Obituaries

Aug 7, 2008

Alma Lou Brunson, age 96 of Winnsboro, passed away, Thursday, August 7, 2008 at her home. She was born in the Pine Mills Community on January, 23, 1912 to the late Jasper and Wanda Welborn Garrison. She married Glenn F. Brunson on July 30, 1928. They lived in the Dallas area until retiring to Winnsboro in 1971; here they...

Jul 29, 2008

Austin Davis, age 18, of Quitman, Texas, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Lindale, Texas. He had lived in Quitman for several years. He was a member of Lake Country Bible Church. He played eight instruments and had went to state in band. He had received a scholarship to attend Tyler Junior College.

He is...

Jul 27, 2008

Mrs. Billie Lue Gothard passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2008 at the age of 53. She was born on March 21, 1955 to the late Melford Ray Rushing and Winnie Jo Peckham Rushing. Mrs. Gothard was a homemaker and of the baptist faith. Survivors include her husband, Raymond Gothard of Winnsboro; daughters, Tammy Glasco of Mt. Vernon and...

Jul 25, 2008

Mrs. Foy Arrington Reagan, age 96 of Atlanta, Tx., passed away Friday, July 25, 2008. She was born on March 5, 1912 in Wood County to the late J.D. and Emma Tuner Arrington. She was a homemaker, and member of the First United Methodist Church of Atlanta, and a members of the Keen-Agers group there. She was preceded in...

Jul 25, 2008

Ms. Gladys Burkham, age 87 of Winnsboro, passed away, Friday, July 25, 2008 in Winnsboro. She was born on September 18, 1920 in Sulphur Bluff to the late James Andrew and Etta Singleton Burkham. She was a retired Winnsboro High School English teacher , and member of the First United Methodist Church of Winnsboro. She was preceded in death...

Jul 23, 2008

Mr. Jesse D. "Red" Moore, age 85, of Mineola, Texas, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at Wood Memorial Nursing Home. Mr. Moore was retired from Continental Airlines after 35 years of service. He was a member of Winnsboro Model A Club and the Broad Street of Christ. At one time he owned the Model A Ford used in the...

Jul 15, 2008

Mrs. Evelyn Elizabeth Robertson died July 15, 2008 in Tyler, Texas at the age of 99. She was born June 9, 1909 in Winnsboro, Texas to the late James William Sellers and Clemmie Iola Browning Robertson. She had lived in Tyler since 1994 and prior to that she lived in Mineola for 33 years.She was a housewife and a...

Jul 10, 2008

Sherman Meredith Whatley, age 64, of Mineola, Texas, died Thursday, July 10, 2008, in Dallas, Texas. He was a member of Lake Fork Baptist Church. He was also a member of Christian Motorcyle Association and a past President. He was employed by Channel 7 in Tyler as a video engineer.

He is survived by his...

Jul 4, 2008

Mr. Stinchcomb died July 4, 2008, in Tyler.

He was born June 16, 1944, in Denton to the late Alvin J. and Annis Nation Stinchcomb. He was a former Minor League baseball player.

Survivors include his wife, Diane Dvorak Stinchcomb, Holly Lake Ranch; sons, Deron Stinchcomb, Sylva, N.C., and Bryan Stinchcomb,...

Jul 4, 2008

Mr. Joe Pat Jordan passed away on Friday, July 4, 2008 at the age of 71. He was born on January 26, 1937 to the late Maurice Jordan and Zelena McClure Jordan. Mr. Jordan retire from Verizon and was also an electrician for thirty-seven years. He was a member of the Pine Forest United Methodist Church, served on the...

Jul 2, 2008

Mr. Randall Clyde Evans, age 91, of Mansfield, Texas, died Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at Walnuts Creek Assisted Living in Mansfield, Texas he was born July 17 1916 in Ennis to the late Katie Cambell Evans and W. C. Evans. Mr. Evans retired from LTV as a defence aircraft worker, was a member of the First Baptist Church in...

Jul 1, 2008

Nadine Gilliam was born in Winnsboro, Texas on March 25, 1923 t othe late Lorenzie and Lessie Boles. She went to be with the Lord on July 1, 2008 at the age of 85. After graduating from Winnsboro High School she settled in Galveston, where she lived, worshipped, and worked until retirment in 1985. She married Mr. Travis Gilliam...

Jun 28, 2008

James Wayne Moreland, age 78, of Mineola, Texas, died Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at in Tyler, Texas. He was the son of the late Floyd Moreland and the late Myrtle (Schultz) Moreland. He is preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Wallace Moreland. He is survived by his wife Martha Ann Moreland of Mineola, Tx.; four sons...

Jun 27, 2008

Mr. J.L. Puyear, age 78 of Quitman, passed away Friday, June 27, 2008 in Tyler. He was born in Yantis on July 22, 1929 to the late Edgar Eugene and Lola T. White Puyear. He was a retired Frito-Lay driver, and dairyman, and attended Black Oak Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Lonnie...

Jun 25, 2008

Billy Ray Hairgrove, age 68, of Mineola, Texas, died Wednesday, June 25, 2008, at ETMC in Tyler, Texas. He was the son of the late Elmer Hairgrove and the late Dorothy (Mayer) Hairgrove. He served in the United States Coast Guard for 20 years and then worked for Chevron for 20 years. Mr. Hairgrove was a member of Lake...

Jun 24, 2008

Mrs. Bennie R. Peckham, age 80 of Winnsboro, passed away, Tuesday, June 24 in Mt. Pleasant. She was born in Franklin County on October 4, 1927 to the late Felix Monroe and Mary E. Davis Sparks. She worked as a aide at the Winnsboro Nursing Home for thirty years, and was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Mt....

Jun 23, 2008

Mrs. Beda Lillian Nash, age 81 of Winnsboro, passed away Monday, June 23, 2008. She was born in Franklin County on July 25, 1926 to the late Robert W. and Eva Cook McCown. She was a homemaker, and member of Clearwater Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, and husband, Ray Nash. She is survived by...

Jun 22, 2008

Mrs. Dolly Dimple Cowser went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at the age of 88. She was born on December 16, 1919 to the late Whit and Fannie (Corley) Horton. Mrs Cowser was a homemaker and volunteered as a "Pink Lady" at the Winnsboro Hospital for several years. Mrs. Cowser was also a member...

Jun 20, 2008

Mr. William Henry Whitley went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 20, 2008 at the age of 83. He was born on December 27, 1924 to the late Stephen B. Whitley and Willie Marie Majors Whitley. Mr. Whitley served in the U.S. Naval Air Corps during WWII and retired from the Pilgrim Industries after twenty-seven years as...

Jun 18, 2008

Arthur H. Wright

Arthur H. Wright, age 72, of Mineola, Texas, died Wednesday, June 18, 2008, in Quitman. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilbur and Edith Wright; two sisters, Hazel Shapley, Doris Perry; three brothers, William Wright, Charles Wright, and David Wright.

He is survived by his wife, Dixie Wright;...