Obituaries

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

Myers Jennings

Myers Jennings

Apr 12, 2025

Mr. Myers Jennings, 93, of Grand Saline, passed away April 12, 2025. He was born December 30, 1931, in Grand Saline, to Jesse Roy & Minnie Myers Jennings. Myers graduated from Grand Saline High School, Class of 1949, and then served in the US Army. He retired as a conductor for Union Pacific Railroad. Mr. Jennings is preceded in death...

Thomas Monk

Thomas Monk

Apr 8, 2025

Services for Thomas Melvin Monk, 86, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Homer Morgan officiating. Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Mr. Monk passed away April 8, 2025, in Grand Saline. He was born September 9, 1938, in Grand Saline, to Thomas Benjamin and Gladys Irene (Douthitt) Monk....

Troy Don Alexander

Troy Don Alexander

Apr 6, 2025

A Celebration of Life for Troy Don Alexander, 57, of Dallas, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 26, 2025, at New Testament Holiness Church, Grand Saline, with Bro. Mack Swain and Cody Swain officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mr. Alexander was born May 12, 1967, in Dallas, to Ricky James Douglas & Brenda...

"Jeannie" Audrey Howell

"Jeannie" Audrey Howell

Mar 29, 2025

Services for Audrey Jean “Jeannie” Abar Howell, 91, of Lindale, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba, with Bro. Jim Parker officiating. Interment will be in Pilgrim Rest #2 Cemetery, Golden. Mrs. Howell passed away March 29, 2025, in Tyler. She was born June 7, 1933, in Oakland, California, to Frank Ellsworth and...

Cheryl Buffington

Cheryl Buffington

Mar 22, 2025

Mrs. Cheryl Lynn Smith Buffington, 79, of Alba, passed away March 22, 2025, in Tyler. She was born January 8, 1946, to Cecil Robert and Mary Lou Boerchett Smith. On May 30, 1964, she married Thomas Benton Buffington in Grapevine. She had recently moved from Rains County to the Alba area. Cheryl worked for the Rains County Sheriff’s Office for...

Vicky Cole

Vicky Cole

Mar 18, 2025

Vicky Curtis Cole, 73, of Grand Saline, passed away March 18, 2025, in Tyler. She was born March 29, 1951, in Wichita Falls. Vicky moved around a lot growing up and then spent most of her life in the Athens area, before moving to Grand Saline about six months ago. She retired from the Athens Daily Review after more than...

Bobby Chitty

Bobby Chitty

Mar 13, 2025

Services for Mr. Bobby Don Chitty, 77, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, March 17, 2025, at Riverside Mission Church, with Bro. Donnie Herring and Bro. Jim Chitty officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mr. Bobby Chitty passed away on March 13, 2025, in Tyler. He was...

Ruby Williams

Ruby Williams

Mar 11, 2025

Services for Ruby Williams, 88, of Fruitvale, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, March 17, 2025, at Main Street Baptist Church with Pastor Glen Null and Bro. Homer Morgan officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment will be at 2 p.m., Monday, at Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas. Mrs. Williams passed away March 11, 2025, in...

Ronnie Staley

Ronnie Staley

Mar 11, 2025

Mr. Ronnie Daniel Staley, 78, of Alba, passed away March 11, 2025, in Greenville. He was born November 24, 1946, in Altoona, PA, to Clarence E. and Bessie Grace Norris Staley. On October 4, 1969, he married Bonnie Dell Hertzog in Altoona, PA. Together, they moved from Cedar Hill to the Alba area 15 years ago. He loved fishing, hunting,...

Helen Cain

Helen Cain

Mar 9, 2025

Services for Helen Zene Dudley Cain, 94, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, March 13, 2025, at First Baptist Church, Alba, with Dr. Kelly Burton officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will follow in Enon Cemetery, Alba. Mrs. Cain passed away March 9, 2025, at her residence in Alba. She was born June 25, 1930, in...

Mary Frances Snyder

Mary Frances Snyder

Mar 4, 2025

Services for Mary Frances Cline Snyder, 91, of Canton, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at Emory Church of Christ, Emory, with Cody McCoy officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment will be in Pilgrim Rest #1 Cemetery, Emory. Mrs. Snyder passed away March 4, 2025, in Canton. She was born July 9,...

Rhonda Sherwood

Rhonda Sherwood

Mar 1, 2025

Services for Rhonda Jeannette Wilson Sherwood, 61, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Amazing Grace Fellowship Church, Alba, with Bro. Byron George officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery, Alba. Mrs. Sherwood passed away March 1, 2025, at her residence in Alba. She was born March 14, 1963,...

Sonja Monk

Sonja Monk

Feb 27, 2025

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Pat Blakeley

Pat Blakeley

Feb 26, 2025

Services for Pat Rumbelow Blakeley, 93, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Sand Flat Baptist Church, with Bro. Steve Futch officiating. Interment will follow in Sand Flat Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mrs. Blakeley passed away on February 26, 2025, in Tyler. She was born on November 7,...

Lorraine Wiley

Lorraine Wiley

Feb 24, 2025

Miss Lorraine Wiley, 24, of Fruitvale, passed away February 24, 2025 at her home. She was born March 14, 2000, in Wheatridge, CO. Lorraine was raised in Colorado where she graduated from Burlington High School. She moved to Fruitvale in October of 2024 with her mom. Lorraine was an angel on earth and was loved by everyone that met her....

Henry Anglin

Henry Anglin

Feb 21, 2025

Graveside services for Mr. Henry Anglin, of De Kalb, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Creagleville Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Henry Lee Anglin, 73, passed away on Friday, February 21. He was born on September 24,1951 in Grand Saline, Texas to Marie and David Anglin. Henry spent most of his...

Larry Anderson

Larry Anderson

Feb 12, 2025

Memorial services for Mr. Larry Allan Anderson, 81, of Red Oak, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Larry passed away on February 12, 2025, in Dallas, surrounded by family members. He was born on August 7, 1943, in Mt. Pleasant, where he spent his early years. In 1964, he married Glenda...

Jackie Chaffin

Jackie Chaffin

Feb 11, 2025

Services for Jackie Lynn Chaffin, 66, of Alba, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at Cottonwood Assembly of God Church, Alba, under the direction of the church and family. Mr. Chaffin passed away February 11, 2025, in Lindale. He was born March 12, 1958, in Dallas, to Bobby Jack and Bobbie Jean Preston Chaffin. On June 1,...

Juana Aguilar

Juana Aguilar

Feb 10, 2025

Services for Juana Martinez Aguilar, 70, are scheduled for 9 a.m., Friday, February 14, 2025, at Iglesia Bautista Getsemani, Van, Texas, with Pastor Guillermo Ramos officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery, Grand Saline. Mrs. Aguilar passed away on February 10, 2025, at her home in Grand Saline. She was born...

Virginia Lee

Virginia Lee

Feb 9, 2025

Services for Mrs. Virginia Parker Lee, 93, of Blue Mound, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Saturday, February 15, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment will follow in Sand Flat Cemetery. Mrs. Virginia Lee passed away on February 9, 2025, at her residence. She was born on December 7, 1931, in Wills Point, Texas, to Howell and Maybell Nicholson...