Obituaries

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

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...

Teresa Badgett

Teresa Badgett

Jun 28, 2021

Services for Teresa Michelle Rush Badgett, 41, of Malakoff, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, July 1, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Homer Morgan officiating. Mrs. Badgett passed away June 28, 2021, in Dallas. She was born November 30, 1979, in Dallas, to David & Brenda Hale Rush. Teresa spent her early years in Plano before moving to...

Albino Chavez

Albino Chavez

Jun 18, 2021

Mass of Christian Burial for Mr. Albino Chavez, 50, of Grand Saline, will be held 12 Noon, Monday, June 28, 2021, at St. Celestine Catholic Church, Grand Saline, with Father Victor Hernandez officiating. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery, Grand Saline. Mr. Chavez passed away June 18, 2021, in Minnesota. He was born March 1, 1971, in Jalpan de Serra,...

Nathan "Nae Nae" Slemmons

Nathan "Nae Nae" Slemmons

Jun 13, 2021

Services for Nathan Alec “Nae Nae” Slemmons, 19, of Greenville, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, June 19, 2021, at Bull Creek Cowboy Church with Bro. Jeff Jackson officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Lone Oak. Nathan passed away June 13, 2021. He was born June 22, 2001, in Greenville, to Kenneth Michael & Christina Jo Fuzzell Slemmons....

Jerry Stroud

Jerry Stroud

Jun 9, 2021

Services for Jerry L. Stroud, 82, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, June 12, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Darrell Lewis officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Stroud passed away June 9, 2021, in Grand Saline. He was born March 22, 1939, in Fort Worth, to Hubert & Ruby Mills Stroud. Jerry served in...

James Poston

James Poston

Jun 7, 2021

Services for James Douglas “J.D.” Poston, 84, of Alba, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, June 11, 2021, at Pleasant Ridge Chapel, Alba, with Jim Poston and Gilley Poston officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Alba. Mr. Poston passed away June 7, 2021, in Tyler. He was born March 14,...

Johnny Jackson

Johnny Jackson

Jun 2, 2021

Services for Johnny Ray Jackson, 66, of Lone Oak, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Lone Oak Baptist Church with Pastor Elmo Stiggers officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Lone Oak. Interment will be in Rabb Cemetery, Lone Oak. Mr. Jackson passed away June 2, 2021, at his residence in Lone Oak. He was...

Jimmy Brittain  Ii

Jimmy Brittain Ii

Jun 1, 2021

Graveside services for Jimmy Don Brittain II, 47, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Creagleville Cemetery, with Bro. Donnie Herring officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Mr. Brittain passed away June 1, 2021, in Grand Saline. He was born February 14, 1974, in Dallas. He worked as a carpenter. Jimmy Don...

Ronald Hamblen

Ronald Hamblen

Jun 1, 2021

Services for Ronald Dale Hamblen, 61, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, June 5, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Homer Morgan and Chris Walker officiating. Burial will be in Starr Cemetery. Mr. Hamblen was born September 14, 1959, in Middlesex, London, England, to Delmar Howell & Barbara Louise Harris Hamblen. Ronald lived most of his...

Janice Felty

Janice Felty

May 28, 2021

Mrs. Janice Marie Gray Felty, 70, of Mineola, passed away May 28, 2021, at her home. She was born April 23, 1951, in Wytheville, Virginia, to Robert Charles & Daisy Shupe Gray. She was preceded in death by her father; and husband of 45 years, “Jim” Felty. Survivors include her mother, Daisy Gray of Titusville, Florida; three sons, Steven Felty...

Catherine Tunnell

Catherine Tunnell

May 28, 2021

Catherine June Tunnell, 78, of Rockwall, passed away May 28, 2021, at her home. She was born June 8, 1942, in Harrisburg, AR. She married Floice Dean Tunnell in Dallas, May 7, 1960. She retired as a payroll specialist for Mary Kay Cosmetics. Catherine was preceded in death by her husband of 25 years, Dean Tunnell; her parents, Wilburn James...