James Earl Snider
Mar 13, 2012
James Earl "Butch" Snider, 68, of Center, passed away March 13, 2012 in Nacogdoches. He was born February 8, 1944 to Jessie Snider and Verna Lou Moore Snider. Mr. Snider worked as a fuel mechanic at Texas Utility Mining Company, where he retired after thirty-six years of service. He was a member of Center Missionary Baptist Church in Center. Butch...
Relda Jane Busby
Mar 13, 2012
Relda "Jane" Busby, 89, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday March 13, 2012 at her daughter's home in Corsicana, TX. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center, TX Funeral Service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 16, 2012, at First Baptist Church...
Sidney Rickey Wiggins
Mar 10, 2012
Sidney Rickey Wiggins, 48, of Joaquin, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2012 at his residence in Joaquin. He was born August 6, 1963 in Carthage, Texas to Roger Wiggins and Billie Sholar Wiggins. Mr. Wiggins was welder and a member of Old Home Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Saturday, March 10, 2012 at...
James Raymond Killgore
Mar 9, 2012
James Raymond Killgore, 47, of Center, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012 in Nacogdoches. He was born December 7, 1964 in Galveston to Jerry Killgore and Patricia Weaver Ousley Killgore. Mr. Killgore owned and operated Creations Jewelry in Center for many years. He was a member of Sam Samford Masonic Lodge #149 in Center, Center Noon Lions Club, and Word...
Patsy Nadene Adams
Mar 4, 2012
Patsy Nadene Adams, 62, of Joaquin, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012 at her residence in Joaquin. She was born October 30, 1949 in Plainview, Texas to Arvel Hendricks and Comella Beatrice Livingston Hendricks. Mrs. Adams was retired from Center ISD. She was a member of the First Pentecostal Church in Joaquin. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to...
Margaret Whitten
Mar 3, 2012
Margaret Whitten, 82, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2012 in Lufkin. She was born October 7, 1929 in Houston to Louis August Hanson and Ina Reed Hanson. Mrs. Whitten was a retired LVN. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Sunday, March 4, 2012 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center, Texas. Funeral services...
Dorothy Anthony Denton
Mar 2, 2012
Dorothy Anthony Denton, 89, of Center, passed away March 2, 2012 at Green Acres Nursing Home in Center. She was born June 5, 1922 in Shelby County to William Samuel Anthony and Kizzie Frances Baggett Anthony. Mrs. Denton was a member of the Old Orange Baptist Church in Orange, Texas. Visitation will be held from 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm,...
Yvonne Doggett
Feb 29, 2012
Yvonne Doggett, 74, of Shelbyville, passed away February 29, 2012 at Nacogdoches Medical Center in Nacogdoches. She was born March 6, 1937 in Houston to Wallace Irving Plant and Leiodell Pace Plant. Mrs. Doggett was of the Baptist faith. Visitation will be held from 5:00pm to 8:00pm, Friday, March 2, 2012 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral...
Barbara Rodriquez
Feb 28, 2012
Barbara Jean Rodriquez, 75, was welcomed home to Heaven on February 28, 2012 after a lengthy battle with complications following a stroke. Barbara Jean was born and raised in Center, Texas. She was the salutatorian of her Center High School graduating class and attended the University of Houston. After moving to Houston, she spent forty-four years in the life insurance...
Dorothy Laverne Jones
Feb 27, 2012
Dorothy L. Jones, 79, of Center, passed away Monday, February 27, 2012 at Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches. She was born December 6, 1932 in Brazoria to Rowan Green and Nita Ruth Drake. Mrs. Jones was a member of Northside Church of Christ. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Watson & Sons...
Cindy Davey
Feb 26, 2012
Cindy Davey, 67, of Center, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Pine Grove Nursing Home in Center. She was born December 3, 1944 in Louisiana to Robert S. Ashworth and Sarah Bea Catchings Ashworth. Memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, March 2, 2012 at Watson and Sons Funeral Home with Bro. Edward McRae officiating. She is...
Barbara K. Grace Holloway
Feb 25, 2012
Barbara Kay Grace Holloway of Longview, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 25, 2012, at age 54, after a valiant eight-year battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at Watson and Sons Funeral Home in Center, Texas. Visitation will be 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Monday, February 27, 2012,...
J. R. Davis
Feb 23, 2012
J.R. Davis, 86, of Linden, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012 at his residence. He was born May 29, 1925. Visitation will be held from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm, Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Watson & Sons Chapel with...
Mattie Lou Barrios
Feb 22, 2012
Mattie Lou "Lucy" McCarty Barrios, 56, of Houston, passed away February 22, 2012 at Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was born June 23, 1955 in Center, to Arthur Carl McCarty and Mattie Loucille Rayburn McCarty. Mrs. Barrios was the director of Little Folk's Childcare in Houston. She was of the Baptist faith. Visitation will be held from...
Maxine W. Oswalt
Feb 22, 2012
Maxine W. Oswalt's life on earth ended as her journey in Heaven began on February 22, 2012 at the age of 74. She was born on April 9, 1937 in Willoughby Town, Shelby County, Texas to Henry Clayton and Tressie Alaf Byrd Willoughby. Maxine was preceded in death by her husband Dennis O. Oswalt and her parents Henry and Tressie...
Lucille H. Lawrence
Feb 20, 2012
Lucille Lawrence, 87, of Port Neches, died Monday, February 20, 2012, at Mid-Jefferson Hospital in Nederland. She was born October 25, 1924, to Ivey Elizabeth Cox and Amzy Darby Hunt in Joaquin, Texas. Lucille enjoyed fishing, gardening and was the best cook in Southeast Texas. She was a very skillful seamstress, caring of others, generous and a good Christian. Lucille...
Jerry Lovett
Feb 18, 2012
Jerry "Rooster" Lovett, 77, of Center passed away Saturday, February 18, 2012 in Center. Mr. Lovett was born August 8, 1934 in Shelbyville to Tracy Lovett and Ruby Goodwyne Lovett. He was a member of the Campti Pentecostal Church. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral...
Eva Eloise Mcgee Porterfield
Feb 13, 2012
Eva Eloise McGee Porterfield, 78, of Center, passed away February 13, 2012 in Nacogdoches. She was born June 26, 1933 in Shelby County to Milton "MB" McGee and Mary Lela Humphries McGee. Mrs. Porterfield was a member of First Baptist Church in Center. She enjoyed mission trips to assist in building churches for a number of years. Visitation will be...
Lawrence Pat Patterson
Feb 11, 2012
Lawrence (Pat) Patterson, 84, of Keithville, Louisiana, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2012 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was born January 10, 1928 in Shelby County to Emmitt L. Patterson and Jessie Goodman Patterson. Mr. Patterson was a member of Grawood Baptist Church in Keithville, Louisiana. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012...
Clara Belle Duke
Feb 7, 2012
Clara Belle Duke, born December 10, 1914, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. She was born in Sardis, Texas to Henry and Susie Fletcher Smith. She attended school at New Hope, where she loved playing basketball. Clara was a longtime resident of Center. She joined her deceased husband, Virgil; son, Smitty and grandson, Bill. Clara's...