Obituaries

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

Alma Neal

Alma Neal

Sep 30, 2021

Graveside services for Alma Lucille Reed Neal, 87, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, October 4, 2021, at Woodside Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mrs. Neal passed away September 30, 2021, in Tyler. She was born November 9, 1933, in Grand Saline, to Walter and Grace Atkisson Reed. She lived all her...

Shara Reed

Shara Reed

Sep 21, 2021

Graveside services for Shara Edith Reed, 36, of Mineola, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, September 24, 2021, at Pilgrim Rest # 2 Cemetery, Golden, with Bro. Grady Dollar officiating under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Shara went to be with the Lord on September 21, 2021, in Tyler, after a two-year battle with severe pulmonary hypertension. She...

David Kirby

David Kirby

Sep 19, 2021

Mr. David Rudolph "Rudy" Kirby, 90, of Grand Saline, passed away September 19, 2021. He was born October 21, 1930, in the Culver Community, of Van Zandt County. He spent his early years in Grand Saline, and graduated from GSHS, Class of 1949. He moved to the Dallas area where he owned/operated Temtrol Lennox A/C & Heat for many years,...

Matt Means

Matt Means

Sep 18, 2021

Celebration of Life for Mr. Matt Means, 56, of Fruitvale, are scheduled for 5 p.m., Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Grand Saline High School Gymnasium with his son, Chris Means, officiating. Carl Matthew Means passed away September 18, 2021, at his home in Fruitvale. He was born October 13, 1964, in Grand Saline, to Carl Nelson & Patsy Monk Means....

Carolyn Smith

Carolyn Smith

Sep 16, 2021

Services for Carolyn Edgar Smith, 67, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, September 20, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Bert Fite officiating. Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery. Carolyn passed away September 16, 2021, at her home in Grand Saline. She was born December 6, 1953, in Grand Saline to Henry Zink & Hazel Louise...

Nancy Peebles

Nancy Peebles

Sep 15, 2021

Services for Mrs. Nancy Hannah Paul Peebles, 91, of Golden are scheduled for 3 p.m., Sunday, September 19, 2021, at Sand Springs Baptist Church, Mineola, TX, with Bro. Jim Parker, Bro. Jerry Jackson, and Bro. Brandon Gray officiating under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will follow in Cedars Memorial Gardens, Mineola, TX. The family will receive friends...

Virginia Crickman

Virginia Crickman

Sep 13, 2021

Services for Virginia “Ginny” Durbin Crickman, 83, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home with Dave Johnstone officiating. Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery. Mrs. Crickman passed away September 13, 2021, at her residence in Grand Saline. She was born April 3, 1938, in Decatur, Illinois, to Alfred and Dorothy Schlipf...

Kenneth "Skeeter" Fowler

Kenneth "Skeeter" Fowler

Sep 12, 2021

Services for Kenneth “Skeeter” Fowler, 50, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Sand Flat Baptist Church with Bro. Kevin Passons and Bro. David Yarbrough officiating. Burial will follow in Sand Flat Cemetery under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Skeeter Fowler passed away September 12, 2021, in Memphis, TN. He was...

James Wilson

James Wilson

Sep 11, 2021

Private family services for Mr. James Harold Wilson, 66, of Alba, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Turner Cemetery, Crow (near Hawkins - Wood Co.). Mr. Wilson passed away September 11, 2021, in Tyler. He was born August 3, 1955, in Wood Co., to James Herman & Bobbie Jean...

Lesa Corley

Lesa Corley

Sep 4, 2021

Services for Lesa Adams Corley, 62, of Myrtle Beach, SC, formerly of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Bro. John Collinsworth officiating. Interment will be in Fitzhugh Cemetery. Lesa passed away September 4, 2021, in South Carolina. She was born October 7, 1958, in McKinney, TX, to Leonard...

