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7/18/08
Mrs.
Lena Lee McGee, age
84, a longtime resident of
San Augustine County, passed
away Thursday, July 17, 2008,
in Lufkin, Texas.
Mrs.
McGee was born Dec. 18, 1923,
in San Augustine County as
a daughter of George W. and
Delia (Johnson) Davis and
had been a longtime resident
of the Grapevine community
of San Augustine County. She
was a member of Grapevine
Missionary Baptist Church
Survivors: her sons, George
McGee and wife Cecilia Stark
McGee of Huntington, Texas,
and Robert W. McGee and wife
Frances Bingham McGee of Spring,
Texas; 13 grandchildren; and
16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Homer G. McGee;
a son, Nolan McGee; and a
daughter, Lee Evans.
Funeral services will be held
at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July
19, at Wyman Roberts Memorial
Chapel in San Augustine, Texas,
with Bro. Wade Bryan officiating.
Interment will follow at Dickerson
Cemetery in the Grapevine
Community.
Pallbearers: Steve McGee,
Elton McGee, Scotty McGee,
Kevin McGee, Mike Evans, Kenneth
Evans, and Shannon Evans.
Services are under the direction
of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home
in San Augustine, Texas. Online
obituary and condolences accepted
at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.
Mr.
Richard Clare Wilson,
age 79, of Lufkin, Texas,
passed away Wednesday, July
16, 2008.
Mr.
Wilson was born Aug. 5, 1928,
in Iola, Kansas, as a son
of the late Harry Clare Wilson
and Lula Blanche Snyder Wilson.
He was a former resident of
Broaddus and Pasadena and
retired as an electrician
with Shell Oil. A member of
First Baptist Church in Broaddus,
he was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors: wife, Betty Wilson
of Lufkin, Texas; daughters,
Paige Moulden and husband
Bob of Lufkin, Texas, and
Stephanie Wilborn and husband
Andy of LaPorte, Texas; son,
Jay Wilson of Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida; sisters, Carolyn
Herman of Gerard, Kansas,
and Ardona Ward of Sho Low,
Arizona; grandchildren, Wes
Moulden, S/Sgt. Christen Mouldn,
Ashley Swan, Dana Swan, Sam
Wilborn, Amber Wilborn, Jennifer
Wilborn, and Harley Wilborn;
and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial services are set
for 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July
22, at First Baptist Church
of Broaddus with Dr. Wayne
Barth officiating.
Services are under the direction
of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home
in San Augustine, Texas. Online
obituary and condolences accepted
at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.
7/17/08
James
H. “Buddy” Green,
69, of Keithville, Louisiana,
passed away Wednesday, July
16, 2008 at a Shreveport hospital.
He was born August 3, 1938
in Center to Clarence Hollis
Green and Dovie Mae Dearman
Green. Buddy was a member
of the Masonic Lodge, Landmark
#214 in Keithville. He loved
to hunt, fish & garden,
and was a member of Summer
Grove Baptist Church.
Visitation
will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
Friday, July 18 at Watson
& Sons Funeral Home in
Center. Funeral services will
be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday,
July 19 at Watson & Sons
Chapel. Interment will follow
at Strong Cemetery in Huxley.
He
is survived by:
Wife,
Polly Green of Keithville
Sons:
James “Bubba”
Green & wife Debby of
Shreveport
Dewayne Green & wife Toni
of Stonewall
Daughter,
Belinda Sherman & husband
Terry of Ringgold
Grandchildren:
Courtney Malone & husband
Josh
Clay Green
Brant Green
Sisters:
Bobbie Clifton
Eva Remmers
Brenda Parker & husband
Kenneth
Mary Grenier & husband
Steve
Annette Green & husband
Rusty
Brothers:
Ted Green & wife Terry
Lester Green & wife Glenda
Jerry Green & wife Gail
J.C. Green & wife Donna
Danny Green & wife Dottie
Also
numerous nieces, nephews,
other relatives and a host
of friends.
Preceded in death by:
Parents, Clarence Hollis Green
& Dovie Mae Dearman Green
Two Infant Brothers
A
Special thanks to the doctors
and staff at Willis Knighton
Pierrmont for all their wonderful
care.
Online
condolences & tributes
can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com.
Martin
Lazarine, 74, of
Angleton passed away Tuesday,
July 1, 2008 in Methodist
Hospital in Houston. Visitation
will be Wednesday from 6-8
pm with a Christian Wake at
7:00 at Palms Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be
Thursday in Moral Cemetery
in Nacogdoches, Texas
Martin Lazarine was born October
16, 1933 in Nacogdoches, Texas
to Lawrence T & Lucy Montes
Lazarine
He had lived in Angleton since
1962 and was a member of Most
Holy Trinity Catholic Church.
