Laura Peddy Bowers
Mar 14, 2009
Laura Peddy Bowers, 78, of Tenaha, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2009 at her residence in Tenaha. She was born February 13, 1931 in Tenaha to J. B. Peddy and Pearl Agnew Peddy. Mrs. Bowers was a homemaker, mother and grandmother and had owned and operated "The Mercantile" in Tenaha for a number of years. She was a member of...
Mike O'Donnell
Mar 13, 2009
Mike O'Donnell, 64, of Center, passed away Friday, March 13, 2009 as a result of an automobile accident. He was born October 19, 1944 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Guy O'Donnell and Nellie Morgan O'Donnell. Mike served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War. He was an owner and operator of B & M Landscaping in Center. Pallbearers will...
Edward W. Mahan
Mar 13, 2009
Eddie W. Mahan went to join his Lord and Savior, March 13, 2009 in a Nacogdoches hospital. He was born March 17, 1922 in Nacogdoches County to Samuel T. Mahan and Eliza Jane Oliver Mahan. Mr. Mahan was a minister, insurance adjuster, carpenter and had worked in mobile home sales. He served his country in the U. S. Army where...
Benny Boyd Bradshaw
Mar 13, 2009
Benny Boyd Bradshaw, 67, of Center, passed away Friday, March 13, 2009 at his residence. He was born July 14, 1941 in Center to John Bradshaw and Essie Gunnels Bradshaw. Mr. Bradshaw was a member of the Neuville Baptist Church. Pallbearers for Mr. Bradshaw will be Justin Cawthorn, Jordan Mora, Kelly Bradshaw, Ronnie Mora, Mark Cawthorn and Terry Hutchison. Survivors...
Beth Waller O'Donnell
Mar 13, 2009
Beth Waller O'Donnell, 56, of Center passed away Friday, March 13, 2009, as a result of an automobile accident. She was born November 27, 1952 in Center, Texas to Arthur P. Waller and Jimmie Louise Yarborough Waller. She was an owner and operator of B & M Landscaping in Center. Pallbearers will be David Brittain, Heath Hagler, Glynn Hagler, Warrant...
Jimmy Carlton Hutto
Mar 11, 2009
Jimmy Carlton Hutto, 76, of Joaquin, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009 in Shreveport. He was born June 21, 1932 in Paxton to George Solomon Hutto and Rosa Bates Hutto. Jim was the Joaquin Fire Marshall, and a member of Joaquin Masonic Lodge #856. He was also a member of the First Baptist Church in Joaquin. Visitation will be held...
Sandra Yvonne Ross
Mar 6, 2009
Sandra Yvonne Ross, 60, of Joaquin, passed away Saturday, March 7 in Center. She was born February 16, 1949 in Center to Author Lee Ross and Mary Graves Ross. Sandra was a homemaker, mother and grandmother. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Monday, March 9th at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral services will...
Chester Leroy Harper
Mar 4, 2009
Chester Harper, 61, of Joaquin, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 21, 1947 in Dewitt, Arkansas to Willard L. Harper, Sr. and Catherine Denise Connor Harper. Chester loved his family. He also loved to hunt and fish. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday, March 6th...
David Franklin Bates
Mar 4, 2009
David Bates, 29, of Joaquin, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2009. He was born January 8, 1980 in Carthage to Robert Milton Bates and Mary Kay Glaze Bates. David loved to hunt, ride his four-wheeler, and spend time with his family and friends. He was a loving father and husband. He will be greatly missed. Visitation will be held from...
Bernice Brittain
Mar 3, 2009
Bernice N. Brittain, 79, of Center, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at her home. She was born July 14, 1929 in the East Hamilton Community of Shelby County to Sam Coleman Nichols and Della Gotchie Nichols. Ms. Brittain was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Wednesday, March 4...
Velma Eaves Sharpton
Feb 27, 2009
Velma Sharpton, 100, of the Spanns Chapel Community, passed away Friday, February 27, 2009 at Twin Lakes Care Center in San Augustine. She was born November 24, 1908 in Shelby County to Walter Eaves and Linnie Leona Estes Eaves. Mrs. Sharpton was a member of Spann's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and was a homemaker in the Spann's Chapel Community. She...
William "Bill" Fowler, Jr.
Feb 17, 2009
William "Bill" Fowler, Jr., 78, of Center, formerly of Shreveport, passed away Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at Green Acres Nursing Center. He was born April 23, 1930 in Shreveport, Louisiana to William James Fowler, Sr. and Ann Fletcher Fowler. Mr. Fowler was a devout Christian. He had worked as a furniture salesman his entire life and had won many, many...
L. C. "Huff" Hufferd
Feb 16, 2009
L.C. "Huff" Hufferd, 95, of Center, passed away Monday, February 16, 2009 at Green Acres Nursing Center. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 17th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Watson & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, February 18th at the First United Methodist Church in Center with Rev. Greg Megill officiating. Interment...
Jesse Waymon Brown
Feb 10, 2009
Jesse Waymon Brown, 86, of Center, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009 in Pine Grove Nursing Center. He was born February 16, 1922 in Shelby County, Texas to Allen Headrick Brown and Alice Pearl Wilburn Brown. Mr. Brown was a lifetime resident of Shelby County. He served in the United States Naval Service, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and was retired...
John T. Baggett
Feb 8, 2009
John T. Baggett, 77, of Center, passed away February 8, 2009 at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital. He was born July 29, 1931 in Carthage to Rufus Baggett and Zelma Spratley Baggett. Mr. Baggett served in the Army and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Tuesday, February 10th at Watson & Sons...
Mike Rodgers
Feb 7, 2009
Mike Rodgers, 58, of Joaquin, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2009 at his residence. He was born September 22, 1950 in the Pine Ridge Community of Shelby County to Jesse James Rodgers and Modra Lucas Rodgers. Mike was the pastor of Willow Grove Community Church in Joaquin. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Monday, February 9,...
Julia Elizabeth "Betty" Pigg
Jan 30, 2009
Julia Elizabeth "Betty" Pigg, 82, passed away January 30, 2009 in McKinney. She was born March 8, 1926 in Corsicana, Texas to LeGrand and Julia Woods. She lived in many different places including Corpus Christi and San Antonio, but was home when she married Franklin Pigg and moved to Center, Texas. She raised three children and touched many others...
Jackie Lynn Lovejoy
Jan 28, 2009
Jackie Lynn Lovejoy, 54, of Rio Vista, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Mrs. Lovejoy was born October 6, 1954 in Shelby County to Mahon Graves, Jr. and John Ruth Meyers Graves. She loved sewing, baking, camping, and riding motorcycles. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday, January 30th at Watson & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral...
Margaret Nell "Margie" Chessher
Jan 27, 2009
Margaret Nell "Margie" (Mitchamore) Chessher, 79, entered Heaven at 6:20 am Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at her home in Timpson, Texas. She was born November 14, 1929. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, January 28 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Thursday, January 29 at...
Vivian Weaver Menefee
Jan 23, 2009
Vivian Weaver Menefee, 100, of Center, passed away Friday, January 23, 2009 at her home. She was born May 10, 1908 in Aldridge, Texas to Matthew Weaver and Annie Short Weaver. Ms. Menefee was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Center for over 70 years, where she had also taught Sunday school for over 30 years. She...