.
He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Ortho Morgan Squad #17, Greenville. He was awarded S.A.L. of the year in 1999-2000. He became Commander and was awarded the Citation of Achievement for Outstanding Endeavors in Accomplishment of Americanism and Membership 2002-2003. He was recognized for his untiring dedication to the American Legion Family and the Children’s Miracle Network in 2002.
Danny is survived by his father, Dick, and wife Odile of Leonard; mother, Mary Dee O’Dell-Sullam and husband Jules of Santa Monica; brother, Richard Saye and wife Delinda of Greenville; stepbrother, John Ayad and wife Damaris of Leonard; stepsister, Nancy Kinkade and husband Travis of Celeste; stepsister, Maureen Stone and husband Victor of University Park, Maryland; stepsister, Lisa Taklender and husband Richard of Woodland Hills, Calif., and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Danny was a friend to many and a lover of life that always tried to help others around him. He will be dearly missed.
A memorial graveside service for Margaret Valerie “Val” Shaffer, 85 year old Leonard resident, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Leonard Cemetery. Charles E. Wrenn will officiate. She died Thursday, Sept. 4 at the Red River Regional Hospital in Bonham, Tex.
Mrs. Shaffer was born Jan. 21, 1923 at Red Water, Tex., the daughter of Cleburne and Claudia Mae Collins Bright. She was a nurse’s aid and a member of the Baptist Church.
She is survived by her son, James Ray Shaffer of Winnsboro, Tex.; sisters, Joy Moore of Midland, Tex. and Patsy Rakestraw of Alba, Tex.; brothers, Jack Davis of El Cajon, Calif., Royce Davis of Snyder, Tex. and Herman Davis of Lindale, Tex.; nieces and nephews, Dana Griffis, Bubba and John Davis all of Leonard, Carol Sue Hutton of Garland, Tex., Deann Phillips of Point, Tex., and Vicki Cantu of Celina, Tex.; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, Oren Davis, Jr., Leon Davis, Wilson Davis, Harvey Davis and Jerry Lee Davis; sisters, Charlene Wamsley, Madie McNair and Annie Lou McNeese; grandchildren, John Oliver and Tracy Ann Shaffer.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard is in charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Billy Ralph Hart, 75 year old Leonard resident, passed away Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008 at his residence. He was born May 29, 1933 at Weiland, Tex. His parents were Luther S. and Jessie Bell Davis Hart. He was a surveyor. No public services are scheduled.
He is survived by a niece, Lucia Hilderbrand of Henderson, Tex.; two nephews, Ray McKinney of Greenville, Tex. and Dwight Sprinkle of Dallas, Tex. and a good friend, B.C. Dunmon of Leonard.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard is in charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Funeral services for Kenneth Ray “Kat” Griffis, 77 year old Lebanon, Missouri resident, were held at 10 a.m. Friday August 22nd at the First Baptist Church of Celeste, Tex.Brother Bruce Moore and Brother David Moore officiated.Burial was in the Hogeye/Celeste Cemetery.Visitation was from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday August 21st at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel at Leonard.
Mr. Griffis was born January 7, 1931 at Celeste, Tex. the son of Jeremah Jackson and Lola Alice New Griffis.He was a member of the Baptist Church.He served in the United States Army for 21 years, retiring as Command Sgt. Major.He later worked in construction operating heavy equipment.He also worked as a carpenter and built homes for Habitat.He died Sunday, August 17th at his home in Lebanon, Missouri.
He is survived by his wife Nettie Griffis of Lebanon, Missouri; sons and daughters-in-Law, Donald Eugene and Stephanie Griffis of Leonard, Tex., Michael and Carol Stubblefield of Acworth, Georgia and Kenneth Ray Jr. and Gloria Griffis of Fontana, Calif.; daughters and sons-in-law,Kathy and Buzz Blaschke of Richardson, Tex., Jan and Howard Dooley of Edgar Springs, Missouri, Tomi and Wayne Cochran of Lebanon, Missouri and Tyla McCollum of Cleveland, Tex.; brother and sister-in-law, Joe and Lois Griffis of Whitewright, Tex.; sister, Lou Warren of Celeste, Tex.He is also survived by 19 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant daughter, Barbara Lucille Griffis, three sisters and four brothers.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of arrangements.To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.TMJFuneral.com.
Alma Elizabeth Mullendore completed her life peacefully at age 95 on Aug. 15, 2008, after a brief illness. She was born in Bonham, Tex., on Oct. 23, 1912 to Charles and Nora Carter Minchey. She was predeceased in 1997 by Aulton, her husband of 65 years. She lived the past six years in Williamstown, MA, with daughter, Martha (Mrs. M. John Storey), where she maintained her independent lifestyle while enjoying the loving care and presence of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She had lived previously in Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma, California, New Jersey, Connecticut and Missouri.
Elizabeth found great joy in homemaking, sewing, cooking, crafts, gardening, decorating and parenting – skills widely admired by family and friends. Her southern grace and practical approach to life shone through each day. “If there’s enough for one, there’s enough for all,” she would say as another half dozen people showed up unexpectedly for a family dinner. She was a member of the Second Congregational Church of Williamstown, MA.
She is survived by four children: Charles and wife Eleanor of Mabou, Nova Scotia; Margie and husband Dale Odom of Colorado Springs; Joe of Macon, Ga.; and Martha; thirteen grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Cremation has taken place and burial will be beside her husband in the Leonard, Tex. cemetery. A family memorial gathering will follow at a later date.
Graveside services for Par Lee Evans Rodgers, 95, were held Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 at the Randolph-Lindsey Cemetery at Randolph, Tex. Rev. David Brackett officiated. Visitation was held Tuesday, Aug. 26 from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home chapel in Leonard, Tex.
Mrs. Rodgers was born Aug. 13, 1913 in Ocheleta, Okla., the daughter of William Wesley and Dora Ellen Kyler Evans. She moved with her family from Oklahoma to Odessa, Tex. in 1945, where she worked in sales for more than 30 years. She died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008 at the Leonard Manor in Leonard, Tex. She married Asa Lloyd Rodgers in Tulsa, Okla. on Dec. 15, 1933. He preceded her in death in March of 1994. She married Joe Sequiche Morris on March 20, 1998 in Randolph, Tex. He preceded her in death on June 3, 2005. She was a member of the Randolph Baptist Church.
She is survived by her daughters, Mickey Rodgers and Janet Rodgers Swinney of Mesa, Ariz., and Jane Rodgers Dodson and her husband, Charlie, of Trenton, Tex.; grandchildren, Charla Dodson Pennaccchia of Sherman, Tex., Ted Dodson of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Latayne Swinney Beauford, Asa Ron Swinney and Ray Swinney, all of Mesa, Ariz.; sister and brother-in-law, Pat and Don Myers of Rogers, Ark. She is also survived by six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson and numerous nieces and nephews.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of the arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.TMJFuneral.com.
David Gerald Riley, age 33, of Celeste, lost his battle with cancer on Monday, August 25, 2008.? Mr. Riley passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 24, 1975 in Garland, Texas to Benny Gerald Riley and Mary Jane Harris Riley.? After graduating from high school, Mr. Riley had two sons, Cody and Cory, and worked as a truck driver to provide for his family.? His life was his children.? He loved to take them hunting, fishing, camping, and most importantly to church.? He was an active member of the Cross Pointe Baptist Church.
David is survived by his sons, Cody Lane and Cory Shane Riley; parents, Benny Gerald and Mary Jane Riley; one brother, Brian Riley and wife, Melissa; one nephew, Clayton Riley; one niece, Kalyn Riley all from Celeste; and grandparents, Benny Hugh and Lois Jean Riley, from Wolfe City.? He is also survived by a number of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Mr. Riley was preceded in death by grandparents, Tommy and Melba Harris, cousins, Manda Riley and Michael Powell, and one uncle, Gary Harris.
Services for David Riley will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 28, 2008 at Peters Funeral Home in Greenville with Pastors Ed Long and Billy Harris officiating.? Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery.? Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers the family has asked the donations be made to the David Riley Scholarship Fund which will assist in his children’s education.? The account has been set up at First Bank of Celeste. (903) 568-4211
Robert Daniel “Danny” Saye passed away Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 in Santa Monica, Calif. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 at First United Methodist Church in Leonard, Tex. at 11:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been setup at First United Methodist Church in Leonard in his name.
He was born March 3, 1962 in Quantico, Va., a beloved son of Dick Saye of Leonard and Mary Dee O’Dell-Sullam of Santa Monica.
Danny was a graduate of Celeste High School, Celeste, Tex. He resided in Greenville, Tex. and was a local mechanical entrepreneur until an accident in 2001 caused disabilities that restricted his career.
He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Ortho Morgan Squad #17, Greenville. He was awarded S.A.L. of the year in 1999-2000. He became Commander and was awarded the Citation of Achievement for Outstanding Endeavors in Accomplishment of Americanism and Membership 2002-2003. He was recognized for his untiring dedication to the American Legion Family and the Children’s Miracle Network in 2002.
Danny is survived by his father, Dick, and wife Odile of Leonard; mother, Mary Dee O’Dell-Sullam and husband Jules of Santa Monica; brother, Richard Saye and wife Delinda of Greenville; stepbrother, John Ayad and wife Damaris of Leonard; stepsister, Nancy Kinkade and husband Travis of Celeste; stepsister, Maureen Stone and husband Victor of University Park, Maryland; stepsister, Lisa Taklender and husband Richard of Woodland Hills, Calif., and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
Danny was a friend to many and a lover of life that always tried to help others around him. He will be dearly missed.
Funeral services for Betty Joyce Watterson, 74 year-old Leonard resident, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 at the First Baptist Church of Leonard. Brother Steve Miller will offiate. Visition will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard. Burial will be in the Randolph-Lindsey Cemetery at Randolph, Tex.
Mrs. Watterson was born Feb. 5, 1934 at Trenton, Tex. Her parents were Willie Edgar “Ed” and Lucy Lee Starnes McCartney. She was a seamstress and a member of the Baptist church. She married Calvin Louis Watterson March 27, 1959 at Durant, Okla. He preceded her in death on Nov. 27, 1988.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Tammie and Johnny Bates of Leonard; son, Randy Watterson of Wolfe City, Tex.; sisters, Melba Jo Lucas of Randolph and Sheria Ann Young of Leonard; brother, Eddie Dean McCartney of Whitewright, Tex.; grandchildren, Jennifer and Jason Mendez of Bailey, Tex. and Miranda Watterson of Wolfe City. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews, as well as a very dear friend, Mary Trusty.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard is in charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Funeral services for Bill Hocutt, 48, of Celeste who passed away late Thursday night, Aug. 28, 2008 at his residence, were held Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the Lynch Funeral Chapel in Greenville. Brother James Ralson officiated. Visitation was held Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m.
He was born Oct. 6, 1959 to George and Louise Hocutt in Dallas, Tex. Bill worked as a meter reader at the family business, Hocutt, Inc. in Dallas. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Celeste. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force. In recent years he served the community as president of the Lions Club. He was better known as “UnkHiram” to those who enjoyed his writings in the Leonard Graphic and the Celeste Tribune. Mr. Hocutt has been very involved in the Republican Party.Supporting others through local political avenues brought him great joy.
Bill was a family man, from researching his family’s genealogy to spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was always there to offer a helping hand.
Survivors include his wife of twenty-two years, Darlene Hocutt of Celeste; daughters and son-in-law, Crystal Nicole and Randal Howard of Blue Ridge and Ashley Michelle Hocutt of Greenville; parents and step-mother, George and Martha Hocutt of Wills Point, Louise Hocutt of Quinlan; brother and step brother, Jerry Hocutt, Mike and Cindy Hammer; sister, Terrie Hocutt; two grandchildren, “Billy” William David Howard and James “Hippie” Raymond Sain Jr.
Memorials may be made to the Hunt County Honor Guard.
August 14, 2008 - Michael Carlton McCreary, the baby of his family, age 5, of Lewisville, Tex., passed away Thursday; August 7, 2008 at home in his mother’s arms.Michael was born on September 30, 2002 in Carrollton, Tex., to Mike and Andrea McCreary.He loved playing “Tee Ball”, school, his family and friends. Michael always squeezed in as much fun as possible. Playing air guitar and dancing to his favorite tunes, he inspired others to enjoy every day more. Michael was an angel on loan to those who loved him.We should not regret the shortness of his life but rather envy that it only took him five years to be with our heavenly father.
Michael is survived by his parents, Mike and Andrea McCreary; his big sister, Anna McCreary;brothers, James McCreary, Derek McCreary and his wife, Cynthia; grandparents, Rex and Vera McCreary and grandmother Tona Xenakis.Michael was preceded in death by his grandfather, George Xenakis.
Visitation were held from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, August 10, 2008 at Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home, Lewisville, Texas.Mass of Christian Burial was 2 p.m., Monday, August 11, 2008 at Saint Ann’s Catholic Church, Coppell, Tex.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of North Texas.
Online condolences can be made at www.mulkeymason.com.
August 14, 2008 - Mrs. Linda L. Smith, age 64, of Leonard, Tex. passed away August 9, 2008, in Sherman, Tex. She was born on December 6, 1943, in San Antonio to Hansford Alton and Gladys Lorene (Swatsell) Love. On July 30, 1962, she married Cletice Wayne Smith in McKinney, Tex. Mrs. Smith was a retired rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. She was also a member of the Hillcrest Christian Church in McKinney. Mrs. Smith loved to show off her yard work and was a very loving and involved mother and grandmother.
She is survived by her daughters, Tammy Griffin and husband, J.D. of Sherman, Tex., Jamie Tomlinson and husband, Bruce of Melissa, Tex., Joanna McCain and husband, David of Leonard, Tex., Shelley Wood of Whitewright, Tex.; 10 grandchildren, Kasey, James, Leslie, Damon, Josh, Nikolas, Matt, Veronica, Erin and Daniel; brothers, Henry Love of McKinney, James Love Sr. of Bastrop, Tex., Joe Love of Princeton, Tex. and Mickey Love of Lowry Crossing, Tex.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cletice Smith; and son-in-law, Earl Wood.
Funeral services were held at 12 noon, Tuesday, August 12, 2008, in the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel. Interment will follow at Wilson Chapel Cemetery. The family received friends for a visitation at 7 p.m., Monday at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home. To convey condolences or to sign an online registry, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
August 14, 2008 - Sherman- God called one of his favorite sons home on August 9, 2008.George Edward Jones, 77, went peacefully and eagerly to his Heavenly Home.
He was born on March 3, 1931 to John Henry Jones and Edna Marie Jamieson Jones on a farm near Leonard, Fannin County, Texas.He grew up in and around Leonard, attended and graduated school there.
Left to mourn his loss are his ever loving wife, Shirley, of the home; cherished daughter, Frances Lyn Jones of Allen and husband Jon of Geneva, NY; two loving sons, James Norman and wife Kim of Rowlett, Tex. and Bill Norman and wife Shelley of Greensboro, NC; loving sister, Emma Fowler and husband Mal of Canton, Tex.; niece, LaDell Pierce and husband Kevin and their two children, Blair and Jonathan Pierce of Canton, Tex.; three grandchildren, Lesley Norman, Andrew Norman of Greensboro, NC; and Carol Norman of Bedford, Tex.; one aunt, Emma Fennell and husband Dan of Sherman; numerous cousins, brother-in-law, Bill Carr and wife Joyce of Whitesboro.
Services were held at 2 pm Monday, August 11 at Waldo Funeral Home with Rev. James Crawford officiating.Burial with military honors followed at West Hill Cemetery with pallbearers being past and present tenants from West Wood Village, General Mgr, Ron Fielder; Ex-banker, Clayton Fulton; Billy Ray Martin; Scott Konkle; Larry Kemp; Dennis Nichols; and Roger Baiz.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 Sunday, August 10, at Waldo Funeral Home.The register book can be signed online at www.waldofuneralhome.com.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shriners.
August 7, 2008 - Graveside services for Melba Jean Rishel, 81, were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 31 in Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Dr. William Longsworth of First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth officiated. She passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2008.
Melba was born September 14, 1926 in Bonham, daughter of Gus Thomas Sudderth and Martie Sudderth Rolen.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Gus Thomas Sudderth and Martie Sudderth Rolen; a son, Gary Wayne Moore and a brother, Ray Thomas Sudderth of Leonard.
Surviving are four children, Steve Moore, Don Rishel, Sheila Kuhlman and Gina; 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
July 31, 2008 - A. M. Perkins, 77 of Trenton, Tex, died Monday, July 28, 2008 at his residence in Trenton, Tex.
Graveside Services will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, July 31, 2008 at Burns Cemetery, Trenton, Tex. Officiating the service will be Rev. Steve Holland. A visitation will be held Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 7-8 p.m. at Earnheart Chapel in Whitewright.
A. M. “Perk” Perkins was born November 28, 1930 at Decatur, Tex. to A. M. Perkins and Gladys Knox Perkins. He married Mary Chrestman on December 28, 1952 at Decatur, Tex.
He is survived by wife, Mary Perkins of Trenton; son, David Perkins and wife Susan of Trenton; grandson, Aaron Perkins of McKinney; granddaughters, Danielle and Callie Perkins of Abilene; brother, Ernest Perkins of Denver, Colo.; brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, A.M. and Gladys Perkins; and sister, Billie Faye Garrison.
Arrangements are with Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow’s Earnheart Funeral Home, Whitewright, Tex. An online registry may be signed at www.tjmfuneral.com.
July 24, 2008 - Graveside services for Patricia “Pat” Ann Latimer, 67 year old Trenton resident, were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at the Georgetown Cemetery at Pottsboro, Tex. Russell Haffner officiated. Visitation was held from 7 until 9 p.m. Monday, July 21 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard, Tex.
Mrs. Latimer was born June 21, 1941, the daughter of Otis and Eloise Nelson Dobbs. She died Saturday, July 19, 2008 at the Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Tex. She was a high school graduate and a member of the Trenton Church of Christ. She married Kenneth Latimer Dec. 23, 1960 at Colbert, Okla.
