Obituaries

Dec 14, 2006

Mrs. Louise Upchurch of Hawkins, Texas passed away December 14, 2006 at the age of 75. She was born January 31, 1931 in Shelby, Misissippi. She has lived in Hawkins since 1984 having moved to Hawkins from Crosby, Texas. She was a member of the Hainesville Baptist Church. She was a member of the Eastern Star in Grand Saline....

Dec 13, 2006

Mr. Lester Gallender, age 87, of Quitman, Texas, died Wednesday, December 13, 2006, at Heritage Nursing Home in Quitman, Texas. He was born on May 21, 1919 in Red River County to the late Joe Gallender and the late Lillie (Jones) Gallender. Mr. Gallender was a farmer and a baptist. He served in the U.S. Army 4th Armored Division...

Dec 13, 2006

Mrs. Ruth Shirey Wall, age 92, of Hillsboro, Texas, died Wednesday, December 13, 2006, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro, Texas. She was a member of Hopewell Primitive Baptist and a homemaker. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Linda Daniel and husband William of Hillsboro.

sister Fay Deaton of Winnsboro;

one Brother, Ellis Shirey...

Dec 12, 2006

Mrs. Louise E. Taylor went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at the age 95. She was born on November 1, 1911 to the late James N. Foster and Mary Britton Foster. Mrs. Taylor was saved at the age of twelve and was baptized in the Caney Creek near the Black Oak Community. The former...

Dec 10, 2006

Mrs. Frances K. Gushwa, age 83, of Mineola, Texas, died Sunday, December 10, 2006, at her residence in Mineola, Texas.

She was the daughter of the late Bernard Kortman and the late Jessie (Carnell) Kortman. She worked as a bookkeeper, and was a member of The Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by, one brother...

Dec 7, 2006

Mrs. Zelma Lorene Bartlett Aaron of San Antonio and formerly of Mineola, Texas passed away December 7, 2006 at the age of 95. She was born January 25, 1911 in Pine Mills, Texas to the late Wiley C. Bartlett and the late Elizabeth (Dobbs) Bartlett. She has lived in Mineola since 1926 and was a member of the First...

Dec 6, 2006

Mrs. Mamie Mullings Smith

of Dallas and Mineola was born in Alamo, Arkansas, March 6, 1915 to Hattie Louisa Pate and Mack Elihu Mullings and died December 6, 2006, in Richardson.

Raised and educated in Dallas, she married John Stanton (Sebe) Smith of Mineola. There she was active in numerous social and civic groups for...

Dec 4, 2006

Mr. Robert R. Hamilton of Holly Lake Ranch, Texas passed away December 4, 2006 at the age of 81. He was born July 13, 1925 to the late Arch Hamilton and the late Margaret (Netherton) Hamilton in Coleman, Texas. He served in the United States Army during WWII. He has lived at Holly Lake Ranch for 25 years and...

Dec 2, 2006

Mr. Clifford Goodson of Mineola, Texas passed away December 2, 2006 at the age of 87. He was born May 27, 1919 to the late Thomas Goodson and the late Amy (Davis) Goodson in Palestine, Texas. He lived in Mineola for about 50 years and was a member of the Broad Street Church of Christ. He served in the...

Dec 1, 2006

Mrs. Ruth M. Bailey passed away on Friday, December 1, 2006 at the age of 87. She was born on March 14, 1919 to the late Rufus D. McAllister and Minnie Romine McAllister. Mrs. Bailey was a retired school teacher having taught for fourty-six years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Slidell, TX and was...

Nov 30, 2006

Mr. Richard Wafford of Mineola, Texas passed away November 30, 2006 at the age of 59. He was born November 26, 1947 to the late Lestle Edgar Wafford and to Sara (Gibson) Wafford of Grand Saline, Texas. He is preceded in death by daughter, Julie Wafford and two sisters, Ann Silver and Patricia Story. He is survived by daughter,...

Nov 27, 2006

Twana Garrett, age 45, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2006 in Jackson, MS. She was born on March 15, 1961. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Bobby Jack Garrett in 1977 in Grand Prairie, James Russell Thacker in 2006 in Winnsboro. She is survived by her mother, Joan Barr of Winnsboro; her son and his father,...

Nov 26, 2006

Mrs. Laura Lee (Smith) Alverson, age 84, of Mineola, Texas, died Sunday, November 26, 2006, at Lindale Healthcare Center in Lindale, Texas Mrs. Alverson was a Housewife and member of the First Baptist Church in Greenwood Arkansas.

She was the daughter of the late Denton Smith and Annie (Oneal) Smith and had lived in Mineola since 2000....

Nov 25, 2006

Mr. Joe Pat Higgins, age 82, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2006 in Tyler. He was born in Dallas on June 24, 1924, to the late Clyde Willis and Verna Scrimpture Higgins. J.P. was raised in Pickton, he married the former Billie Gene Gunn on April 1, 1943 in Bogota, TX. He worked as a truck driver, volunteered for...

Nov 25, 2006

Mr. Vernon Young, age 84, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2006, in Winnsboro. Vernon was born in Clyde, TX., on October 10, 1922 to the late Melvin and Mary Macon Young. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a retired mail carrier, and a member of the Winnsboro Church of Christ. He married the former Frances Merl Coil...

Nov 25, 2006

Mrs. Mary Frances Pile, age 80, passed away Friday, November 24, 2006 in Tyler. Mary was born on June 29, 1926 in Wichita KS., to the late Francis W. and Alice Hamilton Snyder. She worked as a executive secretary, and was a retired registrar for Dallas Independent School District. She and her husband Everett move to Winnsboro from Dallas...

Nov 22, 2006

Thelma Smith Clark, age 92, passed away Wednesday, Novemeber 22, 2006 in Winnsboro. She was born on June 2, 1914 in Cottle County Texas to the late W.B. and Eula Belle Latham Smith. She later married Bert Clark on November 11, 1930, he preceded her in death in February 1970. She worked as an L.V.N, and was a member...

Nov 22, 2006

Mrs. Gwen Allen of Mineola, Texas passed away November 22, 2006 at the age of 77. She was born February 24, 1929 to the late Eddie and Jewell Butler in Grand Saline. She was a member of the New Hope Baptist church and taught Sunday School for over 20 years. She enjoyed baking candy to take to the widows...

Nov 22, 2006

Charles O. Richardson, Jr. of Mineola, Texas passed away November 22, 2006 at the age of 68. He was born July 8, 1938, in Longview, Texas to the late C. O. and Tillie Harbour Richardson. He was a 1957 graduate of Mineola High School and attended Tyler Junior College in Tyler and Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Mr....

Nov 21, 2006