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Palestine Herald Press
Palestine, TX.
Jan.29, 1999
SERVICES HELD FOR NORA BROWN
Funeral services for Nora Brown, age 82, of Grapeland were held Friday
Jan.29 at Grapeland Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Albert Munsinger officiating.
Burial followed in Guiceland Cemetery. Arrangements were under the
direction of Bailey & Foster, Grapeland.
Nephews served as pallbearers. Mrs. Brown died Thursday, Jan. 29, at Grapeland Nursing Center. She was born on June 28, 1916 in Houston County to
the late J. Y. Carnes and Fronie Smith Carnes. Mrs. Brown was
a member of Grapeland Missionary Baptist Church. She was a Homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Ernest Brown of Grapeland; one
sister, Verna Shipper of Grapeland; one brother; Harold Carnes of Slocum;
and nieces and nephews.
Palestine Herald Press
8 Feb 1999
GLADYS GURGANUS
Tennessee Colony: Services for Gladys Crist GURGANUS, 88, Tennessee Colony, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Friendship Baptist Church with the Rev Lynn Stroud officiating,
Burial will be in Rock Church Cemetery...
Mrs. Gurganus was born June 22, 1910 in Athens to the late George Lafayette Crist and Della Attawer Batchelor. She was a homemaker and a charter member of Cayuga Assembly of God Church. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Joe Taylor Gurganus in 1968.
Survivors include her daughter, Alva Jo Thornton, Tennessee Colony; Three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren...
Palestine Herald Press
Palestine TX
Nov. 29, 1999
(Submitted by: Vernetta WALKER)
HAROLD CARNE SLOCUM
Services for Harold Carnes, 86, Slocum, are scheduled
for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sand Flat Baptist Church with Rev. Max Smith, Danny Bowman, and David Franklin officiating.
Burial will be in Cedar Creek Cemetery under the direction of Bailey and Foster
Funeral Home, Palestine. Mr. Carnes died Nov. 28 in a Palestine hospital.
He was born June 9, 1913, in Houston County to the late J. Y. and Fronie Smith Carnes. He was a farmer and rancher, a member of Sand Flat Baptist Church and former member of Slocum School Board.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Kizer Carnes, Slocum; daughters Sheri Franklin,
Slocum, and Mollie Bowman, Elkhart; sister, Verna Shipper, Denson Springs;
and four grandchildren. Pallbearers include Cody Carnes,
Damon Carnes, Haskell Carnes, Maynard Carnes,
Ricky Alexander, and Bill Bowman. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m.
Monday at funeral home.
Palestine Herald Press
(Died 24 Aug 1999)
BUAL WOODARD
Serviced for Buel "Woody" WOODARD, 82, of Palestine will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Baily & Foster Chapel with the Rev. Robley Soileau officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Park.
Mr. Woodard died Tuesday at Memorial Mother Frances Hospital in Palestine.
He was born July 8, 1917, in Corsicana, to Arthur and Nora Wilson Woodward.
Mr. Woodard was self-employed for Shamrock and was retired from Homer White's Gulf Station . He also worked as a foreman for the Strouby Horse Ranch in Corsicana and was a member of Memorial Christian Church.
He is preceded in death by a brother and a sister.
Mr. Woodard is survived by his wife of 62 years, Willie Mae Woodard of Palestine: Daughters, Peggy Rhone of Overton and Norene Watson of Palestine; Son, James L. Collins of San Antonio; Sister, Evelyn Sasser of Forth Worth; Five grandchildren; 11 grandchildren and 3 great-great-children......
Athens Daily Review
Jan. 24, 2000
Athens, TX
HARRY E. "GENE" ROBERTS
Services for Harry E. "Gene" Roberts, 67, of the Bradford community are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Carroll Springs Cemetery with the Revs. Gary York and Scott Dishman officiating. The funeral will be under the direction of the Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home in Athens.
Mr. Roberts died Jan. 20, 2000, in East Texas Medical Center Athens.
He was born Aug. 4, 1932, in McLoud, Okla., to the late Andrew and Alice Beckham Roberts.
