Obituaries

Joseph Ford Lucas

Joseph Ford Lucas

Jul 9, 2015

Graveside services for Joseph Ford Lucas, 83, of Gilmer will be held 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Perryville Cemetery in Upshur County with Cliff Ingersoll officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. Lucas passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Longview. He was born on January 7, 1932, in Wolfe City, Texas,...

Regina A. Rogers

Regina A. Rogers

Jul 8, 2015

Regina A. Rogers, 53, of Winnsboro passed away on July 8, 2015 in Tyler. The family will have visitation at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer on Saturday, July 11, 2015 from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. Ms. Rogers was born on February 8, 1962 in Dallas, Texas, to Monroe W. and Shirley Lang Rogers. She owned a home cleaning service and...

Walter C. McCown

Walter C. McCown

Jul 7, 2015

Graveside service for Walter C. McCown, 94, of Gilmer, Texas, will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Gladewater Memorial Park in Gladewater with Pastor C. Bill Voss officiating. Interment will be in Gladewater Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mr. McCown passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 in a Shreveport,...

Betsy Jean Adkinson

Betsy Jean Adkinson

Jul 7, 2015

Services for Betsy Jean Adkinson, 83, of White Oak, Texas, will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 10, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater. Interment will be in the Old White Oak Cemetery in White Oak. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mrs. Adkinson passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 in a Longview...

Buck Presswood

Buck Presswood

Jul 7, 2015

Services for Vernon D. "Buck" Presswood, 88, of Gladewater, Texas will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater with Reverend Ricky Joe Wallace officiating. Interment will be in Gladewater Memorial Park. Buck Presswood passed on July 7, 2015 in Longview, Texas. Mr. Presswood was born to Clem and Ada Presswood on August 29,...

Sandra Sue Clark

Sandra Sue Clark

Jul 5, 2015

Graveside services for Sandra Sue Clark, 76, of Gilmer will be held 3:00 P.M.on Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Perryville Cemetery in Upshur County with Bro. Marion Coon officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Clark passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2015, in Longview. She was born on November 29, 1938 in Perryville Community, Upshur...

Alice Jane Nolan

Alice Jane Nolan

Jul 3, 2015

Services for Alice Jane Nolan, 79, of White Oak, Texas, will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel, in Gladewater, with Reverend Jim Crump officiating. Interment will be in Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. Nolan passed on Friday, July 3, 2015 in Longview, Texas. Mrs. Nolan was born to Leonard Lee and Mary Ellen Yates Roe in...

Lindy Grandville Murrell

Lindy Grandville Murrell

Jul 3, 2015

Lindy G. Murrell DIANA �Graveside services for Lindy G. Murrell, 74, of Ore City will be at 10:00 A.M., July 10, 2015 at Coffeeville Cemetery in Upshur County, with Reverend Rob Keith officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. He passed away July 3, 2015 in Gilmer. Lindy was born June 16, 1941 in Ore...

Bobby Earl Smith

Bobby Earl Smith

Jul 1, 2015

Bobby E. Smith, 70 of Gilmer passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, in Longview. He was born on May 14, 1945, in Bradley, Arkansas to Delice and Cora Lee Stanley Smith. On December 18, 1963, he married Ann Simms in Hosston, LA. Mr. Smith was an industrial truck driver. He is survived by his wife, Ann Smith of Gilmer;...

Basil Dollins

Basil Dollins

Jun 30, 2015

Gladewater -- Graveside services for Basil Dollins, 91, of Gladewater, will be held on Friday, July 3, 2015, at 10 A.M. at Gladewater Memorial Park with Larry W. Osborne officiating. Born on May 11, 1924, in Corsicana, Texas, to William E. and Demmer Geter Dollins, he entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, June 30, 2015. He was a veteran of...

Beulah Ann Wright

Beulah Ann Wright

Jun 29, 2015

Gladewater ~ Graveside services for B. Ann Wright, 80, of Gladewater, Texas, will be held on Sunday, July 5, 2015, at 2:00 P.M. at Morgan Cemetery. Ann passed peacefully in her home on Monday, June 29, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. Services are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater, Texas. Ann was born to Garland...

John D. Spell, Jr.

John D. Spell, Jr.

Jun 29, 2015

Funeral services for John D. Spell, Jr., 78, of Gilmer will be held 10:00 A. M. Friday, July 3 2015, at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer with Bro. Wade Maberry officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer. Mr. Spell passed away on Monday, June 29, 2015 in Longview. He was born on October 16, 1937, in Quitman,...

William G. 'Bill' Burns

William G. 'Bill' Burns

Jun 27, 2015

Gilmer -- Memorial services for William G. "Bill" Burns, 84, of Gilmer will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. Born on August 10, 1930, in Upshur County, Texas, to William Edgar and Emile Fielder Burns, he died on Saturday, June 27, 2015. He was a retired veteran of...

James Robert "Cowboy" Moore, Jr.

James Robert "Cowboy" Moore, Jr.

Jun 27, 2015

James Robert Moore, Jr., 26, of Gladewater, Texas passed on Saturday, June 27, 2015 in East Mountain. Services will be held in Croley Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. James was born to James Moore, Sr. and Mitzi Moore Easley in Longview, Texas on October 26, 1988. He was a welder by profession but a...

William Gwyn 'Bill' Burns

William Gwyn 'Bill' Burns

Jun 27, 2015

Gilmer -- Memorial services for William Gwyn "Bill" Burns, 84, of Gilmer, will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at 10 A.M. at the Gilmer VFW Building with James Casey officiating. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. Born on August 10, 1930, in Upshur County, Texas, he died on Saturday, June 27, 2015....

Jean Schumaker

Jean Schumaker

Jun 24, 2015

Gilmer -- Graveside services for Jean Schumaker, 62, of Gilmer, were held on Friday, June 26, 2015, at 2 P.M. at Sunset Memorial Park with Reverend Jerry Hill officiating. Born on December 24, 1952, in Madison County, Tennessee, she died on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. She was a homemaker and a member of the Charity Full Gospel. Online condolences may...

Bro. Pete Dugger

Bro. Pete Dugger

Jun 23, 2015

Funeral services for Bro. Pete Dugger, Sr., 80 of Gilmer will be held 10:00 A.M., Thursday June, 25, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Bro. Charles Johnson officiating. Bro. Dugger passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, in Tyler. Pete Dugger was born on October 8, 1934, in Upshur County, TX. to Addison Granville Dugger and Sudie...

Bertie Ellen Downing Hill

Bertie Ellen Downing Hill

Jun 22, 2015

Bertie Ellen Downing Hill, 89, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday June 22, 2015. Bertie was born to Joseph Riley Downing and Erma Lee Dillon Downing on August 26, 1925, in Olney, Texas, in Young County. Funeral services will be held at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer, Texas, on Friday, June 26, 2015, at 10:00 A.M. Interment...

Lelia Beth Redding

Lelia Beth Redding

Jun 22, 2015

Funeral service for Lelia Beth Redding, 84, of Gilmer will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the Kelsey Cemetery with Bishop Tim Miller presiding under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Lelia Beth passed away Monday, June 22, 2015. Lelia Beth was born to Myron B. Bryant and Mary Winnie Jones Bryant on May 10, 1931...

Frances Olivetta Emberlin

Frances Olivetta Emberlin

Jun 22, 2015

Graveside service for Mrs. Frances Olivetta Emberlin, 91 of Gilmer will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Sunset Memorial Park with Mark Engel officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Friday, June 26, 2015 from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Mrs. Emberlin passed away on Monday, June...