Obituaries

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

Evelyn Woods

Evelyn Woods

Dec 3, 2022

Services for Evelyn L. Woods, 97, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home with Eddy Smith and Chaplain Robert Stovall officiating. Burial will follow in Woodside Cemetery. Ms. Woods passed away December 3, 2022, in Tyler. She was born April 21, 1925, in Grand Saline, to Joseph Andy & Jewell Estes...

Bobby Utley

Bobby Utley

Nov 23, 2022

Services for Mr. Bobby Utley, 82, of Greenville, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, November 28, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Mr. Utley passed away November 23, 2022, in Greenville. He was born June 28, 1940, in Hopkins County, to Earl & Nellie Lorine Harris Utley. Bobby spent most of his life...

June Johnston

June Johnston

Nov 21, 2022

June Marie Johnston, died at the age of 87, at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, November 21, 2022. Visitation will be held at Bartley Funeral Home in Grand Saline, Texas, 6-8 p.m., Thursday, December 1, 2022. Graveside services are scheduled for 3 p.m., Friday, December 2, 2022, in Gulf Coast Memorial Cemetery, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. June...

Joe Sellers, Jr.

Joe Sellers, Jr.

Nov 21, 2022

Services for Mr. Joe Lease Sellers, Jr., 85, of Tyler (formerly of Grand Saline), are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Ronnie Fisher officiating. Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Sellers passed away November 21, 2022, in Tyler. He was a lifelong Texan, even as he served his country. When Joe returned...

Jerrell Brown

Jerrell Brown

Nov 19, 2022

Memorial services for Bryan Jerrell Brown, age 79, of Lindale, is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, in Grand Saline with Pastor Walter Dorsey officiating. Jerrell passed away Saturday, November 19, 2022, in Tyler. He was born June 11, 1943, in Fruitvale to the late Jack C. and Billie Jo (Vaughan) Brown. Jerrell served...

Jerry Armstrong, Sr.

Jerry Armstrong, Sr.

Nov 16, 2022

Services for Jerry Dale Armstrong, Sr., 84, of Seagoville, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Chaplain Robert Stovall officiating. Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Armstrong passed away November 16, 2022, at his home in Seagoville. He was born September 25, 1938, in Fruitvale to James Otha & Dewene...

Shirley Alexander

Shirley Alexander

Nov 15, 2022

Services for Shirley June Alexander, 86, of Alba, are scheduled for 3 p.m., Saturday, November 19, 2022, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, with Marlon Alexander officiating. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery, Alba. Ms. Alexander passed away November 15, 2022, in Tyler. She was born November 27, 1935, in Rains County, to Ben and Marzee Almeda Parrish Alexander. Shirley had lived...

Willie Armstrong

Willie Armstrong

Nov 11, 2022

Services for Mrs. Willie Christine “Chris” Clark Armstrong, 65, of Tool, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, November16, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Mrs. Armstrong passed away November 11, 2022, at her home. She was born February 22, 1957, in Granbury, to Jim & Geneva Jones Clark. Chris spent most of her...

James Townsend

James Townsend

Nov 7, 2022

Services for James Lee Townsend, 86, of Allen, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, November 11, 2022, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba, with Bro. Mike Biggers and Jerry King officiating. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery, Alba. Mr. Townsend passed away November 7, 2022, in Allen. He was born May 30, 1936, in Hope, Arkansas, to Granvel Paige and Rosie...

Timothy Hodges

Timothy Hodges

Nov 4, 2022

Services for Timothy Wayne Hodges, 32, of Gilmer, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Liberty Temple Church with Bro. D’Wayne Williams officiating. Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mr. Hodges passed away November 4, 2022, in Winnsboro. He was born July 22, 1990, in Terrell to Claude...

Larry Suits

Larry Suits

Oct 30, 2022

Graveside services for Mr. Larry Suits, 71, of Sulphur Springs, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Hooker Cemetery, with Bro. C.J. Duffy officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Lone Oak. Mr. Suits passed away October 30, 2022, at his home. He was born September 12, 1951, in Greenville, to Floyd & Emma Alene Crabtree...

Joan Mcbride

Joan Mcbride

Oct 29, 2022

Services for Joan Hass McBride, 80, of Alba, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, November 3, 2022, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, with Chaplain Robert Stovall officiating. Interment will be in Pilgrim Rest #1 Cemetery, Emory. Raymonda Joan Seay McBride passed away October 29, 2022, at her home. She was born August 10, 1942, in Farmersville to Thadeus Lee & Nellie...

Alvin Erwin

Alvin Erwin

Oct 27, 2022

Services for Mr. Alvin L. Erwin, 84, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Craig Locke and Brett Erwin officiating. Alvin Leo Erwin passed away October 27, 2022, at his home. He was born July 31, 1938, in Fruitvale, to Eugene V. Debs and Annie Belle Pickens Erwin. He...

Raymond Davis

Raymond Davis

Oct 24, 2022

Services for Mr. Raymond Glen Davis, 83, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, October 31, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Smith and Wesley Allen officiating. Interment will be in Corinth Cemetery. Mr. Davis passed away October 24, 2022, in Tyler. He was born January 2, 1939, in Grand Saline, to Jimmie Melvin & Ruth...

Laurette Gallagher

Laurette Gallagher

Oct 21, 2022

Laurette Lauzon Gallagher, 90, of Grand Saline, passed away October 21, 2022. She was born August 7, 1932, in Westbrook, Maine, to Adelard & Martha (Melancon) Lauzon. She was a lifelong resident of Maine, most recently residing in Portland at Ashton Gardens Gracious Retirement Living, before moving to Grand Saline six months ago. She had been a member of the...

Carrol Waddill

Carrol Waddill

Oct 17, 2022

Services for Mr. Carrol Waddill, 85, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, October 21, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home with Don Kirkpatrick and Bro. Jonathan Leach officiating. Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Mr. Waddill passed away October 17, 2022, in Grand Saline. He was born September 19, 1937, in Grand Saline to Joe Edwin & Edna...

Larry Lonaker

Larry Lonaker

Oct 16, 2022

Graveside services for Larry Douglas Lonaker, 76, of Emory, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2022, at Salem Cemetery, Alba, with Bro. Byron George officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home. Mr. Lonaker passed away October 16, 2022, in Bonham. He was born September 18, 1946, in Macon, Georgia, to Douglas Fairbank and Beatrice McConnell Lonaker. Larry...

Donna Pickle

Donna Pickle

Oct 12, 2022

Services for Donna Norris Pickle, 76, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, October 15, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Eddie Paul Stanley officiating. Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery. Mrs. Pickle passed away October 12, 2022, in Emory. She was born September 5, 1946, in Terrell, to J.D. & Louis Green Norris. Donna lived most...

Linda Finklea

Linda Finklea

Oct 12, 2022

Linda Kay Finklea, 69, passed away October 12, 2022, at her residence in Mesquite. She was born June 25, 1953, in Dallas, to W. H. and Bennie Nell Greer Finklea, Jr. She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Ben Finklea; and nephew, Ethan Finklea. Survivors include brother, Randy Finklea of Mesquite; two sisters, Brenda Coltharp of Mesquite and...

Jan Roden

Jan Roden

Oct 11, 2022

Graveside memorial services for Jan Michael “Mike” Roden, 77, of Alba, are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Saturday, November 5, 2022, at the Golden Cemetery, with Dr. Danny Pickens officiating under the direction of family and friends. Mr. Roden passed away October 11, 2022, at his residence in Alba. He was born August 4, 1945, in Dallas, to Grady and Alvis...