Obituaries

Jerrida Ann Hill

Jerrida Ann Hill

Jul 22, 2018

Celebration of Life services for Jerrida Ann Hill, 53, of Big Sandy will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday 28, 2018, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater with Brother Jeff Bethard officiating. Mrs. Hill passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018, in Big Sandy, Texas. Mrs. Hill was born July 16, 1965 in Longview, Texas to the late Jerry Griffin and Patricia...

Richard Bailey Schiller

Richard Bailey Schiller

Jul 21, 2018

Memorial service for Richard Bailey Schiller, 26, of Haltom City, Texas will be held 2:00 P.M, Saturday July 28, 2018, at Soules Chapel United Methodist Church in Upshur County with Reverend Erica Koolstra officiating. Mr. Schiller passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018 in Gilmer. Richard was born on November 28, 1991 in Ft. Worth. He was a self-employed handy...

Paul Copeland

Paul Copeland

Jul 20, 2018

Celebration of Life visitation for Paul Copeland, 60, of Gladewater will be from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday evening, July 24, 2018, at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mr. Copeland passed away Friday, July 20, 2018, in Longview. Paul was born April 3, 1958 in Hobbs, New Mexico to the late Louis Buster Copeland and Nellie Ruth Brasfield Copeland. He...

Welton Earl Jones

Welton Earl Jones

Jul 19, 2018

Celebration of Life services for Welton Earl Jones, 77, of Gladewater will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 22, 2018, at the First Baptist Church in Kilgore Dr. Pete Freeman and Reverend Keith Wilkerson officiating. A graveside service will take place at 10:00 a.m. prior to services at Gladewater Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 5:00 until...

Frances Opal Smith Waggoner

Frances Opal Smith Waggoner

Jul 19, 2018

Graveside services for former Gladewater resident, Frances Opal Smith Waggoner will be held Friday, July 27, 2018, at the Gladewater Memorial Park under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mrs. Waggoner passed away on July 19, 2018 in Gladewater. Frances was born...

Bula Mae Skinner

Bula Mae Skinner

Jul 19, 2018

Graveside services for Bula Mae Skinner, 85, of Gilmer, will be held 10:00 AM Monday, July 23, 2018, at the Gilmer City Cemetery, with Bro. Jeff Bethard officiating. Mrs. Skinner passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018, in Kilgore. Bula Mae was born January 21, 1933, in Upshur County, TX, to Howard C. and Pauline Cox Davis. She worked for...

Kenneth Russell Swisher

Kenneth Russell Swisher

Jul 19, 2018

Graveside services for Mr. Kenneth R. Swisher, age 89 of Tyler, will be held on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Gladewater Memorial Park, with Mr. Kelly Barfield officiating. Kenneth Richard Swisher, Kurt Swisher, Tim Swisher, Michael Montgomery, Tyler Vine, Gunner Vine will serve as pallbearers. Kenneth was born on December 27, 1928 in Tuscola, Illinois, to the...

Opal Lee Shaw

Opal Lee Shaw

Jul 19, 2018

Mrs. Opal Lee Shaw, age 90, of Gladewater, formerly of Seagoville, passed away on Thursday, Jul7 19, 2018 at her home. Opal was born on October 16, 1927 in Murchison, Texas to the late Clyde R. and Oma Ocille Casey Cannon. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She is survived by her son, Jimmy L. Buckelew and wife Dyanne...

Jerry Don Adams

Jerry Don Adams

Jul 19, 2018

Cremation arrangements for Jerry Don Adams, 62, of Gilmer are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home Gilmer. He passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2018 in Gilmer. No further services are scheduled at this time.

Glennda Rochelle Threadgill

Glennda Rochelle Threadgill

Jul 18, 2018

Graveside services for, Glennda Rochelle Threadgill, 50 of Gilmer, will be held on Saturday, July 21, 2018, 11:00 AM at Willow Oak Cemetery with Bro. Anthony Anderson officiating. Glennda passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 in Gilmer. She was born on November 8, 1967 in Mt. Pleasant, Texas to Royce and Linnie (Minshew) Threadgill. Glennda was a lifelong resident...

