Obituaries

Joseph Don DeLuca

Joseph Don DeLuca

Dec 13, 2011

Memorial service for Joseph Don DeLuca, 41, of Gilmer, will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Croley Chapel in Gilmer with Bro. Ricky Rigsby officiating. Cremation arrangements are by Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. DeLuca passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011, in Upshur County. Mr. DeLuca was born November 7, 1970, in New Orleans, Louisiana to Joseph...

Dennis Pearl Pace

Dennis Pearl Pace

Dec 13, 2011

Dennis Pearl Pace Gladewater -- Services for Dennis Pearl Pace, 86, of Gladewater, will be held on Thursday, December 15, 2011, at 10 A.M. at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Blake Gage officiating. Burial will be in Gladewater Memorial Park. Born on March 8, 1925, in Gladewater, Texas, he died on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. He was a retired rig...

James Clayton Dilbeck, Jr.

James Clayton Dilbeck, Jr.

Dec 11, 2011

James Clayton Dilbeck, Jr. Gladewater -- Services for James Clayton Dilbeck, Jr., 88, of Kilgore, will be held on Thursday, December 15, 2011, at 1 P.M. at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Larry W. Osborne officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Memorial Gardens. Born on June 2, 1923, in Corona, New Mexico, he died on Sunday, December 11, 2011. He...

Franklin O. Speck

Franklin O. Speck

Dec 10, 2011

Franklin O. Speck Gladewater -- Memorial services for Franklin O. Speck, 71, of Kilgore, will be held on Sunday, December 18, 2011, at 11 A.M. at United Church of God, I.A. with Dr. Donald Ward officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Born on November 28, 1940, in Des Moines, Iowa, he died on...

Patricia Ann Wilson

Patricia Ann Wilson

Dec 8, 2011

Patricia A. Holdeman Wilson DIANA �Graveside services for Patricia A. Holdeman Wilson, 60, of Ore City will be at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, December 11, 2011 at Ore City Cemetery, in Ore City. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. She passed away December 8, 2011 in Longview. Patricia was born December 28, 1950 to William Thomas...

Marige Pauline Price

Marige Pauline Price

Dec 7, 2011

Graveside services for Mrs. Margie Price, 86 of Gilmer will be held 2:00 P.M, Saturday, December 10, 2011, at Sunset Memorial Park with Pastor Michael Richard Pyle officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Price passed away on Wednesday, December 7, in Gilmer. Mrs. Price was born on November 14, 1925, in Eldorado, Arkansas to Minor...

Cody Lynn Caffey

Cody Lynn Caffey

Dec 7, 2011

Services for Cody Lynn Caffey, 26, of Winnsboro will be held 10:00 A.M, Saturday, December 10, 2011, at First Baptist Church-Gilmer with Reverend Madison Caffey officiating. Burial will follow at Meadowbrook Cemetery in Paris, Texas at 2:00 P.M. under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. Caffey passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 in Wood County. Cody...

Dorothy Dean Hanson

Dorothy Dean Hanson

Dec 6, 2011

Dorothy Hanson Gladewater -- Graveside services for Dorothy Dean Hanson, 86, of Gladewater, will be held on Friday, December 9, 2011, at 2 P.M. at Friendship Cemetery with Brother Charles Paschall officiating. Born on December 11, 1924, in Starrville, Texas, to James and Lilly Goodson McNutt, she died on December 6, 2011. On May 30, 1942, she married Arthur "Dell"...

David Whitfield

David Whitfield

Dec 5, 2011

A celebration of life for David Whitfield, 59, of Gilmer, will be held at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer on Friday, December 9, at 2:00 p.m. David was welcomed home by our Lord and Savior on Monday, December 5, 2011. David was born in Ennis, Texas on October 7, 1952 to Bob and Joan Whitfield. Throughout his life, David...

Linda Joy Merchen

Linda Joy Merchen

Dec 5, 2011

Linda Joy Merchen Gladewater -- Private memorial services for Linda Joy Merchen, 64, of Big Sandy, will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Born on July 11, 1947, in Sioux City, Iowa, she died on Monday, December 5, 2011. She graduated from Tarleton State with a Bachelor of...

Harvey Antonie Smith, Jr.

Harvey Antonie Smith, Jr.