He had worked for the Angleton
Post Office for 43 years.
Martin Lazarine never met
a stranger.
Survivors include his wife
Eva Lazarine of Angleton,
Son; Martin Lazarine, Jr.
of Houston
Daughter; Lana James &
husband Tom of Lake Jackson
Brother; Paul Lazarine of
Corpus Christi.
Sisters; Marie VanEssen of
Bridgeport & Mary Becker
of Houston
Honorary Brother & Friend;
Ed Cantu, PA of Nacogdoches.
7/15/08
Evelyn
Louise Ramsey, age
81, of Wichita Fall, Texas,
services will be at 11 AM,
Thursday, July 17, 2008 at
New Prospect Cemetery, Timpson,
Texas, with Rev. Josh Walters
officiating. Visitation will
begin at 10 AM, Thursday,
July 17, at Taylor Funeral
Home. Mrs. Ramsey passed away
Monday, July 14, 2008 in Wichita
Falls.
Born
in the Corinth Community of
Shelby County, Texas on December
31, 1926, Louise was the daughter
of the late Lem and Susie
(Mosley) Eakin. She and Jack
Shepherd Ramsey were married
on September 17, 1945 and
he preceded her in death on
December 11, 2007.
Survivors
include two daughters, Janet
Twining and husband Ward of
Wichita Falls, Texas and Barbara
Coker and husband Bob of Springlake,
Texas, sister Wanda Fitts
of Lufkin, Texas, 4 grandchildren:
Brent Coker and wife Breck
of Lubbock, Texas, Blake Coker
of Oklahoma City, OK., Travis
Twining and Tanner Twining
of Wichita Falls, Texas, 2
great grandchildren, Klein
Coker and Brinkley Coker,
nieces, Gay Rod, Judy Adkinson
and Suzanne Barrett. She was
preceded in death by her parents,
husband and borther Lovis
Eakin.
Memorials
may be made to New Prospect
Cemetery, P.O. Box 947, Timpson,
Texas 75975 or House of Hope,
5100 Stone Lake Dr., Wichita
Falls, Texas 76302.
Taylor
Funeral Home, Timpson is in
charge of arrangements.
Jerry
W. “Boe” Jeans,
67, of Basile, Louisiana,
passed away July 14, 2008
at his residence.
Graveside
Service will be 1:00 p.m.
Thursday July 17, 2008 at
Lone Cedar Cemetery in Center.
He
is preceded in death by his
Parents, Walter E. and Ella
Bella Jeans and Brother, E.B.
Jeans
He
is survived by:
Wife, Elizabeth Hall Jeans
2 Daughters,
Winona Jeans Boudreaux and
Fiancee Kevin Cossc
Mary Jeans Couty and Husband
Christopher, Sr.
Son, James W. “Dubby”
Jeans and wife Angela
Sister, Helen Powdrill
2 Brothers,
Louis E Jeans and wife Wylma
Johnny L. Jeans and wife Judy
Mother-in-law, Lizzie Mae
Hall
11 Grandchildren
Many Nieces, Nephews, Friends,
and Neighbors
In
lieu of flowers donation,
can be made to St. Jude Children’
s Network, Louisiana Baptist
Children’s Home, or
Gideon International.
Services
are under the direction of
Mangum Funeral Home
Dr. Charles W. Smith,
age 71, of San Augustine County,
Texas, passed away early Monday,
July 14, 2008.
Born
Feb. 21, 1937, in Carmonia,
Dr. Smith had lived in the
area for 23 years and attended
the Toledo Bend Church of
Christ. He was a retired professor
and department chair of construction
technology at San Antonio
College in San Antonio. He
was also a licensed professional
counselor and president of
the NEW Water Supply Corporation
Survivors: his wife, Helen
L. Smith of San Augustine
County, Texas; daughter, Karen
Laneece Goins and husband
David of Huntington, Texas;
sons, Sean Matthew Smith and
wife Darla of Kingsbury, Texas,
Whitt Charles Smith and wife
Monica of Nacogdoches, Texas,
and Robert Andrew Wells of
Grangerland, Texas; sisters,
Betty Jean Cox and husband
Walter of Porter, Texas, Patsy
Ruth Rice and husband Wayne
of Cleveland, Texas, and Claudine
Sloan of Cleveland, Texas;
a brother, Herman Burnell
Smith and wife Marie of Troup,
Texas; 11 grandchildren; a
host of nieces and nephews;
and his church family at Toledo
Bend Church of Christ.
