Obituaries

James Rodney Evers

James Rodney Evers

Oct 11, 2015

Services for James Rodney Evers, 51, of White Oak, Texas will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. 1st Assembly of God in Gilmer, Texas with Pastor Ray Evers officiating and interment following in Gladewater Memorial Park. Services are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. James Rodney Evers was born to Raymond and Buley Parker Evers...

Bobbie Jean Stephens Atkinson

Bobbie Jean Stephens Atkinson

Oct 11, 2015

Graveside services for Mrs. Bobbie Jean Stephens Atkinson, 91, of Gilmer, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery with Mark Engle officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Atkinson was born on October 16, 1923, in Upshur County to Loris H. and Leta D. Holloway Stephens. She was...

Colonel James Weldon �Jim� Eitel, Sr., USA (Ret.)

Colonel James Weldon �Jim� Eitel, Sr., USA (Ret.)

Oct 11, 2015

GILMER " Memorial services for Colonel James Weldon "Jim" Eitel, Sr., USA (Ret.), 82 of Gilmer will be at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Chaplain Don Smith, Reverend Huey Jones, Porter Click, and Judge Lauren Parish officiating. Services are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Colonel Eitel passed away on...

Will Allen "Jack" Jackson

Will Allen "Jack" Jackson

Oct 10, 2015

Graveside services for Will Allen "Jack" Jackson, 78, of Big Sandy, will be held at 10 AM, Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Gladewater Memorial Park, with Larry W. Osborne officiating. Mr. Jackson passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2015, at home in Big Sandy. He was born in Cass County on July 22, 1937. He was the son of Horace...

M. J. Gann

M. J. Gann

Oct 8, 2015

Funeral services for M.J. Gann, 100 of Gilmer will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 12, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Larry Lansdale and Reverend Larry Roberts officiating. Interment will follow at Ore City Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. Gann passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 in Gilmer. He was...

Clarwanda Dawson Hill

Clarwanda Dawson Hill

Oct 7, 2015

Clarwanda was born to Clarence and Wanda Dawson of Gladewater, Texas. She married Coy Hill of White Oak, June 15,1963. She graduated from Gladewater High School in 1961 with numerous accolades, and was Ms. Gladewater in 1961. Clarwanda was the first person to ski on Lake Gladewater, a fact she was always excited to share. In 1964, she graduated from...

Ardette Johnson

Ardette Johnson

Oct 6, 2015

Funeral services will be held Sunday, October, 18, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer, TX. Ardette "Teddie" Johnson passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2015. Mr.Johnson was born on February 8, 1961 in Gilmer, TX. He is survived by his sons, LaDonte' and DaRidge Turner of Mt. Pleasant, and a granddaughter LaKadance Turner of Pittsburg,...

Maudean Bradley Chamberlain

Maudean Bradley Chamberlain

Oct 4, 2015

Graveside services for Maudean Chamberlain, 93 of Las Vegas, Nevada "formally of Big Sandy, TX- will be 10:00 A.M., Saturday, October 17, 2015, at Chilton Cemetery with Reverend Bill Holmes officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Chamberlain passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 in Nevada. She was born on December 26, 1921, in Big Sandy...

Patricia A. Waddell

Patricia A. Waddell

Oct 1, 2015

Gilmer -- Visitation for Patricia A. Waddell, 57, of Gilmer, will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2015, from 6 to 8 P.M. at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. Born on March 8, 1958, in Harris County, Texas, she died on Thursday, October 1, 2015. She was Assistant...

Laquita Janell Abney

Laquita Janell Abney

Sep 30, 2015

Services for Laquita Janell Abney, 84, of Gilmer will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Richard Laster officiating. Interment will be at Gilmer City Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Janell passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, in Gilmer. She was born on January 28,...

Robert Lloyd Laastad

Robert Lloyd Laastad

Sep 25, 2015

Funeral services for Robert L. Laastad, 61 of Gilmer , will be held 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer with Brother Brian Zappa officiating. Mr. Laastad passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015, at his residence. The family will receive friends on Monday, September 28, 2015, at the funeral home from 6:00 until 8:00...

Maurice Eudell Mask

Maurice Eudell Mask

Sep 24, 2015

Graveside services for Maurice Eudell Mask, 75 of Gilmer will be 2:00 P.M., Sunday, September 27, 2015, at Kelsey Cemetery in Gilmer with Tim Mask officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Mr. Mask died on Thursday, September 24, 2015 in Tyler. He was born on January 22, 1940 in Upshur County to Zelma Marie Warren Mask and Grady...

Jim Martin Allen

Jim Martin Allen

Sep 23, 2015

Funeral service for Jim Martin Allen, 77, of Holly Lake Ranch will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Holly Brook Baptist Church in Holly Lake Ranch with Reverend Brandon Bales officiating. Interment will be in the Holly Tree Cemetery in Holly Lake Ranch with the United States Air Force providing full military honors. Arrangements are under the direction...

Ronald Wesley Harris

Ronald Wesley Harris

Sep 22, 2015

Funeral services for Ronald Wesley Harris, 56 of Gilmer will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 24, 2015, at Croley Chapel in Gilmer. Mr. Harris passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 in Gilmer. He was born on September 4, 1959, in Gladewater to Alfred Wesley and Maureen Higginbotham Harris. Mr. Harris was a self-employed painter. He is survived by his...

Mary Carolyn Helms

Mary Carolyn Helms

Sep 21, 2015

Carolyn Helms DIANA �Services for Carolyn Helms, 83, of Diana will be at 10:00 A.M., Friday, September 25, 2015 at Graceton Church of Christ, with Jason Stapleton officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Interment will be at Mattox Cemetery. She passed away September 21, 2015 in Longview. Carolyn was born June 7, 1932 in...

Thomas Wayne Ingram

Thomas Wayne Ingram

Sep 21, 2015

Graveside services for Thomas Wayne Ingram, 62 of Gilmer will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at Coffeeville Cemetery with Greg Selman officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. Ingram passed away Monday, September 21, 2015, in Longview. He was born on October 16, 1952, in Gilmer to Thomas Jefferson Ingram and MayVon Potter Ingram....

Patrick LaRoy Stevenson

Patrick LaRoy Stevenson

Sep 20, 2015

Services for Patrick LaRoy Stevenson, 38, of Kilgore, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 26, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home with Larry W. Osborne officiating and interment to follow in Gladewater Memorial Park. Patrick passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2015 in Kilgore, Texas. Patrick LaRoy Stevenson was born to Patrick and Shaula Stevenson on November...

Ruby Lee Lively

Ruby Lee Lively

Sep 19, 2015

Ruby Lee Lively, 90, of Gladewater, Texas passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2015, in Longview, Texas. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation services are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Ruby Lee Lively was born to David and Josie Shamblin Price in Waco, Texas, on October 6, 1924. She was married to Edward...

Thomas Patrick Lyons

Thomas Patrick Lyons

Sep 18, 2015

Thomas Patrick Lyons DIANA �Graveside services for Thomas Patrick Lyons, 74, of Diana will be at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at Mattox Cemetery in Diana, with Pastor Mark Huffhines and Tim Lyons officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. He passed away September 18, 2015 in Longview. Tom was born January 20, 1941...

Lauris Patterson

Lauris Patterson

Sep 17, 2015

Graveside services for Lauris Patterson, 85 of Gilmer will be 2:00 P.M., Friday, September 25, 2015, at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer with Bro. Wayne Norvell officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Mrs. Patterson died on Thursday, September 17, 2015 in Gilmer. She was born on September 2, 1930 in Upshur County to Louie and Ima Fennell Patterson....