Obituaries

Local obituaries for the Grand Saline, Lone Oak, and Alba, Texas areas

Caden Partin

Caden Partin

Jun 18, 2024

Caden Lynn Partin, 15, of Fruitvale, passed away, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. He was born August 1, 2008, in Athens, to Cory & Karley Partin. Caden lived in Fruitvale all of his life where he was a student at Fruitvale High School, in their Ag Mechanics program, and was an avid fisherman. He loved boating and hanging out with his...

Robert Beaird

Robert Beaird

Jun 18, 2024

Services for Mr. Robert Wayne Beaird, 71, of Emory, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Roundflat Pentecostal Church, Fruitvale, with Bro. Homer Morgan and Bro. Robert Burns officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mr. Beaird passed away June 18, 2024, at his home in Emory. He was born June 23, 1952, in...

Joe Minick

Joe Minick

Jun 17, 2024

Mr. Joe David Minick, 68, passed away Monday, June 17, 2024, at his residence in Saltillo. He was born November 18, 1955, in Pittsburg, to James Carl and Juanita Temple Minick. On March 11, 1978, he married Teresa Ann Mills in Saltillo. Together, they lived in the Saltillo area for 46 years. Joe enjoyed playing dominos, fishing, hunting, and watching...

Sharon Lafon

Sharon Lafon

Jun 15, 2024

Mrs. Sharon Ann Robinson LaFon, 68, of Grand Saline, passed away June 15, 2024, in Tyler. She was born September 12, 1955, in Grand Saline, to Marshall Oman and Gloy Violet Oliver Robinson. Sharon lived most of her life in the Wood and Van Zandt County areas. She was a Baptist and she loved family reunions. She also enjoyed traveling...

Wanda Collins

Wanda Collins

Jun 15, 2024

Graveside services for Wanda “Sandy" Collins, 90, of Fruitvale, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, June 24, 2024, at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, Irving. Sandy passed away June 15, 2024, in Tyler. She was born December 12, 1933, in Bells, to Isaac Elijah & Bertha Angeline Cobb Standridge. She spent her early years in Irving, before moving to Fruitvale 53...

George Whitus

George Whitus

Jun 14, 2024

Mr. George Curtis Whitus, 79, of Alba, passed away, Friday, June 14, 2024, in Sulphur Springs. He was born November 8, 1944, in Rains County, to George Rowland and Ruby Fay Northcutt Whitus. George lived most of his life in Rains County. He owned and operated his own concrete business. He enjoyed deer hunting and was very passionate about raising...

Ines Garcia Olarte

Ines Garcia Olarte

Jun 11, 2024

Services for Ines Garcia Olarte, 74, Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, June 14, 2024, at Iglesia Bautista La Fe, with Tobias Palma officiating, and Antonio Garcia interpreting, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery. Mrs. Ines Garcia Olarte was born on February 14, 1950, in Agua Dulce, Papantla Veracruz,...

Jerry Richeson

Jerry Richeson

Jun 7, 2024

Mr. Jerry Lynn Richeson, 80, passed away June 7, 2024, at his residence in Mt. Pleasant. He was born May 28, 1944, in Deport, to L.D. and Trudy Marie Blalock Richeson. Jerry had lived all his life in the Mt. Pleasant area. On May 23, 1991, he married Gayla Genice Easterling in Mt. Pleasant. He enjoyed traveling, going to the...

Rachel Rivers

Rachel Rivers

Jun 4, 2024

Mrs. Rachel Ida Pinney Rivers, 92, of Yantis, passed away June 4, 2024, in Yantis. She was born March 30, 1932, in Hinsdale, NY, to Husted and Luella Mae Hamilton Pinney. Rachel had lived the last 23 years in Yantis and was a member of Lake Fork Baptist Church. In January of 1986, she married Wally Rivers in Irving. She...

