Obituaries

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

Michael Henson

Michael Henson

Aug 16, 2021

Services for Michael Wayne “Bruisor” Henson, 43, of Quinlan, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Friday, August 20, 2021, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will follow in Salem Cemetery, Alba. Mr. Henson passed away August 16, 2021, in Quinlan. He was born April 9, 1978, in Kaufman County, to Jack and Joyce Ann Taylor Henson, Jr. “Bruisor” moved from Kaufman...

John Means

John Means

Aug 12, 2021

Memorial services for Mr. John Everett Means, 95, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home. Mr. Means passed away August 12, 2021, in Quitman. He was born December 14, 1925, in Cuero, to Hughey Martin & Francis Evelyn Morrow Means. He served in the US Navy during WWII on the USS...

Jerry Rosemand

Jerry Rosemand

Aug 12, 2021

Services for Mr. Jerry Wayne Rosemand, 75, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Gerald Denton and Bro. Billy Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Creagleville Cemetery. Mr. Rosemand passed away August 12, 2021, in Tyler. He was born April 24, 1946, in Grand Saline, to Jess & Dora Fisher...

Gerri Thomas

Gerri Thomas

Aug 11, 2021

Services for Gerri Sue Swindell Thomas, 62, of Alba are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, August 14, 2021, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Samuel Priddy and Bro. Byron George officiating. Mrs. Thomas passed away August 11, 2021, in Mineola. She was born January 20, 1959, in Ft. Worth, to Clyde Junior and Barbara Cozette Moore Swindell. She had lived...

William Shelton

William Shelton

Aug 10, 2021

Services for Mr. William L. "Dub" Shelton, 50, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, August 16, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home. Mr. Shelton passed away August 10, 2021, in Canton. He was born September 30, 1970, in Mesquite. Dub spent most of his life in the Dallas and Kaufman area before moving to Grand Saline four years...

Clyde Harrison

Clyde Harrison

Aug 6, 2021

Clyde Eugene Harrison Clyde Eugene Harrison, 85, of Fruitvale, TX passed away August 6, 2021, in a Tyler hospital. He was born December 16, 1935, in Gunter, TX to Henry and Alma Harrison. He was a graduate of Gunter High School and a member of the Church of Christ. Clyde was retired from Sherwin-Williams in Garland, TX and Morton Salt...

Barbara Collier

Barbara Collier

Aug 3, 2021

Barbara Elaine Collier succumbed to “a lil toucha cancer” on August 3, 2021. She was born in Ottumwa, Iowa to Carl Henry and Virginia (Cravens) Ask on December 16,1947. Her mother died when she and her sister Janice were very young. Her father married Helen McClure Smith, a young widow with two boys, Scott and Jeffrey. Together, Carl and Helen...

Sandra Nix

Sandra Nix

Aug 2, 2021

NOTICE: Due to Covid, the family has decided to cancel visitation and services for Sandra. They will hold private services for her. We are sorry for any inconvenience. Please everyone stay safe. Sandra Leigh Nix, 34, of Fruitvale, passed away August 2, 2021. She was born October 18, 1986, in Dallas. Survivors include her parents, Tracy Nix of Fruitvale, and...

Dorothy Wade

Dorothy Wade

Jul 31, 2021

Services for Dorothy Louise Turnham Wade, 85, of Greenville, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, August 6, 2021, at Lone Oak Baptist Church with Bro. Robert Cook officiating under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Lone Oak. Interment will be in Hooker Cemetery, Lone Oak. Mrs. Wade passed away July 31, 2021, in Plano. She was born December 24, 1935,...

Robert Wardrup

Robert Wardrup

Jul 31, 2021

Celebration of Life for Robert Wayne Wardrup, 80, of Grand Saline, will be held 1 p.m., Wednesday, August 4, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home. Mr. Wardrup passed away July 31, 2021, at his home. He was born November 8, 1940, in Mt. Vernon, to Glen Wayne & Alene Mae Kirbo Wardrup. He spent his early years in Mt. Vernon, and...

