Obituaries

Aug 2, 2014

Horace Wayne Cantrell, 80 of Mineola, Texas died on August 2, 2014. He was born on Saturday, August 26, 1933 in Garland, TX. He is preceded in death by his parents Aaron and Mary Monti Baggett Cantrell; daughter Laura Bartone; brother, J.T. Cantrell.

Horace was a member of First Baptist Church in Mineola.

He is...

Aug 1, 2014

Mrs. Karen Lynne Hindman passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014 at the age of 57. She was born on August 14, 1956 to the late James Edwin Fuller and Sylvia Ann Taylor Fuller. Survivors include her brothers, Clay Fuller and wife Cindy of Elgin, and Jan David Fuller of Winnsboro.

Aug 1, 2014

Mrs. Reba J. Self passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014 at the age of 82. She was bor on April 18, 1932, to the late Walter and Irene Overstreet. Mrs. Self was a retired Beautician and a baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Embra Lee Self; three brothers; two sisters; and two half sisters....

Jul 31, 2014

Ellena Rechell Sullivan, age 52 of Winnsboro, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2014 in Winnsboro. Ellena was born in Dallas on May 20, 1962 to Johnie Sullivan and Barbara Lynn Caviness Coker. She was preceded in death by her father, Johnie Sullivan; and brother, Carlos Sullivan. She is survived by her mother, Barbara Lynn Caviness Coker of Winnsboro;...

Jul 31, 2014

Mr. Loyd James Bennett, age 88 of Winnsboro, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at his home. Loyd was born in Wood County on December 2, 1925 to the late Everett E. and Lila Bell Holland Bennett. He served honorably in the U.S. Army during World War II, was retired from the trucking industry, and of the Assembly...

Jul 28, 2014

Douglas Glynn Starkey, 72 of Mineola, Texas died on July 28, 2014. He was born on October 12, 1941. He is preceded in death by his parents Harold and Amanda Ruth Starkey.

He is survived by his son; Stephen W. Starkey and wife Kellie of Kilgore, TX; and two grandchildren; Sydney Starkey and Rheagan Starkey.

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Jul 27, 2014

Maurine Maberry, 87 of Mineola, Texas died on July 27, 2014. She was born on September 20, 1926. She is preceded in death by her parents Martin Wheeler and Neva Edwards; daughter, Diana Adams; grandson, Stephen Burge; sister, Mary Beth Smith; brothers, Adrian Wheeler and June Wheeler.

Maurine was a former commissioner of the Mineola Housing Authority...

Jul 25, 2014

Arnita Ruth Minty Fleet, age 76 of Pickton, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2014 at her home. Arnita was born in Sulphur Springs on August 13, 1937 to the late Walter and Billie Fisher Minty. She attended North Hopkins Schools and graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1955. She attended East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce...

Jul 22, 2014

Billie Schafer was born in Fort Worth, Texas, June 23, 1933 to Dewey Douglas and Lucille McWhirter Thomason. She went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from her home in Port Arthur, TX.

Her father moved to Garland, Texas in 1949 to work at Kraft Foods. She entered Garland High School as...

Jul 22, 2014

Bille Josephine Allison, age 89, formerly of Winnsboro, passed away on July 22, 2014 in Plano. Bille was born in Winnsboro, on June 16, 1925 to the late John Wesley and Myrtis Mullinax Dickens. Bille was office manager of the Murley clinic in Winnsboro for many years before moving to the Dallas area where she worked as an office...

Jul 21, 2014

Bobbie Jean Johnson Chitsey passed away peacefully with her devoted husband Raymond by her side on Monday, July 21, 2014 in Dallas, Texas.

Bobbie was born in Winnsboro, Texas on August 27, 1930 to the late Oscar Howard Johnson and Dessa Cornelia Stanley Johnson. She fell in love and married Raymond Chitsey in Winnsboro in...

Jul 20, 2014

Mr. Berry Lee Hammonds, age 64 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Hospice Homeplace in Tyler. Berry was born in Mt. Vernon on May 20, 1950 to James David and Winnie Charlene Weatherford Hammonds. He was a retired truck driver and oil field worker. He was preceded in death by his father, James David Hammonds;...

Jul 20, 2014

Mrs. Sandra Denise Self passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2014 at the age of 49. She was born on July 30, 1964 to Mr. Robert Self and Mrs. Betty Brumley Self in Wichita Falls. Mrs. Self was a waitress and was preceded in death by her sister Sheila Self. Survivors include her daughters, Reba Denise Munis and husband...

Jul 18, 2014

Mr. Thomas James "Jim" Corbitt went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 18, 2014 at the age of 83. He was born on July 5, 1931 to the late T.J. Corbitt and Anne Elizabeth Harris Corbitt. Mr. Corbitt was retired from the U.S. Army and was a member of First Baptist Church in Winnsboro. He was preceded...

Jul 12, 2014

Jose Ezequiel Ramirez, 64 of Mineola died on July 12, 2014 in Mineola. He was born on Wednesday, March 29, 1950 in Rancho de Taboada, Guanajuato Mexico.

He is survived by his parents Pedro and Lorenza Ramirez; brother Albert Ramirez; two nephews, Brian Ramirez of Mineola, and Dakota Ramirez of Mineola; two great nieces, Zoni Ramirez and...

Jul 11, 2014

Matthew "Smurf" Earl Murphy age 44 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014 in Hunt County. Matthew was born in Jal, NM. on July 28, 1969 to the late Ronnie Earl and Barbara Ann Rusche Murphy. He worked as a Crew Foreman for Dresser-Rand, he loved motorcycles, and spending time with his son. He was preceded in...

Jul 2, 2014

Mrs. Patsy B. Dorton, age 77 of Scroggins, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at her home with her family at her side. Patsy was born in Big Spring on September 13, 1936 to the late Aubry Z. and Alice Cleo Madilin Gay. She was a retired R.N. from the VA Hospital in Big Spring, and a founding...

Jul 2, 2014

Linda Sue Swann, age 66 of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 in Tyler. Linda was born in Mineola on November 24, 1947 to the late Robert and Mary Grace Corbitt Swann. She was a retired Computer Programming Analyst and attended East Point Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a son, Jaime...

Jul 1, 2014

John Michael Moore of Houston, Texas was born July 9th, 1970 in Methodist Hospital Downtown and passed away July 1, 2014 at Methodist Hospital Downtown after suffering complications from an aortic dissection. He is preceded in death by grandparents Carney and Lois Johnson, Trudeaux and Louise Moore as well as his father Samuel Lee Moore. He is survived by;...

Jun 30, 2014

Loy H. Thompson of Holly Lake Ranch, TX died on June 30, 2014 in Tyler, TX. Mrs. Thompson was born in Wichita Falls, TX, on Tuesday, August 30, 1938 to the late Harry and Earleen Holland. She was a member of Holly Brook Baptist Church. As a young women, she was a Worthy Advisor for Rainbow Girls Organization. She...