Funeral services will be held
at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July
16, at Wyman Roberts Memorial
Chapel in San Augustine, Texas,
with Bro. James Tidwell officiating.
Interment will follow at Toledo
Bend Christian Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from
4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday
at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home
in San Augustine.
Pallbearers: Lee Whitmire,
Bobby Whitmire, Paul Whitmire,
Johnny McAdams, Tommy Cox,
and Keith Smith. Honorary
pallbearers: Ralph McBride,
Herman Rhodes, Mark Seelbach,
J.R. Wright, and Ricky Wright.
Services are under the direction
of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home
in San Augustine, Texas. Online
obituary and condolences accepted
at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.
Mrs.
Freddie Jean Falcon Gill,
age 68, of San Augustine County,
Texas, passed away early Tuesday,
July 15, 2008.
Mrs.
Gill was born Jan. 13, 1940,
in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
She was a longtime area resident
and a homemaker.
Survivors: her husband, Alvis
Gill of San Augustine County;
children, Ricky Gill and wife
Annette, Sherry Bennefield
and husband Jimmy, and Jimmy
Dean Falcon, all of San Augustine
County, Texas; sisters, Betty
Poindexter of Broaddus, Texas,
and Lizzie Poindexter of San
Augustine County, Texas; grandchildren,
James Falcon, Charlie Falcon,
Marilyn Gill, Heather Gill,
Doris Gill, and Kimberly Gill;
and great-grandchildren, James
Falcon Jr., Joseph Falcon,
Autumn Meador, Kellie Meador,
and Harley Falcon.
She was preceded in death
by a daughter, Vicky Falcon,
and her mother, Viola Falcon.
Funeral services have been
set for 2:00 p.m. Saturday,
July 19, at Wyman Roberts
Memorial Chapel in San Augustine,
Texas, with Bro. Freeman Bryant
officiating. Interment will
follow at Attoyac Cemetery
in San Augustine County, Texas.
Services are under the direction
of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home
in San Augustine, Texas. Online
obituary and condolences accepted
at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.
7/14/08
Bobbie
Jo Starr, 82, of
Blue Springs, MO. passed away
July 8, 2008, the daughter
of Walter M. and Willie A.
(Muckleroy) Williams.
Bobbie
Jo was a member of The First
Christian Church of Blue Springs.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, Frank J. Starr
in 1994.
Survivors
include:
2 sons, John W. Starr and
wife Dona of Napoleon, MO.
Larry F. Starr and wife Jo
of Grain Valley, MO.
1 daughter, Wanda J. Swichtenberg
and husband Fred of Carrollton,
Texas,
5 grandchildren, and 9 great
grandchildren,
3 brothers, Buck Williams,
Banks Williams, Lowell Williams,1
sister, Neg Wheatley.
The
famly suggest contributions
to Cancer Action, 4010 S.
Lynn Court, Independence,
MO. 64055
Funeral
services will be 12:00 Noon,
Friday, July 11, 2008 at New
Salem Funeral Home. Visitation
will be 11 to 12:00 Noon,
prior to the service at New
Salem Chapel. Burial in New
Salem Cemetery.
7/10/08
Antonio
Vega,
who passed away July 10, 2008,
services are pending at Mangum
Funeral Home, Center, Texas.
7/9/08
Mary
Samford,
83, of College Station, formerly
of Center and long-time resident
of Groves, died peacefully
in her home on Wednesday,
July 9, 2008 at 2:45 p.m.
Mary was a kind, gentle and
fun-loving woman who dedicated
her life to her husband of
62 years, as well as her family.
She lived an extraordinary
life of courage, strength,
faith, and most of all, she
lived a life of love. As a
devoted wife, mother, grandmother,
sister, and aunt, her joy
was found in giving to those
around her. Mary, or MeMe
as she was known to most,
was the heart and soul of
her large extended family.
She has impacted the lives
of many, many people, and
she will be sorely missed.
Visitation
will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.,
Friday, July 11, at Watson
& Sons Funeral Home in
Center. Graveside services
will be held at 10:00 a.m.,
Saturday, July 12 at Mt. Herman
Cemetery with Tim Perkins
officiating.
She
is survived by:
Her loving husband, Joe W.
Samford
Son, Donald W. Samford &
wife Sandy
Granddaughter, Amanda Samford
Sister, Glenda Sue Conner
& husband Jerry Conner
Also
a number of nieces & nephews,
as well as a host of friends.
She
is preceded in death by:
Brothers, Sammy E. Quisenberry
and Charles A. Quisenberry
Sister, Margaret O. Shaw
Nephew, Larry L. Quisenberry.