A resident of the Bradford community for the past 29 years, Mr. Roberts retired from the U.S. Army after 22 years of service and was a veteran of Korea and Vietnam. While with the U.S. Army, he received numerous military awards. Following his retirement from the military, he was a truck driver and a city carrier for the U.S. Postal Service in Palestine. Mr. Roberts was a Baptist by faith.
Mr. Roberts was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Gwinnup and Virginia Ridenour.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Evalyn Wilbanks Roberts of Bradford; son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Nona Roberts of Athens; daughters and sons-in-law, Jackie and Terry Willingham, Harriet and George Blailock and Virginia and Kevin Clary, all of Bradford; brothers, Buster Roberts of Waterford, Calif., Wayne Roberts of Marysville, Calif., and Frank Roberts of Huntsville, Ala.; sisters, Wilma Bryan and Helen Carlsen, both of Waterford, Calif., and Margie Owens of Oakdale, Calif.; grandchildren, Jeremy Miller, Michael Davis, Heather Clary, Kendra Greenhaw; and numerous uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces.
Pallbearers will include Jerry Paul Kidd, Stephen Kidd, David Wilbanks, Calvin Smith, Chad Glenn and Justin Kessler.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jeremy Miller, Michael Davis, Heather Clary, Kendra Greenhaw, the Bradford Volunteer Fire Department First Responders and Elmer Goodrum.
Family wil receive friends at the funeral home from 5:30-8 p.m. Monday.
If desired, memorials may be made to the American Lung Association of Texas, P.O. Box 26460, Austin, TX 787-0460.
Athens Daily Review
Athens, TX
Jan. 12, 2000
JANACIA LYNNE MONIK ESTER
Services for Janacia Lynne Monik Ester, infant, of Palestine are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at Garrett & Tucker Funeral Directors Chapel in Athens with Ivory J. Givens officiating.
Burial will follow at North Athens Cemetery under the direction of Garrett & Tucker Funeral Directors of Athens.
Baby Ester died Jan. 7, 2000, in Palestine.
She was born Jan. 7, 2000, in Palestine.
Baby Ester is survived by her parents, Isha Rhea Ross and Steven Michael Ester Jr. of Palestine; grandparents, Linda and Roosevelt Smith Jr. of Palestine, Steven Michael Sr. and Lisha Fay Ester of Palestine; great-grandparents, Bobby C. and Major Nell Russ of Athens, Mae Ella Ester of Palestine and Davis McKenzie of Palestine; great-great-grandparents, Harvey and Caroline Givens of Athens; and aunts, Regina Hambrick, Chashea Ester and Tomika Ester, all of Palestine.
Athens Daily Review
Dec 20, 1999, Athens, TX
MARTIN STAINS, JR.
Funeral services for Martin Staines Jr., 55, of Carrolton are scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at Bailey & Foster Chapel in Palestine with the Rev. Carl Lane officiating.
Burial will follow in Carrol Springs Cemetery under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home of Palestine.
Mr. Staines died Dec. 7, 1999, in Palestine.
He was born Jan. 7, 1944, in Athens. He was an electrician and a member of IBEW Local No. 1151 in Tyler. He was a member of Central Baptist Church in Athens.
Survivors include his mother, Edna Staines of Palestine; daughters, Terri Staines of Dallas and Kimberly Staines of Mesa, Ariz.; sons, Scott Fletcher of White Settlement and Jonathan Staines of Flint; sisters, Velma Coleman of Deer Park, Ollie Cooper of Palestine, Marie Pierce of Houston, Laverne Roy of Palestine, Betty Byrum of Dallas and Linda Ammons of Carrolton; and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Dewayne Switzer , Chris Lawler, Gary Cooper, Jimmy Newsome, Kenneth Welch Sr. and Kenneth Welch, Jr.
Visitation is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Athens Daily Review
20 Dec 1999
Orval C. Kelly
Services for Orval C. Kelly, 70, of Palestine are scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at Bailey & Foster Chapel with the Rev. Carl Lane officiating.
Burial will follow at Land of Memory Cemetery under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home of Palestine.
Mr. Kelly died Dec. 13, 1999, in Tyler.
