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COMMERCE - Funeral services for Sarah Danielle Hall, 11 months, of Cumby are at 2 p.m. today at Pemberton Funeral Home Chapel in Commerce with Rev. George McCants officiating. Burial will be in Rosemound Cemetery.
She died Thursday.
She was born in Sulphur Springs on July 11, 1997, daughter of Tommy Hall and Melissa Lynn Hall. She attended the Abundant Life Assembly Church in Commerce.
Survivors include her parents; a sister, Mariah Shae Hall of Cumby; grandparents James and Nell Jean Hall and Stanley Lynn, all of Commerce, and Cheryl Lynn of Greenville; great-grandparents Barbara Hall of Commerce, Pearl Lynn of Greenville and Jerry Carnes of Houston and great-great-grandmother Beatrice Hall of Commerce.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Christaphor Hall in 1994.
Pallbearers will be Tony Martinez, William Hall, Elmer Hall and Steve Hawkins. James Hall will be honorary pallbearer.
Cecil Rabb
FORT WORTH- Cecil Avon Rabb, 88, of Fort Worth died Thursday. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at The Greenwood Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Worth. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park.
He was born Nov. 30, 1909 in Lone Oak. He was valedictorian of Lone Oak High School and attended Southern Methodist University on a scholarship. He was an accountant. Mr. Rabb was a member of Overton Park United Methodist Church.
Surviving are a son, Craig Pierce Rabb of Farmingdale, N.J.; two daughters, Martha Ruth Stout of Granbury and Sally Ann Cox of Willow Park; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Hopkins Rabb.
John Colombrito Sr.
QUINLAN -John Colombrito Sr., 61, of Quinlan died Tuesday at Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. today at the Faith Baptist Church in Quinlan with Steve Gatlin officiating. Burial is in Hodges Cemetery.
The son of John L. Colombrito Sr. and Nettie Petrizzo Colombrito, he was born in Newark, N.J. He worked as a rural mail carrier for the Quinlan Post Office. He served as a volunteer fireman for Quinlan for 25 years and served as chief for three years.
Survivors include his wife, Maryann Colombrito of Quinlan; a son, John Colombrito Jr. of Quinlan; three daughters, Anna Clay of Plano, Ida Jones of Rowlett and Toni Lee of Eunice; two brothers, Tommy Colombrito of Fulton and Don Colombrito of San Antonio; five sisters, Barbara Sanders of Bay City, Lucille Bonvisutto of Nashville, Tenn., Debbie Colobrito of San Antonio, Jackie Hamm of Florida and Ida Lyle of San Antonio; and eight grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Dallas Theology Seminary.
Quinlan LyBrand Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Johnnie Reisor
NEWARK, Del. - Services for Johnnie Woodard Reisor, 79, of Bear, Del. are at 11 a.m. today in Deson Chapel. Burial is in the Military Cemetery in Delaware.
He died Monday.
Born Dec. 23, 1918 in White Rock, Hunt County, he was the son of Bertran Elhanan and Nettie Josephine Woodard Reisor. He married Margaret Burns on Nov. 23, 1946 in Delaware.
Surviving are his wife of Bear, Del.; a son, Ronald Woodard Reisor of Wilmington, Del.; a daughter, Nanette Reisor of Bear, Del.; three brothers, Bill Reisor, Elvis Reisor and Bertis Reisor, all of Greenville; three sisters, Loveta Adams of Wolfe City and Ilena Joe Weldon and Geraldine Reisor, both of Greenville; and two grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
E.C. Taylor Jr.
COMMERCE- E.C. "Slim" Taylor Jr., 74, of Campbell died Wednesday in Greenville. Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Campbell with Rev. Joel Harris officiating. Burial is in Brigham Cemetery in Campbell.
The son of E.C. Taylor Sr. and Eunice Lou Ellan Hamilton, he was born July 10, 1923 in Platter, Okla. He attended public schools in Durant, Okla. He married Nina Faye Blakney on Nov. 3, 1945 in Denison.
Mr. Taylor was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He was wounded in action in Germany and received a Purple Heart.
He moved to Campbell from Mesquite in 1988. He was a builder and remodeled homes. He was a Baptist. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Mesquite for 22 years and was a lifetime member of the V.F.W.
