Obituaries
Janet Winn Baker
Jul 31, 2020
Janet Winn Baker went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on July 31, 2020. Born in Gilmer, Texas on June 16, 1925, Janet lived a long, blessed life of 95 years. Janet is preceded in death by her parents John Coleman Winn and Alice Winn and her husband Kenneth Harlen Baker. Janet is survived by her two sons, Michael...
Billy Joe Orms
Jul 31, 2020
Graveside services for Billy Joe “B. J.” Orms, 91, will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at the Old East Mountain Cemetery, with Scott Adkins officiating. Mr. Orms was born October 9, 1928, in East Mountain, to Lee Briscoe and Roxann Orms. He graduated from East Mountain Schools and he served in the Navy during the Korean War....
Jewel Faye Stevenson
Jul 28, 2020
Mrs. Jewel Faye Stevenson, age 88, of Gladewater, passed away on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 in Plano. Jewel was born in Fairfield, Texas on August 18, 1931 to the late William P. Walker and Mary B. (Spears) Walker. She worked as a sewing machine operator for Honey-Togs, and was a longtime member of the Gladewater Church of the Nazarene. Jewel...
Tory Blake Smith
Jul 28, 2020
Tory Blake Smith, 55, of Gilmer, Texas, was born on January 13, 1965 in Shreveport, LA to Bobby and Ann Simms Smith. Tory was a truck driver for Fort Worth Carrier Corporation for many years and a member of Mobberly Baptist Church. Tory was preceded in death by his father, Bobby Smith. He is survived by his wife of 28...
Richard Dale Hulsebus
Jul 27, 2020
Mr. Hulsebus was born on August 24, 1935 in Astoria, South Dakota to Henry Hulsebus and Lena Fischer Hulsebus. Richard served his country proudly in the U.S. Army National Guard. He was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church in Gladewater. Mr. Hulsebus earned a degree in Theology from Northwestern College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Richard enjoyed flying small planes,...
Pauline Box
Jul 26, 2020
A celebration of life for Minnie Pauline Box, 93, of Diana will be held Saturday, August 1, 2020 at 2:00 PM, at Little’s Chapel Cemetery officiated by Reverend Gene Hazel. Pauline passed away on July 26, 2020. She was born July 4, 1927 in Center, Texas to Ivy and Ada Hamilton. Pauline was a compassionate, kind, loving, wonderful wife and...
Jose Gerardo Lopez
Jul 26, 2020
Celebration of Life services for Jose Gerardo Lopez, 32, of Big Sandy, TX will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, July 30th, 2020, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater, TX. Mr. Lopez passed away Sunday, July 26th, 2020, in Longview, TX. Jose was born on June 20th, 1988 in Laredo, Texas to Vicente Lopez, Sr. and Maria Del...
Donnie Ann Loyd
Jul 26, 2020
Services for Donnie Ann Loyd, 69, of Gilmer, will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, August 2, 2020, at Sand Hill Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Sand Hill cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Sand Hill Baptist Church. Donnie Ann was born October 11, 1950 in Texarkana, Arkansas, to William Arnold, Sr. and...
Willie Evoynne Anderson
Jul 25, 2020
Funeral services for Willie Evoynne Anderson, 75, of Gladewater will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 31, 2020, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ray Boulter officiating. Informal public viewing will be held Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mrs. Anderson passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Longview. Mrs. Anderson was...
Roy Warren Crow, Jr.
Jul 25, 2020
Graveside services for Roy Warren Crow, Jr., 93, of Pritchett, formerly of White Oak, will be Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. at New White Oak Cemetery with Bro. Bill Voss and Bro. Travis Kitchens officiating. Mr. Crow passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020, at his home surrounded by family. Roy was born May 30, 1927 in Winnsboro, Texas...
Cherry Lu Ratcliff
Jul 24, 2020
Cherry Lu Ratcliff, 68 of Gilmer was born on July 22, 1952 in DeQueen, AR to Luther and Ida Dye Edgar and passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020 in Longview, TX. She is survived by her husband, Leland Ratcliff; two sons, Kristopher Dylan Ratcliff and his wife, Maricar, and Jarred Barletta; sister, Sandra Dacus and her husband, James; sister-in-law,...
Leneave Davis Wootten
Jul 24, 2020
Graveside services for Leneave Davis Wootten are scheduled for 10:00 AM, Monday, July 27, 2020 at Reed Cemetery in Diana, with East Mountain Pastors Tim Smith and Tim Coop officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Leneave passed away Friday, July 24, 2020 in Longview, Texas. Leneave was born November 17, 1924 to Oliver and...
Gordon Lee Harper
Jul 22, 2020
Gordon Lee Harper, 37, of Longview, Texas, was born on March 1, 1983 in Corpus Christi, TX to Jeff and Carolyn Harper but was raised by Terry Gage and Carolyn Harper. Gordon is a 2001 graduate of Big Sandy High School in Big Sandy, Texas. He was a self-employed DJ who lived life to the fullest. Gordon loved to spend...
Jane Olivia (Shepperd) Parton
Jul 22, 2020
Jane Olivia (Shepperd) Parton, age 81, of Gladewater, Texas, passed peacefully on to her heavenly reward on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at Pine Tree Lodge Nursing Center of Longview. Jane was born in Gladewater, Texas on May 7, 1939 to parents John Foy and Mary Olivia (Ganus) Shepperd. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers (Henry Lee,...
Conchita De Perio
Jul 20, 2020
Conchita De Perio, 83, of Diana, Texas passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 in Longview, Texas. Services will be held, Friday, July 24, 2020 at 3:00PM, at the First Baptist Church in Ore City with Brother James Gray and Brother Pat Shannon officiating. Arrangements are under the directions of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral home in Diana. Conchita was born June 10, 1937...
Anna LaRay Merkel
Jul 20, 2020
Family and friends are grieving the loss of Anna LaRay Merkel, 87, of Kerrville, who passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 after losing her battle with cancer. She will be buried on Wednesday, July 29 after a graveside service at the Hopewell Methodist Church cemetery in Latch, Texas where her late husband, her parents, and several generations of relatives are...
Donna Gayle Leslie
Jul 19, 2020
Mrs. Donna Gayle Leslie, 71, of Longview passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020, in Longview. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Donna was born June 5, 1949 in Ft. Worth, Texas to the late Jack Walker and Margaret Frost Walker. She was a devoted wife, sister, aunt and homemaker. Donna was a great...
Charles Riley Ingerson
Jul 19, 2020
Charles R. Ingerson, Sr., 91, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, July 19, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife Lillian VaRue; parents, Harold and Katherine; sisters Joyce Ann Gravely and Ernistine Ross; brother Joe Harold Ingerson; and grandsons Charles Patrick Sanders and Johnny Ray Tudor. He is survived by his...
Gary Dean Powell, Sr.
Jul 19, 2020
Gary Dean Powell, Sr. 77, of Diana, Texas passed away Sunday, July 19, 2020 in Longview, Texas. Services will be held, 10 AM, Friday, July 24, 2020 at the Grubbs-Loyd Chapel in Diana and a public memorial service will be held at a later date. Reverend Sam Martin and Reverend Brian Zappa will be officiating with. Arrangements are under the...
Patricia Anne Clark
Jul 19, 2020
Funeral services for Mrs. Patricia Anne Clark, 67, of Garland, former longtime resident of El Paso will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 25, 2020, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Hawkins. Burial will follow at Paron Cemetery. Patricia passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020, in Dallas. Patricia was born December 1, 1952 in El Paso, Texas to...