Dec 4, 2011

Harvey Antonie Smith, Jr. Gladewater -- Services for Harvey Antonie Smith, Jr., 83, of Gladewater, will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2011, at 10 A.M. at Clarksville City Baptist Church with Brother Roger Gage and Brother Cleatus Speed officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Upshur County. Born on August 14, 1928, in Lufkin, Texas, he died...

Russell Blake Adams

Russell Blake Adams

Nov 30, 2011

Russell Blake Adams Gladewater -- Services for Russell Blake Adams, 53, of Longview, will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2011, at 10 A.M. at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ronnie Shipman officiating. Burial will be in White Cemetery in Longview. Born on January 15, 1958, in Liberal, Kansas, to Jerry and Peggy Adams, he peacefully passed from this...

Jere Newton Nichols

Jere Newton Nichols

Nov 29, 2011

Jere Newton Nichols Gladewater -- Services for Jere Newton Nichols, 74, of Gladewater, will be held on Sunday, December 4, 2011, at 3 P.M. at the First Baptist Church with Brother Bailey Harris and Brother Ellis Hayden officiating. Burial will be in Gladewater Memorial Park. Born on December 16, 1936, in Kilgore, Texas, he died on Tuesday, November 29, 2011....

Billy Keith McPherson

Billy Keith McPherson

Nov 27, 2011

Services for Billy Keith McPherson, 45, of Gilmer will be held 10:00 A.M ,Thursday December 1, 2011 at Life Tabernacle Church with Bro. Don Kitchell, Bro. Orvil Shindoll and Eddie McPherson officiating. Burial will follow at Rosewood Cemetery in Upshur County with Bro. Pete Dugger officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. McPherson passed away on...

Thomas Louis Hair

Thomas Louis Hair

Nov 26, 2011

Funeral services for Thomas Louis Hair, 75, of Longview will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 29, 2011, at Fellowship Baptist Church in Spring Hill with Bro Gaylon Harrington and Bro. Don Nichols officiating. Interment will be in the Gilmer City Cemetery in Gilmer, Texas. Arrangements are by Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. Hair passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011,...

Sandra Jean Sexton

Sandra Jean Sexton

Nov 26, 2011

Sandra Capps Sexton DIANA �Services for Sandra Capps Sexton, 55 of Diana will be at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, December 1, 2011 at Lone Star Baptist Church in Lone Star, TX, with Bobby Tilley and Adam O�Mary officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Interment will be at Ore City Cemetery. Sandra was born November 8,...

Anna Marie Twilla

Anna Marie Twilla

Nov 22, 2011

Services for Anna Marie Twilla, 43, of Gilmer will be held 10:00 A.M, Saturday, November 26, 2011, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. David Mayhan officiating. Mrs. Twilla passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in Gilmer. She was born on September 22, 1968, in Dallas, Texas to Donald and Ellen Louise Kittrell Hobgood. Anna lived in Gilmer for...

Delbert Raymond Harrell

Delbert Raymond Harrell

Nov 22, 2011

Memorial services for Delbert Raymond Harrell, 72, of Big Sandy will be held 2:00 P.M, Saturday December 3, 2011 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Bro Marian Coon. Mr. Harrell passed away on November 22, 2011 in Gilmer. He was born on December 3, 1938 in Cahoma, Texas, to Delbert Emery and Lucy Virginia Pelton Harrell. Mr. Harrell served in...

Coach Bill Waters

Coach Bill Waters

Nov 21, 2011

Coach Bill Waters was on born May 10, 1926, to B Manse & Thelma Waters in Ringgold, Texas. He left this earth to be reunited with his family and his Savior on November 21, 2011. He was 85 years old. Waters moved to south Oklahoma City during World War II when his family relocated from Terrel Oklahoma. He attended Capitol...

Mary Frances Ray Rich

Mary Frances Ray Rich

Nov 21, 2011

Services for Mary Frances Ray Rich, of Gladewater will be held at Hiett"s LyBrand Funeral Chapel in Wills Point, Texas, Friday, November 25, 2011 at 10:00 am. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Hiett"s-Lybrand Funeral Chapel followed by graveside services at White Rose Cemetery at Wills Point with Pastor Benjamin Bright and Larry W....