Obituaries

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

Bro. Jim Atkins

Bro. Jim Atkins

Oct 9, 2023

Services for Bro. Jim Atkins, 84, of Silsbee, are scheduled for 3 p.m., Friday, October 13, 2023, at New Horizon Assembly of God Church, Grand Saline, with Bro. Randy Fisher officiating. Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Bro. Jim passed away October 9, 2023, in Silsbee. He was born August 3, 1939, in...

Bettie Countryman

Bettie Countryman

Oct 8, 2023

Services for Bettie Countryman, 88, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Pastor Kenneth Ishmael officiating. Interment will follow in Mesquite City Cemetery, Mesquite. Bettie Joyce Mixon Countryman passed away October 8, 2023, at her home in Grand Saline. She was born May 7, 1935, in Mesquite, to John Henry...

Cindy Cook

Cindy Cook

Oct 5, 2023

Graveside services for Cindy Sue Robinson Cook, 75, of Arlington, TX are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, October 14, 2023, at Donelton Cemetery in Lone Oak, TX, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Cindy passed away October 5, 2023, in Arlington. She was born December 31, 1947, in Oceanside, California to the late Augusta Lee and Bernice Marilyn (Stephensen)...

Pamela Burges

Pamela Burges

Sep 16, 2023

Services for Pamela Jo Burges, 78, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. James Neidholt officiating. Interment will be in Corinth Cemetery. Mrs. Burges passed away September 16, 2023, in Grand Saline. She was born February 1, 1945, in Dallas, to Joseph & Marcette Dunning Crawford. Pamela’s early years...

James Burns

James Burns

Sep 15, 2023

James Norman Burns On the evening of September 15, 2023, James Norman Burns met face to face with his Heavenly Father, at the age of 78. James (Jim) has lived in Balch Springs, Texas for the past 31 years with his wife Maxine Burns. He was born in Dallas, to James Andrew Burns and Madie Lou Parker Burns on September...

Jack Dyess

Jack Dyess

Sep 13, 2023

Services for Mr. Jack Herman Dyess, 87, of Ben Wheeler, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Main Street Baptist Church, with Bro. David Crain officiating. Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mr. Dyess passed away September 13, 2023, at his home. He was born November 2, 1935,...

James Meier

James Meier

Sep 11, 2023

Mr. James Andrew Meier, 75, passed away Monday, September 11, 2023, at his residence in Sulphur Springs. He was born July 1, 1948, in Hammond, Indiana, to Andrew Francis and Catherine Carras Meier. He spent his younger years through middle school in Indiana, before moving to Texas and graduating from Sulphur Springs High School, class of 1966. In 1971, he...

Charles Anderson

Charles Anderson

Sep 11, 2023

Mr. Charles Clifford Anderson, 75, of Grand Saline, passed away September 11, 2023, in Tyler. He was born April 2, 1948, to Howard Marshall & Audean “Dena” Farris Jarrell Anderson. Charles was a lifelong resident of Grand Saline where he worked as a carpenter and was a member of the Grand Saline Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed Native American history and...

Steven Cummings

Steven Cummings

Sep 10, 2023

Mr. Steven “Rusty” Cummings, 68, passed away, Sunday, September 10, 2023, at his residence in Alba. He was born January 18, 1955, in Dallas, to William and Esma Cummings. Rusty lived the last 20 years in the Wood County area. He worked as a truck driver and enjoyed going out to eat, playing guitars, and telling jokes. On November 6,...

Saunya Williams

Saunya Williams

Sep 7, 2023

Services for Saunya Williams, 36, Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Donnie Herring officiating. Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery. Saunya passed away September 7, 2023, in Dallas. She was born June 21, 1987, in Dallas, to Thomas Lee & Debra Werline Williams. Saunya was a lifelong resident of...

Linda Collard

Linda Collard

Sep 5, 2023

Mrs. Linda Viann Thompson Collard, 78, of Quitman, passed away September 5, 2023. She was born June 24, 1945, in Tyler, to Thad McDavid and Elizabeth Ann Stewart Thompson. Vi, as she was known to most, was a longtime resident of Quitman, previously living in Tyler. She served many years as an employee of the city of Tyler and the...

Marian Burrow

Marian Burrow

Sep 1, 2023

Services for Marian Alice Golberg Burrow, 93, of Mineola, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba, with Chaplain Robert Stovall officiating. Interment will be in Pilgrim Rest #2 Cemetery, Golden. Mrs. Burrow passed away Friday, September 1, 2023, in Tyler. She was born August 13, 1930, in Akeley, MN, to Ted and Ruth...

George Massie

George Massie

Aug 28, 2023

Mr. George Frank Massie, 84, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023, at his residence in Golden. He was born May 23, 1939, in Golden to Hermit William and Leola McQueen Massie. George lived all his life in Golden and was a member of Golden Church of Christ. On December 20, 1957, he married Barbara Jean Murdock in Odessa. He was...

Presley Harris

Presley Harris

Aug 14, 2023

Memorial services for Presley Brooke Harris, 25, of Emory, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, August 19, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Presley passed away at her home in Emory, August 14, 2023. She was born January 8, 1998, in Quitman, to Kenneth McCoy & Wendy Rebecca Buffington Harris. Presley spent all her life in the Van Zandt...

Lord Grisham

Lord Grisham

Aug 12, 2023

Visitation for Lord “John” Grisham, 83, of Alba, is scheduled for 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will be in Pilgrim Rest #2 Cemetery, Golden. Mr. Grisham passed away August 12, 2023, in Tyler. He was born April 28, 1940, in Carlsbad, New Mexico, to J.V. and Lessie Marie Worthey Grisham. He lived most...

Nan Brummett

Nan Brummett

Aug 9, 2023

Services for Nan Carolyn Griggs Brummett are scheduled for 12 p.m., Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba, with Dr. Mark Neeley officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Alba. Mrs. Brummett passed away Wednesday, August 9, 2023, in Bedford. She was born March 31, 1934, in Sulphur Springs, to Earl Taylor and LaVerne Tommie Hamm Griggs....

Reba  Stone

Reba Stone

Aug 6, 2023

Services for Reba J. Norris Stone, 93, of Canton, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Bro. Randy Crudgington officiating. Mrs. Stone passed away August 6, 2023, in Tyler. She was born May 4, 1930, in Fruitvale, to Louie Cosby & Maggie Jewel Armstrong Norris. Reba lived in Canton for over...

Eva Mae Wynn

Eva Mae Wynn

Aug 4, 2023

Services for Eva Mae Wynn, 94, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, August 7, 2023, at Main Street Baptist Church, with Bro. Eddie Paul Stanley officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Interment will be in Willow Springs Cemetery, Emory. Mrs. Wynn passed away August 4, 2023, in Grand Saline. She was born June 19, 1929,...

Johnnie Hutchins

Johnnie Hutchins

Jul 27, 2023

Services for Johnnie Ferrel Hutchins, 93, of Alba, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, July 31, 2023, at Alba Church of Christ, with Walter Ragsdale officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will be in Turner Cemetery, Emory. Mr. Hutchins passed away July 27, 2023, in Sulphur Springs. He was born February 24, 1930, in Rains County...

James Smith

James Smith

Jul 24, 2023

Services for Mr. James A. Smith, 77, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Donnie Herring and Bro. Ronnie Wheeler officiating. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Smith passed away July 24, 2023, in Tyler, surrounded by his family. He was born June 6, 1946, in the Whitton...