In
lieu of flowers, donations
can be made to Hospice Brazos
Valley.
Online
condolences & tributes
can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com.
7/8/08
Mrs.
Imogene McDaniel Oglesbee,
age 97, of San Augustine,
Texas, passed away Monday,
July 7, 2008.
Mrs.
Oglesbee was born June 22,
1911, in Sabine County's Fairdale
community. A resident of San
Augustine since 1940, she
was a member of First Baptist
Church and a charter member
of San Augustine Garden Club.
She is survived by a son,
John Henry Oglesbee Jr. and
wife Betty of San Augustine,
Texas; daughter, Janell Oglesbee
Watson
and husband Charles of San
Augustine; six grandchildren,
Dr. John Oglesbee III and
wife Sharon, Vance Oglesbee
and wife Angela, Valerie Watson
Stringer and husband Mike,
Chris Oglesbee and wife Gina,
Van Watson and wife Karen,
and Forrest Oglesbee and wife
Sabrina; ten great-grandchildren,
John Oglesbee IV and wife
Ellen, Joshua Oglesbee, Sara
Oglesbee, Kristen Oglesbee,
Zachary Watson, Anna Marie
Oglesbee, Bailey Watson, Jim
Oglesbee, Brittani Oglesbee,
and Jackson Oglesbee; a sister,
Lyndell McDaniel Jensen and
husband Soren; and a number
of nices and nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her husband, John Henry
Oglesbee, on Jan. 16, 1983.
Funeral services are set for
3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 10,
2008, at the First Baptist
Church of San Augustine with
Bro. Rick Russell officiating.
Interment will follow at Liberty
Hill Cemetery near San Augustine.
Visitation will be held Wednesday,
July 9, from 5:00 to 8:00
p.m. at Wyman Roberts Funeral
Home.
Services are under the direction
of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home
in San Augustine, Texas. Online
obituary and condolences accepted
at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.
Robert
D. Gann, 60, of Shelbyville,
passed away Sunday, July 6,
2008 at his home. He was born
August 14, 1947 in the McClelland
Community of Shelby County
to Douglas Bradford Gann and
Virginia Ruth Byrd Gann.
At
the family’s request,
Mr. Gann has been cremated.
A memorial service will be
held at 11:00 am, Saturday,
July 12, 2008 at Hillcrest
Baptist Church in Center with
Bro. Gordon Vaughn officiating.
Survivors
include:
Wife,
Deborah Gann of Shelbyville
Daughter,
Amanda Gann of Shelbyville
Son,
Staff Sergeant Aaron Gann
& wife Jessica of Bamberg,
Germany
Mother,
Virginia Walden of Nacogdoches
Grandchildren:
Blake, Morgan, Darius, Antwoine,
Faith, Kalen
Sisters:
Mary Beth Gann of Shelbyville
Karla Gann Vaughn of Shelbyville
Step
Mother, Melba Gann of Shelbyville
Also
numerous other relatives and
a host of friends.
Preceded
in death by:
Father, Douglas Bradford Gann
Sister, Tonya Baggett
Daughter, Marlena D. Gann
Grandfather, Henry Grady Byrd
Grandmother, Eutha Mae Green
Grandparents, Bradford &
Lillie Gann
Online
condolences & tributes
can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com.
Blanche
Moody, 94, of Center,
passed away Tuesday, July
8, 2008 at a Shreveport hospital.
She was born April 19, 1914
in Center to Jeff Jackson
and Addie Walker Jackson.
Ms. Moody was a member of
Antioch Baptist Church.
Visitation
will be held from 10:00 am
to 12:00 pm, Wednesday, July
9 at Watson & Sons Funeral
Home in Center. Graveside
services will be held at 1:00
pm, Wednesday, July 9 at Oaklawn
Memorial Park in Center with
Bro. Gordon Vaughn officiating.
Survivors
include:
Son,
Jeff Moody & wife Sandra
of Keithville, Louisiana
Grandsons:
Scott Roberts of Logansport,
Louisiana
Steve Moody & wife Kathy
of Shreveport, Louisiana
Granddaughter,
Melanie Getsinger & husband
Larry of Shreveport
Sister,
Mary Beth Diamond of Carthage
Four
Great Grandchildren
Also
numerous nieces, nephews and
other relatives.
Preceded
in death by:
Husband, Arvin Moody
Daughter, Jean Crymes
Online
condolences & tributes
can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com.
7/7/08
Robert
Gann, 60,
of Shelbyville, passed away
Sunday, July 6, 2008 at his
home. Services are pending
at this time.