Survivors include his wife of Campbell; a son and daughter-in-law, Billy C. and Donna Taylor of Lufkin; two sisters, Imogene Futch of Campbell and Marie Webb of Hutchins; a granddaughter and her husband, Michele and Rickey Richardson of Paris; a grandson and his fiancee, Brandon Taylor and Rhonda Armstrong, both of Garland; and two great-grandchildren, Ashleigh Rimpel and Coulton Taylor.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Dennis Neal Taylor in 1994; a sister and four brothers.
Pallbearers are Roger Kannaman, William Trapp, Al Long, Howard Winans, Bill Venable, Cal Perkins, Jimmy Gammon and Billy Martel.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Pemberton Funeral Home of Commerce.
Leonard Blythe
VAN ALSTYNE - Leonard L. "Shorty" Blythe, 81, of Van Alstyne died Tuesday in Quinlan. There is a funeral service at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Christ in Van Alstyne with Tom Haddock and Fayne Bass officiating. Burial is in Pilot Grove Cemetery.
Born March 29, 1917 in Luella, he was the son of John Hardy and Nora Belle Martin Blythe. He and Altha Mae Biggerstaff were married March 8, 1946 in Sherman; she preceded him in death July 29, 1996. He was a lifetime resident of Grayson County and was a member of the Van Alstyne Church of Christ.
Mr. Blythe was a barber in Van Alstyne from the mid-1950s until the early 1990s when he retired.
Surviving are a son, Ray Lynn Blythe of Greenville; a sister, Opal Anderson of Fort Worth; two grandchildren, Kristi Blythe and Kody Blythe and two great-grandchildren, Shai and Drew Harris.
Pallbearers will be Randy McClean, Randy Hopkins, Mike Tillett, John Blythe and Stanley Blythe.
Visitation is from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Flesher Funeral Home in Van Alstyne.
Joe Colombrito Sr.
QUINLAN - John Colombrito Sr., 61, of Quinlan died Tuesday at Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Friday at the Faith Baptist Church in Quinlan with Steve Gatlin officiating. Burial will be in Hodges Cemetery.
The son of John L. Colombrito Sr. and Nettie Petrizzo Colombrito, he was born in Newark, N.J. He worked as a rural mail carrier for the Quinlan Post Office. He served as a volunteer fireman for Quinlan for 25 years and served as chief for three years.
Survivors include his wife, Maryann Colombrito of Quinlan; a son, John Colombrito Jr. of Quinlan; three daughters, Anna Clay of Plano, Ida Jones of Rowlett and Toni Lee of Eunice; two brothers, Tommy Colombrito of Fulton and Don Colombrito of San Antonio; five sisters, Barbara Sanders of Bay City, Lucille Bonvisutto of Nashville, Tenn., Debbie Colobrito of San Antonio, Jackie Hamm of Florida and Ida Lyle of San Antonio; and eight grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Dallas Theology Seminary.
Quinlan LyBrand Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jack Van Huss
Funeral services for Jack Van Huss of Greenville will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Dixon Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Vaughn officiating. Burial will be in Hall Cemetery.
He died Wednesday at his residence.
He was born Oct. 23, 1934 in Lone Oak; the son of Elmer Shepard Van Huss and Minnie Bell Hamby Van Huss. He married Lorine Fuglistaler on April 2, 1955 in Durant, Okla. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He was a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of Dixon Baptist Church and American Legion.
Surviving are his wife of Greenville; his mother of Greenville; two sons, Larry Wayne Van Huss and Bobby Allen Van Huss, both of Greenville; four daughters, Laurie Gail Thomas of Wichita Falls, Donna Sue Reynolds of Greenville, Carol Ann Taylor of Wichita Falls and Sharon Lynn Terpening of Emory; a sister, Jodie Nelson of Greenville; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father; three brothers, James E. "Jim" Van Huss, Carl Van Huss, Junior Van Huss and a sister, Annie Ruth Van Huss.
Pallbearers are Junior Van Huss, Rick Sheir, David Van Huss, Jerry Sandlin, Jimmy Van Huss, and Doug Holley. Dan Cooper will serve as honorary pallbearer.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Peters Funeral Home.
Vela Collinsworth
Vela L. Collinsworth of Garland, formerly of Greenville, died Sunday at Autumn Leaves Nursing Home in Dallas. Funeral services are today at 2 p.m. at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Fletcher Merle May and Rev. Martin J. May officiating. Burial is in Forest Park Cemetery.
The daughter of William F. Skeeters and Daisy Weston Skeeters, she was born Dec. 2, 1913 in Caddo Mills. She married John E. Collinsworth on Sept. 30, 1933 in Greenville.
