Obituaries

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...

Jun 8, 2007

Mr. Glen "Pete" Phillips, age 78 of Lake Cypress Springs, passed away Friday, June 8, 2007 in Winnsboro. He was born on July 17, 1928 in De Queen, Arkansas, to the late David and Ruby Little Phillips. He married Imogene Orr on June 8, 1946 in De Queen, Arkansas. He was a retired gas plant superintendent for the Moncrief...

Jun 7, 2007

Mr. Ruben Lyles of Mineola, Texas passed away June 7, 2007 at the age of 82. He was born November 17, 1924 to the late Roy and Marie Lyles in Vernon, Texas. He has lived in Mineola since 1983 having moved from Amarillo and was a member of the Northside Baptist Church. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service...

Jun 6, 2007

Mrs. Juanita Middlestead of Quitman, Texas passed away June 6, 2007 at the age of 82. She was born September 6, 1924 to the late Judge and Saphronia Landcaster in Canton, Texas. She has lived in Quitman since 1978 and was a member of the Hubbard Chapel Baptist Church. She was retired from Brookshires in Quitman. She is preceded...

Jun 4, 2007

Vela Lorene Nolen, age 85 of Yantis passed away Monday, June 4, 2007. She was born to the late Paul P. and Bessie Strasner Braden on Novemeber 19, 1921 in Hopkins County. She married Mr. James Nolen on July 3, 1946 at the Forrest Ave. Baptist Church in Dallas. She was a secretary and member at the First Baptist...

Jun 3, 2007

Ruby Fay Jackson Murdock, age 69 of Winnsboro, passed away Sunday, June 3, 2007 at her home. She was born in Cooper on June 10, 1937 to the late Leslie and Dorothy Thomas Jackson. She was a member and sunday schoolteacher at Pine Street Baptist Church, and a rural mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. She was preceded...

Jun 2, 2007

Mr. Bobbie Leon Pierson of Holly Lake Ranch passed away Saturday, June 2, 2007 at the age of 60. He was born September 22, 1946 to the late Hayden Harry Pierson and Lorraine (McMillen) Pierson in Kansas City, Missouri. He has lived at Holly Lake Ranch since 1998 and was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Church. He...

Jun 2, 2007

Mrs. Lela Faye Hamm passed away on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at the age of 90. She was born on March 3, 1917 to the late Thomas Newton Dickey and Pearly Pauline Dickson Dickey. Mrs. Hamm was a lifetime resident of Winnsboro and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Walnut Street Baptist Church where she served...

May 31, 2007

Mr. Truman McDonald, age 88 of Sulphur Springs, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2007 in Sulphur Springs. He was born in the Carwright Community of Wood County on June 25, 1918 to the late C.H. and Annie May Junior McDonald. He was a union arbitrator and president for the Peerless Manufacturing Company. He was a member of Masonic Lodge...

May 27, 2007

Mr. Billie Maricle and wife Tammy of Quitman, Texas passed away Sunday, May 27, 2007. He was born November 30, 1955 in Longview, Texas. He was a member of the Hubbard Chapel Baptist Church and was a Supervisor for Grosby Lebus. He is preceded in death by his father, O. C. Maricle. He is survived by, mother, June Maricle...