Dorlene Williams

Dorlene Williams

Aug 26, 2021

Graveside services for Mrs. Dorlene Williams, 82, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Sand Flat Cemetery with Bro. D’Wayne Williams officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Mrs. Williams passed away August 26, 2021, in Grand Saline. She was born June 17, 1939, in DeKalb, to Ronald Eugene & Juanette Hartzo Cordell....

Mike Koonce

Mike Koonce

Aug 24, 2021

Attention: Per family request, due to the spike in Covid cases, masks will be required to attend the visitation and chapel service for Mike Koonce. Services for Mike Koonce, 68, of Lindale, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, August 27, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Burial will follow in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Koonce passed away August 24, 2021,...

Wanda Hammond

Wanda Hammond

Aug 24, 2021

Mrs. Wanda Mae Damron Hammond, 72, of Alba, passed away August 24, 2021, in Tyler. She was born April 14, 1949, in Eden, to Robert Jack and Ella Mae Robbins Damron. On June 28, 2018, Wanda married David Wayne Hammond in Alba. She lived in Streetman before moving to Alba four years ago. Wanda was a wonderful person. She loved...

Alvie Melton

Alvie Melton

Aug 24, 2021

Graveside services for Alvie Jefferson Melton, 76, of Alba are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, August 27, 2021, at Salem Cemetery, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Melton passed away August 24, 2021, in Tyler. He was born November 5, 1944, to Allie Edgar and Ina Bell Hukill Melton. On July 1, 1964, Alvie married Frances Gayle...

Mary Turner

Mary Turner

Aug 23, 2021

Mary Eugenia “Jennie” Brock Turner, 78, of Canton, passed away peacefully at home on August 23, 2021. She was born March 21, 1943, in Terrell, to Donnel Leslie & Mary Eugenia Phillips Brock. Jennie spent her early years in Terrell, and most of her adult life in Van Zandt County. While in Terrell, her first job was a Candy Striper...

Robert Seely

Robert Seely

Aug 22, 2021

Mr. Robert Henry Seely, 75, of Grand Saline, passed away August 22, 2021, in Dallas. He was born January 3, 1946, in Asheville, NC, to Theodore & Jean English Seely. Robert was raised in North Carolina, moved to Dallas in his 20’s and spent most of his adult life there. He and late wife Nevia moved to Grand Saline in...

Pat Hodges

Pat Hodges

Aug 20, 2021

Services for Pat Hodges, 74, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home with Kyle White officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery. Ms. Hodges passed away August 20, 2021, in Dallas. She was born November 21, 1946, in Dallas to Edward Ray & Mattie Mosel Elliott Hodges. Pat spent her early...

Janie Hogue

Janie Hogue

Aug 16, 2021

NOTICE: CHANGE IN SERVICE *Out of an abundance of caution with the current surge in COVID exposures and sickness, the family has decided to move Mrs. Hogue’s service to graveside only. 2 p.m. graveside at Lynch Cemetery. No services at the church. Please keep a safe distance from those in attendance. Services for Janie Belle Smith Hogue, 81, of Lone...

Frederick Stark

Frederick Stark

Aug 16, 2021

Mr. Frederick William “Pede” Stark, 68, of Grand Saline, Texas passed away August 16, 2021. He was born December 25, 1952, in Chatearoux, France, to Frederick Gustav & Yvette Charlotte Morain Stark. Fred enlisted in the Air Force in 1972, served a tour of duty in Vietnam, and was honorably discharged in 1976. He lived most of his life in...

Debra Edwards

Debra Edwards

Aug 16, 2021

Debra Ross Edwards, 62, of Grand Saline, passed away August 16, 2021, in Tyler. She was born October 29, 1958, in Des Moines, Iowa. She married Terry Edwards in Hugo, Oklahoma, in 1974. She had worked at Edgewood as a teacher's aide. Debra is preceded in death by her parents; Charles & Alice Marie Cogley Ross; and three brothers, Robert...