Obituaries

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

Bonnie O'Connor

Bonnie O'Connor

Nov 16, 2021

Graveside services for Bonnie Louise Stevison O’Connor, 91, of Fruitvale, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, November 20, 2021, at Creagleville Cemetery, with Bro. Homer Morgan and Eddie Akins officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Mrs. O’Connor passed away November 16, 2021, in Tyler. She was born October 7, 1930, to James Austin and Myrtle Rebecca Huddleston Stevison....

Lori  Campbell

Lori Campbell

Nov 15, 2021

Services for Lori Campbell, 61, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, November 19, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home with Pastor Ronny Polley officiating. Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery. Mrs. Campbell passed away November 15, 2021, at her home. She was born January 30, 1960, in Denton. She spent most of her life in Fruitvale and Grand...

Margarita De La Rosa

Margarita De La Rosa

Nov 14, 2021

NOTICE: Masks will be required by the family for attendance to visitation and church service. Services for Margarita De La Rosa, 83, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, November 18, 2021, at Main Street Baptist Church with Bro. Jose Amaya officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. A private graveside will follow at Woodside Cemetery. Mrs....

William Tippett Jr

William Tippett Jr

Nov 10, 2021

William Wayne Tippett, Jr., 53, of Canton, passed away November 10, 2021, in Athens. He was born November 28, 1967, in Grand Saline. William graduated from Mineola High School, Class of 1985. He served in the US Navy and then worked as a Roughneck in the oilfield. Mr. Tippett was preceded in death by his father, William Wayne Tippett, Sr....

Billy Bratton

Billy Bratton

Nov 5, 2021

Graveside services for Billy Ray Bratton, 89, of Alba, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Royse City Cemetery, with Dr. Kelly Burton officiating under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Bratton passed away November 5, 2021, at his residence in Alba. He was born August 1, 1932, in Royse City, to Ernest and Jessie...

Daniel Howard Sr

Daniel Howard Sr

Nov 2, 2021

Services for Daniel P. Howard, Sr., 85, of Alba, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, November 6, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home with Pastor Susan Smith officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Howard passed away November 2, 2021, in Tyler. He was born May 12, 1936, in North Conway, New Hampshire, to E. Newton & Hilda Marrett Howard....

Sharon Murphy

Sharon Murphy

Nov 1, 2021

Services for Sharon Lynn Stanley Murphy, 69, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, November 7, 2021, at Roundflat Pentecostal Church, Fruitvale, with Bro. Homer Morgan, Bro. Eddie Paul Stanley and Bro. Randy Fisher officiating. Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Mrs. Murphy passed away November 1, 2021, at her residence in Grand Saline. She was born September...

Rosa Solorzano

Rosa Solorzano

Oct 27, 2021

Services for Rosa Delia Solorzano Amaya, 86, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at Main Street Baptist Church, with Rev. Jose Amaya, Pastor Tobias Palma, Jonathan Campbell, and Pastor Brandon Gray officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Mrs. Solorzano Amaya passed away October 27, 2021, in Tyler. She was born June 4,...

Thomas Cherry

Thomas Cherry

Oct 26, 2021

Graveside services for Mr. Thomas Edwin Cherry, 79, of Fruitvale, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Monday, November 1, 2021, at Cherry Mound Cemetery, Denison, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mr. Cherry passed away October 26, 2021, in Tyler. He was born April 7, 1942, in Denison, to David Bennet & Nellie Catherine Bush Cherry. He spent...

Pauline Beeler

Pauline Beeler

Oct 25, 2021

Graveside services for Pauline Beeler, 99, of Point, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, October 28, 2021, at Creagleville Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mrs. Beeler passed away October 25, 2021, in Royce City. She was born March 3, 1922, in Lindale, to Emmett & Gladys Irene Gilstrap Cofer. Pauline spent most of her life...

