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Addie Mae Brown

Addie Mae Brown

Feb 5, 2020

Memorial graveside service for Ms. Mae Brown, 81, of Big Sandy will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Chilton Cemetery with Bro. Sonny Parsons officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 until 2:00 P.M. prior to the service at Chilton Cemetery. Ms. Brown was born on May 10, 1938, to Frank and Lizzie Hanson Whitlock in...

Sue Long (Threadgill) Smith

Sue Long (Threadgill) Smith

Feb 3, 2020

Ms. Sue Long (Threadgill) Smith, age 69 of Gilmer, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020 in Gilmer. Sue was born in Gilmer on January 22, 1951, to the late Newell and Jackie Davidson Long. She was a homemaker, a volunteer at nursing homes and a member of Gilmer New Beginnings Church. Sue loved cooking, fishing and bird watching. She...

Carl Joe Thornton

Carl Joe Thornton

Feb 3, 2020

Graveside Services for Carl Joe Thornton, 74, of Gladewater will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 8, 2020, at Lakeview Memorial Gardens under the direction of Croley Funeral Home of Gladewater. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home. Mr. Thornton passed away Monday, February 3, 2020, in Longview. Joe was born July...

Billy Wilburn McDowell

Billy Wilburn McDowell

Feb 2, 2020

Graveside Services for Billy Wilburn McDowell, 75, of Big Sandy will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 10, 2020, at Gladewater Memorial Park under the direction of Croley Funeral Home of Gladewater. Mr. McDowell passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020, in Big Sandy. Billy was born September 17, 1944 in Smith to the late Alvin Hall McDowell and Helen Cline McDowell....

Maggie Mae Haynes

Maggie Mae Haynes

Feb 2, 2020

Ms. Maggie Mae Haynes, age 87, of Tyler, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020 under hospice care at Lindale Healthcare. Maggie was born in Big Sandy on December 31, 1932 to the late Huel Smith Haynes and Ruby June Meller Haynes. She was a retired medical assistant and waitress, and former member of the Locust Grove Baptist Church in...

M.C. "June" Lemons

M.C. "June" Lemons

Jan 31, 2020

Graveside service for M.C. “June” Lemons, 92, of Harleton will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at the Lemons Family Cemetery in Harleton. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. M.C. passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020 in Longview. M.C. was born January 29, 1928 in Holdenville. Oklahoma to Clarence and Gertie Lemons. M.C....

Vadys Elizabeth Ross

Vadys Elizabeth Ross

Jan 30, 2020

Vadys Elizabeth Ross returned home to be with the Lord on January 30, 2020. She was born September 24, 1921 in Matagorda, Texas to Melton Ellis and Lilly V Hoskins. She spent her youth in Victoria, Tx where she graduated with honors from the Patti Welder High School in 1939. The family moved to Fairbanks, Texas (outside of Houston) to...

Lehlani Kiongo Bryant

Lehlani Kiongo Bryant

Jan 28, 2020

Lehlani Kiongo Bryant, 5 months of Longview was born on September 17, 2019 and passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2020. She is survived by her parents, Destyn and Madeline Sanchez Bryant of Longview; siblings, Roman, Nevaeh and Dezline Bryant all of Longview; paternal grandparents, Rhonda Clifton, Danny Bryant, Bonnie Marlow, Tosha Wragg and Jason Wragg; maternal grandparents, Hector Sanchez,...

Kerry Zan Fowler

Kerry Zan Fowler

Jan 27, 2020

Kerry Zan Fowler, 69 of Big Sandy was born on October 9, 1950 in Mexia, TX to Billy Ray and Wanda Merle Williams Copeland, she passed away Monday, January 27, 2020. She worked as an executive secretary at Summit Environmental for many years. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home of Gilmer and a memorial service will...

Carolyn Estell Fletcher

Carolyn Estell Fletcher

Jan 27, 2020

Celebration of Life services for Carolyn Estell Fletcher, 72, of Gladewater will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 1, 2020, at The Church at West Mountain, 6259 US Hwy 271, Gilmer, TX 75645. Mrs. Fletcher passed away passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020, in Gladewater from natural causes. Carolyn was born September 6, 1947 in Denison, Texas to the late...

