Obituaries

Oct 17, 2007

Delwin Roy Perkins passed away October 17, 2007 at the age of 67. He was born to the late John Thomas Perkins and the late Rachel Berdine (Adams) Perkins in Woodston, Kansas. He retired from the U S Air Force after 20 years of service. He is preceded in death by two brothers, Delaine Perkins and Sheldon Perkins; and...

Oct 15, 2007

Zoey Kaelyn Tingley, 15 months, of Mineola, Texas, passed away Monday, October 15, 2007, at her residence. She is survived by parents Jimmy Wray Tingley of Tyler, Texas and Sarah Beth (Bynum) Tingley of Mineola, Texas. She is also survived by her grandparents, Gary and Joan Bynum of Weatherford, Texas, William and Karen Tingley of Tyler, Texas, Rafe and...

Oct 14, 2007

Mrs. Geneva Ann (Foster) Rumfield, age 73, of Mineola, Texas, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2007 in Tyler, Texas. She was the daughter of the late Charles Foster and the late Thelma (Rogers) Foster. She is also preceded in death by husband, R. D. Rumfield; daughter, Phayma Rumfield; grandson, Justin Dae Shields; and brother, Charles Foster. She is survived...

Oct 13, 2007

Charles Noel Douglas Harrison, Sr., 91, native of Winnsboro, Texas, and descendent of a founding family of Winnsboro through a land grant from Sam Houston, died Saturday, October 13, 2007, in Ft. Worth, Texas, at Universal Health Care Hospice. "Doug," as he was known to his friends and fellow workers at General Dynamics in Ft. Worth, Texas, will be...

Oct 12, 2007

James "Jim" and Rosa Carrol Houser, of Scroggins, passed away on Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13, 2007, respectively, from natural causes. James was born on December 29, 1939 in Dallas to the late James Bass and Hettie Cheatwood Houser. Rosa Carrol was born in Tawakoni on April 4, 1941 to Cothurn and Francis Williams Ainsworth. James worked...

Oct 12, 2007

Avis Louise Melvin of Mineola, Texas passed away October 9, 2007 at the age of 83. She was born August 27, 1924 to the late James Arthur Hearn and the late Duskie Vera (Holland) Hearn in Grand Saline, Texas. She has lived in Mineola for 55 plus years. She was past Activity Director at Pine Valley Nursing Home. Volunteer...

Oct 12, 2007

Mr. Donnie L. Morgan, age 61, of Winnsboro, passed away Friday, October 12, 2007 in Winnsboro. He was born on June 25, 1946 in Titus County to the late Cecil Leo and Ester Dean Wells Stinson Morgan. He was a retired truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Fay Nell Morgan; two brothers-in-law, Duncan Murray...

Oct 12, 2007

Mrs. Georgia Perdue of Mneola, Texas passed away October 12, 2007 at the age of 89. She was a life long residence of Mineola and a member of the Church of Nazarene. She was born March 2, 1918 in Texas. She is preceded in death by husband, Earl Perdue. She is survived by two sisters, Mae Von Wood of...

Oct 11, 2007

Edgar C. Cooksey, age 88, of Winnsboro, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2007. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa on December 30, 1918. He was a horse jockey, longshoreman, and a member of the Central Christian Church of Winnsboro. He is preceded in death by his mother and step-father, Ophelia Soward and Lloyd Soward; wife, Catheryn Cooksey; son,...

Oct 10, 2007

Mrs. Cora Edna Gillis passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at the age of 101. She was born on March 19, 1906 to the late Jody Caviness and Hattie Foster Caviness. Mrs. Gillis was a retired teacher and member of the Retired Teachers Association, and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Winnsboro. She was...

Oct 7, 2007

Mrs. Jackie L. Williams passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2007 at the age of 75. Mrs. Williams was born on February 1, 1932 to the late David Crow and Margaret Bellomy Crow. She was a baptist and was precededin death by her parents; son, Ray Sparks and brothers, Adrian Crow and Cotten Crow. Survivors include her daughters, Vicki...

Oct 6, 2007

Oleta (Moore) McClenny of Mineola, Texas, passed away Saturday, October 6, 2007, in Tyler, Texas at the age of 85. She was born January 15, 1922 to the late David D. Moore and Sendie (Sutton) Moore in Lorraine, Texas. She grew up in Quitman, Texas and graduated from Quitman High School. She lived most of her adult life in...

Oct 6, 2007

Mrs. Gwendolyn Ruth Merideth passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at the age of 90. She was born on January 5, 1917 to the late Chester Arthur Norton and Rena Wynema Callicott Norton. Mrs. Merideth was a retired beautician and a baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Patsy Gwen. Survivors include her...

Oct 3, 2007

Mr. Howard Todd Norton, age 43, of Ovilla, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2007, at his residence in Ovilla, Texas. He had lived in Ovilla for 10 years moving from Lancaster, Texas. He was the son of Robert Norton of Wills Point, Texas and Nell Robertson of Dallas, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Norton of...

Oct 2, 2007

Mr. Fred Ely Howard passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at the age of 81. He was born on June 27, 1926 to the late Charles Rutledge Howard and Cornelia Samantha Kelley Howard. Mr. Howard served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, was a member of the V.F.W. and worked as a mechanic in the oil field industry....

Sep 28, 2007

Carmen H Sanchez, age 100, of Hawkins, Texas, died Friday, September 28, 2007, in Big Sandy, Texas. Mrs. Sanchez was a retired cashier for Sears and moved to Hawkins from California in September of 2002. She was born September 9, 1907 in Del Rio, Texas to the late Felix Hernandez and the late Apolonia Andrade Hernandez.

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Sep 24, 2007

Mr. Terry Frank Barker, age 60 of Winnsboro, passed away Monday, September 24, 2007 at his home. He was born on March 1, 1947 in Winnsboro to the late Alvie C. and Myrtle (Greenlee) Barker. He was a lifelong resident of Winnsboro, a 1965 graduate of Winnsboro High School, a graduate of East Texas State University in Commerce. He...

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...