Obituaries

Feb 18, 2019

Maybelle “Mimi” Caughron Heaven gained another angel when Maybelle “Mimi” Caughron, 98, of Big Sandy, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019 in Longview. Maybelle was a member of Sit’em Down Cowboy Church in Big Sandy and a former member of the Pilot Club of Longview. Born March 28, 1920 to Zula Caldwell, Maybelle was the baby in her family...

Feb 13, 2019

Mary Ann Campbell, 79, of Gilmer passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2019 in Longview, Texas. Graveside services for Ms. Campbell will be at 2:00 P.M., Friday, February 15, 2019 at Gilmer City Cemetery in Gilmer, Texas with Kenneth Bible officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. The family will receive visitors Thursday, February 14,...

Feb 13, 2019

Mrs. Billie Jean Holland, age 75, of Gilmer, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at Christus-Good Shepherd Medical Center of Longview. Billie Jean was born in the East Mountain Community on April 30, 1943 to the late, Isaiah Martin Davis and Lizzie Clota Caldwell Davis. Billie married, Mr. Carl Richard Holland on January 23, 1959 at the Gladewater...

Feb 13, 2019

Funeral service for Mrs. Mary Ruth Loftis, 90, of Gilmer, TX will be held 2:00 P.M., Saturday, February 16, 2019 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Bro. Mike Kessler officiating, interment to follow service at Crossroads Cemetery. Family will receive friends prior to the service from noon until 2:00 P.M. on Saturday. Mrs. Loftis passed away Wednesday, February...

Feb 10, 2019

Celebration of Life services for Robin Ray Hosak, 59, of Gladewater, will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater. The family will receive friends from 9:00 a.m. until service time. Mr. Hosak passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019 in Longview. Robin was born September 19, 1959 in Lake Village, Arkansas to the...

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.