Ernest Maples, Jr.

Ernest Maples, Jr.

Jul 16, 2018

Funeral services for, Ernest Maples, Jr., age 93 of Big Sandy, will be held on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church of Hawkins, 210 Forest St, Hawkins, TX 75765 with Dr. Bill Holmes officiating. The family will greet family and friends one hour before the service at the church. Services will conclude at the...

Joe Adkinson

Joe Adkinson

Jul 16, 2018

Memorial graveside services for Joe Adkinson, 86, will be held on Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the Old White Oak Cemetery in White Oak, Texas. Mr. Adkinson passed away Monday, July 16, 2018, in Longview. Mr. Adkinson was born September 16, 1931 in Tracey, Oklahoma to the late William Henry Adkinson and Clara Mae Parish Adkinson. Joe...

Betty Ruth Morrison

Betty Ruth Morrison

Jul 15, 2018

DIANA: Graveside services for Betty Ruth Morrison, 83, of Ore City, will be at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at Ore City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. She passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at a Longview hospital. Betty was born July 4, 1935 in Cherokee, Alabama to Vernon and Willlie...

Donnie Ray Rosenbalm

Donnie Ray Rosenbalm

Jul 15, 2018

Funeral service for Don “D.R.” Rosenbalm, 72, of Gilmer will be held 10:00 A.M, Saturday July 21, 2018, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Bro. Ray Evers and Bro. William Carnley officiating, interment to follow service at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer. Family will receive friends Friday, July 20, 2018 from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Croley Funeral...

Ronald Thomas Lowe

Ronald Thomas Lowe

Jul 13, 2018

Ronald Thomas Lowe, 73, passed away peacefully at home with his with his wife of 50 years by his side. Ronald endured and ultimately won his battle with cancer in the early morning of July 13, 2018. Ronald was born to “Tommy” and Marjorie Stice Lowe on February, 17 1945 in Gainsville, TX. He grew up in and attended Whitesboro...

Robert "Bob" Thomas Grant

Robert "Bob" Thomas Grant

Jul 11, 2018

A celebration of life for Robert “Bob” Thomas Grant, will be held on Monday, July 16, 2018 at 11:00 AM, at Croley Funeral Home in Hawkins. Mr. Robert “Bob” Thomas Grant, age 64, of Hawkins, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 in Grapevine, TX. Bob was born in Denver, CO., on September 19, 1953 to the late Marion B....

Leon Jones

Leon Jones

Jul 11, 2018

Graveside services for Leon Jones, 95, of White Oak will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 16, 2018, at the Old White Oak Cemetery in White Oak with Mr. Leonard Jones officiating. Interment will follow the services. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6:00- 7:00 p.m. Mr. Jones passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in Longview. Mr. Jones was...

Rosie Lee Ross

Rosie Lee Ross

Jul 9, 2018

Celebration of Life services for Rosie Lee Ross, 103, of Gladewater will be Saturday, July 14, 2018, at 1:00 at the Grace Crossing Church of God with Reverend William Carnley officiating. Mrs. Ross passed away Monday, July 9, 2018, in Gladewater. Mrs. Ross was born June 8, 1915 in Mena, Arkansas to the late Joe Locket Harris and Anna Lizar...

Lawrence Laree Caldwell

Lawrence Laree Caldwell

Jul 9, 2018

Funeral service for Mrs. Lawrence Laree Caldwell, 96, of Gilmer will be held 2:00 P.M, Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Oak Hill Baptist Church with Bro. Dickey Mauk and Bro. Stevie Caldwell officiating. Mrs. Caldwell passed away on Monday, July 9, 2018, in Gilmer. Lawrence was born on November 1, 1921, in Gilmer, Texas to Al Lansdale and Clara Rutledge...

June Alice Stuart

June Alice Stuart

Jul 6, 2018

Funeral services for, June Alice Dunlap Stuart, of Winona, will be held on Monday, July 9, 2018 at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana, at 12:00 PM, Father Mark Dunn and Brother Lance Sims officiating. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM til 12:00 PM at the funeral home, interment will follow at Mattox Cemetery in Diana. June Alice Dunlap...