Obituaries
James William Townlin
Jan 16, 2022
Graveside services for James William Townlin, 74, of Diana are scheduled for 10:00 AM, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in Diana at Ashland Cemetery, with Brother Wayne Norvell officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. He passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at his residence. He was born on October 19, 1947 in Gilmer, Texas...
Mickey Carol Blalock
Jan 16, 2022
Mickey Carol Blalock, Sr. 71, of Diana, Texas, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022 in Tyler. Graveside Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in Mount Pleasant at Liberty Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Liberty Hill Baptist Church at 1:00 P.M. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd...
Mary Ann Beard Heard
Jan 16, 2022
Mary Ann Beard Heard, 89, passed away in Longview on January 16, 2022. She was born on March 23, 1932 in Hempstead, TX to the late Elzie and Mary Hauck Beard. Mary Ann graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1949. After high school went on to obtain an associate’s degree. Mary Ann worked at Trinity Mother Francis Hospital in...
Joe Kenneth Coppinger
Jan 15, 2022
Joe Kenneth Coppinger went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, January 15, 2022 in Longview, Texas. Joe was born on April 18, 1936, in Cottonwood, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, E.K. and Alice Coppinger, and his sister, Dorothy Petty. Joe is survived by his wife, Delma Coppinger, his son, Stan Coppinger and...
Jerri Rai Brown
Jan 15, 2022
Jerri Rai Brown of Gladewater, Texas passed away on January 15, 2022. Jerri was born September 18, 1943 in Gladewater, Texas to Robert and Myrtle Ramsey. Jerri was a devoted wife and mother that loved to sew and cook. In her younger years she was a truck driver for a short period of time and afterwards becoming a homemaker taking...
Jerry Raymond Latham
Jan 13, 2022
Jerry Raymond Latham, Our Daddy, aged 78, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, January 13, 2022, from a prolonged illness. Jerry was born October 16, 1943, in Springfield, Missouri. He was the 2 nd of 5 children born to Gerald Raymond Latham and Virginia Clements Latham, who preceded him in death. He enlisted in the United States Air...
Freia Ann Smith
Jan 12, 2022
Freia Ann Smith of Shady Grove, Texas passed away at her home on January 12, 2022. Born October 31, 1932 in Celeste, Texas to James and Louise Friddle, she had a brother, Jim, and a sister Donna. In 1954 she married the love of her life Paul B. Smith, and they shared sixty-two years together before his death in 2017....
Bettye Lou Smith
Jan 10, 2022
Bettye Lou Smith, age 85, passed away January 10, 2022 in Gilmer, Texas. Bettye Lou was born June 15, 1936 to Ray and Johnnie Lou Sorrells, in Gilmer, Texas. She was a graduate of Gilmer High School, where she later taught for many years. Her love for travel was well known by all who knew her, as was her fondness...
Clyde Musick
Jan 10, 2022
Clyde Musick, 84, of Gilmer, passed away on January 10, 2022. Clyde was born May 20, 1937, in Hawkins, Texas to the late Troy and Margie Woods Musick. He married Nita Hulene Williams on May 6, 1972 in Upshur County. Clyde retired from Lone Star Steel where he worked as a custodian. He is survived by his wife, Nita Musick;...
Rose Amos France
Jan 10, 2022
Rose Amos France, 98, passed away in Dallas on January 10, 2022. She was born July 11, 1923 in Latch, TX to the late Henry "Boss" and Aliene Amos. Rose graduated with honors from Gilmer High School in 1939. After high school Rose left East Texas and moved to Dallas where she attended Drawns Business College. She married Alvie France...
Ann Keel
Jan 9, 2022
Ann Keel, age 94, passed away January 9, 2022 in Longview, Texas. Ann was born January 22, 1927 to Charles and Amanda Leatherwood, in Dallas, Texas. She worked as an office manager for Etex Telephone until her retirement and was a member of Concord Missionary Baptist Church. Ann loved sewing and quilting as well as spending time with her family,...
James Turner Pharr
Jan 9, 2022
Mr. James Turner Pharr, 83 of Big Sandy, Texas, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022 in Whitehouse, Texas. James was born on October 14, 1938 in Yalobusha, Mississippi to the late David and Mattie Hill Pharr. Mr. Pharr was in the Marine Core Reserve and worked as a machine equipment operator. He also spent time working on the dairy...
John Robert Smith
Jan 8, 2022
John Robert Smith, age 72, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, in Longview, Texas, with his family by his side. He was born in Hawkins, Texas, on July 14, 1949, to Reece and Ardis Smith. John graduated from Ore City High School in 1967. On August 28, 1971, he married Danneal Crain and together, in Longview, they raised two loving...
Michael Charles Howell
Jan 8, 2022
A memorial service for Michael “Mike” Charles Howell, 65, of Longview is scheduled for 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Trails End Cowboy Church in Harrison County, with Shawn Rhodes officiating. The family will receive family and friends on Friday, January 14, 2022, 6-8 PM, at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. He passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022...
Suzanne Bardwell
Jan 7, 2022
A celebration of life for Suzanne Brown Bardwell will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at First Christian Church in Longview with the Rev. David Farmer officiating. A family graveside service will be held at noon Saturday at Hamilton Beeman Cemetery in Retreat. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Suzanne passed away...
Ernest Dale Snider
Jan 7, 2022
Ernest Dale Snider, 76, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022. No further services are currently scheduled.
Everett Allen Stulken
Jan 5, 2022
Everett Stulken passed away January 5, 2022 in Webster, Texas. He was born in Warrensburg, Missouri to Ralph and Doris Stulken on May 24, 1946. He was married for 31 years to his beloved wife Sandra Stulken and spent many happy years with his 2nd wife Jeanette Stulken. Everett was an avid outdoorsman that loved to fish, camp, and enjoy...
Mary Winifred Cain
Jan 5, 2022
Mary Cain passed away January 5, 2022 in Tyler, Texas after a brief illness. She was born in Harbor Springs, MI on January 31, 1928 to the late Carl and Gertrude Brower Davis. Mary was an animal, children and travel lover. She made many great memories with her family, friends, and animals. Mary is survived by her son, David Cain;...
Donald Ray Cowley
Jan 4, 2022
Donald Ray Cowley, age 55, passed away on January 4, 2022 at his home in Big Sandy. Don was born on July 9, 1966 in Dallas, Texas, to Kent and Sandra Cowley. He was a 1984 graduate of Big Sandy High School. Don had 4 children, Jeffrey Cowley, Kristen Jones, Matthew Cowley, and Jered Cowley, and he is survived by...
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