Raymond JR Loftin

Services for Mr. Raymond J.R. Loftin, 78, of Lone Star will be held 2:00 P.M, Saturday, May 7, 2011, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Bro. Wayne Norvell and Bro. Clay Potter officiating. Burial will follow at Little Hope Cemetery in Wood County, Texas. Mr. Loftin passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in Linden. He was born on July 10, 1932 in Jacksonville, Texas, to James Riley and Nettie Edna Dixon Loftin. Mr. Loftin worked in the inventory department for an industrial company and was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church. He was known loving to the family as "Little Big Man" and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife Muriel Loftin of Lone Star; 2 sons, Raymond Loftin II and James William Loftin; five daughters, Deborah Dianne Parish, Vickie Rae Harthcock, Kathy Louise Crowder, Teressa Elaine Eades and Tina Rebecca Loftin; 15 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Pallbearers are John Bellomy, Lyle Potter, Trey Potter, Steven Bellomy, Kirk Logston and Bill Hammond. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 6 from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.