Mrs. Collinsworth retired from Haggar Manufacturing Co. She was a Baptist and a member of Rebecca Lodge.
Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Eva Collinsworth of Garland; a brother, Edward G. Skeeters of Dallas; two grandchildren, Mark Collinsworth of Dallas and John Collinsworth of Allen and two great-grandchildren, Kristen Collinsworth and Camille Collinsworth.
She was preceded in death by her husband April 22, 1989, and three sisters, Pearl Sumrow, Myrtle Porter and Addie Brasher.
Pallbearers are Mark Collinsworth, John Collinsworth, Russ Lyons, Jim Sumrow, Jerry Sumrow and Greg Sumrow.
Elaine Hughes
FARMERSVILLE - Elaine Hamill Hughes, 67, of Farmersville died Sunday. There is a graveside service today at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Princeton at 10 a.m. Rev. Danny Gurley will officiate.
She was born in Brownsboro on Feb. 5, 1931, daughter of James A. and Sallie Richards Hamill. She and Weldon L. Hughes were married May 5, 1949 in McKinney.
Mrs. Hughes worked as a finance clerk. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband of Farmersville; two sons, Jackie Hughes of Farmersville and Dennis Hughes of Allen; two sisters, Nadine Hill of Grand Prairie and Malla Fay Huff of Ben Wheeler; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Building Fund.
Harold "Gene" Motley
Funeral services for Harold "Gene" Motley of Greenville are at 10 a.m. today at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joel Arnold officiating. Burial will be in Memoryland Memorial Park.
He died Sunday at his residence.
The son of David Herbert Motley and Mabel Machen Motley, he was born Feb. 6, 1933 in Dallas. He married Emma "Jean" Funderburg in Greenville on Oct. 8, 1955.
Mr. Motley was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a member of American Veterans. He was an auto mechanic and was the former owner of Gene's Garage.
Surviving are his wife of Greenville; a son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Vicki Motley of Greenville; daughters and sons-in-law Cheryl and Bob Lee of Tennessee, Cathey and Craig Wood of Crandall, and Barbara and Tom Barone of Longview; daughter Patricia Donath of Irving; three brothers, David Motley of Fayetteville, La., Carl Motley of Gober and Harry Motley of Birmingham, Ala.; a sister, Francis Green of Garland; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers are Chuck Reed, Mendall Holley, Tim Puryear, Robert Wood, David Arey, Daryl Brumley and Richard Bost.
Pamela Tennison
Pamela Ann Tennison of Greenville died Friday in a Dallas hospital. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Thursday at Bethel AME Church with Dr. R.C. Williams officiating. Burial will be in Grundy Memorial Park.
She was born in Killeen on July 21, 1966 to Thurman and Geraldine Watson Hoskins. She was married to David Tennison in 1986 in Greenville. She was a member of Bethel AME Church.
Survivors include her parents of Greenville; two sons, Cedric E. Crumpton of Greenville and Trenton Tennison of Denver, Colo.; three brothers, Michael E. Hoskins, Rayford Hoskins and Darryl Hoskins, all of Greenville; three sisters, Denise Graves of Dallas, LaShawn Hicks of Arlington and Sherry K. Curry of Houston and two grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Roman Crockett, Damon Anderson, Eric Mapps, Richard Jackson, Jammie Gladley and Mentrail Mapps Jr.
Cozine & Tarver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Bert Ferrell
WEST TAWAKONI - Bert Ferrell, 37, of West Tawakoni died Saturday. A memorial service is at 11 a.m. Thursday at West Tawakoni Baptist Church with Lonnie Erwin officiating.
Mr. Ferrell was born in Chicago, Ill. He served in the U.S. Army and was a subcontractor.
Surviving are his wife, Lorie Ferrell, of West Tawakoni; father, Don Ferrell of Chicago; sons, Bert Brunicki of San Diego, Calif., Damien Barth, Tony Ferrell, Jeremy Scott and Jeremy Ferrell, all of West Tawkoni; daughter, Melissa Scott of West Tawakoni; brothers, Steve of San Diego, Calif. and Paul Burnicki of Livingston; sisters, Holly Shoulack of New Jersey; Didi of San Diego; and Sarah Sawyer of Illinois.
Quinlan Lybrand Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Milton Mitchell
QUINLAN - Milton Timothy Mitchell, 38, of Quinlan died Saturday in Greenville. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Quinlan LyBrand Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Short officiating. Burial is in Lakeside Memorial Park.