Peggy Coker

Peggy Coker

Oct 25, 2021

Services for Peggy Ann Coker, 74, of Alba, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Jackson officiating. Ms. Coker passed away October 25, 2021, in Tyler. She was born December 18, 1946, in Kaufman County to Thomas Benton & Minnie Opal Whittenburg Coker. Peggy had spent the last 35 years in...

Venus Tucker

Venus Tucker

Oct 24, 2021

Services for Venus Dion Tucker, 53, of Wills Point, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. James Massey officiating. Ms. Tucker passed away October 24, 2021, in Greenville. She was born August 6, 1968, in Dallas, to Donald Ray Tucker and Gail Wright. Venus spent her early years in Mesquite, before moving...

Reba Haptonstall

Reba Haptonstall

Oct 19, 2021

Reba Mae Daniels Haptonstall July 11, 1936, Grand Saline, Texas – October 19, 2021, Fruitvale, Texas Reba was a lifetime resident deeply rooted in the Fruitvale community. She devoted her life to caring for her family and providing service to her community. She volunteered her time and skills to many organizations and events, including volunteering at the Fruitvale school for...

Mikie Thompson

Mikie Thompson

Oct 16, 2021

Mikie Lynn Thompson, 67, passed away October 16, 2021. She was born March 11, 1954, in Grand Saline, to Mike Jerald & Glenda Gay Fisher Thompson. She was preceded in death by her parents, and brother, Buddy Thompson. Survivors include her two sons, Tommy Heddins of Mineral Wells, and Michael Scott Thompson of Grand Saline; brother, Tim Thompson of Grand...

Salli Schifani

Salli Schifani

Oct 15, 2021

A private family graveside service will be held for Mrs. Salli Schifani, 79, of Grand Saline, in Sand Flat Cemetery, with Steve Schifani, Jr. officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Salli Hubbard Schifani passed away October 15, 2021, in Quitman. She was born August 28, 1942, in Idabel, OK, to John Reginald & Harvey Fern Foster Hubbard. She...

Lynda Jo Wells Minatrea

Lynda Jo Wells Minatrea

Oct 13, 2021

Services for Mrs. Lynda Jo Wells Minatrea, 84, of Mineola, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Reverend Tim Allen officiating. Burial will follow in Creagleville Cemetery. Mrs. Minatrea passed away October 13, 2021, in Tyler. She was born November 15, 1936, in Van Zandt County, to Lee Claire & Sarah...

Judy Vaughan

Judy Vaughan

Oct 13, 2021

Services for Judy Ann Warren Vaughan, 43, of Alba, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Gary Hampton officiating. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery, Alba. Judy passed away October 13, 2021, in Sulphur Springs. She was born September 15, 1978, in McKinney, to Carl Richard Warren and Irene Beatrice Pendergrass. Judy...

Beatrice Nipp

Beatrice Nipp

Oct 10, 2021

Catholic Mass for Beatrice Nipp, 75, of Alba, are scheduled for 4 p.m., Friday, October 15, 2021, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Emory, with Father Victor Hernandez officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mrs. Nipp passed away October 10, 2021, at her residence in Alba. She was born June 7, 1946, in Big Spring, to...

Morris Wendell Baker, Jr.

Morris Wendell Baker, Jr.

Oct 9, 2021

Services for Morris Wendell Baker, Jr., 69, of Alba, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, October 15, 2021, at First Baptist Church, Alba, with Pastor Rick Rumfelt officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will be in Golden Cemetery, Golden. Mr. Baker passed away October 9, 2021, in Tyler. He was born September 16, 1952, in Dallas,...

Janet Martin

Janet Martin

Oct 8, 2021

The following services will be held by the family and friends of Mrs. Janet Martin. Memorial services for Janet Wright Martin, 77, of Alba, will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Amazing Grace Fellowship Church in Alba. Pastor Byron George will officiate. Interment will be scheduled later at Old Salem Cemetery, Alba. Janet Martin was born on...