Obituaries
Jeffrey Scott Richardson
Nov 24, 2011
Jeffrey Scott Richardson, 46, of Greenville passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2011, at his home.Jeffrey was born in Dallas to Deanna Elaine Lardinais and Robert David Cryder on June 15, 1965. He was a Respiratory Therapist with Baylor University Medical Center. On January 1, 2002, he married Lisa Renee Lunceford in Mesquite.He was preceded in death by his father.Survivors...
Christopher Barton Williams
Nov 24, 2011
Christopher Barton Williams, 21, of Balch Springs passed away on November 24, 2011, in Dallas.Christopher was born on April 3, 1990, in Dallas to Shannon Dawn Sexton and Darrin Lester Williams. On January 19, 2010, he married Ashley Nicole Mullanix in Dallas. He was in the U. S. Army.Survivors include his wife, Ashley Nicole Williams of Balch Springs; his mother;...
Emmett Boyd Wilbanks
Nov 24, 2011
Emmett Boyd Wilbanks, 77, of Commerce, died Nov. 24 at home with his family by his side. He was born Dec. 2, 1933 in Linden, Texas, to Guy and Ellen Wilbanks. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Commerce, and the Adult III Men's Sunday School class. He was a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner. He retired from...
Ida Lee Acker
Nov 22, 2011
Ida Lee (Sanders) Acker, 88, of Commerce passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2011. In Greenville.Ida was born in Sipe Springs (Comanche County), TX, on August 7, 1923, to Mary Savada Chapman and William LaFate Sanders. She was the eldest of 10 children. She was a folk story writer, writing many stories on growing up in a large family. She married...
Kenneth Wayne Holt
Nov 22, 2011
Kenneth Wayne Holt, 63, of Reno passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, He was born in Hoopston, IL, on April 8, 1948, to Jean Boggan and James Hershel Holt.Kenneth was an Air Force veteran and a horse trainer..He was preceded in death by his father; his grandparents: Troy and Lily Boggan and Mr. and Mrs. John Holt; and, his...
Margaret Louise Cowan
Nov 14, 2011
Margaret Louise Cowan, 84, of Campbell passed away on Monday, November 14, 2011, in Campbell.Margaret was born in Chicago, IL, on August 27, 1927, to Edna Louise Cavender and Robert Valentine Cavender. She married George Samuel Cowan, in Oklahoma City, OK. She had been a teacher at Fort Worth ISD.She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and,...
Charley E. Hines
Nov 11, 2011
Charley Hines, 62, of Campbell passed away on Friday, November 11, 2011, in Greenville.He was employed by Covidian as a hydraulic technician since 1974. Charley was born on May 21, 1949, to Daisy Sprayberry and Frank Hines in Vivian, LA. On April 4, 1972, he married Donna Robinson. He was a U. S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War..He was...
Ana'Stacia Miracle Dafft
Nov 6, 2011
Ana'Stacia Miracle Dafft, 29 days old, passed away in Dallas on Sunday, November 6, 2011.Ana'Stacia was born in Greenville on October 7, 2011, to Michael and Chausta Dafft of Commerce.She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Joby Olin Bunnell.Survivors include her parents; her brother, Ashton Ray Dafft; her sister, Alexus Shay Dafft; her grandmothers: Denna Michelle Bunnell, Marlene Laguna,...
Olive Mae Oskar
Nov 5, 2011
Olive Mae Brennan Oskar, 89, passed away at her home in Balch Springs on Saturday, November 5, 2011.Olive was born in Dallas on March 31, 1922, to Esther Fisher Brennan and Charles George Brennan. She was a homemaker, loved dogs and raised poodles for several years.She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Sonny Brennan.Survivors include her...
Betty Ruth Vandergriff Cunningham Tate
Oct 30, 2011
Betty Ruth was the 4th child of Issac Hubbert "Hub" and Lula Mae Hood Vandergriff. She was born on May 1, 1920, in Campbell, Texas. She married Martin Edward "Goat" Cunningham on September 21, 1938, and lived near Cooper, near Commerce and in Fairlie and Branom. In 1949 she was employed by Adams and Haggard Sewing Factories. She was also...