Born in Dallas on Sept. 29, 1959, he was the son of Louie Milton and Carol Baylor. He worked with asphalt.
Survivors include his wife, Cynthia "Cindy" Mitchell of Quinlan; his parents; a son, Christopher Aaron Mitchell; a daughter, Tamatha Taron; two brothers, Michael and Randy Mitchell and four sisters, Vickie Henderson, Melody Baylor, Harmony Baylor and Cindy Wiser.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Harold Motley
Funeral services for Harold "Gene" Motley are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joel Arnold officiating. Burial will be in Memoryland Memorial Park.
He died Sunday at his residence.
The son of David Herbert Motley and Mabel Machen Motley, he was born Feb. 6, 1933 in Dallas. He married Emma "Jean" Funderburg in Greenville on Oct. 8, 1955.
Mr. Motley was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a member of American Veterans. He was an auto mechanic and was the former owner of Gene's Garage.
Surviving are his wife of Greenville; a son, Keith Motley of Greenville; daughters Cheryl Lee of Tennessee, Cathey Wood of Crandall, Patricia Donath of Irving and Barbara Barone of Longview; three brothers, David Motley of Fayetteville, La., Carl Motley of Gober and Harry Motley of Birmingham, Ala.; a sister, Francis Green of Garland; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers are Chuck Reed, Mendall Holley, Tim Puryear, Robert Wood, David Arey, Daryl Brumley and Richard Bost.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Janelle Norris
QUINLAN - Janelle Parsons Norris of Dallas died Sunday in Dallas. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. today at Quinlan Funeral Home Chapel with Bill Ashburn officiating. Burial is in Paynetown Cemetery.
She was born Feb. 26, 1916 in Big Sandy to Verna Lee and Lola Lee Eitel Parsons. She married Nathan Jeff Norris, and she was a homemaker.
She is survived by a son, Ardith Wayne Norris; a daughter, Joyce Davidson; a brother, Reece Parsons; sisters Alyene Brinkmeier, Jean Parker, Judy Lamm and Barbara Pearce; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by a son, two brothers and a sister.
Pallbearers will be Greg Davidson, Howard Coulter, James Slaughter, Charles Slaughter and Jeff Givens.
Madge Watson
HENRIETTA - Madge Watson, 87, of Henrietta died June 12 in a Henrietta hospital.
Funeral services were June 15 at the First United Methodist Church in Henrietta with Rev. George Topper officiating. Burial was in Hope Cemetery.
She was born April 14, 1911 in Campbell. She and Felix Watson were married Aug. 19, 1939; he died Sept. 10, 1987.
She was a graduate of East Texas State University in Commerce. She moved to Henrietta in 1933. Mrs. Watson was a retired school teacher and a member of the First United Methodist Church. She was the Pioneer Queen of the 1986 Clay County Pioneer Reunion.
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Mary Anna Roche of Waco; two sisters, Tommie Riley and Christine Henley, both of Greenville; five nieces; two nephews and a great-niece.
Lois Bean
CADDO MILLS - Lois Marie Bean, 63, of Mountain Home, Ark. died Friday in Mountain Home. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Rentfrow Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Norris officiating. Burial is in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Mrs. Bean was born Aug. 24, 1935, in Caddo Mills; the daughter of Lindsay and Brittie Thomason Williams.
Surviving are her mother of Caddo Mills; son, Robert Bean of Killeen; daughter, Carolyn Woods of Mountain Home; and two grandchildren.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Noy Ferguson
Noy Feguson, 100, of Royse City died Saturday at Lake Pointe Medical Center in Rowlett. Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Baldridge officiating. Burial is in Memoryland Memorial Park.
Mrs. Ferguson was born May 10, 1898, in Byars, Okla.; the daughter of Mack Daniel and Mary Jane Dake Haney. She was married to Joe G. Ferguson on Oct. 1, 1917, in Durant, Okla. She was a member of Highland Terrace Baptist Church.
Surviving are daughters, Bessie Chapman of Rockwall, Dorothy Rush of Greenville, Ruby Roberts and Loretta Price, both of Royse City, and Ruth Holloway of Celeste; sisters, Ola Smith of Caddo, Okla., In Pugh and Ruth Pugh, both of Greenville, and Anna South of Dallas; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preced in death by her husband in March, 1963, and two brothers, Claud Haney and Granville Haney.
Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
Visitation is from 6 to 7: 30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
