Obituaries

Apr 3, 2010

Mr. Melvin Cranston Thacker passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at the age of 95. He was born on November 6, 1914 to the late Calvin Alford Thacker and Mattie Elizabeth Herron Thacker. Mr. Thacker married the former Grace Wilson and she preceded him in death on February 22, 2005. He worked for the Getty Oil Company for...

Apr 3, 2010

MINEOLA - Graveside services for John W. Stults, 85, Mineola, are scheduled for 1 p.. Thursday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens under direction of Beaty Funeral Home, Mineola.

Mr. Stults died April 3, 2010, at Hospice HomePlace. He served in the Navy during World War II and was preceded in death by wife, Dorotha Brooks Stults,...

Mar 30, 2010

Mr. Henderson died March 30, 2010 in Grand Prairie. He was born January 27, 1918 in Wood County to the late William David and Myrtle Mooring Henderson. Mr. Henderson lived in Grand Prairie for two years after moving from East Mountain. He was a Baptist and worked as a Truck Driver for Manor Baking Company. He also served his...

Mar 29, 2010

Mrs. Willie Mae Hornbuckle passed away on Monday, March 29, 2010 at the age of 84. She was born on May 18, 1925 to the late Ed Cofer and Annie Mae Weems Cofer. Mrs. Hornbuckle was a retired seamstress and also kept children for many parents in the Winnsboro area. She was a member of the Central Christian Church...

Mar 28, 2010

Mr. LeeRoy Jackson Moore passed away on Sunday, March 28, 2010 at the age of 94. He was born on April 9, 1915 to the late Walter Joseph Moore and Mary Ann Alvis Moore. He was a retired painter and married the former Ila Lois Baird on December 21, 1935. Mr. Moore was preceded in death by his parents,...

Mar 27, 2010

B.J. Moore, 85 of Winnsboro, Texas died on Saturday, March 27, 2010, at Whispering Pines Care Center in Winnsboro, Texas.

Born Wednesday, June 25, 1924 in Winnsboro, Texas, he was the son of the late Robert Moore and the late Lois Coreen Stone Moore. He.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving during World War...

Mar 27, 2010

Annie Pearl Barker, 78 of Gilmer, Texas died on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Born Monday, December 14, 1931 in Lindale, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Robert Louis Glasscock and the late Lorine Wheat Glasscock. She was a retired beautician and a homemaker. She was a member of Pineview Baptist Church. She was predeceased by daughter, Vicki...

Mar 26, 2010

Larry Wayne Arrington, age 63 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2010 at his home with his family at his side. He was born in Pittsburg on October 9, 1946 to the late Alton and Mildred Black Arrington. He was a 1965 graduate from Winnsboro High School, where he is remembered for his play on the football...

Mar 24, 2010

Bobby Durwood Farmer, 75 of Winnsboro, Texas died on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, in Winnsboro.

Born Wednesday, September 26, 1934 in Emhouse, Texas, he was the son of the late L.D. Farmer and the late Lena Mae Wilson Farmer. He married Willie Mae Byars on February, 25, 1954.

He was a retired equipment operator for...

Mar 24, 2010

Kenneth Lee Wilson, avid fisherman, businessman and former Wood County commissioner, died March 24, 2010, of complications from pneumonia and brain cancer.

He was 80.

Kenneth was a no-nonsense entrepreneur. His strong work ethic, his desire to help others succeed and his sense of justice were hallmarks of his life. He...

Mar 11, 2010

Mr. Cunningham died March 11, 2010 in Tyler. He was born September 23, 1933 in Ada, Oklahoma to the late Louis Wyborn and Audrey Lois Wyatt Cunningham. He had been a resident of Mineola since 1971 and was a member of two motor home clubs, the Rambling Rose Travelers and the Heart of Texas Winnies. He married Eloise Scott...

Mar 10, 2010

Mr. Adams died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 in Quitman. He was born September 29, 1932 in Madison, Indiana to the late Ray and Katherine Hall Adams. He is a retired Chief Petty Officer from the United States Navy. Mr. Adams lived in Wood County for five years after moving from Branson, Missouri. He was a Baptist and a life...

Mar 7, 2010

Mr. John D. McElyea, age 69 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, March 07, 2010. He was born on Friday, October 25, 1940 in Winnsboro to the late DeWitt McElyea and Gladys Clark McElyea. He was a retired United States Post Master; a member of the Gus Garrison Masonic Lodge, and the National Association of Post Masters

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Mar 7, 2010

Mr. Braden died Sunday, March 7, 2010 in Quitman. He was born December 1, 1946 in Hillsboro to the late Lonnie Clint and Mable Qualls Braden. He moved to Mineola from Dallas 21 years ago. Mr. Braden served in the United States Army. He is preceded in death by his loving parents and one son, Michael Allan Braden. He...

Mar 6, 2010

Mrs. Esther Mae Shirley passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the age of 74. She was born on February 29, 1936 to the late Frank E. Orcutt and Augusta Leona Gafke Orcutt. Mrs. Shirley was a homemaker and a member of the Perryville Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Mr. George Shirley, Jr. of Winnsboro; son, George...

Mar 5, 2010

Mrs. Dorothy Louise Copeland passed away on Friday, March 5, 2010 at the age of 84. She was born on March 19, 1925 to the late Jasper Hugh Corbitt and Mamie Rose Duffey Corbitt. Mrs. Copeland was a homemaker and a member of the Perryville Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. G.T. Copeland on...

Mar 3, 2010

Mrs. Betty Jean Yelverton, age 79 of Mesquite, passed away on Wednesday, March 03, 2010. She was born on Thursday, April 03, 1930 in Levelland, TX to the late Thomas Dee Calvert, Sr. and Gladys Jane Griffis Calvert. She was retired, and Baptist. She was preceded in death by a son; Charles D. Price; husband, Ralph Yelverton; sisters, Wanda...

Mar 3, 2010

Mrs. Homer A. Smith (Dale Dickey Smith)

Dale Dickey Smith passed away on March 3, 2010, at her residence in Austin, Texas. She was 88. She was in good health until a few months prior to her death due to complications related to cancer. Her husband, Homer Alexander Smith, preceded her in death in 2007 after 66...

Mar 3, 2010

Services for Novis N. Underwood, 85, Tyler, longtime Golden resident, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Beaty Funeral Home chapel, Mineola, with the Rev. Edwin L. Lewis officiating.

Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Mineola.

Mrs. Underwood died March 3, 2010, in Tyler. She was born June 2,...

Mar 1, 2010

Memorial Mass will be celebrated for Charles "Weymon" Lestage, 73, Winnsboro, at noon Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at St. Ann Catholic Church. Interment will follow at later date at Creola Cemetery, Montgomery, La.

Mr. Lestage died Monday, March 1. He was born March 22,1936, in St. Maurice, La., to Joseph Gilmer Lestage and the former Mary Nora...