Obituaries

Nov 17, 2010

Mrs. Gwendolyn Kay Collins passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at the age of 58. She was born on September 15, 1952 to Mr. Orville A. Collins and Mary Selma Woolwine Collins. Mrs. Collins was a caregiver and a member of the Perryville Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her father, Mr. Orville Collins. Survivors include...

Nov 14, 2010

Ruth Leaton, age 79 formerly of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2010. She was born in Middletown, New York on June 5, 1931 to Mary and Richard Finch, she was then adopted by Walter and Edith Harris. She married C.G. Sorge, and later married L.L. Leaton, both preceded her in death. She was a member of Orchard...

Nov 13, 2010

Samuel Marion Osteen, age 87, died Saturday, November 13, 2010 in Tyler, Texas. He was born on Tuesday, September 4, 1923 in Milon, Tennessee to the late Samuel and Ida Osteen. He attended First Baptist Church in Hawkins, Texas where he served as a deacon and the church treasurer. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge for 60+...

Nov 13, 2010

Nov 12, 2010

Kathy Sue Williams, age 52, died Friday, November 12, 2010 in Tyler, Texas. She was born on Wednesday, October 8, 1958 in Big Sandy, Texas. She attended the Church of God in Christ.

She is preceded in death by her father, Fred Taylor, Sr.; a son, Thaddeus Williams; a sister, Betty Taylor Clark; and a brother, James...

Nov 12, 2010

George D. Shewmake, age 79, died Friday, November 12, 2010 in Lubbock, Texas. He was born on Thursday, January 1, 1931 in Dunn, Texas to the late Amos W. and Rosetta Shewmake. He lived in Mineola since January of 2001, was a model train collector and a member of the Train Collectorâ?TMs Association.

He is preceded in...

Nov 11, 2010

Mrs. Martha Marie Malone passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at the age of 86. She was born on July 7, 1924 to the late Jess M. Laminack and Ressie M. James Laminack. Mrs. Malone was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Otis Patrick Malone and one grandchild, Mike Malone. Survivors include her...

Nov 8, 2010

Ira Wayne Van Cleave, age 56, died Monday, November 8, 2010 in Tyler, Texas. He was born on Saturday, August 18, 1956 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Kenneth and Barbara Van Cleave. He lived at Holly Lake Ranch since 1996 and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Hawkins, Texas. He was a member of...

Nov 3, 2010

Mr. David Carden, age 69, of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2010. He was born on Sunday, October 19, 1941 in Fresno, CA to the late Ollie David Carden and Maggierene Atkins Carden. He worked in the tire industry and was a veteran of the United States Navy.

He was preceded in death by three...

Nov 3, 2010

Mrs. Katie Ruth Wagoner passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at the age of 87. She was born on November 28, 1922 to the late Benjamin and Minnie Harris Blundell. Mrs. Wagoner spent her entire life in the Wood County area, the last 65 years in the Pine Mills Community. She was a homemaker and enjoyed gardening, playing...

Nov 1, 2010

Mrs. Robbie Craig passed away on Monday, November 1, 2010 at the age of 90. She was born on December 31, 1919 to the late William Ore Kelso and Annie Elizabeth Williams Kelso. Mrs. Craig was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Winnsboro and was preceded in death by four brothers, one sister and the father...

Nov 1, 2010

On November 1, 2010, Mary Evelyn Perkins Berry passed away at Christian Care Center in Mesquite, Texas, where she resided since 2006. Known to all as "Eve" she was a remarkable woman. Eve was raised on a small family farm in Winnsboro, Texas, by loving parents William and Floye Perkins and she moved to Dallas where she married Air...

Nov 1, 2010

Stephen Dale Stepp, age 51, died Monday, November 1, 2010 in Tyler, Texas. He was born on Monday, March 2, 1959 in Vinita, Oklahoma to Melvin and Romella Stepp. He was a member and a deacon of Hubbard Chapel Baptist Church.

Stephen is preceded in death by one son, Chase Ryan Stepp.

He is survived...

Oct 31, 2010

Robert Douglas Laney, age 73, died Sunday, October 31, 2010 in Quitman, Texas. He was born on Monday, May 24, 1937 in Pittsburg, Texas to the late John and Carrie Laney. He lived in Mineola, Texas for 21 years and was a member of the Northside Baptist Church. He was the Vice-President of Ramey Water Supply and a member...

Oct 31, 2010

Oct 30, 2010

Sandra Sue Humphreys, age 58, died Saturday, October 30, 2010 in Tyler, Texas. She was born on Thursday, November 22, 1951 in Center, Texas. She was a court clerk for the City of Mineola and an employee of Beaty Funeral Home for the past 14 years. She was a member of Hainesville Baptist Church and was active in the...

Oct 26, 2010

Rebecca Townes Bartley, age 91, formerly of Winnsboro, passed away on Tuesday, October 26, 2010. She was born in Bogata on May 9, 1919 to the late James H. Townes and Ora Laswell Hudson. She was a homemaker, member of the First Baptist Church of Winnsboro, volunteer for Meals-On-Wheels, member of Women's Mission Union. She was preceded in death...

Oct 18, 2010

Amanda Ruth Starkey, age 91, died Monday, October 18, 2010 in Tyler, Texas. She was born on Friday, September 5, 1919 in Falfurrias, Texas to the late Sim and Ola Dickerson. She lived in Mineola, Texas most of her life where she was a housewife and a seamstress. She attended First Baptist Church in Mineola.

She is...

Oct 14, 2010

Martha Suzette Wright, age 64, died Thursday, October 14, 2010 in Tyler, Texas. She was born on Tuesday, April 16, 1946 in Mineola, Texas to the late O.L. and Obie Shipp Sr. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Mineola.

She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother Oscar...

Oct 14, 2010

Joyce Queenelle Cox, age 66, died Thursday, October 14, 2010 in Tyler, Texas. She was born on Friday, November 26, 1943 in Sinton, Texas to the late Tom and Lorene Browning. She was retired from Wal-Mart and a member of the First Baptist Church in Mineola, Texas where she lived for many years.

She is survived by...