Obituaries

Jona Gayle Ferguson

Jona Gayle Ferguson

Jul 19, 2021

Jona Gayle Ferguson, 66, of Gilmer, passed away Monday July, 19, 2021 in Gilmer. Jona was born May 30, 1955 to the late Harold Wiess and Margaret Morrow Wiess. Jona worked as a caregiver, always putting others before herself. She was full of life, loved everyone, was outspoken and never sugar coated anything. Jona was a great cook and always...

Patricia Alice Jones

Patricia Alice Jones

Jul 19, 2021

Patricia Alice Jones, 80 of Gilmer, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2021 in Gilmer. Patricia was born on June 20, 1941 in Mena, Arkansas to Charles and Linnie Head. She was a homemaker and a member of Gilmer Apostolic Church for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband Carl Jones. She is survived by her sons:...

Tedd R. Austin

Tedd R. Austin

Jul 19, 2021

Tedd R. Austin, retired local businessman, devoted family man, church and community leader, passed away from complications of Parkinson’s disease, on July 19, 2021. Born May 27, 1934 in Reklaw, Texas to William Erastus and Minnie Lowe Austin, Tedd grew up in Henderson, Texas. It was there, as a young boy, that he became involved in Scouting; first as a...

Kodyn  Seth Hudson

Kodyn Seth Hudson

Jul 18, 2021

Kodyn Seth Hudson, 17, of Logansport, LA, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2021. He was born June 7, 2004 in Quitman, Texas to Matthew Hudson and Cheri Agape. Kodyn was loved by all and had an amazing personality. He was a Christian and his family will have peace in knowing that they will see him again in Heaven. He lived...

Deborah Ann Welch

Deborah Ann Welch

Jul 17, 2021

Deborah Ann Welch, 67 of Gladewater, passed away Saturday, July 17, 2021 in Longview, Texas. Deborah was born August 28, 1953 to the late Delbert Monday and Tamma Barrington Monday Armstrong. While living on the coast; Deborah enjoyed fishing. She also enjoyed spending time in the woods hunting with Lester. Deborah was a very compassionate and caring person; who sat...

Roy Duane  Miller

Roy Duane Miller

Jul 15, 2021

Roy Duane Miller, age 93 of Longview, passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 surrounded by family in his home. He was born on August 29, 1927 in Cheyenne, Wyoming to the late Stanley and Evelyn Stanton Miller. At the age of 15, Roy dropped out of high school to join the military…though he wasn’t legally old enough at the...

Gloria Gaye Boyd

Gloria Gaye Boyd

Jul 14, 2021

Cremation arrangements for Gloria Gaye Boyd, 64, of Breckenridge are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mrs. Boyd passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Gladewater. Celebration of Life services will take place at a later date.

Tae Won Kwon

Tae Won Kwon

Jul 14, 2021

Tae Won Kwon, 81, of Longview, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021. She was born November 2, 1939 in Seoul, Korea Tae was a member of the Baptist faith and attended at the Tyler Korean Baptist Church. She lived life to the fullest and enjoyed her time with family and friends, but most especially her precious grandchildren. Tae is survived...

Nellie  Ruth Warren

Nellie Ruth Warren

Jul 13, 2021

Nellie Ruth Warren, 76, of Ore City, passed away on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in Longview. Graveside services are scheduled for 10AM, Friday, July 16, 2021 at Walnut Creek Cemetery with Reverend Wayne Norvell Officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral home in Diana, Nellie was born July 24, 1944 to Claude Lee and Romer May (Hubbard) Evans...

Zion M.  Suell

Zion M. Suell

Jul 10, 2021

To honor and celebrate our sweet Zion Malachi an outdoor ceremony is taking place on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at 10:30AM; 2636 Shaw Road, Gilmer, TX 75645. In lieu of flowers we have asked for plants that can be planted on our land, plants that will show life and continue to grow and remind us of Zion! At 7:41am on...

