Obituaries

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

Ted Eichel

Ted Eichel

Jan 31, 2020

Services for Mr. Ted Wayne Eichel, 64, Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, February 3, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Gary Vaughn and Bro. Donnie Herring officiating. Mr. Eichel passed away January 31, 2020, at his home. He was born September 29, 1955, in Yokohama, Japan, to Burton & Makiko Yoshimi Eichel. Ted spent his early...

Richard Mcleod

Richard Mcleod

Jan 30, 2020

Memorial services for Mr. Richard McLeod, 87, Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Futch and Alec Autry officiating. Mr. McLeod passed away January 30, 2020, in Grand Saline. He was born October 31, 1932, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Daniel Bishop & Lessa Gertrude Pack McLeod. Richard spent his...

Dixie Melton

Dixie Melton

Jan 27, 2020

Services for Dixie Norris Melton, 82, Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Thursday, January 30, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Donnie Herring officiating. Mrs. Melton passed away January 27, 2020, in Grand Saline. She was born September 10, 1937, in Wood County, to S.T. Dick Norris and Audrey Brooke Norris. She spent her early years in Mineola,...

Lois Harrison

Lois Harrison

Jan 26, 2020

Services for Lois Harrison, 89, Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, January 30, 2020, at First United Methodist Church, Grand Saline, with Susan Smith and Blair Currey officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mrs. Harrison passed away January 26, 2020, at her home in Grand Saline. She was...

Anthony Humphries

Anthony Humphries

Jan 26, 2020

Services for Anthony Lynn “Tony” Humphries, 59, of Golden are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, February 1, 2020, at First Baptist Church of Alba with Dr. Kelly Burton officiating under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Burial will be in Golden City Cemetery. Tony passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020, at his residence. He was born Friday, April 22,...

Robert Dickey

Robert Dickey

Jan 24, 2020

Robert Earl Dickey, 82, of Edgewood, left this world on January 24, 2020 but he lives on in the hearts of the many people he touched. Robert was known for his gentle kind heart, his dry (and sometimes sarcastic) wit, his deep faith and his unconditional love for his family. He was born May 11, 1937, in Malone, to Cord...

Mark Cockrell

Mark Cockrell

Jan 21, 2020

Mark Allen Cockrell, 45, of Grand Saline passed away January 21, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Tyler October 4, 1974. Mark was a police officer in Point, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father, Jacky Cockrell; and mother, Linda Jackson. Survivors include his wife, Lesia Cockrell of Terrell; son, Trystan Bailey of Chandler; brother, Brian...

Doug Smith

Doug Smith

Jan 16, 2020

Memorial services for Mr. Doug Smith, 71, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at Pruitt Baptist Church, under the direction of his church and family. Mr. Smith passed away January 16, 2020, at his home. He was born January 24, 1948, in Ft. Worth, to Horace William & Mary Kathrine Dawson Smith. Mr. Smith...

Charles Black

Charles Black

Jan 15, 2020

Services for Mr. Charles Black, 92, Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Donnie Herring officiating. Interment will follow in Corinth Cemetery. Mr. Black passed away January 15, 2020 in Tyler. He was born May 29, 1927, in Sulphur Bluff to Ralph Jake & Stellean Baugh Black. Charles was raised...

Wanda Fansler

Wanda Fansler

Jan 10, 2020

Services for Wanda Nell Fansler, 84, Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, January 13, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home with Josh Harrell, Jeremy Harrell and Jason Harrell officiating. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Mrs. Fansler passed away January 10, 2020 in Grand Saline. She was born October 7, 1935, in Speaks to Jess & Addie Gertrude Quattlebaum...

Jay Land

Jay Land

Jan 10, 2020

Jay Land, 62, of Grand Saline, passed away January 10, 2020 at his residence. He was born May 2, 1957 in Grand Saline to J. B. and Bobbie Lou Butler Land. Jay lived all his life in Grand Saline and was a member of Main Street Baptist Church and of the Local 100 Pipefitters Union, with 25 years of service....

O D Copeland

O D Copeland

Jan 10, 2020

Services for Mr. O D Copeland, 74, Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Donnie Herring officiating. Burial will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Mr. Copeland passed away January 10, 2020, at his home. He was born January 27, 1945, in Grand Saline, to Elijah & Onia Hare Copeland. O D...

Jeffie Huffaker

Jeffie Huffaker

Jan 8, 2020

Services for Jeffie Hukill Huffaker, 92, Longview, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Chaplain Lawrence Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in Salem Cemetery, Alba. Mrs. Huffaker passed away January 8, 2020, in Longview. She was born August 31, 1927 in Alba to Jefferson Davis & Vera Jane Sanders Hukill. She...

Carl Mcferren

Carl Mcferren

Jan 7, 2020

Memorial services for Carl Ray McFerren, 77, Emory, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline with Andy Clower and Josh Self officiating. Mr. McFerren passed away January 7, 2020, in Tyler. He was born February 13, 1942, in Paris to JP & Dorothy Cleo Ormand McFerren. Carl spent his early years in...

Loetta Vasquez

Loetta Vasquez

Dec 28, 2019

Services for Loetta “Toby” Brown Vasquez, 62, Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Bartley Funeral Home with Rev. James Massey officiating. Interment will be in Rodgers Cemetery. Mrs. Vasquez passed away December 28, 2019 in a Tyler hospital. She was born April 2, 1957. Toby graduated from Edgewood High School, Class of 1976 and...

Jackie Nivens

Jackie Nivens

Dec 28, 2019

Services for Jackie Copeland Nivens, 79, of Santa Fe are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 31, 2019 at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Tom Ferguson officiating under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment will follow at Silver Lake Cemetery. Jackie passed away December 28, 2019 in Webster. She was born October 31, 1940 in Grand Saline...

Richard "Rick" Westervelt Jr

Richard "Rick" Westervelt Jr

Dec 28, 2019

Celebration of Life services will be scheduled by the family at a later date for Richard Irving “Rick” Westervelt, Jr., 53, of Alba who passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019 in Winnsboro. He was born April 11, 1966 in Pekin, Illinois, to the late Richard Irving Westervelt, Sr. and Frances Lucille “Toodie” Davis Westervelt (Maxwell). Cremation arrangements are under the...

William "Paul" Barnett

William "Paul" Barnett

Dec 27, 2019

Services for William Paulden “Paul” Barnett, 81, of Alba are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at Alba United Methodist Church with Reverends Dee Bryant, Bryan Brown, and Danny Barrett officiating.. Private interment will follow in New Hope Cemetery in Mineola. Mr. Barnett passed away Friday, December 27, 2019 in Tyler. He was born Friday, March 4, 1938...

Homma Lovett

Homma Lovett

Dec 27, 2019

Services for Homma Lou Lovett, 83, of Grand Saline are scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, December 30, 2019 at Roundflat Pentecostal Church with Bro. Homer Morgan officiating under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Ms. Lovett passed away December 27, 2019 in Quitman. She was born April 18, 1936 in Grand Saline to Homer...

Carole Owens

Carole Owens

Dec 25, 2019

Mrs. Carole Owens, 69, Grand Saline, passed away December 25, 2019, at her home. She was born August 23, 1950, in the Friendship Community of Grand Saline, to Robert Vernon & Buenia Allene Jarmon Fritz. She graduated from Grand Saline High School, Class of 1968 and married Danny Owens on November 29, 1968. Carole is preceded in death by her...