Rex Owen

Rex Owen

Jul 29, 2021

Services for Rex Keith Owen, 85, of Alba, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Enon Baptist Church with Bro. Reggie Day officiating under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will follow in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Owen passed away July 29, 2021, at his residence in Alba. He was born January 6, 1936, in...

Emmit Miller, Jr.

Emmit Miller, Jr.

Jul 22, 2021

Services for Emmit Milton Miller, Jr., 68, of Fruitvale, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at the First United Methodist Church, Grand Saline, with Bro. C.E. Vaughan and Chaplain Robert Stovall officiating under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Interment will follow at 2 p.m., in Carroll Springs Cemetery, near Athens. Mr. Miller passed away July 22,...

Gerald Taylor

Gerald Taylor

Jul 22, 2021

Mr. Gerald Dewayne Taylor, 59, passed away July 22, 2021, at his residence in Alba. He was born in Orange and lived most of his life in the Alba area. Dewayne had a personality that was larger than life and would give you the shirt off his back. There would not be a stray animal in Alba without a home...

Shirley Armstrong

Shirley Armstrong

Jul 19, 2021

Services for Shirley Ann Armstrong, 82, of Seagoville, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, July 23, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Kenneth Meadows officiating Mrs. Armstrong passed away July 19, 2021, at her residence in Seagoville. She was born August 3, 1938, in Collin County to Robert and Freda Harris Gibbons. On July 25, 1993, she married Jerry...

Wilmer Bell

Wilmer Bell

Jul 19, 2021

Visitation for Wilmer Willis Bell, 95, of Alba, is scheduled for 6-8 p.m., Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Bell passed away July 19, 2021, in Grand Saline. He was born July 11, 1926, in Wood County to William Wylie and Edna Ethel Willis Bell. On August 14, 1948, Wilmer married Jo Ann Gibson in Rains...

John Chambless

John Chambless

Jul 11, 2021

John Chambless Johnny Wayne Chambless, 76, passed away on Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, from complications associated with Parkinson’s Disease. He was a long-time resident of Grand Saline. John was born on March 20, 1945, in the nearby community of Oakland, to Rebekah and Freemon Chambless. He was born on a farm and spent his childhood arm-and-arm...

William Abrahamson

William Abrahamson

Jul 7, 2021

The family of William "Bill" Abrahamson will be handling services at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, July 10, 2021, at First Baptist Church of Fruitvale. Bill passed away July 7, 2021, at his home in Grand Saline. He was born January 21, 1962, in Dallas to Floyd Thomas & Kathryn Jo Wheeler Abrahamson. He spent many years as a tool & die...

Reba Nolen

Reba Nolen

Jul 5, 2021

Services for Mrs. Reba Swain Nolen, 89, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, July 8, 2021, at New Testament Holiness Church, Grand Saline, with Pastor Peter Gray and Sis. Lou Anderson officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Mrs. Nolen passed away July 5, 2021, at her residence in Grand Saline. She was born September 4,...

Heleudad Lopez Gomez

Heleudad Lopez Gomez

Jul 5, 2021

Heleudad Lopez Gomez Visitation for Mr. Heleudad Lopez Gomez, 35, of Grand Saline, is scheduled for 4-8 p.m., Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home. Mr. Gomez passed away July 5, 2021, in Grand Saline. He was born April 28, 1986, in El Nanthe, Hidalgo, Mexico. He moved to the U.S. when he was 16 years old. He worked...

Jerry Peters

Jerry Peters

Jul 1, 2021

Visitation for Mr. Jerry Dewayne Peters, 41, of Grand Saline, is scheduled for 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home. Mr. Peters passed away July 1, 2021, in Tyler. He was born April 23, 1980, in Dallas. Jerry was a lifelong resident of Wood County & Van Zandt County, and had attended Just As I Am Fellowship...