Obituaries

Jul 12, 2016

Mr. Cameron Austin Castleberry, age 41 of Tyler, passed away on Tuesday, July 12th, 2016 in Tyler. He was born on March 13th, 1975 in Temple to Johnny Castleberry and Rhonda Joyce Welch Howard. He attended and graduated from Garland High School and the University of Texas-Austin, where he earned his law degree. He was preceded in death by...

Jul 11, 2016

Mrs. Bonnie Jo Critz of Mineola died Monday, July 11, 2016 in her home, at the age of 81. She born Tuesday, March 19, 1935 in Topeka, Kansas to James Lincoln Garrett and Mary Estella Garrett. Mrs. Critz was a housewife and a longtime member of New Hope Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and...

Jul 10, 2016

Ms. Rose Mary Garbers, age 70 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, July 10th, 2016 surrounded by family at her home in Winnsboro. She was born on January 1st, 1946 in Orlando, FL., to the late William Joseph Hall and Rose Eltha Wright Hall. She worked as the receptionist at Saffe Property and Casualty here in Winnsboro, and was...

Jul 10, 2016

Tommy Caviness, age 71 of Brachfield, TX, formerly of Winnsboro, passed away at home on Sunday, July 10th, 2016. He was born on June 4th, 1945 in Franklin County to the late Lloyd Caviness and Pearl Duty Caviness. He was a retired Oil Field Worker for Renshaw Well Service and Vicks Well Service. He was preceded in death by;...

Jul 10, 2016

Mr. Ernest Kendall "Ken" Bates, age 78 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at a long term care center in Mt. Pleasant. Ken was born on August 22, 1937 in Pampa, Texas to the late Ernest Kester Bates and Lillian E. Stowers Bates. He served in the U.S. Navy and later retired as Assistant Train Master...

Jul 7, 2016

Jul 4, 2016

Mr. George Taylor, age 89 of Winnsboro, passed away on Monday, July 4th, 2016 at his home in Winnsboro. He was born on May 4th, 1927 in Ferris to the late George Theodore Taylor and Georgia Frances Davidson Taylor. He worked for Renshaw Well Service until he began farming in 1972, he was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church....

Jun 26, 2016

Mr. Robert Allen Turnbo, Jr. age 51 of Kenefick, passed away on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at his home. Robert was born on January 31, 1965 in Houston to Robert A. Turnbo, Sr. and Ella Marie Thomas. He worked as a welder, and was a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his sister, Raylyn Turnbo, and step-mother, Brenda...

Jun 25, 2016

Mrs. Norma Kay Graham, age 59 of Scroggins, passed away on Saturday, June 25th, 2016 in Winnsboro. Kay was born on August 30th, 1956 in Hopkins County to the late Billy Floyd Easley and Geraldine Bullard Easley. She was retired from the Johnson Unit and was a member of Pine Street Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by...

Jun 24, 2016

Mrs.Edith Fern Coones died Friday, June 24, 2016 in Golden, Texas at the age of 81. She was born October 6, 1934 in Arp, Texas to the late Charles and Helen Meadors. She was a baptist and a former member of Northside Baptist Church in Mineola. Suvivors include her husband, Gene Coones of Golden; sons, Robert G. Coones of...

Jun 24, 2016

Jun 23, 2016

Jun 23, 2016

Anne Milner Fields

February 15, 1925 to June 23, 2016

On the evening of Thursday, June 23, 2016, Anne Milner Fields passed away peacefully at her home in Dallas, Texas.

On February 15, 1925, Anne was born to Ocie Kyle Milner Sr. and Annie Boyd Milner at the family home in Winnsboro, Texas....

Jun 21, 2016

R. C. Grimes, 92, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. He was born on January 7, 1924, in Riley Springs, Texas to Hubert and Pearl (Caldwell) Grimes.

He is survived by two sons, Russell Grimes (and wife Judy) of Pickton, Texas and Tommy (and wife LaSha) of Manvel, Texas. He is also survived by three grandchildren,...

Jun 20, 2016

Dorothy Louise Hamlin, 68, of Mineola passed away Monday, June 20, 2016 in Mineola, TX. She was born on Tuesday, June 24, 1947 in Bremerton, WA to the late Robert and Roseda Welsh. Ms. Hamlin is preceded in death by her brother, Dalton Welsh. She is survived by a son, Robert Hamlin and wife Tamara of Mineola, TX; daughter,...

Jun 18, 2016

Louise Shelton Hallman, age 80 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, June 18th, 2016 in Winnsboro. She was born on August 30th, 1935 in Whitehead, Texas to the late John Shelton and Lovey Mercer Shelton. She was a homemaker, and a member of First Baptist Church of Winnsboro. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Sidney...

Jun 15, 2016

Mr. Larry Kerr, age 78 of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, June 15th, 2016 in Winnsboro. He was born on July 15th, 1937 in Concordia, KS to the late Dale O. Kerr and Marjorie Brown Kerr. He was a retired U.S. Marine Sergeant, serving honorably for 25 years, including three tours in Vietnam. He later worked as a contractor,...

Jun 13, 2016

Mrs. Kathalyn McCown Coats, age 86 of Winnsboro, passed away on Monday, June 13th, 2016 in Winnsboro. She was born on July 11th, 1929 in Scroggins to the late Robert McCown and Eva Cook McCown. She was a retired receptionist, and a member of Clearwater Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bert Coats,...

Jun 13, 2016

Ms. Paralee Price, age 101 of Winnsboro, passed away on Monday, June 13th, 2016 at Autumn Wind Assisted living in Winnsboro. She was born on November 17th, 1914 in Perryville to the late James Majors Price and Victoria Mohasky Smith Price. Paralee graduated from the East Texas Teachers College in 1933, she was a Major in the Army-Air Corps...

Jun 9, 2016

Mr. Tommy Taylor Thurman, age 79 of Winnsboro, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at his home. Tommy was born on November 17, 1936 in Winnsboro to the late Samuel "HI" Thurman and Myrtle Taylor Thurman. Tommy worked for BB Messimer in the oil business before working for Lee Ray Construction, followed by a partnership with CD Ballard...