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Latroyreyon D. Sanders, 4 months, of Greenville died Saturday at Children's Medical Center in Dallas. Funeral services are at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Baptist Church with Rev. Houston McLendon officiating. Burial is in Grundy Memorial Park.
Latroyreyon was born Sept. 23, 1998 in Greenville to LaCharles Sanders and Jennifer Colbert.
Surviving are parents of Greenville; grandparents, Frank and Betty Colbert of Greenville and Ellen Sanders and Paul Manuel and Charles Mason and Janice Smith, all of Denton; two brothers, Kirk Tyrone Smith of Denton and Steadmon Pitts of Colorado and a sister, Marquala Colbert of Greenville.
Visitation is from 6 to 7 p.m. today at Cozine & Tarver Funeral Home Chapel.
James Stripling
EMORY - Funeral services for James Stripling, 84, of Miller Grove are at 2 p.m. Saturday at Miller Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Guy Mays and Rev. Brummit officiating. Burial is in Miller Grove Cemetery.
He died Thursday at Baylor Hospital in Dallas.
Born Jan. 4, 1915 in Cole, Okla., he was the son of Franklin Marion and Grace Mae James Stripling. On July 23, 1929 he married Geneva Garmon in Hopkins County. He was a machinist and farmer.
Mr. Stripling was a member of Miller Grove Baptist Church and was a Sunday School teacher, a Deacon and song leader at the church.
He is survived by his wife of Miller Grove; a son, James Richard of Seymour; two daughters, Jeanetta Smith of Denton and Anita Kay Stripling of Miller Grove; two brothers, Bruce C. Stripling of Miller Grove and Luke Morris Stripling of Dickerson; two sisters, Georgia McCord of Sulphur, Okla. and Ila Marable of Greenville and three grandchildren.
Friends and family members will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to Miller Grove Baptist Church Building Fund, Route 2, Cumby.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory.
Adelade Tipps
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Adelade Tipps, 87, of Memphis, formerly of Celeste, died Sunday at Primacy Health Care. There is a graveside service at 1 p.m. Saturday at Oak Hill Cemetery in Whitewright.
She was born in Celeste on April 22, 1911 to Walter C. and Hattie Connatser. She married James Tipps, who preceded her in death. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include two brothers, W.T. Connatser of Texas and Roscoe Connatser of Dallas.
Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Russell Gowin
EMORY - Russell W. Gowin, 50, of Emory died Tuesday at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. today at Emory Baptist Church with Rev. Rodney Williams officiating. Burial is in Dunbar Cemetery.
Mr. Gowin was born in Greenville on Nov. 16, 1948 to W.D. and Norma Lee Kennemer Gowin. He retired from the City of Mineola and was a Baptist.
Surviving are his parents of Emory; sister Rhonda Gowin of Emory; sister and brother-in-law Janet and Greg Mitchell of Sulphur Springs; two nephews; one niece and aunts and uncles.
Pallbearers are Pryor Gowin, Don Gowin, Danny Gowin, Ronnie Gowin, Marvin Brimer and Tony Kennemer.
Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory is in charge of arrangements.
Tina Guijarro
FARMERSVILLE - Tina Guijarro, 34, of Garland died Monday at Baylor Hospital of Garland. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. today at the Fielder-Baker Funeral Home Chapel in Farmersville. Burial is in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Born Jan. 23, 1965 in Royse City, she was the daughter of Harlon and Cora Prather Jones. She was a production assembler for Aloe Vera of America. Mrs. Guijarro was a Baptist.
Surviving are her husband, Jesus Ramos of Garland; a daughter, Cynthia Vasquez of Garland; sons Frederick Vasquez of Quinlan, Ricky Vasquez of Quinlan and Victor Galiano of Garland; her parents of Quinlan; sisters Debbie Degiglio of Crandall, Colleen Rickard of Mesquite, Joy Polnac of Mesquite, Donna Maben of Bernardsville, N.J., Lisa West of Princeton and Jennifer Sun of Garland and a brother, Harlon Jones of Royse City.
James Franks
WOLFE CITY - Graveside services for James Donald Franks of Dallas are at 2:30 p.m. today at Mount Carmel Cemetery.
He died Monday at the Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Franks was born in Leonard on Jan. 21, 1934, the son of J.W. and Ethel G. Thornton Franks. On June 23, 1956 he married Shirley White in Durant, Okla. He was a brick mason and a member of the Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army.
He is survived by his wife of Dallas; son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Mary Franks of Rockwall; daughter, Vicki Primrose of Mesquite; six grandchildren, Justin and Jennifer Primrose, Dane Primrose, Melissa Franks, Andrea Franks and John Paul Tijerina; one brother, Joe Franks of Dallas; two sisters, Edith Ramo of Sulphur, Okla. and Eva Bennett of Kaufman and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Visitation is from 1 p.m. until the time of service at R.W. Owens & Son Funeral Home of Wolfe City.
Margaret Harris
Margaret S. Harris of Greenville died Sunday at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Grace Presbyterian Church with Rev. C. William McNatt officiating. Burial is in Memoryland Memorial Park.
