Obituaries

Jul 9, 2007

Frances Juette Carter of Alba, Texas passed away July 9, 2007 at the age of 78. She was born February 14, 1929 to the late Nathaniel and Pearl Ross in Alba. She had lived in Alba most of her life. She is preceded in death by her husband O. J. Carter on January 14, 1988. She is also preceded...

Jul 9, 2007

Mrs. Judith Loraine Burns, age 87 of Winnsboro, passed away on Monday, July 9, 2007. She was born in Burnet, Texas on April 29, 1920 to the late Lee Dolphus and Bessie Eudora Cox McReary. She was a methodist, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a retired salesperson for the Sears Company. She married Winston...

Jul 5, 2007

Mrs. Elsie Mae Chapman passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2007 at the age of 83. She was born on September, 26, 1923 to the late Otis Lee Boatman and Lydia Godby Boatman. Mrs. Chapman married Mr. L. Leon Chapman on June 8, 1940. She was a homemaker and a member of the Winnsboro Church of Christ. Mrs. Chapman...

Jul 4, 2007

Jessie Bell (Green) Stevenson, age 93, of Mineola, Texas, died Wednesday, July 4, 2007, in Mineola, Texas. She had lived in Mineola since 1948 and was a member of theCross Brand Church in Tyler, Texas.

She was the daughter of the late Ebb Green and the late Hattie (Jobe) Green. She is preceded in death by her...

Jul 3, 2007

Mr. Truman F. Dennis passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at the age of 83. He was born on November 25, 1923 to the late Floyd Dennis and Linnie Mallon Dennis. Mr Dennis married the former Ann Matthies on November 2, 1941 and she preceded him in death on October 21, 2006. He has lived in Winnsboro since...

Jul 3, 2007

Fay Lindley of Tyler, Texas and formerly of Mineola, Texas where she lived most of her life, passed away July 3, 2007 at the age of 81. She was born November 16, 1925 to the late Irvin Glen McCain and Charlie Fay (Bogan) McCain in Mineola. She was a member of the Green Acres Church in Tyler. After her...

Jul 2, 2007

Mr. Charles R. Decker, age 66 of Winnsboro, passed away peacefully at his home Monday, June 2, 2007. He was born in Winnsboro to the late Carl and Byrtle Jordan Decker on December 6, 1940. He was a graduate of WHS Class of '59, a metal building contractor, and a member of First Baptist Church of Winnsboro. He married...

Jun 28, 2007

Mrs. Novelle Mims passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2007 at the age of 78. She was born on July 30, 1928 to the late Barnie Cox and Mable Harrell Cox. Mrs. Mims was a care giver and was a member of the Little Hope Baptist Church. She was a volunteer for the Presbyterian Hospital of Winnsboro for over...

Jun 27, 2007

Mr. Charles Everett of Mineola, Texas passed away June 27, 2007 at the age of 67. He was born December 23, 1939 to the late William and Hazel Everett in Scott County, Mississippi. He served in the United States Air Force. He is a retired Master Electrician and he loved woodworking and knife making. He is preceded in death...

Jun 26, 2007

Lorna Louise Morgan, age 81 of Winnsboro, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2007 in Tyler. She was born on October 27, 1925 in Netawaka, KS., to the late Dewey and Louise Heers Larson. She was a homemaker, a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Sulphur Springs, and a former girl scouts troop leader. She married the late Donald...

Jun 22, 2007

Jeremy Todd Crow, Jr. passed away on June 22, 2007. He was born in Waxahachie, on September 19, 1997 to Jeremy Sr. and Heidi Donnell-Capehart Crow. From the beginning, J.T.'s smile would light up the room and his excitement and love of life were contagious. His adventurous spirit blessed everyone who shared in his precious life. J.T. excelled in...

Jun 21, 2007

Mr. Ray Edgar Henson passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2007 at the age of 86. He was born on April 8, 1921 to the late Lolie Clarence Henson and Woddie Marie Marshall Henson. Mr. Henson was self-employed in the manufacturing industry and was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Pauline Henson on August, 5, 2003. Mr. Henson...

Jun 21, 2007

Wilder, Almo Burnett passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 21, 2007 after an extended illness. Ms. Wilder was born on June 8, 1918 in Mineola, Texas and was preceded in death by her parents Martha J. Burnett and Robert C. Burnett and her sister Morine Burnett Chrietzberg. She is survived by her loving daughter, Martha Zoe Vansyckle and husband...

Jun 20, 2007

Larry Ross Lankford, Sr. age 55, of Mineola, Texas, died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, in Mineola, Texas. He was born March 20, 1952, in El Paso and has lived in Mineola since 1969. He graduated from Mineola High School in 1971. Before working as a salesman, he was a conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad. He was a fifth...

Jun 18, 2007

Mrs. Connie Lynn Clothier passed away on Monday, June 18, 2007 at the age of 51. She was born on June 26, 1955 to Mr. Charles Ray Crable and Mrs. Nelda Jean Holland Crable. Mrs. Clothier graduated Pharmacy School from the University of Houston and worked with Bell's Pharmacy in Winnsboro and Scott's Pharmacy in Winnsboro. She taught special...

Jun 17, 2007

Mr. Curtis Wayne Joplin passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2007 at the age of 79. He was born on August 6, 1927 to the late Frank Joplin and Stella Kaiser Joplin. Mr. Joplin was a retired engineer and CPA. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dallas, the American Legion and the Frohsinn Singing Society....

Jun 17, 2007

Mr. Jimmy Wayne Welch passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2007 at the age of 46. He was born on August 12, 1960 to Mr. Jim Austin Welch and Joyce Lee Henry Welch. Mr. Welch was a Baptist and was self-employed in the dry wall industry. Survivors include his parents, Jim Austin and Joyce Lee Welch of Mt. Vernon;...

Jun 14, 2007

Joe Edward Forrister, age 80, of Mineola, Texas, died Thursday, June 14, 2007, in Mineola, Texas.

He had lived in Wood County most of his life. He was the son of the late Claude Forrister and the late Marshall (Perdue) Forrister. He is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Flora Mae Hering; brother, Albert Forrister; and...

Jun 12, 2007

Mrs. Jamie Darby Milner, age 90 of Winnsboro, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2007. She was born on June 10, 1917 to the late William Henry and Mattie Lou Wilson Darby in the Pleasant Grove Community of Wood County. She was a supervisor at the Wilson Manufacturing Company in Winnsboro, and a member of Forrest Grove United Methodist Church....

Jun 11, 2007

Mrs. Mathilda Adair of Mineola, Texas passed away June 11, 2007 at the age of 76. She was born October 8, 1930 in North Dakota. She has lived in Mineola for 6 years having moved from Grand Forks, North Dakota. She is preceded in death by one daughter, Dale Marie Pfau, two brothers, and two sisters. She is survived...