Obituaries
Mary Alice Williams Owens
May 11, 2017
Graveside services for Mary Alice Williams Owens, 94, of Gilmer, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, May 15, 2017 at Morris Cemetery in Upshur County, Texas with Mr. Mark Engel officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Owens passed away on Thursday, May 11, 2017 in Gladewater and was born in the Suffolk Community...
Gloria Hodges
May 6, 2017
Services for Gloria Hodges are pending with Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer.
Robert Freeman Ferris
May 6, 2017
Arrangements are pending for Robert Freeman Ferris, 97, of Bonham formerly of Gladewater under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mr. Ferris passed away Saturday, May 7, 2017, in Bonham, Texas at the State Veteran's Home. A full obituary and service details will be available upon approval from family.
Warren Ralph Burgess, Jr.
May 5, 2017
Cremation arrangements for Warren Burgess, 72, of Hawkins are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Hawkins. Mr. Burgess passed away Friday, May 5, 2017, in Longview. No further services are scheduled at this time.
Kevin Smith
May 5, 2017
Funeral services for Kevin Don Smith will be held Friday, May 12, 2017 at 1:00PM at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer, Texas with Larry W. Osborne officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer. Kevin was born in 1956 in Longview, Texas to Don & Mary Belle Althouse Smith and he passed away on May 5, 2017 at...
Claudia Mae Harvey
May 5, 2017
Graveside services for Claudia Mae Harvey, 79, of Gilmer will be Monday, May 8, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Walnut Creek Cemetery with Bro. Mark Huffhines officiating. Mrs. Harvey passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017 in Longview. Mrs. Harvey was born March 7, 1938 in Upshur County to the late Bufford Hubbard and Johnnie LaGrone. Claudia worked for Gilmer...
Richard Clarke Barnes
May 5, 2017
Cremation arrangements for Richard Clarke Barnes, 81, of Holly Lake Ranch are under the direction. A celebration service for Mr. Barnes will be scheduled at a later date. Mr. Barnes passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017 in Tyler, Texas. Mr. Barnes was born July 7, 1935 in East St. Louis, Illinois to the late Irl Hogan Barnes and Barbara...
Catelynn Danielle Pierce
May 5, 2017
Service for Catelynn Danielle Pierce will be held 2:00 P.M. Monday, May 8, 2017 at New Hope Baptist Church in Ore City. A visitation will be held on Sunday, May 7, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Catelynn is survived by her parents, Clayton and Marci Pierce of Diana; one brother, Claybo Pierce (Kayleigh...
Dorothy Ashley Helms
May 2, 2017
Graveside services for Mrs. Dorothy Sue Ashley Helms, 93, of Longview, Texas will be at 4:00 P.M., on Friday, May 5, 2017 at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer with Bro. Lawrence Thompson officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Helms was born on January 20, 1924 in White County, Arkansas to Edward and Sue Anna Parks...
James Robert Kegley
May 1, 2017
DIANA: A Celebration of Life Service for James Robert Kegley, 73, of Diana will be held at 4:30 P.M., Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Grubbs-Loyd Chapel, with Chaplain Shiles Hubbell officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. He passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017 in Gilmer. James was born December 2, 1943 in Houston,...
Avis Diane Audas
May 1, 2017
Family and friends are invited to attend a memorial service in honor of Avis Diane Audas, 70, of Gladewater on Saturday May 06, 2017, 2:00 p.m. At the Calvary Baptist Church in Gladewater with Pastor David McGee officiating. Mrs. Audas born November 05, 1946 in Upland, California to the Late William Franklin Williams and Eva Williams went home to be...
Sarah Bruns Whalen
Apr 30, 2017
Funeral services for Sarah Bruns Whalen, 38, of Gilmer, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M., on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Mr. Larry Cowan officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer. Sarah was born on July 9, 1978 in Dallas, Texas to Robert and Janie Lange Bruns and she...
Sarah Leigh Slocum
Apr 26, 2017
Sarah Leigh Slocum, 35, of Gilmer passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. She was born in Longview, Texas on April 4, 1982 to Betty Slocum and the late Fred Slocum. Sarah was a gifted gardener and well known for her love of all animals. She raised and trained bloodhounds and served on a search and rescue team in...
Mabel Earline Jones
Apr 25, 2017
Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel Earline Jones,71 of Big Sandy, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M., on Friday, April 28, 2017 Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Larry W. Osborne officiating. Interment to follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Upshur County, Texas. Mrs. Jones was born on February 28, 1946 to Johnny Saylors and Bessie Lyons Saylors in Dallas, Texas....
George Wesley Bickerdike
Apr 24, 2017
Services for Mr. George Bickerdike, 86, of Gilmer, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M., on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Peace Fellowship in Diana, Texas with Bro. Ross Worley officiating. Interment to follow at Sunset Memorial Park under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. Bickerdike was born on November 22, 1930 in Troup, Texas to George...
Jacqueline Rae Ellison
Apr 23, 2017
Cremation arrangements for Jacqueline Ellison, 79, of Big Sandy are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. A memorial service will held at a later date. Mrs. Ellison passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017, at her home surrounded by family.
Rolonda Lynn Hilton
Apr 23, 2017
Celebration of life services for Rolonda Lynn Hilton, 65, of Gladewater will be Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 2:00 p.m., at Croley Funeral home in the chapel with Brother Mark Hufhines and Larry W. Osborne officiating. Mrs. Hilton passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017 at a family residence surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Hilton was born July 2, 1951...
Elizabeth Fay Hearne
Apr 21, 2017
Graveside services for Elizabeth Fay Beck Hearne, 71, of Groveton, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M., on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Kelsey Cemetery in Upshur County. Services are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Hearne was born on November 2, 1945 in Gladewater, Texas to Samuel Beck and Mamie Leona Pilgrim Beck. She passed...
Barbara N. Teasley
Apr 20, 2017
Barbara was born September 23, 1934 in Gladewater, Texas to the late Oliver Bruce Wood and Leta Lucille Tucker-Wood. She was an Administrative Assistant in the healthcare profession. She loved to play Skip-Bo with friends and everyone knows she loved her Pepsi. Some of her favorite hobbies were crocheting, knitting and sewing. Barbara loved to sing and she attended Friendship...
Jesse Leroy Sowers
Apr 20, 2017
No services are planned at this time for Jesse Leroy Sowers, 87, of Gilmer. Born on December 25, 1929, he entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 20, 2017. A veteran of the United States Army, he spent most of his life as a supervisor in the oil field. He is mourned today by three sons, Darrel Kincaide, Jimmy Norris,...