Obituaries

Robert Wayne Phillips

Robert Wayne Phillips

Jul 31, 2017

Mr. Robert Wayne Phillips, 76, of Gladewater, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017, in Longview, Texas. He was born on December 15, 1940, to Robert G. and Almedia B. Phillips in Winnsboro, Texas. Robert was a self-employed contractor for many years, and served in the Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He is preceded in death by his parents,...

"Jerry" James Russell Adams

"Jerry" James Russell Adams

Jul 31, 2017

Services for Jerry R. Adams, 86, of Gladewater will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 4, 2017, at the Chapel at Croley Funeral Home of Gladewater. Interment will follow at Union Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mr. Adams passed away Monday, July 31, 2017, in Longview. Honorary...

Willie Fern Cooner

Willie Fern Cooner

Jul 31, 2017

DIANA: Services for Willie Fern Cooner, 81, of Diana will be at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, August 5, 2017 at Smyrna United Methodist Church, with Reverend Josue Contreras and Dakota Cooner officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Interment will follow at Smyrna Cemetery. She passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017 in Hollister, Missouri. Mrs....

Leon James Holden

Leon James Holden

Jul 30, 2017

Celebration of life services for Leon James Holden, 78, of Gladewater will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Mobberly Baptist Church in Longview with Brother Ed Hulsey and Reverend Scott Schulik. Mr. Holden passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2017 in Tyler. Mr. Holden was born July 7, 1939 in LaFarge, Wisconsin to the late Bernard James...

John Richard Beverly

John Richard Beverly

Jul 28, 2017

Celebration of life services for John Richard Beverly, 77, of Gladewater will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 31, 2017 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Gladewater with Brother David McGee officiating. Dr. John R. Beverly of Gladewater, Texas passed away on July 28, 2017 at his home in Gladewater. Born December 12, 1939 in Dallas, Texas to LaNeva Faye Day...

Thomas Elton "Tom" Bennett

Thomas Elton "Tom" Bennett

Jul 27, 2017

Celebration of life services for Thomas Elton “Tom” Bennett, 56, of Karnack will be 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater. Mr. Bennett passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2017 in Dallas. Tom was born July 14, 1961 in Memphis, Tennessee to Charles Murray Bennett and Linda Laisle Bennett. Mr. Bennett served in...

Ellen "Nomie" Bass Williams

Ellen "Nomie" Bass Williams

Jul 23, 2017

Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen “Nomie” Bass Williams, 81 of Grand Prairie, Texas will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer, Texas with Bro. Marion Palmer officiating. Interment will follow at Grice Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m at the...

Mary Massoletti

Mary Massoletti

Jul 21, 2017

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Frost Massoletti, 73, of Gilmer, Texas will be held on Monday, July 24, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Cherokee Baptist Church in Gilmer, Texas with Bro. Madison Caffey and Jeff Bauman officiating. Interment will follow at Cherokee Cemetery. Mrs. Massoletti passed away on July 21, 2017 in Longview, Texas. She was born on July 26,...

Charles L. Still, Sr.

Charles L. Still, Sr.

Jul 21, 2017

GILMER –Graveside services for Charles L. Still, Sr. 90, of Big Sandy, Texas will be held on Saturday, 29, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at Chilton Cemetery in Big Sandy, Texas with Bro. David Thornton and Bro. Danny Trimble officiating. Mr. Still passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 in Big Sandy, Texas. He was born on December 27, 1926 in...

Janice Catherine Denney Walker

Janice Catherine Denney Walker

Jul 19, 2017

Our Mother, Janice Catherine Denney Walker, has left us too soon and too suddenly on July 19, 2017 after a tragic injury in her home. Ms. Walker was born in Dallas, TX on October 17, 1935 to Harold and Edith H. Denney. She spent much of her childhood in Houston, TX with her mother, moving to Gladewater, TX in 1959...