The only daughter of five children, she was born Aug. 20, 1910 in Altus, Okla. to Joe Wilson Stout and Lehne Stuart Stout. She married Walter C. Harris in on Aug. 17, 1951 in Dallas. Mrs. Harris was an avid quilter and family historian. She was a member of Grace Presbyterian Church. She was a housewife and had worked at Henson-Kickernick.
Surviving are stepdaughters Mary Baker of Dallas, Margaret Little of Amarillo and Jo Black of Austin; a niece, Natalie Stout Risinger of Waco and two nephews, Robert Logan Stout and Joe Wilson Stout, both of Dallas.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1985 and by four brothers.
Memorials may be made to Grace Presbyterian Church or to a favorite charity.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Peters Funeral Home.
Georgia Holloman
Georgia Holloman of Campbell died Thursday at Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Baptist Church in Neylandville with Rev. S.L. Thompson officiating. Burial is in Grundy Memorial Park.
The daughter of Major Lee and Ida Berry Johnson, she was born Aug. 8, 1908 in Sanfield. She and Forrest Barnett were married in 1926 in Hopkins County. Mrs. Holloman was a member of Meadow Hill Baptist Church. She was a homemaker.
Surviving are a son, Luther K. Barnett of Campbell; a daughter, Vernell Rodgers of McKinney; a brother, Lester Lee Johnson of Spencer, Okla. and a number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-granchildren.
She was preceded in death by her huband, a son, two brothers and five sisters.
Pallbearers are Gerald Barnett, Elzie Barnett, Leland Barnett and Joe Jefferson.
Cozine & Tarver Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Opal Johnston
FARMERSVILLE - Opal Biggerstaff Johnston, 92, of Farmersville died Sunday. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fielder-Baker Funeral Home Chapel with John Morgan and Mac LeFan officiating. Burial is in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
The daughter of Bruce Evans and Eva Biggerstaff, she was born Dec. 21, 1906 in Tompkinsville, Ky.. She married Claude Johnston in 1925 in Farmersville.
Mrs. Johnston worked as a nurse. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Farmersville.
She is survived by a son, Lowell P. Johnston of Tulsa, Okla.; sisters, Lucy Biggerstaff Moorhead of Garland, Gaither Lee Biggerstaff Bullock of Mesquite and Mary Nell Biggerstaff Johnson of Odessa and one grandchild.
Memorials may be made to Tipton Home in Tipton, Okla.
Visitation is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mary Putman
Funeral services for Mary Adeline Putman of Caddo Mills will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Butch Bruton, Claudine Rust and Ricky Childress officiating. Burial is in Donelton Cemetery.
Mrs. Putman died Monday at her residence.
Born June 24, 1928 in Alba, she was the daughter of Thomas Frederick Jenkins and Zonia O. Beddingfield. She and Edwin Lawrence Putman were married Feb. 11, 1946 in Greenville. She was a houswife.
Surviving are her husband of Caddo Mills; two sons, Bobby Lawrence Putman of Alba and Glen Edwin Putman of Caddo Mills; two daughters, Shelia Mitchell of Emory and Deborah Blair of Alba; two brothers, Leonard Jenkins of DeSoto and Thomas Jenkins of Gilmer; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; eight stepgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, Lee Roy, Albert and Robert Jenkins and four sisters, Almedia Jenkins, Elvie Bell, Stella May Chaney and Lora Lee Jenkins.
Pallbearers are Dusty Payne, Rowdey Payne, Ricky Richardson, Ronnie McKinney, Mike Rawlings and Ronnie Rawlings.
Visitation is from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mattie Wilson
Mattie Lee Wilson of Greenville died Thursday at her home. Services are at 1 p.m. today at Mount Elem Baptist Church with Rev. William McDonald officiating. Burial is in Grundy Memorial Park.
Mrs. Wilson was born June 18, 1920, in Jefferson; the daughter of Judge and Lula McDonald Scott. She was married to Earnest Wilson on June 18, 1938, in Jefferson. She was a member of Starlight Gospel Church.
Surviving are sons, Ray Wilson of McKinney, Smith Wilson of Garland, George Wilson of Greenville and Wayne Grisby of Mesquite; daughters, Rosetta Canady, Myrtle Wilson, Minnie Wilson and Mary Etta Williams, all of Greenville; Earnestine Armstrong of Garland and Lula Coleman of Dallas; sister, Clara Florence of Greenville; 20 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Redick Freeman, Vartice Griffin, Adrian Lott, Raymond Franklin and Redrick Freeman Jr.
Cozine & Tarver Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
John Bratcher
BLUE RIDGE - John Ray Bratcher, 76, of Blue Ridge died Saturday in Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville. Services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Lethco, Rev. Bob Collinsworth and Rev. Johnny Jones officiating. Burial is in Blue Ridge Cemetery.
Mr. Bratcher was born April 9, 1922, in Blue Ridge; the son of John and Liddie VanBevers Bratcher. He married Patsy Patterson on Dec. 24, 1947, in Farmersville.
A retired partner in the Fielder-Baker Funeral Home, Mr. Bratcher he was a former director of the First Bank of Farmersville and served on the Blue Ridge Independent School District Board of Trustees for 21 years.
