Obituaries

Sep 9, 2014

Mr. Lonnie L. Lanier, age 92 of Winnsboro, passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in Winnsboro. Lonnie was born in Palestine on April 26, 1922 to the late Davis Monroe and Amanda Maude Huntsberger Lanier. Lonnie served honorably in the U.S. Army during World War II. He worked in the Oil Industry for Mitchell Energy Corp.; and attended...

Sep 9, 2014

Julius Leon "J.L." Pennington, age 80 of Winnsboro, passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in Winnsboro. J.L. was born on September 2, 1934 in Dalhart to the late Elvie Julius and Helen Wagner Pennington. He achieved the rank of Staff Sgt. in the U.S. Marines; he later worked in law enforcement, and retired as the Wood County Constable...

Sep 9, 2014

Martin Kent Trindel of Winnsboro passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Kent was born on January 24, 1932 in Beatrice, Nebraska to the late Martin Owen and Mildred (Tewell) Trindel. He was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy Frances Adams Trindel. Kent is survived by his son and granddaughter, Richard and Emma Trindel of Lima, NY....

Sep 1, 2014

Services for Mr. Patterson, 98, of Winnsboro will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 5th at 2 p.m. at the Beaty Funeral Home Chapel with Gerald Elliott officiating. Burial will be at the Ridgeway Cemetery in Hopkins County. Visitation will be held on Thursday September 4, 2014 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Beaty Funeral Home. Mr....

Aug 31, 2014

Robert Joseph Marquardt, 81, of Mineola, Texas died on August 31, 2014. He was born on August 12, 1933 in New York, NY. He is preceded in death by his parents August and Helen Marquardt.

He was a member of The Knights of Columbus.

He is survived by his wife of fifty five years, Josephine...

Aug 30, 2014

Mineola resident, Larry John Gushwa, was reunited with his mother, Edith Morgan, father, John Gushwa, and his granddaughter, Elle Gushwa, on August 30, 2014.

Larry was born and raised in Hobbs, New Mexico. He later moved to Virginia where he had three sons. He worked for General Motors for twenty years, until moving to Texas to be...

Aug 29, 2014

Pamala Audene Brown went to be with her Lord on August 29, 2014.

Pam was born in Baird on August 15, 1950. Pam was raised in Irving the majority of her life. Pam attended and graduated the nursing program at Cisco Junior College in 1994. Along with being an amazing nurse of 22 years, she had so...

Aug 27, 2014

Mary Alice Clayton, 84, of Quitman, Texas died on August 27, 2014. She was born on Monday, April 28, 1930 in Yantis, TX.

She was a member of The First Assembly of God in Quitman, TX. She was a Dietician for twenty five years at ETMC in Quitman, TX.

She is preceded in death by...

Aug 26, 2014

Gene, as he was known to his family and friends, was a native of Mineola.

Both of his parents died when he was a child and he was raised by his grandmother, Lula Little, and his Aunt Ruth.

Immediately after graduation from high school he enrolled at Southern Methodist University but World War Two interrupted...

Aug 26, 2014

Mr. James Mitchel Duke, age 51 of Mt. Vernon, passed away on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 in Tyler. James was born in Victoria, Texas on September 21, 1962. He worked as an installation technician. He is preceded in death by one brother. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Duke of Mt. Vernon; mother, Carol Filip; sons, David Duke...

Aug 23, 2014

Mrs. Gloria G. Cowser, age 83 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014 in Winnsboro. Gloria was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey on October 6, 1930 to the late Dominic and Antonia Smeraldi Gubbine. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Winnsboro. She was preceded in death by her parents;...

Aug 23, 2014

Funeral service for Lois Edell Newkirk Brumley will be held at 2pm Wed. August 27, at Beaty Funeral Home in Winnsboro, Texas, with Bro. Jack Culpepper and Bro. Troy Hollingsworth officiating. Interment will follow at the Winterfield Cemetery in Pickton. Pallbearers will be Lois' grandsons, Bo Allen, Steve Brumley, Kevin Brumley, Jeremy Sickles, J. J. Cummings, Brandon Gunn, Scott...

Aug 16, 2014

Kennith Gerald Riddle, 76, of Mineola, Texas died on August 16, 2014. He was born on Monday, April 25, 1938 in Wood County, TX.

He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Crane, TX and was the Church bus driver, he was also a member of the Evening Lions Club in Crane, TX. He was very...

Aug 13, 2014

Mrs. Virginia Ruth Hawkins, age 84 of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at her home. Virginia was born in Wood County on June 17, 1930 to the late James Grady and Alma Jane Harris Mills. She was retired from K-Mart, and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Hurchel Houston Hawkins;...

Aug 10, 2014

Mr. James Vernon Bynum, age 79 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014 in Winnsboro, after a lengthy illness. James was born in Pittsburg on April 23, 1935 to the late Ray and Roberta Landers Bynum. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member, and past Worshipful Master, of the Frank Sexton Masonic Lodge #206...

Aug 10, 2014

William David Jones, 63, of Flint, Texas died on August 10, 2014. He was born on Saturday, April 28, 1951 in Dangerfield, TX.

He is preceded in death by his parents William Vernie and Vanda Irene Jones; one son, Joshua Lee Westbrook; three brothers; grandchildren, Joshua Westbrook, Madison Westbrook, Aaliyah Westbrook.

He is survived by...

Aug 9, 2014

Bill W. Morgan died on August 9, 2014, in his home in Mineola, Texas, one day after his 85th birthday. He was born in a small community called Union Valley, near Royce City, Texas on August 8, 1929. He is survived by his wife, Betty Morgan, of 62 years; his son Gary Morgan and his wife Deena; his daughter...

Aug 8, 2014

Mrs. Betty Lee Ulics, age 87 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014 in Tyler. Betty was born in Quincy, Illinois on September 29, 1926 to the late Charles and Grace Fielding Hipkins. She was a homemaker, and a member of First Presbyterian Church of Winnsboro. She was also very involved in the Solano County California 4-H...

Aug 6, 2014

Oma Doris Granberry, 72, of Austin, Texas formally of Quitman, TX died on August 6, 2014. She was born on Tuesday, April 14, 1942 in Quitman, TX.

She was a lifelong member of Brocks Chapel United Methodist in Quitman, TX.

She is preceded in death by her parents Albert and Jessie Mae Harper Riley.

Aug 4, 2014

Joanne Russell Williams (Joanne), 83, died peacefully at Trinity Mother Francis Hospital in Tyler, Texas on August 4, 2014. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, August 8, at 2:00 pm at Beaty Funeral Home in Mineola. Visitation will be on Thursday, August 7 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at Beaty Funeral Home.

Joanne was born on July...