Obituaries

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

Norma Allie

Norma Allie

Apr 20, 2021

Private graveside services will be held at Creagleville Cemetery for Mrs. Norma Pounds Allie, 87, of Grand Saline, with Dr. Jordan Stone officiating. She passed away April 20, 2021, in Tyler. Mrs. Allie was born August 24, 1933, in Hebron, Indiana, to Oval Gilbert & Mary Margaret Hudson Pounds. She spent most of her life in Indiana, then about 20...

Boycene Tinsley

Boycene Tinsley

Apr 15, 2021

Services for Mrs. Boycene “Pokey” Evans Tinsley, 81, of Alba, are scheduled for 3 p.m., Sunday, April 18, 2021, at Lighthouse Baptist Church, Alba, with Bro. Jim Parker officiating under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Alba. Mrs. Tinsley passed away April 15, 2021, at her residence in Alba. She was born...

Patricia Maddox

Patricia Maddox

Apr 13, 2021

Services for Mrs. Patricia Ann Swindell Maddox, 72, of Gilmer, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Amazing Grace Fellowship Church, Alba, with Bro. Byron George officiating under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery, Alba. Mrs. Maddox passed away April 13, 2021, in Longview. She was born September 21, 1948,...

Randy Copeland

Randy Copeland

Apr 11, 2021

2 Timothy 4:6-8 NIV For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me...

Paul Fitzgerald

Paul Fitzgerald

Apr 6, 2021

Mr. Paul Wayne Fitzgerald, 74, passed away April 6, 2021, at his residence in Alba. He was born September 10, 1946, in Nacogdoches to Paul and Mary Lee Knous Fitzgerald. On May 15, 1968, he married Deborah Louise White in Dallas. Paul had lived in Alba for the last 36 years. He loved his grandbabies and driving his big red...

Delois Estoll

Delois Estoll

Apr 3, 2021

Services for Mrs. DeLois Jean Minatrea Estoll, 91, of Mineola, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Thursday, April 8, 2021, at Rose Hill Baptist Church, Mineola, with Bro. Bobby Tucker officiating under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Mineola. Mrs. Estoll passed away April 3, 2021 in Tyler. She was born September...

Amy Hass

Amy Hass

Apr 2, 2021

Services for Amy Marie Hass, 48, of Alba, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Amazing Grace Fellowship, Alba, with Bro. Byron George officiating under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Interment will be in Pilgrim Rest #1 Cemetery, Emory. Ms. Hass passed away April 2, 2021, in Tyler. She was born September 18, 1972, in...

Jerry Rosamond

Jerry Rosamond

Apr 1, 2021

Mr. Jerry Rosamond, 75, of Grand Saline, passed away April 1, 2021, in Tyler. He was born January 1, 1946, in Van Zandt County to Rammie & Nina Jewell Baughman Rosamond. He spent most of his life in Van Zandt County. He worked in an aluminum plant as a small parts fabricator. Jerry was loved and will be missed by...

Robert Burge

Robert Burge

Mar 31, 2021

Robert Burge passed away peacefully at his home March 31, 2021, surrounded by family with his wife holding his hand. Robert was born February 28, 1941, in Mineola, Texas, to J.H. Burge and Lucile Wallace Burge. Robert married Saundra Seaton August 6, 1960, and they had four children which he loved with all his heart. He retired early from Tyler...

Leslie Simpson

Leslie Simpson

Mar 28, 2021

Graveside services for Mrs. Leslie Ann Campbell Simpson, 83, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, April 2, 2021 at Woodside Cemetery with Bro. Donnie Herring officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Mrs. Simpson passed away March 28, 2021, in Grand Saline. She was born May 16, 1937 in Dallas, to Lloyd William and Leslie Madline...

Wanda Montgomery

Wanda Montgomery

Mar 28, 2021

Services for Mrs. Wanda Montgomery, 64, of Edgewood, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, April 1, 2021, at the Church of Christ, Grand Saline, with Kyle White officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment will be in Myrtle Springs Cemetery. Wanda Lynn Lacy Montgomery passed away March 28, 2021, at her home. She was born September...

Betty Hillebrandt

Betty Hillebrandt

Mar 20, 2021

Services for Betty Hillebrandt, 49, of Kilgore, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Mitch Curtis and Bro. William Slimbos officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery. Betty Svoboda Hillebrandt passed away March 20, 2021, in Longview. She was born July 5, 1971, in Dallas. She spent her early years in Seagoville,...

Gerald Alexander

Gerald Alexander

Mar 20, 2021

Services for Mr. Gerald Ray Alexander, 78, of Mineola, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Alexander passed away March 20, 2021, in Tyler. He was born September 9, 1942, in Paris, to J.D. & Lillian Childers Alexander. He served in the US Navy. He married Cynthia Hayes in Dallas, December 30,...

Wesley Hobbs

Wesley Hobbs

Mar 15, 2021

Services for Mr. Wesley Earl Hobbs, 86, of Quitman, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba, with Bro. Randy Bohannan and Bro. Michael Bohannan officiating. Interment will be in Golden City Cemetery. Mr. Hobbs passed away March 15, 2021, in Tyler. He was born July 29, 1934, in DeKalb, Texas, to Thomas Aldas...

George Riggle Jr

George Riggle Jr

Mar 13, 2021

Services for Mr. George H. Riggle, Jr., 78, of Arlington, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Thursday, March 18, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Tim Riggle and Doris Coppinger officiating. Interment will follow in Cottonwood Cemetery. Mr. Riggle passed away March 13, 2021, in Arlington. He was born September 13, 1942, in Van Zandt County to George Herman...

Wanda Hass

Wanda Hass

Mar 12, 2021

Services for Mrs. Wanda Lee Hass, 84, of Alba, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Amazing Grace Fellowship Church, Alba, with Bro. Byron George officiating under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Pilgrim Rest #1 Cemetery, Emory. Mrs. Hass passed away March 12, 2021 in Quitman. She was born January 19, 1937,...

Glyndon Countryman

Glyndon Countryman

Mar 11, 2021

Services for Mr. Glyndon Countryman, 85, Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Ishmael officiating. Interment will follow in Mesquite City Cemetery, Mesquite. Mr. Countryman passed away March 11, 2021, at his home. He was born December 3, 1935, in De Kalb, to Wilburn Pierce & Lena Faye Burkhart Countryman....

James "Jim" Tyson

James "Jim" Tyson

Mar 11, 2021

Graveside services for James “Jim” Martin Tyson, 56, of Alba, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, March 19, 2021, at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Tyson passed away March 11, 2021, at his residence in Alba. He was born June 20, 1964, in Dallas, to James and Betty Tyson. Jim was a member...

Samuel Joslin, Jr.

Samuel Joslin, Jr.

Mar 9, 2021

Visitation for Samuel Gordon “Sambo” Joslin, Jr., will be held 6-8 p.m., Friday, March 12, 2021, at Bartley Funeral Home. Mr. Joslin passed away March 9, 2021, in Tyler. He was born July 13, 1962, in Grand Saline to Samuel Gordon and Ora Odell Joslin, Sr. Sambo was a handyman and worked in construction. He was preceded in death by...