Lucille Wade

Graveside services for Lucille Wade, 97, of Gilmer will be held 11:00 A.M, Monday, October 8, 2012 at Grice Cemetery with Reverend Andy Plunk officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home of Gilmer. Mrs. Wade passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2012 in Longview. She was born on May 27, 1915, in Daingerfield, Texas to Walter and Effie Smith Nix. Mrs. Wade was a beautician for 21 years and an owner of a restaurant in Houston. She was a "Pink Lady "with the Ladies Auxiliary at the Gilmer Hospital and a member of Grace Baptist Church. Mrs. Wade is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Effie and Billy Boyd of Gilmer; sister, Billie Jean Neimeyer of Houston; grandchildren, Kathie Peters of Houston, Darlene Simmons of Houston; six great grandchildren and special friend, Anna Thomas. She was preceded in death by her husband, J. T. Wade and daughter, Jeannette Montgomery. The family will receive friends on Monday from 9:30 A.M until 10:30 A.M at Croley Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Heart to Heart Hospice, 100 W. Hawkins Parkway, Longview, Texas 75605; Grace Baptist Church, 100 Crawford, Gilmer, Texas 75644.