Obituaries
Melvin Lacy Parkerson
Jan 1, 2021
Private family services will be held for Melvin Lacy Parkerson, Sr., 88, of Gladewater. A Celebration of Life will be scheduled for a later date. Mr. Parkerson passed away Friday, January 1, 2021, in Longview. Mr. Parkerson was born November 15, 1932 in Edgewood, Texas to the late Jesse Parkerson and Ludie Stanley Parkerson. He was retired from Trans Co...
Chuck Daughdrill
Jan 1, 2021
Graveside services for Chuck Daughdrill, 65 of Gladewater, Texas, will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Gladewater Memorial Park with Artis Burney officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mr. Daughdrill was born January 20, 1955, in Winnsboro, Louisiana to Charles A. Daughdrill, Sr. and Claudine Calhoun Daughdrill and passed away on Friday, January...
Jeffrey Richard Salyer
Jan 1, 2021
Jeffrey Richard Salyer was born March 29, 1967 in Tyler Texas, the son of Larry and Judy Salyer. He died on January 1, 2021 in McKinney, Texas with dementia. Jeff was born with Down syndrome yet achieved more than ever expected. Experts projected that Jeff would be trainable, but not educable. Jeff graduated from Gladewater High School in 1985 with...
Joanne Linville
Jan 1, 2021
Former Texas resident Howard M. Hall, 85, died Dec. 23, 2005, at his home in Houston, Texas.
At his request, no service will be held.Mr. Hall was born May. 30, 1920, in Sacramento, Calif., to Salvatore and Elle Hall.Howard could accomplish anything he set his mind to do. At a very early age, he built a wagon to push his little...
Eddie Van Halen
Jan 1, 2021
Former Texas resident Howard M. Hall, 85, died Dec. 23, 2005, at his home in Houston, Texas.
At his request, no service will be held.Mr. Hall was born May. 30, 1920, in Sacramento, Calif., to Salvatore and Elle Hall.Howard could accomplish anything he set his mind to do. At a very early age, he built a wagon to push his little...
Jacqueline Ann Weiler Jenkins
Dec 31, 2020
Jacqueline Ann Weiler Jenkins was born on January 7, 1937, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She attended Utah State University where she met her husband, Karl Dee Jenkins. Jackie and Karl married on August 26, 1959 at the Lion House in Salt Lake City. She was a lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints where...
Wayne A. "Snuffy" Smith
Dec 30, 2020
Funeral services for Chief Wayne A. “Snuffy” Smith, 65, of Gladewater will be held 2:00 p.m. at the New Beginnings Baptist Church in Spring Hill on Monday, January 4, 2021 with Bro. Ricky Wallace officiating. Interment will follow at Rock Springs Cemetery in Gladewater. The family will receive friends Sunday from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home...
Rachael Morgan Joines
Dec 30, 2020
Funeral services for Ms. Rachael Morgan Joines, 31 of Longview, Texas, will be held 10:00 AM Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Pine Tree Church of Christ with Bro. Texas Ruegg officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Ms. Joines was born June 12, 1989, in Duncanville, Texas to Tim Wightman and Tiffany Slover Neill and passed away...
Royce Glen Skipper
Dec 30, 2020
Royce Glen Skipper, age 77, of Gilmer, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Christus-Good Shepherd Medical Center. Royce was born on June 12, 1943 in Upshur County to the late Ed Marion Skipper and Corine Metcalf Skipper. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 28 years of honorable service on active duty and in the reserves. He...
Edgar Brown
Dec 29, 2020
Edgar Brown, 77, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at his home in Longview, Texas surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 31, 1943 to John Edward and Mandy Pauline (St. Clair) Brown in Vernon, Texas. Edgar married the love of his life Judy Marie Hudgens on June 15, 1963 in Lubbock, Texas and was devoted to...
Leaetta Joyce Bradley
Dec 28, 2020
Leaetta Joyce (Bradley) Stanfield, 87 of Longview, Texas went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on December 28, 2020. She resided at Westminster Buckner Independent Living Community since January, 2019. Joyce died from complications of the COVID-19 virus. A private family graveside was held Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at White Cemetery in Pine Tree. Joyce was born May 24,...
John Wylie Pearce
Dec 28, 2020
Graveside services for John Wylie Pearce, 61, of Longview will be held 2:00 p.m. at the East Mountain Baptist Cemetery on Saturday, January 2, 2021 with Reverend Michael Williams officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mr. Pearce passed away Monday, December 28, 2020, in Longview. John was...
Russell A. Hendricks
Dec 27, 2020
Visitation for Russell Alexander Hendricks of Gilmer will be 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. Hendricks passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020. Mr. Hendricks was born on March 16, 1949 in Granite City, Illinois and was retired from Lone Star Steele and during his career Mr. Hendricks was a master electrician. He was...
Alice June Cummins Phillips
Dec 27, 2020
Funeral service for Mrs. Alice June Cummins Phillips, 80 of Gilmer, Texas, will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Joe Smith officiating. Interment to follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer. Mrs. Phillips was born April 24, 1940 in Rusk, Texas to Willie Lee Cummins and Murl Berry Cummins. Mrs. Phillips...
Wilma Jean Tincher
Dec 27, 2020
Wilma Jean Tincher, born in Seneca, Mo, on August 11, 1928, to Nelson Edward Snow & Winona Elizabeth Fisher Snow, passed away December 27, 2020, while residing at Prestige Estates Memory Care Unit in Tyler, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband Calvin H Tincher whom she married January 28, 1946. She was a member of the Assembly...
Betty Jo Williams
Dec 26, 2020
Service for Betty Jo Williams, 88, of Longview will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at New Hope Baptist Church, in Ore City with Reverend Larry Isbell officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. The family will receive visitors Tuesday, December 29, 2020 from 5PM-8PM at the Grubbs-Loyd Chapel, in Diana. Betty passed away...
Buford Williamson
Dec 26, 2020
Graveside service for Mr. Buford Williamson, 87 of Latch, Texas, will be held 11:00 AM Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Hopewell Cemetery with Rev. Charles Johnson officiating under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mr. Williamson was born May 11, 1933, in Latch, Texas to John Lawrence and Ethel Burkett Williamson and passed away on Saturday, December 26....
Loretta Allene Hill
Dec 26, 2020
Private family graveside services for Loretta Allene Hill, 69, of Gladewater will be held at Union Grove Cemetery. No public services are scheduled at this time. Mrs. Hill passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020, in Longview. Mrs. Hill was born June 10, 1951 in Mexia, Texas to the late Robert Berry Spears and Agnes Lorene Dabney Spears. She married Don...
Phyllis E. Hazelrigg
Dec 24, 2020
Phyllis Elaine (Bender) Hazelrigg, age 95 of Middletown, Ohio, previously a long time resident of Dallas, Gregg and Upshur counties, passed away on December 24, 2020. Phyllis was born April 24, 1925 in Akron, Ohio to Helen (Palmer) and Floyd Bender. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, husbands Tom Alderman and David Hazelrigg, and her youngest daughter Vicki...
Velma Lucille Cote
Dec 23, 2020
Funeral services for Velma Lucille Cote, 89, of Gladewater will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 1, 2021, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater. Interment will follow at White Cemetery in Longview. The family will receive friends at Croley Funeral Home from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Mrs. Cote passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2020, in Quitman, Texas....
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