Obituaries

Leaetta Joyce Bradley

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

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

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...

Wilma Jean Tincher

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...

Alice June Cummins Phillips

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...

Loretta Allene Hill

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...

Betty Jo Williams

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

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....

Phyllis E. Hazelrigg

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

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....

James H. Smith

James H. Smith

Dec 22, 2020

On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, James H. Smith was called to his eternal home, at the age of 71. James was born March 14, 1949, in Junction, Texas. He grew up in the Hill Country of West Texas with 7 siblings where many memories were made and still talked about to this day. There was never a dull moment in...

Cari Lynn Cranfill

Cari Lynn Cranfill

Dec 22, 2020

Celebration of Life services for Cari Lynn Cranfill, 50, of Gladewater will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 28, 2020, at New Beginnings Baptist Church in Spring Hill with Pastor Todd Kaunitz officiating. Interment will follow at Gladewater Memorial Park. Ms. Cranfill will be available for viewing Sunday evening from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Cari passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020,...

Beverley Sharon Hudson

Beverley Sharon Hudson

Dec 21, 2020

Mrs. Beverley Hudson, 84, of Gilmer was born in AZ to Bob and Elsie Ford, August 14th, 1936, and she passed the great divide December 21st, 2020. Always strong, tenacious and fearless, she went out on her own terms, with many stories left untold. Bev is survived by the loves of her life; husband Erwin “Tex” Hudson, daughters Sharon (John)...

Norma Blythe Jones Lacy

Norma Blythe Jones Lacy

Dec 20, 2020

Norma Lacy, 89, of Gladewater, Texas, passed away December 20, 2020 in Longview, Texas. Norma was born on December 24, 1930 in Camden, Arkansas to Erich Blythe Jones and Edna Lessie McDonald Jones. She graduated from Pine Tree High School and attended Kilgore Jr. College where she was a proud two-year member of the Kilgore College Rangerettes. She then attended...

Perry M. Mannis

Perry M. Mannis

Dec 20, 2020

Graveside service for Mr. Perry M. Mannis, 66 of Gilmer, Texas, will be held 11 AM Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at Sunset Memorial Park with Rev. Cesar Augusto Betancourt and Dr. Lewis King officiating and under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Perry was born on September 28, 1954, in Dewitt, Arkansas. Mr. Mannis passed away on Sunday,...

George "Lon" Cox

George "Lon" Cox

Dec 20, 2020

Lon was born on November 23, 1949, in Gladewater, Texas to the late Floyd Alonzo and Esther Lauretta Shoemaker Cox. Mr. Cox passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020, in Longview. Lon graduated from Gladewater High School in 1968 there he was voted most courteous boy. He was also honorable mention in district his junior year, as well as All...

Hershal Gage

Hershal Gage

Dec 18, 2020

Mr. Hershal L. Gage 66 of Longview, TX was born on June 8, 1954, in Dallas to Jimmy and Betty Phillips Bowles and passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020, in Longview. Hershal earned a degree in Computer Technology at the University of Texas in Tyler and later became a master printer and worked for the Gladewater Mirror for 15...

William Samuel "Sam" Davis

William Samuel "Sam" Davis

Dec 17, 2020

Graveside services for William Samuel “Sam” Davis, 63, of Tyler will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Starrville Cemetery. Mr. Davis passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020, at home. Mr. Davis was born June 15, 1957 in Plainview, Texas to the late Raymond Jefferson Davis and Mayna Pearl Simmons Davis. Sam attended Tarleton State University. Sam worked...

Vickie D.  Booth

Vickie D. Booth

Dec 16, 2020

Services for Vickie Darlene Booth, 64, of Diana are scheduled for 10AM, Saturday, December 19, 2020 at New Hope Baptist Church. A visitation will be held 6PM to 8PM, Friday, December 18, 2020 at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Arrangements under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. She was ushered into the arms of Jesus at her home...

Carolyn Hawkins

Carolyn Hawkins

Dec 15, 2020

Services for Carolyn Hawkins, 80, of Diana are scheduled for Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Morton Baptist Church with Brother Don Bean and Brother Mike Brittain officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church at 1PM. Arrangements under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. She passed away on Tuesday, December 15,...