Obituaries

Aug 19, 2008

Janet Sue (Towery) Christian, age 68, of Mineola, Texas, died Tuesday, August 19, 2008, in Mineola, Texas. She had lived in Frankston for 15 years before moving to Mineola. She was the daughter of the late William Towery and the late Opal (Banks) Towery. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William Russell Christian; one brother,...

Aug 18, 2008

Mrs. LouVenia Bell (Woolf) Vance, age 71, of Lindale, Texas, died Monday, August 18, 2008, at Hospice Homeplace in Tyler. Mrs. Vance was a housewife and baptist.

She was the daughter of the late Claud Woolf and the late Angelina (Hudson) Woolf and was also preceded in death by one brother, Perry W. Woolf.

She...

Aug 17, 2008

Kenneth Ray Walker, age 88, of Mineola, Texas, died Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Tyler, Texas. He had been a resident of Mineola since 1994 moving from Dallas, Texas. He was a Baptist and a member of the First Baptist Church of Mineola. He served in the Army during WWII. He was the son of the late James Walker...

Aug 16, 2008

Mrs. Lavinia Dee (Coburn) Smith, age 66, of Tyler, Texas, died Saturday, August 16, 2008, at Hospice Homeplace in Tyler. Mrs. Smith was employed in Tyler all of her life and was an avid piano player, loved music and played piano almost all her life, recording duets with her late husband Ray Smith. She was born in Mineola to...

Aug 15, 2008

Mrs. Doris Evelyn (Pool) Whittiker, age 72, of Mineola, Texas, died Friday, August 15, 2008, at Colonial Tyler Care Center in Tyler, Texas. Mrs. Whittiker was a retired seamstress with Blacksheep in Tyler and a member of Central Baptist Church in Mineola. She was born December 24, 1935 in the Little Hope Community to the late R.T. and Rena...

Aug 13, 2008

Galon D. Walker, age 91, of Quitman, Texas, died Wednesday, August 13, 2008. Walker was employed by LTV in Grand Prairie. Mr. Walker married the late Ernestine (Myers) walker on June 9, 1945. They were married a wonderful 58 years. He was born the son of Newton Walker and the late Rose (George) Walker on January 3, 1917. He...

Aug 11, 2008

Louie Bell Dale, age 92 of Winnsboro, passed away Monday, August 11, 2008 in Telephone, Texas. She was born outside of Winnsboro on August 25, 1915 to the late Tom and Katie Driggers Porter. She was a retired inspector for the Collins Radio Company. She was a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church, were she served as secretary of...

Aug 10, 2008

Mrs. Margie L. Turner, age 77 of Winnsboro, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2008 in Winnsboro. She was born in Rochester, Tx., on August 30, 1930 to the late Hubert and Ruby Green Tibbs. She was a homemaker and member of Smyrna Baptist Church. She married Edgar Turner on August 30, 1948. She was preceded in death by her...

Aug 9, 2008

Mrs. Bobbie Nell Gilliam, age 77, of Winnsboro, passed away, Saturday, August 9, 2008. She was born in Yantis on New Years Day of 1931, to the late Warren J. and Bessie B. Ratliff Parnell. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She married Ravis Gilliam on June 7, 1947 in Daingerfield. She is survived by her husband of...

Aug 9, 2008

Mr. David Michael Leaks, Jr., age 37 of Winnsboro, passed away Saturday, August 9, 2008 in Tyler. He was born ton David Sr. and Sue Fletcher Leaks in Dallas on July 11, 1971. He attneded Baylor University, where he played for the Baylor Bears, and was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1993. He later worked as a merchandiser...

Aug 9, 2008

Robert Jean Conner, age 39, of Haltom City, Texas, died Saturday, August 9, 2008, in Haltom City, Texas. He had lived in Haltom City for 2 years moving from Watauga, Texas. He was a graduate of Mineola High School and Texas A&M. He was a Civil Engineer. He was born July 20, 1969 to Jean Conner and Barbara Hopkins...

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,...