He is a Past Master at Blue Ridge Masonic Lodge, a past district deputy of the Ninth Masonic District and a receipient of the Golden Trowel Award. He was a member of the Blue Ridge Methodist Church.
Surviving are his wife of Blue Ridge; son, Johnny Bratcher of Farmersville and two grandchildren.
Visitation is from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Fielder-Baker Funeral Home, which is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the Blue Ridge Cemetery permanent fund.
Martha Brown
WHITEWRIGHT - Martha Jo Brown, 52, of Ravenna died Saturday in the Texoma Medical Center in Denison. Graveside services are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Whitewright City Cemetery with Rev. Houston Garner officiating.
Mrs. Brown was born August 19, 1946, in Whitewright; the daughter of Frank and Fannie Stanford Thornhill. She was married to Lonnie Brown on March 19, 1988, in McKinney.
She was a Baptist and employed at a dry cleaning business.
Surviving are her husband of Ravenna; sisters, May Graham of Sherman and Mary Murphy of Whitewright; brother, Jimmy Thornhill of Aransas Pass.
Visitation is from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Taylor Funeral Home in Leonard, which is in charge of the arrangements.
Mattie Wilson
Mattie Lee Wilson of Greenville died Thursday at her home. Services are at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Elem Baptist Church with Rev. William McDonald officiating. Burial is in Grundy Memorial Park.
Mrs. Wilson was born June 18, 1920, in Jefferson; the daughter of Judge and Lula McDonald Scott. She was married to Earnest Wilson on June 18, 1938, in Jefferson. She was a member of Starlight Gospel Church.
Surviving are sons, Ray Wilson of McKinney, Smith Wilson of Garland, George Wilson of Greenville and Wayne Grisby of Mesquite; daughters, Rosetta Canady, Myrtle Wilson, Minnie Wilson and Mary Etta Williams, all of Greenville; Earnestine Armstrong of Garland and Lula Coleman of Dallas; sister, Clara Florence of Greenville; 20 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Redick Freeman, Vartice Griffin, Adrian Lott, Raymond Franklin and Redrick Freeman Jr.
Cozine & Tarver Funeral Home are in charge of the arrangements.
Dottie Caldwell
FARMERSVILLE - Dottie Laverne Ryan Caldwell, 66, of Farmersville died Tuesday. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Farmersville Church of Christ with John Morgan and Paul Boorman officiating. Burial is in Thompson Cemetery in Copeville.
The daughter of John Taylor Hickman and Lela M. Stewart Hickman, she was born Oct. 28, 1932 in Blue, Okla. She and Roy Caldwell were married April 1, 1977 in Farmersville. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ.
Surviving are her husband of Farmersville; daughters Carol Caldwell and Sandra Boorman of Longview, Cathy Taylor of Farmersville, Rebecca Yeager of Nevada and Pat Edge of Copeville; two sisters, Zada Moore of Live Oak, Calif. and Dovie Gray of Princeton; a brother, Herman Hickman of Justin; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Farmersville Church of Christ.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Fielder-Baker Funeral Home of Farmersville.
Emmett Deen
COMMERCE - Emmett H. Deen, 82, of Commerce died Sunday at Presbyterian Hospital of Commerce. There is a graveside service at 11 a.m. Friday at Tiptonville Cemetery in Tiptonville, Tenn. with Rev. Judson Lambert officiating.
Born in Hornbeak, Tenn. on Oct. 2, 1916, he was the son of Odie Deen and Mable Rule Deen. He married Princess Rose Decker on Oct. 16, 1938 in Clinton, Ky.
Mr. Deen was a retired machine operator for Carter Carbureators. He was a member of UAW.
He is survived by sons Emmett Charles Deen of Hillsboro, Gilbert O'Neil Deen of Fairview Heights, Ill. and Jerry Hall Deen of Houston; daughters Beverly Kay Deen of House Springs, Mo., Lilly Solt of Rancho Cucomongo, Calif., Joan Hanson of New Orleans, La. and Ruth Ann Harris of Riverside, Calif.; sisters Ruble Deen of Rutherford, Tenn. and Novell Tarver of Union City, Tenn.; 17 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Jones-Walker & Son Funeral Home of Commerce is in charge of arrangements.
Myrtle Dittman
EMORY - Mary Dittman, 88, of Emory died Tuesday at Cozby-Germany Hospital in Grand Saline. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Thursday at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. William Potts officiating. Burial is in Pilgrim Rest Number One Cemetery.
Mrs. Dittman was born Aug. 17, 1910 in Hunt County to William Lewis and Sarah O. Newport Shipp. On July 11, 1931 she married Carl Dittman in Hugo, Okla. She retired from Dittman Grocery and Market. She was a Baptist.
She is survived by a daughter, Gladys Marie Fruge of Duncanville; a brother, Johnny Shipp of Greenville; a sister, Blanche Garrett of Alba; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Travis Shipp, Roy Don Shipp, Sonny Shipp, Kenneth Ship, Jerry Lynn Shipp and Charles Wayne Shipp.
Visitation is from 4 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
