Obituaries

Steven Darby Williams

Steven Darby Williams

May 13, 2022

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Steven Darby Williams was born on August 10, 1964, in Alice, Texas, to Robert Kincaid and Patricia Dale Hammond Williams.

Steven and his family moved to Houston because his father acquired an Engineering position for NASA. He grew up in the Sagemont area, where he eventually graduated from Dobie High School in 1982....

George Vernon Whyte

George Vernon Whyte

May 10, 2022

Funeral services for George Vernon Whyte, age 96, Quitman, Texas are scheduled for May 13, 2022, 2:00 p.m. at Lowe-Gardner Funerals in Quitman, Texas with Calvin Evans, officiating.  Burial will immediately follow at the Rose Lawn Cemetery, Mineola, Texas. Vernon died Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Born in Bristow, Oklahoma on October 21, 1925 to Grace and Raymond Whyte, he went...

Gary Bruce Holtman

Gary Bruce Holtman

May 3, 2022

Gary Bruce Holtman, age 65, of Alba returned to his Heavenly home on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.

Gary was born in Tyler, TX on August 21, 1956, to parents William Ellis and Hattie Jane (King) Holtman. He grew up in Quitman, where he graduated high school. He then attended college in Dallas, Texas. Gary was a very shy, mellow, and...

Garry Lynn Clanton

Garry Lynn Clanton

Apr 30, 2022

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Garry Lynn Clanton born April 1, 1954 in Mineola, Tx completed his earthly journey at his home in Quitman on April 30, 2022. Garry was preceeded in death by his parents J.W. “Bill” and Imogene Clanton; 2 brothers, Larry and Tony Clanton; several Aunts and Uncles, and his beloved son, Clay Clanton.

He...

Gene Challus Cameron

Gene Challus Cameron

Apr 27, 2022

Gene Challus Cameron, 91, longtime resident of Quitman, Texas, passed away on April 27, 2022, in Tyler.

 

Gene was born in Quitman on October 13, 1930, to Milburn and Martha Cameron. After graduating from Quitman High School, Gene enlisted in the United States Army. He served his country proudly from 1949 to 1955. Gene married the love of...

William Eugene Perry

William Eugene Perry

Apr 26, 2022

William Eugene Perry, age 59, passed away on April 26, 2022, in Quitman, Texas. He was born on July 11, 1962, in Homer, Louisiana, to William and Dorothy “Dot” Perry.

William moved to Quitman in 2016 and met Cheryl Giannoni through his parents. One of his favorite hobbies was to tinker with things and he loved his Dr. Pepper!...

Sammy Russell Smith

Sammy Russell Smith

Apr 25, 2022

Sammy Russell Smith, 73, of Alba, Texas passed away on April 25, 2022. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend who will be dearly missed by those who loved him.

Sammy was born on August 31, 1948, in Dallas, Texas to the late Dorothy and Roy Smith. He married the love his life, Sarah Farmer, on July 3, 1969,...

Robert Edison Corder II

Robert Edison Corder II

Apr 23, 2022

Robert Edison Corder II (Bob), of Alba, died on April 23, 2022, at the age of 85 following a brief illness.

Bob was born on Feb. 21, 1937, in Dallas, Texas to the late Robert Edison Corder and Mamie Theta “Peggy” Hall Corder.  He inherited a sharp mind, and early in his life he developed a keen interest in all...

Patricia Ann (Yeates) Kidwell

Patricia Ann (Yeates) Kidwell

Apr 21, 2022

Patricia Ann (Yeates) Kidwell, 69, of Holly Lake Ranch, Texas, passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital on April 21, 2022.

Patricia was known to all as “Trish”.  She was a loving wife, mother, and very generous to all that knew her.  Trish and her husband, Ben, moved from Frisco, Texas to Holly Lake Ranch approximately 3 years ago.  Trish...

David Wayne Gilbreath

David Wayne Gilbreath

Apr 19, 2022

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David Wayne Gilbreath was born on November 11, 1960 to Wayne and Jo Nell Gilbreath in Dallas, Texas. He passed away April 19, 2022 in Tyler, Texas.

David grew up in the Dallas community of Lakewood where he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1979. He went on to study at the...

