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James Gary Whitlock, 60, of Cash died Sunday at his residence. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Brooks Fleigh and Dr. Don McClenny officiating. Burial is in Memoryland Memorial Park.
The son of James Harvey Whitlock and Naomi Florene Gary Whitlock, he was born July 10, 1938 in Greenville. He married Connie Sandlin in Durant, Okla. on May 18, 1957.
Mr. Whitlock was a pawn broker and a horse and cattle rancher. He was a member of Crestview Christian Church.
He was a former Greenville City Councilman and mayor pro tem. He was a member of the Board of Texas Pawn Broker Association.
Surviving are his wife of Cash; son Jim Whitlock of Cash; daughter and son-in-law Tammy and J. Mont Moore of Parker; special grandson Josh Whitlock of Cash; special granddaughter Jade Johnson of Parker; a brother Charles Whitlock of Greenville; a sister, Jeannie Gates of Greenville; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his father on Jan. 28, 1995 and his mother on Sept. 9, 1987.
Pallbearers are Cliff Arnold, Larry Hawkins, Ernest Stafford, Glen Stewart, Charlie Patterson and Josh Whitlock; Honorary pallbearers are John Overton, James Smith, Harold Bird, Jeff Chaney and Charles Whitlock.
Memorials may be made to American Heart Association and Susan G. Komen Foundation, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, 75244.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Sally Davis
LONE OAK - Sally Linda Davis, 57, of Lone Oak died Sunday in Green Acres Nursing Home in Emory. No public services are planned.
Mrs. Davis was born August 27, 1941, in Dallas; the dauighter Guy Benjamin and Letha Cole West. She was a retired secretary.
Surviving are her companion, Grady Folmar of Lone Oak; son, Richard Pickens Jr. of Garland; daughter, Kimra Hines of Alvarado; and four grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Bartley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Bobby Dees
Bobby Frank Dees, 71, of Greenville died Sunday at his residence. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Kelly Carr and Rev. Jimmy Vaughn officiating. Burial is in Forest Park Cemetery.
Mr. Dees was born June 4, 1927, in Greenville; the son of Roy and Oda Miller Dees. He married Florence Shields on March 4, 1948, in Rockwall.
Mr. Dees was a concrete contractor in Greenville for 37 years and a member of the Dixon Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife of Greenville; son and daughter-in-law, Dwain and Rocio Dees of Garland; daughters and sons-in-law, Dyan and Gary Bowers of Greenville and Deidra and Mike Porter of Quinlan; sister, Roy Lynn Rudd of Greenville; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Charlie Bellew, Aaron Cook, Scott Smith, Ray Bowers, Louis Clark and Dale Bowers.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
J.W. Denny
DALLAS -J.W. Denny, 98, died Saturday. Graveside services are at 11 a.m. today at Restland Memorial Park with William Stephenson officiating.
Surviving are sister, Lanelle Newman; nephews, Rex C. Denny and John Seward; and niece, Betty Sellers.
Mr. Denny was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred.
Ruben Rodriguez
FARMERSVILLE - Ruben Rodriguez, 42, of Farmersville died Friday in Farmersville. A memorial services is at 2: 30 p.m. Tuesday at Josephine Baptist Church with Rev. Brent O'Conner officiating.
Mr. Rodgriguez was born Jan. 15, 1957 in San Parviejo; the son of Manuel and Lusia Rodriguez. He was a shipping clerk.
Surviving are his mother of Farmersville; sisters, Erlinda Ramon, Romania Moreno and Lydia Teague, all of Farmersville, and Juanita Abbott of Plano; and brothers, Alfred Rodriguez and Abel Rodriguez, both of Farmersville, Romento Rodriguez of Nashville, Ark., Manuel Rodriguez of Mena, Ark. and Roy Rodriguez of Copeville.
Fielder-Baker Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Patricia Calmes
QUINLAN - Funeral services for Patricia Ruth Calmes, 66, of Quinlan, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Quinlan Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lonnie Harris and Rev. Tim Malone officiating. Burial will be in Lakeside Memorial Park. She died Friday in Dallas.
Born in Sheboygan, Wis., on March 14, 1933, she was the daughter of Victor and Elizabeth Belt Williams. She married Lester Calmes in Newburg, Wis., on July 5, 1952. She was a nurses aide and a member of the Assembly of God.
She is survived by her husband, Lester Calmes; a son, Charles Calmes; a daughter, Lisa Malone; a brother, Victor Williams; sisters Sephora Pfister, Verneda Obodowsky, Shirley Nachtrab, Loretta Hoffman and Bonnie Howson and one grandchild.
