Obituaries

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

John Seider

John Seider

Sep 13, 2020

Services for Mr. John Edward "Jack" Seider, 80, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, September 17, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Richard Jones officiating. Mr. Seider passed away September 13, 2020 in Canton. He was born January 27, 1940, in Hamilton County to William & Freda Senger Seider. Jack spent his early years in Odessa,...

Billy Koonce

Billy Koonce

Sep 12, 2020

Services for Mr. Billy Koonce, 88, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, September 17, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home with Kyle White and Jeremy Harrell officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Koonce passed away September 12, 2020 in Grand Saline. He was born June 4, 1932, in Grand Saline, to Claude & Hazel Bennett Koonce....

John Brown

John Brown

Sep 12, 2020

Services for Mr. John Michael "Mike" Brown, 60, of Lindale, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Saturday, September 19, 2020, at Wayside Revival Center Church in Ben Wheeler with Pastor Walter Dorsey officiating. Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mr. Brown passed away September 12, 2020, in Tyler. He was born July...

Grady Rude

Grady Rude

Sep 5, 2020

Services for Grady Odell Rude, 84, of Golden, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, September 10, 2020, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba, with Bro. Dwayne McCormack officiating. Interment will be in Pilgrim Rest #2 Cemetery, Golden. Mr. Rude passed away September 5, 2020, in Grand Saline. He was born November 21, 1935, in Hamilton County to Winn Ole and Gladys...

Kenneth Marquis

Kenneth Marquis

Sep 3, 2020

Services with Military Honors for Mr. Kenneth Marquis, 53, of Fruitvale, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, September 9, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home with Chris Richey officiating. Mr. Marquis passed away September 3, 2020. He was born August 15, 1967, in Valdosta, GA, to William J. "Bill" & Mattie Selena Moxley Marquis. He served in the US Marines during...

Laura Whitus

Laura Whitus

Sep 3, 2020

Graveside services for Laura Ann Whitus, 78, of Abilene, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, September 5, 2020, at Colony Cemetery, Alba, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Laura passed away September 3, 2020, in an Abilene hospital. She was born July 13, 1942, in Alba, to H. R. & Clarice Irene Bullock Whitus. She spent her...

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Aug 31, 2020

Mr. Richard Glenn Jenkins, 61, of Quitman, passed away August 31, 2020, in Rowlett. He was born April 18, 1959, in Lexington, Mississippi to David Lancelot and Dorothy Mae Gainy Jenkins, Sr. Survivors include his wife, Debra Lynn Griggs Jenkins of Quitman; son and daughter-in-law, Richard Benjamin and Sarah Jenkins; daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Craig Rasbury; three grandchildren, Richard...

Earl Copeland

Earl Copeland

Aug 30, 2020

Services for Mr. Earl Ray Copeland, 79, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, September 3, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Homer Morgan officiating. Burial will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Mr. Copeland passed away August 30, 2020, in a Tyler hospital. He was born June 25, 1941, in Grand Saline, to Elijah & Ona Elizabeth Hare...

Sidney Shuemake

Sidney Shuemake

Aug 28, 2020

Services for Mr. Sidney E. “Sid” Shuemake, 79, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, September 3, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Dallas FD Chaplain Elaine Maddox officiating. The family will receive friends 1:00 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Sand Flat Cemetery. Mr. Shuemake passed away August 28, 2020, in Longview. He...

Billie Hazel

Billie Hazel

Aug 23, 2020

Services for Mrs. Billie J. Hazel, 87, of Fruitvale, are scheduled for 3 p.m., Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Kyle White officiating. Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Mrs. Hazel passed away August 23, 2020, in Tyler. She was born August 18, 1933, in Grand Saline, to Omer & Georgia Mae King Wheeler. She lived all...