Mrs. Latimer is survived by her son, Terry Latimer of Trenton, Tex.; daughter and son-in-law, Leslie and Randy Treadway of Leonard, Tex.; brother, Tim Dobbs of Rockwall, Tex.; sister, Lois Smith of Pottsboro, Tex.; grandchildren, Brandon, Beverli and Ted Latimer, Regan and Haylea Treadway and a great-grandchild, Reagan Latimer.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Ted Dobbs.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of the arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
July 24, 2008 - Virtuous wife, loving mother, adoring “Nannie”, faithful Christian, and devoted teacher Helen Corine Huffman Tillerson went to be with her Lord July 20, 2008.
Born on October 3, 1920 in Electra, Tex. to Fitzhugh Lee and Tompie (Harvey) Huffman, she graduated from Electra High School and from North Texas State Teacher’s College with a BS degree.Later, she received her MS from East Texas State University.On July 20, 1941 she wed her beloved G.W. Tillerson in Waurika, Okla.; they were blessed with 67 years of marriage.Hospitality flowed endlessly as friends and family gathered to share one of her delicious meals.A member of Bethel Baptist Church, Celina, Texas, she taught her “ladies in waiting” Sunday School class for many years.
She taught school throughout Texas for 39 years.Students in Celeste, Melissa, Christoval, Sterling City, Electra, Iowa Park, Arp, and Prosper benefitted from her classroom attention and even more from the love she shared outside the classroom.Bookkeeping, typing, shorthand, English, and general business skills learned under “Mrs. T” helped many students decide to pursue business careers; even more became teachers because of her influence.Her typing and shorthand students won numerous district and regional UIL titles and some state championships.She & G.W. continue to support students through scholarships.
Helen is survived by her husband, G.W. Tillerson, of Greenville, Tex. and two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Nancy Tillerson of Irving, Tex. and Joe and Ruth Tillerson of Arlington, VA.Grandsons and their families are Jeffrey, Leslie and Bailey Tillerson of Irving, Tex., Jim and Julie Tillerson of Albuquerque, NM, and Jay, Anne, Ashley, and Blake Tillerson of North Richland Hills, Tex.Her brother, Aldan and wife Wanda Huffman of Palisade, Colo. also survive her.“Aunt Helen” is also fondly remembered by five nieces and nephews,Byron Huffman, Mike Huffman, Sandra Redden, Wayne Pruitt, and Cynthia Ferguson; numerous great nieces and nephews, and sister-in-law, Louise Powers.She was preceded in death by her parents and a granddaughter, Elizabeth Tillerson.
Visitation was to be Wednesday, July 23, from 6-8 p.m. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Celina, Tex.Funeral services were to be held Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church, 8382 CR 128 near Celina.Rev. Bob Layman and Rev. Cliff Lester will officiate.Honorary pallbearers were Pete Flanery, Louis Thompson, and Marvin Thompson.Pallbearers were Bob Barnard, Byron Huffman, Mike Huffman, Jimmy Rhodes, Gene Smith, Don Tillerson, and Mike Weatherley.Tributes may be made to Bethel Baptist Church or Celeste Booster Club Scholarship.
To convey condolences or to sign an online registry, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
July 17, 2008 - Funeral services for Garry Don Mead were held Thursday, July 10th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard, Texas at 701 N. Cedar St. Visitation was held prior to services beginning at 1:00 p.m.Burial was in the Leonard Cemetery.
Garry Don Mead was born March 21, 1940 in Leonard, Texas to Webb Watson Mead and Eva Dean Murrell Mead.He departed this world on July 7, 2008.Garry moved to Ft. Worth as a young boy and took great pride in his North Side roots.He graduated from North Side High School, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Arlington State College, and completed his Master’s coursework in Psychology at TCU while also serving in the United States Air Force.Garry then had a long and rewarding career as a Rehabilitation Counselor and retired from both the Texas Rehabilitation Commission (Vocational Rehabilitation Division) and also from the Texas Commission for the Blind. Garry’s love of old classic cars, the cowboy lifestyle, Civil War history and golf filled his retirement.He was a strong, independent person, passionately loyal to family and friends, and always cherished their love.
Garry was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Brenda Mullen. Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Alissa and Ron McCain; brother-in-law, Glen Mullen; niece, Melyn Thompson and her children, Tyler Mead and Harleigh Kay; and other family and friends who will miss him dearly, including Melissa Thomas, devoted assistant; and lifelong friends, Robert and Sandra Wortham, whose unselfish love was truly one of Garry’s greatest blessings.
John Piney Oden Jr. died at the age of 84 on Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at the Medical Center of Plano. He died courageously, and was surrounded by his dear family that he loved so much.
Graveside services with military honors were held on Saturday, June 27, 2008 at College Mound Cemetery in Terrell, Texas.
Johnny was born February, 29, 1924 in Palestine, Texas. He was the son of Effie Lucille Bishop Oden and John Piney Oden Sr.He was a member of the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946. He was a pharmacist mate, and served his country in World War II.
He married his true love, Mildred Louise Marshall Oden, on August 20, 1946. They were to celebrate their 62nd anniversary this August.
Johnny and Mildred had two sons, John Steven Oden and Richard Gregory Oden. Their two boys married and brought them much pride and joy, including many grandchildren and great-grandchildren for them to love and spoil.
Johnny, also known as Granddad, was the leader of the Oden clan, and was respected and loved by the entire family. He was a good friend to many, and a loving husband to Mildred. He was also admirably strong, and lived a long, active life in spite of many serious health issues. His desire to be with his family kept him going, and the pride he had in his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren was very great.
He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Thomas Ray, sisters Imogene and Mary Ann, and nephew William Woodward. He is survived by his wife, Mildred Oden of Lucas; his sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Gini Oden of Emory, and Greg and Margie of Leonard; grandson Todd Oden and his wife, Kim, and their children, Madelyn, Parker and Morgan Oden; grandson Kyle Oden and his daughter, Abigail; granddaughter Bethany and her husband, Charles Russell, and their children, Ashley, Ryan, Arianna and Caden; grandson Greg Oden; and granddaughters Chelsey Oden and Cassie Oden. He is also survived by a sister, Lois Elaine Taffer, and many loved nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Dixie Oehler Bundy, 86 of Sherman, were held Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 10 a.m. at Dannel Funeral Home in Sherman, followed by interment in West Hill Cemetery. She died Thursday, June 26, 2008 at Texoma Medical Center in Denison. Lay Minister Mary Lois O’Neal of Key Memorial United Methodist Church officiated. Family visitation was held Monday, June 30, 2008 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Dannel Funeral Home.
She was born August 29, 1921 in Broken Bow, Okla., the daughter of Dick and Lela Stiles Oehler. She attended elementary school in Broken Bow and high school in Sulphur, Okla. She then attended East Central State University in Ada, Okla., earning a B.S. degree in Speech. She married Arthur H. Bundy in Pauls Valley, Okla., on Dec. 4, 1975.
A devoted Methodist, she served as a missionary teacher in the Yucca Valley of California and on the foreign field in Singapore. After retiring to Broken Bow, she moved to Sherman in 1998.
She was preceded in death by her husband and parents.
Surviving are a step-son, three nieces, many cousins and her special friend and caregiver, Felton Cash of Leonard and a host of other friends.
SHERWOOD SHORES – Funeral services for Robert “Bob” Gene Hill, 80, were held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at Meador Funeral Home Chapel of Whitesboro, with Jeremy Parham of Victory Hospice officiating.Interment followed at Liberty Cemetery in Grayson County, Texas.Visitation was from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at the funeral home.
Mr. Hill passed away at his home in Sherwood Shores, Tex. on June 29, 2008.
Bob was born on January 10, 1928 in Leonard, Tex. to Carl and Mable May (Knowles) Hill. He was in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956.Bob enjoyed fishing from sunup to sundown every day that he was able to fish.He was the best handy man ever and he loved to go dancing with his sweetheart, Dee.Bob never missed a Texas Rangers ballgame on television and he was also a big fan of the Dallas Cowboys.
He is survived by his children, Rebecca Sparks of Arlington, Tex. and Jimmy Gene Hill of Saginaw, Tex.; grandchildren, Matt Sparks of Norman, Okla., Kelly Hill of Tempe, Ariz. and Daniel Sparks of Austin, Tex.; a sister, Dorothy Jaynes and husband William of Sherwood Shores, Tex.; niece, Margaret Story of Eustace, Tex.; nephew, Carl Garmon of Rowlett, Tex.; great niece, Angela Dooley of Eustace, Tex. and his sweetheart Dee Delarosa of Ardmore, Okla.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Hill and Mable Hill Smith, a brother, Roy Joe “Jack” Hill and a baby sister.
To sign the online registry, go to www.meadorfuneralhome.com
June 26, 2008 - Funeral services for Jesse R. Hiatt, 80 year old Leonard resident, will be held Thursday, June 26th at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Leonard. Rev. Morris Robbins and Rev. Dewey Watson will officiate. Burial will be in the Leonard Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 25th at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard. He died Sunday, June 22nd at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman.
Mr. Hiatt was born August 27, 1927 in Delmar, Iowa. His parents were Roscoe Ira and Opal Leona Peyton Hiatt. He married Dorothy Jean Dillard Dec. 8, 1951 in Bonham, Texas. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Leonard. He was also a Mason and a Shriner. He retired from the United States Air Force after 21 years of service.
He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Jana and Mike Wood of Leonard; sister, Alice Walker of Bailey; two granddaughters, Stephanie Wood of Plano and Lisa Wood of San Marcos, Texas; brother-in-law, Pat Massey of Del Rio, Texas and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Hiatt and his parents, Roscoe I. and Opal L. Hiatt.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard has charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
A memorial service for Sean Edward Smith, 24 year old Wolfe City resident, is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, June 13, 2008 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard. Mr. Smith died Wednesday, June 4, 2008. His cremains will be buried in Leonard Cemetery.
Mr. Smith is survived by his grandmother, Joyce Vibbert of Wolfe City; brother, James A. Smith of Commerce; aunt, Pam Crenshaw of Commerce and two uncles, Chuck and Dennis Vibbert of Wolfe City.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard is in charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
June 5, 2008 - Lena I. Murden, 95, loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away May 29, 2008, in Weslaco with her family at her bedside. She was born in Leonard, Tex., Dec. 20, 1912 to Thomas Jefferson Coonrod and Lena Mae Rich Coonrod. She married Albert Murden on Oct. 7, 1939. She was the owner of Lena Murden’s Flowers in Elsa and served the valley for many years.
Lena loved family gatherings and was a collector of stuffed and ceramic elephants. She also enjoyed working in her garden and especially her flower beds. She was a 60-year member of the First Baptist Church of Edcouch and enjoyed her Sunday school class.
Lena was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Albert, two brothers and four sisters. She is survived by her loving sons, Richard Murden and Gerald Murden and wife Beverly; grandchildren, Dale Murden, Shelly Dangerfield, Jenna Seale, Tricia Castellanos, Stephen Murden and Russell Murden; eight great grandchildren.
The family received friends at McCaleb Funeral Home Chapel from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, June 1, 2008. Funeral services were held Monday, June 2, 2008 at 2 p.m. in McCaleb Funeral Home Chapel in Weslaco, officiated by her sons, Richard and Gerald Murden. Interment followed in Highland Memorial Park in Weslaco. Her loving grandchildren served as pallbearers.
Funeral services for R.T. Woodruff, 90 of Greenville, were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 17, 2008, at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel inLeonard with Rev. Ted Eaton, Rev. Morris Robbins and Rev. Bobby Sparks officiating. Burial was in the Burns Cemetery in Trenton. He died Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at the Greencrest Manor in Greenville.
He was born June 13, 1917 in Randolph, Tex., the son of Alton Tony Woodruff and Fannie Pearl Russell Woodruff. He married Kathryn Blackwell on Nov. 13, 1942 in Leonard. He worked for the Texas Highway Department and was a member of the Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church of Greenville. He served as a deacon for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Woodruff of Greenville; son and daughter-in-law, Jerry and Valerie Woodruff of Greenville; sisters, Sue Anderson of Randolph and Billie Hawkins of Hurst; brothers, Mac Woodruff and Pete Woodruff, both of Trenton and Jack Woodruff of Hurst; grandchildren, Amber Dever, Adam and Austin Woodruff, all of Greenville.
Family visitation was held Friday, May 16, from 6-8 p.m.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Graveside services for Ola Christine Childers, 88, of Bandera, Tex., formerly of Leonard, will be held Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Emory City Cemetery at 2 p.m. Mrs. Childers died Sunday, May 18, 2008 in San Antonio.
She was born Dec. 12, 1919, in Glenwood, Ark., to John Cleveland and Georgia Lou Payte Forga. She married Albert Childers in Greenville, Tex., on Sept. 16, 1944. He preceded her in death in 1993.
Survivors are a son, Jerry Wayne Childers of Denton; daughter, Merlene Childers of Bandera and two brothers, Claudia and Audie Forga.
May 8, 2008 - Funeral services for Martha Jean Collins, 76 of Leonard, were held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 2, 2008 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard with Charles Wrenn officiating. Burial will be in the Leonard Cemetery. She died Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at the Leonard Manor. Family visitation was held Thursday, May 1, from 6:30 until 7:30 p.m.
She was born August 10, 1931 in Anna, Tex., the daughter of Allison P. Pruitt and Gracie S. Rowell Pruitt. She married Phillip Ray Collins on Oct. 5, 1953 in Leonard. He preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and a member of the Leonard Church of Christ.
She is survived by her son, Jackie Ray Collins of Sherman; daughter-in-law, Hope Collins Rayburn of Howe; sister, Mary Waldrep of Celina; grandchildren, Phillip Ray Collins, Michael Jared Collins and James Cody Kremling; great-grandchildren, Angela Ray Collins, Phillip Ray Collins, Jr. and Audrey Mae Kremling.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of the arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
May 8, 2008 - Funeral services for Loyd B. Williams, 82 of Allen, formerly of Leonard, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3, 2008, at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard with Gary Spear and Charles Wrenn officiating. Burial was in the Leonard Cemetery. He died Thursday, May 1, 2008, at his residence.
He was born May 3, 1925 in Pike, Tex., the son of Lon B. Williams and Lela Lee Ellard Williams. He married Geraldine Smith June 2, 1947 in Las Vegas, Nev. He was a Methodist, a member of the Masons and a WWII Veteran.
Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Geraldine Williams of Allen; son and daughter-in-law, Donald Ray Williams and wife Dana of Allen; son and daughter-in-law, James Lloyd Williams and wife Jan of Round Rock, Tex.; grandchildren, Drew and Ryan Williams.
Family visitation was held Friday, May 2 from 6 – 8 p.m.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
May 8, 2008 - Funeral services for Frances Macon, 79 from the Bailey area, were held Tuesday, May 6 at 2 p.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard. Rev. Brian Hawkins officiated. Burial was in the Philadelphia Cemetery near Gober. Family visitation was Monday, May 5th from 6 until 8 p.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard.
Mrs. Macon was born June 27, 1928, the daughter of Frank and Willie Ann Babers Hembree at Gober. She married Billy Tom Macon Dec. 26, 1953 at Bonham. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bailey. Memorials may be made to the Bonham Public Library or the First Baptist Church of Bailey.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Barbara Macon of Irving; daughter and son-in-law, Vicki and Vernon Richardson of Bailey and a grandson, Zeke Richardson of Bailey. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her three brothers, Ray, Bill and Paul Hembree.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Services for Laurene “Mimi” Davis Sumrow, 77, of Longview formerly of Tyler, was held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, 2008 at Lloyd James Funeral Chapel with Pastor Larry Reeves officiating.Burial was at Cathedral in the Pines under the direction of Lloyd James Funeral Home. She passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 in Tyler.
She was born on August 25, 1930 in Celeste to the late E. T. “Dode” and Buena Friddle Davis.She lived in Tyler most of her life and had lived in Longview the past eight years.She retired from the Smith County Clerk’s Office, and also worked for the Smith County Public Health District in the vital statistics department.She was past president and past vice-president of the American Legion Auxiliary, District 3.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Dale Davis and sister, Gladys Davis Atkisson.
She is survived by her daughter Marla Prudhomme of Tyler; sons, Ray Sumrow and Kevin Sumrow both of Tyler; brother, Glen Davis of Mt. Pleasant; sisters, Doll Williams of Celeste, Ardythe McGee of Leonard, Wilma Owens of Mineola and Nelda Williams of Caddo Mills; four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Pallbearers are nephews, Ron Connatser, David Williams, Buster Davis, Joe Dale Davis, Marlon Owens and Daryll Williams.
The family received friends from 12:30 p.m. Friday until service time at Lloyd James Funeral Home.
If desired, memorials may be made to American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 131, c/o Shirley Hill, 630 Green Oak Dr., Longview, Tex. 75604.
Funeral services for Robert Clarence Ingram, 85, of Wolfe City, formerly of Leonard, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard with Charles Wrenn, Paul Wilkinson and Steven Medford officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Wolfe City. He died Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at the Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville.
He was born Dec. 13, 1922 in Coalgate, Okla., the son of Clarence Robert Ingram and Grace Elizabeth Moody Ingram. He was a member of the Leonard Church of Christ, the Oklahoma Fire Fighters Association and the V.F.W.
He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly Grace and Richard Viernos and Bobbie Ann and Robert Moore, all of Oklahoma City, Okla.; sister, Alene Smith of Leonard and sister-in-law, Lucy Cline of Wolfe City; nieces, Vickie and Karen Cox, both of San Antonio, Marcia Sneed of Leonard and Billie Piper of Wolfe City; nephews, Larry Smith of Leonard and Ray Cline of Lewisville; grandchildren, Roy, Donna and Robert; great grandchildren, Crystal, Kendra, Kenz, Tyler and Krislyn.
Family visitation was held Friday, April 11 from 7 to 8 p.m.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard was in charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www. tjmfuneral.com.