He was born May 27, 1929, in Anderson County to Earl Luther and Beryl Janie Wardell Kelly. He retired as a carman from Union Pacific Railroad after 42 years of service. He was a member of the Brother of Railway Carmen and First Baptist Church in Palestine.
Mr. Kelly is survived by his wife, Betty Ray Kelly of Palestine; daughters, Cathy Honea and Pat Goff Eubanks, both of Palestine; sons, Joe Kelly of Slocum, and Mike and Kevin Kelly, both of Palestine; sisters, Earline Perry of Bois D` Arc and Ruth Lambright of Carroll Springs; 17 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Ricky Honea, Ronnie Honea, Jason Arden, Patrick Goff, Billy Kelly, Danny Kelly and Jason Huckaby.
Honorary pallbearers will be Jeff Lewis, C.B. Endsley, Johnnie Brown, Mike Gordon, Bob McFarlane and Earline Price.
Visitation is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Jacksonville Daily Progress
Jacksonville, TX
Jan. 26, 2000
JAMES M. "Jamie" SMITH
RUSK - Graveside services for James M. "Jamie" Smith, 65, of Elkhart, will be held in Cedar Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Don Copeland officiating.
Arrangements are under direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home of Rusk.
Mr. Smith died Monday at his home.
He was born in Rusk and formerly lived in Palestine. Mr. Smith was a retired employee of Caldwell Welding Supply in Palestine and was past owner of Texarkana Welders Supply. He was an endowed member of Masonic Lodge Border Lodge 672 in Texarkana. Mr. Smith was a veteran of the Korean War. He was preceded in death by father, Lawrence Smith.
Survivors include wife, Wanda Smith of Elkhart; mother, Annie Lee Smith of Rusk; son, James Smith of Texarkana; six stepchildren; sister, Geraldine Thompson of Tyler; a granddaughter; and 11 stepgrandchildren.
Visitation will be in the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today.
The Herald-Press
Palestine, TX
Jan. 31, 2000
BIDDIE NEWMAN
Services for Biddie Ethel Newman, 82, of Grapeland, will be at 3 p.m. today at the Parker Cemetery with Perry Jones officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster, Grapeland.
Mrs. Newman died Saturday at Peoples Nursing Center in Palestine.
She was born Aug. 20, 1917, in Mullberry, Ark. to John Henry and Ida Francis Rich Johnson.
Mrs. Newman was a lifelong resident of Texas and Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and had owned a restaurant. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Grapeland.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Dawson Newman in May, 1985; by two grandchildren; three brothers; and two sisters.
Mrs. Newman is survived by daughters, Ida Irene Allen of Rusk, Betty Dow of Denson Springs, Helen Lorene Lick of Palestine, Ethel Mae Smith of Liberty, Wanda Burk of Elkhart and Bonnie G. Jones of Houston; sons, Jimmy Dawson Newman and Troy Ford Newman, both of Palestine, and Harry Dean Newman of Grapeland; sisters, Emeline Gragg of Ark., Marie Kidd, Billie Compton and Minnie Hodges, all of Okla., Edna Rose of California and Irene Burns of Georgia; brother, T.J. Johnson of California; 29 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Larry Allen, Stacy Bateman, Wesley Beddo, Billy Patton, Bobby Newman, Brad Newman and Robert Jones.
The Herald-Press
Palestine, TX
Jan. 31, 2000
FAY ENDEL
Services for Fay Jackson Endel, 76, of Grapeland, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Grapeland with the Revs. Kenneth Mobley and David Bradley officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery near Percilla under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home in Palestine.
Mrs. Endel died Sunday at Palestine Regional Medical Center.
She was born Feb. 27, 1923, in Anderson County to Hoyt and Emma Dillard Jackson.
Mrs. Endel had lived in Grapeland most of her life. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Grapeland. She was a housewife and a Sunday school teacher for many years.
She is survived by her husband, Howard M. Endel of Grapeland; sons, Ronald David Endel and Richard Lane Endel, both of Baytown; daughter, Judith Faye Hayes of Matamoros, Mexico; sisters, Verna Pierson of Houston and Iva Hardin of Grapeland; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be deacons of First Baptist Church of Grapeland.
The family will receive condolences at their home.
