May 17, 2021

Bruce Wayne Koonce , 80, of Center, passed away Monday, May 17, 2021, in Center.

Funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with visitation at 3:00 p.m.  Bro. Luke Garrett and Bro. Gordon Vaughn will officiate.  Interment will follow at Jackson Cemetery...

May 10, 2021

Joe Louis Jones: Guru of Shelby County joined his loving wife, Gloria Ann Simon Jones on May 10, 2021.  At the time of death he resided in College Station, TX with his son and daughter-in-law, Ben and Michelle Jones.  Joe was born May 4, 1927, in Center.  He was a 4 th generation resident of Shelby County, where his...

May 9, 2021

Wade Dewane Howell , 29, of Shelbyville, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021, in Nacogdoches.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with visitation from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 12, 2021.  Bro. Rusty Hall will officiate.  Wade's wishes were...

May 6, 2021

Jack Lout , 82 of Center, passed away Thursday, May 6 in Tyler after a brief illness. He was born in Shelbyville on September 19, 1938 to J.P. and Bertha Lout. He served in the US National Guard. As a young man, Jack met the love of his life, Miss Martha Nell Shadowens and they married in...

May 6, 2021

Wynona Nance , 83, of Cypress, passed away Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Cypress.

Graveside service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, May 9, 2021, at Strong Cemetery in Huxley with Bro. Gordon Vaughn officiating.

Born October 23, 1937, in Shelbyville, Wynona is the daughter of John Dewey Miller and Alice Mae...

May 5, 2021

Marcille Hancock Hughes born April 9, 1925 in Shelby County passed peacefully May 5, 2021 and joined her loving husband,Pershing Hughes, who preceded her in death in 2003. She is survived by her three daughters, Alice Russell of Forney, Tx, Regina Hughes Vaughn and husband Waylon Vaughn of Center, and Marcie Hughes Nelson and husband Scott of Nacogdoches. Grandchildren, Alexander...

May 5, 2021

"Dobber" Steve Tomlin , 68, of Center, passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at home in Center.

Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 9, 2021, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Shelby County.  Bro. Gordon Vaughn will officiate.

Born July 8, 1952, in Center, Dobber is the son of the...

May 2, 2021

Myrtie Lou Bass Williams , 92, of Humble, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with visitation one hour prior. Bro. Don Windham will officiate.  Interment will follow at Strong Cemetery in Huxley.

Born...

May 1, 2021

Marvin Earl Biggar , 61, of Longview, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Longview.

Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 3, 2021, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with visitation one hour prior.  Pastor Tommie Ferrell and Bro. Nathan Ferrell will officiate.  Interment will follow at Biggar Cemetery in...

May 1, 2021

Charles "Randy" Chandler , 60, of Center, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Nacogdoches County.

Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, May 7, 2021, at Smith Cemetery in Shelby County with visitation at Noon at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center.  Bro. Derrick Lightfoot will officiate.

Born January...

Apr 30, 2021

Helen Faye Little Yeager , 92, of Fort Worth, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021, in Fort Worth.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center.  Funeral service will be held at Noon, Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Watson & Sons...

Apr 29, 2021

Terry Lynn Cooley , 71, of Center, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Center.

Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 3, 2021, at Center First United Pentecostal Church in Center with visitation an hour prior.  Bro. Andy Wilson will officiate.  Interment will follow at...

Apr 22, 2021

Harden Jones , 83, of Center, passed away Thursday, April 22, 2021, in Nacogdoches.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home with visitation at 1:00 p.m.  Bro. Don Windham will officiate.  Interment will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center.

Born January...

Apr 16, 2021

Rebecca Lee Risinger Eddins , 36, of Center, passed away Friday, April 16, 2021, in Tyler.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with visitation at Noon.  Interment will follow at Simpson Cemetery in the Woden Community of Nacogdoches County, Texas.

Apr 11, 2021

Anita Lovett Alford , 52, of Center, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with visitation beginning at Noon.  Richard Goodwyn will officiate.  Interment will follow at Good Hope Cemetery in Shelby County....

Apr 9, 2021

Tammy Ann Wedgeworth , 61, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, April 9, 2021, in Lufkin.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with visitation an hour prior. Bro.  James Goodwyn will officiate.  Interment will follow at Rather Cemetery in Shelbyville.

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Apr 3, 2021

Louie Don Speedy , 78, of Houston, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Houston.

Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center with visitation one hour prior at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center.

Born March 13, 1943, in Center, Louie...

Apr 1, 2021

Albert Gerald Corbell, Sr. passed from this life April 1, 2021 in Nacogdoches, Texas after a long battle with heart disease.

Graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 3, 2021, at East Hamilton Cemetery in Shelby County with Bro. Lamar Denby officiating.

He was born January 23, 1932 in Patroon...

Mar 30, 2021

Amy Lyn Robertson , 66, of Tenaha, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Nacogdoches.

Graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center with visitation beginning 1:30 p.m. at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Rev. Carol Clifford Turner and Rev. Malcolm Monroe will...

Mar 30, 2021

Michelle Matthews , 46, of Dallas, passed away March 30, 2021, in Dallas.

Graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center with visitation prior to the service at Watson & Sons Funeral Home at Noon.

Born February 10, 1975, in Grapevine, Michelle is...