Effie Marie Minnick
Oct 27, 2011
Effie Marie Minnick, 90, of Commerce passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2011, in Commerce.Effie was born on April 18, 1921, in Hagerstown, MD, to Elsie May (Long) Harbaugh and William Harbaugh.. She was a homemaker.She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Paul A. Wood Sr.Survivors include her son, Paul L. Wood of Greencastle, PA; her...
Gary Ray Perryman
Oct 27, 2011
Gary Perryman, 54, of Honey Grove passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2011.Gary was born on April 24, 1957, in Ennis, Texas, to Claudis Ann Anderson and Terry Ray Perryman. He was preceded in death by his grandmothers: Mary Mabel Perryman, Allie Mae Anderson, and Ruby Lee Perryman; his grandfathers: John Terry Perryman and Clark F. Anderson; and, his brother,...
James Neale Saylor
Oct 21, 2011
James Neale Saylor, 64, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2011, in Ennis, TX.James was born in Commerce, TX, on January 18, 1947, to Fern Saylor and Joseph Saylor. He was a U. S. Navy veteran.Survivors include his daughter, Jennifer Rhodes of Wylie.Graveside services will be conducted on Monday, October 24, 2011, at Rosemound Cemetery in Commerce at 2:00 p.m....
Nettie Mae Creamer
Oct 18, 2011
Nettie Mae Creamer, 95, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, in Cooper, TX.Nettie was born on December 23, 1915 to Ida Mae Beadles and Aught Lee Beadles. She was a resident of Commerce since 1945.On September 28, 1957, she married Fred Creamer, Jr. in Durant, OK.Nettie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her brothers: A. R....
Bruce Tater
Oct 17, 2011
Bruce Tater, 83, of Campbell, TX, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2011. Bruce was born on February 3, 1928, in Boston, MA, to Tessie Cohen Tater and Samuel Tater. On June 11, 1957, he married Anne Kamen Josephs in Nashua, NH. He was a retired furniture manufacturer's representative for over 34 years and a Roadrunner's Member. He was a...
Diego Mojica
Oct 14, 2011
Diego Mojica passed away on Friday, October 14, 2011. He was born in Greenville, TX,Survivors include his parents, Maria Gabriela Mojica and Francisco Mojica; his brothers: Daniel and David Mojica; and, his sisters: Lesley and Diana Mojica all of Commerce.Graveside services will be conducted on Saturday, October 15, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. in Babyland at Rosemound Cemetery in Commerce.
David Alan Fields
Oct 8, 2011
David Alan Fields, 53, of Commerce, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011, in Hopkins County, Texas. David was born in Dallas on December 3, 1957, to Betty Hampton Plunkett, Later adopted by Noel Frances Fields and Morris Fields . He was a carpenter.David loved fishing, playing golf, riding around and spending time with his kids and grandkids. He loved riding...
Rev. Delbert Watson
Oct 5, 2011
Rev. Delbert Watson, 81, of Commerce passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, in Dallas. He was born in Deshler, Nebraska, on June 29, 1930, to Marie Pearl Van De Vanter and Romaine Albert Watson. On July 26, 1953, he married Arvella Mae Dulany in Pueblo, Colorado. He had been a Fuller Brush Man for 50 years and was the...
Dr. Arthur "Art" Miller Pullen
Sep 10, 2011
Arthur "Art" Miller Pullen PhD, 86, of Commerce passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2011, in Plano.Dr. Pullen was born December 10, 1924, to Elizabeth Miller and Thomas Bernard Pullen in Covington, TN. He was a U. S. Army Veteran of WW II where he fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was a Purple Heart recipient.He was a...
Burton "B.T." Thomas Brown
Sep 5, 2011
Burton Thomas "B. T." Brown, 21, of Commerce passed away on Monday, September 5, 2011, in Point.B. T. was born in Sulphur Springs on October 18, 1989, to Rita Krodle and Bryan Heath Brown. He was an employee of A K Gillis & Son's Inc. He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents Burt and Tootie Milam.Survivors include his father, Bryan...