Robert Nix

Robert Nix

May 24, 2024

Services for Mr. Robert D’Wayne Nix, 52, of Fruitvale, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Billy Pannell, Eddie Paul Stanley, and Bailey McCartney officiating. Mr. Nix passed away May 24, 2024, at his home in Fruitvale. He was born July 28, 1971, in Ft. Worth. He lived most of his...

Mary Deuson

Mary Deuson

May 22, 2024

Graveside services for Mary Rose Cave Deuson, 90, of Golden, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Pilgrim Rest #2 Cemetery, Golden, with Bro. Louis Strehlow officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mrs. Deuson passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in Richardson. She was born December 9, 1933, in Golden, to Roland Olander and...

Alice Herrera

Alice Herrera

May 21, 2024

Services for Alice McBride Herrera, 79, of Van, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, May 25, 2024, at Roundflat Pentecostal Church, Fruitvale, with Bro. Homer Morgan officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment will be in McBride Cemetery, Quinlan. Alice McBride Herrera passed away May 21, 2024, in Van, where she resided for the last 24...

Ethel Dickerson

Ethel Dickerson

May 18, 2024

Services for Ethel Mae Holley Dickerson, 76, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Mark Neeley officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery, Grand Saline. Mrs. Dickerson passed away May 18, 2024, at her home in Grand Saline. She was born April 21, 1948, in Dorchester, to William T....

Stephen Hill

Stephen Hill

May 12, 2024

Stephen Bennett Hill, aged 47, of Allen, Texas, passed away peacefully in his sleep on May 12th, 2024. Born on January 3rd, 1977, to Dr. Richard Lionel Hill and Gail Frances Bennett in Tyler, Texas, Stephen was renowned for his unwavering faith in God and his involvement with the Suncreek United Methodist Church, where he both worshiped and participated in...

Jerry Richards

Jerry Richards

May 11, 2024

Jerry Douglas “Butch” Richards, of Quitman, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the age of 80. Butch was born on May 7, 1944, in Winnsboro. He worked in Real Estate for several years. His favorite past times were hunting, team roping and wheeling and dealing. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jerry “J.K.” and Polly Baber...

Clifford Green

Clifford Green

May 10, 2024

Services for Mr. Clifford Mark Green, 40, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. David Crain officiating. Mr. Green passed away May 10, 2024, in Canton. He was born September 22, 1983, in Tyler. Clifford spent most of his life in the Grand Saline area, where he worked as...

Nelda Moore

Nelda Moore

May 7, 2024

Services for Nelda Jean Geraldon Moore, 78, of Grand Prairie, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, May 10, 2024, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba, with Pastor Todd Lasseter officiating. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery, Alba. Mrs. Moore passed away May 7, 2024, in Dallas. She was born October 2, 1945, in Merced, CA, to Raymond Oren and Nannie Arlene...

Henry Williams

Henry Williams

May 4, 2024

Mr. Henry Williams, 71, of Fruitvale, passed away May 4, 2024, in Canton. He was born November 19, 1952, in Terrell, to Robert Edgar & Lillian Geneva Hunt Williams. He was an iron worker and loved to fish. Henry was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Paula Williams; sister, Shirley Reschke; and brother, Robert Williams. Survivors include his two...

Judy Mccasland

Judy Mccasland

Apr 29, 2024

Memorial services for Judy Lee Nix-McCasland, 72, of Alba, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Amazing Grace Fellowship Church, Alba, with Bro. Byron George officiating, under the direction of the church and family. Judy passed away April 29, 2024, at her residence in Alba, surrounded by her family. Judy and her twin brother Gerald (Jerry) were...

Shirley Shreves

Shirley Shreves

Apr 23, 2024

Services for Shirley Jo Phelps Shreves, 83, of Point, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Lone Oak Assembly of God, with Bro. Sam Calk and Bro. Randy Shreves officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Lone Oak. Interment will be in IOOF Cemetery, Caddo Mills. Mrs. Shreves passed away April 23, 2024, in Plano. She...