Obituaries

Aug 17, 2016

Michael R. Rodgers (Big Mike) passed August 18, 2016 at home after battling cancer. He is survived by his wife, Carla, Rodgers; his mother, Mrs. Vernon Rodgers; his children: Tommy Barfield, Mike Rodgers Jr., Christy Mitchell, and his 10 beautiful grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his father, Vernon Rodgers and daughter, Secret Bradshaw. Services will be held on...

Aug 16, 2016

Florence J. Collier, 90, of Winona, Texas passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. She was born to Ralph and Myrtle McMasters in Omaha, Nebraska on March 2, 1926. A full obit is pending family approval.

Aug 15, 2016

Services for Eula Corene Downing, 88, of Gladewater will be Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Wendell Reaves officiating. Interment will follow services at Friendship Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation hours. Mrs. Downing passed away on Monday, August 16, 2016 in Gladewater. Mrs. Downing was born May 22, 1928...

Aug 14, 2016

GILMER- Funeral services for Bobby Dwayne Whorton, 70, of Gilmer, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M., on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Joe Bowers officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Upshur County. Mr. Whorton passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016 in Longview. He was born on February 14,...

Aug 13, 2016

Services for Maggie Hooks, 89, of Gilmer will be Monday, August 15, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Chaplain Wayne Norvell officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Mineola. Mrs. Hooks passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2016 in Gilmer. Mrs. Hooks was born February 25, 1927 in Hollywood, Alabama to...

Aug 12, 2016

Graveside services for Doris Evelyn "Aunt Dot" Shafer, 95, of Royse City former lifelong resident of White Oak will be held Sunday,August 14, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Old White Oak Cemetery with her nephew Mr. Gary Evers providing words of remembrance. The family will recieve friends Saturday, August 13, 2016, from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m.at Croley Funeral Home in...

Aug 10, 2016

Services for Charles Edward Muckleroy, 81, of Diana, will be held 10 AM Saturday, August 20, 2016, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Gilmer, with Bishop Jimmy Coulter conducting. Interment will follow at Kelsey Cemetery in the Kelsey Community, Upshur County, Texas. Charles was born April 10, 1935, in Upshur County, to Claude and Sarah Lucile...

Aug 9, 2016

GILMER- Memorial services for Marianne Alice Watts, 86, of Gilmer, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M., on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Gilmer Church of Christ with Mark Engel officiating. Mrs. Watts passed away on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 in Gilmer. She was born on January 17, 1930 to Thomas Frank Still and Evelyn Cleo Holloway. Mrs. Watts was...

Aug 8, 2016

Funeral Services for Doyle Allen Gilbreath, 92, of Longview, Texas will be held Thursday, August 11, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater. Burial will follow at Smith Cemetery located between Big Sandy and Hawkins on (Wood) C.R. 3961 off F.M. 2659. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to...

Aug 7, 2016

Services for Norma Ella Peters Willoughby, 85, of Longview will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at North Loop Church of Christ with Murphy Phillips and Joe Chase officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 9, 2016 from 6-8 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater, Texas. Mrs. Willoughby passed away on August 6, 2016 in Longview, Texas....

Aug 4, 2016

Memorial service for Robert Lee Sharp, 69, of Hawkins will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Hawkins. Mr. Sharp passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016 at a Tyler hospital. Mr. Sharp was born March 17, 1947, in Fort Worth to Harold Francis and Betty Jo Estes Sharp. He was...

Aug 3, 2016

GILMER- Funeral services for Myrtis June Sanford, 83, of Gilmer, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Ross Worley officiating. Interment will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Winnsboro, Texas. She passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Mrs. Sanford was born on August 1, 1933 in Alco, Louisiana...

Aug 3, 2016

GILMER - Funeral services for Norma Ruth Thompson, 90, of Gilmer, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, August 8, 2016 at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer with Eddy Coleman and Reggie Nalls officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Upshur County. Mrs. Thompson passed away on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 in Longview. She was born on...

Aug 3, 2016

Graveside services for Tommye Dolores Wynant, 88, of Santa Fe, New Mexico and formerly of Gilmer, will be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at 10 A.M. at Sunset Memorial Park with Larry W. Osborne officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. Born on September 27, 1927, in Granger, Texas, she entered into eternal rest...

Aug 2, 2016

Jeanette Landers Bishop of Pittsburg, Texas, whom some only knew as Granny, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 in Longview, Texas after 95 years of loving others generously through her gifts of gardening, sewing, cooking, and spending quality time with others. She joins her inseparable companion and husband of 68 years, LJ Bishop, to enjoy God"s presence and love....

Aug 2, 2016

Aug 2, 2016

Jerry Curtis "Curt" Tanksley, Jr., age 45, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Baptist Hospital in Oxford, MS after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 6, 2016. at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater, Texas. The family will also be having a memorial service at a later date in Batesville, MS. Curt...

Aug 1, 2016

Services for Victoria Renee Clark, 54, of White Oak, Texas will be Thursday, August 4, 2016 at White Oak Community Church at 10:00 a.m. Renee passed away on August 1st in White oak. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater from 6-8 p.m. Renee was born to Jerry Muncie and Charlene Campbell Muncie on...

Jul 31, 2016

Gilmer -- Services for Ronald Grant Spangler, 70, will be held at Enon Baptist Church on Thursday, August 4, 2016, at 10 A.M. with Dr. Ray Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Born on June 22, 1946, in Bluefield, West Virginia, he died on Sunday, July 31, 2016. He worked in maintenance for the Gilmer Independent School...

Jul 31, 2016

Memorial services for Larry Lee Schmidt, 57, of Winona will be Friday, August 5, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at the Friendship Baptist Church in Gladewater with Brother Gene Ferrell officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following services. Mr. Schmidt passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2016 in Tyler. Mr. Schmidt was born December 20, 1958 in Denver, Colorado to...