Obituaries
Reagan "Grant" White, Sr.
Jan 2, 2018
Reagan Grant White Sr. passed away Tuesday January 2, 2018 in Tyler Texas from complications of Parkinsons. He was born on July 25, 1948 in Gilmer Texas to Fred James White Sr. and Bernice Knight White. He was a graduate of Gilmer High School, East Texas State University and University of Louisiana at Monroe. He happily worked as a public...
Alma Oleen Duncan
Jan 1, 2018
Alma Duncan, 94, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Monday, January 1, 2018. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Married to Bud Duncan for 66 years before his death in 2005, they had two sons. During their life, they lived in Texas and finally settled in Plano, Texas, in 1968. They moved to Norman, Oklahoma...
William "Bill" Raymond Johns
Jan 1, 2018
Celebration of Life services for William "Bill" Raymond Johns, 76, of Kilgore will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 12, 2018, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater. Mr. Johns passed away Monday, January 1, 2018, in Tyler. Mr. Johns was born July 28, 1941 to the late Paul Raymond Johns and Lena Louise Smith in Longview, Texas. He served...
Betty Carolyn Thompson
Dec 31, 2017
Crermation arrangements for Betty Carolyn Thompson, 75, of Gladewater are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mrs. Thompson passed away Sunday, December 31, 2017, in Longview.
Andrew Michael Nobles
Dec 31, 2017
DIANA: A Mass of Christian Burial for Andrew Nobles, 29, of Gilmer will be Thursday, January 4, 2018. Rosary will be recited at 10:30 a.m. followed by Mass at 11:00 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Longview. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Interment will follow at Mattox Cemetery. He passed away on Sunday,...
Rachel Hays
Dec 30, 2017
GILMER – Graveside services for Rachel Z. Hays, 85, of Gilmer will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at Southland Memorial Park in Grand Prairie, TX with Reverend Jesse Hernandez officiating. Interment will be in Southland Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Hays passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 in a...
Lena Maude Wilbanks
Dec 28, 2017
Funeral service for Lena Maude Wilbanks, 98 of Tyler will be Tuesday, January 2, 2018, 2:00 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Hawkins with Rev. Jamie Eitson officiating. Interment to follow at Liberty Cemetery under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Lena passed away Thursday, December 28, 2017 in Tyler. Lena was born November 16, 1919 in Rogersville, TN...
Larry Lee Sims
Dec 26, 2017
DIANA: Services for Larry Sims, 65, of Diana will be at 2:00 P.M., Friday, December 29, 2017 at Walnut Creek Baptist Church in Diana, with Brother Lance Sims officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Interment will follow at Walnut Creek Cemetery. He passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at his residence. Larry was...
Sherri Ann Austin
Dec 26, 2017
Sherri Ann Austin, 54, of Gilmer, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 26, 2017. Sherri was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was born March 6, 1963, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Thomas Lawrence and Wilma Irene Ferrell. Sherri worked at WalMart for many years and later spent her time as a homemaker to her husband...
Carla Alejandra Mejia
Dec 25, 2017
Services for Carla Alejandra Mejia, 3, of Gladewater will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 3, 2018, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater. Carla passed away Monday, December 25, 2017, in Dallas. The family will receive friends Tuesday Evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home. Carla passed away December 25, 2017 in Dallas after a courageous...
Lynn Rose McKinney
Dec 25, 2017
Services for Lynn Rose McKinney will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, January 1, 2018, at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Lynn passed away on Monday, December 25, 2017, in Tyler. Lynn was born April 13, 2017, in Plano, Texas, to Jerry Lynn McKinney and Alisa Lynn Murphy. She was cherished and loved by...
Otto Bobby Hilgen
Dec 24, 2017
Funeral services for Otto Bobby Hilgen, 75, of Deer Park, TX will be held Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Family will receive friends Saturday, December 30, 2017 from 1:00 until 2:00. Mr. Hilgen passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017 in Pasadena, TX. Bobby was born July 16, 1942 in Columbus, TX to Otto Hilgen and...
Mary Karen Watts
Dec 24, 2017
Funeral service for Mary Karen Watts, 74 of Gilmer will be Saturday, December 30, 2017, 2:00 p.m. at Olde Tyme Baptist Church in Longview with Bro. Jim Crump and Kenneth Watts officiating. Interment to follow at Morris Cemetery under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Family will receive friends Friday, December 29, 2017 at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer at...
Rebeckah Deese
Dec 23, 2017
No services have been scheduled for Rebeckah Deese, 37 of Gilmer. Arrangements by Croley Funeral Home, Gilmer. Ms. Deese was born September 20, 1980 in Rockhill, South Carolina, and passed away December 23, 2017 at her residence.
Rozy M. Wyatt
Dec 23, 2017
Rozy Wyatt, 88, of Longview passed away on December 23, 2017 in Longview, Texas. Services will be held at the New Horizons Church of God in Longview, Friday, December 29, 2017 at 1:00 p.m., with Pastor Leon Gregory officiating. Mrs. Wyatt was a born again Christian for most of her life. She was an active member of the New Horizons...
Verline Marlene Johnston
Dec 22, 2017
Graveside service for Verline Marlene Johnston, 92 of Gilmer will be Sunday, December 24, 2017, 2:00 p.m. at Gladewater Memorial Park with Bro. Danny Trimble officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Johnston passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 in Longview. Verline was born October 10, 1925 in Bowie County to the late Henry Clay Traylor...
Beatrice Johnson
Dec 21, 2017
Local arrangements for Beatrice Johnson, 93, of Gladewater are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Funeral arrangements will be under the direction of Gregg-Langford Bookout Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Mrs. Johnson passed away Thursday, December 21, 2017, in Gladewater.
Daisy LaVerne Anderson
Dec 21, 2017
Services for Daisy LaVerne Anderson, 86, born March 16, 1931 to Mark and Daisy Hanna, are to be held at Croley Funeral Home on Wednesday December 27, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. She has been a resident of Gladewater most of her life and passed peacefully in her home on December 21, 2017. Her final resting place will be at the...
Royce Lafayette Hart
Dec 20, 2017
Royce Lafayette Hart was born September 13, 1925 at the home of his parents, G. L. (Feddie) and Sevie Puckett Hart, in Simpsonville, Texas. He went home to his Savior on December 20, 2017, at age 92. He was the third of six children and the oldest son. From his many stories that he would tell others to explain spiritual...
Doris Marie Lindsey
Dec 20, 2017
DIANA: Services for Doris Marie Lindsey, 73, of Diana will be at 11:00 A.M., Friday, December 22, 2017 at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home, with Reverend Wayne Norvell officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Interment will follow at Mattox Cemetery. She passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at her residence. Doris was born June 21,...