Sumter,
South Carolina - Services
for William Earl Watlington,
75, are 11 a.m. Monday at
Aldersgate UMC; burial in
Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 6-8
tonight at Bullock F.H. Born
in Horace, Kan., to Ferrell
and Elizabeth Huddelston Watlington,
he died July 4, 2008.
Surviving:
wife, Gloria Barlow Watlington;
sons, Greg, William, Russell;
brothers, Kenneth, Cecil,
Jay;
sister, Mary Lou;
5 grandchildren.
7/6/08
Thomas
Edward Sparks, III,
age 55, of Timpson, Texas
(formerly of Texas City, Texas)
funeral services willl be
at 3 PM, Sunday, July 6, 2008,
at Taylor Funeral Home Chapel
in Timpson with interment
in County Line Cemetery, Rusk
County, Texas.
Mr.
Sparks passsed away Friday,
July 4th, 2008 at his residence.
He was born in Texas City,
Texas on September 21, 1952,
the son of Thomas Edward Sparks
Jr. of Timpson and the late
Elma (Brown) Sparks. After
graduating from Texas City
High School in 1971, he attended
SMU University for 3 1/2 years
and was a member of Kappa
Sigma Fraternity. He was a
member of Landmark Missionary
Baptist Church in Texas City
and was employed as a salesman
for Rod and Tubing Services
of Bryan, Texas.
In
addition to his father, survivors
include three sisters, Drucilla
Dickey and husband Gary of
Nacogdoches, Texas, Sandra
Simmons and husband Billy
of Texas City, Texas and Sara
Cornett and husband Charlie
of Missouri City, Texas, nieces
and nephews, Brian and Cheryl
Simmons of Katy, Kevin and
Heather Simmons of Texas City,
Courtney and Justin Cornett
of Missouri City and great
nephew-to-be Ethan.
Visitation
will be Saturday, July 5,
2008, 5-7 PM and Sunday July
6, 1 PM until service time.
Taylor
Funeral Home is in charge
of arrangements.
James
Arthur Bailey, Sr.,
67, of Lufkin, was born December
5, 1940, in Center, Texas,
to Francis Barto and Betty
Cathleen (Hilton) Bailey.
He passed away on Thursday,
July 3, 2008 at home surrounded
by family. He had resided
in Lufkin most of his life
and was of the Pentecostal
Faith. James worked as a welder
at the Champion/St. Regis
Paper Mill for 35 years. He
enjoyed hunting, fishing,
and camping and instilled
the love of those in his children
and his grandchildren. He
also enjoyed getting together
with family and friends, watching
NASCAR, grilling, and frying
fish and deer meat.
Services
for Mr. Bailey will be held
1 PM, Sunday, July 6, 2008,
in the Carroway-Claybar Funeral
Home Chapel in Lufkin, with
Reverend Carlos Martinez of
Thomas Crossing UPC officiating,
assisted by Reverend Willie
Wade. His longtime friend,
L.C. Whitehead will be giving
the eulogy. Burial will follow
at 3:30 PM at the Sardis Cemetery
on FM 414 in Center, Texas.
James
was preced in death by his
parents, his in-laws, John
and Mozelle Anthony, sisters,
Shelba Jean McDonald and Wanda
Burt, brother, Thomas Bailey,
Sr., brother-in-law, Willie
Holt, Kenneth Merritt, Brown
Addison, Clayton G. Burkett
and Willie Owens, and sister-in-law,
Burey Bailey.
Survivors
include his wife of 45 years.
Patsy Bailey, son James A.
Bailey,Jr., daughter and son-in-law,
Denise and Ron Massey, grandchildren,
Josh Ford, Amanda Bailey,
Jacob Bailey, Taylor Massey
and Dalton Massey, brothers,
Buck Bailey of Madisonville,
and Troy Bailey and wife,
Dorothy, of Spring, sisters,
Vern Merritt of New Caney,
Helen Bowden and husband,
Bobby, of Houston, Rachel
Addison of Center, Ruth Gillis
and husband, James of Alma,
Arkansas, Lynn Burkett of
Lufkin and Vaudine Owens fo
Hawthorne, Claifornia, brother-in-laws,
Acie Burt of Houston, and
D.A. McDonald fo Huntington,
sisters-in-law, Betty Bailey
of Tyler, Carolyn Jernigan
fo Center, and Anita Milam
and husband Gary "Bubba"
of St. Amant, Louisiana, and
nmerous nieces, nephews and
close friends.
Palbearers
will be Josh Ford, Jacob Bailey,
Dalton Massey, Michael Milam,
Matthew Milam, Harvey "Skee"
Sloan, Bryan Pool, Mark Reeves
and Laurin "Kip"
Lindsey.
