Obituaries

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

Ruthie  Day

Ruthie Day

Feb 15, 2018

Ruthie Mae Gordon Day MINEOLA – Memorial services for Ruthie Mae Gordon Day, 93, of Mineola, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, February 24, 2018, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mineola, under the direction of the family, with Chester Brown officiating. Burial arrangements in Salem Cemetery, Alba, are under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Ms. Day...

Elisa Brown

Elisa Brown

Feb 14, 2018

Services for Elisa Brown, 48, of Jacksonville, are scheduled for 3 p.m., Friday, February 16, 2018, at Silver Lake Baptist Church with Bro. Donnie Herring officiating under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment will be in Silver Lake Cemetery. Mrs. Brown passed away February 14, 2018, in Tyler. She was born March 3, 1969 to Reagan &...

Jack Farrar

Jack Farrar

Feb 7, 2018

ALBA – Celebration of Life services for Jack Clement Farrar, 71, of Alba, will be held Sunday, February 18, 2018, at the Alba Community Center from 1-3 p.m. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Farrar passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at his residence in Alba. He was born August 5, 1946, in DeKalb,...

Velma Carpenter

Velma Carpenter

Feb 5, 2018

Services for Velma Ernestine Carpenter, 96, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, February 9, 2018 at Bartley Funeral Home with Danny Carpenter officiating. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery. Mrs. Carpenter passed away February 5, 2018, in Grand Saline. She was born April 21, 1921, in Kaufman County to Alanzo & Viola Zachary Sharp. She had spent...

Della Houy

Della Houy

Feb 5, 2018

Services for Della Faye Willmann Houy, 88, of Richland Hills, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Thursday, February 8, 2018, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Mark Pederson officiating. Interment will be at DFW National Cemetery, Dallas. Mrs. Houy passed away February 5, 2018, in Richland Hills. She was born January 15, 1930, in Mason to Perry & Agnes Witt...

Retha Faye Hughes

Retha Faye Hughes

Feb 4, 2018

Retha Faye Carroll Hughes GOLDEN – Funeral services for Retha Faye Carroll Hughes, 72, of Golden, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, February 9, 2018, at Pilgrim Rest #2 Baptist Church, Golden, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Jim Parker and Doug Douglas officiating. Mrs. Hughes passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018, in Grand Saline. She was...

Major Nicholas Di Salvo

Major Nicholas Di Salvo

Feb 4, 2018

Services for Major Nicholas Di Salvo, 94, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Smith officiating. Interment will be in Corinth Cemetery. Mr. Di Salvo passed away February 4, 2018, in Grand Saline. He was born February 28, 1923 in Batavia, NY, to Vincenza & Filomino Di Salvo...

Sue Veatch

Sue Veatch

Feb 2, 2018

Sue Cox Veatch ALBA – Memorial services for Sue Cox Veatch, 73, of Alba, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, February 4, 2018, at Enon Baptist Church, Alba, under the direction of the family and church, with Bro. Reggie Day officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mrs. Veatch passed away Friday, February 2, 2018,...

Opal Phillips

Opal Phillips

Feb 1, 2018

Services for Opal Phillips, 93, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, February 4, 2018, at Bartley Funeral Home with Steve Weeks officiating. Burial will be in Colony Cemetery. Mrs. Phillips passed away February 1, 2018, in Mesquite. She was born April 19, 1924, in Alba to Mitchell Edward & Claudia Amelia Fitzgerald Bryant. She served in the...

Doris Dickerson

Doris Dickerson

Jan 30, 2018

Services for Doris Jane Dickerson, 86, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, February 1, 2018, at Bartley Funeral Home with Don Kirkpatrick and Eric Teague officiating. Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery. Mrs. Dickerson passed away January 30, 2018 in Grand Saline. She was born November 30, 1931, in Grand Saline to Foster & Ida Branson Land....

Deborah Prather

Deborah Prather

Jan 24, 2018

Deborah Lois Norrell Prather ALBA – Funeral services for Deborah Lois Norrell Prather, 64, of Lavon, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, January 28, 2018, in the Chapel, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba, with Bro. Roy Prather and Bro. Matthew Prather officiating. Burial will be in Pilgrim Rest #1 Cemetery, Emory. Mrs. Prather went to be with...

Naomi Gates

Naomi Gates

Jan 24, 2018

Naomi Jeanne Whitlock Gates GREENVILLE – Memorial services for Naomi Jeanne Whitlock Gates, 70, of Greenville, will be held at a later date by the family and church. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mrs. Gates passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at her residence in Greenville. Naomi was born Wednesday, September 10, 1947, in...

Mary Ieppert

Mary Ieppert

Jan 20, 2018

Services for Mary Alice McFarland Ieppert, 85, of Fruitvale, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Gary Vaughn officiating. Interment will be in DFW National Cemetery. Mrs. Ieppert passed away January 20, 2018, in Grand Saline. She was born November 19, 1932, in St. Louis, MO to Orville and Vinita Moro McFarland....

Delbert Don Vaughn

Delbert Don Vaughn

Jan 19, 2018

Delbert Don Vaughn ALBA – Funeral services for Delbert Don Vaughn, 83, of Ames, Oklahoma, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at Pilgrim Rest #2 Baptist Church, Golden, with Pastor Doug Vaughn officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Vaughn passed away Friday, January 19, 2018, at a rehab center in Hennessey, Oklahoma. He...

Roger Wheeler

Roger Wheeler

Jan 17, 2018

Graveside services for Mr. Roger Wheeler, 62, of Temple, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, January 20, 2018, at Starr Cemetery with Bro. Donnie Herring officiating under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mr. Wheeler passed away January 17, 2018, in Temple. He was born March 23, 1955, in Throckmorton to Harry Lee & Irene Prestidge Wheeler. He...

Natalie Bannister

Natalie Bannister

Jan 16, 2018

Natalie Danielle Bannister WILLS POINT – Funeral services for Natalie Danielle Bannister, 19, of Wills Point, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, January 20, 2018, at Enon Baptist Church, Alba, with Bro. Michael Mize officiating. Burial will be in Enon Cemetery, Alba, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home. Natalie passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018, in Dallas. She was...

Patricia Kennedy

Patricia Kennedy

Jan 14, 2018

Patricia Ann Kenndy QUITMAN – Funeral services for Patricia Ann Kennedy, 71, of Quitman, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2018, in the chapel of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba, with Rev. Jerry Williams officiating. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery, Alba, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home. Ms. Kennedy passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018, at her...

Nelda Wheat

Nelda Wheat

Jan 13, 2018

Services for Nelda Ivy Wheat, 83, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Thursday, January 18, 2018, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Mark Pederson officiating. Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Nell was born in Stamford, Texas, August 21, 1934 to Clarence and Nita Oldham. She celebrated her...

Howell Grisham

Howell Grisham

Jan 13, 2018

Howell Jay Grisham ALBA – Graveside services for Howell Jay Grisham, 79, of Alba, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, January 18, 2018, at Pilgrim Rest #2 Cemetery, Golden, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Grisham passed away Saturday, January 13, 2018, at a nursing home in North Richland Hills. He was born Wednesday, May 4, 1938,...

Alvin Dean Stroman

Alvin Dean Stroman

Jan 11, 2018

YANTIS – Funeral services for Alvin Dean Stroman, 68, of Yantis, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at First Baptist Church, Alba, with Dr. Kelly Burton officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Stroman passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018, at his residence. He was born Wednesday,...