April 10, 2008 - Mary Virgean LaFavers went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 1, 2008. She was at her daughter’s house in Celeste, Tex. She had suffered a heart attack on Friday, March 28, and just been released from the hospital on Tuesday. She was born on Sept. 4, 1929 to Sylvester Wade Myers and Pearl Deatherage. She moved to Celeste at the age of 14 and had lived here for 64 years. She married Haskell LaFavers on Oct. 3, 1947. She was a dedicated wife and stood by his side through a long illness until his death in May 2003. In the beginning of their marriage she worked for Henson Kickernick and J. R. Love Company as a seamstress. When her first child was born she became a full time wife and mother. In 1959 she and Haskell began a long career as dairy farmers and she spent the next 35 years milking cows twice a day and assisting him in all aspects of farm work while taking care of three small children. She was always a room mother for her children’s classes, attending their school events.
Virgean was a beloved mother, grandmother and friend to many. She positively touched everyone she came in contact with and she will be greatly missed. She always had a smile and a good attitude. She was known for wearing one of her many hats to church and wherever and whenever she wanted to dress up. Also for carrying her cane which she dressed up with ribbons according to the season. She stood up for what she believed in and worked for many causes throughout her life. In the 1960s and 1970s she was on the Hunt County Red Cross Board and went door to door collecting money for both the Red Cross and the March of Dimes. She was a member of the Celeste PTA and served as president for 6 years. She was honored to be selected as an honorary lifetime member in 1980. She served on the Hunt County Council PTA Board for 6 years. She was an active member of the Celeste Beautification Committee and the Housing and Urban Development Board for several years. She volunteered at the Celeste Public Library. Most of all she was an active and beloved member of the Celeste Church of Christ for 57 years.
She is survived by her son, James LaFavers and wife Lyla of Lavon, Tex.; her daughter Kathryn Claxton and husband Roger of Celeste, Tex. and her son, David LaFavers and wife Sondra of Celeste, Tex. She is survived by six grandchildren, the light of her life, Rex Claxton, Rachel Claxton, Rebecca Claxton, Megan LaFavers, Tyler LaFavers all of Celeste and Heath LaFavers of Lavon, Tex. She is also survived by one brother John Myers and his wife Sue of Celeste and one sister Wanda Glawson and her husband Joe of San Antonio, Tex. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews and many, many, friends.
Funeral services were held Friday, April 4, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the Celeste Church of Christ. Officiating the service was Mr. A. C. Quinn. Burial followed at Celeste Cemetery. Pallbearers were Lannie Steen, Wylie Easley, Alex Cawthon, Bob Richison, Bud Thacker and Mark Coles. The family received friends at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard on Thursday, April 3, 2008 from 6-8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231.
To convey condolences or to sign an online register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
April 3, 2008 - Graveside services for John Dee Rushing, 80 of Leonard, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 at the Leonard Cemetery. Charles Wrenn officiated. Mr. Rushing died Saturday, March 29, 2008 at the Leonard Manor. Family visitation was held Monday, March 31 from 7-8 p.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard. He was a member of the Pentecostal Church of Leonard and enjoyed coon hunting and raising coon dogs.
Mr. Rushing was born June 12, 1927 at Trenton, the son of Thomas Ray and Emma Catherine Rushing. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Donna Rushing of Leonard; a son, Ricky Rushing of Bridgeport; a daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Kenneth Hinsley of Leonard; seven grandchildren, Donald K. Stephens, Clinton Blake Hinsley, Austin Tyler Hinsley, Justin Glenn Rushing, Teresa Nixon and husband, Noel, John Robert Rushing and Clayton Rushing; four great-grandchildren, Haden Michael Nixon, Ryan Reed Nixon, Callie Stephens and Trinity Stephens.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Emma Rushing; his sister, Vida Baker and a brother, Ray Rushing.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
April 3, 2008 - Funeral services for Joe. L. Bradshaw, 70 of Bailey, are scheduled for 2 p.m.,Wednesday, April 2 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard. Rev. Jim McIntyre will officiate. Burial will be in the Arledge Ridge Cemetery. Family visitation was held Tuesday, April 1, from 6-8 p.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard.
Mr. Bradshaw was born Jan. 19, 1938, son of Willie Clay Bradshaw and Addie Irene Caldwell Bradshaw. He was a large equipment mechanic and a member of the Grove Hill Methodist Church.
He is survived by a son, Robert Lee “Bobby” Bradshaw of Sulphur Springs, Tex.; a son and daughter-in-law, Jerry Lynn and Delilah Bradshaw of Greenville, Tex.; a daughter and son-in-law, Linda Kay and Jeff Martin of Bailey, Tex.; a sister, Patsy Sue Malone of Hereford, Tex.; a brother, Billy Loyd Bradshaw of Amarillo, Tex.; two grandchildren, Blayne and Randen Martin of Bailey, Tex. and a special friend, Theresa Hill of Wolfe City, Tex.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard is in charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
March 27, 2008 - Patricia Louise Gordon was home in time for Easter morning services, passing peacefully to Heaven on Sunday, March 23, 2008.
She was born May 14, 1930, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of Robert O. McMaken and Hilda Louise McMaken. She married Kenneth Gordon on Feb. 21, 1948.
They had a son, Daniel, and daughter, Lisa Marie, who died as an infant. Their family was expanded by “adopting” a daughter, Margaret, and granddaughter, Bethany.
Later, Margaret’s husband, Greg Oden, was brought into the fold, and they blessed the Gordons with three more grandchildren: Greg, Chelsey and Cassie. Bethany married Charles Russell, who was welcomed as a grandson, and they blessed the Gordons with four great-grandchildren: Ashley, Ryan, Arianna and Caden.
The Gordons owned several different businesses. They introduced Dallas to truly good pizza in the 60s at the Pizza Palace. And in 1976, they established Hoky Marketing, a wholesale distribution company, which allowed them to tour the state together selling the Hoky floor sweeper. They were known at the State Fair of Texas and around Dallas as the Hoky people. Ken retired in 1988, but Pat loved to work and continued the business. They celebrated 53 years of marriage before he died of cancer in 2001. Afterward, Pat bought a house in the countryside of Leonard, next door to granddaughter Bethany. She loved watching her grandchildren walk the path up to her back porch for snacks and card games with Granny. She cherished the time she had with her family in Leonard. Her devoted son, Daniel, made the Leonard house a second home and spent many afternoons in the peaceful countryside with his mom.
Meanwhile, Pat grew the Hoky business to include customers worldwide before she became too sick to work and passed the business down to granddaughter Bethany in January of this year. Pat battled cancer for over a year. She spent every minute of that year very carefully, sharing love and demonstrating an inner strength and peace that was rooted in her faith in Jesus Christ.
Pat loved her many friends and her church family at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Trenton. Her sense of humor, and ability to make everyone around her feel special made an impression on everyone she met.
A memorial service was held Tuesday, March 25, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and daughter, brother Robert E. McMaken and sister Betty Hopkins, and sister-in-law Nancy Webster. She is survived by her son, Daniel Gordon of Dallas; daughter and son-in-law, Margie and Greg Oden of Leonard; grandchildren Bethany and Charles Russell, Greg Oden, Chelsey Oden and Cassie Oden, all of Leonard; and great-grandchildren Ashley, Ryan, Arianna and Caden; sister and brother-in-law Sharon and Phil Smith, brother-in-laws and their spouses, Charlie and Theresa Gordon and Harold and Bobbie Gordon.
She would be honored by donations to the Cornerstone Baptist Church Building Fund (P.O. Box 130, Randolph, Texas 75475), or the Nexus Recovery Center (8733 La Prada Drive, Dallas, TX 75228).
Funeral services for Wilma Inez Carter, 74 of Leonard, were held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2008, at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard. She died Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at the Texas State Veterans Home in Bonham. Family visitation was held Friday, March 21 from noon until 1 p.m.
She was born July 2, 1933 in Calala, Okla., the daughter of Ellie B. Griffin and Etta Broadbent Griffin. She married Edward Junior Carter on March 30, 1961 in Kountz, Tex. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
She is survived by a brother and his wife, Alvin and Barbara Griffin of Mannford, Okla. and a host of nieces and nephews.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
March 20, 2008 - Fred Lane “Papaw” Beaty, 89, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the Robert Lee Care Center in Robert Lee, Texas. Fred was born July 23, 1918 in Jacksonville, Texas to John Isaac and Eula Lee Lane Beaty.
He married Alice Amanda Baxter in Alvin, Texas on December 23, 1939. They had three children: two daughters, Becky Kegans and George Ann Crowder; one son, Lane Beaty.
Fred was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Robert Lee, serving his Lord and Savior in many capacities over the years. He assisted for many years with the Boy Scouts of Silver and Robert Lee, volunteered through the Robert Lee Fire Department and the West Coke County EMS. For 39 years, Fred served as a side-line guard for the Robert Lee ISD Steers.
Known as “King of the Grill”, he cooked for the United Methodist Men as their chief cook and was always called upon to help cook when the community was to have a barbeque.
After 45 years of service, Fred retired from Sun oil Company. Following retirement, he and Alice enjoyed participating in the Sun Retirees’ luncheons and events, traveling, and were proud to be “Ole Coke County Rabbit Twisters.”
They also enjoyed attending the National Rodeo Finals for many years. Fred delighted in helping out his farm and ranch friends.
Fred was preceded in death by his parents, brother, John Beaty; sisters, Delois Bowden, Mary Peery, and Ann Logan; a grandson, Kyle Lane Beaty; and a son-in-law, Jim Crowder.
Surviving are his wife of 68 years, Alice; daughters, George Ann Crowder of Midland and Becky Kegans and husband, Eugene of Leonard, Texas; a son, Lane Beaty and wife, Dot of Midland, Texas; 14 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
Visitation was held Friday, March 14, with the family present from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral service was at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church of Robert Lee. Pallbearers were grandsons: Bax Kegans, Brent Crowder, Chris Beaty, David Patrick, Robert Curry, and Mark Blackerby. Honorary pallbearers will be granddaughters, Lee Anne Curry and Kacey Lane Blackerby, and also Borden Gray, Joe McKnight, Joe White, Dale Wojtek, Jimmy Bickley, and Maudie Conley. Officiating were the Reverend George A. Bradley & Jon Patrick. Services were under direction of Shaffer Funeral Home.
Our special thanks to the Robert Lee Care Center, Shannon Memorial 5 North, and Dr. Anthony DeMory.
Memorial: FUMC-Robert Lee Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 141, Robert Lee, Texas 76945 or the American Cancer Society, 3228 South College Hills Blvd, San Angelo, Texas 76904.
Funeral services for Donna Jean Luna Reid, 56 of Richardson, were held Saturday, March 15 at 2 p.m. at the Valley Creek Baptist Church with Rev. James Seigler officiating. Burial was in the Leonard Cemetery. She died Wednesday, March 11, 2008, at Medical City Hospital in Dallas.
She was born July 11, 1951 in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, the daughter of Don Ward and Maurine Mitchell Ward. She married Steve Reid on March 23, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Steve Reid of Richardson; daughters and sons-in-law, Dena and Casey Thomas and Terri and Lance Anderson; brother and sister-in-law, David and Linda Ward; grandchildren, Jamie, Leslie, Lars, Taylor and Joshua; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Joe and Kristin Reid of Leonard; brother-in-law, Billy Reid of Moore, Okla.; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Toni and David Mitchell of Oklahoma City, Okla.; mother-in-law, Sandra Reid of Del City, Okla.; a host of nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Graveside services for Jessie Imogene Sagely, 90 of Wylie, formerly of Bonham, will be held Saturday, March 22, 2008 at 3 p.m. at the Leonard Cemetery. She died Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at the Hillcrest Manor in Wylie.
She was born January 6, 1918 in Blue Ridge, Tex., the daughter of W.C. Bradford and Margaret E. Brown Bradford. She was a Baptist and a nurse’s aide.
She is survived by her daughters, Margaret Drake of Wylie and Jeanell Taylor of Greenville; sons, Bill Sagely of Leonard and Don Sagely of Bonham; sisters, Merle Brown of Dallas and Pauline Fuller of Branch, Tex.; brothers, Tex Bradford of Ben Wheeler and Bobby Joe Bradford of Farmers Branch; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow in Leonard has charge of the arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Memorial services for Nancy Nell Fuller, 68 of Leonard, were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, 2008, at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard with Charles Wrenn officiating. She died Thursday, March 13, 2008, in Sachse, Texas at her daughter’s home.
She was born March 28, 1939 in Mt. Pleasant, Tex., the daughter of Herbert Kelley and Mary Neugent Kelley. She was a member of the Church of Christ and was a seamstress.
She is survived by her son, Kyle Fuller of Leonard; daughter, Kelley Fuller of Sachse, Tex.; brother, Ray Kelley of Talco, Tex.; four grandchildren, Jason, Kenneth and Christie Fuller and Cheyenne Clark.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
March 13, 2008 - Coach Tilger was born September 26, 1930 in Trenton, Texas and departed this life, March 11, 2008. Coach was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Alice Louise Tilger, and his sister Lenora Ray Parks. He is survived by his brother-in-law, David L. Parks of Trenton; nieces, Carrie Kincade and her family of Telephone, Texas and Laurie Countryman of Aledo, Texas; nephew David Mark Parks and his family of Burleson, Texas; his extended family of several years at Leonard Manor Nursing Home and a host of other family and friends.
Coach was a graduate of Trenton High School and East Texas State College. He served in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Teacher and Coach from the Dallas Independent School District.
Graveside services will be held at Burns Cemetery in Trenton, Texas on March 13, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. David Mark Parks Ph.D., Coach’s nephew, will be in charge. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. prior to the service at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall in Trenton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in honor of Herman Martin Tilger to the Huntington Disease Society, 505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 902, New York, NY 10018.
Arrangements are with Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow’s Earnheart Funeral Home, Whitewright, Texas. An online registry may be signed at www.tjmfuneral.com.
March 6, 2008 - MaryEvelyn Little , 84 of Leonard, Texas, died Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Mullican Care Center in Savoy, Texas.
Graveside Services were held Friday, February 29, 2008 at Leonard Cemetery, Leonard, Texas. Officiating the service was the Rev. Houston Garner.
MaryLittle was born August 18, 1923 at Collin County, Texas to James Thomas Wicker and Geneva Helen Brinlee Wicker.
She is survived by brother, James C. Wicker of San Antonio; sister, Ida Susan Cline of Whitewright; niece, Shirley Ann Wicker; niece, Geneva Helen Spencer of Whitewright
Arrangements are with Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow’s Earnheart Funeral Home, Whitewright, Texas. An online registry may be signed at www.tjmfuneral.com.
March 6, 2008 - Funeral services for Beula Ray West, 90 of Leonard, were held Thursday, March 4 at 2 p.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard with Brother Matthew Richard officiating. Burial was in the Leonard cemetery. She died Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 at the Red River Regional Hospital in Bonham.
She was born Feb. 24, 1918 in Valley Creek, Tex., the daughter of James Franklin Holt and Sally Ruthie Ann Holt. She was a seamstress and was of the Methodist faith. She married Howard West on Sept. 22, 1934 in Trenton, Tex.
She is survived by her daughter, Donna West of Dallas; sons, Harold Dean West of Leonard, Gerald Ray West of Leonard and Michael Lynn West of Waco; sisters, Jewel Dean Chesher of Grand Prairie and Ella Agnes Emma Lucille Reed of DeSoto; grandchildren, Christopher Glenn West of Lavon, Celeste Ellen Spencer of Gainesville, Kandace Lee Foley of Carrollton, Christy Lynn Horton of Denton, Brian Lee West of Roanoke, Debra Michelle Richard of Waco, Jordan Lyn West of Waco and Taylor Dean West of Waco; great-grandchildren, Zachary Peyton West and Blake Daniel West of Lavon, Tex., Cailee Dawn Horton of Denton, Colin West Spencer and Brooke Ellen Spencer, both of Gainesville.
Visitation was held Monday, March 3, 2008 from 7-9 p.m.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
March 6, 2008 - Funeral services for Frances M. Berry, 88 of Trenton, were held Friday, Feb. 29 at 10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Leonard, Tex., with Rev. David Sharp and Rev. Scott Leslie officiating. Burial was in the Pike cemetery. She died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008 at the Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Tex.
She was born Feb. 21, 1920 in Texarkana, Tex., the daughter of Thomas Moores and Zula Shaw Moores. She married Earnest E. Berry on April 8, 1945 in Texarkana, Tex. He preceded her in death. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on April 8, 1995 at the First United Methodist Church in Leonard. They met at the Blue Moon Café in Leonard on a blind date while Earnest was on leave from WWII. She was a school teacher for 36 years and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Leonard and also Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Desert, Tex. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and belonged to the Texas Retired Teachers’ Association.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Sherry Kirkland of Trenton, Tex.; brother, Richard Moores of Amarillo; grandsons, Craig Donahoo and Kody Kirkland of Trenton; cousins, Margaret Stewart and Gloria Moores of Texarkana, Delores Mitchell of Walterboro, S.C., Grace Ann Brown and husband, Carl of Walterboro, S.C. and their children Jim, Mary, Hunter and West; niece, Heather and husband, Col. (Ret.) Drew Bennett of Springfield, Mo.; nephew, Loy Kirkland and wife, Jan, of Frisco, Tex.; great-niece, Alexandria Bennett of Springfield, Mo.; great-niece, Stacey Lucas and husband Randy of Tomball, Tex. and their children Molly and Matthew; great-nephew, Kyle Kirkland of Austin, Tex.; sister-in-law, Lola Childress of Celeste and her children, Robert Childress and Donna Haynes.
Visitation was held Thursday, Feb. 28, from 6-8 p.m.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or sign an on-line register, please visit www.tmjfuneral.com.
Funeral
services for Boyd Bernard “B.B.” Green were held Thursday, Feb.
7, 2008 at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel in Colleyville, Tex. Interment
was in Oakland Community Cemetery in Canton, Tex. He died Monday, Feb. 4, 2008
at a Bedford hospital.
He graduated from Leonard High School in 1960. He met his future wife, Elaine Skinner, in 1959 while working at Cowboy Town in Irving. They married in 1961 and resided in Euless for almost 47 years. Boyd was employed at Bell Helicopter for more than 30 years and retired in 2004. He was an avid fan of the Texas Longhorns and Trinity Trojan Athletics. He loved Colorado, East Texas and the outdoors. He enjoyed fishing and watching his grandsons participate in any activity. He had a wonderful sense of humor and will be missed.
