Obituaries

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

James Phillips

James Phillips

Jan 26, 2017

James Lynn Phillips LONE OAK – Funeral services for James Lynn Phillips, 78, of Lone Oak, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Bull Creek Cowboy Church, Lone Oak, with Bro. Paul McMerrell and Bro. Larry Davis officiating. Burial will be in Lone Star Cemetery, Point, under the direction of Bartley’s Lone Oak Funeral Home. Mr. Phillips...

Henry D. Kingston

Henry D. Kingston

Jan 24, 2017

Services for Mr. Henry D. Kingston, 97, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, January 27, 2017, at Sand Springs Baptist Church with Bro. Jim Parker and Bro. Nick Kerry officiating under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment will be in Silver Lake Cemetery. Mr. Kingston passed away January 24, 2017, at a Quitman hospital....

Cora  Lewellen

Cora Lewellen

Jan 24, 2017

Services for Cora Lewellen, 84, of Fruitvale, are scheduled for 10 am, Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Bartley Funeral Home. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Edgewood. Mrs. Lewellen passed away January 24, 2017. She was born June 14, 1932 in Grand Saline to Clarence and Pebbles McWilliams LaPrade. Cora lived most of her life in Irving before moving...

Margaret Kelly

Margaret Kelly

Jan 24, 2017

ALBA – Services for Margaret Sue Thomas Kelly, 83, of Alba, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home chapel, Alba, with George Filpansick officiating. Burial will be in Colony Cemetery, Alba, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home. Mrs. Kelly passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017, in a Mineola nursing home. She was born...

Maxine Gray

Maxine Gray

Jan 20, 2017

Graveside services for Maxine Gray, 89, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, January 23, 2017, at Sand Flat Cemetery with Bro. Dennis Morris officiating. Mrs. Gray passed away January 20, 2017, in Grand Saline. She was born December 23, 1927, in Ft. Dodge, Iowa, to Fred & Naomi Bassford Wellen. She spent most of her life in...

Dorothy Graves

Dorothy Graves

Jan 19, 2017

Services for Mrs. Dorothy Pope Graves, 74, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Bartley Funeral Home with Richard Graves officiating. Interment will be in Salem Cemetery, Alba. Mrs. Graves passed away January 19, 2017, at a Tyler hospice. She was born May 5, 1942, in Dallas to Roy & Pearl V. Waddill Pope....

Debra Gibson

Debra Gibson

Jan 18, 2017

Debra Jean Gibson LONE OAK– Memorial services for Debra Jean Gibson, 64, of Lone Oak, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Place of Freedom Church, 2304 Stonewall St., Greenville, Texas 75402, under the direction of the family, with Pastor Adam Burruss officiating. Cremation arrangements will be under the direction of Bartley’s Lone Oak Funeral Home. Mrs....

Maxine  Slemmons

Maxine Slemmons

Jan 14, 2017

Maxine Slemmons LONE OAK– Services for Maxine Slemmons, 95, of Lone Oak, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, January 16, 2017, at the First United Methodist Church, Lone Oak, with Reverend Danny Calk and Reverend Sue Gross officiating. Burial will be in Hall Cemetery, Lone Oak, under the direction of Bartley’s Lone Oak Funeral Home. Mrs. Slemmons passed away Saturday,...

John Land

John Land

Jan 14, 2017

Services for Mr. John F. Land, 93, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, January 16, 2017, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. James Massey officiating. Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Land passed away January 14, 2017, in a Tyler hospital. He was born July 27, 1923, in Grand Saline, to John Foster & Ida Branson...

Jimmy Frazier

Jimmy Frazier

Jan 14, 2017

Jimmy Joe Frazier ALBA – Private graveside services for Jimmy Joe “Pops” Frazier, 80, of Alba, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Golden Cemetery, with Chaplain Robert Stovall officiating, under direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home. Mr. Fazier passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017, in a Tyler hospital. He was born Wednesday, June 3, 1936, in Fate...

Charles Garrett

Charles Garrett

Jan 12, 2017

Charles Denny Garrett MINEOLA – Funeral services for Charles Denny Garrett, 88, of Mineola, are scheduled for Thursday, January 19, 2017, at Wilson Bartley Funeral Home Chapel, Alba, with Chaplain David Hicks officiating. Cremation arrangements will be under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Garrett passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017, in a Mineola nursing home. He was...

Luis Gaytan

Luis Gaytan

Jan 11, 2017

Luis Gaytan ALBA – Mass of Christian Burial for Luis Gaytan, 65, of Alba, are scheduled for Saturday, January 14, 2017, at 11 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Emory, with Father Victor Hernandez officiating. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery, Alba, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Gaytan passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017,...

Mary Decker

Mary Decker

Jan 9, 2017

Mary Lee Decker POINT– Services for Mary Lee Griffith Decker, 75, of Point, Texas, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, January 12, 2017, at First Baptist Church in Point, with Pastor Zachary Honzell officiating. Burial will be in Smyrna Cemetery, Emory, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mrs. Decker passed away Monday, January 9, 2017, in Tyler. She...

Dorthy Riggle

Dorthy Riggle

Jan 8, 2017

Services for Dorthy Hudgins Riggle, 83, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Main Street Baptist Church with Bro. Robert Stovall officiating. Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Mrs. Riggle passed away January 8, 2017, in Grand Saline. She was born September 19, 1933, in Wood County...

Jesse Dean Copeland

Jesse Dean Copeland

Jan 7, 2017

Services for Jesse Dean Copeland, 22, of Flint, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery. Mr. Copeland passed away January 7, 2017, in Flint. He was born March 3, 1994, in Terrell. He spent most all of his life in Flint where he was a carpenter...

Dorothy Webster

Dorothy Webster

Dec 27, 2016

Services for Dorothy Williams Webster, 83, of Fruitvale, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2017, at Eastridge Baptist Church in Red Oak with Bro. Jack Ables officiating under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas. Mrs. Webster passed away December 27, 2016 in Fruitvale. She was born January 10, 1933...

Dean Jackson

Dean Jackson

Dec 13, 2016

Dean Eugene Jackson ALBA – Funeral services for Dean Eugene Jackson, 79, of Alba, are scheduled for Saturday, December 17, 2016, at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Alba, with Bro. Kelly Burton officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Alba, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Jackson passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016, in Alba,...

Harold Deuson

Harold Deuson

Dec 13, 2016

Harold Wayne Deuson GOLDEN – Graveside services for Harold Wayne Deuson, 90, of Golden, are scheduled for Saturday, December 17, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Golden Cemetery, with Bro. Merle Parker officiating. Mr. Deuson passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at his residence in Golden, Texas. He was born Wednesday, March 10, 1926, in Golden, to the late Lee Ander...

Glenda Stover

Glenda Stover

Dec 11, 2016

Glenda Ann Stover WINNSBORO – Memorial services for Glenda Ann Saxon Stover, 77, of Winnsboro, are to be scheduled by the family at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mrs. Stover passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016, in Tyler. She was born July 8, 1939, in Wood County to the late Guy...

Nancy Ratliff

Nancy Ratliff

Dec 8, 2016

Nancy Marie Ratliff EMORY – Memorial services for Nancy Marie McKinney Ratliff, 60, of Emory, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, December 12, 2016, at the Emory Church of Christ, under the direction of the church and family with Luis Camacho officiating. Nancy Ratliff passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016, at her residence in Emory. She was born December 22,...