Obituaries

Feb 21, 2007

Marvis Layton Safford, age 62 of Combine, TX, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2007 in Leonardtown, Maryland. he was born in Winnsboro on July 12, 1944 to the late Garvis and Christine Flournoy Safford. He was an electrician for the Shine Electric Company in Garland, and a baptist. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, and parents. He...

Feb 21, 2007

Mr. Carroll Day Nichols passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at the age of 84. He was born on June 26, 1922 to the late Clyde Day Nichols and Annie Laura Kimbro Nichols. Mr. Nichols received his Bachelors of Science Degree from East Texas State Teachers College in 1943. From 1943 until 1945, he served in the U.S....

Feb 20, 2007

Mrs. Saundra Louise Egger of Mineola, Texas passed away February 20, 2007 at the age of 59. She was born July 18, 1947 to the late Terry Lee Kervin and Clara Louise (Dunn) Kervin in El Paso, Texas. She lived in Mineola for 10 1/2 years having moved from El Paso. She is survived by her mother Marie Kervin...

Feb 16, 2007

Mr. James L. Birdsong, age 85, of Winnsboro, passed away Friday February 16, 2007 in Winnsboro. He was born on September 14, 1921, in WInnsboro to the late Chester and Collie Connelly Birdsong. He was a retired engineer for the Exxon Co., and a member of Cypress Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother,...

Feb 16, 2007

Mr. Doyle Marshall McGee, age 96 of Winnsboro, passed away Friday, February 16, 2007 in Winnsboro. He was born in Timpson, TX on October 30, 1910 to the late James and Lillie Mae Cook McGee. He was a graduate of Winnsboro High School, a owner of service stations, auto parts houses, and wholesale distributorships. He is a past president...

Feb 15, 2007

Mr. John Monroe Belt, age 65 of Winnsboro, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2007 in a local hospital. He was born in West Manchester, Ohio on August 3, 1941 to the late Carl L. and Mary Hohlt Belt. He was an electrician technician for LTV, a baptist, mason, and a veteran of the United States Air Force. He is...

Feb 11, 2007

Mr. Chester Baker of Mineola passed away Fbruary 11, 2007 at the age of 80. He was born July 15, 1926 to the late Chester Carswell Baker and to the late Beulah (English) Baker in Gardendale, Texas. He has lived in Mineola for 20 years having moved from San Antonio, Texas. He attended the First Baptist Church in Mineola...

Feb 10, 2007

Mr. Leon McCarty of Mineola, Texas passed away February 10, 2007 at the age of 88. He was born October 18, 1918 to the late Thomas Nathan McCarty and to the late Lena Mae (Robinson) McCarty in Louisville, Tennessee. He served in the United States Army during WWII. He had lived in Mineola for 23 years and prior to...

Feb 10, 2007

Kevin Slayton of Hawkins, Texas passed away February 10, 2007 at the age of 47. He was born May 16, 1959 in Grand Saline, Texas to the late Lloyd Lester Slayton and to Mrs. Bobbie Ruth (Harris) Slayton of Hawkins, Texas. He has lived in Hawkins most of his life. He is also survived by, Longtime friend, Marlena Gallender...

Feb 8, 2007

Mr. Arnol Lee Cox passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2007 at the age of 79. He was born on February 3, 1928 to the late John Zachary and Sally Elizabeth Cox. Mr. Cox was a baptist and a home builder in the construction industry. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, two sisters, daughters, Peggy...

Feb 7, 2007

Mr. Dan Cole of Tyler, Texas passed away February 7, 2007 at the age of 75. He was born August 10, 1931 in Mineola, Texas to the late William Vess Cole and to the late Lou Ella (Shaw) Cole. He had lived in Tyler most of his life. He served 13 years in the United States Air Force and...

Feb 3, 2007

Alton Ferrell Moody, age 84, was taken from this life February 3, 2007. He was born

January 31, 1923 at Golden, Texas. Ferrell is preceded in death by his wonderful wife of 62 years, Moye Cowan Moody. He leaves behind his children and their spouses, Shirley and Martis Wooster, Jean Tacker, Beverly and Gary Wrysinski, Ricky and...

Feb 2, 2007

Mr. William "Homer" Browning, age 92 of Winnsboro, passed away Friday, February 2, 2007 at his home. Homer was born on November 17, 1914 to the late Amos and Babe Highnote Browning in the Shady Grove Community. He married Ms. Janie B. Woodard on October 14, 1939. He was a farmer and dairyman, elder of the Pine Hill Cumberland...

Feb 2, 2007

Mrs. Marva Lea (Alderson) Mitchell, age 69, of Mineola, Texas, died Friday, February 2, 2007, at Legacy Hospice in Tyler, Texas. She was born August 11, 1937 in Midland, Texas to the late Tennis Alderson and the late Inez (Brians) Alderson. She had lived in Mineola for 12 years having moved to the area from Cooper, Texas. She was...

Jan 29, 2007

Micha Renee Rollins of Dallas, Texas passed away January 29, 2007 at the age of 37. She was born November 11, 1969 in Grosspoint, Michigan to John "Bill" and Thelma (Hubbard) Osterman of Hawkins, Texas. She is also survuved by, two brothers, Bill Osterman of Hawkins and Sean Osterman of Arlington, Texas; two sisters, Penny Thurlow of Hawkins, and...

Jan 26, 2007

Mrs. Mary Yarbrough Traugott, age 69 of Winnsboro, passed away Friday, January 26, 2007 at her home in Winnsboro. She was born to the late Burt and Inez Edwards Yarbrough in Cartwright on September 9, 1937. She attended Winnsboro High School, where she was Valedictorian for the Class of '56. She later married the late Marvin Traugott on June...

Jan 24, 2007

Mr. Tommy John Swann, age 58 of Como, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2007 in Como. He was born in Wood County on November 26, 1948 to the late Gerald A. and Alma M. Mills Swann. He was a foreman for Rockwell Intl., and a member of East Point Baptist Church. He is preceded in death by his parents....

Jan 24, 2007

Mr. Bobby Dwayne Warren of Holly Lake Ranch, Texas passed away January 24, 2007 at the age of 59. He was born January 3, 1948 in Dallas, Texas to the late Tillman Coleman Warren and to Mary Lou (Hampton) Warren of Dallas, Texas. He has lived at Holly Lake Ranch for 2 1/2 years having moved from Seagoville, Texas....

Jan 23, 2007

Mrs. Nell Johnson of Mineola, Texas passed away January 23, 2007 at the age of 89. She was born June 9, 1917 in Iago, Texas to the late Leroy Pound and the late Maude (Bullock) Pound. She lived in Mineola for the last 15 years and was a member of the Sand Flat Missionary Baptist Church. She was a...

Jan 19, 2007

Mr. R.C. Wilson, age 78, of Hawkins, Texas, died Friday, January 19, 2007, at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas. Mr. Wilson was a retired fireman with the Tyler Fire Department and had served as Chief of the Westside Volunteer Fire Department. He was born September 5, 1928 in Midlothian, Texas to the late Wiley Wilson and the...