Obituaries

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...

Aug 8, 2007

Mrs. Hazel Marie Randolph went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at the age of 83. She was born on December 16, 1923 to the late Robert Orr and Eunice Stephenson Orr. Mrs. Randolph was a dairy operator and homemaker. She married Mr. John Lewis Randolph on December 3, 1945. Mrs. Randolph was a member...

Aug 7, 2007

Mr. Donal Lee Early, age 68 of Winnsboro, passed away Tuesday, August 8, 2007 in Tyler. He was born on May 1, 1939 in Wood County. He was a plumber, and a member of the First Baptist Church in Pickton. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ettie Mae Harris, step-father, Milton Harris. He is survived by his...

Aug 3, 2007

Juanita Mae Westerman, age 73 of Winnsboro, passed away Friday, August 3, 2007 at her home. She was the only child of the late James and Lena Tidwell Howell, born to them in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 10, 1934. She was a homemaker, and lter worked as a realtor. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church,...

Jul 30, 2007

Mr. Matthew Jason Hudson passed away on Monday, July 30, 2007 at the age of 38. He was born on March 28, 1969 to Mr. Jack Hudson and Nancy Simms Hudson. Mr. Hudson married the former Kenia Carreon on February 1, 1997. He worked as a salesman for the Telecom Industry and was a member of the St. Anthony...

Jul 28, 2007

Mr. Jesse Cypert, age 82, of Mineola, Texas, died Saturday, July 28, 2007, in Longview, Texas. He was born September 5, 1924 in Crow, Texas to the late Jesse Cypert and the late Mattie (Gilbreath) Cypert. He was a pipeline inspector and member of the VFW in Mineola.

Mr. Cypert served in the U.S. Army during WWII...

Jul 27, 2007

Mrs. Hazel Fern Harris passed away on Friday, July 27, 2007 at the age of 83. She was born on August 31, 1923 to the late William Zirk and Sarah Shaver Zirk. Mrs. Harris was a mechinist during WWII and taught mechinist school to wounded WWII veterans. She was a member of the Smyrna Baptist Church and was preceded...

Jul 25, 2007

Dr. Kyle Lee Hathcox of Jackson, TN and formerly of the Hawkins / Big Sandy area. Passed away July 25, 2007 at the age of 64 in Houston, Texas. He was born February 22, 1943 in Gilmer, Texas to the late Kyle and Fern Hathcox. He was a member of the Woodland Baptist Church in Jackson. A member of...

Jul 25, 2007

Kimball Thor Wilder left this life in the same manner that he lived his life - peacefully. He was born in Wood County, Texas on August 15, 1914 to Zoe and Dock Wilder. His wife Donna L. Wilder preceded him in death on March 29, 2006. He is survived by siblings Juanise Head, Joyce Horton, Gerald Wilder, son Weldon...

Jul 24, 2007

Mrs. Charlotte Marion (Fargen) Calkins, age 85, of McKinney, Texas, died Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at a McKinney Hospital. She was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church in Allen, Texas. She was also a member of Lake Merideth Yacht Club in Border, Texas. She was born October 9, 1921 in Stratford, Texas the daughter of the late Mathew...

Jul 23, 2007

Mrs. Hattie Cohen Attaway Wilson, age 94 of the Pleasant Grove Community, passed away Monday, July 23, 2007 in Winnsboro. She was born in Camp County on May 4, 1913 to the late Stephen C. and Rhoda Alice Spencer Attaway. She married James Felton Wilson in the New Home Community on New Years Eve of 1932; together they owned...