Obituaries

Sep 24, 2007

Mr. J.G. Turner, age 86 , of Winnsboro, passed away, Monday, September 24, 2007 in Winnsboro. He was born in the Smyrna Community on March 21, 1921 to the late Jefferson Gordon and Eula Bass Turner. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II, owned and operated Turner's Radio and T.V. repair, and drove a school...

Sep 22, 2007

Helen Wells White of Mineola, Texas passed away September 22, 2007 at the age of 90. She was born August 17, 1917 to the late Ome and Thelma Wells in Van, Texas. She had lived in Mineola since 1942 and was a member of the First Baptist Church. She's preceded in death by her husband, Donovan Franklin White on...

Sep 20, 2007

Mrs. Dorothy Dell Gunn Petty, age 65 of Sulphur Springs, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2007 in Tyler. She was born on January 23, 1942 in the Winterfield Community to the late Henry and Jewell Pace Gunn. She married Mr. Jerry Mac Petty on August 23, 1964 in Winnsboro. She worked as a recieving clerk for Winn-Dixie in Sulphur...

Sep 19, 2007

Mrs. Elsie Mae (Pinkerton) Odom, age 81, of Mineola, Texas, died Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at Presbyterian Hospital in Plano, Texas. Mrs. Odom was a Housewife and member of the First United Methodist Church in Mineola. She was a past Matron of the Mineola Eastern Star, past president of the 20th Century Club, past president of the Garden Club...

Sep 19, 2007

Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Lyon, age 77 of Winnsboro, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2007 in Winnsboro. She was born on November 26, 1929 in Dallas, to the late Edward and Jennie Dotson Meadows. She was a former resident of Irving, a homemaker, and a member of the Mineola Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was preceded in death by her...

Sep 15, 2007

Mr. Milton Roy Stevens, age 80, of Mineola, Texas, died Saturday, September 15, 2007, at a Tyler Hospital. He was born August 17, 1927 in Waco to the late, Charles Scott Stevens and the late Gladys Langston Prices Stevens. Mr. Stevens served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and received a combat Infantry Bage, a Korean Service...

Sep 14, 2007

Mrs. Lillian Lorraine (Prickett) Morrison, age 92, of Golden, Texas, died Friday, September 14, 2007, at Wood Memorial Nursing Home in Mineola, Texas. Mrs. Morrison was retired from the Texas Workforce Commission and a member of the Golden United Methodist Church.

She was the daughter of the late Henry Prickett and the late Cora (Sonendriker) Prickett and...

Sep 11, 2007

Preslee Kendal Tabor went to be with the Lord on September 11, 2007. She was bor on August 27, 2007 to Jace Tabor and Phylesha Berkley Tabor. Survivors include her parents, Jace and Phylesha Tabor of Elk City, OK; sister, Payton Tabor of Elk City, OK; grandparents, Melinda and Jesse Hackett of Winnsboro and Jimmy and Marianne Tabor of...

Sep 10, 2007

Mr. Jerry Martin passed away on Monday, September 10, 2007 at the age of 54. He was born on January 8, 1953 to Mr. E.C. Martin and Sylvia Shirley Martin. Mr. Martin married the former Barbara Ann Brown on April 5, 1974. He was a member of the Caney Baptist Church and was preceded in death by his father;...

Sep 9, 2007

Mr. Kenneth Ray Miller passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2007 at the age of 51. He was born on August 7, 1956 to Charlie Ray Miller and Temple Faye Mills Miller. Mr. Miller worked for the Wood County Co-op and was preceded in death by his father, Charles Ray Miller and grandmother, Vila Mae Steele.

Survivors...

Sep 4, 2007

Ernest Henry Provow, age 87, of Mineola, Texas, died Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at Hospice Homeplace in Tyler, Texas. Mr. Provow was a retired Aircraft Mechanic employed by Braniff Airlines. He had lived in Mineola for 22 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church.

He was the son of the late Henry Provow and the...

Sep 1, 2007

Lizzie Nell Hazlewood Morris, age 87, of Winnsboro passed away Saturday, September 1, 2007. She was born on October 4, 1919 in Sulphur Springs to the late W.A. and Tula Koontz Hazlewood. She worked for the Wilson Manufacturing Company as a seamstress, was a member of First United Methodist of Winnsboro for over 50 years, United Methodist Women. She...

Sep 1, 2007

Mr. Richard A. Loller, age 53 of Winnsboro, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2007. He was born on August 21, 1954 in Athens to Joe, Sr. and Lee Britten Loller. He was a graduate of Azle High School, and was a self-employed landscaper. He married Melissa Roebuck on August 14, 1992 in Winnsboro. He is preceded in death by...

Aug 27, 2007

Mr. Leslie Clifton "Jake" Shields passed away on Monday, August 27, 2007 at the age of 92. He was born on October 30, 1914 to the late Isaiah Shields and Nola Blache McKenzie Shields. Mr. Shields served in the U.S. Army during WWII, was a retired cattle farmer and was a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church. He was...

Aug 27, 2007

Mrs. Edith May Starkey, age 83 of Winnsboro passed away Monday, August 27, 2007 in Tyler. She was born in Springfield, Mo.; to the late W.E. and Nillie Brown Hannah. She was a homemaker, and member of 1st United Methodist Church of Mt. Vernon. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Albert Moore Bryan, sister, Agnes Morrison,...

Aug 26, 2007

A celebration in Heaven began at 5:05 PM Sunday when David went home to be with his Lord, Jesus. Mr. David Paul Betts, age 46, of Hawkins, Texas, died Sunday, August 26, 2007, at a Tyler Hospital. Mr. Betts was a Constable for Wood County precinct 3. He had also served as security for Jarvis Christian Collage, Holly Lake...

Aug 24, 2007

Mrs. Marlin Bernice Rayborn passed away on Friday, August 24, 2007 at the age of 87. She was born on July 18, 1920 to the late Daniel Webster Acker and Neaomia Fuller Acker. Mrs. Rayborn was a seamstress, volunteered at the Whispering Pines Nursing Home for many years, and was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Winnsboro....

Aug 23, 2007

RONALD TAYLOR

Ron was born in Brady , Texas on Feb. 6, 1935 and left this world to be with his Savior on Aug. 23, 2007. He graduated from Brady High School, attended TCU on a track and field scholarship where he excelled in track and won the nickname "Little Thorpe". Ron was a Staff Sgt. in...

Aug 22, 2007

Jeanne Day Dean born may 23, 1928 in Dike, Texas to the late O.D. and Rosa Day. She moved to Delta County in 1930 and graduated from Klondike High School. She worked as a bookkeeper and mechanic in Cooper after graduation during WWII. She was employed by the Government Agency Office if Price and Administration with Rations Board and...

Aug 9, 2007

Fred James Piqune, of Mineola, Texas, passed away Thursday, August 9, 2007, at the age of 88 in Mineola, Texas. He was born February 15, 1919 to the late James and Linnie Piqune in Auburn, Indiana. He is preceded in death by his wife Luella Piqune in 1989. He is survived by, four daughters,

Patricia N. Smith...