Obituaries
Donald H. Johnson
Feb 4, 2015
Mr. Donald Johnson was born on October 17, 1947, to Lee C. and Neoma Johnson in Ft. Worth, Texas. He was a machinist for Shore Well Service. Mr. Johnson was also a veteran having served in the Army. He was married on July 2, 1976 to Linda J. Wood in Lubbock, Texas, and they were married for 39 years. Mr....
Clyde "Smokey" Parks
Feb 2, 2015
Memorial service for Clyde "Smokey" Parks, 65, of Hawkins will be held at a later date. Mr. Parks passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 in Hawkins. Mr. Parks was born on May 28, 1949 in Knoxville, Iowa to Arthur W. and Clara B. Logan Parks. He was a veteran of the United States Army and retired from Vermeer Company. He...
C. Jack Wilson
Feb 2, 2015
Funeral service for C. Jack Wilson, 94, of Holly Lake Ranch will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 7, 2015, at Holly Tree Chapel in Holly Lake Ranch. Interment will be in the Holly Tree Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Hawkins. Mr. Wilson passed Monday, February 2, 2015, at a Winnsboro hospital. Mr. Wilson was...
R. D. 'Bob' Tullar
Feb 2, 2015
Gilmer -- Services for R. D. "Bob" Tullar, 76. of Big Sandy, will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at 10 A.M. at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home with Kenneth Tullar officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Born in Vom, Nigeria, on September 1, 1938, he passed away on Monday, February 2, 2015. His parents were the Reverend L....
Nona Clark
Feb 2, 2015
GILMER "Funeral Services of Mrs. Nona Clark, 79, of West Mountain, will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday, February 6, 2015 at Gilmer Church of Christ with Clint Owens, John Richard Spencer and John Wheeler officiating. Interment will follow at West Mountain Cemetery in Upshur County under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Clark passed away peacefully at...
David Thomas Bailey
Feb 2, 2015
David Thomas Bailey, 63, of Big Sandy passed away on February 2, 2015, in Big Sandy. He was born on March 19, 1951, in Quanteo, Virginia to Melvin Bailey and Mary Truett. Mr. Bailey married Deborah Platek in 1983 and was a self employed truck driver. He is survived by his wife, Deborah Bailey of Big Sandy; daughter, Amy Shaw...
Edith Ann Beisch
Jan 30, 2015
A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Edith Ann Beisch, 79, of Gilmer will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Gilmer with Reverend Mark Dunne officiating. Interment will be in Rosewood Memorial Park in Longview. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Beisch passed away...
Gary Lee Nogle
Jan 28, 2015
Mr. Gary Lee Nogle, 72, of Big Sandy passed away on January 28, 2015 in Tyler. He was born on January 15, 1943, in Kalispell, Montana to Cecil and Anna Elvik Nogle and served his country in the U. S. Air Force. Mr. Nogle was an Air Traffic Controller until his retirement and lived in the Big Sandy area for...
Virginia Louise Lawrence
Jan 27, 2015
"Absent from the body"present with the Lord." -2 Cor. 5:8 Virginia Louise McCullough Lawrence (you probably knew her as "Lou") departed this life and walked into her Heavenly Homecoming on Tuesday, January 27, 2015. Her spirit is carried on by her six children, 10 grandchildren and sister. What a blessing to imagine her shedding happy tears of gratitude, kissing the...
Janet Elaine Eaves
Jan 26, 2015
Graveside services for Janet Elaine Eaves, 70, of Big Sandy, Texas will be held Monday, February 2, 2015 at Gladewater Memorial Park with Reverend Don Majors officiating. Janet died Monday, January 26, 2015 in Tyler, Texas. Services are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Janet was born to James Homer Hallman and Etta Payne Hallman in Gilmer, Texas on...
B. J. Porter, Jr.
Jan 26, 2015
Graveside services for Mr. B. J. Porter, Jr.,85, of Gilmer will be held 11:00 A.M., Thursday, January, 29, 2015, at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer with Todd Smith officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Mr. Porter, Jr. passed away on Monday, January 26, 2015 in Longview. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 6:00 P.M....
Merle Oran Tolbert
Jan 25, 2015
Funeral services for Mr. Merle Oran Tolbert, 90, of Longview will be held 10:00 A.M., Thursday, January, 29, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Larry W. Osborne officiating. Interment will be at Bokchito, Oklahoma under the direction of Croley Funeral Home on January 29, 2015. Mr. Tolbert passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Haven Care...
Larry Robert Boshear
Jan 23, 2015
Larry Robert Boshear, 46, of Gladewater, Texas passed in Longview on Friday, January 23, 2015. Cremation services are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Larry was born to Dewey Dewitt Boshear and Jessie Claudine Karnes Boshear in Longview on August 8, 1968. He worked as a fireman and served Union Grove as the Fire Chief for several...
Lena Faye Stevens
Jan 21, 2015
Funeral services for Mrs. Lena Faye Stevens, 76, of Gilmer will be held 2:00 P.M., Saturday, January, 24, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Chaplain Mark Warren officiating. Interment will follow at Sand Hill Cemetery in Upshur County. Mrs. Stevens passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in Gilmer. She was born on October 5, 1938 in...
Margaret Loraine Wilburn
Jan 21, 2015
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Loraine Wilburn, 91 of Gilmer will be held 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January, 24, 2015, at First Baptist Church of Gilmer with Larry W. Osborne officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Mrs. Wilburn passed away on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in Longview. She was born...
James L. 'Jimmy' Townsend
Jan 21, 2015
GILMER � Memorial services for James L. 'Jimmy' Townsend of Richardson will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at 11 A.M. at Gladewater Memorial Park with Reverend Bailey Harris officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer.. Born on October 31, 1930, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he died on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in Richardson,...
Elva Jeanette Dunn
Jan 19, 2015
Funeral services for Mrs. Elva Jeanette Dunn, 79, of Big Sandy will be held 2:00 P.M., Sunday, January, 25, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Perry Cowan officiating. Interment will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Upshur County. Mrs. Dunn passed away on Monday, January 19, 2015 in Big Sandy. Elva Jeanette Dunn was born on June...
Violet Mae Snow
Jan 19, 2015
Funeral services for Mrs. Violet "GG" Snow, 102, of the Upshur County Area will be held 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with David Snow officiating. Interment will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Upshur County. The family will have visitation from 2:00 until service time. Mrs. Snow passed away on Monday, January...
Thomas Oliver Sorrells
Jan 18, 2015
Memorial services for Thomas Oliver Sorrells, 76, of Gladewater, Texas will be Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at First Baptist Church with Brother Bailey Harris officiating. Oliver passed Saturday, January 18, 2015 in Longview, Texas. Thomas Oliver Sorrells was born to Barney Clyde and Frances Ezelle Oliver Sorrells in Gladewater on January 5, 1939. He married Virginia Keller...
Darrell Wayne Veitch
Jan 17, 2015
Darrell Wayne Veitch DIANA �Memorial services for Darrell Wayne Veitch, 39, of Diana will be at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Simmons Hill Baptist Church, with Reverend Gabriele Knopp officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. He passed away January 17, 2015. Darrell was born July 25, 1975 in Tyler, Texas to Ed...

