Mary Doris Shofner Hall Burton
Aug 27, 2016
Mary Doris Shofner Hall Burton , 97, of Center, passed away on August 27, 2016. She will be missed as a dear mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was born on October 3, 1918. There will be no funeral, but a graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on August 30, 2016, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home...
Brian Neil Borders
Aug 25, 2016
Brian Neil Borders , 45, of Center, passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, August 27, 2016, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 28, 2016, at Watson & Sons Chapel with Sister Melba...
Billy Ray Roberts
Aug 24, 2016
Billy Ray Roberts , 72, recently of Shreveport, Louisiana, formerly of Joaquin, Texas, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2016, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 26, 2016, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, August 27, 2016, at Watson...
Sandra Jo Baldwin Barclay
Aug 22, 2016
Sandra Jo Baldwin Barclay , 70, of Frisco, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016, in Nacogdoches. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 25, 2016, at First Baptist Church in Frisco. Funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon, Saturday, August 27, 2016, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with Bro....
Clara Nell Warren Bradshaw
Aug 21, 2016
Clara Warren Bradshaw , 90, of Center, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016, in Longview. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Mrs. Bradshaw was born February...
Jane Dyett Collins
Aug 18, 2016
Jane Dyett Collins , of Center, passed away on August 18, 2016, at her home. Her wishes were to be cremated, and a memorial service will be held at a later date. She was born on June 24, 1943, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, to William Dyett, Jr. and O'Jean Crawford Dyett. She was preceded in death by her parents,...
Richard Wayne Sholar Iii
Aug 17, 2016
Richard Wayne Sholar III , infant son of Richard Wayne Sholar and LaBresha McClelland, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2016, in Angleton. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Friday, August 26, 2016, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with Bro. James Eddie Risinger and Bro. Rodney Roberts officiating. Interment will follow at Corinth Cemetery....
Steve William Jameson
Aug 16, 2016
Steve William Jameson , 65, of Center, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 19, 2016, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 20, 2016, at Watson & Sons Chapel with Bro. James...
Jimmy Ray Scruggs
Aug 15, 2016
Jimmy Ray Scruggs , 75, of Joaquin, passed away Monday, August 15, 2016, at his residence. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 18, 2016, at Sholar Cemetery in Shelby County. Mr. Scruggs was born May 2, 1941, in Joaquin, to Hervey Norris Scruggs and Syble Lorene Cockrell Scruggs. He served in the United States...
Essie Lee Hooper Soape
Aug 9, 2016
Essie Lee Hooper Soape , 79, of Center, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2016, in Center. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 12, 2016, at Watson & Sons Chapel with Sister Melba...
Joe Allen Brown
Aug 7, 2016
Joe Allen Brown , 90, of Timpson, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016, in Center. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 11, 2016, at Watson & Sons Chapel with Bro. Gordon Vaughn...
Rose Bowlin
Aug 4, 2016
Rose Bowlin , of Center, passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016, in Center. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, August 5, 2016, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 6, 2016, at Watson & Sons Chapel with Bro. Gordon Vaughn and Bro....
Roger Dale Vaco
Aug 1, 2016
Roger Dale Vaco , 57, of Carthage, passed away Monday, August 1, 2016, at his residence. Mr. Vaco was born March 13, 1959, in Conroe, to Edker Owen Vaco and Mary Frances Oliver Vaco. He is survived by Daughter: Jennifer Moore Stepson: James Sisters: Betty Mills and husband, Pete Linda Ferguson and husband, James Ruthie Abernathy Shirley Simmons...
Golda Emanis Punkoney
Jul 31, 2016
Golda Emanis Punkoney , 100, of Center, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016, in Center. Funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with Rick Anderson officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Burial will be held at Laurel...
Virginia Nell Risinger
Jul 29, 2016
Virginia Nell Jones Risinger, 69, of Shelbyville, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 at her residence. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, July 31, 2016 at East Hamilton Missionary Baptist Church in Shelbyville. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 1, 2016 at East Hamilton Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Billy Windham...
Billy Wayne Wiggins
Jul 29, 2016
Billy Wayne Wiggins, 63, of Center, passed away Friday, July 29, 2016 in Center. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, July 31, 2016, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 1, 2016, at Watson & Sons Chapel with Bro. Chris Welch and Tim Maloy...
Alice Lavoice Middleton Smallwood
Jul 29, 2016
Born at home in the middle of a cotton patch on November 4, 1913 to Drury P. & Maggie Humphries Middleton, she received her unusual middle name from the doctor who delivered her, no doubt a commentary on her loud, inconsolable sobs. Growing up in the country, she roamed the rolling hills, rode pine saplings to the ground, smoked wild...
Rodney Lynn Emmons
Jul 21, 2016
Rodney Lynn Emmons , 58, of Center, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016, in Nacogdoches. Graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 23, 2016, at White Rock Cemetery in Center. Visitation will be held prior to the service at Watson & Sons Funeral Home, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Mr. Emmons was born April 15, 1958,...
Billy Wayne "Wild Bill" Gattis
Jul 17, 2016
Billy Wayne "Wild Bill" Gattis , 65, of Joaquin, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016, at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Pine Ridge Missionary Baptist Church in Joaquin with Bro. Jeff Spring and Bro. Mark Woolf officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held...
Wanda Raymond Samford
Jul 17, 2016
Wanda Raymond Samford , 84, of Center, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016, at her residence. Graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center with Rev. Karen Jones officiating. Mrs. Samford was born November 16, 1931, in Iola, to Lois Kelton Raymond and Mattie Crouch Raymond. She was...