Obituaries

Feb 24, 2007

Pvt. Charles "Chuck" Darren Yates, age 20, of Winnsboro, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2007 in Destin, FLorida. He was born in Sulphur Springs on June 29, 1986 to Charles and Charlene Miller Yates. He was a Winnsboro High School graduate Class of 2004, where he was on the football and track squad. He was serving in the United...

Feb 23, 2007

Mr. James Welton Baxter passed away on Friday, February 23, 2007 at the age of 89. He was born on June 2, 1917 and served in the U.S. Army during WWII. Mr. Baxter was a member of the Winnsboro Church of Christ and worked as a plant operator for the Getty Oil Company. He was preceded in death by...

Feb 23, 2007

Services are pending

Feb 23, 2007

Mrs. Nora Charlene Gibson passed away on Friday, February 23, 2007 at the age of 88. She was born on February 25, 1918 in Winnboro, Texas to the late C. E. Stanley and Maude Lee Ross Stanley. Mrs. Gibson is a life long resident of Winnsboro and a member of the Pine Street Baptist Church, where she was a...

Feb 22, 2007

Mr. Byron Wren Armstrong, age 77, of Winnsboro, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2006 in Tyler. He was born on October 15, 1929 in Groesbeck, Tx., to the late Delma and Sarah "Tilley" Clancey Armstrong. He was an oilfield specialist for the Getty Oil Company, a member and Deacon at the First Baptist Church of Winnsboro. He was a...

Feb 21, 2007

ames Raymond Miller, age 85, passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2007 in Sulphur Springs. He was born on June 15, 1921 to the late Isaac and Eula Mae Alford Miller in Pickton. He was a retired truck driver for Mays Trucking, and a member of Pickton United Methodist Church. He married Nola Gallender in Pickton on December 27, 1947....

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...