Gene Borders
Aug 19, 2008
Gene Borders, 66, of Center, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2008, at a Shreveport hospital. He was born February 17, 1942 in Port Arthur to A.E. Borders and Susie Dearing Borders. Gene was self-employed as a logging contractor and A Borders Enterprise, LLC. He was a political activist, Activist of the Year in 2006, past president of the Texas Logging...
Ken R. Headrick
Aug 11, 2008
Ken R. Headrick, 53, of Longstreet, Louisiana, passed away Monday, August 11, 2008, at East Texas Medical Center in Carthage. He was born September 10, 1954 in Shreveport, Louisiana to H.C. Headrick and Blanche Moncrief Headrick. Ken was a member of Keithville First Baptist Church, and served on numerous church committees and also served as a deacon. He was a...
Virginia Victoria Forsyth
Aug 7, 2008
Virginia Bogard Forsyth, 100, of Tenaha, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2008, at a Center nursing home. She was born November 4, 1907 in Timpson to Thomas and Victoria Jefferson. Ms. Forsyth was a retired teacher. She was a member of Buena Vista Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Friday, August 8 at Watson...
Virginia Bogard Forsyth
Aug 7, 2008
Virginia Bogard Forsyth, 100, of Tenaha, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2008, at a Center nursing home. She was born November 4, 1907 in Timpson to Thomas and Victoria Jefferson. Ms. Forsyth was a retired teacher. She was a member of Buena Vista Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Friday, August 8 at Watson...
Betty Jean Byars
Aug 6, 2008
Betty Jean Byars, 80, of Joaquin, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at Shelby Regional Medical Center. She was born January 2, 1928 in Brownsville to Royal Allen Linn and Alda Hazel Cornelious Linn. Ms. Byars was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Mabank Chapter. She was a member of Phalba Church of Christ in Phalba, Texas....
Lillian Dorothy Stokes
Aug 4, 2008
Lillian Dorothy Stokes, 77, of Tenaha, passed away Monday, August 4, 2008 at her home. She was born December 12, 1930. Ms. Stokes was of the Catholic faith and had lived in Tenaha forty-one years. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, August 6 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at...
Nell Wright Williams
Aug 3, 2008
Nell Wright Williams, 62, of Center, passed away Sunday, August 3, 2008, at her home. She was born July 12, 1946 in Center to Luther W. Wright and Euia Lena Askew Wright. Ms. Williams was of the Baptist faith. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, August 5 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral services...
Louis Emil Bellon
Aug 2, 2008
Louis Emil Bellon, III, 65, of Center, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2008, at a Nacogdoches hospital. He was born July 11, 1943 in Hutchinson, Kansas to Louis Emil Bellon, II and Marjorie Lenore Flynn Bellon. At the family's request, Mr. Bellon has been cremated. A private memorial will be held at a later date. He is survived by: Daughters:...
Orban T. "O.T." Samford
Jul 30, 2008
Orban T. "O.T." Samford, 83, of Center, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at a Nacogdoches hospital. He was born January 27, 1925 in Lufkin to Simual Samford and Lula Edwards Samford. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday, August 1 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:30...
Tommie Newton Fenley
Jul 29, 2008
Tommie N. Fenley, 61, of Center, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at his home. He was born December 24, 1946 in Center to Tommie Clifton "Sarge" Fenley and Mary Ellen Dillon Fenley. Tommie served in the US Army from 1968 ââ?¬â?? 1971 and attended Center Christian Fellowship. He retired from the Center Fire Department, where he had been a...
James Arthur Blackman
Jul 28, 2008
James Arthur Blackman, 89, of Joaquin, passed away Monday, July 28, 2008 at the VA Hospital in Shreveport. He was born January 23, 1919 in Joaquin to John & Jenna Blackman. James was a member of Jackson Missionary Baptist Church in Joaquin. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Friday, August 1, at Watson & Sons Funeral...
Robert Booker Ross
Jul 23, 2008
Robert "Bob" Ross, 55, of Joaquin, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at his home. He was born February 25, 1953 in Galveston to Robert Leo Ross and Lorene Brawley Ross. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Thursday, July 24, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m., Friday,...
Michael Allen "E.T." Childress
Jul 20, 2008
Michael Allen "E.T." Childress, 44, of Joaquin, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2008 at a Tyler hospital. He was born June 22, 1964 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Charles Allen Childress and Loretta Watson Childress. Michael loved to fish. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesday, July 22, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral services...
Billy B. "Lefty" Faulk
Jul 19, 2008
Billy B. "Lefty" Faulk, 77, of Center, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2008 at a Center nursing home. He was suffering from cancer. He was born March 12, 1931 in Center to John Henry Faulk & Wylma Lawrence Faulk. Faulk, a left-handed fireballer, was a graduate of Center High School, where he excelled in football and baseball from 1945-1948. He...
James H. "Buddy" Green
Jul 16, 2008
James H. "Buddy" Green, 69, of Keithville, Louisiana, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at a Shreveport hospital. He was born August 3, 1938 in Center to Clarence Hollis Green and Dovie Mae Dearman Green. Buddy was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Landmark #214 in Keithville. He loved to hunt, fish & garden, and was a member of Summer...
Mary Alice Samford
Jul 9, 2008
Mary Alice Quisenberry Samford, 83, of College Station, formerly of Center and long-time resident of Groves, died peacefully in her home on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 2:45 p.m. She was born September 4, 1924 to Zora Albert Quinsenberry and Vergie Combs Quinsenberry. Mary was a kind, gentle and fun-loving woman who dedicated her life to her husband of 62...
Blanche Odel Moody
Jul 8, 2008
Blanche Moody, 94, of Center, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at a Shreveport hospital. She was born April 19, 1914 in Center to Jeff Jackson and Addie Walker Jackson. Ms. Moody was a member of Antioch Baptist Church. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, Wednesday, July 9 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center....
Robert Douglas Gann
Jul 6, 2008
Robert D. Gann, 60, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2008 at his home. He was born August 14, 1947 in the McClelland Community of Shelby County to Douglas Bradford Gann and Virginia Ruth Byrd Gann. At the family's request, Mr. Gann has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, July 12, 2008 at...
Kim Lawson
Jul 1, 2008
Kim Lawson, 46, of Joaquin, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at Shelby Regional Medical Center. She was born January 18, 1962 in Carthage to Tommy Lynn Lawson and Clydie Mae Rogers Lawson. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, July 2 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Graveside services will be held at...
Harvey Hughes
Jul 1, 2008
Harvey Hughes, 71, of Center, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at Shelby Regional Medical Center. He was born May 29, 1937 in Center to RC Hughes & Willie Eva Bolton Hughes. Harvey was of the Baptist faith. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Wednesday, July 2 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral...