Obituaries

William Gwyn 'Bill' Burns

William Gwyn 'Bill' Burns

Jun 27, 2015

Gilmer -- Memorial services for William Gwyn "Bill" Burns, 84, of Gilmer, will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at 10 A.M. at the Gilmer VFW Building with James Casey officiating. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer. Born on August 10, 1930, in Upshur County, Texas, he died on Saturday, June 27, 2015....

Jean Schumaker

Jean Schumaker

Jun 24, 2015

Gilmer -- Graveside services for Jean Schumaker, 62, of Gilmer, were held on Friday, June 26, 2015, at 2 P.M. at Sunset Memorial Park with Reverend Jerry Hill officiating. Born on December 24, 1952, in Madison County, Tennessee, she died on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. She was a homemaker and a member of the Charity Full Gospel. Online condolences may...

Bro. Pete Dugger

Bro. Pete Dugger

Jun 23, 2015

Funeral services for Bro. Pete Dugger, Sr., 80 of Gilmer will be held 10:00 A.M., Thursday June, 25, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Bro. Charles Johnson officiating. Bro. Dugger passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, in Tyler. Pete Dugger was born on October 8, 1934, in Upshur County, TX. to Addison Granville Dugger and Sudie...

Bertie Ellen Downing Hill

Bertie Ellen Downing Hill

Jun 22, 2015

Bertie Ellen Downing Hill, 89, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday June 22, 2015. Bertie was born to Joseph Riley Downing and Erma Lee Dillon Downing on August 26, 1925, in Olney, Texas, in Young County. Funeral services will be held at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer, Texas, on Friday, June 26, 2015, at 10:00 A.M. Interment...

Lelia Beth Redding

Lelia Beth Redding

Jun 22, 2015

Funeral service for Lelia Beth Redding, 84, of Gilmer will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the Kelsey Cemetery with Bishop Tim Miller presiding under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. Lelia Beth passed away Monday, June 22, 2015. Lelia Beth was born to Myron B. Bryant and Mary Winnie Jones Bryant on May 10, 1931...

Frances Olivetta Emberlin

Frances Olivetta Emberlin

Jun 22, 2015

Graveside service for Mrs. Frances Olivetta Emberlin, 91 of Gilmer will be held 10:00 A.M., Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Sunset Memorial Park with Mark Engel officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Friday, June 26, 2015 from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Mrs. Emberlin passed away on Monday, June...

Whitney Leigh Shepperd

Whitney Leigh Shepperd

Jun 21, 2015

Whitney Leigh Shepperd went to meet her Lord and Savior on June 21, 2015 after a lengthy struggle with the complications of Type I diabetes. She was born in Dallas on May 31, 1976 and was a lifelong member of Park Cities Baptist Church. Whitney graduated from Highland Park High School in 1994 and earned a nursing degree from Baylor...

Billy Smith Cates

Billy Smith Cates

Jun 20, 2015

Graveside services for Billy Cates, 86, of Gilmer, will be held at 10 A.M. on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at Enoch Cemetery in Upshur County. Mr. Smith passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2015, at his home. Billy was born November 23, 1928, to John L. and Bernice A. Cates. He served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict and...

Lucille Holcroft

Lucille Holcroft

Jun 19, 2015

Gladewater ~ Services for Lucille Holcroft, 97, will be held at Croley Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, June 22, 2015 at 11:00 A.M., with Reverend Bailey Harris officiating and interment to follow at Gladewater Memorial Park. Lucille who was beloved on this earth by all, beloved in Heaven by God, passed on Friday, June 19, 2015. Mrs. Holcroft was born...

Wayne D. Callarman

Wayne D. Callarman

Jun 19, 2015

Private graveside services for Wayne D. Callarman, 81, of Gilmer will follow his wife"s interment in Hopewell Cemetery in Upshur County, TX with Reverend David Sanders officiating. Interment will be in Hopewell Cemetery in Upshur County. Mr. Callarman passed away Friday, June 19, 2015 in Gilmer. Mr. Callarman was born January 25, 1934 in Springfield, Illinois. He was a retired...

