Obituaries

Aug 14, 2012

Mr. Nelo Dee Tedford, age 77 of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. He was born on Monday, January 07, 1935 in Franklin County, TX to the late Roger D. Tedford and Effie Lee BradleyTedford. He married the former, Eldora Hearn on December 24, 1955 in Como, Texas. He attended elementary school at Clearwater, was a...

Aug 10, 2012

Mrs. Velma E. Sutton, age 97 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2012 at her home. She was born in the Coldwater Community of Wood County on November 21, 1914 to the late Edgar C. and Lilly Mae Jordan Henson. She was a retired dietician at the hospital in Winnsboro, and a Baptist. She was preceded in...

Aug 10, 2012

Rexie "Mickey" Perline Roberts, age 89 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, August 10, 2012. She was born on October 2, 1922 in the Pine Mills Community of Wood County to the late Ernest and Ethel Applegate Jones. She retired after 32 years as a nurse for the Winnsboro Nursing Home, and was a Baptist. She was preceded in...

Aug 8, 2012

Mr. Roger Paul Browning, age 69 of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in Tyler. He was born in Wood County on June 13, 1943 to the late Paul Prescott and Oma Paulene Moss Browning. He worked as truck driver and was a member of Coldwater Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters,...

Aug 5, 2012

Elmon Lloyd "Buddy" Woods, age 85, of Holly Lake Ranch, Texas, died Sunday, August 5, 2012 in Tyler, Texas. He was born on Saturday, March 5, 1927 in San Angelo, Texas to the late Robert and Mabel Woods. He was a retired missionary to 3 countries and a deacon at Holly Brook Baptist Church. He was a specialist to...

Aug 5, 2012

Harding Robert Grant, age 91, of Mineola, Texas, died Sunday, August 5, 2012 in Mineola, Texas. He was born on Sunday, March 13, 1921 in Quitman, Texas to the late Harlie and Vanarie Grant. He was a manager at Texas Instruments, served in the United States Army during WWII and was a deacon at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church....

Aug 5, 2012

Mrs. Gayla Mae Shirley Dannaker, age 67 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, August 5, 2012 in Winnsboro. She was born in Pittsburg on July 19, 1945 to the late Jonah C. and Gracie Lee Bridges Shirley. She was retired from Pilgrims Pride and a member of Pineview Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister,...

Aug 4, 2012

Herbert Day Houston, age 82, of Hawkins, Texas, died Saturday, August 4, 2012 in Tyler, Texas. He was born on Wednesday, October 16, 1929 in Clovis, New Mexico to the late Kennon and Alice Houston. He was a farmer and a member of Holly Brook Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Helen Houston of Holly...

Aug 3, 2012

Charlotte Lynn Hancock, age 54, of Hawkins, Texas, died Friday, August 3, 2012 in Hawkins. She was born on Friday, July 11, 1958 to Albert and Helen Liebel.

She is preceded in death by her father, Albert August Liebel.

She is survived by her mother, Helen Faye Liebel of Tyler, Texas; two daughters, Candice and...

Aug 1, 2012

Jeannean Joy Hayes, age 77, died Wednesday, August 1, 2012 in Tyler, Texas. She was born on Tuesday, August 7, 1934 in Luckey, Ohio to the late William and Zoe Wilson.

She is preceded in death by her parent; and a brother, William Wilson, Jr..

She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Paul...

Aug 1, 2012

Marion Joe Tedder, age 89, died Wednesday, August 01, 2012 in Quitman, Texas. He was born on Sunday, April 22, 1923 in Kemp, Texas to the late Floyd and Ova Mae Tedder. He was a Rancher and a Real Estate Agent for 40 years and s Kaufman County Sheriff's Deputy for 7 years. He attended Macedonia Baptist Church and...

Aug 1, 2012

Mary Nell (Goad) Cloud was born on Monday, September 30, 1940 in Tatum, Rusk County, Texas. Mary grew up in the country, just two miles from the town named after her mother's ancestors from Alabama who migrated to the East Texas area in the early 1850's, now Tatum. Mary graduated from Tatum High School in 1959. She was selected...

Jul 31, 2012

Paul L. Horton, Sr., died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 in Tyler, Texas. He was born on Thursday, February 16, 1939 in Mineola, Texas to the late Marvin and Leilia Horton.

He is preceded in death by his parents; six brothers; and five sisters.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Lou Curl Horton;...

Jul 28, 2012

Jerry Paul "JP" Bellomy, age 28 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2012. He was born on September 24, 1983 in Sulphur Springs to Ricky and Abigail Ortiz Bellomy. He worked for Olympic Systems in Winnsboro. He was preceded in death by his mother, Abigail Ortiz Bellomy on March 13, 2004. He is survived by his father,...

Jul 27, 2012

Mrs. Mary Margaret Smith, age 54 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012. She was born on April 13, 1958 in Johnstown, PA., to William Sharp Himlin and Marjorie Ann Myers. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Winnsboro. She was preceded in death by her father, William Himlin. She is survived...

Jul 27, 2012

Mr. Paul Delwin Bright, age 66 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2012. He was born on October 29, 1945 in Houston to the late Herbert Glenn and Zeddy Ivon Dacus Bright. He was a retired Head Draftsman for Houston Power and Light, and attended Pine Street Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Jul 24, 2012

William Lee ("Bill") Crabtree, Jr., 67, died on July 24, 2012 in Tyler, Texas. Born May 12, 1945 in Montgomery, Alabama, he was the only son of William Lee and Mary Carter (Mann) Crabtree. A 1968 (B.S.) and 1970 (M.S.) graduate of East Texas State University, Mr. Crabtree was a life-long teacher and school administrator. While at East Texas...

Jul 22, 2012

Mrs. Cynthia Lou Wilcox passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2012 at the age of 53. She was born on November 20, 1958 to the late Eugene Orsburn and Donna Gross Orsburn. Mrs. Wilcox was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Tim Orsburn. Survivors include her daughter, Crystal Talley of Winnsboro; son, Jeremy Killingsworth of Kansas...

Jul 22, 2012

Paulette Dean, age 65 of Leesburg, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2012. She was born on July 11, 1947 in Van, Texas to the late William and Ruby Hayes. She was a homemaker and member of The Mission Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Famous Hayes, Eddie Mae Walker, Thelma Wright, Lela Wetzel; and...

Jul 21, 2012

Tommy Jay Payne, age 78, died Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Tyler, Texas. He was born on Sunday, September 24, 1933 in Borger, Texas to Thomas and Pauline Payne. He was a Maintenance Supervisor for the State of California and a member of Quitman Church On The Rock.

He is preceded in death by his father, Thomas...