Obituaries
Richard Lee Wedin
Oct 24, 2019
Richard Lee Wedin, 67, of Gilmer, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 24, 2019. He was born February 24, 1952, in Fort Wort, Texas, to Carl Albert and Mary Frances Plant Wedin. He proudly served in the U.S. Army for over 20 years. After the service, he came back to Gilmer to work at H&D Hardware. Richard...
Dennis Rinehart
Oct 24, 2019
Funeral services for Dennis Rinehart, 84, of Gladewater, will be 2:00 PM Sunday, October 27, 2019, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater. Interment will follow at Gladewater Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 1:00 until service time. Mr. Rinehart passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019, in Gladewater. Dennis was born March 21, 1935 in...
A. J. Clower
Oct 23, 2019
Mr. A.J. Clower, age 91, of Diana, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 in Longview. He was born in James, Texas on August 11, 1928 to the late Joseph and Junie Pearl Dickinson Clower. A.J. was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving honorably during the Korean Conflict. He married the former Dewtrine Hawkins on August 13, 1953 in...
Henry Green Smallwood
Oct 20, 2019
Funeral services for Henry Green Smallwood, 75, of Sabine, will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Grace Crossing Church of God in White Oak. Interment will follow services at Rock Springs Cemetery in Gladewater. The family will receive friends Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Mr. Smallwood was wrapped in the arms of Jesus Sunday morning, October...
Keith Francis
Oct 20, 2019
Services for Keith Francis, 73, of Harleton, will be held 6:00 PM Friday, October, 25, 2019, at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer, with Bro. Mike McGuire officiating. Mr. Francis passed away on October 20, 2019, in Longview. Keith was born November 23, 1945, in Overton, TX, to William Jenning Brian Francis and Charlotte K. Shoemaker Francis. He worked for many...
Lacy Clay Darby
Oct 18, 2019
Lacy Clay Darby, born in Houston, Texas on December 21, 1938 to Lacy B. Darby and Marion Frances Lords Darby, peacefully passed away on October 18, 2019 at the age of 80 years old. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Katherine Darby of 59 years, and two children, Marion and Denise Darby. Clay is also survived by 6...
Oliver Benton Nesmith
Oct 18, 2019
Graveside service for Oliver Benton Nesmith, 83, of Hawkins will be 11:00 a.m., Sunday, October 27, 2019, in Hawkins City Cemetery with Dr. Donald Ward officiating. Interment will be in Hawkins City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Hawkins. Mr. Nesmith passed away Friday, Oct 18, 2019, at Legend Oaks in Gladewater. Mr. Nesmith was...
George Michael Graff
Oct 18, 2019
Mr. George Michael Graff, 84, of Gilmer, TX was born on March 19, 1935 in Dodge City, KS to the late Jacob and Kathrine (Creevey) Graff. He worked as a probation officer on Los Angeles County for many years. Mr. Graff passed away on Friday, October 18, 2019 at his home in Gilmer. George is survived by his wife, Gloria...
Roy Claxton Tucker
Oct 18, 2019
Funeral services for Roy Claxton Tucker, 89, of Gladewater, will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Grace Baptist Church in Kilgore, Texas. Interment will follow services at Gladewater Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater, Texas. Mr. Tucker passed away in Longview on Friday, October...
Merlene Wilson
Oct 17, 2019
Funeral service for Mrs. Merlene Wilson, 93 of Gilmer, TX will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, October 21, 2019 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Rev. Wayne Norvell and Rev. Wayne McKay officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 20, 2019 from 4:00 until 6:00 P.M. at Croley Funeral Home. Mrs. Wilson passed away on Thursday, October...
Mary Frances Fowler
Oct 16, 2019
Celebration of Life services for Mary Frances Fowler, 56, of Gladewater, will be 5:30 p.m. Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the Croley Funeral Chapel in Gladewater with Pastor M.D. McGuire officiating. Mrs. Fowler passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019, in Tyler. Mary was born August 18, 1963 in New Boston, Texas to Ellis Irving Fowler and Linda Barfield Clements. She...
James Melvin Cooley
Oct 16, 2019
James Melvin Cooley, 81, of Longview entered into eternal peace Wednesday, October 16, 2019. Private graveside services were held at Gladewater Memorial Park under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, he was preceded in death by his parents Francis Marion Cooley and Addie Mae Tomlinson, and a son Jim, Jr. At age 17, Jim...
Claude "Buddy" Wright
Oct 15, 2019
Services for Claude “Buddy” Wright Jr., 74, of Diana will be at 3:00 P.M., Friday, October 18, 2019 at Walnut Creek Baptist Church, with Brother Lance Sims officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Interment will follow at Walnut Creek Cemetery. The family will receive visitors one and a half hours prior to the service...
Anita Phillips-Hancock
Oct 15, 2019
Private family graveside services for Anita Phillips-Hancock were held Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Union Grove Cemetery in Union Grove, TX at 2:00 p.m. Anita passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019, in McKinney. A full obituary will be made available upon approval from the family.
Judy Thomas
Oct 15, 2019
Memorial graveside service for Mrs. Judy Thomas, 76, of Holly Lake Ranch, TX will be held at 12:00 PM Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Roselawn Cemetery in Mineola, TX. Mrs. Thomas passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 in Winnsboro, TX. Judy was born on June 15, 1943 in Montclair, NJ to the late Milton and Anne (Krysl) Doolittle. She...
Stacey Gene Tucker
Oct 15, 2019
Funeral services for Stacey Gene Tucker, 59, of Winona, will be 2:00 PM Friday, October 18, 2019, at the Hoover Cemetery in Big Sandy. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mr. Tucker passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019, surrounded by family at his home in Winona. Stacey was...
Z.G. Mike McElwee
Oct 13, 2019
Mr. Zola G.”Texas Hobo Mike” McElwee, Jr., age 70, of Big Sandy, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at his residence. Mike was born on July 21, 1949 in Harris County Texas to the late Zola G. McElwee, Sr., and Nell Katherine May McElwee. He served two tours in Vietnam in the U.S. Army, where he suffered a near...
Daniel Carl Poisso
Oct 13, 2019
Daniel Carl Poisso 77, of Ore City, Texas passed away Saturday October 13, 2019 in Marshall, Texas. Daniel was born June 16, 1942 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Joseph and Virginia (Moody) Poisso. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. A private burial will take place at Ore City Cemetery. Daniel was a veteran of the...
Deborah Kay Rinehart
Oct 13, 2019
Funeral services for Deborah Kay Rinehart, 68, of Gladewater, will be 2:00 PM Thursday, October 17, 2019, at the Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater. Interment will follow at Gladewater Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home. Mrs. Rinehart passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019, in Longview. Deborah was...
Joe Pittman
Oct 13, 2019
Mr. Joe Pittman, age 85, of Gladewater, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, October 13, 2019. Joe was born in Bowie, Texas on September 9, 1934 to the late Walter and Ethel Emfinger Pittman. He married the former, Junie Odessa Thornburgh in Grand Saline in 1953. He worked as a floor-hand in the oil fields of East Texas,...
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