Memorial
contributions may be made
in his honor to the Thomas
Crossing UPC, P.O. Box 372,Lufkin,
Texas 75902 or to Hospice
in the Pines, 116 S. Raguet,
Lufkin, Texas 75904.
The
family will welcome friends
and loved ones from 6-8 PM,
Saturday evening at Carroway-Claybar
Funeral Home. Carroway-Claybar
Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.
7/2/08
Kim
Lawson, 46, of Joaquin,
passed away Tuesday, July
1, 2008 at Shelby Regional
Medical Center. She was born
January 18, 1962 in Carthage
to Tommy Lynn Lawson and Clydie
Mae Rogers Lawson.
Visitation
will be held from 6:00 pm
to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, July
2 at Watson & Sons Funeral
Home in Center. Graveside
services will be held at 10:00
am, Thursday, July 3 at Pine
Ridge Cemetery in Joaquin
with Rev. Randy Smith officiating.
Survivors
include:
Daughters:
Amanda Treat of Tenaha
Candice Hennigan & husband
Anthony of Joaquin
Parents,
Tommy & Clydie Lawson
of Joaquin
Sisters:
Tammy Cammack & husband
Wayne of Haughton, Louisiana
Karen Joy & husband Mike
of Pineland
Grandchildren:
Charles Reed of Tenaha
Kimberleigh Reed of Tenaha
Stedman Penuell of Joaquin
Haley Taylor of Joaquin
Layla Hennigan of Joaquin
Nieces
& Nephew:
Leak, Katie & Colton Cammack
of Haughton, Louisiana
Mikayla & Mileah Joy of
Pineland
Online
condolences & tributes
can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com.
7/1/08
Harvey
Hughes, 71, of Center,
passed away Tuesday, July
1, 2008 at Shelby Regional
Medical Center. He was born
May 29, 1937 in Center to
RC Hughes & Willie Eva
Bolton Hughes. Harvey was
of the Baptist faith.
Visitation
will be held from 5:00 pm
to 9:00 pm, Wednesday, July
2 at Watson & Sons Funeral
Home in Center. Funeral services
will be held at 2:00 pm, Thursday,
July 3 at Watson & Sons
Chapel with Bro. Don Windham
officiating. Interment will
follow at Mt. Olive Cemetery
in Timpson.
Survivors include:
Wife,
Martha Hughes of Center
Sons:
James Allen Hughes & wife
Sheila of Shreveport
Charlie Smith & wife Kathy
of Center
Donnie Ray Hughes of Carthage
Special
Niece, Brandy Daniell Whittington
of Center
Sister,
Dorothy Shofner of Center
Brothers:
Jack Hughes & wife Edith
of Center
Wayne Hughes of North Carolina
Ten
Grandchildren
Nine
Great Grandchildren
Preceded
in death by:
Parents, R.C. and Willie Eva
Hughes
Brothers, Robert Hughes &
R.C. Hughes
Sister, Johnnie Adams
Online
condolences & tributes
can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com.
6/30/08
Larry
Oliver, 55, of Center,
passed
away Sunday June 22, 2008
at his residence.
He was born February 4, 1953
to Elize and Ruby (Eaves)
Oliver in Shelby County.
He graduated from Center High
School. He owned and operated
a chicken farm for many years.
He is survived by:
Mother of his Children: Janet
Oliver Yates of Center
3
Children:
Amanda Oliver of Center
Charla Mayo & husband
Richard of Center
Landon Oliver & wife Rita
of Center
Grandchildren:
Madison, Macy, Makayla, Mason,
Kaylee Jo and Brooklyn
Brother,
J.C. Oliver of Center
2
Sisters, Carolyn Elliott &
husband, Wayne of Shelbyville
Mary Kennon & husband,
Jerry of Center.
Services are under the direction
of Mangum Funeral Home, Center,
Texas
Elnora
Black, 86, of Joaquin,
passed away Monday June 30,
2008.
Services
will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday
July 2, 2008 at Mangum Funeral
Home Chapel with Ron Brown
and Elmer Matthews officiating.
Burial will follow at Oaklawn
Memorial Park in Center, Texas.
Visitation will be Tuesday
July 1, 2008 from 5:00 p.m.
until 7:00 p.m. at Mangum
Funeral Home.
She
was born February 25, 1922
to Horace and Nora (Bowlin)
Neel. She was a member of
First Presbyterian Church
in Joaquin where she was a
Sunday School teacher for
many years. She graduated
from SFA & she taught
school in Joaquin for several
years. She along with her
husband, John Henry Black
owned and operated Black’s
Feed Mill in Joaquin where
they also raised cattle and
poultry.