Rene Morris

Rene Morris

Jul 16, 2017

GILMER – Graveside services for Mrs. Rene Morris, 82, of McKinney, Texas formerly of Gilmer will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Grice Cemetery in Upshur County with Bro Ray Thompson officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home-Gilmer. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at the funeral home from 1:00 until...

James Edward Taylor

James Edward Taylor

Jul 15, 2017

Mr. Taylor passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Overton Brooks VA Hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana from complications to Leukemia. James was born June 9, 1957 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee to the late Alf Poplin Taylor and Bessie Louise (Hudson) Taylor. He graduated from Oakland High school in Tennessee, in 1975 Mr. Taylor joined the United States Navy in 1976...

Jerry Don Castleberry

Jerry Don Castleberry

Jul 14, 2017

Graveside services for Jerry Don Castleberry, 76, of Longview will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 21, 2017, at the Gladewater memorial Park in Gladewater with Mr. Jimmy Chasteen officiating. Mr. Castleberry passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 in Ft. Worth, Texas. He was born December 24, 1940 in Gladewater to the late Raymond Monroe Castleberry and Helen Maxine Hogue. He...

Garland F. "Rusty" Hollis, Sr.

Garland F. "Rusty" Hollis, Sr.

Jul 13, 2017

Services for Garland F. “Rusty” Hollis, Sr., 71, of Kilgore will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 17, 2017, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater with Pastor Michael Heim officiating. A private family burial will follow at Summerfield Cemetery in Judson, TX. Mr. Hollis died Thursday, July 13, 2017 in a local hospital following a lengthy illness. He was...

Phillip Charles Hall

Phillip Charles Hall

Jul 13, 2017

GILMER – Graveside services for Mr. Phillip Charles Hall, 35 of Nacogdoches, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, July 17, 2017 at Kelsey Cemetery in Upshur County under the direction of Croley Funeral Home-Gilmer. The family will receive friends on Monday July 17, 2017 prior to service at the cemetery. Phillip passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017...

Joyce Lee Johnson

Joyce Lee Johnson

Jul 13, 2017

Long time Gilmer resident, Joyce Johnson, passed away on July 13, 2017 in Dallas, TX. She was born on October 31, 1927 in Paintsville, KY to Bradley and Zilphia Stapleton. She was preceded in death in 1998 by her husband, W.R. Johnson, and later by her daughter, Tanya Gill Dorethy. She is survived by her sister, Mary French, and Mary’s...

Virgil Wayne Riley

Virgil Wayne Riley

Jul 11, 2017

Funeral services for Mr. Virgil Wayne Riley, 77, of Gilmer, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, July 15, 2017 at First Baptist Church in Gilmer with Bro. Marion Palmer officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home-Gilmer. The family will receive friends on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the church from 1:00 P.M. until service time. Burial will...

Beverly Ann Conaway Prater

Beverly Ann Conaway Prater

Jul 11, 2017

Graveside services for Mrs. Beverly Ann Prater, 76, of Gilmer, Texas will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, July 15, 2017, at Crawford Cemetery in Slocum, Texas. Services are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Prater passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, in Longview. She was born on September 25th, 1940 in Palestine, Texas, to...

Claudine Daughdrill

Claudine Daughdrill

Jul 11, 2017

Services for Claudine Daughdrill, 87, of Gladewater will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 15, 2017, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home. Mrs. Daughdrill passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Claudine was born on January 21, 1931, in Louisiana to the late Sam...

Nelita Joyce Meadows

Nelita Joyce Meadows

Jul 4, 2017

Services for Nelita Joyce Meadows, 83, of Longview will be Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 2 p.m., at Croley Funeral home in the chapel with Mr. Bob Johnston officiating. Mrs. Meadows passed away July 4, 2017. Mrs. Meadows was born April 7, 1934 in Stockton, Missouri to the late Walter Moore and Beatrice Bell Moore. She married James Clay Meadows...