John Rash

John Rash

Aug 22, 2020

Mr. John Terry Rash, 93, of Grand Saline, passed away August 22, 2020, in Tyler. He was born January 25, 1927, in Colfax, to John Wesley & Mary Argin Rusk Rash. He spent his early years in Colfax and graduated from Van High School, Class of 1944. He served in the US Navy during WWII as a butcher on the...

Benjamin  Neal

Benjamin Neal

Aug 21, 2020

Benjamin George Neal October 28, 1964- August 21, 2020 Benjamin George Neal, 55, of Alba, Texas entered into Eternal Life on August 21, 2020 at home, surrounded by family. He was born October 28, 1964 in Dallas, Texas. He was preceded in death by his brother, William Neal, and his beloved parents, Kenneth and Julia Bosiger. He is survived by...

Julie Fields

Julie Fields

Aug 19, 2020

Services for Julie Fields, 56, of Quitman, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Bruce Smilie officiating. Interment will be in Starr Cemetery. Julie Anne Cox Fields passed away August 19, 2020, in Terrell. She was born March 20, 1964, in Dallas to Jerry Keith & Charlsy Lee Brazeal Cox. She spent...

Wanda Mings

Wanda Mings

Aug 18, 2020

Services for Wanda Nell King Mings, 80, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, August 21, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home with Tim Lowery officiating. Interment will be in Starr Cemetery. Wanda passed away August 18, 2020, in Mesquite. She was born July 3, 1940, in Van Zandt County to E.L. & Estaline Collect King. She spent all...

Donald Ieppert Sr

Donald Ieppert Sr

Aug 14, 2020

Graveside military honors will be held for Mr. Donald Eugene "Peanuts" Ieppert, Sr., of Fruitvale, 11:15 a.m., Thursday, August 20, 2020, at DFW National Cemetery in Dallas. Mr. Ieppert passed away August 14, 2020, in Grand Saline. He was born February 7, 1932, in East St. Louis, IL, to Frederick B. & Lorene Jacob Ieppert. He served in the US...

W. Buchanan

W. Buchanan

Aug 11, 2020

Services for Mr. W.E. "Bill" Buchanan, 92, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, August 15, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Jewelus Pulley officiating. Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Buchanan passed away August 11, 2020, at his home in Grand Saline. He was born March 28, 1928, in Alba, to Howard & Naoma Ross...

Beth Thorn

Beth Thorn

Aug 10, 2020

Doris “Beth” Elizabeth Thorn, 77 years old of Grand Saline, TX went home to be with the Lord on Monday August 10th, 2020, while under hospice care after a long battle with cancer. She was born July 6th, 1943 in Grand Saline to Harold & Doris “Ninnie” Meroney. She spent all of her life in Van Zandt County with her...

Joyce Pitre

Joyce Pitre

Aug 10, 2020

Memorial services for Joyce Ann Austgen Pitre, 79, of Alba, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Wilson Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mrs. Pitre passed away August 10, 2020, in Tyler. She was born July 6, 1941, in Muskegon, Michigan to George and Martha Lund Austgen. She moved from Grand Haven, Michigan to Irving, before moving to...

Betty Laforest

Betty Laforest

Aug 8, 2020

Mrs. Betty Miles LaForest, 90, of Mineola, passed away August 8, 2020, in Tyler. She was born December 20, 1929, in Royse City to Willie Shelman and Ella Viola Dyson Miles. Betty moved from Tarrant County to Wood County ten years ago and was a member of Freedom Baptist Church of Mineola. She was preceded in death by her parents;...

Bessie Ruth Alexander

Bessie Ruth Alexander

Aug 7, 2020

Services for Bessie Ruth Bailey Alexander, 93, of Alba, are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Sunday, August 9, 2020, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home with Marlon Alexander and George Filpansick officiating. Interment will follow in Salem Cemetery, Alba. Mrs. Alexander passed away August 7, 2020, in Mineola. She was born March 30, 1927, in Alba to Walter Hubbard “Hub” and Carrie Angeline...