Obituaries

Connie Marie Gibson Croom

Connie Marie Gibson Croom

Apr 8, 2011

Funeral services for Connie Marie Gibson Croom, 44, of Gilmer will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Brother Madison Caffey. Interment will be in Gum Springs Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. She fought hard through an extended illness and was called home to the Lord on...

Dorothy Lee Minshew Loyd

Dorothy Lee Minshew Loyd

Apr 7, 2011

Dorothy Lee Minshew Loyd, beloved mother, "Nanny", friend, and yellow-dog democrat, ended her long-suffering battle against Parkinson's Disease on April 7, 2011. Born December 24, 1923 to Sam and Evie Minshew in the Stamps Community; member of the Gilmer High School Class of 1940; married Williard Loyd on August 22, 1940. She retired in 1990 from R.L. Polk & Co....

Serenity Sheyane Hudson

Serenity Sheyane Hudson

Apr 4, 2011

Graveside services for Serenity Sheyene Hudson, 5 months, of Winnsboro will be held 11:00A.M, Thursday, April 7, 2011, at Kelsey Cemetery with Perry Cowan and Stanley Bowers officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Serenity passed away on Monday, April 4, 2011 in Quitman. She was born November 2, 2010, in Dallas, Texas to Matthew Eric Hudson...

Laura Ann "Gage" Richmond

Laura Ann "Gage" Richmond

Apr 4, 2011

Services for Ms. Laura Ann Gage Richmond, 55, of East Mountain Community will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 8, 2011, at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer Home with Bro. Ronnie Shipman Officiating. Ms. Gage passed away on Monday, April 4, 2011 in East Mountain. She was born on January 10, 1956, in Dumas, Texas to Delward and Jean Marie...

Inita P. Bullock

Inita P. Bullock

Mar 30, 2011

Services for Mrs. Inita P. Bullock, 82, of Gilmer will be held 10:00A.M, Friday, April 1, 2011, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Reverend Marion Palmer and Reverend Gary Mason officiating. Interment will follow at Symrna Cemetery in Harrison County. Mrs. Bullock passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 in Gilmer. She was born April 2, 1928, in...

Terry Lynn Byrd

Terry Lynn Byrd

Mar 29, 2011

Terry Lynn Byrd, formerly of Gladewater, passed away in Conroe, TX, March 29, 2011 after a long illness with COPD. He was born July 12, 1956 in Gladewater, TX. Lynn graduated from Texas City High School in 1974. He attended Texas A & M University on a track scholarship. He was a high jumper. Lynn won first place at the...

Jean Arrington

Jean Arrington

Mar 26, 2011

Services for Mrs. Jean Arrington, 80, of Gilmer will be held 11:00 A.M, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer with Reverend David Thornton officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Upshur County, Texas. With her family by her side, Mrs. Arrington went to be with her Lord on Saturday, March 26, 2011 in Tyler...

Norma Fink

Norma Fink

Mar 26, 2011

Norma Brison Fink, lifelong resident of Upshur County and 52 years in Gilmer, went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, March 26, 2011. Funeral Services will be held at Croley Funeral Home, Gilmer, Texas at 11 AM, Tuesday, March 29, 2011 with Reverend Richard Laster and Larry W. Osborne officiating. Burial will be at...

Johnny Welsh, Jr.

Johnny Welsh, Jr.

Mar 25, 2011

Funeral services for Johnny Welsh, Jr., 86, of Gilmer will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gilmer Ward with Bishop Dean Fowler conducting. Interment will follow in Kelsey Cemetery in Upshur County. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Mr. Welsh passed away Friday, March 25, 2011 in...

M. Margie Venn Howard

M. Margie Venn Howard

Mar 25, 2011

Funeral services for M. Margie Venn Howard, 82, of Longview will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 28, 2011 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Bishop Lance Seahorn conducting. Interment will follow in Enoch Cemetery in Upshur County. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Mrs. Howard passed away Friday, March 25, 2011 in a Longview nursing...

Richard Wilson Johnson

Richard Wilson Johnson

Mar 24, 2011

Mr. Richard Wilson Johnson, 54, of Big Sandy, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011,in Gilmer. He was born October 13, 1956 to William Childress Johnson and Winnie Rea Sauer Johnson. Mr. Johnson worked in the Oilfield construction for R. B. Odor. He is survived by his father, Childress Johnson of Pritchett; daughters, Mandy Commander of Big Sandy, Jennifer Canup...

Grace Lindsey

Grace Lindsey

Mar 22, 2011

Services for Mrs. Grace Lindsey, 93, of Gilmer will be held 10:00 A.M, Friday, March 25, 2011 at Gilmer Church of Christ with Jeff Procter officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Upshur County under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Lindsey passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in Longview. She was born August...

Tony D. Coone

Tony D. Coone

Mar 22, 2011

Tony D. Coone Gladewater " Memorial service for Tony D. Coone, 67, of Gladewater, will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2011, at 2 P.M. at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Larry W. Osborne officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Born on October 1, 1943, in Columbus, Georgia, he died on Tuesday, March...

Reverend Earl E. Story

Reverend Earl E. Story

Mar 21, 2011

Services for Reverend Earl E. Story, 77, of Gilmer will be held 11:00A.M, Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Life Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church in Gilmer. Graveside services will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Overton, Texas at 2:00 P.M under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Reverend Story passed away on Monday, March 21, 2001 in Gilmer. He...

Tommie Jean Holmes

Tommie Jean Holmes

Mar 15, 2011

Funeral services for Tommie Jean Holmes, 79, of Gilmer will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 18, 2011 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Reverend Clay Potter. Interment will be in Gilmer City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Mrs. Holmes passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011 in a Gilmer nursing home. Mrs. Holmes was...

H.L. Bostick

H.L. Bostick

Mar 15, 2011

H. L. "Lynn" Bostick Gladewater " A private memorial service for H. L. "Lynn" Bostick, 70, of Gladewater, will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. on Friday, March 18, 2011, at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. After a...

Elizabeth Neil Johnston

Elizabeth Neil Johnston

Mar 14, 2011

Services for Elizabeth Hortman Johnston, 89, of Alba, formerly of Marshall, will be at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Grubbs-Loyd Chapel in Diana, with Reverend Earl Taylor officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Interment will be at Rosewood Park Cemetery in Longview. She passed away March 14, 2011 in Longview. Elizabeth was...

Kathy Stevens Arnold

Kathy Stevens Arnold

Mar 14, 2011

Kathy Stevens Capps "Crazy Kathy" Arnold Gladewater " Services for Kathy Stevens Capps "Crazy Kathy" Arnold, 59, of Liberty City, will be held on Friday, March 18, 2011, at 2 P.M. at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer. Burial will be in Soules Chapel Cemetery. Born on April 17, 1951, in Henderson, Texas, she entered into eternal rest on Monday,...

Lillian Farrow Hearne

Lillian Farrow Hearne

Mar 14, 2011

GILMER " Funeral services for Lillian Farrow Hearne, 89 of Fairfield will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Dale Ott officiating. Interment will be in Glade Creek Cemetery in Upshur County. Mrs. Hearne passed away Monday, March 14, 2011 in a Fairfield nursing and rehab center. Mrs. Hearne was born February 10,...

Dorothy Shayne "Skipper" MacDonald

Dorothy Shayne "Skipper" MacDonald

Mar 12, 2011

GILMER " Memorial services for Dorothy Shayne "Skipper" MacDonald, 47, of Gilmer will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. MacDonald passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011 in a Longview hospital. Mrs. MacDonald was born March 26, 1963 in Merced, California to Royce...