She
is preceded in death by her
Parents, Horace and Nora Neel,
her Husband, John Henry Black,
and Brother, Chester Neel,
Brother, Everett Neel &
wife, Gaye and 1Sister, Marie
Bowers & husband, Giles.
She
is survived by:
2 Daughters:
Nancy Garmany & husband
John of Mansfield, LA
Lynda Plummer & husband
Bob of Mansfield, La
3 Grandchildren:
Kelley Garmany Perales &
husband Aaron of Arlington,
TX
Betsy Garmany of Grand Prairie,
TX
Zachary Richey of San Diego,
CA
Great Granddaughter:
Emma Katherine Perales
Host of Step Grandchildren,
Great Grandchildren, Nieces,
Nephews and Friends.
Sister, Loice Fulmer of Logansport,
LA
Sister-in-law, Elizabeth Neel
of Lufkin
Pallbearers:
Marion Neel, Bill Neel, Chester
Allen Neel,
Jimmy Winfree, Gary Winfree,
Michael Wardell
Buren Lowe and Mike Wood.
In Lieu of flowers donations
may be made to the First Presbyterian
Church of Mansfield, 13897
Hwy 171, Mansfield, LA 71052.
You
may sign the registry book
at www.mangumfuneralhome.com
Services are under the direction
of Mangum Funeral Home
Danny
Flournoy, 40, of
Shelbyville, passed away Saturday,
June 28, 2008 in Center. He
was born October 22, 1967
in Mesquite to Danny Flournoy
and Ozelle Causey Flournoy.
Mr. Flournoy was a member
of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.
Visitation
will be held from 10 am to
1 pm, Tuesday, July 1, 2008
at Watson and Sons Funeral
Home in Center. Graveside
services will be held at 2
pm, Tuesday, July 1, 2008
at Rather Cemetery in Shelbyville
with Bro. Don Windham officiating.
Survivors
include:
Wife, Mistie Flournoy of Shelbyville
Son, Douglas Flournoy of Shelbyville
Daughter, Nikki Flournoy of
Shelbyville
Father, Danny Flournoy of
Shelbyville
Brothers:
Wesley Flournoy and wife Janet
of Center
Andy Flournoy and wife Michelle
of Center
Sister,
Kim Flournoy of San Antonio
Father-in-law,
Clark Williams and wife Tina
of Center
Mother-in-law,
Jackie Holt of Shelbyville
Sisters-in-law;
Shawna Martinez and husband
Isidoro of Shelbyville
Christie Fleming of Shelbyville
Brother-in-law,
Clark Williams, III of Center
Nephews;
Justin Williams, John T. Peek,
John Michael Flournoy and
Andrew Flournoy
Nieces;
Skye Martinez, Celaya Martinez,
Kristen Peek, Regan Flournoy,
Hannah Flournoy, Crisa Flournoy,
Crystal Chisenhall & John,
Lillian Chisenhall, Yolanda
Flournoy, Shonda Flournoy,
Megan Flournoy and Erin Flournoy
Preceded
in death by: Mother, Ozelle
Causey Flournoy
Sisters, Kristy Flournoy and
Tanna Flournoy
Brother, Daniel "Bobby"
Flournoy
Online
condolences & tributes
can be sent to www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com
6/28/08
Mr.
Robert McGee,
81, of Joaquin, passed away
Saturday June 28, 2008.
Services
will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday
July 2, 2008 at Mangum Funeral
Home Chapel with Jack Runnels
officiating. Burial will follow
at Strong Cemetery in Shelbyville.
Visitation will be Tuesday
July 1, 2008 from 1:00 p.m.
until 9:00 p.m. at Mangum
Funeral Home.
He
was born April 7, 1927 to
Allen and Pauline (Moore)
McGee. He was a member of
The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s
Witness in Joaquin.
He
is preceded in death by his
Parents, Allen and Pauline
McGee, and
Daughter, Debra Cockrell.
He
is survived by:
Wife, Katharine McGee of Joaquin
Daughter & Son-in-law,
Gail & Dennis Jacobs of
Lufkin
Daughter & Son-in-law,
Sheila & James Parker
of Joaquin
Son & Daughter-in-law,
Jerry & Rose Mary McGee
of Joaquin
Son & Daughter-in-law,
Kevin & Susie McGee of
Martinsville
Grandchildren:
Selena & Royce Fritz,
Jr.