He is survived by his wife of Euless; daughter, Sondra Crowley and husband Barry of Colleyville; son, Bryan Green and wife, Michelle of Apple Valley, Calif.; brother, Don Green and wife, Ruby of Pottsboro; sister, Kay Flanagan and husband Wayne of Leonard; mother, Helen Green of Leonard; mother-in-law, Myra Skinner of Euless; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Carol and Dennis Francoise of Euless; grandchildren, Ryan and Scott Crowley and Jacob Green; and many nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Boyd was preceded in death by his father, E.B. “Cotton” Green and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Reece “Ma and Pa” Brinkley and Mr. and Mrs. Will Green and father-in-law Sammy Skinner.
Julia E. Lewis of Blue Ridge passed away in the early hours of Dec. 24, 2007.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 20 years, J.R. Lewis; her mother, father and two brothers. She is survived by Robert Bartram, brother and three children, Lisa Lewis of Houston, Stuart Duke of Seattle and Chris Toliver of Manhattan.
Julie was a Registered Nurse before her retirement. She moved to Blue Ridge in 1996 after her husband passed away. We will miss you, Julie.
Funeral services for Linda Imogene “Gene” Fuller, age 82, will be held Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard. Gary Rice and Buddy Bishop will officiate. Burial will be in the Leonard Cemetery. Visitation was Monday, Jan. 21, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Fuller died Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Windsor Care Center in Terrell, Tex.
She was born Sept. 15, 1925 in Celeste, Tex., the daughter of Robert Lloyd and Elizabeth Mae Swafford. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lonnie Fuller and her sister, Inez Swafford Alvey.
Mrs. Fuller is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Patricia Fuller of Lone Oak, Tex. and Roger and Shirley Fuller of Garland, Tex.; daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Vince Smith of Royce City, Tex.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Turrentine-Morrow-Jackson Funeral Home in Leonard was in charge of arrangements. To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Funeral services for Helen Ruth Daniel, age 80 of Bailey, were held Friday, Jan. 18, 2008 at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Bailey, Tex., with Rev. Eddie Frazier and Rev. Brian Hawkins officiating. Burial was at the Grove Hill Cemetery near Leonard. She died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008 at her residence.
She was born Feb. 28, 1927 in Randolph, Tex., the daughter of Chester A. Arthur Vinson and Nannie Ella Johns Vinson. She married Joe Clifford Daniel on Feb. 27, 1946 in the Savage Community. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bailey. Helen was a homemaker and she found joy in many things, including taking care of her beautiful flowers, listening to music, watching birds and sunsets at her home and traveling. She loved to be surrounded by children and their energy and laughter could always bring her a smile.
Bravely facing various ailments over the past four decades, Helen was a pillar for the family and the model of grace in many challenging situations. No matter what her condition, she always had a vibrant, positive outlook on life and was a great source of strength for all of those around her. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, Virgie Mahan, Theodore Vinson, Thelma Cotham, James Vinson and Franklin Vinson.
Helen is survived by her husband, Joe Clifford Daniel of Bailey; son and daughter-in-law, Chester Earl and Vicki Daniel of Bonham; daughters and sons-in-law, Connie Jo and Glenn Edwards of Wolfe City and Lou Ellen and Teddy Thompson of Leonard; grandchildren, Christa, Amberly, Diana, Clifton, Danny and Abby; great-grandchildren, Nikki, Luke, Holten, Maggie, Hunter, Carrie and Hannah.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church in Bailey.
Roma Perret Dove, 63 of Trenton, died peacefully at home on Monday, January 7, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer.Roma was born on September 8, 1944 in Woking, Surrey, Great Britain to Ursula Devine and Robert Perret.She married Peter George Scott Dove in 1965 and they lived in Great Britain until 1973, when they moved to Oslo, Norway.In 1975, they relocated to Houston, Texas, where Roma and Pete raised their two sons, Robert and Simon, and Roma drove a school bus for handicapped children for the Cypress-Fairbanks school district.In 2006, Roma and Peter moved to Trenton to be closer to their sons and grandchildren, who were the light of Roma’s life.
Roma was an amazingly loving, caring and unselfish person who always thought of others, and she will be terribly missed by her family, friends, and those whose lives she touched.
She is survived by her husband Peter Dove of Trenton, sons Robert Dove and wife Deborah of Allen, and Simon Dove and wife Rexanne of The Colony; sister Jeannine Goodrum of the United Kingdom, brother John Rohan Perret of Johannesburg, South Africa and grandchildren Allison, Hayden and Caroline Dove of Allen.
A memorial service was held at their home in Trenton on January 12th.
Funeral services for Mrs. Aretes “Rita” Fraser, a 69 year old Leonard resident, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17 at the First United Methodist Church of Leonard, Tex. Rev. Willie Johnson will officiate. Visitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 16, from 6 until 9 p.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard. Burial will be in the Valley Creek Cemetery. She passed away Friday, Jan. 11, at the Red River Regional Hospital in Bonham, Tex.
Mrs. Fraser married Robert Ray Fraser in Dallas, Tex. She was affiliated with the First United Methodist Church of Leonard and worked for many years as a nurse’s aide at the Leonard Manor.
She is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, Robert Edward (Eddie) and Ashlea Fraser of Bonham and Steve Fraser of Sacramento, Calif.; daughters and sons-in-law, Cathy Donnell and Larry Songer of Leonard and Susan and Cory Cate of Livermore, Calif.; brothers and sisters-in-law, Archie and Joan Robinson and James and Jackie Robinson, all of Canton, Tex.; grandchildren, Amanda and Justin Horton, Morgan Songer, Tara Carlisle Fraser and Emily Fraser; numerous nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Fraser was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde Emuil and Lilly Darby Robinson; her husband, Robert Ray Fraser; sister, Linda Boyd; brother-in-law, David Boyd and her grandson, Matthew Songer.
To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Memorial services for Mary A. Bryant, age 77, of Leonard, Tex., will be conducted at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, at the First Baptist Church in Bailey, Tex. Mrs. Bryant passed away Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008 at Leonard Manor Nursing Home in Leonard, Tex.
She was born on Sept. 15, 1930 in Greenville, Tex., the daughter of Terrell William and Jetta May Burke Berry. She married John Franklin Bryant in Bailey, Tex., in 1953. She retired from Centennal as an IBM operator.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and a sister, Billie Humphries of Waxahachie.
Surviving her is a son, Keith Bryant and wife, Donna, of West Tawakoni, Tex.; four brothers, Bobby Savage and wife, Linda, of Commerce, Tommy Berry of Salina, Kansas, Bill Berry and wife, Joyce, of Barnett, Tenn., Glen Berry and wife, Jean, of Vidor, Tex. and three sisters, Marie Bandy of Commerce, Carolyn Stevens and husband, David, of Richardson and Virginia Green of Nocona.
Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home.
Dorothy L. (Ethridge) Devenport, age 83 of Greenville passed away on Friday, Dec. 28, 2007 at a local nursing home.Services were held Monday, Dec. 31st at 2 p.m. at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Randy Daw officiating.Visitation was at the funeral home on Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m.
Mrs. Devenport was born on Dec. 18, 1924 to Alexander L. Ethridge and Naomi Lucille Duncan Ethridge in Hopkins County, Texas.On July 27, 1940, she married Bernard A. Devenport in Rockwall.She was a member of Wieland Church of Christ and attended Johnson Street Church of Christ for the past ten years.She was very involved in the church and the community.She was a member of the Extension Club of Hunt County and a volunteer for the Ladies’ Auxiliary at the Terrell State Hospital.She loved gardening and was a member of the Beautification of Wieland Community Committee.
Survivors include two daughters, Brenda Evans and husband, Jimmie of Leonard and Judy Clingan of Greenville; sisters, Evelyn Ray and Becky Crabtree both of Greenville; brothers, Bill Ethridge of Tucson, Arizona and Phillip Ethridge of Cash; four grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Her husband; parents; two brothers, Aubrey and Sammie Ethridge; three sisters, Johnnie Morris, Janice Jolly, and Pat Gray; and son-in-law Bobby Clingan preceded her in death.
Special friends served as pallbearers.Great-grandsons and men of Wieland and Johnson Street Church of Christ served as honorary pallbearers.
Frank Pospisil, a resident of the Leonard community since 1975, passed away Jan. 4, 2008, at the Red River Community Hospital in Bonham, Tex. His memorial service will be held by family members in Moore, Montana at a future date. He donated his body to science.
Surviving is his wife, Emily, of Leonard; daughters Kathy and Cindy, both of Dallas; son, Randy of Leonard; brothers, Harry Pospisil and wife Rosie of Hobson, Montana and Marvin Pospisil and wife Leslie of Moore, Montana; sisters, Louise Anglin of Yuma, Ariz., Ruth and husband Gordon Nelson of Bowie, Maryland, Dolores Berg of Lewistown, Montana, Sharlene and husband Bob Inglis of Tigard, Oregon and Linda and husband John Coker from Kalispell, Montana; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held for Billy Tom Macon, age 82 of Bailey on Wednesday, January 2 at 2:00 p.m. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home chapel in Leonard with Reverend Brian Hawkins officiating. Burial was in the Philadelphia Cemetery in Gober. He died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 at the Clyde Cosper Veterans Home in Bonham.
Billy Tom Macon was born May 8, 1925 in Bailey the son of Kim William Macon and Ethel Wharton Macon. He married Frances Hembree in Bonham on December 26, 1953. He was an aircraft mechanic and a veteran of the U. S. Army. He was associated with the First Baptist Church of Bailey.
He is survived by: his wife Frances Macon of Bailey; son and daughter-in-law Mark and Barbara Macon of Irving; daughter and son-in-law Vicki and Vernon Richardson of Bailey; sisters Donna Smith of North Richland Hills and Marleta Herndon of Tyler; and grandson Zeke Richardson of Bailey.
Visitation was held on Tuesday, January 1, 2008 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Bailey.
To convey condolences or to sign the on line register, please visit www.TJMFFuneral.com.
Funeral services for Virgil Ray Horton, 59 of Celeste were held at 2:00 p.m. on Dec. 23 at Kingston Baptist Church with Ronnie Hickey officiating. Burial followed at Hogeye-Celeste Cemetery in Celeste. Visitation was held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Dec. 22 at Lynch Funeral Service.
He died on Dec. 20, 2007 at his home..
Virgil Horton was born on Nov. 30, 1948 to David Woodson Horton and Ola Mae Greer Horton in Greenville. He was a member of Kingston Baptist Church and proudly served his country in the U. S. Army. He was a retired grounds keeper.
He is survived by: his wife Betty; sons Daniel Lorenz of Montana and Byron Garcia of Celeste; daughters Lois Sasser of Celeste, Margie Teague of Greenville, Tina Gillespie of Campbell and Rhonda Riskey of Celeste; brothers James, Clifford, Lloyd, Paul, Bobby, Johnny, and Steve Horton; sisters Ruth Cook, Barbara Moody and Mary Spradling; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Aubrey and Jack Horton and sister Bertha Horton.
Lynch Funeral Service was in charge of arrangements.
Dec. 13, 2007 - Graveside services for Elizabeth Grisham, 99, of Leonard were held Sunday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Leonard Cemetery, Leonard, Tex., with Chaplain Robert Newton officiating and Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Grisham passed away peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 6, 2007, at East Texas Hospice Homeplace in Tyler, Tex. Mrs. Grisham had resided in the home of her daughter, Carol and husband, Robert Newton, for the past four years.
Mrs. Grisham was born May 30, 1908, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Julius and Edith Lahn. She came to Texas in 1920 and was raised in the home of Rev. and Mrs. D.D. Archey of Bailey, Tex. She married James Albert (Abb) Grisham on Oct. 13, 1945 in Leonard, Tex.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Albert Grisham; all four siblings, Julius Lahn, George Meason, Anna Ross and Carolyn Watson; step-sons, Noel Grisham and Charles Thomas Grisham and step-daughter, Prebble Quinn. Mrs. Grisham was a homemaker and a friend to all who knew her and was a member of the Hickory Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Carol Newton and Betty Crim, both of Jacksonville, Tex.; three step-children, Woodie Grisham of Salado, Tex., Pauline Morse of Dallas, Tex. and Martha Pace of Manhattan Beach, Calif.; sister-in-law, Audie Meason of Granbury, Tex.; four grandchildren, Christina Niette and husband, Scott, of Butler, Ga., Kimberly Owens and husband, Mike of Palestine, Tex., James Crim and wife, Wendy of Conroe, Tex. and Janna Crim and husband, Michael McMahon of Conroe; 11 step-grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers for the service were Michael D. Owens, James Kevin Crim, Darrell Grintz, Jesse and Wesley Owens and James Grintz. Honorary pallbearers were James Crim, Michael McMahon and Dr. Scott A. Niette.
Dec. 6, 2007 - SHERWOOD SHORES – Funeral Services for Charles Eugene Minchey, 77, were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007 at Meador Funeral Home Chapel in Whitesboro with Rev. David Frierson officiating.Masonic Graveside Rites followed at Leonard Cemetery in Leonard.Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 at the funeral home.
Mr. Minchey passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007 at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman.
Charles was born Nov. 29, 1930 in Leonard to Charles Hughie and Maggie (Shafer) Minchey.He married JoAnn Smith on July 21, 1951 in Dallas.Charles worked for and retired from Glidden Paint Co. (ICI Paints) after 42 years of service.He was a member and deacon at Sherwood Shores Presbyterian Chapel.Charles traveled extensively with SR Travel and was a member of the Good Sam’s Club. He was also a member of Carrollton Masonic Lodge #1400 A.F. & A.M.
Survivors include three daughters, Becky Kaufman and husband Bob of Carrollton, Paula Britnell and husband Rodney of Winnie, and Kay Hayes and husband Ricky of Bells;ten grandchildren, Jason Cobb, Chris Cobb, Stephanie Richard, Mathew Walls, Joshua Britnell, Amy Hewitt, Tracy Hayes, Ricky Hayes, Jr., Monica Bynum and Janella Britnell; four great-grandchildren, Adison Richard, Mason Walls, Maegan Hewitt and Caitlyn Valenciano;three sisters, Frances Estes of Abilene, Lois Sims of Whitewright and Sue Richerson of Allen; two brothers, James Minchey and Royce Minchey both of Leonard.
He was preceded in death by his wife, JoAnn Smith Minchey and his parents, Charles H. and Maggie Minchey.
Pallbearers are Tim Henrie, Scott Henrie, Jason Cobb, Chris Cobb, Mathew Walls and Joshua Britnell.
To sign the online registry, go to www.meadorfuneralhome.com
Dec. 6, 2007 - TRENTON – Funeral services for James Harold Piott, age 88 of Trenton, was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 at the First United Methodist Church in Trenton. Rev. Mark Long and Rev. Joe Ed Goolsby officiated. Burial followed at Burns Cemetery in Trenton. He died Tuesday evening, Nov. 27, 2007 at the Red River Regional Hospital in Bonham.
Mr. Piott was born Oct. 6, 1919 in the Klondike community east of Trenton, the son of James Nathaniel Piottand Leura Stevens. He graduated from Trenton High School in 1936, then served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. James married Addran Ownby on March 22, 1945 in Bonham. James was a long-time member of the Trenton First United Methodist Church. He was a career farmer who enjoyed the land and tending his cattle almost every day of his life.
James was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Isabelle Piott and a great-granddaughter, Kennedy Embrey.
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Addran; daughter, Pam Thompson and husband Steve; son, Jim and wife Carolene, all of Trenton; grandchildren Amy Embrey, Amber James, Susie Welch, Aaron and Blake Piott; great-grandchildren, Kasen and Kenleigh Embrey, Matthew and Rachel James and Shasta and Shawn Welch; sisters-in-law, Polly Smith of Bonham and Jerline Ownby of Leonard; brother-in-law, R.L. Ownby and wife Sally of Chico, Calif.; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers were Jim Piott, Aaron Piott, Randy Ownby, Steve Thompson, Bryan Embrey and Steve James. Honorary pallbearers were Wayne Ready, Leon Moore, Odell Wilson, Mac Woodruff and World War II Navy buddy Thurman Price.
Memorials may be made to the Trenton Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 216, Trenton, Tex., 75490.
To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Nov. 29, 2007 - Funeral services for Mr. Floyd Dee Davis of North Richland Hills, Tex., formerly of Leonard, were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard, Tex. Charles Wrenn officiated. He died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007 at the Kelley Oaks Nursing Home at North Richland Hills at the age of 74. Burial was in Burns Cemetery at Trenton, Tex. Family visitation was held Tuesday, Nov. 27 from 9-10 a.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Davis was born June 9, 1933 at Ivanhoe, Tex., the son of John Lee and Ruby Ellen Wells Davis. He was a Baptist and an upholstery helper.
He is survived by a sister, Vivian Tommie Davis Key of Leonard and numerous nieces and nephews, Tony Calloway of Keller, Tex., Doug Dandridge of Grand Prairie, Tex., Jim Nelms of Granbury, Tex., Ron Key and Charles Key of Leonard, David Mandrell of Blum, Tex., Ricky, Bobby and Michael Davis, all of Mexia, Tex., Danny Davis of Shawnee, Okla., Kenneth Davis of Ravenna, Tex., Debbie Thornhill of Whitewright, Tex., Fay Gill of Mexia, Shelia Langston of Grand Prairie, Kathy Watson of Texas, Mary Sue White and Linda Ann Ramsey, both of Albion, Okla., Sandra Davis of Colorado, Joyce Davis of Tennessee, Betty Davis Lakey and Virginia Davis McDowell, both of Ravenna and Brenda Davis Hale of Savoy, Tex. He is also survived by numerous great and great-great-nieces and nephews.
Turrentine-Jackson, Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of the arrangements.
