Obituaries

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

Jeffrey Darnell

Jeffrey Darnell

Jan 27, 2024

Services for Mr. Jeffrey Thomas Darnell, 46, of Rowlett, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, February 3, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment will be in Sand Flat Cemetery. Mr. Darnell passed away January 27, 2024, at his home in Rowlett. He was born June 26, 1977, in Dallas, to Jimmy Odell & Judith Campbell Darnell. He graduated...

Donald Edgmon

Donald Edgmon

Jan 24, 2024

Services for Donald Glen Edgmon, 87, of Alba, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, February 3, 2024, at Lake Fork Baptist Church, with Bro. Zach Tunnell officiating, under the direction of the church and his family. Mr. Edgmon passed away January 24, 2024, in Tyler. He was born January 22, 1937, in Mossville, AR, to Roy Turner and Gracie Vola...

June Ragsdale

June Ragsdale

Jan 23, 2024

A celebration of life service for Helen June Harrison Ragsdale, 82 of Alba is scheduled for 10 AM Saturday, February 10, 2024 at Amazing Grace Fellowship Church in Alba Texas. Services will be officiated by her grandson, Pastor Jacob Chaffin of Lindale, under the direction of her church and family. “June” Ragsdale passed away January 23, 2024 in Tyler. She...

Junior Harris

Junior Harris

Jan 23, 2024

Services for Junior Harris, 91, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, January 26, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Donnie Herring officiating. Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Harris passed away January 23, 2024, in Quitman. He was born November 30, 1932, in Breckenridge, TX, to John Fletcher and Verta Starkey Harris. On March 1,...

Charles Minatrea

Charles Minatrea

Jan 20, 2024

Funeral services for Charles Wayne Minatrea, 89, of Arnold, Missouri, formerly of Mineola, are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 25, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Reverend Tim Allen officiating. Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery. Surrounded by family, Mr. Minatrea passed away peacefully in his home on January 20, 2024. He was born December 23, 1934,...

Michael Brewer

Michael Brewer

Jan 13, 2024

Services for Richard Michael-Hargrove Brewer, 25, of Mineola, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Sand Springs Baptist Church, Mineola, with Bro. Jerry Jackson and Bro. Jim Parker officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will follow in Lake Fork Memorial Cemetery, Alba. Michael passed away January 13, 2024, in Tyler. He was born...

Paul Butler

Paul Butler

Jan 13, 2024

Services for Paul L. Butler, 85, of Lubbock, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, with John Villarreal officiating. Interment will follow in Salem Cemetery. Mr. Butler passed away January 13, 2024, in Lubbock. He was born April 16, 1938, in Alba, to Joseph Claude and Georgia Jewel Poston Butler. He graduated from the...

Ray Rowe

Ray Rowe

Jan 11, 2024

Services for Ray Rowe, 87, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Donnie Herring officiating. Burial will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Mr. Rowe passed away January 11, 2024, in Tyler. He was born February 11, 1936, in Harrison County, to James Franklin & Katie C. Jones Rowe. Ray served...

Nancy Broxson

Nancy Broxson

Jan 10, 2024

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Marilyn "Louise" Poston Means

Marilyn "Louise" Poston Means

Jan 6, 2024

Marilyn “Louise” Poston Means August 2, 1941 – January 6, 2024 A Celebration of Life service for Marilyn “Louise” Poston Means, 82, of Alba, is scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, January 8, 2024, at Enon Baptist Church with Pastor Reggie Day and Brother Tibby Wright officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will be in Pleasant Ridge...

Patricia Bevill

Patricia Bevill

Jan 6, 2024

Memorial services for Patricia Lee Telles Bevill, 45, of Greenville, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Resurrection Morning Church, Lone Oak, with Bro. Wendell Schones officiating, under the direction of the church and family. Mrs. Bevill passed away January 6, 2024, in Greenville. She was born March 21, 1978, in Albuquerque, NM, to Rogelio and Olivia...

Janice Brumfield

Janice Brumfield

Jan 5, 2024

Services for Janice Baker Brumfield, 62, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, January 12, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home with Jeremy Brumfield officiating. Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Mrs. Brumfield passed away January 5, 2024, in Tyler. She was born March 12, 1961, in Belleville, IL, to Sydney & Audrey Mae Buskirk Baker. She was preceded...

Michael Horner

Michael Horner

Jan 5, 2024

Mr. Michael Wayne Horner, 73, passed away January 5, 2024. He was born July 1, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois, to Carlos Horner & Mary Hostrawser Horner. Michael’s early years were in Clinton Missouri with his Mother Mary & Stepfather Paul Webb, when Michael was an early teenage boy he went to Dyersburg, Tennessee to stay with his dad. Michael went...

Charles Varnado

Charles Varnado

Jan 2, 2024

Mr. Charles Claude Varnado, 79, of Grand Saline, passed away January 2, 2024. He was born December 19, 1944, in Shreveport, LA, to Zeno Cecil & Margaret Rhodes Varnado. Charles married Sharon Doyal and they moved to Grand Saline in 1974. He worked for Cozby-Germany Hospital and Brookshire's Grocery Co. simultaneously and retired from Cozby-Germany Hospital in 2006. Sharon loved...

Mike Rogers

Mike Rogers

Jan 1, 2024

Michael Odell Rogers was born March 27, 1956, in Grand Saline, TX to Mary Hashert Rogers and Henry Odell Rogers. He was a lifelong resident of Grand Saline and member of the GSHS class of 1974. He was employed by Morton Salt for 44 years. He was an active member of the Jubilee Sunday School Class at Main Street Baptist...

Merline Patterson

Merline Patterson

Dec 31, 2023

Services for Merline Waldon Patterson, 82, of Alba, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2024, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba, with Rev. Sherrie Beazley officiating. Interment will be in Pilgrim Rest #1 Cemetery, Emory. Mrs. Patterson passed away December 31, 2023, in Mineola. She was born in Rains County to William Benjamin and Mollie Myrtle Huff Waldon. She...

John Pryor Sr

John Pryor Sr

Dec 31, 2023

Memorial services to honor the life of Mr. John Thomas Pryor, Sr., 80, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home. Mr. Pryor passed away December 31, 2023, at his home in Grand Saline. Born on March 19, 1943, to Cecil Ned & Oben Jane Rawson Pryor, John Thomas Sr. grew up...

Gloria Elmore

Gloria Elmore

Dec 30, 2023

Visitation for Gloria Jean Hancock Elmore, 77, of Grand Saline, is scheduled for 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., Friday, January 5, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home. Mrs. Elmore passed away December 30, 2023, at her residence in Grand Saline. She was born January 4, 1946, in Pennsylvania, to Charles Raymond and Francis June Wise Hancock. She graduated from Tenaha High...

Paula Johnson

Paula Johnson

Dec 30, 2023

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Brenda Davis

Brenda Davis

Dec 26, 2023

Services for Brenda Flowers “Grammy” Davis, 63, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, December 29, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Edwards officiating. Mrs. Davis passed away December 26, 2023, at her residence in Grand Saline. She was born August 8, 1960, in Grants, New Mexico, to Bill W. and Etta Faye Clark Flowers. Brenda...