Obituaries

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

Kathleen Baca

Kathleen Baca

Jul 18, 2014

MINEOLA – A memorial service for Kathleen Rae Baca, 49, of Mineola, will be held Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at 3 p.m., by the family at the home of her mother, Lynda Crosby. Cremation arrangements are with Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Ms. Baca passed away Friday, July 18, 2014, in a Tyler hospice facility. She was born June 22, 1965,...

Roy Crutchfield Sr

Roy Crutchfield Sr

Jul 16, 2014

Roy Crutchfield, Sr. ALBA– Services for Roy Russell Crutchfield, Sr., 73, of Alba, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 21, 2014, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home chapel, Alba, with Bro. Reggie Day officiating. Burial will be in Enon Cemetery, Alba, under direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Crutchfield passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014, in a Tyler hospice facility....

Imogene Wallace

Imogene Wallace

Jul 13, 2014

Memorial services for Imogene Wallace, 73, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Mark Winskie officiating. Mrs. Wallace passed away July 13, 2014 in Ft. Worth. She was born April 18, 1941 in Talihani, OK. She had lived in Grand Saline since 1985 where she worked at Country Trails...

Barbara Gore

Barbara Gore

Jul 9, 2014

Graveside services for Barbara Gore, 72, of Dallas, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at Woodside Cemetery with Rev. C.H. Pritchett. Ms. Gore passed away July 9, 2014 in Dallas. She was born September 9, 1941. She spent most all of her life in Dallas and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her father,...

Billie Laforest

Billie Laforest

Jun 27, 2014

MINEOLA – Services for Billie Ruth Middleton LaForest, 81, of Mineola, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 29, 2014, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home chapel, Alba, with Chaplain Robert Stovall officiating. Burial will be in Cottonwood Cemetery, Alba, under direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home. Mrs. LaForest passed away Friday, June 27, 2014, in a Tyler hospice facility. She was born...

Kenneth Hayes Sr

Kenneth Hayes Sr

Jun 23, 2014

Kenneth Wayne “Jack” Hayes, Sr. ALBA– Services for Kenneth Wayne “Jack” Hayes, Sr., 80, of Alba, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at Alba United Methodist Church, Alba, with Bro. Kevin Wright and Rev. Pamela Dountas officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Alba, under direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Hayes passed away Monday,...

Alvin Jones

Alvin Jones

Jun 21, 2014

Alvin “Hap” Jones EMORY– Services for Alvin “Hap” Jones, 79, of Emory, are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home chapel, Alba, with Bro. David Hendricks and Bro. Jeff Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery, Alba, under direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Jones passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014, in a...

Ava Grace Morrow

Ava Grace Morrow

Jun 19, 2014

Services for Baby Ava Grace Morrow, 8 months old, of Mineola, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, June 22, 2014 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 Starr Cemetery. Ava Grace passed away June 19, 2014 in Dallas. She was...

Horace Brown

Horace Brown

Jun 18, 2014

Graveside services for Horace Lynn Brown, 71, of Lone Oak, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, June 21, 2014, at Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wolfe City, under the direction of Bartley's Lone Oak Funeral Home with Audie Gilbreath officiating. Mr. Brown passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in a Greenville hospital. He was born September 21, 1942, in Winnsboro, to the...

Billy Savage

Billy Savage

Jun 16, 2014

Graveside services for Billy John Savage, 58, of Quitman are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Shields Cemetery with Bro. Mike Sullivan officiating. Mr. Savage passed away June 16, 2014 at his residence in Quitman. He was born July 26, 1955 in Grand Saline to Kirby and Joyce Barker Savage. On March 13, 1993, Billy married Charlotte...

Mozelle Ellis

Mozelle Ellis

Jun 13, 2014

Services for Mozelle Whiteside Ellis, 83, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 16, 2014 at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Eddie Paul Stanley officiating. Interment will follow in Haven of Memories, Canton. Mrs. Ellis passed away June 13, 2014 in Grand Saline. She was born May 7, 1931 in Henderson County to Emmitt and Bertha Parks...

Billy Barrett

Billy Barrett

Jun 13, 2014

Graveside services for Billy W. Barrett, 77, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 14, 2014, at Rodgers Cemetery with Bro. David Hewitt officiating under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mr. Barrett passed away June 13, 2014, in Grand Saline. He was born March 21, 1937, in Miller Grove to the late Arthur Rueben...

Billie Busby

Billie Busby

Jun 4, 2014

Services for Mrs. Billie Maxine Busby, 83 of Alba, formerly of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Homer Morgan officiating. Interment will follow in Creagleville Cemetery. Mrs. Busby passed away June 4, 2014 in Canton. She was born March 23, 1931 in Murphy to Dib & Willie Hicks Hammers....

Richard Buchanan

Richard Buchanan

Jun 3, 2014

Richard Buell Buchanan YANTIS– Services for Richard Buell Buchanan, 74, of Yantis, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 6, 2014, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home chapel, Alba, with Bro. Todd McGahee officiating. Burial will be in Lake Fork Memorial Cemetery, Emory, under direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Mr. Buchanan passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at a Mineola nursing...

Jewell Ann "Judy" Cook

Jewell Ann "Judy" Cook

May 27, 2014

Mrs. Jewell Ann "Judy" Cook, 72, of Fruitvale passed away May 27, 2014 at her home. She was born December 2, 1941 in Bryan. She spent most of her life in Wills Point before moving to Fruitvale 8 years ago where she was a charter member of Caney Creek Cowboy Church. She married Walter Cook, Sr in 1957 and retired...

Lela Mae "Pat" Gillispie

Lela Mae "Pat" Gillispie

May 24, 2014

Services for Lela Mae “Pat” Gillispie, 94, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Bartley Funeral Home with Rev. Susan Smith and Chaplain David Hicks officiating. Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery. Mrs. Gillispie passed away May 24, 2014 in Grand Saline. She was born January 26, 1920 in Grand Saline to William Henry...

Johnnie Grace Chaney

Johnnie Grace Chaney

May 20, 2014

Services for Johnnie Grace Chaney, 84, of Mt. Vernon, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Bro. Jerry Pruitt officiating. Interment will be in Starr Cemetery. Mrs. Chaney passed away May 20, 2014 at a nursing home in Mt. Vernon. She was born February 27, 1930 in Eldorado, OK to James...

Robert E. Fritz

Robert E. Fritz

May 20, 2014

Mr. Robert E. Fritz, 72, of Grand Saline, passed away May 20, 2014 in Grand Saline. He was born January 30, 1942 in Grand Saline to Robert Vernon & Buenia A. Jarmon Fritz. He worked as a mechanic. Robert was preceded in death by his father, Robert Vernon Fritz. Survivors include his mother, Buenia Fritz of Grand Saline; son, Robert...

Alta Pancake

Alta Pancake

May 18, 2014

Faye Pancake GOLDEN – Services for Alta Faye Pancake, 82, of Golden, are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Pilgrim Rest No. 2 Baptist Church, Golden, under direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Craig Kearby officiating. Burial will be in Golden Cemetery, Golden. Mrs. Pancake passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014, in a Mineola nursing home....

Charles Reed

Charles Reed

May 13, 2014

Services for Charles M. Reed,79, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Bartley Funeral Home with Kyle White officiating. Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Reed passed away May 13, 2014 in Tyler. He was born November 3, 1934 in Dallas. Charles was a Senior Master Sgt. of the United States Air Force,...