Nov. 29, 2007 - Funeral services for Mrs. Inell Sowells Sudderth of Leonard will be held Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007 at 2 p.m. at the Leonard Church of Christ. Sam Dilbeck, Steven Medford and Charles Wrenn will officiate. Burial will be in the Leonard Cemetery. Family visitation was held from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard.
Mrs. Sudderth was born July 17, 1916 at Delba, Tex., the daughter of Isaac Gowen Sowels and Mary Alice Ready Sowels. She died Monday, Nov. 26, 2007 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Greenville, Tex., at the age of 91. She was a homemaker and a member of the Leonard Church of Christ, the Friends of the Leonard Library and the Leonard Preservation League.
She is survived by her son, Eddie Sudderth; daughter, Nancy Robinson and her grandsons, Glenn Robinson, all of Leonard, and Gregg Robinson and wife Deanna of Whitewright; great granddaughters, Courtney Robinson of Leonard and Gracie Robinson of Whitewright; great grandson, Dane Robinson of Whitewright.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Isaac Gowen Sowels and Mary Alice Ready Sowels; her husband, Joe G. Sudderth; sisters, Juanita Lowry and Mae Marshall; brothers, Leon Sowels and Ted Blevins; step-sister, Bonnie Sowels McClain; step-brothers, Ed Sowels and Bod Sowels and daughter, who died at birth, Sandra Jean Sudderth.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard is in charge of arrangements.
Nov. 22, 2007 - Funeral services for Henry Eugene Westbrook, 76 of Leonard, were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007, at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard with Kevin Lane officiating. Burial was in the Leonard cemetery. He died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at the Homestead center of Sherman. Family visitation was held Saturday, Nov. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m.
He was born May 18, 1931 in New Boston, Tex., the son of Harvey Westbrook, Sr. and Eula Mae Cates Westbrook. He married Vera Harrison on June 19, 1953 in Elgin, Okla. She preceded him in death. He was a carpenter and belonged to the Carpenter’s Union. He was a member of the Bois D’ Arc Creek Cowboy Church.
He is survived by his mother Eula Mae Westbrook of Garland; sons and daughters-in-law, Jay and Cheryl Westbrook of Grand Prairie, Randy and Terri Westbrook of Munice, Ind., Tracy and Lisa Westbrook of Keller, Eric and Laura Westbrook of Leonard and David and Tammy Westbrook of Leonard; brothers, Howard Westbrook and Raymond Westbrook, both of Greenville, and Edward Westbrook of Mabank; grandchildren, Jayson, Jarrod, Braden, Courtney, Matt, Heather, Chelsea, Samantha, Taylor, Ethan, Patrick and Sara Westbrook and Anthony Brown; great-granddaughter, Cammie Westbrook.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of arrangements.
To sign an on-line register please visit www.tjmfuneral.com. -Paid notice
Nov. 22, 2007 - Funeral services for Iva Arnwine Watson, 92 of Leonard, were held Friday, Nov. 16, 2007 at 2 p.m. at the Leonard Church of Christ with Sam Dilbeck, Steven Medford and Charles Wrenn officiating. Burial was in the Leonard cemetery. She died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 at the Leonard Manor.
She was born August 31, 1915 in Niota, Tenn., the daughter of Marshall and Emma Fair Arnwine. She married Clifford Garnell Watson Oct. 15, 1932 in Blue Ridge, Tex. He preceded her in death July 16, 1964 after a long battle with leukemia. After his death, she married Arthur Lee Brown in June of 1969. He also preceded her in death on July 4, 1987. She was a member of the Leonard Church of Christ and a homemaker. She was a beautiful lady, a devoted wife and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was very proud of her family.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Roby Charles and Sue Watson and Billy Dan and Barbara Watson, all of Leonard; sisters, Vida Williams of Dallas and Georgia “Bob” Tallant of Midlothian, Tex.; stepson and wife, Arthur Lee Brown, III and Betty of Sulphur Springs, Tex.; grandchildren, James Watson and wife Sheri of Leonard, Brenda Grubbs and husband Randy of Plano, Belinda DeVincentis and husband Nick and Bill Watson and wife, Jami, both of Leonard; step-grandchildren, Richard Lee Brown and Joy LeAnn Glenn; great-grandchildren, Paige, Payton and Preslie Watson, Abbie, Lexi and Trey DeVincentis, Bridget and Billy Watson, all of Leonard and Maddie and Will Grubbs of Plano.
Family visitation was Thursday, Nov. 15, from 6-8 p.m. at Leonard’s Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, who had charge of arrangements.
To sign the on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com. -Paid notice
Nov. 15, 2007 - Funeral services for Robert Elmer Harrison, Jr., 89, of Celeste, Tex. will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at Celeste First Baptist Church under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home of Greenville. Rev. Bob Layman will officiate. Burial will be in Memoryland Memorial Park. His grandsons will serve as pallbearers. He died November 11, 2007 at his residence.
He was born February 3, 1918, in Merit, Tex., the son of Robert Elmer Harrison, Sr. and Pauline E. Greer Harrison. He married Ruby Elizabeth Glasscock on November 1, 1939 in Kingston, Tex. He was a retired aircraft assembler and worked for E-Systems. He was a member of Celeste First Baptist Church.
Family visitation was held Tuesday, November 13, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Surviving are his wife, Ruby of Celeste; sons, Kenneth Harrison and wife Dora of Celeste and Mark Harrison of Celeste; daughters, Peggy Milner of Celeste, Carolyn Patterson and husband Jimmy of Leonard and Sandra Hughes and husband Jack of Crestview, Fl.; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Raymond Harrison and Loyd A. Harrison; sisters, Edith Moore and BettyJean Pugh.
Graveside
services for Mrs. Lula Mae Barcroft, age 91 of Trenton will be held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 at Arlington Memorial Cemetery.Officiating will be
Michael Evans and Billy Gilmore.Mrs. Barcroft passed away Monday, Nov. 12,
2007 in the Leonard Manor.She was born on May 9, 1916 in Callahan County, Tex.,
the daughter of the late James Claud and Ethel Mae Huntington Devenport.
Mrs. Barcroft was married to Albert S. Barcroft on April 14, 1933 in Eastland County, Tex.; he preceded her in death on July 14, 1984.She was a homemaker.
She is survived by a son, Al Barcroft of Trenton; grandchildren, Ricky Charles Dodson, Sherri Ann Barcroft, Terry Don Barcroft and Lisa Renee Frazier.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Glenda Wanell Dodson.
To sign the online condolences go to www.coopersorrells.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home in Bonham.
Nov. 1, 2007 - Funeral services for Linda Sue Warren, 56, of Celeste, were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard. Burial was at the family cemetery near Celeste. She died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, at the Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville.
She was born March 5, 1951 in Austin, the daughter of Frank Capone and Mary Smith Capone. She married George Warren on May 6, 1973 in Bradenton, Fl. She was a homemaker and a member of the New Life Fellowship in Caddo Mills.
She is survived by her husband, George Warren, Sr., of Celeste; father, Frank Capone of Piscataway, NJ; sons, George Warren, Jr., of Celeste and Frank Alfonso of Amarillo; daughter, Melisie Alfonso Wiggins of Ft. Walton, Fl.; sisters, Helen Mills of Ft. Myers, Fl. and Cathy Kellum of Lake Marie, Fl.; brother, Mike Capone of Wimanma, Fl.; twenty-four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation was held Sunday, Oct. 28 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Nov. 1, 2007 - Funeral services for Bryan Lee Bolton, age 31 of Trenton, were to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m., at Wild Horse Creek Cowboy Church in Lamasco. with the Rev. John Salem officiating.
He died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007 at a Dallas hospital.Pallbearers were Chase Bryant, Randy Bryant, Rob Brock, Jeremy Swindle, John Corn, Ryan Glenday, Sammy Joe Money and Cameron Burnett.
Mr. Bolton was born Jan. 5, 1976, the son of Ronald Bolton and Joyce Money Bolton in Dallas. On May 27, 2005 he married Melissa Ranes in Trenton. Bryan worked as a Drug and Alcohol Examiner. He was an avid fisherman and was a member of Christian Anglers Bass Association and Bass Champs.
He is survived by his wife, Melissa; parents, Ronald and Joyce Bolton; sons, Morgan Lee Clinton and Mikel Lee Clinton, and a brother, Ronald Scott Bolton, all of Trenton; and numerous uncles, aunts and cousins.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Cynthia Jo Bolton; grandparents, Weldon and Louise Money and Vernon and Carolyn Bolton and an aunt, Martha Shelton.
Peters Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Nov. 1, 2007 - James Norvell, of Fairview, died suddenly Monday morning at the age of 67 years. He was born Nov. 7, 1939 in Lodi, Calif. and raised both in McKinney and Whitewright. He graduated from Whitewright High School in 1958 then served his country in the U.S. Navy as an electrician aboard the U.S.S. Keppler, DDE 765 from then until 1962.
He married Lynette (Dockery) Norvell his wife of 49 years on Sept. 13, 1958 in Durant, Okla. They lived in Leonard for sixteen years where he was a member and Master Mason of the Grove Hill Lodge #373. He also helped establish and served as president of the Leonard Jaycee organization. He and Lynette moved to Allen in 1979 where he worked as an electrician. He acquired his Masters Electrician License and he and his wife owned and operated Mega Electric Co. Inc. in Allen until his retirement in 2001.
He was a member of the First Christian Church in McKinney.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie L. Anderson and his sister Gwen Wade.
He is survived by his wife Lynette of Fairview and their daughter Sherri Davis of Dallas and Cozumel, Mexico, two nieces, two nephews, one aunt, one uncle and a number of cousins.
Services will be held Friday, Nov. 2, at 10 a.m. at the Earnheart Funeral Chapel in Whitewright. Officiating the service will be Dr. Frank E. Mace and Mr. Charles Wrenn. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Whitewright. A visitation will be held Thursday, Nov. 1, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral chapel. Memorials may be made to the Leonard Preservation League, Leonard, Texas or to the Divers Alert Network, Durham, NC.
Arrangements are with Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow’s Earnheart Funeral Home, Whitewright, An online registry may be signed at www.tjmfuneral.co
Oct.
18, 2007 - Funeral services for Jimmie Roy Barr, age 68, of Bonham, will be
held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007 at First Christian Church under the
direction of Wise Funeral Home of Bonham.Pastor Rick Edwards and Rev. W. C. “Bill” Beasley
will officiate.Burial will follow in Arledge Ridge Cemetery.Jimmie passed away
Saturday morning, Oct. 13, 2007 at his residence.
Jimmie was born May 25, 1939 in Randolph, Tex., son of Roy Barr and Kathleen Trapp Barr.He was a graduate of Leonard High School and Paris Junior College with an Associates degree.He married Juanema Brown, June 5, 1959 in Leonard.Jimmie served as a hospital corpsman with the U.S. Navy 1957 – 1961.He retired from Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center after 29 years as a recreational and physical therapy assistant and later worked in the deli at Brookshires.Jimmie was a member of First Christian Church. He loved to play golf and spend time with his grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Juanema Gail Barr.
Surviving are his wife, Juanema Barr of Bonham; sons, Kyle Barr and wife, Stephanie of Bonham, Ken Barr and wife, Tricia of Oak Point, Tex.; daughter, Kira Murley and husband, Curtis of Carrollton, Tex.; brothers, Sam Barr and wife, Ruth of Fairfax, Virginia and Larry Barr of Greenville; sister, Mary Ann Lumpkins and husband, Craig of Garland; grandchildren, Jayden and Camryn Barr of Bonham and Connor and Landry Murley of Carrollton and best friend of 50 years, David Wakefield and wife, Lou of California.
Pallbearers will be Roy Galyon, Gary Anderson, Rod Ralls, Tim Falgot, Scott Hayes, and Bobby Brownfield.Honorary pallbearers will be Harold Ashlock, Billy Grimes, Kathy Gregory, Herman Corley, Don Smithson, Kenneth Dale and Dwayne Vaughn.
Memorials may be made to First Christian Church.The family will receive friends at Wise Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday night, Oct. 17.Online guests may register at www.wisefuneralhome.com. -Paid notice
Funeral services for John (Tommy) Deel, 79 of Yantis, were held at White Oak Baptist Church at 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007, with Rev. Jerry Weems officiating. Interment followed at Yantis Cemetery, with Leslie Sweeden, Bryan Deel, Chase Eidson, Michael Eidson, Chuck Hill and Timothy Deel serving as pallbearers. Visitation was held from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007.
John Deel passed away Friday morning, Sept. 28, 2007, at East Texas Medical Center in Quitman. He was born in Leonard, Tex., on Dec. 23, 1927, the son of George Erwin and Lena May Lanier Deel. He married Cecilia Taylor Hill in Yantis on Dec. 21, 1987; she survives. Mr. Deel was a steel worker and a truck driver for Jorgenson Steel in Dallas. He was a member of White Oak Baptist Church in Yantis. He served in the United States Army.
Other survivors include two sons, Kenny Mark Deel of Emory and Scott Deel, who is serving in the United States Navy; step-son, Charles Hill of Yantis; daughter, Ginger Sweeden of Alba; daughter-in-law, Paula Deel of Alba; sister, Thelma Lott of Garland; nine grandchildren, plus one on-the-way; five great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren and eight step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Tommy Glenn Deel and one infant brother. Memorials may be made to Yantis City Cemetery Association
Arrangements were under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home of Sulphur Springs. The on-line register can be signed at www.murrayorwosky.com. -Paid notice.
Funeral services for Myrle Jackson, 97 of Leonard, were held Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007 at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Leonard with Rev. Willie Johnson and Rev. Jim McIntire officiating. She died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007 at the Homestead ofMcKinney in McKinney, Tex. Burial followed the services at Pike Cemetery in Pike, Tex. Pallbearers were Scott Jackson, Donny Cox, John Jackson, Shannon Stephens, Gary Cox and Danny Allison.
She was born July 14, 1910 at Pike, Tex., daughter of John Edgar Howard and Lucy Ann Williams Howard. She married W. A. Jackson on Jan. 2, 1936 at Rockwall, Tex.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Leonard and a long-time volunteer at the Veteran’s Hospital in Bonham.
She is survived by her son, James R. Jackson and wife of Leonard; son, Billy R. McGee and wife Pat of Allen; daughter-in-law, Marilyn Jackson of Garland; 15 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by sons, Eual Dean Jackson, Johnny William (Bill) Jackson, Fred Jackson and Chester Jackson; sisters, Alvis Spradlin and Johnnie Nell Cox and a brother, Claude Howard.
The family visitation was held at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard Monday, Sept. 24, from 6-8 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Pike Cemetery Association or to the First United Methodist Church in Leonard.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of arrangements. An on-line registry may be signed at www.tjmfuneral.com. -Pd. notice
Sept. 13, 2007 - Funeral services for Care Dee Davis, 89 of Leonard, were held Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2007 at 11 a.m. at the Leonard Church of Christ with Charles Wrenn and Steven Medford officiating. Burial was in the Leonard Cemetery. She died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, at the Red River Regional Hospital in Bonham.
She was born June 15, 1918 in Leonard, the daughter of John Dee and Carrie Marie Cooper Davis. She was a school teacher and a member of the Leonard Church of Christ.
She is survived by a brother, Fred Neal Davis of Leonard; sister, Luta Davis Gilstrap of Plano; sister-in-law, Wenona Davis of Leonard; numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, James Franklin Davis and John Harold Davis; sisters, Leona Mae Davis and Billie Faye Watson Huntington.
Pallbearers were Randy Davis, John M. Davis, Jimmy Neal Davis, Billy Harold Davis, Jerry Scoggins, Billy M. Watson, Billy Dan Watson and Donald Fuller.
Family visitation was held Tuesday, Sept. 11 from 6 until 8 p.m.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow had charge of the arrangements.
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Sept. 13, 2007 - Funeral services for Donald Gene Key, 74 of Leonard, were held Friday, Sept. 7, 2007, at 10 a.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard with Rev. Gene Key and Charles Wrenn officiating, followed by cremation. He died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at Red River Regional Hospital in Bonham.
He was born Aug. 8, 1933 in Leonard, the son of Pleasant English Key and Ella May Sarat Key. He married Vivian Tommie Davis on Sept. 26, 1951, in Bonham. He worked in manufacturing and was a Baptist.
He is survived by his wife, Vivian Tommie Key, of Leonard; sons, Ronald Glenn Key of Leonard and Charles Lynn Key of Arlington; sisters, Evelyn Chance of Plano, Christine Beaty of San Antonio and Wanda Humphries of Mabank; grandchildren, Steven and Janet Key, both of Leonard and Raymond Key of Trenton; great-grandchildren, Katyln, Steven and Caleb Key, Savannah and Bronson Kramer, all of Leonard.
Family visitation was held Thursday, Sept. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow had charge of arrangements.
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Sept. 13, 2007 - Funeral services for Mary Emily McBroom, 89 of Leonard, will be held Thursday, Sept. 13, 2007 at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Leonard with Rev. Denny Gorena officiating. Burial will be in the Leonard Cemetery. She died Monday, Sept. 10, 2007 at her residence.
She was born April 24, 1918 in Leonard, the daughter of Cleve and Mattie Coleman Swift. She married Orvil Elvin “Bill” McBroom June 13, 1936 in McKinney, Tex. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Leonard since 1942.
She is survived by her daughter, Betty R. Compton of Plano; grandchildren, Jan and husband Holland Smith of Plano, Doug Compton of Carrollton and Mark Hampton of Addison; great-grandchildren, Brandon and Meagan Smith of Plano.
She was preceded in death by her husband on May 23, 1995 and her son-in-law, Mike W. Compton.
Family visitation will be Wednesday, Sept. 12 from 7-8 p.m.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow has charge of arrangements.
To convey condolences or sign an on-line register, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com. - Pd. Notice
August 30, 2007 - Funeral services for Anita Faye Wallace, 70 of Greenville, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, at the Leonard Church of Christ with Charles Wrenn and Steven Medford officiating. Burial was at Memoryland in Greenville. Family visitation was Saturday, Aug. 25 from 6-8 p.m. She died Friday, Aug. 24 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Greenville.