Carla Paxton, Jason Paxton,
Josh Paxton
Chris Cockrell, Angel Pomykal,
Meschelle & Sandy Sanford
Clint & Amanda Parker
April & Daniel Booker
Stephen & Jennifer McGee
Brittany & David Ray
Tiffany McGee, Savannah McGee,
and Colby McGee
15 Great Grandchildren
1 Great Great Grandson
Pallbearers:
Clint Parker, Jason Parker,
Josh Parker, Stephen McGee
Chris Cockrell, and Royce
Fritz, III
Honorary Pallbearers:
Rex Hass, Tim Hass, Sandy
Sanford, Phillip Chambliss,
and Clovis Chambliss
You may sign the online register
book at www.mangumfuneralhome.com
Services are under the direction
of Mangum Funeral Home
Merline
Sherrod,
86, of Center, passed away
Friday, June 27, 2008 at her
residence. She was born October
25, 1921 in Center to Burton
Brittain and Lizzie Reynolds
Brittain. Ms. Sherrod was
a member of the Center First
Assembly of God Church. She
was a homemaker and mother.
Visitation
will be held from 6 pm to
9 pm, Saturday, June 28, 2008
at Watson and Sons Funeral
Home in Center. Funeral services
will be held at 2 pm, Sunday,
June 29, 2008 at Watson and
Sons Chapel with Bro. Jim
Jacobs officiating. Interment
will follow in the Asbury
Chapel Cemetery in Center.
Survivors
include:
Son, Wayne Sherrod of Center
Daughter, Jean Forrest of
Center
Grandson< Shannon Sherrod
and wife Melissa of Chireno
Great Granddaughters; Hayley
Sherrod and Christina Sherrod
both of Chireno
Numerous other relatives and
friends
Preceded
in death by:
Husband, Pershing J. Sherrod
Son, Johnny Ray Sherrod
Online
condolences & tributes
can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com
Services
are under the direction of
Watson & Sons Funeral
Home in Center, Texas.
6/26/08
Mrs.
Wanda Roper, age
77, of San Augustine passed
away Wednesday, June 25, 2008.
Mrs. Roper was born May 14,
1931, in Dallas as a daughter
of the late Ozzie Lee (Wilson)
and Malcolm Carl Harrison
and had been a longtime resident
of San Augustine. She was
a business manager with the
family owned Roper Motor Company
in San Augustine for 30 years.
Mrs. Roper was also a member
of San Augustine's First United
Methodist Church and actively
served with several civic
organizations in San Augustine.
Survivors: her husband, Bob
Roper of San Augustine; daughters,
Terri Roper Wubbena and husband
Jan of Siloam Springs, Arkansas,
Sandi Roper Russell and husband
Rick of San Augustine, and
Patti Roper McLerran and husband
Rod of San Augustine; brothers,
Wendel C. Harrison and wife
Beverly of Plano and Robert
Harrison and wife Frances
of Carrollton; and grandchildren,
Rob Wubbena, Mary Wubbena,
Ryan Russell, Bobby McLerran,
and Roy McLerran.
She was preceded in death
by a brother, Roland Harrison.
Funeral services are set for
10:00 a.m. Saturday, June
28, at Wyman Roberts Memorial
Chapel in San Augustine with
Rev. Tony McCollum, Rev Rick
Russell, and Rev. Sara Barbaree
officiating. Interment will
follow at McGown Cemetery
in Sabine County.
Visitation will be held Friday,
June 27, from 5:00 to 8:00
p.m. at Wyman Roberts Funeral
Home.
Services are under the direction
of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home
in San Augustine. Online obituary
and condolences accepted at
www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.
6/25/08
Mrs.
Trula C. Feaster, 75,
of Timpson, TX, passed away
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 at
her residence. Born in Kingsport,
Tennesse on June 28, 1932,
she was the daughter of the
late Harlan and Grace (Brown)
Starnes. She was employed
in the delicatessen of Brookshire
Bros. in Center, Texas, and
was a member of Rock Springs
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
in Nacogdoches County.
Survivors include husband
Larry K. Feaster of Timpson;
sons Lance Feaster and wife
Tina of Timpson and Donald
Bays and wife Toni of Biloxi,
MS; daughters Martha Ferguson
and husband Randy of Bellaire,
KS and Nancy Coronado and
husband Steve of Fullerton,
CA; brother John Starnes of
Oakland, OR; sister Kate Evans
of Corona, CA; 5 grandchildren:
Ty Feaster, Ben Ferguson,
Christopher Feaster, Michael
Feaster, and Caitlyn Feaster.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death
by son Ronald Bays, grandson
Jason Bays, and 7 brothers
and sisters.
Visitation will be 2:00 -
5:00 PM, Saturday, June 28,
2008, at Taylor Funeral Home,
Timpson.
Taylor Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
6/24/08
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