Obituaries
Wayne Toliver
Dec 13, 2021
Charles Wayne Toliver, age 83, passed away December 13, 2021, in Tyler, Texas. Wayne was born February 9, 1938 to George and Edna Wilson Toliver in Belton, Texas. Immediately following his graduation from high school, he joined the Air Force where he served as an engineer for four years before heading to the University of Alabama. Having always dreamed of...
Murray Jordan
Dec 10, 2021
Murray Kay Jordan, age 76, passed away December 10, 2021, in Longview, Texas. He was born on August 3, 1945, to Maggie Loise and Thomas Morgan Jordan in Gilmer, Texas. Murray retired as a Houston Police officer after serving the City of Houston for 20 years. He was awarded the Medal of Valor for his selfless acts of bravery and...
Calvie Lee Myers
Dec 8, 2021
Calvie Lee Myers, born August 24, 1941 in Decatur, Tennessee to the late Walter and Mettie Burgess Walden. She passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 in Desoto, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 13, 2021 at Soules Chapel Cemetery in Upshur County, Texas with Bro. Dickie Helpenstill officiating and under the direction...
Mary Jesse Garcia
Dec 8, 2021
Mary Jesse Garcia, 51 of Gilmer, Texas passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at her home. Mary was born in Dallas, Texas on November 20, 1970 to the late Jesse and Maria Leal Pina. She is survived by her sons, Sergio Leon Garcia and Leon Garcia, Jr.; daughters, Daisy Saenz and Micaela Garcia; and siblings, Guadalupe Pina, Josephine Martinez,...
Virginia Pope
Dec 8, 2021
Virginia Pope, 92, of Kingwood, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, December 8, 1921 at her residence. Private graveside services will be held at Center Cemetery in Harleton. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral home in Diana. Virginia was born on December 30, 1928 in Ft. Worth, Texas to Noel and Myrtle Mae Easley. She attended college and earned...
Jerry Arley Echols
Dec 5, 2021
Jerry Arley Echols, 79, was born on September 4, 1942, in Atlanta, Tx and passed into the arms of the angels on December 5, 2021, in Longview, TX. Jerry was a good man with a heart as big as the world. He cared about his family more than he cared for himself. He was, by nature, a protector and a...
Sondra Lynn Havard
Dec 5, 2021
Sondra Lynn Havard was born in Lufkin, Texas to Hilary Glenn and Mary Marcelette Havard on January 1, 1949. She passed away on December 5, 2021 at her home in Diana, Texas. Sondra was of the Christian faith. She graduated from Longview High School in 1970 and worked at Fleetwood Travel Trailers of East Texas for 17 years. She is...
Jerry Arley Echols
Dec 5, 2021
Jerry Arley Echols, 79, was born on September 4, 1942, in Atlanta, Tx and passed into the arms of the angels on December 5, 2021, in Longview, TX. Jerry was a good man with a heart as big as the world. He cared about his family more than he cared for himself. He was, by nature, a protector and a...
Mary Louise Woolverton
Dec 4, 2021
Mary Louise Woolverton, age 69, of Gilmer, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021 in Longview. Mary was born on November 12, 1952 in Green Castle, Indiana to the late Harold E. and Mary McClure. She was a Christian and a loving homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting and in her later years, playing games on her computer. She is survived by...
A.C. Floyd
Dec 3, 2021
Cremation arrangements for A.C. Floyd, 88, of Gilmer are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. A.C. passed away Friday, December 3, 2021, in Gilmer. No further services are currently scheduled.
Misty Joy McCoy
Dec 2, 2021
Misty Joy McCoy, 46, passed from this life much too early, on December 2, 2021, in Longview, TX. Misty was born on June 12, 1975 in Carthage, TX to Thomas Monterrey Nichols III, and Novelle Knight. Misty was best known for her clever wit, for her contagious laughter, and for her love of everyone. She always looked for a reason...
Mildred Lee Diviney
Dec 1, 2021
Millie passed after a long term illness from this world into our Heavenly Father’s arms Wednesday, December 1, 2021, shortly after 8am. She passed peacefully in her home surrounded by her children and son in law. Millie was born at Gladewater Municipal Hospital in Gladewater, TX on February 13, 1954 to Arthur Lewis Allen and Mary Thelma Beckham-Allen. Millie resided...
Betty Watson
Nov 30, 2021
Betty Watson passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Ms. Watson was born in Wink, Texas on April 5, 1937 to the late Kinzy and Mary Smith Jones. She was a dedicated homemaker who loved to spend time with her family. Ms. Watson is survived by her sons, Bob and Gene Watson; daughters, Pam Watson and Cathy Hill; brothers, LeRoy,...
Mavis Stanley
Nov 30, 2021
Mavis Hill Stanley, 91, passed from this life on November 30, 2021 at her home in Gilmer, TX. Mavis was born to William David Hill and Beulah Steelman Hill on November 13th, 1930. She was a lifetime resident of Upshur County and a member of Pritchett Missionary Baptist Church. She loved her Lord, husband of 50 years, and her family...
Tommy Owen
Nov 30, 2021
Tommy Owen passed away peacefully, surrounded by his children at his side on November 30, 2021 at the Methodist Mansfield Medical Center in Mansfield, TX. Tommy was born September 10, 1942. In Upshur County, Tx. to Parents, “Hub “and “Bill” Owen. He was an only child but adored his cousins, Donna, Linda, and Sue like sisters, and continued his relationships...
Jonathan David Brown
Nov 30, 2021
Cremation arrangements for Jonathan David Brown, 45, of Gladewater are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Jonathan passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021, in Longview. No further services are currently scheduled.
Sylvia J. Poole Alexander
Nov 30, 2021
Sylvia Poole Alexander earned her wings on November 30, 2021 in Dallas, TX. She was born on August 8, 1942 in Gilmer, TX, to the late Myers Poole and Durene Chamberlain Poole. Sylvia graduated from Harmony High School in 1960 and went on to earn a Data Entry certificate, working for Braniff Airlines. She worked many years as a Legal...
Lloyd P Wright
Nov 30, 2021
Lloyd Wright was born on February 2, 1924, in Harleton, Texas to Charles Wesley and Etta Samantha Wright. He passed away on November 30, 2021 at the Watson-Logan VA home in Tyler. Lloyd joined the U.S. Army in 1943 and proudly served until 1946. He was a sergeant in Company A, 740th Tank Battalion, serving under General Patton at the...
J.L. Rushing
Nov 28, 2021
James L. Rushing, 83, passed away on November 28, 2021, in Gilmer, TX. J.L. was born on January 8, 1938 in Crandall, TX, to James Rushing and Carrie Williams Rushing. Mr. Rushing graduated from Crandall High School in 1955 and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Science and then a Master’s Degree in Education from East Texas...
Billy Wayne Arrington
Nov 28, 2021
Mr. Billy Wayne Arrington, age 85, of Longview, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021. Billy was born in Gilmer on May 26, 1936, to the late Lorenzo Guy and Addie Lou Walker Arrington. He married Betty Jean McCurry Arrington on October 3, 1981, in Forney, they enjoyed 37 years together. Billy was a supervisor at the water department for...
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