She was born Sept. 9, 1936 in Peniel, Tex., the daughter of Roy Maston Carter and Susan Viola Morris Carter. She married Malcolm “Pug” Bennett Wallace on Sept. 27, 1958, in Greenville. She was a member of the Leonard Church of Christ and was a registered technician in radiology.
She is survived by her sister, Iva Lee Roberts of Greenville; sister and brother-in-law Claudia and Jesse Moses of Graham; nieces and nephews, Randy Roberts and wife Lisa, Susan Bowman and husband, David, Robin Gann and husband Mike and Keith Wilemon and wife Charylcie; great nieces and nephews, Charlie Evan Gann, Cory Gann, Kyle Wilemon, Jett Wilemon, Callie Wilemon and Aidan Wilemon.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of arrangements.
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August 30, 2007 - Funeral services for Johnny “Cotton” Houser, 69 of Leonard, were held Monday, Aug. 27, at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Randolph with Rev. David Brackett and Rev. Daniel Caldwell officiating. Burial was in the Valley Creek Cemetery near Leonard. Family visitation was Sunday, Aug. 26, from 6-8 p.m. He died Friday, Aug. 24, in Dallas Regional Medical Center.
He was born June 2, 1938 in Ennis, Tex., the son of John J. Houser, Jr., and Julia Inez Minton Houser. He married Glenda Ann Love on Sept. 27, 1959, in McKinney. He was a Baptist and a brick mason.
He is survived by his wife, Glenda Houser of Trenton; daughter, Lisa Baldridge of Leonard; son, Phillip Houser of Leonard; sister, Bobbie Long of Trenton; grandchildren, Bobby Houser, Brittany Thacker, Keisha Houser, Breanna, Brandy and Brennen Houser, Amanda, Michael and Victor Correa and James Gardner; great-grandchildren, Cody Houser, Bryce and Morgan Lower, Skyler Hutchins, Mary Robinson and Delphia Cotton; numerous cousins , nieces and nephews.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard was in charge of arrangements.
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Murrell
LucasAugust 30, 2007 - Funeral services for Murrell Truett Lucas, 82 of Leonard, were held Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, at 10 a.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard with Rev. Jim McIntire and Charles Wrenn officiating. Burial was in the Leonard Cemetery. Family visitation was Monday, Aug. 27, from 6-9 p.m. He died Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Sam Rayburn Veterans Administration Nursing Home in Bonham.
He was born March 27, 1925 in Randolph, the son of Coy Lucas and Evelyn Hicks Lucas. He married Jo Juan Watson in February 1949 in Dallas. After her death on March 24, 1977, he married Betty Jackson on June 20, 1986 in Bonham. He was a farmer and rancher and was a member of the Grove Hill United Methodist Church. He was a World War II veteran having served in the U.S. Navy. He was a 60-year member of the Grove Hill Masonic Lodge and was a member of the Eastern Star, Whitewright Chapter.
He is survived by his wife, Betty of Leonard; daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Ray Steele of Sherman and Sharon and Mike Mahan of Allen; brother, Hollis and Evie Lucas of St. Paul Park, Minn.; grandsons and wives, Lee and Celeste Steele, Truett and Shannon Steele and Clint Mahan; great grandchildren, Brittany, Jordon and Parker Steele; great-great grandson, Rome Garcia; stepdaughter and husband, Terri and Keith Stewman of Allen; stepson Bryan Jackson and step-grandchildren, Ryan, Daniel, Catie and Hayli.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Leonard Cemetery or the charity of your choice.
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Ronnie
WrenAugust 23, 2007 - Funeral services for Ronnie Dewayne Wren, age 61 of Leonard, were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the First Baptist Church in Leonard with Rev. Chris Cowen and Rev. Casey Ingold officiating. Burial was in the Grove Hill Cemetery near Leonard. He died Wednesday in Bonham. Family visitation was held Friday, Aug. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m.
He was born Feb. 13, 1946 in Lamesa, Tex., the son of Calvin Jester Wren and Silva Valentine Harris Wren. He married Patti Sue Cobb on Dec. 18, 1965, in Odessa, Tex. He was a Baptist and was self employed in construction.
He is survived by his wife, Sue Wren of Leonard; daughter, Leslie Wren of Allen; sons, Brett Wren of Bonham and Casey Wren of Leonard; brother, Winston Wren of Antlers, Okla.; sister, Verna Pittman of Lovington, N.M.; grandchildren, Tiffany, Bruce and Colten Wren.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of arrangements.
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Connie
Ann GilesAugust 23, 2007 -Funeral services for Connie Ann Giles, 51 of Bogata, were held Friday, Aug. 17 at 2 p.m. at Bogata Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Daniels officiating. She died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007, at Paris Regional Medical Center. Burial was in Bogata Cemetery under the direction of Wood Funeral Home of Bogata. Family visitation was Thursday, Aug. 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bogata Missionary Baptist Church.
She was born Dec. 3, 1955, in Greenville, the daughter of Sam and Betty Harper Whisenhunt. On Sept. 18, 1976, she married Gene Giles in Leonard. She was a former president and active member of Rivercrest Booster Club. She worked for City Cleaners of Mount Pleasant for 15 years and was employed by Rivercrest ISD as a custodian.
She is survived by her husband, Gene Giles of Bogata; her mother, Betty Whisenhunt of Leonard; three sons, Jason Giles and Brian Giles and wife, April, all of Bogata and Ryan Giles and wife, Karie of Clarksville; two daughters, Michelle Gibbs and husband, Shane, and Tiffany Giles all of Bogata; two brothers, Johnny Whisenhunt of Aubrey and Billy Dan Whisenhunt and wife, Robin, of Leonard; one sister, Sherry Anderson and husband, Jon, of Wolfe City and five grandchildren, Ally, Leah, Blake, Braden and Mady. -Paid Nt.
August
16, 2007 - Services for James Frankie Caldwell, 73 of Leonard, were held Aug.
9, 2007 from 2-4 p.m. at R.W. Owens Funeral Home in Wolfe City, Tex. He died
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 at Red River Regional Hospital in Bonham, Tex. Cremains
were to be buried at Little Hope Cemetery south of Winnsboro, Tex.
Mr. Caldwell was born in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Tex. on July 18, 1934, the son of James E. and Ola Lillian Wilbanks Caldwell. He married Patsy Norine Puckett on November 20, 1954 in Weatherford, Tex. He was owner of a pest control service, an Army veteran and of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his wife, Patsy, of Leonard; son and daughter-in-law, James E. and Victoria Caldwell of Leonard; daughters and sons-in-law, Paula Sue and Chris Layman of Whitewright and Carrol and Mark Jula of Corinth; sister, Mary Fay Plumblee of Sherman; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. -Paid Nt.
July
26, 2007 - Joyce June Grant, 77, died July 20, 2007 in Bonham, Tex., at the
Red River Regional Hospital. She had been a resident at the Mullican Care Nursing
Center for the past five months.
Miss Grant was born in Hugo, Okla., on March 3, 1930. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her mother, Iva Mae Brown and step-father Howard Brown.
She grew up in Bailey and later moved to Greenville, where she worked as a sewing machine operator at Henson’s. She also enjoyed working in and selling her ceramics and crafts, especially pottery and flower arrangements.
Surviving are her uncle, Billy Golden of Bailey; cousin, Sandra Sims of Bailey; second cousin, Amy Sims of Dallas and an aunt, Helen Green of Leonard.
She will be remembered for her contagious laughter, positive outlook and love of her animals. An intimate graveside service will be held at the Leonard Cemetery on Thursday, July 26, at 10 a.m. with Charles Wrenn officiating.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard has charge of the arrangements.
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July 26, 2007 - Doris Jean Tyler, 72, of Celeste died Monday, July 23, 2007 at 6:45 a.m. at her home. Graveside services were Wednesday, July 25, 2007, at 2 p.m. at Dulaney Cemetery under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. The Rev. Danny Crawford officiated. Pallbearers were Jeff Tyler, Mike Tyler, Jason Welk, Brian Welk and Michael Tyler, Jr.
She was born in Greenville, Tex., Sept. 22, 1934, the daughter of Finis Copeland and Flossie Lucille Baker. She married Kenneth Tyler on June 20, 1953 in Greenville, Tex. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church of Merit.
Visitation was held July 24, 2007, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Survivors include sons and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Suzette Tyler of Greenville, Richard Tyler of Celeste, Michael and Sheila Tyler of Farmersille; daughter, Phyllis Welk of Celeste; brother, John “Sonny” Copeland of McKinney and sister, Barbara Shaw of Melissa; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Tyler on Feb. 16, 2002; her parents and a son, Randy Tyler in June of 1963. -Pd. Notice
July 26, 2007 - Funeral services for Sarah Bernice Jenkins, age 95 of Mesquite, were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard with Rev. Dan Carroll officiating. Burial was in the Leonard Cemetery. She died Sunday, July 22, at the Heritage Place in Mesquite. Family visitation was Tuesday, July 24, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.
She was born Sept. 8, 1911 in Celeste, the daughter of James N. Compton and Ollie C. Craigo Compton. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Celeste and worked at a clothing manufacturing plant.
She is survived by her daughters, Velda Hunter of Mesquite and Betty and husband, J.R. Hunt of Pasadena, Tex.; six grandchildren,15 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. All of the grandchildren thought “Nanny” was the greatest.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Tedie Lee Raper, Lionel McCurley and Earl Jenkins; a son, James Lee Raper; son-in-law, Claude Hunter, Jr., and great-granddaughter, Miranda Hunt Twitty.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of the arrangements.
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July 26, 2007 - Harry Edward Buses, 62, died July 18, 2007 in the Red River Regional Hospital in Bonham. Memorial services will be held at a later date.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Buses, of Bonham; son, Glen Morin of Tennessee; daughter, Robyn Smolar of Idaho; daughter, Heather Harper of California; and brother and sister-in-law, Lou and Mary Buses of Leonard.
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July 12, 2007 - Sarah Stone West, 84, died July 3, 2007 in Raymondville. She was born Dec. 7, 1923, the twelfth child and only daughter of John A. Stone and Cora Lee Foster Stone. She lived in Celeste until she finished high school as valedictorian.
Sarah enrolled in East Texas State University (now A&M) in 1942, where she pledged the Kalir Sorority (Alpha Delta Pi), was electeda college beauty, and was chosen a member of Who’s Who. She belonged to three honor societies, Alpha Chi, Sigma Tau Delta and Kappa Delta Pi, she graduated cum laude in only two and a half years.
Sarah taught school for one year in Garland before becoming a stewardess for American Airlines. She attended stewardess school in New York City before being assigned the Fort Worth-Mexico City route because of her use of the Spanish language. After a year and a half at that job, she met and married Tom West of Celeste.
Sarah taught in Celeste for four years and loved it. She became “Miss Sarah” to children who had known her as “Sarah” all their lives. She appreciated the fact that they were respectful and eager to learn. During those years, Sarah went back to school in Commerce, receiving her Master of Arts Degree, as well as an administrator’s certificate, maintaining a straight A average.
After her husband, Tom, finished his degree, they moved to Corpus Christi, where Sarah taught English in high school and in the college. After two years in Corpus Christi, because Tom accepted the job as coach in Weslaco, they moved there in 1953.
A year later, their son, Tommy, was born, and he was the absolute pride and joy of his mother’s life. When Tommy was old enough for kindergarten, Sarah went back to teaching and was senior English teacher in Weslaco for four years.
After their move to Raymondville in 1962, where Tom was high school principal, Sarah taught for twenty-five more years. For sixteen years of that time she taught English. The last nine years she spent teaching math using computers. Her supervisor said that Sarah’s students showed more improvement than those of anyone else in the program.
Many times she was offered a college teaching position, which she refused because felt her husband’s job was more important.
Throughout her teaching career, Sarah was always willing to stay late at school to tutor students who needed help to pass. Her only reward for giving her free time was the joy of seeing students learn and improve in their studies. Her home was always open to any child who wanted help or even a good meal. She stressed to students to have pride in themselves and to realize they could achieve any goal if they were only willing to work.
After retirement, Sarah spent much of her time reading – about three hundred books a year. She found time to work in the Raymondville cemetery, caring for neglected graves and keeping silk flowers on about four hundred graves. She also loved to cook and carry food to neighbors and friends.
Sarah also liked to sew, and for years, she made all her own clothes and many for her husband and others in the family.
For eight years, she had her grandson, Trey, every weekend. This child brought her great joy and much, much love.
Sarah was preceded in death by her father and mother as well as by her brothers, Willard, Robert, Jack and Brice.
She is survived by her son, Tom, Jr.; her grandsons, Tom III and William; great-granddaughter, Lilli and many nieces and nephews whom she adored.
It could be said that Sarah had so much love to give that she spread it around to all she touched, regardless of age, race, color or creed. She strove to see the good in people and tobring light into their lives. Sarah and Tom had a happy, loving and peaceful home where friends were always welcome. Sarah worked at making people feel good about themselves.
For most of her life, Sarah was a faithful member of the Church of Christ. She love the Lord and enjoyed her church work. She tried to be a living example for good in all the lives she touched. The Bible says “Blessed are those who love the Lord,” so she must be truly blessed.
If she could speak to us today, her advice would be, “Learn everything you can because someday you may need it. Spread love and it will come back to you as an echo resounds or as wavelets spread when a rock is tossed in the water.”
We will miss you, Sarah, and be thankful for the influence you had on our lives.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 14, at 2 p.m. with Charles Wrenn officiating.
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July
12, 2007 - Dale R. Dodson, age 75 of Bedias, Tex., died Sunday, May 13, 2007
at his home. Mr. Dodson was born February 20, 1932 in Electra, Tex. to Wilford
Ted and Mary Florene Roach Dodson. He graduated from Electra High School in
1949 then served in the U.S. Army before attending the University of Texas,
where he attained a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1953 in Accounting and became
a State Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Dodson was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Huntsville, Tex. He was a descendant of the Roach family of Celeste and the Dodson-McCollum families of Leonard and Trenton. His McCollum ancestors, years ago, sold some land to Mr. Leonard, for whom the town is named. He attended the McDonald reunion in Leonard for several years.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Phyllis Deel Dodson of Bedias; a son and daughter-in-law, David and Joni Dodson of Spring, Tex.; a daughter and son-in-law, Dana and George Clay of Bowie, Tex. and five grandchildren.
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July 12, 2007 - Thomas Tarpley West, 87, died June 19, 2006 in Harlingen, Tex. at Valley Baptist Hospital. He was born Jan. 5, 1919 in Fannin County, Texas to William H. and Annie Mae West. He served throughout World War II in the Navy and Fleet Marines. Afterwards, he operated his own grocery store in Celeste, Tex., where he also served as mayor for two terms. He sold his store and returned to college, graduating with two degrees.
Tom was well-known for his career as teacher and coach for sixteen years, and for serving as high school principal for seventeen years. A faithful member of the Raymondville Church of Christ for many years, he was always ready to serve his church, school and community in every way possible.
He is survived by his son, Tom, Jr. and wife Patsy; grandsons Will and Tom III and wife Lisa, and great-granddaughter Lillian.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be made to Sunny Glen Orphan’s Home, P.O. Box 1371 San Benito, Texas, 78586.
Memorial services will be held at the Leonard Church of Christ on Saturday at 2 p.m. with Charles Wrenn officiating.
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Funeral services for Wesley Earle Barker of Bonham, Tex., age 58, were conducted Saturday, June 23rd at 10 a.m. at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral chapel in Leonard with Toby Soechting and Charles Wrenn officiating. Burial was in Willow Wild Cemetery at Bonham.
Mr. Barker was born Nov. 16, 1948, the son of J.W. and Alene Barker. He was a drafting teacher for Sherman Independent School District and a member of the Leonard Church of Christ. Mr. Barker was a former member of the Leonard Volunteer Fire Department, Kiwanis Club, VATAT (Vocational Agriculture Teachers of Texas) and VICA.
Mr. Barker had taught school at Duncanville, Leonard and Sherman. He was principal at Leonard High School in the 1970s. He also owned and operated Barker Building Supply in Leonard in the 1970s and a drafting business called Wes Barker Designs.
He is survived by his wife, Bettye Ann Barker of Leonard; his parents, J.W. and Alene Barker of Bonham; sons, Zane Wesley Barker and Jay Griffitt Barker, both of Bonham, and Corporal Ted Allen Barker of Kailua, Hawaii; brother, Stan Barker of Leonard.
June 21, 2007 - Funeral services for Mary Nell McMichael Anderson of Greenwood, Ark., were held Sat. June 9th, 2007 at First Baptist Church in Greenwood, Ark., where she was a member.She died on Tuesday, June 5 in a Fort Smith hospital. Burial was in the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Ark., under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood.
She was born Nov. 1, 1927 to Gertie Ewing and William Word McMichael in Celeste, Tex. She married Dean Anderson Jan. 25, 1952, in Dallas, Tex.
Surviving are her husband, Dean; daughter, Deborah Hernandez of Tampa, Fla.; sisters, Betty Baker of Duncanville and Frances Armstrong of Celeste; a brother, James McMichael ofSpring; 6 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter, Sharon Ladendorf, three brothers and three sisters.
Memorial contributions may be made to Child Evangelism of Greater Houston, P.O. Box 3483, Pasadena, Tex., 77501-3483.Pd. Notice
Graveside services for Geraldine Cox, age 76 of Leonard, will be held Thursday, June 14, 2007, at 10 a.m. at the Leonard Cemetery with Charles Wrenn officiating. She died Monday, June 11, 2007, at the Leonard Manor.
She was born July 18, 1930, in Paris, Tex., the daughter of Otto Gant and Edith Morris Gant. She married Forest E. Cox, Sr., on June 18, 1949 in Paris, Tex. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Indian Creek Baptist Church.
She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Forest E. “Eddie” Cox, II and Beth of Leonard and Rusty Cox and Cyndy of Blue Ridge; daughters, Phoebe E. Head and Terri L. Melton, both of Leonard; sister, Louise Crump of Sulphur Springs, Tex.; eleven grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Wednesday, June 13, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard, who has charge of arrangements.