Ivy  Jayne Cunningham

Ivy Jayne Cunningham

Apr 18, 2022

Jayne Cunningham, 55, of Richardson, Texas, returned to her heavenly home Monday, April 18, 2022, following a lengthy battle with breast cancer and subsequent fight with bone cancer.

 

If you knew Jayne Cunningham, you loved her. The wife and mother of two was a former model, an artist and a renowned cake decorator and baker whose talents were surpassed...

Sherry  Lynn McLemore

Sherry Lynn McLemore

Apr 18, 2022

Sherry Lynn McLemore, 60, of Quitman, Texas passed away peacefully, at a Tyler Hospital, on April 18, 2022.

Sherry was born on February 9, 1962, to Gordon and Johnnie Sue Duncan Boone, in Texas City, Texas.  She worked in Healthcare, and later became a Certified Hyperbaric Technician.  She married Richard McLemore in Port Lavaca, Texas, on April 21, 2010. 

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Robert Edwin Davis

Robert Edwin Davis

Apr 17, 2022

Robert Davis, of Alba, passed away Sunday morning, April 17, 2022 at the age of 69.

Robert Edwin Davis was born in El Paso, Texas on January 23, 1953 to Edwin O’Neal and Bilye (France) Davis.  After attending college, he joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union, where he was a Forklift Operator for many years. He was very proud...

Rose "Rosie" O'Hara

Rose "Rosie" O'Hara

Apr 16, 2022

Rose “Rosie” Marie O’Hara, 81, a resident of the Wesley House in Quitman, Texas, passed away, on April 16, 2022.

Rosie was born May 23, 1940 in Neosho, Missouri, to James and Marie Wecker O’Hara.  She was employed in Kansas City, Missouri working as a Secretary for Pritchard and Black and Veatch Engineering until her retirement. 

She was preceded in...

Marinel Gilmore

Marinel Gilmore

Apr 16, 2022

Marinel Gilmore, 84 of Quitman, Texas, entered the pearly gates of Heaven on April 16, 2022, in Tyler, Texas.

Marinel was born in Quitman, Texas on October 5, 1937, to Buford Hoice and Opal Authalia Bright. On June 2, 1961, at the age of 23, she married the love of her life, Billy Ray Gilmore. They were married 59...

Guy  Wyman Breedlove

Guy Wyman Breedlove

Apr 12, 2022

Guy Breedlove, better known as “Pops”, of Quitman, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 in Dallas at the age of 78.

 

Guy Wyman Breedlove was born on September 20, 1943, in Hollis, Oklahoma to Marion Franklin Breedlove and Annie Manney Breedlove.

 

After graduating, he became a local banker in Silverton, TX. He was drafted into the Army during...

Geraldine White Hervey

Geraldine White Hervey

Apr 9, 2022

Geraldine White Hervey passed into her eternal home April 9, 2022 at the age of 96. Geraldine was born on November 26, 1925 in Wood County, Texas in the Myrtle Springs Community.

Geraldine graduated from Quitman High School; following this, she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Education from...

Eyra Mae Thompson

Eyra Mae Thompson

Mar 30, 2022

Eyra Mae Thompson went home to be with Jesus on March 30, 2022. She was four months old and the youngest of three. She leaves behind her loving parents, Jordain and Skyler Thompson; two siblings, Elym and Evie; and grandparents, Jennifer Mathews, Larry Westendorf, and Rick & Kim Thompson. 

Memorial service for Miss Eyra will be held from 3:00 -...

Lanny Dean Keney

Lanny Dean Keney

Mar 24, 2022

Lanny Keney, of Quitman, passed away Thursday morning, March 24, 2022 at the age of 85.

Lanny Dean Keney was born in Sharpsburg, Ohio on December 16, 1936 to the late Earl Raymond and Ethel Pace Keney.  He met the love of his life, Jaunita McGowen, in California and tied the knot in 1958.  Lanny and Jaunita lived in Ohio...

Joy Elise McMullan

Joy Elise McMullan

Mar 19, 2022

Joy Elise McMullan, beloved wife, mother, daughter, and sister, went to her heavenly home early Saturday morning, March 19, 2022 at the age of 44.  She is now cancer free and rejoicing in the arms of her Savior.

Joy was born in Oklahoma City on November 17, 1977 to Randel and Sheila Trull.  She spent her school years in Ecuador...

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