Obituaries
Mavis Lee Simmons
Jun 27, 2011
Mavis Lee Simmons departed this life on Monday, June 27, in Tupelo, Miss. She was 87. Born on June 23, 1924, in Walnut, Miss., Tippah County, to Henry Herman Gunn and Mamie Lee Gunn, Mavis was a 1946 graduate of Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain, Miss. After college, she taught as a student teacher at Hickory Flat, Miss. She...
James Steven Vail
Jun 25, 2011
Steve Vail DIANA �Services for Steve Vail, 49, of Ore City will be at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, June 30, 2011 at Grubbs-Loyd Chapel, in Diana, with Phillip Hodson officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Interment will be at Ore City Cemetery. He passed away June 25, 2011 at his residence. Steve was born October...
Mabry Dugger
Jun 24, 2011
Funeral services for Mabry Dugger, 88, of Gilmer will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 27, 2011 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Jeremy Vass and Charles Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Rosewood Cemetery in Upshur County. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Mr. Dugger passed away Friday, June 24, 2011, at his residence. Mr....
Rafeal Tramaine Gunter
Jun 24, 2011
Services for Rafeal Tramaine Gunter, 20, of Gilmer will be held 2:00 P.M., on Thursday, June 30, 2011 at First Baptist Church in Gilmer with Bro. Mark Huffhines, Bro. Larry Gilliam and Darren Espy officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Rafeal died on Friday, June 24, 2011...
Betty Gene Richardson
Jun 21, 2011
Betty Gene Richardson DIANA � Graveside services for Betty Gene Richardson., 77, of Ore City will be at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, June 25, 2011 at Walnut Creek Cemetery, in Diana, with Charlie Havens officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. She passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in Longview. Betty was born September 3, 1933...
Elizabeth P. Smith
Jun 20, 2011
Services for Mrs. Elizabeth P. Smith, 82, of Tyler will be held 10:00 A.M., June 24, 2011, at First Baptist Church-Big Sandy, Texas with Reverend Gregg Traylor officiating. Burial will follow at Chilton Cemetery in Big Sandy under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Smith passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2011 in Longview. Mrs. Smith was...
John Wycliffe Riley
Jun 20, 2011
John Wycliffe Riley GILMER � John Wycliffe Riley, 68, died June 20, 2011 at his Gilmer, TX home. John was born September 24, 1942 in Indianapolis, Indiana to LeRoy and Treasa Riley. John lived in twenty-one places before the age of eighteen with a large portion of his childhood spent in communities in Kansas and Missouri. In 1952, he lived...
Butch Davidson
Jun 19, 2011
Services for Butch Davidson, 59, of Gilmer will be held 11:00 A.M, Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Donny Chamberlain officiating and burial will follow at Grice Cemetery in Upshur County. Mr. Davidson passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2011 in Longview. Butch was born on September 8, 1951, in Upshur County, Texas to Huford...
Donald Harold "Jake" White
Jun 19, 2011
Services for Donald Harold "Jake" White, 79, of Longview will be 3:00 P.M, Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend David English and Reverend Joe McGraw officiating and burial will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Upshur County. Mr. White passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2011 in Longview. Mr. White was born on June 20,...
John Thomas "J.T" Jeter III
Jun 18, 2011
Graveside services for John T. "J.T." Jeter, III, 64, of Gilmer will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at Kilgore City Cemetery in Kilgore with Brother Robbie Caldwell officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. J. T. passed away peacefully at his residence. J. T. was born July 24, 1946 in Kilgore, Texas to John T....
Linda Louise Greenhaw
Jun 17, 2011
Linda L. Greenhaw DIANA �Linda L. Greenhaw peacefully passed away in Dallas, Texas after a short illness, Friday, June 17. She was born in Diana, Texas on May 9, 1939 to parents Louie and Elma Covin. She graduated high school at New Diana and college at East Texas State University. She was an administrative assistant the majority of her career...
Marguerite Scales Biggs
Jun 16, 2011
1.Marguerite S. Biggs, our beloved grandmother, cousin and friend, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2011 at the age of 90. Marguerite (also known as Mimmie) was born on Dec. 15, 1920 in Gilmer, TX. She was the only child of the late W. C. and Nellie Jo Scales. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Jim Biggs...
Mata Mary McKinney
Jun 16, 2011
Services for Mata Mary McKinney, 91, of Tyler will be held 2:00 P.M, Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at Holly Tree Chapel at Holly Lake Ranch, Texas with Bro. Charles Reece officiating. Burial will follow at Grice Cemetery in Upshur County under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. McKinney passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2011 in Corsicana....
Jerry Glenn Cannon
Jun 12, 2011
Funeral services for Jerry Glenn Cannon, 69, of Gilmer will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at First Baptist Church in Gilmer with Reverend Othell LaFerney, Darrell Davis, and Wayne Norvell officiating. Interment will be in West Mountain Cemetery in Upshur County. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. Cannon passed away Saturday, at...
Marie Frances Robertson
Jun 12, 2011
Services for Mrs. Marie Robertson, 85, of Big Sandy will be held 10:00 A.M, Thursday, June 16, 2011, at First Baptist Church, Big Sandy, Texas with Bro. Seth Johnston, Charles Penney and Otis Hammock officiating. Burial will follow at Chilton Cemetery in Big Sandy under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Robertson passed away on Sunday, June...
James Edwin Turner
Jun 11, 2011
Funeral services for James Edwin Turner, 80, of Gilmer will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 13, 2011 at First Baptist Church in Gilmer with Brother Marion Palmer officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Mr. Turner passed away Saturday, at his residence. Mr. Turner was born October 23, 1930 in...
Arthur Franklin Walsh, Sr.
Jun 11, 2011
Funeral services for George Arthur Franklin Walsh, Sr., 63, of Hallsville, Texas will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater, Texas with Reverend Teddy Sorrells officiating. Burial will follow in Gladewater Memorial Park Cemetery with full military honors. Visitation will be at the funeral home Tuesday, June 14, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to...
Bobby Daylon Johnston
Jun 10, 2011
Funeral services for Bobby Daylon Johnston, 34, of Gilmer will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 13, 2011 at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Pastor Don Kitchell officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Upshur County. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. Johnston passed away Friday, in Longview, Texas. Mr. Johnston...
Ronnie Dale Moore
Jun 10, 2011
Funeral Services for Ronnie Dale Moore, 62, of Gladewater will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at the Dodson Auditorium on the Kilgore College Campus with Joe Chase and Larry Osborne officiating. Interment will be in the Gladewater Memorial Park. Mr. Moore departed this life at the end of a valiant struggle on Friday, June 10, 2011. He was...
Charles Everett Dean
Jun 6, 2011
Funeral services for Charles Everett Dean, 92, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on June 8, 2011 at the First Baptist Church of Gilmer, Texas, with Dr. David Jenkins, Larry Osborne and Bro. Marian Palmer officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park, with Brother Wayne Norvell presiding. Mr. Dean passed away in Gilmer, Texas on June 6, 2011 following...