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Funeral services for Jewel Dean Robinson, age 95 of Leonard, were held Sunday, June 10, 2007, at 2 p.m. at the Leonard Church of Christ with Charles Wrenn officiating. Burial was in the Grove Hill Cemetery near Leonard. She died Friday, June 8, 2007 at the Leonard Manor Nursing Home.
She was born December 9, 1912 in Mt. Pleasant, Tex., the daughter of David Blackshear and Laura D. Patterson Blackshear. She married Guy Thomas Robinson in January of 1929. She was a homemaker and a member of the Leonard Church of Christ.
She is survived by her daughter, Billie Gilliam of Celeste; sons, Barney Robinson of Ft. Worth and Boyd Robinson of Leonard; brother, O.H. Blackshear of Mena, Ark.; eight grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren and ten great-great-grandchildren.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of the arrangements.
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Nancy Marie Boggs, age 62, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, May 24, 2007 at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas.
She was born Jan. 14, 1945, in Leonard, the daughter of Roscoe and Marie Young Martin. She married Wayne Boggs on Nov. 19, 1960, in Leonard. She was a hairdresser for over 20 years. When she wasn’t working, she enjoyed talking to friends and playing on the internet. She also loved to cook and spend time on her land. She was a loving wife, mother and friend to all who knew her. She was known by many as just “Mom”. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Wayne Boggs of Leonard; sons, Rodney, Rick and Randy Boggs and his wife, Amy, all of Leonard; granddaughters Macy and Megan Boggs of Leonard.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Fisher Funeral Home in Denison. There are no services planned at this time.
Funeral services for Jordan David Gray, 16, will be held on Thursday, May 31 at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Wylie under the direction of Charles W. Smith Funeral Home of Sachse. He was born on August 3, 1990 in Garland, the son of David Gray and Stacy Skinner-Baker. He passed away on Monday, May 28 at his home.
He is survived by his parents; David and Theresa Gray of Wylie and Stacy Skinner-Baker of Garland; a brother, Kevin Gray of Wylie and a sister, Tayler Baker of Garland; grandparents Jim and Nancy Gray of McKinney, Fate and Carolyn Hackler of Leonard and Bill Skinner of Clarksville. He is also survived by aunts and uncles, Bill and Tammy Gray of Wolfe City, Chad and Cassie Seals of Leonard and Wesley and Tracy Wood of Leonard, as well as various cousins and friends.
May 24, 2007 - A memorial service for Jerry Lynn Blacketer, age 62 of Leonard, was held Tuesday, May 22, 2007, at the First Baptist church in Leonard with Charles Wrenn officiating. He died Sunday at his residence.
He was born June 23, 1944 in Dallas, the son of Thomas Edwin Blacketer and Freda Lois Stevens Blacketer. He married Loretta Ruff on June 12, 1964 in Leonard. He was a member of the Church of Christ and the Kiwanis Club. He was a director in the Federal Land Bank, director in Farmers Union and director of the American Bank of Texas. He was director of Board Northeast Medical Center and served on the Leonard ISD School board and director of Co-op Gin.
He is survived by his wife, Loretta Blacketer of Trenton; son and daughter-in-law, Donnie Lynn and Carmen Lee Blacketer of Blue Ridge; grandchildren, Julie Lewis, Bailey Blacketer, Caroline McKee and Beau Blacketer, all of Blue Ridge.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother.
Memorials may be made to the A.L.S. Association, 27001 Agoura Road, Suite 150, Calabasas Hill, Calif. 91303.
To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.TJMFuneral.com.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow funeral home in Leonard had charge of the arrangements.
May 24, 2007 - Funeral services for Carolyn Ann Tonihka, age 58 of Leonard, will be held Friday, May 25, 2007, at 10 a.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Leonard. Burial will be at the Valley Creek Cemetery near Leonard.
She was born Oct. 15, 1948 in Cordova, Ala., the daughter of Willie James Sides and Ruby Drummond Sides. She married Donnie Tonihka in Dallas, Tex. She was a homemaker and a member of the Assembly of God Church in Leonard.
She is survived by her husband, Donnie Tonihka of Leonard; sons, Eddie and James Coleman, both of Amity, Ark., Richard Tonihka of Arlington, Tex., Tim Tonihka of Bonham and James Tonihka of Leonard; daughter, Felisha Tonihka of Celeste; sisters, Delia McDaniel of Richardson, Marilyn Cleary of Mesquite, Benita Brown of Carrollton, Cresencia Valdez of Dallas and Ruby Rogers of Mesquite; brothers, Bernard Valdez of Carrollton, Manuel Valdez of Carrollton and David Valdez of Mesquite.
Visitation will be Thursday, May 24, from 6-8 p.m.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard has charge of the arrangements.
To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit www.TJMFuneral.com.
April 26, 2007 - Funeral services for Zelma Laverne Partridge Wells were held Tuesday, April 24, at 11 a.m. at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard. Family visitation was from 9 a.m. until service time Tuesday. Chaplain Doug Heslip will officiated. Burial was in Forest Park Cemetery in Greenville, Tex. Mrs. Wells died Sunday, April 22, at Terrell, Tex.
She is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Doyle and Margaret Partridge of Granbury, Tex.; sister and brother-in-law, Naomi and Eugene Brewer of McKinney, Tex.; sister, Frances Pritchard; nieces and nephews, Nancy and Larry Thompson, Phyllis and James Welch, Patty and Gary Ritpenour, Roy Lynn Partridge, Melissa Pritchard, Jason and Judy Pritchard, Stephen and Melissa Craig and Danny and Johnna Craig.
Services were under the direction of Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard.
Eddie
Nelson Barrett, Jr., was born on Sept. 28, 1969. He was a published poet, dealer
and refurbisher of antiques. He loved music and was very artistic. He played
lead and bass guitar.
After graduation from Stonewall High School in Stonewall, Okla., he graduated from Texas State Technical College and served as an EMT (emergency medical technician).
He was a beloved husband, father, brother and son. He died on Monday, March 26, 2007. He was preceded in death by his father, Eddie Nelson Barrett, Sr. of Jesse, Okla. He is survived by his wife, Crystal Furrh Barrett; ten-year old son, Riley Haden Barrett; mother and step-father, Joey and Mickey Fuller all of Leonard; brother, Senator Steve Farris of Malvern, Ark.; grandmother, Drew Poyner, as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins on the Barrett side of the family.
He was a wonderful man and will be greatly missed.
Services were held at 10 a.m. on Sat., March 31 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard. Family visitation was held Friday, March 30 from 7 to 9 p.m.
George
Lee BenchARLINGTON – George Lee Bench, 74, a retired engineer, passed away Sat., March 24, 2007 in Arlington. Services were held Wed., March 28 at Wade Family Funeral Home, Arlington. Burial was in the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas.
George was born July 22, 1932, in Leonard the son of Homer and Odessa Bench. He bravely served his country during the Korean War as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force. George was an Arlington resident since 1956 and retired from Vought as a quality control engineer. He greatly enjoyed gardening, but his most prized hobby was sharing life with his beloved wife, Jerre. George was his most proud of his children and grandchildren. He was a devoted husband, passionate father, loyal friend and a man who loved God. He always felt it was his job to take care of everything and everybody, and he did a great job of that.
He was preceded in his to immortality by his mother, father and two brothers. Although our hearts and eyes will miss him, our souls will forever be together, now and in the future.
Surviving are his wife of 54 years, Jerre Bench; children, Randy Bench and wife, Diana, of Azle and Debi Bench Halleck of Arlington; brother, Jerry Lynn Bench of Greenville; sister, Doris Cummings of Emory; grandson, Forrest Noel Bench; and granddaughter, Ashley Marie Halleck. George will also be missed by his other family members and his many, many friends. -Pd. Notice
March 22, 2007 - Services for Bryce Daniel Hodge, 3, of Sherman who passed away Monday, March 12, 2007, at Children’s Hospital in Dallas were held Friday, March 16, 2007 at Dannel Funeral Home in Sherman. Pastor Willie Johnson and Pastor Kevin Lane officiated.
Bryce was born Sept. 12, 2003 to Danny Len Hodge and Amy Sasser Hodge. Bryce was born with Cockayne’s Syndrome and was a very strong fighter. He brought a lot of joy and touched a lot of lives. His little smile would light up the world.
Surviving are his parents; grandparents, Connie Hodge of Leonard, Paul Hodge of Bonham and Ervin and Debbie Sasser of Sherman; great-grandparents, Pete and Leveta Flanagan of Leonard, Roy and Jean Myers of Sherman, Weona Davis of Leonard and Jane Hodge of Bonham; aunts and uncles, Meredith Hodge of Denton, Darren and Darryl Hodge of Leonard, Connie and Lee Hartwig of Bells, along with several cousins.
Pallbearers were Darren and Darryl Hodge, Lee Hartwig and Jared Fritts.
If desired, memorials may be made to the American Bank in Leonard, or to the Ronald McDonald House or Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas.
Then little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them….Jesus said, “Let the little children come unto me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19: 13-14 - Pd. Notice
Memorial services for Deanna Lynn Rhoden, age 47 of Leonard, Tex. were held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at the First United Methodist Church in Leonard. She died Thursday, March 1, at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman, Tex.
She was born May 15, 1959 in Harlingen, Tex., the daughter of Nelson Ross Hamilton and Patsy Lee Bishop Hamilton. She married Allen W. Rhoden March 30, 1985 in Melbourne, Fla. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Leonard, Tex. She was a Girl Scout Leader, Cub Scout Leader and a member of the American Physical Therapy Association.
She is survived by her husband, Allen W. Rhoden, of Leonard, Tex.; parents, Nelson and Patsy Hamilton of Melbourne, Fla.; son, James W. Rhoden of Leonard, Tex.; daughters, Kristin L. Rhoden and Elizabeth L. Rhoden, both of Leonard; sister and brother-in-law, Rhonda and Jay Bennett of Broken Arrow, Okla.; uncle, Clifford Bishop of Dallas, Tex. She was preceded in death by one son, A.J. Rhoden.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of the arrangements. Pd. Notice
March
1, 2007 - Funeral services for Lucille Henry Todd, age 88, of Bonham, were
held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007 at First Baptist Church of Bonham
under the direction of Wise Funeral Home.Burial followed in Willow Wild Cemetery.Lucille
passed away Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 at her residence after a lengthy illness.
Lucille was born Aug. 16, 1918 in Leonard, Texas, daughter of the late Alexander Hamilton Henry and Delia Taylor Henry.She was a 1935 graduate of Leonard High School and worked for the F.B.I. in Washington, D.C. during WWII.She was a Texas Department of Cosmetology inspector for thirty years.
Lucille married G. W. Todd, Jan. 22, 1956 in Blanton Chapel Methodist Church in Leonard.She was a member of First Baptist Church in Bonham where she enjoyed her Bible studies.She was also a member of the Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death by her husband on Mar. 17, 1997; a brother, Olen Henry and a sister, Ima Henry.
Surviving are: daughter, Judy Clark Monroe and husband, Jim of Plano; sisters,Ilene Rodgers and husband, Joe of Trenton and Morene Sudderth of Greenville; grandchildren,Jeff Clark and wife Deanne and Jennifer Clark Smith and husband, Jason, all of Frisco; great grandchildren, Katelyn and Kendall Smith; numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends and family were invited to the church for coffee and fellowship at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 710 N. Center, Bonham, TX 75418.Online guest register www.wisefuneralhome.com Paid Notice
Feb. 22, 2007 - Memorial services for James Henry Wigley, Jr., were held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, Feb. 16, 2007 at the Taylor Funeral Home Chapel. He passed from this life into eternal rest on Feb. 13, 2007 in Leonard, Texas.
He was born on Jan. 7, 1943 to James Henry Wigley, Sr. and Hazel Marie Yandell Wigley at Cade, Okla. He married Sammie Nell Worthington Jan. 17, 1964 in Dallas, Tex.
James graduated from Bokchito High School and began a 34-year career with Collins Radio (Rockwell International/Alcatel) in Richardson, Tex. He was also employed with Gleco Plating of Dallas, Tex. and Tenth Street Industries in Plano, Tex. In the last few years of James’ life, he and his wife Sammie owned and operated a screen print business. During his professional career, James was affiliated with the Plano Jaycees, The American Quarter Horse Association, American Paint Horse Association, United Kennel Club and Professional Kennel Club.
James lived his life with a deep respect for the land. He loved to coon hunt, raise horses, cattle and sheep. He mentored many youth and young men from Fannin County as he worked with them on his farm. James loved his family dearly and his grandsons brought him joy beyond measure.
James is survived by Sammie, his wife of 43 years. Other survivors include two sons, Audie Clay Wigley and wife Tracie of Plano, Tex. and James Kirk Wigley and wife, Susan, of Leonard, Tex.; three grandsons, Hunter Clay Wigley of Dallas, Tex., Austin Michael Wigley and Tanner Reid Wigley of Plano, Tex.; mother, Hazel Marie Yandell Wigley of Bokchito, Okla.; and three sisters, Floy Ben Latham of Quay, N.M., Dona Gail Wright of Beckville, Tex. and Martha Sue Reeves of Bokchito, Okla.; two brothers, Charles Harold Wigley of Ada, Okla. and John Lee Wigley of Kingston, Okla.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Henry Wigley, Sr., a brother, Daniel Clay Wigley and a sister, JoAnn Hill. - pd. notice
Kennith Boyd Wallis, 77, formerly of Leonard, died Feb. 10, 2007 at his home. Carillo Funeral Directors of Van Horn, Tex. was in charge of the burial.
Mr. Wallis was born Oct. 18, 1929, in Leonard, the son of Clifford Wallis and Joe and Zelma Combs. He attended Leonard High School and enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving his country, he began a long career in the aviation business with McDonnell-Douglas Corporation in Denver, Colo. He then went to Chance Vought Aircraft Corporation, LTV Corporation, E-Systems and eventually retired from Ratheon in Greenville, Tex. After his retirement, he returned to the first love of his life, riding his beloved Harley. He was a member of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara, of Van Horn; two daughters, Kathy Terry and Dianne Perrin-Holley of Gainesville, Tex.; step-daughter Cherie. Virdell of Sierra Blanca; five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and 11 step-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Zelma Combs of Leonard; his only sister, Jo Freida Thompson; a daughter, Lisa Faye Wallis and a grandson, Wesley Adam Wolf. - pd. notice
Graveside services for Mrs. Marion Spicer Palmer, 84 of Gilmer, were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007, at Forest Park Cemetery under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home at 5100 Interstate 30, Greenville, Tex. She died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, at Longview Regional Hospital. Family visitation was held Monday, Feb. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born Feb. 2, 1923, in Cash, Tex., the daughter of Charles E. Spicer and Cecil McMillen Spicer. She married Glenn Palmer on Oct. 22, 1942, in Corpus Christi, Tex. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Baptist Church in Pritchett, Tex. Survivors include two sons, Charles and wife, Brenda Palmer of Longview and Glenn Palmer, Jr. of Nacogdoches; nieces, Linda Hopewell, Elizabeth Martin, Ann Starkey and Marilyn Spicer; nephews, Roy Renfro, Jr. and Charles Spicer, III; numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.
Her husband, Glenn Palmer preceded her in death in 1985. Also preceding her in death were an infant daughter, Sharon Ann Palmer; a brother, Charlie Spicer and two sisters, Selma Renfro and Alyne Mulkey.
Funeral services for Frazier (Mac) McCarty were held Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007 at 12 o’clock at Eastgate Funeral Home on LBJ at Northwest Highway with Ben Hidalgo, Pastor of Eastern Hills Church of Christ, officiating. Interment was at Garland Memorial Park.
He passed away February 6, 2007. He was born in Blue Ridge on Oct. 23, 1925, the son of the late Varner and Bessie McCarty and was a 1943 graduate of Celeste High School. He was a charter member and elder of Eastern Hills Church of Christ in Garland and served on the Board of Trustees until his death. He was also on the Board of East Dallas Christian School. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean war. Following WWII his family relocated to Garland, where he owned and operated McCarty’s Service Station and Funiture Store for forty-five years. He was a highly respected businessman known for his fairness, honesty and compassion for others. Upon his retirement in 1999, he closed the last full-service gas station in the city of Garland. Other than his parents, preceding him in death was a sister, Anna McKelroy of Hope, Ark.; brother, Varner McCarty, Jr. of Lubbock; brother, Guy McCarty of Garland; and an infant granddaughter, Kimberly McCarty. He is survived by his loving wife of fifty-nine years, Helen Haynes McCarty; son, Michael McCarty of Cash, Tex.; son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Janet McCarty of Garland; sister, Lorene Blount of Garland; sister and brother-in-law, Kathryn and Arthur Durr of Longview, Tex.; brother, Jerry McCarty, also of Longview; two granddaughters, Laura McCarty of Plano and Angela Elkins and her husband, Jack of Mililani, Hawaii; four grandsons, John McCarty and wife Janet of Rowlett, Chris McCarty and wife Amber, Ryan McCarty and Cody McCarty, all of Garland; and the love of his live, four great-granddaughters, Catelynn, Kayla, Kimberly and Rachel.
He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Jean Haynes Walvoord; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. He had much compassion for children and had a special bond with his own grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Leta H. Lowry Welsh, 97, of Sacramento, Calif., were held Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, at 1 p.m. at the White Rock United Methodist Church under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home of Greenville. The Rev. Bill Eason officiated. Burial was in Webb Hill Cemetery.
She was born Oct. 3, 1909 in the White Rock community near Celeste, the daughter of Claude Melvil Lowry, Sr., and Emma DeFee Lowry. She was of the Methodist faith.
Leta retired from the Navy and received commendations for outstanding service in several locations, including London, England, and was cited as a ìleader of menî. She loved to travel and visited all fifty states and sixty-six foreign countries.
Surviving are two sisters, Zeta Alyne Tidwell of the White Rock community and Emma Kathleen Hanson of Dallas, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas C. Welsh; her parents, two sisters and four brothers.
Graveside services for Mrs. Vermae Braden, 95 of Leonard, were held Friday, Jan. 26, 2007, in Pampa, Tex., at the Memory Garden Cemetery at 1 p.m. She died Monday, Jan. 22, at the Leonard Manor.
