Obituaries

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

Annie Mae Burrow

Annie Mae Burrow

Mar 11, 2022

Services for Annie Mae Alphin Burrow, 96, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home. Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Mrs. Burrow passed away March 11, 2022, in Grand Saline. She was born December 17, 1925, in Grand Saline, to James & Mary Lee Alexander Alphin. Mae lived most of her...

Larry Jackson

Larry Jackson

Feb 27, 2022

Services for Larry Jackson, 53, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Donnie Herring officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Jackson passed away February 27, 2022, in Houston. He was born February 27, 1969, in Dallas. He spent his early years in Tennessee and Mississippi, and he...

Ana Martinez

Ana Martinez

Feb 26, 2022

Mass of Christian Burial for Ana Maria Martinez, 47, of Grand Saline, is scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2022, at St. Celestine Catholic Church with Father Victor Hernandez officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery. Ana Martinez passed away February 26, 2022, at her home. She was born December 29, 1974, in Rioverde San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Ana...

Loyd Miller

Loyd Miller

Feb 24, 2022

Celebration of Life for Mr. Loyd Eurmon Miller, 80, of Alba, is scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Gary Miller officiating. Mr. Miller passed away February 24, 2022, in Tyler. He was born March 30, 1941, in Scurry, to O.C. & Verta Rankin Miller. He lived in Dallas before moving to Alba...

Nan Simmons

Nan Simmons

Feb 23, 2022

Services for Mrs. Nan Blue Simmons, 68, of Canton, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, February 25, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Bro. Homer Morgan officiating. Interment will be in Corinth Cemetery. Mrs. Simmons passed away February 23, 2022, in Grand Saline. She was born October 16, 1953, in Grand Saline, to William Melton & Ruby Leota...

Oleta  Abbott

Oleta Abbott

Feb 20, 2022

On February 20, 2022, Oleta Faye Curtis Abbott, widow of Clifford Abbott passed away at the age of 94. Faye was born on October 18, 1927 in Texas. She graduated high school in Wills Point, TX and lived most of her life in Myrtle Springs, TX. She is survived by a brother, James Ray Curtis and several nephews and nieces....

Gerald Heddins

Gerald Heddins

Feb 19, 2022

Services for Gerald C. Heddins, 82, of Fruitvale, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Main Street Baptist Church, with Bro. David Crain, Ramey Heddins, Pastor Frank Webster, and Dr. Bruce Smilie officiating. Mr. Heddins passed away February 19, 2022, in Tyler. He was born October 4, 1939, in the Willow Springs Community of Van Zandt County....

C.L. Anders

C.L. Anders

Feb 19, 2022

Services for C.L. Anders, 80, of Alba, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, February 24, 2022, at Amazing Grace Fellowship Church, with Bro. Otis Lee officiating. Interment will follow in Salem Cemetery under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Anders passed away February 19, 2022, in Tyler. He was born October 24, 1941, in Winnsboro. C.L. lived in...

James Gaskey

James Gaskey

Feb 18, 2022

Graveside services for Mr. James Gaskey, 91, of Quinlan, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at Woodside Cemetery with Bro. Garvin Pulley officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mr. Gaskey passed away February 18, 2022, at his home. He was born June 13, 1930, in Grand Saline. He spent most of his life...

Thomas Willmon Iii Iii

Thomas Willmon Iii Iii

Feb 15, 2022

Thomas Hudgin Willmon, III has moved home to live with his mom. He carried with him all of his best memories of time spent with friends and family, and he left all of us with some of the best memories of his laughter, his sarcasm, and his words to live by “Live Laugh Love”. On Sundays during football season we...

James Fortenberry

James Fortenberry

Feb 11, 2022

Services for James Milton Fortenberry, 83, of Lone Oak, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, February 14, 2022, at Lone Oak Baptist Church with Bro. Robert Cook and Bro. Mike Moss officiating. Interment will follow in Hooker Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Lone Oak. Mr. Fortenberry passed away February 11, 2022, at his home. James was born...

Deborah Taylor

Deborah Taylor

Feb 6, 2022

Services for Deborah Ann Kniffin Taylor, 74, of Mineola, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, February 10, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Bro. Donnie Herring officiating. Mrs. Taylor passed away February 6, 2022, in Grand Saline. She was born June 16, 1947, in Tyler, to Nolan Harold and Laura Elene Cox Kniffin. Deborah lived her early years...

Jean Clowers

Jean Clowers

Feb 6, 2022

Services for Jean Clowers, 89, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Glosup officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery. Mrs. Jean Jones Clowers passed away February 6, 2022, in Grand Saline. She was born September 5, 1932, in Edgewood, to Ira L. & Myrtle Nichols Jones. Jean...

Virginia Welch

Virginia Welch

Jan 30, 2022

Services for Virginia “Jence” Welch, 97, of Eustace, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Pastor Mark Frizzell officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery. Mrs. Welch passed away January 30, 2022, in Eustace. She was born April 27, 1924, in Grand Saline, to Malvin Mason & Sula Sides Allen. She...

Ruby Clower

Ruby Clower

Jan 26, 2022

Services for Ruby Bateman Clower “Texas Sunshine Ruby”, 82, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 3 p.m., Monday, January 31, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Carl McCann, Jeremy Harrell, and Justin Maxfield officiating. Interment will be in Haven of Memories, Canton. Mrs. Clower passed away January 26, 2022, in Grand Saline. She was born October 24, 1939, in Myrtle...

Michael Pittman

Michael Pittman

Jan 25, 2022

Graveside service for Michael Kent Pittman, 72, of Lone Oak, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, January 28, 2022, at Donelton Cemetery, Lone Oak, with Bro. Sam Calk officiating under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Lone Oak. Mr. Pittman passed away January 25, 2022, in Sulphur Springs. He was born March 21, 1949, in Greenville, to Ebron Simpson and...

Charles Clower

Charles Clower

Jan 23, 2022

Services for Charles Glenn “Chuck” Clower, 61, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Fruitvale Church of Christ with Carl McCann officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Clower passed away January 23, 2022, in Tyler. He was born September 6, 1960, in Grand Saline, to Harold Glenn & Ruby Jewel Bateman Clower....

Diann Johnson

Diann Johnson

Jan 23, 2022

Services for Diann Michelle “Micki” Johnson, 47, of Whitehouse, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Thursday, January 27, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Bert Fite officiating. Diann passed away January 23, 2022, in Longview. She was born April 20, 1974, in Tyler. She spent most of her life in Smith Co., living the last three years in Whitehouse. Survivors...

James Blackford

James Blackford

Jan 22, 2022

Services for Mr. James Randall Blackford, 68, of Alba, Texas, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, January 28, 2022, at the First Baptist Church of Alba with Dr. Kelly Burton officiating, under the direction of the church and family. James passed away January 22, 2022, in Tyler. He was born February 19, 1953, on the Livermore Air Force base in...

Marshall Slape

Marshall Slape

Jan 18, 2022

Services for Mr. Marshall Slape, 77, of Allen, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, January 22, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Homer Morgan and Johnny Barrett officiating. Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Mr. Slape passed away January 18, 2022, in Dallas. He was born March 12, 1944, in Tulsa, OK, to J.B. & Willie Marie Moore Slape....