Ople Hufferd, 95, of Center, passed away Friday, August 21, 2009 at Pine Grove Nursing Home. She was born February 20, 1914 in Commerce to John Wesley Verner and Mirtie Moore Verner. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Sunday, August 23, 2009 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral services will be held at...
Debra Kay Posey Reeves, 52, of Carthage, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2009 at a Tyler hospital. She was born March 7, 1957 in Houston to Nathan F. Posey and Betty Delores Ross Posey. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday, August 21, 2009 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral services will be...
Sharon Emanis Crawford age 60 of Center passed away Saturday evening, August 15, 2009, at her residence in Center. She was a member of The White Rock Missionary Baptist Church of Center. Sharon Emanis Crawford was born November 27, 1948 in Gilmer, Texas to R.F. Williams and Faye Rutledge Williams. Services will be held 10:00 am, Tuesday August 18, 2009...
Jeanette Peace Luman, 70, of Center, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2009 in Nacogdoches. She was born March 18, 1939 in Tenaha to Carl Levi Peace and Willie Irene Hooper Peace. Mrs. Luman was a homemaker, mother and grandmother. She attended Harmony Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Sunday, August 9th at Watson &...
Pastor R.L. "Bob" Coudrain, 76, of Joaquin, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2009 at a Shreveport hospital. He was born March 17, 1933 in Evadale, Texas to Paul Coudrain and Emmy Burch Coudrain. Pastor Coudrain had been in the ministry for over 50 years, having been pastor at First Pentecostal of Joaquin for 10 years. He had also operated Cardinal...
Verna Maudine Holder Evans, 81, of Diboll, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2009 at her home. She was born December 6, 1927 in Shelby County to Lewis Holder and Lela Brady Holder. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Saturday, July 25, 2009 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Graveside services will be held at...
Judge John E. Tomlin, 65, of Center, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at his home. He was born November 23, 1943 in Center to Dewey Edward Tomlin and Nera Edna Ford Tomlin. Judge Tomlin has served as Shelby County Judge since January 1, 2007. He was a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas, The Historical Society...
Shirley Booth Middleton, 88, of Bedford, formerly of Center, passed away Monday, July 20, 2009 at a Bedford hospital. She was born November 29, 1920 in Center to Verner Booth and Bess Hill Booth. Ms. Middleton was a homemaker, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Center, where she was also a long-time Sunday...
Onetia Faye Bewley Segler, 79, of Joaquin passed away Saturday, July 18, 2009 at Nacogdoches Medical Center. She was born December 1, 1929 in Gainesville, Texas to T.L. Bewley and Novilla Mitchell Bewley. Faye was a homemaker and mother, and was always involved with her love of art. She owned Bee's & Bud's Arts & Crafts for a period of...
Barbara Jean Cockrell Wright, 73, of Center, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at Nacogdoches Medical Center. She was born in Panola County to Elam Cockrell and Nadine Hooper Cockrell. Ms. Wright was a member of the Shelby County Historical Society, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was of the Christian...
Regina Suzanne Cox Eaves, 40, of Joaquin, passed away Monday, July 13, 2009 at her home. She was born October 28, 1968 in Nacogdoches to James Lavon Cox and Evelyn Faye Hopkins Cox. Regina was of the Baptist faith. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, July 15th at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center....
Kenneth E. Whitney, 66, of Joaquin, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2009 at his residence. He was born August 6, 1942 in Silsbee to Herbert Jackson Whitney and Pearl Hayes Whitney. Mr. Whitney was an avid hunter and fisherman and had served as a fishing guide. He loved to cook for both the youth at First Baptist Church of Joaquin...
Chris Raymond, 30, of Center, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009 at Nacogdoches Medical Center. He was born July 18, 1978 in Carthage to Elzie Raymond and Margaret Yarbrough Raymond. Chris attended Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Wednesday, July 8th at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral services will...
Leo Duncan, 72, of Shelbyville passed away Friday, July 4, 2009 at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital. He was born November 4, 1936 in Shelby County, Texas to Bob Duncan and Lorene Duncan. Mr. Duncan was a member of Lydia Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Sunday, July 5, 2009 at Watson and Sons Funeral Home...
Bonnie Odell Hart, 81, of Tenaha, passed away Friday, July 3, 2009 at Holiday Nursing Center. She was born December 30, 1927 in Center to Leo McSwain and Ada Anthony McSwain. Ms. Odell was of the Church of Christ faith. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Sunday, July 5th at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in...
Shelley Bernard Lout, 55, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2009 at his home. He was born September 24, 1953 Center to Bernard Lout and Norma Hitt Lout. Shelley was a member of Dreka Pentecostal Church. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, June 30th at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral services...
Jean Sims, 79, of Tenaha, passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 at a Nacogdoches nursing home. She was born March 3, 1930 in Danville, Arkansas to Alva Jake Broadstock and Dora Lee King Broadstock. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Saturday, June 27th at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Interment will follow at Earl...
Jackie "Rusty Nail" Miller, 57, of Center, passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 at a Nacogdoches hospital. He was born April 27, 1952 in Timpson to Sonny Miller and Delmar Smith Miller. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Sunday, June 28th at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00...
Richard C. Green, 82, of New Caney, formerly of Kerens, passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 in Humble. He was born March 26, 1927 in Malakoff to Robert Lee Green and Ethel Boone Green. He served in the United States Army. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Sunday, June 28th at Watson & Sons Funeral Home...
Louie Gaddys Fittz, 94, went to be with our Lord on Monday June 22, 2009 while living with his daughter in Keithville, Louisiana. He had had a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born January 21, 1915 in Center to C.D. "Doug" Fittz and Adell Bailey Fittz. Mr. Fittz was a life-long resident of Shelby County, City of Huxley. Mr....