Obituaries

Oct 22, 2018

John Alvic Neal, age 34, of Lewisville, passed away unexpectedly at his residence Monday morning, Oct. 22, 2018. John was born Feb. 21, 1984, in Sulphur Springs, to the parentage of Troy Clifton and Mary Lou Gaston Neal. He finished school at Rains High School. John worked as an EMT in the Colony area. He was a Baptist. Survivors...

Oct 13, 2018

Kathryn Elaine Ledlow Jenkins, age 80, of Emory, passed away late Saturday night at her residence. She was born Oct. 2, 1938, in Houston to the parentage of Forrest and Mary Petmecky Ledlow. After finishing school, and doing some things on her own, she married Jay Jenkins in San Antonio, on Oct. 15, 1954. After making their home in...

Oct 10, 2018

Lisa Marie Hathcox, age 62, of Emory, passed away during the early morning hours of Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Even during the end stages of her life she remained in the comfort of her home, with her sister and hospice caring for her. Lisa had fought this battle with Huntington's disease for many years.... She was born September 21,...

Oct 1, 2018

Lucinda Charlene Petersen, age 65, passed away on Monday evening, Oct. 1, 2018, at Briar Cliff Health Care in Greenville. She was born in Centralia, IL on May 30, 1953. She was born to the parentage of Charles and Dorothy Barnes Simpson. She was a homemaker doing all things required of a homemaker in her own home. Lucinda did...

Sep 27, 2018

Funeral service for Yaretzy Sarahy Perez, age three months, will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Emory. Father Victor Hernandez will conduct the Funeral Mass. A Rosary will be held on Tuesday evening, 6:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Yaretzy Sarahy Perez was born on June 27, 2018, to the...

Sep 21, 2018

Harvey Lee Dowdy, age 74, of Emory, passed away Friday evening, Sept. 21, in Grand Saline, at Country Trails Wellness and Rehab Center. Harvey was born Sept. 24, 1943, in Petersburg, to the parentage of William Alton and Pearly Marie Dowdy. For most of his working career, he worked for Texas Department of Transportation where he worked as a...

Sep 10, 2018

Graveside service for Ruby Perkins Trumble, age 80, of Point, will be held Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018, 2:00 pm, at the Trumble Family Cemetery on RCR 1490. Phyllis A. Young will officiate. Those men bearing the casket are as follows: Joe Allan Trumble; John Lee Trumble; Richard Drake; Josepyh Trumble; Carl Roden; and Delmar Newson. Ruby passed away at...

Aug 30, 2018

Shawn Carl White, age 71, of Alba, passed away yesterday, Thursday, August 30, 2018. Shawn suffered a heart attack on Aug. 10, 2018, and had remained in UT Health East Texas in Tyler since then. He was born in Norfolk, VA, Aug. 11, 1947, to the parentage of Bernard Carl and Bonnie Arthula Hoffman White. He served his country...

Aug 10, 2018

Joe Ben Cason, age 78, went to be with his Lord Friday morning, August 10, 2018. He was in the T. Boone Pickens Hospice Center in Dallas. Joe Ben was born Feb. 18, 1940, in Point, to the parentage of Claude and Lota Rabe Cason. Most of his working career he worked in carpets...laying carpet, cleaning carpets, measurments for...

Aug 6, 2018

Lawanda Sue Muñoz, age 73, of Emory, passed away Monday, August 6, 2018, at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. Lawanda was born on June 18, 1945, in Emory to the parentage of Cecil Ernest and Lawanda Cozzet Edgar Gordon. Survivors include: 3 Sons: Buddy Ray Cochrane of Palestine, William Toby Sorrells of Canton, and Juan Jose Muñoz of Emory;...

Jul 31, 2018

Sonny Shipp passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Carrollton at Baylor Scott and White Hospice Center. He was born Oct. 25, 1942, in Emory, to the parentage of Walter Wayne and Glenna Ophelia Teer Shipp. Sonny served his country during the 60's in the Army Reserves. He married Lou Cheryl Jones in Garland on Oct. 28, 1966. During...

Jul 28, 2018

Martin Hernandez Licea, age 55, of Emory, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018, in Tyler. Martin was born in San Miguel Allende, GTO on April 16, 1963, to the parentage of Manuel Hernandez Hernandez and Maria Evarista Licea. He married Taylor Renee Duncan in Emory, on October 5, 2009. He worked as a welder for Kearney Trailers in Emory...

Jul 5, 2018

A graveside service for James Lawrence "Larry" Hall, age 78, of Lufkin, Texas, will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Emory City Cemetery, with Joe Mayberry giving the committal message.

Larry died on Thursday, July 05, 2018 at his home in Lufkin, Texas. He was born on December 13, 1939...