Obituaries

Jan 3, 2007

Mrs. Linda Lou Tipton of Mineola, Texas passed away January 3, 2007 at the age of 81. She was born October 3, 1925 in Advance, Missouri to the late Boyd Jenkins and the late Lucy (Drumm) Jenkins. She lived in Mineola since December 1985 and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She retired from the Wellsville,...

Jan 2, 2007

Mr. J.D. Inman passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at the age of 81. He was born on September 21, 1925 to the late John Dewey Inman and Bunie Wall Inman. Mr. Inman served in the U.S. Coast Guard during WWII and married the former Vera Fikes on September 24, 1949. He worked as an accountant for the...

Jan 1, 2007

Mrs. Belle Huff Carraway, age 78, of Winnsboro, passed away Monday, January 1, 2007 in Sulphur Springs. She was born in Van Zandt County on April 16, 1928 to the late Wayne and Alma Clark Huff. She was a homemaker, and member of First Baptist Church of Winnsboro. She was married to the late Robert Leo Carraway on March...

Jan 1, 2007

Mrs. Sue Moon Alexander, age 68, passed away January 1, 2007 in Tyler. She was born in Cisco, Tx on November 1, 1938 to the late Author Moon and Jessie Jennings Banks. She was a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church in Winnsboro, where she was a member of the WMA. She was retired from Davis Floors in Winnsboro,...

Dec 31, 2006

Vanessa Gomez Cortez died Sunday December 31, 2006 in Quitman.

Survivors include her parents, Marie Cortez of Mineola and Roberto Gomez of Mineola; brother, Alberto Cortez of Mineola and sister, Selina Cortez of Mineola.

Dec 30, 2006

Mrs. Linda Caroline (Tschoepe) Marsh, age 96, of Hawkins, Texas, died Saturday, December 30, 2006, at Legend Oak Nursing Home in Gladewater, Texas Mrs. Marsh was a Housewife and a member of First Baptist Church of Hawkins. She was born December 29, 1910 in Aguadulce, Texas to the late Henry and Margarietta Tschoepe. Mrs. Marsh was preceded in death...

Dec 30, 2006

Mr. Patrick Lee Kirbo passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2006 at the age of 67. He was born on July 12, 1939 to the late Hamilton Kirbo and Mary Moore Smith Kirbo. Mr. Kirbo was a member of the Providence Primitive Baptist Church and was a member of the Mineola Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by...

Dec 28, 2006

Mrs. Saundra Jean Steele Coons, went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 28, 2006 in Winnsboro, she was 64 years old. She was born at Fort Gordon Georgia on August 11, 1942 to the late Claude and Molly Brown Steele. She worked as a R.N., and was a member of Highland Meadows Assembly of God Church in Red...

Dec 23, 2006

Mrs. Doris Mae Knight passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2006 at the age of 91. She was born on April 12, 1915 to the late Alphus King and Nettie Collins King. Mrs. Knight was a homemaker and a member of the Hepsibah Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Cullen Knight; son, Deleburn D....

Dec 22, 2006

Mrs. Sybil K. Robison Corbitt, age 83, passed away Friday, December 22, 2006 in Tyler. She was born in Gilmer on October 2, 1923 to the late Jesse James and Annie Sansom Robison. She graduated from Union Hill High School, worked for Wilson Manufacturing in Winnsboro, and member of the 42 Club of Winnsboro. She was a member of...

Dec 17, 2006

Mr. Roger Lynn Winslow of Mineola, Texas passed away December 17, 2006 at the age of 75. He was born January 30, 1930 in Dekalp, Illinois to the late Frank Winslow and the late Georgia (Hawkyard) Winslow. He received his Masters Degree in Music and was a retired Band Director. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lee Winslow...

Dec 14, 2006

Christine Oleta Woodfin, born April 4th, 1916 in Upshur County Texas, passed away at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler on December 14th, 2006. Christine was a lifelong resident of Texas, living almost 75 of her 90 years in Winnsboro. She belonged to Pine Street Baptist Church in Winnsboro and wanted to be remembered as a servant of the...

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...