Obituaries
Charles Rodney (Chuck) Mears
Aug 8, 2020
Charles Rodney (Chuck) Mears, went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 8, 2020 after a brief illness. A celebration of life will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 12, 2020, at his residence in Pritchett atop his “Mountain”. Chuck was born November 11, 1950 in Gladewater to Earl Henry and Roberta Coffee Mears. He was the eleventh...
Judy McCauley
Aug 5, 2020
Graveside services for Judy McCauley, 70, of Gilmer, will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Sand Hill Cemetery. Mrs. McCauley went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, in Gilmer. Judy was born November 9, 1949, in Gilmer, to Clarence and Bobbie Ruth Haney. She worked for many years as a cosmetologist before retirement...
Mary Sue McWhorter
Aug 5, 2020
Mary Sue McWhorter, 87, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 in Mount Pleasant, Texas. She was born in Anadarco, Oklahoma on February 26, 1933. Mary worked as a dietitian at the hospital for many years before her retirement. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl McWhorter in 2013. A private burial will be...
Betty Jo Whisenhunt
Aug 4, 2020
Services for Betty Jo Whisenhunt, 89, of Nashville, AR, are scheduled for, 3:00 PM, on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at the Grubbs-Loyd Chapel in Diana, with Brother Charlie Chancellor officiating. The family will receive visitors one hour prior at, 2PM, at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Betty passed away Tuesday, August...
John Andrew (Andy) Tuttle
Aug 4, 2020
John Andrew (Andy) Tuttle was born on July 8, 1938, the third son and youngest child of Jessie Nobie Tuttle and Cecelia Christina O'Byrne Tuttle. His grandparents were some of the original pioneer families to settle in the Union Grove and White Oak communities. He was the only one of his siblings who was born in a hospital. His early...
Ionia Dardece McNally
Aug 4, 2020
Ionia Dardece McNally, 31, of Gladewater passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2020, in Kilgore. Cremation Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. No further services are scheduled at this time.
Selman Lamar McNew
Aug 3, 2020
Selman Lamar McNew, 90, of Longview, Texas passed away Monday, August 3, 2020 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was born March 7, 1930 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to John Thomas McNew and Stella Marie McMaree McNew. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served on board the USS Juneau as a corpsman during the Korean Conflict. He worked...
Bobbie Louise Simpson
Aug 3, 2020
Mrs. Bobbie Louise Simpson, 85, of Gilmer, Texas, was born November 5, 1934 in Arkansas to the late Samuel and Alma Ellis Sewell and passed away on August 3, 2020. She married Bobby Simpson on July 18, 1956, they were married for 64 years. Mrs. Simpson worked as a retail clerk at Sears for many years. She is survived by...
Jerry Wayne Mooney
Aug 3, 2020
Mr. Jerry Wayne Mooney, 73, of Tyler, Texas, formerly of Hawkins, was born May 31, 1947 in Gilmer to the late James Martin and Ida Fay Bradley Mooney, and passed away on August 3, 2020. Mr. Mooney was a Veteran of the United States Navy, serving in Vietnam. He was a striker to be a Torpedoman's Mate. He was awarded...
Debbie Cooner
Aug 1, 2020
Services for Debbie Cooner, 64, of Hollister, MO, formally of the Morton Community, are scheduled for, 10:00 AM, on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at Morton Baptist Church, with Pastor Mike Brittian and Pastor Josue Contreras officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Debbie passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at her home in Hollister, Missouri....
Donald Christopher Buchanan
Aug 1, 2020
Donald Christopher Buchanan, 47 of Mineola, Texas was born on May 27, 1973 in Gladewater, Texas to Donald and Evelyn Warren Buchanan and passed away August 1, 2020 in Lindale. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Donald is survived by his sons, Dallas Buchanan and wife, Morgan, and Morgan Buchanan; sister, Jennifer (Tootie) Holder;...
Janet Winn Baker
Jul 31, 2020
Janet Winn Baker went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on July 31, 2020. Born in Gilmer, Texas on June 16, 1925, Janet lived a long, blessed life of 95 years. Janet is preceded in death by her parents John Coleman Winn and Alice Winn and her husband Kenneth Harlen Baker. Janet is survived by her two sons, Michael...
Billy Joe Orms
Jul 31, 2020
Graveside services for Billy Joe “B. J.” Orms, 91, will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at the Old East Mountain Cemetery, with Scott Adkins officiating. Mr. Orms was born October 9, 1928, in East Mountain, to Lee Briscoe and Roxann Orms. He graduated from East Mountain Schools and he served in the Navy during the Korean War....
Jewel Faye Stevenson
Jul 28, 2020
Mrs. Jewel Faye Stevenson, age 88, of Gladewater, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 in Plano. Jewel was born in Fairfield, Texas on August 18, 1931 to the late William P. Walker and Mary B. (Spears) Walker. She worked as a sewing machine operator for Honey-Togs, and was a longtime member of the Gladewater Church of the Nazarene. Jewel...
Tory Blake Smith
Jul 28, 2020
Tory Blake Smith, 55, of Gilmer, Texas, was born on January 13, 1965 in Shreveport, LA to Bobby and Ann Simms Smith. Tory was a truck driver for Fort Worth Carrier Corporation for many years and a member of Mobberly Baptist Church. Tory was preceded in death by his father, Bobby Smith. He is survived by his wife of 28...
Richard Dale Hulsebus
Jul 27, 2020
Mr. Hulsebus was born on August 24, 1935 in Astoria, South Dakota to Henry Hulsebus and Lena Fischer Hulsebus. Richard served his country proudly in the U.S. Army National Guard. He was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church in Gladewater. Mr. Hulsebus earned a degree in Theology from Northwestern College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Richard enjoyed flying small planes,...
Pauline Box
Jul 26, 2020
A celebration of life for Minnie Pauline Box, 93, of Diana will be held Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 2:00 PM, at Little’s Chapel Cemetery officiated by Reverend Gene Hazel. Pauline passed away on July 26, 2020. She was born July 4, 1927 in Center, Texas to Ivy and Ada Hamilton. Pauline was a compassionate, kind, loving, wonderful wife and...
Jose Gerardo Lopez
Jul 26, 2020
Celebration of Life services for Jose Gerardo Lopez, 32, of Big Sandy, TX will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, July 30th, 2020, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater, TX. Mr. Lopez passed away Sunday, July 26th, 2020, in Longview, TX. Jose was born on June 20th, 1988 in Laredo, Texas to Vicente Lopez, Sr. and Maria Del...
Donnie Ann Loyd
Jul 26, 2020
Services for Donnie Ann Loyd, 69, of Gilmer, will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Sand Hill Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Sand Hill cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Sand Hill Baptist Church. Donnie Ann was born October 11, 1950 in Texarkana, Arkansas, to William Arnold, Sr. and...
Willie Evoynne Anderson
Jul 25, 2020
Funeral services for Willie Evoynne Anderson, 75, of Gladewater will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 31, 2020, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ray Boulter officiating. Informal public viewing will be held Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mrs. Anderson passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Longview. Mrs. Anderson was...