Ruth N. Callarman

Ruth N. Callarman

Jun 19, 2015

Funeral services for Ruth N. Callarman, 85, of Gilmer will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 22, 2015, at First Assembly of God Church in Gilmer with Reverend David Sanders officiating. Interment will be in Hopewell Cemetery in Upshur County. Mrs. Callarman passed away Friday, June 19, 2015 in Gilmer. Mrs. Callarman was born February 9, 1930 in Lima, Ohio to...

Delbert Wayne Dollar

Delbert Wayne Dollar

Jun 17, 2015

Funeral services for Delbert Wayne Dollar, 78, of Big Sandy will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Pastor Danny Trimble and Bro. David Thornton officiating. Interment will be in Hoover Cemetery in Upshur County. Mr. Dollar passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Dollar was born July 23,...

Norman Rock

Norman Rock

Jun 16, 2015

Graveside services for Norman Rock, 52, of Gilmer will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 21, 2015, at Gladewater Memorial Park in Gladewater with Dr. Prentiss McGee and Bro. David McGee officiating. Interment will be in Gladewater Memorial Park in Gladewater. Arrangements are under the direction Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. Rock passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2015 in Longview....

Nathaniel Lee Gray

Nathaniel Lee Gray

Jun 16, 2015

Gilmer -- Memorial services for Nathaniel Lee Gray, 47, of Jefferson, will be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at 3 P.M. at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer with Michael Garner presiding. Mr. Gray died in a traffic accident on June 17, 2015. He will be deeply missed by his parents, Michael and Linda Gray; his sister, Michelle Gray Garner...

Wanda Marie Newman

Wanda Marie Newman

Jun 14, 2015

Wanda Marie Newman DIANA �Services for Wanda Marie Newman, 79, of Diana will be at 10:00 A.M., June 18, 2015 at Morton Baptist Church, with Reverends Gary Earle and Mike Brittain officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Interment will be at Eagle Creek Cemetery in Harrison County. She passed away June 14, 2015 in...

George Kendall

George Kendall

Jun 14, 2015

Funeral service for George Kendall, 85 of Gilmer formerly of Gladewater will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at Gilmer Church of Christ with Dale Thomas. Mr. Kendall passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2015. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Interment will...

Virginia "Jenny" Grubbs

Virginia "Jenny" Grubbs

Jun 14, 2015

Graveside services for Virginia �Jenny� Grubbs, 59, of Gilmer will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 22, 2015 at Kelsey Cemetery in Upshur County with Peter John Sullivan officiating. Interment will follow in Kelsey Cemetery in Upshur County. Mrs. Grubbs passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015, in a Longview hospital. Jenny was born February 8, 1956, in Palestine, Texas to Selman...

Ruth Grimes

Ruth Grimes

Jun 12, 2015

Funeral services for Ruth Grimes, 87, of Gilmer will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Reverend Ray Thompson officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer. Mrs. Grimes passed away Friday, June 12, 2015 in a Longview hospital. She was born May 25, 1928 in Crockett, TX to Richard...

Ovada Maybelle Pounders

Ovada Maybelle Pounders

Jun 11, 2015

Ovada M. Pounders left this life on Thursday, June 11, 2015 to a wait that great Resurrection Day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns to this earth. Ovada was born on June 20, 1922 in the Tyler, TX area where she grew up. She was the daughter of Francis Marion Myers and Mary Jane Crawford Myers. On February 6, 1940,...

Paul Morrison Pool

Paul Morrison Pool

Jun 10, 2015

Funeral service for Paul Morrison Pool, 80 of Gilmer will be held 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Charles Johnson and Johnnie Cavness officiating. Interment will follow at Rosewood Cemetery in Upshur County. Mr. Pool was born on August 5, 1934 and passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, in Gilmer. The family...