Vicki Manchaca

Vicki Manchaca

Jul 7, 2021

Ms. Vicki Manchaca, 63, of Longview, Texas, passed from this life on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Funeral service for Ms. Manchaca will be held on Sunday, July 11, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. A visitation will be held prior to the service on Sunday from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. A graveside service will take...

Shirley Ann Brewer

Shirley Ann Brewer

Jul 3, 2021

Mrs. Shirley Ann Brewer, 74, of Gilmer, Texas, passed from this life on Saturday, July 3, 2021. Graveside service for Mrs. Brewer will be held on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at 3:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer. Shirley was born January 13, 1947, in Minden, Louisiana, to the late Elmer and Juanita Lacaze Dison. She loved to be...

Marc Eugene Rider

Marc Eugene Rider

Jul 1, 2021

Marcus Eugene Rider, 46 of Gilmer, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Longview. Marc was born in Nashville, Tennessee on November 29, 1974. Marc attended and graduated from Pine Tree High School and the East Texas Police Academy. He started his career in law enforcement as a jailor for the Gregg County Sheriff’s Department in 1993, he moved...

David  Charles Schindler

David Charles Schindler

Jul 1, 2021

Funeral Services for David Charles Schindler, 67, will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, July 9, 2021, in the Chapel of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater, with interment to follow at Gladewater Memorial Park. Mr. Schindler passed away Thursday, July 1, 2021, at his residence. Mr. Schindler was born September 1, 1953 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Charles and Alice...

Joyce M. Myron

Joyce M. Myron

Jun 30, 2021

Joyce Marie Myron was born in Sioux City, IA on January 18, 1929 to Archie & Florence Vennard. She married Donald Elliott on December 12, 1948 in Vermillion, SD. They moved to Marshall, TX in 1968, then moved in 1978 to current location at Lake O’ the Pines. She was a member of the Harleton United Methodist Church, where she...

Joyce  Fay Williams

Joyce Fay Williams

Jun 29, 2021

Mrs. Joyce Fay Williams, age 77 of Gilmer, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 in Longview. Joyce was born in Gilmer on February 23, 1944 to the late Dick and Irene (Bugg) Baird. She attended Union Grove Schools, and then married John Wesley Williams in 1964. She was a devoted wife and homemaker and a member of Cherokee Missionary...

Kay Pearson

Kay Pearson

Jun 29, 2021

Mrs. Kay Pearson, age 72 of Gilmer, passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 in Tyler. Kay was born in Memphis, Tennessee on September 20, 1948 to the late John Henry Haley, Sr., and Juanita (Teasler) McWhorter. Kay attended and graduated from Gilmer High School, and soon after graduation married Billy Mac Pearson on April 9, 1966. She worked in...

Judith  Karen Hamilton

Judith Karen Hamilton

Jun 29, 2021

Graveside Services for Judith Karen Hamilton, 73, of Holly Lake Ranch will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, July 5, 2021, at Holly Tree Cemetery under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Hawkins. Mrs. Hamilton passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021, in Tyler. Mrs. Hamilton was born September 21, 1944 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to the late Robert and Nell Hamilton....

Alton Lee Morris

Alton Lee Morris

Jun 27, 2021

Alton Morris 70 of Gladewater, TX, January, 31, 1951 ~ June 27, 2021, went to be with his heavenly father. A celebration of Alton’s life will be held Saturday, July, 10, 2021 at the Morris residence at 614 Clearview St. in Gladewater starting at 2PM. Alton was preceded by his parents, Frank and Velma Morris, a brother Thurman Morris, sisters...

Glenda McDonald Hardwick

Glenda McDonald Hardwick

Jun 25, 2021

Mrs. Glenda McDonald Hardwick, 76, of Big Sandy, Texas, passed from this life on Friday, June 25, 2021. Services for Mrs. Hardwick will be held on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at 10:00 AM at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Interment will follow at Chilton Cemetery in Big Sandy. A visitation will be held on Monday, June 28, 2021, from 6:00...