Leland Max Menefee, 66, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Monday, February 8, 2010 at a Dallas hospital. He was born May 9, 1943 in Nacogdoches to Max Menefee & Charlcye Parker Menefee. Mr. Menefee was a former bank director at Gladewater National Bank. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Pittsburg. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm...
Perry Allen "Papa" Cassell, 59, of Keithville, Louisiana, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2010 at a Shreveport hospital. He was born August 20, 1950 in Center to Leon Cassell and Bernice Hitt Cassell. Mr. Cassell was a member of King's Temple United Pentecostal Church in Shreveport. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, February 10, 2010...
Bessie Mae Wiggins, 83, of Center, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2010 in Victoria. She was born October 16, 1926 in Shelby County to George W. Wilburn and Lena Eddins Wilburn. Ms. Wiggins was a member of the First Baptist Church in Center. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Watson &...
Albert Earl Rushing, 65, of Center, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at a Tyler hospital. He was born October 21, 1944 in San Augustine to Albert Rushing and Dura Mae Wheeler. Mr. Rushing served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam war were he attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. He later served in the national guard for...
Deloris Hughes, 76, of Center, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Nacogdoches Medical Center. She was born May 18, 1933 in Shelby County to Willis Livingston and Lois Ford Livingston. Mrs. Hughes was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home...
Rigo Pina, 29, of Center, passed away Monday, January 25, 2010 in Rusk County. He was born January 6, 1981 in Nacogdoches to Raul Pina and Pamela Simms. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, January...
Billy Gene Ramey, 78, of Center, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2010 in Longview. He was born June 28, 1931 in Tenaha to Jessie Anderson Ramey and Minnie Ola Hert Ramey. Mr. Ramey was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and the Old Center Hunting Club. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, January 26, 2010...
J. T. Johnson, 85, of Center, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Shelby Regional Medical Center. He was born May 20, 1924 in Shelby County to E.C. Johnson and Tennie Windham Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a member of North Jericho Baptist Church and he served in the US Army from 1945 - 1946. Visitation will be held from 6:00...
Shorty Webster, 82, of Center, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at Christus Schumpert in Shreveport. He was born November 25, 1927 in Joaquin to Ernest Benton Webster and Ruby Louise Green Webster. Mr. Webster was a member of the James Church of Christ. He served in the US Army during WWII. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to...
Hazel Childs, 90, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at Shelby Regional Medical Center. She was born April 17, 1919 in Nacogdoches to Henry Ellis and Vida Buckner Ellis. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Thursday, January 14, 2009 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, January 15,...
Betty Jane Wiebold, 82, of Tenaha, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at her home. She was born July 4, 1927 in Beaumont to Claude Ransonette and Margaret McCarver Ransonette. Ms. Wiebold attended Ramah Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday, January 22, 2010 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral services...
Archie Fedrick Spurlock, 83, of Westminster, CA, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2010, at Orange Coast Memorial Hospital. He was born October 20, 1926 at home near Paxton, Texas to John Thomas Spurlock and Myrtle Robertson Spurlock. He was raised in Shelby County, TX. He served in the US Navy February, 1945 to July, 1969) for 24 years and was...
Fred Wilburn Spurlock, 90, of Paxton, passed away Monday, January 4, 2010, at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital. He was born October 19, 1919 in the Paxton Community of Shelby County, Texas to William M. Spurlock and Mary Jane May Spurlock. He served in the US Army from 1942 - 1946. Mr. Spurlock was on the Tenaha ISD School Board for 13...
J. R. Hudson, 67, of Tenaha, passed away Friday, January 1, 2010, at Shelby Regional Medical Center. He was born March 20, 1942 in Carthage to James Odes Hudson and Rachel Pitts Hudson. Mr. Hudson was a member of Ramah Missionary Baptist Church in Tenaha. Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Monday, January 4, 2010 at...
Ruben Smith, 90, of the Arcadia Community, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at Holiday Nursing Center. He was born November 20, 1919 in Arcadia to J.F. Smith and Josephine King Smith. For 60 years Mr. Smith had been a member of the Arcadia Church of Christ. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday, January 1,...
Jo Ann Estes, 62, of Joaquin, passed away, Saturday, December 26, 2009 in a local nursing center. She was born November 12, 1947 in Vidor to James K. Clevenger and Opal Smith Clevenger. She was a homemaker, mother and grandmother. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, December 28, 2009 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home...
Tammy Woodfin, 39, of Joaquin, passed away Friday, December 25, 2009, in Silverton, Colorado. She was born December 27, 1969 in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas to Robert J. Williford and Diann Ross Williford. Tammy was a 1988 graduate of Joaquin High School, and was a director of nursing at Willis Knighton Hospital in Shreveport. She was a member of the Joaquin...
Jack Hagler, 73, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at Shelby Regional Medical Center. He was born July 26, 1936 in Shelby County to Olliver Hagler and Emmer Askew Hagler. Mr. Hagler was a member of the Assembly of God. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 24, 2009 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home...
Robert D. Rushing, 73, passed away Saturday, December 12, 2009, at his home in Center. He was born March 30, 1936 in Center to Robert D. Rushing, Sr. and Maude Clark Rushing. Mr. Rushing was a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of Sam Samford Masonic Lodge #149. He was also a member of the Lone Star Dutch Oven Society...
Louis Cooper, Jr., 35, of Center, passed away December 10, 2009. He was born November 3, 1974 in Center to Louis Cooper, Sr. and Hazel Haessly Cooper. He was a construction supervisor. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m. Friday December 11, 2009 and continue until 8:00 pm, Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral...