Death and funeral notices, Feb. 21
Published 9:36 pm Friday, February 20, 2015
DEATHS
GEORGE ADKINS, 55, Tyler, died Feb. 18. Community Funeral Home of Tyler.
MURT RAYMOND BATES, 77, New London, died Feb. 19. Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Sunday at funeral home.
MABRY BEARD, 89, Mansfield, formerly of Tyler. Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home, Tyler.
LORA M. BECKTON, 54, Mount Pleasant, died Feb. 19. J.C. White Funeral & Cremation Services, Mount Pleasant.
CHRISTINE FRANCES BARTON COOK, 92, Henderson, formerly of Pittsburg, died Feb. 10. Erman Smith Funeral Home, Pittsburg.
ALICE CUMBY, LaRue, died Feb. 20. John R. Harmon Undertaking Co., Tyler.
F.C. DAVIS, 73, died Feb. 14. Garmon Funeral Home, Henderson.
JERRY EMBRY, 67, Tyler, died Feb. 19. Community Funeral Home of Tyler.
WALTER L. FARRINGTON JR., 89, Tyler, died Feb. 19. Stewart Family Funeral Home, Tyler.
MARY GRAHAM, 91, Edom, died Feb. 17. Stewart Family Funeral Home, Tyler.
VERDA E. JAMES, 96, Baytown, formerly of Jacksonville, died Feb. 12. Autry Funeral Home, Jacksonville. Visitation 5-7 p.m. today at funeral home.
INEZ JEFFERSON, 92, Hale Center, died Feb. 16. Stewart Family Funeral Home, Tyler. Visitation 11 a.m.-noon Saturday at funeral home.
RONALD R. LAFEVER, 76, Winnsboro, died Feb. 19. Erman Smith Funeral Home, Pittsburg. Visitation 5-6 p.m. Wednesday at funeral home.
CHARLES WAYNE NANCE, 83, Bullard, died Feb. 17. Stewart Family Funeral Home, Tyler.
WILLIAM CLAIR TRAYNOR, 58, Lindale, died Feb. 15. Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Directors, Lindale.
Rev. ALTON WALLACE JR., 89, Tyler, died Feb. 15. John R. Harmon Undertaking Co., Tyler.
ELIZA ANN WILLIAMS, 93, LaRue, died Feb. 20. John R. Harmon Undertaking Co., Tyler.
FUNERALS TODAY
MURT RAYMOND BATES, 77, New London, died Feb. 19. Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Visitation 5-7 p.m. Sunday at funeral home.
PAUL W. BLACK, 66, Tyler; 11 a.m. at Liberty Baptist Church (Dearion & Davis Funeral Parlor, Gladewater).
RUBY LOU PATTERSON BRECKENRIDGE, 92, Tyler; graveside 11 a.m. in Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery (Lloyd James Funeral Home, Tyler),
BOBBY “BO” CLOPTON, 88, Wills Point; memorial 3 p.m. at Russell Memorial United Methodist Church, Wills Point (Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home, Wills Point).
JAMES ROY CROWE , 97, San Augustine; 1 p.m. at Pennington Baptist Church (Stewart Family Funeral Home, Tyler).
RAY DAVIDSON, 92, Tyler; memorial noon at First Presbyterian Church, Tyler.
HERMAN FRANKLIN, 61, Jacksonville; 11 a.m. at Pennel Chapel CME Church, Jacksonville (Williams Funeral Home, Jacksonville).
WALTER JACKSON “JACK” GODWIN, 81, Henderson, formerly of Tyler; memorial 2 p.m. at One Realtor Center, Tyler.
Pastor WILLIE GENE HOWARD SR., 61, Tyler; 2 p.m. at North Star Baptist Church (Community Funeral Home of Tyler).
JOHN PERKINS HUNTER, 93, Rusk; memorial 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church (Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home, Rusk).
JAMES PAUL JONES, 55, Mount Enterprise; 2 p.m. at Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church.
ROSEMARY C. LOCKETT, 81, Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Hideaway; 3 p.m. at Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Home, Lindale.
SHIRLEY L. MARKEY, 77, Maydelle; 10 a.m. at Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home, Rusk.
DANNY RAY MCNUTT, 64, Pittsburg; 10 a.m. at First UMC, Pittsburg (Erman Smith Funeral Home, Pittsburg).
SIMEON “SIM” WALTER OEFINGER JR., 75, Tyler; 11 a.m. at Tyler Metro Church (Boren-Conner Funeral Home, Bullard).
VICKI SUE PARRISH, 67, Gladewater; 1 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home, Gladewater.
DORIS L.B. RAIBON, 83, Tyler; 10 a.m. at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church (Brooks-Sterling & Garrett Funeral Directors, Tyler).
FLOYD EARL RIX, 83, Tyler; 2:30 p.m. at Cedar Street United Methodist Church (Lloyd James Funeral Home, Tyler.
CLAUDINE J. RUSSELL, 102, Tyler; 1 p.m. at St. Louis Baptist Church (Community Funeral Home of Tyler).
PRESTINE M. RUTLEDGE, 76, Ore City; graveside 10 a.m. in Lone Mountain Cemetery (Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home, Gilmer).
MARGARET FRANCES TIDWELL SATTERWHITE, 95, Longview; 2 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home, Longview.
CORDERO EUGENE TURNER, 25, Tyler; 11 a.m. at St. Violet Baptist Church (Community Funeral Home of Tyler).
Rev. ALTON WALLACE JR., 89, Tyler; 11 a.m. at Higher Heights Baptist Church (John R. Harmon Undertaking Co., Tyler).
SUE ELAINE WALTON, 79, Henderson; noon at Mother Zion Baptist Church, Henderson (Garmon Funeral Home, Henderson).
JACK TEASDALE WELCH, 92, Tyler; 10 a.m. at Stewart Family Funeral Home, Tyler. Visitation one hour prior to service at funeral home.
WILLIE FRED WILLIAMS, 82, Tyler; 11 a.m. at Brooks-Sterling & Garrett Funeral Directors, Tyler.
FUNERALS TOMORROW
LONNY JOE ACKER, 70, Jacksonville; 2 p.m. at Autry Funeral Home, Jacksonville. Visitation 5-7 p.m. today at funeral home.