She was born May 1, 1911, in Foyl, Okla., the daughter of Ira Dowell and Ruby Thompson Dowell. She married James Leslie Stamps in 1029 in Clarmore, Okla. She worked in food service, was a member of the Valley Creek Baptist Church and a past Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Wade and Becky Stamps of Trenton; granddaughter and husband, Leslie Kay and Will Rosniak of Rosenburg, Tex.; great-grandson Brandon Rosniak of Rosenburg, Tex.; several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Valley Creek Baptist Church, P.O. Box 397, Leonard, Tex. 75452.
Taylor Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bobbie Lou Compton, 78 of Leonard, were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007 at Memoryland in Greenville. She died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007, at the Seven Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bonham.
She was born Sept. 18, 1928, in Randolph. She married David Norris Compton on Dec. 25, 1946, in Celeste. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pentecostal Church.
She is survived by her sons, David Compton of Yarnaby, Okla., Jerry Compton of Leonard, Danny Compton of Bonham, Charles Compton and Paul Compton, both of Houston; daughters, Leatha Stodghill and Darlene Boatwright, both of Leonard.
Taylor Funeral Home had charge of the arrangements.
Funeral
services for Veta Earlene Parker Evans, 90 of Leonard, were held at 2 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 22, 2007, at the First Baptist Church in Leonard with Rev. Morris
Robbins officiating. Burial was in the Leonard Cemetery. She died Friday, Jan.
19, 2007 at Texoma Medical Center in Denison. Visitation was Sunday, Jan. 21,
from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
She was born Feb. 21, 1916 in Rayston, Tex., the daughter of William Franklin Parker and Jessie Mae Rushing Parker. She married Lewis Albert Evans Jan. 30, 1937, in Littlefield, Tex. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Leonard.
She is survived by her daughter, Lou Evans, of Celeste; sister, Wilma Alexander of Littlefield; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Geneva Kincaid of Garland, Ruth Robison of Pleasant Grove, Kenneth and Martha Evans and Clifton and Betty Evans; six grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Taylor Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of the arrangements.
Funeral services for Kenneth Garrett, 85 of Leonard, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007, at the Taylor Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard with Rev. David Riley and Charles Wrenn officiating. Burial was in the Leonard Cemetery. He died Friday, Jan. 19, 2007 at the Leonard Manor. Visitation was Saturday, Jan. 20, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
He was born April 13, 1921, the son of Ernest Garrett and Ethel McCrary Garrett. He married Josie Evelyn Fowler on Feb. 17, 1946 in Van Alstyne. He was a heavy equipment operator and a member of the Blantons Chapel Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Josie Evelyn Garrett of Leonard; sisters, Syble Reed of Bedford and Doris Janszen of Hurst; several nieces and nephews.
Taylor Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of the arrangements.
Funeral services for Frances Wilson, 60 of Trenton, were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, at the First Baptist Church in Trenton with Rev. James Henry and Rev. Steve Holland officiating. Burial was in the Burns Cemetery in Trenton. She died at her residence on Friday, Jan. 19. Visitation was Monday, Jan. 22, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Earnheart Funeral Chapel in Trenton.
She was born July 16, 1946 in Sherman, the daughter of L.C. Wilbanks and Sylvia Mae Wood. She married Odell Wilson on Aug. 18, 1966, in Trenton. She worked in Home Health and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Trenton.
She is survived by here husband, Odell Wilson, of Trenton; father, L.C. Wilbanks of Trenton; daughter, Lisa Thompson of Bonham; son, Billy Wilson of Kingsland, Tex.; brother, Mike Wood of McKinney; sisters, Melessa Clevenger of Frisco and Martha Barnard of Hughes Springs, Tex.; four grandchildren.
Taylor Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of the arrangements.
Private services are being planned for Bobby Jack Lipsey, Sr. by Oak Cliff Funeral Chapel of Dallas. He was born March 5, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Leon Lipsey and Lillie Lowe Lipsey of Kingston. He lived in Mesquite with his wife, Mary Ruth McDaniel Lipsey, who preceded him in death on June 15, 2006. They were married fifty-two years. Mr. Lipsey was a graduate of Celeste High School in 1946. He served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Kingston Baptist Church.
He is survived by a son, Bobby Jack Lipsey, Jr. of Mesquite; a daughter, Renee Pelon and her husband John of Cheboygan, Michigan; grandson, Jace Nichols of Mesquite; sisters, Billie Shott of Charleston, South Carolina, Gloria Goodin of Greenville and Barbara Smith and husband Curtis of Celeste; brother, Jimmy Lipsey and wife Jean of Greenville; many nieces and nephews.
Oby W. Norman
Memorial services for Oby W. Norman, 89 of Bonham, were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Saints of Bonham with Bishop Clifton Duncan officiating. Burial was at Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso. He died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at the Clyde Cosper Texas State Veteran's Home.
He was born Aug. 15, 1917, in Leonard the son of Thomas Franklin Norman and Nolie King Norman. He married Pearl Nestor in El Paso on Nov. 18, 1960. She preceded him in death. He was a member of the Church of Christ, served in the U.S. Army and was a farmer.
Hi is survived by a brother, Archie Norman of Leonard and several nieces and nephews.
Taylor Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of the arrangements.
Funeral
services for Rahamy Arden Mitchell, 38, of Bonham will be held on Thursday,
Jan. 11, 2007 at 2 p.m. at Key Memorial United Methodist Church in Sherman.
Rev. Albert Fisher of the church will officiate. He will be laid to rest at
Akers Cemetery with Military Honors and Law Enforcement Color Guard Honors
accorded at graveside. The family and friends will return to the church after
the service to fellowship. Arrangements are under direction of Dannel Funeral
Home of Sherman.
Deputy Mitchell died in the line of duty early Sunday morning, Jan. 7, 2007 in Fannin County. Mr. Mitchell was born Jan. 14, 1968 in Sherman, Tex., the son of John Mitchell and Judith Little Mitchell Morris. He was a graduate of Sherman High School where he excelled at football and always had time to mentor to younger players.
Upon graduation, Rahamy served his country in the United States Marine Corps. He was employed with Presco for 10 years before becoming a member of law enforcement as a jailer. In 2002 he became a field patrol deputy for Fannin County. He was to be promoted to Investigator in the near future.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Judith Morris in 2002 and his grandfather, Woodrow Little. He is survived by his son, Kiefer Woodrow Mitchell of Sherman; his father, John Mitchell of Beaumont, CA.; grandmother, Billie Little of Bonham; sisters, Jamie Morris of Denison, Krista Howes of California, Amanda Holcomb and husband, Kevin, Kelli Elmore, Sondra Arnold, Amber Horton, Gracie; several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007 from 6 until 8 p.m. at Dannel Funeral Home. Pallbearers for Deputy Mitchell will be Kevin Verner, Rick Landeros, George Robinson, Greg Garrison, Tracy Foster and Terry Clark.
If desired, memorials may be made to the Kiefer Mitchell Benefit Fund c/o American Bank of Texas, 2011 Texoma Parkway, Sherman, Tex. 75090 or any branch, or Bonham State Bank.
You may sign the online registry at DannelFuneralHome.com.
Funeral
services for Kyle A. Nolen, 21, were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007
in J. E. Keever Mortuary Chapel in Ennis, Tex. Interment followed in Myrtle
Cemetery under the direction of the J. E. Keever Mortuary. He was killed in
the Anbar province in Iraq on Dec. 21, 2006 while serving his country with
the U.S. Navy. The military vehicle he was traveling in went over a land mine.
He was born July 2, 1985 in Ennis, the son of Michael and Frances Moreno Nolen. He was reared in Ennis, where he was a member of the soccer and cross country teams. Kyle graduated from Ennis High School in 2003. After high school he was employed by the Elk Corp. for two years. He then joined the U.S. Navy, serving as a Medic.
On July 22, 2005, he married Cassi Willard and they lived in Ennis until Kyle was transferred to Twenty-nine Palms, Calif. In August of 2006 he was deployed to Iraq. Cassi never wanted her husband to join the military service, but it had been his dream since elementary school. Mrs. Nolen was frightened when Kyle joined because she knew there was a possibility he could be killed. She said she would have chosen something different for him, but supported his decision.
Surviving are his wife, Cassi, of Twenty-nine Palms, Calif.; his children, Ryan who is three years old and Railey Nolen, five months old, of Twenty-nine Palms, Calif.; father, Michael Nolen of Leonard; mother, Frances Nolen of Ennis; brother, Shea Nolen of Leonard; four sisters, Angelica Nolen, Mikayla Monjaras, both of Ennis, and Tori and Sarah Nolen of Carrollton.
Funeral services for David Martin, 62, of Leonard will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at the Taylor Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard. Burial will be at the Verona Cemetery in Verona, Tex. He died Monday, Jan. 8, at the Red River Regional Hospital in Bonham. Family visitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 10, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Taylor Funeral Home of Leonard has charge of arrangements.
He was born August 5, 1944 in Port Arthur, Tex., the son of David Alton Martin, Sr. and Kathryn White Martin. He married Terezinha deCarvoiho on July 28, 1966, in Port Arthur. He was a Convenience Store Manager and a member of the Verona Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Terezinha "Linda" Martin of Leonard; mother, Kathryn Martin of Lewisville; son, David "Paul" Martin of Sachse; daughters, Terie Sutton of Princeton and Cindi O'Shea of Wylie; sister, Elaine Franks of Bedford; brother, John Wesley "Wes" Martin of Lewisville; four grandchildren, Justin, Jensen and Jaycie Sutton and Michael O'Shea.
Memorial gifts may be made to the Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
Valerie Raymond, 49, of Burleson passed away on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, at a Fort Worth hospital. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2007, at Peters Funeral Home chapel in Greenville with Rev. Tom Calk officiating. Burial followed at Memoryland Memorial Park.
She was born on Nov. 6, 1957, daughter of Bill and Allene Woodruff in Greenville. On Jan. 7, 1998, she married Jeffrey Raymond in Crane. She was a nurse and of the Baptist faith.
She is survived by her husband, Jeffrey of Burleson; daughters, Doraine Ladnier and husband, Chad, and Cortney Klein, all of Dauphine Island, Ala.; son, David Curtis of Garland; granddaughter, Madison Ladnier of Dauphine Island, Ala.; sisters, Virginia Morton of Celeste, Beth Rosales of Grand Prairie, Peggy Bryant and husband, L.B. of Paris; brothers, Michael Woodruff of Palacious and Billy Woodruff of Mobile, Ala.; and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents; a son, Kristopher Klein; sister, Mary Lawrence; and a brother, Leonard Woodruff.
Funeral services for Myra Nell Compton Rushing, 70, of Blue Ridge were held Monday, Jan. 8, 2007 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Celeste, with the Rev. James Ralson officiating. Burial was in the Celeste Cemetery. She died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007, in Garland.
Mrs. Rushing was born Nov. 2, 1936, to Aubrey Glen Compton and Willie Fae Purkey Compton. She was a 1955 honor graduate of Celeste High School. She married William Odell Rushing on Jan. 15, 1977, in Princeton. She was a clerk at the Collin County Tax Office, and she was a Baptist.
She is survived by her husband, William Odell Rushing of Blue Ridge; sons, Robert "Brad" Bradford of McKinney, Gary Rushing of Commerce and Duane Rushing of Plano; daughters, Terrye Bradford of McKinney and Constance Bradford of Garland; sisters, Peggy Grier of Athens and Billie Spoonemore of Celeste; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation was from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, at Taylor Funeral Home of Leonard, which had charge of arrangements.
CELESTE — Graveside services for Fannie Mae Seigler Nicholson, 78, of Commerce, formerly of Celeste, were held Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006, at Celeste-Hogeye Cemetery, with Brother Bob Layman officiating.
Mrs. Nicholson died Dec. 24,2006, in Plano.
She was born on September 25, 1928, in Ridgeway, to Harrison Anderson and Jimmie Marie Wilson Anderson. She was a homemaker and a widow, and was a member of Kingston Baptist Church in Kingston. She enjoyed crocheting, cooking, reading, and singing gospel hymns.
Mrs. Nicholson is survived by two children, Florence Boyd and husband Charlie of Mansfield, and Ken Koch and Nancy Stewart of Kingston; grandchildren Natalie Smithson and Bubba Smithson of Clarksville, Tennessee; Kelly Warren of Winnsboro, William Warren of Celeste, Heather Koch of Garland, Zachary Koch of Garland, and Joshua Koch and Nicole Koch of Commerce; great-grandchildren, Kandi Smithson and Krista Smithson of Clarksville, Tennessee; John Warren of Winnsboro, Shelby Warren of Celeste, Braden Koch of Commerce, and Tevin Davis of Commerce; one great-great-grandchild, Lane Warren of Winnsboro; two brothers, Jimmy Anderson of Carriere, Mississippi, and Ronny Anderson of Celeste; and a sister, Carol Talley of Commerce.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Dolly Jones and her stepmother, Lorene Anderson, and loving companion Emil Dearing.
Pallbearers were Larry Blakemore, Keith Dodson, Mark ìBoogerî Lamm, Brandon Lamm, Sammy Tate Griffis, Virgil Horton, and Bubba Smithson.
Michael Dennis Norman was born the first day of spring, March 20, 1951 in El Paso, Tex. Michael passed away on November 2, 2006 at the age of 55 in his residence located in Idlewyld Park, Ore.
Michael, for the last two years, had been living in a small community known as Idlewyld Park approximately 25 miles east of Roseburg, Ore. Mike was very happy with his move to Oregon where he enjoyed the area very much because of the beauty and the deep forest and the North Umpqua River. His relationship with God was very strong because he knew it was God’s hand that could make a place so beautiful. Mike, in the last year, had told several close friends in the area that he would love to live here ‘till the day he died. His little brother, Paul, said “It seemed only fit that the Lord would call him home because it was the happiest he had seen Mike since their father had passed away in 2000”.
Little brother Paul said, “Everyone who met Mike knew right away Mike was simply a good person with a strong Christian belief. It was that and his southern upbringing that brought everyone to love Mike. His peaceful, calm nature and his mild mannered way made many fall in love with him.
Mike's first love was his relationship with God, his Lord and Savior. Mike’s second love was reading, which led him to be an Honor Student for 14 years throughout his schooling. His next love was music of many different types, old time gospel, country, rock and roll, etc.
Michael served honorably in the U.S. Navy from June 26, 1973 – June 24, 1977. His extremely fast typing skills and remarkable memory served him well as a Yeoman (secretary) of the USS Forestall CVA-59. He was honorably discharged with 3.8 honors, numerous memorial awards and letters of accommodation from the captain and the admiral of the ship. Afterwards he went into the Naval Reserve for 3 years in Dallas, Tex. also at the NRPC of New Orleans, La.
His parents were waiting for him in Heaven, Joe K. Norman in 2000 (50 year member of IBEW local 59 of Dallas, Tex.) and loving mother Janie (Whisenhunt) Norman of Leonard, Tex. in 1974.
Mike only married once to Jaquiline Fritcher of Sherman, Tex.; they were married for eight years. They were never blessed with children. Mike then moved to California and lived with his brother Paul and his family for three and a half years and joined the California National Guard where he was a divisional damage control petty officer, training petty officer and duty yeoman from 1985-1987. That earned him another honorable discharge with high honors. It was at this point that Mike’s health started deteriorating, which Mike credited to his military career, and serving his country honorably. Mike was also a current member of the American Legion of Roseburg, Ore.
Mike will be missed by his survivors: younger brother, Paul Norman; nieces, Kim Presley of Okla.; Sandy Eccles of El Dorado Hills, Calif.; Laura Norman of Dallas, Tex.; nephews, John Norman of Las Vegas, Nev.; David Norman of Foresthill, Calif.; Joseph Norman of Sacramento, Calif.; and all of their spouses and his 10 great-nieces and nephews; uncles Archie and Obey Norman of Leonard, Tex.; cousins Robert Norman of Leonard, Tex.; Richard Norman of El Paso, Tex. and numerous Whisenhunt relatives in the Bonham, Leonard and Caddo Mills, Okla. area.
Memorial services will be held January 10th at 10 a.m. at Taylor Funeral Home in Leonard.
Funeral services for Willie Mae Grimes, 93, of Quitman, Tex., formerly of Leonard, were to be held Wednesday, Dec. 27,. at Taylor Funeral Home Chapel in Leonard. Burial followed in Furneaux Cemetery in Carrollton.
She died Friday, Dec. 22, at Heritage Nursing Home in Quitman
Willie Mae Grimes was born May 23, 1913 in Lewisville, the daughter of Landon Martin and Mary Ellen Walters Martin. She married George Raymond Grimes on Dec. 19, 1927 in Carrollton. She was a Baptist and a homemaker.
She is survived by three sons, H.L. Grimes of Leonard, Claude M. Grimes of Dallas and Carl J. Grimes of Quitman; one daughter, Mary K. Starrett of Prosper; nineteen grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband and a grandson, Scott Grimes.
Rubye Mae Green, 89, of Wolfe City, died Friday, December 22, 2006, at Presbyterian Hospital of Commerce.
Funeral services were held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, December 26, at R.W. Owens & Son Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Mitchell officiating. Burial was in Mount Carmel Cemetery.
Mrs. Green was born May 14, 1917, in Celeste, the daughter of Claude Sumrow and Estelle Addington Sumrow. She was a 1934 Celeste High School graduate. She was married to Carl “Tip” Green on October 20, 1942, in San Diego, California.
She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Wolfe City.
Surviving are son-in-law, Larry Macon of Sherman; granddaughter and husband, Holly Bronstad and Matt Bronstad of Austin; grandson and wife, Trent Macon and Jamie Macon of Sherman; grandson, Ryan Macon of Austin; three great-grandsons, Rhett Bronstad and Reed Bronstad and Collin Macon; and one sister, Jean Asbill of Arkansas; and also nieces and nephews, including Sue Sumrow Watson of Leonard, Frances Taylor DeWitt of Rowlett, and John Taylor of Greenville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Herschel Sumrow, Ellis Sumrow, and Doug Sumrow; and daughter, Donna Macon.