Obituaries

Apr 13, 2014

Memorial service for Dean C. Felts will be held on May 3, 2014 at 10:00 AM at The First United Methodist Church of Mineola.

Dean was born on January 30, 1935 in Tulsa, OK. He passed away on April 13, 2014 in Mineola, TX. Dean moved to Mineola from Plano in the mid 1990’s. He retired from...

Apr 11, 2014

Patricia Jon Peel, 80, of Alba, TX died on Friday, April 11, 2014 in Tyler, TX. She was born on Saturday, October 14, 1933 in Durant, OK to the late Daniel and Lorene Norman. Ms. Peel was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mineola. She was a active in Meals on Wheels.

She is survived...

Apr 9, 2014

Charles L. Atwood, 69, took his greatest flight on April 9, 2014 to meet our Lord in Glory. He was born in Kansas City, KS on 7/21/1944. After completing his Bachelor’s Degree, he served as a pilot in the US Air Force from which he retired in 1991 as a Lt. Colonel. He helped defend our Country in every...

Apr 3, 2014

Memorial services for Margaret Gibson, 91, are being held at the First United Methodist Church in Quitman on Friday, April 11th, at 2:00 pm. Margaret passed away on the 3rd of April, 2014, in Quitman,Texas. She was born in Booneville, Miss., on 16 January 1923, to James Leroy Hodges and wife Mildred Pauline Murphy. Margaret was a lifelong Methodist...

Apr 1, 2014

Mr. Bob Brock Friday, age 83, of Scroggins, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. Bob was born in Scroggins on September 15, 1930 to the late John Wesley "J.W." Friday and Florence Victoria Brock Friday. He served honorably in the U.S. Air Force as a Flight Instructor during the Korean War....

Mar 31, 2014

Genevieve May Hibdon, 89, of Golden, TX died on Monday, March 31, 2014 in Emory, TX. She was born on Friday, June 27, 1924 in Preston, NE to the late Issac William and Isabell Mae Smith. Mrs. Hibdon was a beloved wife and mother.

She is preceded in death by her husband, George; two brothers; one sister....

Mar 31, 2014

Everett Leavy Ashley Jr., 83, of Mineola, TX died on Monday, March 31, 2014 in Mineola, TX. He was born on Tuesday, July 3, 1930 in Hunt County, TX to the late Everett Leavy and Callie Lucretta Ashley. Mr. Ashley was a member of the Broad Street Church of Christ. He was a veteran of the US Army and...

Mar 30, 2014

Mr. Emory Denton Ellenburg, Jr., age 87 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2014. He was born on Wednesday, May 26, 1926 in Wylie, TX to the late Emory Denton Ellenburg, Sr. and Genevieve Gallagher Ellenburg. He was a retired electrician, and a member of the Winnsboro Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his...

Mar 29, 2014

Betty Clark Thompson slipped peacefully into Heaven on March 29, 2014. Betty was born on June 5, 1928, in Mexia, Texas, to Minnie Olena and Charles Boston Clark. Her father worked for Humble Oil (Exxon), and her childhood was spent in the oil boomtowns of East Texas. A graduate of Hawkins High School and Baylor University, Betty taught elementary...

Mar 28, 2014

Mrs. Betty Ruth Chambly passed away on Friday, March 28, 2014, at the age of 75. She was born on May 10, 1938 to the late Jeff Earl Foster and Nell Rae Alton Foster. Mrs. Chambly was a homemaker and was preceded in death by numerous brothers and sisters. Survivors include her husband, Lawrence Ray Chambly of Winnsboro; daughter...

Mar 27, 2014

Vivian Marie Thomas, 90, of Mineola, TX died on Thursday, March 27, 2014 in Mineola, TX. She was born on Monday, October 22, 1923 in Quitman, TX to the late John William and Minnie Burford. Mrs. Thomas was a member of Rose Hill Baptist Church of Mineola, TX.

She is preceded in death by her husband of...

Mar 23, 2014

Willie Cunningham, 88, of Prosper, TX died on Sunday, March 23, 2014 in Prosper, TX. She was born on Thursday, October 22, 1925 in Mineola, TX to the late James Frances Dyess and Dorothy Lerline Dyess.

Willie was a member of First Baptist Church in Mineola, TX. She retired from Southwestern Bell after thirty five years.

Mar 19, 2014

Mrs. Delores Louellen Casey passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at the age of 81. She was born on June 13, 1932 to the late Frank James Savage and Lillian Jackson Savage. Mrs. Casey was a baptist and was a retired supervisor. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Harold Casey on August 28, 1997,...

Mar 19, 2014

Mr. Roger Lagrand Bland, age 93 of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 in Mt. Pleasant. Roger was born in Winnsboro on September 23, 1920 to the late Worthy Lagrand and Edna Earl Barton Bland. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and was a retired Tool Pusher for Renshaw Well Service. He was...

Mar 18, 2014

Mr. Joe Dalton Darby passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at the age of 89. He was born on January 21, 1925 to the late Loraine Darby and Oddie Burks Darby. Mr. Darby served in the U.S. Army during WWII, and was a retired carpenter and builder. Mr. Darby was a member of the Walnut Street Baptist Church,...

Mar 14, 2014

Loretta Perschbacher, 77, of Mineola, TX died on Friday, March 14, 2014 in Quitman, TX. She was born on Monday, December 21, 1936 in Denver, KY to the late Noah and Cordie Spradlin.

She is proceeded in death by her husband; Larry Perschbacher, three brothers; one sister.

She is survived by her son; Joseph Patrick...

Mar 13, 2014

Marguerite Mae Blodgett, 93, of Holly Lake Ranch, TX died on Thursday, March 13, 2014 in Mineola, TX. She was born on Saturday, February 26, 1921 in Anson, TX to the late Jess Lemuel and Annie Lee Treadwell.

She was a member of Holly Lake Church of Christ and Special Member of the Sixty Plus Family Class...

Mar 10, 2014

Brenda Lee Cofer, 64, of Shirley, AR died on Monday, March 10, 2014 in Little Rock, AR. She was born on Monday, April 25, 1949 in Mineola, TX to the late James and Syble Kibro.

She was a member of Rosehill Baptist Church. She graduated from Mineola High School.

She also was a longtime caregiver...

Feb 27, 2014

Ronald Wayne Robinson, 59, of Coppell, TX died on Thursday, February 27, 2014 in Coppell, TX. He was born on Sunday, June 20, 1954 in Mt. Vernon, TX to the late Marshall Wayne and Carol Ann Robinson.

He is survived by his wife Nen Robinson of Quitman, TX; two sons, Daniel Robinson of Quitman, TX, Shea Robinson...

Feb 26, 2014

James Charles Wood, 70, of Flint, TX died on Friday, February 26, 2014 in Tyler, TX. He was born on Wednesday, June 30, 1943 in Mineola, TX to the late James M. and Mary Wood. Mr. Wood was a member of Grace Community Church in Jacksonville, TX. He is preceded in death by his step mother Erylene Wood. He...