Tommy  Willis Frazier "Rooster"

Tommy Willis Frazier "Rooster"

Jan 24, 2020

Funeral service for Mr. Tommy Willis Frazier "Rooster", 74, of Gilmer, TX will be held 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer, Texas with Gary Dodson officiating. Mr. Frazier passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at his residence in Gilmer. Tommy was born on April 9, 1945, to Robert Lee and Sarah Bascom Wingfield. Mr....

Johnny Dustin (Dusty) Allen

Johnny Dustin (Dusty) Allen

Jan 23, 2020

Funeral Services for Johnny Dustin (Dusty) Allen, 24, of Gladewater will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Dusty passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020, in Hallsville. Dusty was born September 9, 1995 in Longview, Texas to...

Jerry Fenton

Jerry Fenton

Jan 22, 2020

Memorial service for Mr. Jerry Fenton, 76, of Gilmer, TX will be held 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Croley Fauneral Home in Gilmer with Rev. Matthew Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. prior the service on Saturday. Mr. Fenton, a lifetime resident of Upshur County was born on August 3, 1943,...

Thelma Lee Beall

Thelma Lee Beall

Jan 18, 2020

Graveside services for Thelma Lee Beall, 91, of Longview will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 25, 2020, at the New White Oak Cemetery in White Oak under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. On Saturday, January 18, 2020; Thelma, loving mother and memaw, passed away surrounded by her loving family in Longview. Thelma was born May 19, 1928...

Sarah Nell Johns

Sarah Nell Johns

Jan 16, 2020

Graveside service for Mrs. Sarah Nell Johns, 97, of Longview will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 17, 2020 at Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer with Chaplain Rick Webb officiating. Mrs. Johns was born on February 14, 1922, to the late Jess and Winnie Dodd Reed in Itasca, TX. She passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020 in Longview. Mrs....

Gabriel Coronado

Gabriel Coronado

Jan 16, 2020

Funeral Services for Gabriel Coronado, 17, of Longview will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 23, 2020, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the Croley Funeral Home. Gabriel passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020, in Kilgore. Gabriel was born November 14, 2002 in Longview, Texas to Bernabe...

Clifford Lee  Barnes, Sr.

Clifford Lee Barnes, Sr.

Jan 12, 2020

Clifford Lee Barnes, Sr., 79, of Gilmer, passed from this life on Sunday, January 12, 2020. He was born on January 15, 1940, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Jimmie and Leah McBee Barnes. Clifford attended school in Gilmer, and later served in the US Navy. After service, he worked for Lone Star Steel. Clifford enjoyed visiting with family and friends. He...

Doris Elaine Harding

Doris Elaine Harding

Jan 10, 2020

Ms. Doris Elaine Harding, 92, of Hawkins passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020, in Tyler. Services will be a private family burial. She was born on March 5, 1927 in Houston, Texas to Melton and Virginia Hoskins Ellis. Ms. Harding was a secretary/bookkeeper before her retirement. Ms. Harding is survived by her daughter, Deborah Lee Harding; sisters, Vadys Ross...

Helen Richter Everett

Helen Richter Everett

Jan 10, 2020

Memorial Mass for Helen Richter Everett, 89, of Sherman, formerly of Gladewater, will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 18, 2020 at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Gladewater with Father Mark Dunne officiating. Mrs. Everett passed away Friday, January 10, 2020, in Denison. Helen was born February 8, 1930, in New York, to the late Leonard Garay and Helena Wellock....

Jo Edwards

Jo Edwards

Jan 8, 2020

Memorial service for Mrs. Jo Sandra Edwards, 74, of Longview will be held 1:00 P.M. Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Edwards was born on July 5, 1945, to Bill and Joyce Odom Jones in Dallas. She passed away on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in Longview. Mrs. Edwards, also known by her family as Sandy,...

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