Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Grand Saline, Lone Oak, and Alba, Texas areas
Andrea Darlene Metcalf Lucas
Oct 2, 2025
Services for Andrea Darlene Metcalf Lucas, 64, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Monday, October 6, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home.
Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery.
Andrea Lucas, 64, passed away on October 2, 2025, in Plano, Texas. She was born November 6, 1960, at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, to Melvin Richard and Doris Mae Pritchett...
Jackie "Jack" Smith
Sep 28, 2025
Services for Mr. Jackie “Jack” Smith, 84, of Argyle, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Friday, October 10, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Mike McFarlin officiating.
Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery.
Mr. Smith passed away on September 28, 2025, in Denton. He was born on January 13, 1941, in Grand Saline to Jack and Eva Lee Smith.
Jack grew up...
Jerry Ray Johnson
Sep 23, 2025
Services for Mr. Jerry Ray Johnson, 85, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, September 27, 2025, at Caney Creek Cowboy Church, with Bro. Randy Edwards officiating.
Interment will follow in Oakland Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home.
Jerry Johnson, 85, of Grand Saline, passed away September 23, 2025. He was born June 6, 1940, in Lebanon, Indiana,...
Phillip Leo Hettich
Sep 22, 2025
Services for Phillip Leo Hettich, 91, of Dallas, Texas, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Posey Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.
Interment will follow in Peerless Cemetery, Sulphur Springs.
Mr. Hettich passed away on September 22, 2025. He was born April 21, 1934, in North Hopkins County to Sammie Milburn...
Dolores Downey Gustin
Sep 22, 2025
Dolores Downey Gustin, 87, of Athens, passed away on September 22, 2025, in Tyler. She was born on March 2, 1938, in Leroy, Texas, to Ralph Matlock and Mamie Ruth Reed Downey.
Dolores was raised in Shallowater before making Athens her home 40 years ago. She was a kind and gentle soul with a heart of gold, known for her warm...
Tom Allen West
Sep 22, 2025
Mr. Tom Allen West, 79, of Grand Saline, passed away September 22, 2025, in Grand Saline. He was born June 3, 1946, in Mesa, Arizona, to Tom Blanchard & Claudia Elizabeth Clay West.
Around age 18, he traveled to play music and got in with the original band, The Poor Boys in 1965, as their drummer. He worked in landscaping, plumbing,...
Jeanne Ann Lea
Sep 10, 2025
A Memorial Service for Jeanne Ann Lea, 75, of Grand Saline, will be held by the church and family at 4 p.m., Saturday, September 13, 2025, at St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Mineola.
The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m., Friday, September 12, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.
Jeanne Ann Lea passed away on September 10, 2025, in Tyler, Texas....
Doyle Dean Lynch
Sep 7, 2025
Services for Mr. Doyle Dean Lynch, 73, of Wills Point, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.
Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery, Grand Saline.
Mr. Doyle Lynch passed away on September 7, 2025, in Canton. He was born November 5, 1951, in Dallas, to G.W. and Jewel Brown Lynch.
Doyle spent most of his...
Julia "Judy" Malone Ross Fortenberry
Sep 7, 2025
Services for Julia “Judy” Malone Ross Fortenberry, 84, of Lone Oak, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, September 12, 2025, at Lone Oak Baptist Church with Bro. Robert Cook and Greg Anderson officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Lone Oak.
Interment will follow in Hooker Cemetery, Lone Oak.
Mrs. Fortenberry passed away peacefully on September 7, 2025, in Rockwall. Born...
Rodney Dwaine Brumit
Aug 31, 2025
Services for Mr. Rodney Dwaine Brumit, 80, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, September 4, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Bro. Homer Morgan and Bro. Robert Cook officiating.
Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery, Grand Saline.
Mr. Brumit passed away August 31, 2025, in Canton. He was born July 16, 1945, in Celeste, to Travis Oliver...
Christine Erwin
Aug 31, 2025
Graveside services for Mary Christine Erwin, 76, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Thursday, September 4, 2025, at Woodside Cemetery, with Bro. Don Kirkpatrick officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home.
Mary Christine Erwin, better known as Christine, slipped away peacefully on August 31, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family. Christine was a Christmas present to...
Wanda Callaway
Aug 26, 2025
Memorial services for Wanda Callaway, 82, of Van, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.
Wanda Harris Callaway passed away August 26, 2025, at her home. She was born November 15, 1942, in Chapel Hill, Texas, to Jesse and Ruth Collins Harris.
Wanda was raised in Chapel Hill and married the love of her...
William Ray Boyles
Aug 25, 2025
Visitation for Mr. William Ray Boyles, 95, of Grand Saline, is scheduled for 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home.
A private graveside service will be held at Woodside Cemetery.
William Ray Boyles passed away at his home on August 25, 2025. He was born September 19, 1929, in Grand Saline, to Ed Silas and Mattie Effie Hightower Boyles....
Vonda Kay Curtis (Chitty)
Aug 19, 2025
Services for Vonda Curtis, 53, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, August 22, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Sis. Delana Wheeler, Bro. Donnie Herring, and Bro. Homer Morgan officiating.
Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery.
Mrs. Curtis passed away August 19, 2025, in Tyler, after a lengthy illness. She was born December 5, 1971, in Grand Saline, to...
Reva Lou Tipps Hudgins
Aug 11, 2025
Reva Lou Tipps Hudgins, 94, of Grand Saline passed away August 11, 2025, in Grand Saline, Texas. Reva was born on February 16, 1931, to Lee & Myrtle King Tipps and grew up in Friendship near Grand Saline, Texas. She graduated from Grand Saline High School in 1947 and immediately accepted a job at Southern Bell in the then far-away...
Roddy Ray Sloan
Aug 8, 2025
Services for Mr. Roddy Ray Sloan, 83, of Tyler, Texas, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Lanny Bridges officiating.
Interment will follow in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
Roddy Sloan passed away on August 8, 2025, in Tyler. He was born August 3, 1942, in Grand Saline, at Cozby-Germany Hospital, to Alton Lee and...
Brittanie Marie Buffington
Aug 6, 2025
Brittanie Marie Buffington, 32, of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, in Quitman. She was born June 19, 1993, in Quitman to Christopher Blake Buffington and Sandra Marie Walker.
Brittanie was a graduate of Rains High School and had spent the past seven years living in Wood County. She worked for Subway as a multi unit manager in Quitman...
Jeffrey Nicholas Johnson
Aug 2, 2025
Jeffrey Nicholas Johnson, 43, of Grand Saline, passed away on August 2, 2025.
He was born on April 20, 1982, in Shreveport, Louisiana, and moved to Texas around the age of nine. Jeff graduated from Red Oak High School and lived in several Texas towns before making his home in Grand Saline in 2020.
On December 11, 2021, he married the love...
Arlon Hugh Ragsdale
Aug 1, 2025
Services for Mr. Arlon Hugh Ragsdale, 83, of Alba, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at Amazing Grace Fellowship Church, with Pastor Jacob Chaffin officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba.
Interment will be in Salem Cemetery.
Arlon Hugh Ragsdale entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Friday, August 1, 2025. Arlon was born...
Patricia Lee Calk (Heathington)
Jul 29, 2025
Services for Patricia Calk, 82, of Lone Oak, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, August 1, 2025, at Lone Oak Assembly of God Church, with Pastor Larry Allgood officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Lone Oak.
Interment will follow in Miller Grove Cemetery.
Patricia Lee Heathington Calk, daughter of the late Arthur Lee and Dorothy Lillian Heathington, was born May...
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