Obituaries

Nov 8, 2006

Mrs. Doris Maxine Willard passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at the age of 73. She was born on July 24, 1933 to the late Chester Williams and Viola Foster Williams. Mrs. Willard was a homemaker, worked for Brookshires in Kilgore as an assistant deli manager and was a member of the Swann Wood Springs United Methodist Church....

Nov 5, 2006

Mr. George David Jackson of Hawkins, Texas passed away November 5, 2006 at the age of 87. He was born September 14, 1919 to the late Jim Andrew Jackson and the late Jennie Bell Loden in Poetry, Texas. He served in the United States Navy during WWII. He has lived in Hawkins since 1979 and was a member of...

Nov 5, 2006

Mr. Leonard Foster Horton passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2006 at the age of 65. He was born on May 19, 1941 to the late Kermit "Brooks" Horton and Toby Davis Horton. Mr. Horton married the former Brenda Cheryl Carson on June 26, 1964. He was a baptist and a machinist for Nation Wide Automotive. Mr. Horton is...

Nov 4, 2006

Robert Reiser died Saturday, November 4, 2006 in Dallas, Texas. He was born on June 26, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois to Benjamin and Nell Reiser. He served honorably in the United States Marine Corp from 1941 to 1945. After his military service he began a life-long career in the carpet industry, eventually starting the first commercial carpet company in...

Nov 3, 2006

Mr. Carl "Candy" Johnson of Mineola, Texas passed away November 3, 2006 at the age of 78 in Tyler, Texas. He was born March 29, 1928 to the late Ben and Bessie Johnson in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He has lived in Mineola for 20 years and was a member of the Pilgrim Rest #2 Baptist Church. He is preceded in...

Nov 2, 2006

Mr. John Bertram Wagner, age 79, of Larue, Texas, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2006, in Chandler, Texas. He was born July 13, 1927 to the late Samuel Wagner and the late Bertha (Stroud) Wagner. He served in the US Navy during WWII and served in the National Guard. He has lived in Larue for the past 37 years...

Nov 2, 2006

Mrs. Jack "Liz" Gardner, age 74, of Scroggins, passed away Thursday, November 2, 2006 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Liz was born June 22,1932 in Muleshoe, Texas, the daughter of Harrison "Pop" and Altha (Ulmer) Robertson. She attended school in Sabine and graduated from Sabine High School in 1950. She then went on to receive her Bachelor's Degree in...

Nov 1, 2006

Rosa Ramirez Velasquez, of Mineola, Texas passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2006 at the age of 93 at her residence in Mineola. She had lived in Mineola for 30 years moving from Edgewood, Texas. She was a member of Northside Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Alveleno Vasquez and the late Valentina (Rois) Vasquez. She is...

Nov 1, 2006

Mrs. Lois Ardell Howard passed away on November 1, 2006 at the age of 93. She was born on October 27, 1913 to the late Walter Alexander and Willie Daniels Alexasnder. Mrs. Howard married Mr. Olan Howard on September 23, 1933 and he preceded her in death on January 8, 1994. She was a homemaker and a member of...

Nov 1, 2006

Betty Jo White-Nymick of Minolea, Texas, daughter of E.T. White and Habie Lee Hanes White also of Mineola, passed away in Beaumont, Texas Nov 1, 2006. Born on September 19, 1922, she is survived by her daughter Kay Craddock Arrington & son- in- law Lonnie Arrington of Beaumont Texas, her granddaughters Kim Arrington of Galveston, Tammy Anderud and Angie...

Oct 28, 2006

Mr. James Russell Thacker, age 47, passed away Saturday, October 28, 2006 at his home in Winnsboro. He was born on June 6, 1959 in Dallas to Kenneth Jumper and Joan Barr. 

He was a veteran of the United States Army's 82nd Airborne, and the United States Navy. He and brother-in-law, Robert Lynn, were co-owners of R & R Telecom. 

He was...

Oct 27, 2006

Darrell Leon Strealy, 57, of Hawkins, passed away on Friday evening, Oct. 27, 2006 in Tyler. Mr. Strealy was born June 15, 1949, in Wichita Falls. He was a machinist for many years, employed at time of death by Spur Machine Works in Tyler. His children and grandchildren were the delight of his life, and he will be missed...

Oct 24, 2006

Mona Kay Turner Knight passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2006, at home surrounded by her loving family. Mona was born to Lawernce and Julia Currey Turner in Winnsboro, Texas on March 29, 1929. She was one nine children; L.J., Lona Mae, Jack Day, Joy Fay, Nyla Ray, Jonny A, Norma Gay, and Tillman Clay. Mona was preceded in...

Oct 22, 2006

Lena Boyd of Hawkins, Texas. Passed away October 22, 2006 at the age of 92. She was born March 1, 1914 to the late Thomas Gilbert Hudson and the late Ruthie M. (Broom) Hudson in Summerall, Mississippi. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Francis Boyd on October 25, 1965. She is survived by one son, James...

Oct 21, 2006

Mrs. Ann Dennis passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2006 at the age of 83. She was born on February 12, 1923 in Howard County, TX to the late Louie and Bessie Reynolds Matthies. Mrs. Dennis married Mr. Truman Dennis on November 2, 1941 and they moved to Winnsboro in January of 1973. Mrs. Dennis worked for the Winnsboro...

Oct 21, 2006

Mrs. Stella Pearl Davidson passed on Saturday, October 21, 2006 at the age of 101. She was bornon August 11, 1905 in Fayette, Alabama to the late Thomas Chester Maddox and Mary Anniebelle Clark Maddox. Mrs. Davidson married Mr. Ira Bell Davidson on December 24, 1923 and he preceded her in death. She was a homemaker and a member...

Oct 20, 2006

Mrs. Nelwyn Tucker of Portland, Texas passed away October 20, 2006 at the age of 82. She was born January 16, 1924 to the late Guy Sherman and the late Anna (Waldron) Sherman in Palestine, Texas. She has lived in Portland for twenty years. She is preceded in death by one daughter, Nancy Wooldridge, sister, Norma Poole, and brother,...

Oct 20, 2006

Stephen Nymick. Jr. of Mineola, Texas passed away on October 20, 2006 at the age of 73 after a prolonged illness in the home of his stepdaughter Kay Arrington of Beaumont. His wife of 39 years Betty Joe Nymick, passed away on November 1, 2006. They are survived by Betty's daughter Kay Arrington, son-in-law Lonnie Arrington and 3 step-granddaughters...

Oct 15, 2006

Mr. James R. "Bob" Beard, of Winnsboro, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2006, in Winnsboro, he was 88 years old. Bob was born on September 19, 1918 to the late Bena C. and Eva Lee Boyd Beard in Wood County. He served in the Air Force during World War II; where he was sent to Trinidad and Guam. He...

Oct 13, 2006

Janet Elaine Gore was born in Dallas, Texas on October 8, 1949 and was called home on October 13, 2006. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lenard and Lou Ednar Gore, her grandparents, JNO and Maudie Rogers, Ed and Callie Gore and Stanley's Wife Glenda. Janet is survived by her aunt Charlene Phillips; sister Nancy Gore; brothers...