Obituaries

Oct 20, 2009

Jerry G. Conner, age 74 of Winnsboro died on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 in Winnsboro. He was the son of the late Aaron Conner and the late Lucille Gibson Conner. He was a retired Seabee from the United States Navy, where he served in Korea and Vietnam. He was married to Mary Holley on September 7, 1974; and was...

Oct 17, 2009

Services for Therese Jean Jones, 36, Mineola, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at Beaty Funeral Home, Mineola, with Dr. Larry Kromer officiating.

Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery near Mineola.

Mrs. Jones died Oct. 17, 2009, in Grand Saline. She was born Sept. 2, 1973, in Irving.

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Oct 12, 2009

Mr. Norman Travis Caviness passed away on Monday, October 12, 2009 at the age of 70. He was born on September 13, 1939 to the late Lloyd Vicers Caviness and Pearl E. Duty Caviness. Mr. Caviness married the former Tamara Gayle Stelck on December 22, 1987. He was a truck driver and a produce farmer. He was well known...

Oct 8, 2009

John B. Edwards, Jr., 78 of Winnsboro, Texas died on Thursday, October 8, 2009. Born Tuesday, March 17, 1931 in Lime City, Texas, he was the son of the late John Edwards, Sr. and the late Mary Penny Edwards. He was the husband of Belle McGary Edwards of Winnsboro who survives. John was a retired farmer, a Baptist, and...

Oct 6, 2009

Mrs. Martha Schrunk Garrison passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at the age of 89. She was born on May 10, 1920 to the late Charles and Gertrude Schrunk. Mrs. Garrison married Mr. Paul Walker Garrison, Jr. in 1943 and he preceded her in death in April of 2000. She had one son, Mr. Paul Walker Garrison, III...

Oct 4, 2009

Jewell K. Rogers, 86 of Winnsboro, Texas died on Sunday, October 4, 2009. Born Saturday, December 23, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John Hodder and the late Mae Bell Hodder. She was the wife of the late Eugene Rogers.

She was a homemaker and member of Pineview Baptist Church.

Surviving are son,...

Oct 3, 2009

Mrs. Wanda Maxine Henson passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the age of 72. She was born on June 2, 1937 to the late Walter and Irene Overstreet. Mrs. Henson was a seamstress and a member of the Coldwater Baptist Church in Winnsboro. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William Gail Henson; grandson, Barry...

Oct 2, 2009

Mrs. Edna Faye Bain passed away on Friday, October 2, 2009 at the age of 77. She was born on February 23, 1932 to the late Gene Johnson and Ruth Hoover Johnson. Mrs. Bain was a homemaker and was preceded in death by two grandchildren, one sister and seven brothers. Survivors include her husband, Noble Eugene Bain of Pickton;...

Oct 1, 2009

Mr. Cicile Marlon Hart passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at the age of 69. He was born on January 1, 1940 to the late RC Hart and Mary Williams Hart. He married the former Janice Faver on March 9, 1961 and was a retired mechanic. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Henry Hart,...

Sep 25, 2009

Mr. Harold "Smiley" Johnson, age 79 of Winnsboro passed away on Friday, September 25, 2009. He was born in De Kalb on June 14, 1930 to the late William I. and Mary Lou Garrett Johnson. He retired from Wood County, where he was a road and bridge foreman, as well as retiring from the former Lee Ray Construction after...

Sep 23, 2009

Gregory Lynn Rogers, age 45 of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. He was born on November 18, 1963 in Mt. Pleasant to Isaac Newton Rogers and Sylvia Joy McElyea Rogers. He was a self-employed carpenter. He was preceded in death by his father, Isaac Rogers; and oldest son, Gregory Dane Rogers. He is survived by his...

Sep 22, 2009

Jackie Dale Lamar, age 68 of Winnsboro, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 in Tyler. He was born on August 24, 1941 in Lovelady, Texas to the late James Arthur and Nettie Eliza Reynolds Lamar. He was a retired Hotel Manager, and a member of Smyrna Baptist Church. He is survived by his sons, Jimmy Lamar of Gilmer,...

Sep 20, 2009

Mr. John C. McBride passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at the age of 74. He was born on August 16, 1935 to the late Ulric C. McBride and Opal Burnside McBride. He married the former Irene Harville on December 10, 1955. Mr. McBride was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder Day Saints in...

Sep 20, 2009

Mr. Dwayne Ray Ivey passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at the age of 65. He was born on July 15, 1944 to the late James "Jim" Ivey and Nellie Cross Ivey. Mr. Ivey was a carpenter and was preceded in death by his parents and grandmother, Ethel Thompson. Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Mrs. Sharie...

Sep 18, 2009

Mr. Tracy Lee Stone passed away on Friday, September 18, 2009 at the age of 52. He was born on April 9, 1957 to Mr. Maxie Duane Stone and Martha Hoff Stone. Mr. Stone served in the U.S. Navy and was a hairdresser. He is survived by wife, Mrs. Janet Stone of Winnsboro; mother and step-father, Martha and Roy...

Sep 11, 2009

Betty Ray Horton, age 78 of Houston, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2009. She was born in Winnsboro on November 5, 1930 to the late Joseph W. and Nancy Motts Morris. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Vickie Lynn; brothers, William, Joseph, and Perry Morris; sister, Juanita Morris Steele....

Sep 9, 2009

Mrs. Marjorie Ruth Cofer passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at the age of 67. She was born April 17, 1942 to Lavern and Genevieve Hoffman Stark. She married Mr. John Cofer on November 4, 1961 and was preceded in death by her father, Mr. Lavern Stark. She attended Midland College and worked as a secetary and most...

Sep 8, 2009

Dorothy May Phillips, 65 of Winnsboro, Texas died on Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Born Friday, January 7, 1944 in Wichita Falls, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Chester Eubanks and the late Ila Martin Eubanks. She was the wife of Robert Phillips, a homemaker and a baptist.

Surviving are...

Sep 7, 2009

Mr. Defur died Sept. 7, 2009, in Quitman. He was born Feb. 12, 1955, in Dallas to the late Tommy Lee and Judith Ann Speer. He is preceded in death by his loving parents; wife, Marianna Cowart Defur; and several brothers and sisters.

Survivors include his sons, Chris and John Defur; daughters, Veronica Hullett, Tabatha Gargus and...

Sep 3, 2009

Mrs. Edith Irene Mays passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2009 at the age of 89. She was born on December 13, 1919 to the late William Miller and Eula Alford Miller. Mrs. Mays was a homemaker and a member of the Pickton United Methodist Church. She married Mr. Thomas Bascom Mays on May 14, 1938 and he preceded...