Obituaries

Feb 10, 2019

DIANA: Memorial services for Mabel Chapman, 90, of Ore City will be at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Cedar Springs Baptist Church, with Pastor Richard Jones officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. She passed away on Sunday, February 10, 2019 in Longview, Texas. Mabel was born April 10, 1928, in Pittsburg, PA....

Feb 6, 2019

Feb 4, 2019

Barbara was born on January 27, 1931 to Arrenva V. Backle in Longview, Texas and passed peacefully in her home in Big Sandy, Texas on February 4, 2019 at the sweet age of 88. She married the love of her life Everett Nelson Holloway Sr. on November 25, 1948. Barbara was a beautician, a seamstress and Home maker, she was...

Feb 4, 2019

Funeral services for Doris Marie Johnson Gage, 94, of Pritchett will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 7, 2019, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Mr. Jack Wilkie officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Gage passed away Monday, February...

Feb 2, 2019

Norma Lucille Senter, age 77, of Gladewater, passed away on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Christus-Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at Croley Funeral Home of Gladewater. Private interment to be held at Rock Springs Cemetery. Norma was born in Gladewater on February 6, 1941,...

Feb 1, 2019

Graveside Services for John Benjamin Palmer, III, 64, of Gilmer, will be held 1:00 PM Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Sunset Memorial Park. Mr. Palmer was born February 17, 1954 to John Benjamin and Esthervina Palmer. He held a doctorate in education, and worked for many years as a salesman at Roughneck Harley-Davidson in Longview. John passed away on Friday,...

Jan 31, 2019

Mr. Gerry Kenneth Saltsman, age 67, of Gilmer, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at his home. A memorial visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Monday,February 4, 2019 at Croley Funeral Home of Gilmer. Gerry was born in Portland, Oregon on January 14, 1952 to the late, Norman Kenneth Saltsman and Eileen Buchanon Williams. He...

Jan 31, 2019

Services for Ben Stoner, 87, of Gilmer will be held Monday, February 4, 2019, at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Tim Smith officiating. Interment will be held at a later date. Mr. Stoner passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019, a home. Ben was born January 7, 1932, in Bowie, Texas to Robert Benjamin and Ester Viola Bowers Stoner....

Jan 30, 2019

Baby Richard Carl Benninger was born on January 22, 2019 and passed away January 30, 2019. Baby Richard is survived by his parents, Victoria McKnight and Robert Benninger; grandparents, Herman Moore, Patricia Benninger, and LaTonya McKnight; great grandmothers, Barbara Smith; great great grandmother, Annie Smith; brothers, Sema’J Johnson, Jaiden Lewis, Kaleb Lewis, Jatayeon Benninger, and Robert Benninger, Jr.; and sisters,...

Jan 29, 2019

Mr. Milton Read French, age 87, of White Oak, formerly of Burbank, CA., passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at his home. His illness was sudden, and he passed a week after he feel ill, and hours after his diagnosis was confirmed, as Diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Milton was born in Burbank, CA., on July 2, 1931 to...

Jan 28, 2019

Jimmy Charles Owens, born on March 22, 1948 in Pittsburg, Texas, passed away at age 70 on January 28, 2019 in Front Royal, Virginia. He graduated with a Master's Degree in Computer Science from Stephen F. Austin State University. A devoted patriot, he dedicated 23 years working for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency as a Cartographer until retiring in 2018. Jimmy...

Jan 27, 2019

Ruby Hazel (Roach) Kelly, 92, wife of the late Joe Rex Kelly, of West Mountain, Texas, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior on Sunday, January 27, 2019, in Longview, Texas. Funeral service will be held in the Chapel of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. Private interment to follow at West...

Jan 27, 2019

Mr. Joe Charles Gatlin, 66 of Gilmer was born on December 14, 1952 in Little Rock, AR to Runyan and Susie (Hester) Gatlin. He was a self employed carpenter and is survived by his daughter Jennifer Donnelly. Mr. Gatlin passed away January 27, 2019 in Gilmer, cremation arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.

Jan 27, 2019

Mr. Terry Lynn Wilkins, age 59, of Kilgore, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Good Shepherd Hospital of Longview. Terry was born on January 8, 1960 in Lubbock, Texas to, the late, James Eugene and Laura Ruth McCann Wilkins. He was of the Baptist faith and worked as a operator in the Oil Field for many years. Terry...

Jan 26, 2019

Cremation arrangements for Bill David Counts, 86, of Gladewater are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mr. Counts passed away Saturday, january 26, 2019, in Longview surrounded by family. No further services are scheduled at this time. A full obituary will be available upon approval from the family.

Jan 25, 2019

Kenneth Wade Stufflebeam Sr. a long time resident of Diana and Longview, Texas Passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019. Born December 14, 1929 to Margaret Risinger and John Wesley “Chick” Stufflebeam in Crane, Texas, Kenneth was a classic pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps no nonsense man who crisscrossed the U.S. and the world in his business pursuits. He was raised for a time...

Jan 25, 2019

Cremation arrangements for David Earl Renfro, 54, of Gladewater are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mr. Renfro passed away Friday, January 25, 2019, in Tyler. No further services are scheduled at this time.

Jan 24, 2019

With profound sadness we announce the passing of Theta Mae Brown, our loving and devoted mother and friend to all whose lives she touched, on January 24, 2019. She left us peacefully at her residence in Simpsonville. She was in her 89th year. Born on August 20, 1930 in Ada, Oklahoma to Walter and Ollie Mae (Foster) Smither, she moved...

Jan 23, 2019

Jan 21, 2019

Graveside services for Linda Sue Palmer, 78, of Gilmer will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, January 24, 2019, at Enoch Cemetery, with Pastor Danny Trimble officiating. Mrs. Palmer passed away on Monday, January 21, in Gilmer. Linda was born on December 12, 1940, in Iraan, Texas, to Jacob Joel and Naomi Phillips. She grew up in Crane, Texas, where she...