Obituaries

Jan 3, 2015

Alana Low Cooper, 67, of Troup, Texas died Jan. 3, 2015, with her family by her side.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 at 1 p.m. at Beaty Funeral Home Chapel in Mineola, Texas, with the Rev. Fred Morrow of Quitman officiating. She will be laid to rest in Roselawn Memorial Park in...

Jan 2, 2015

Mrs. Erma Frances Matthews died Friday, January 2, 2015 in Wylie, Texas at the age of 85. She was born November 19, 1929 in Jester, Texas to the late Willie Eugene and Mary Ellis Dyer.

Mrs. Matthews was a homemaker, a former resident of Holly Lake Ranch and Tyler and a member of Green Acres Baptist Church...

Dec 30, 2014

Mr. Buford Thomas Messer, age 85 of Winnsboro, passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Buford was born in Winnsboro on February 16, 1929 to the late Jay and Augusta "Gussie" Lawrence Messer. He was a retired truck driver for Tyler Pipe. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Roy Hunt. He is survived by...

Dec 26, 2014

Mr. Gerald Wayne Redding, age 84, of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2014 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. Wayne was born on September 4, 1931 in Hopkins County to the late James Perry Redding, Jr. and Lillie Mae Riley Redding. He owned and operated Wayne's Farm and Ranch in Winnsboro, and was a member of...

Dec 19, 2014

Dorothy Stuart Owen, 90, of Alba, TX passed away on Friday, December 19, 2014 in Dallas, TX. Ms. Owen was born on Tuesday, April 1, 1924 in Ft. Worth, TX to the late Charles and Allie Stuart. She was a member of the Iris Garden Club of Alba/Golden and an avid Bridge player.

Ms. Owen is preceded...

Dec 15, 2014

Mrs. Gwendolyn Green passed away on Monday, December 15, 2014 at the age of 91. She was born on January 4, 1923 to the late Quimzy Adams Niell and Jerry Myra Bellomy Niell. Mrs Green was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Myra Bell Green; one brother and three sisters. Survivors include her sons...

Dec 13, 2014

Mr. James Edward Haley passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2014, at the age of 83. He was born on September 20, 1931 to the late Rufus Haley and Dasey White Haley. Mr. Haley was retired from the landscaping industry, and was a member of the Life Fellowship Church in Mt. Vernon, Texas. He was preceded in death by...

Dec 8, 2014

Elma Louise Lynch, 84, of Mineola, TX passed away on Monday, December 8, 2014 in Tyler, TX. Ms. Lynch was born on Monday, February 18, 1930 in San Antonio, TX to the late Arthur and Hazel Foss. She was a member of St. Peters Catholic Church in Mineola and a life member of the VFW Auxiliary in Mineola, TX....

Dec 5, 2014

Mary Jane Coleman Shields, 94, passed away Friday, December 5, 2014 in Tyler, Texas surrounded by her daughters and sons-in-law. The Heavens rejoiced at her arrival and her reunion with her Lord and Savior and earthly family who were waiting for her there.

Mary Jane was born in Lindale, Texas on August 4, 1920 to...

Nov 30, 2014

Mary Jane Bryant 87, of Bowling Green, MO, formerly of Mineola, TX. Burial will be on December 5, 2014 at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Mineola, TX at 11:00 AM officiated by Rev. Charles Long.

She was born in Paris, Texas on July 16, 1927 to the late Minnie and Allmon Harwell. She was married to the late...

Nov 28, 2014

Mary Etta Hudson, 87, of Lindale, TX died on Friday, November 28, 2014 in Lindale, TX. She was born on Sunday, January 3, 1927 in Tice, FL to the late Charles Woodson and Lillie Maxey.

She is preceded in death by her husband; four brothers, Bud, Vernest, Larry, Ernest; two sisters, Margie and Clorine.

She...

Nov 27, 2014

Mr. Thomas Dwayne Cobb, better known as, “Tommy”, of Tampa, Fl, formerly of Winnsboro, Texas, passed away at his home on Thanksgiving Day, November 27th. He went to be with Jesus with his family by his side. Tommy was born in Winnsboro, Texas, on April 19, 1944, to the late J.P. and Ivha Mae Greer Cobb. During his time...

Nov 27, 2014

Our dearest Dorothy passed away Thanksgiving Day at the age of 79.

She was born in Paris, TX on October, 13 1935 to the late A.R. and Cora Toppings and grew up there. She married the love of her life, Harold in 1953 and they shared 50 years. Her heart was broken when he passed away in...

Nov 27, 2014

Evelyn Patricia Rountree, 73, of Mineola, TX died on Thursday, November 27, 2014 in Quitman, TX. She was born on Monday, April 28, 1941 in Quitman, TX to the late James Preston and Lillie Pearl English. Evelyn was a member of The Hainesville Baptist Church in Hainesville, TX.

She is preceded in death by her husband.

Nov 26, 2014

Mr. Freddy Harold Watkins, age 74, of Winnsboro, passed away suddenly on November 26, 2014. Freddy was born in Borger on April 12, 1940 to the late Emmitt and Mary Elizabeth Huey Watkins. He worked as a Home Builder until retirement, when he became a rancher, and did so until the day he passed away. He was a member...

Nov 26, 2014

James “Jimmy” Preston Pritchett, of Mineola, Texas went into the loving arms of his Savior on November 26, 2014 at his home in Mineola after battling cancer for over two and a half years.

Jimmy was born in Mineola on August 26, 1934 to Preston and Juanita Pritchett and attended school in Mineola until the family moved...

Nov 25, 2014

Bobby Joe Haggard, 81, of Mineola, Texas died on November 25, 2014. He was born on Thursday, January 5, 1933 in Martin, TX to the late Bluford and Roxie Haggard.

Mr. Haggard was a member of Masonic Lodge in Mineola, Texas and retired with the Railroad System with forty-five years of service.

He is preceded...

Nov 25, 2014

Esther Jimenez-Contreras, 72, of Mineola, Texas died Tuesday, November 25, 2014. She was born Friday, November 28, 1941 in Pinos, Mexico to the late Higinio and Ynocencia Jimenez.

Esther was a member of St. Peters Catholic Church in Mineola.

She is survived by her three sons, Juan Rocha, Roberto Pina, Arturo Pina; one daughter, Maria...

Nov 22, 2014

Mrs. Edna LaVerne Parton went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 22, 2014. She was born on September 15, 1932, to the late Allen W. Bryant and Nannie Pairlee McClellan Bryant. Mrs. Parton was a member of the First Baptist Church of Winnsboro and was preceded in death by two sisters, four brothers, and two sons, David...

Nov 21, 2014

Mrs. Ruby Ellen Underwood Harrison was born February 19, 1924, to George W. and Gertrude Dugger Underwood. Ruby left this life on November 21, 2014, at the age of 90. She outlived her parents and five siblings; Rosalie, Opal, Jessie, Leslie, and Robert. Mrs. Ruby grew up in the Alba area and attended Pleasant Ridge school. She married rather...