Visitation is scheduled from 4 until 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
W. V. Gregory
Funeral services for W. V. "Bill" Gregory, 77, of Greenville, will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at R. W. Owens and Son Funeral Home chapel in Wolfe City with Rev. Tommy Weems officiating. Burial will be Mt. Carmel Cemetery. He died Saturday in Greenville.
Born in Hillsboro on Feb. 12, 1922, he was the son of Hiram Harrison Gregory and Audie Harris. He married Frankie Estelle Watson in Dallas on Dec. 17, 1949.
He was a Baptist, a veteran of World War II, the owner of Gregory Concrete Company, was a member of the Plano Blue Lodge A F and A M, the Hella Shrine Temple of Dallas and the Scottish Rite of Dallas.
He is survived by his wife, Frankie; two daughters, Sandra Kay Henderson and Shirley Ann Ferguson, both of Dallas; five grandchildren, Andrew Ferguson, Sarah Ferguson Del Valle, Gregory Ferguson, Cade Henderson and Jessica Henderson; two great-granddaughters, Alyssa Del Valle and Stephanie (Sam) Ferguson and one brother, Boyd Gregory of Mesquite.
Visitation is scheduled from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
W. J. Morris
CAMPBELL - Funeral services for W. J. (Dub) Morris, 85, of Campbell, will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Campbell with Rev. Robert Baldridge, Rev. Neal Thornburg and Rev. Cary Kinnaird officiating. Burial will be in Shady Grove Cemetery. He died Friday in Greenville.
Born in Lone Oak on May 23, 1913, he was the son of Carter Morris and Mae Burgamy Morris. He married Quebelle Abbott in November of 1932. He was a retired farmer and truck driver and member of First Baptist Church in Campbell.
He is survived by his wife, Quebelle Morris of Campbell; son Frankie Morris and wife Jo Ann of Campbell; grandchildren Rick Morris of Campbell, Lynn Morris of Sachse and Douglas Morris of Campbell; great-grandchildren Mindy Morris of Hendersonville, Tenn., Cheryl Morris of Campbell, Kevin Morris of Campbell, Andrew Morris of Sachse and Holly Morris of Sachse and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister.
Pallbearers include M. B. Chaffin, Coy Young, Jessie Smith, Billy Julian, Billy Pope and Jim Baber.
Coker-Mathews Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Maurine Fitzgerald
ARLINGTON - Maurine B. Fitzgerald, 96, of Arlington died Thursday in an Arlington nursing home. Graveside services are at 10:30 a.m. today at Memoryland Memorial Park in Greenville.
She was born Dec. 29, 1902 in Greenville. Mrs. Fitzgerald was a homemaker. She was a member of First United Methodist Church.
Surviving are a daughter, Kay Castner of Arlington; grandchildren Lisa D. Villarreal of Houston, Tanya Lee Clarke of Austin, Richard L. Fitzgerald III of Houston and Alicia Kay Castner of Fort Worth and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church.
Arlington Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Grace Myrick
WOLFE CITY - Grace Myrick, 71, died Thursday at home following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Wolfe City. Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, Bill Myrick; a daughter and son-in-law, Melanie and Mike Newland; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Marshall and Denise Myrick, William Myrick and David and Liz Myrick; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Tom Hines and Jack and Elinor Hines; nine grandchildren, Lillis, John and William Newland, Meagan, Meredith, Thomas, Kayla, Catherine and Melissa Myrick and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 74, Wolfe City, 75496.
Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. today at R.W. Owens & Son Funeral Home in Wolfe City.
John Reid
MIDLAND - John Eagleton Reid of Midland died Thursday at his home. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. today at the First Baptist Church in Midland. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park.
He was born April 25, 1918 in Beaumont. He grew up in Ladonia and Commerce, graduating from East Texas State Teachers College in 1940. Mr. Reid served in the European Theater of World War II as a Master Sergeant.
He married the former Helen Banks of Greenville on April 20, 1946 in McCamey. He had lived in Midland since 1946. Mr. Reid was active in community affairs and worked in public relations in the petroleum industry.
He is survived by his wife of Midland; son Ronald Reid of Greenville; daughter Judy Tripp of Houston; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Ellis Funeral Home of Midland is in charge of arrangements.
Gladys Smith
LANCASTER - Gladys O. Smith of Lancaster died Wednesday. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. today at Byrum Funeral Home in Lancaster with Rev. Ed Adair officiating. Burial will be in Rawlins Cemetery.
She was born Sept. 10, 1902 in Tennessee to John Henry Foster and Hettie Elizabeth Clark Foster. She lived in Greenville for two years with family members Ayn and J.T. Yates.
Surviving are 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Clyde Herschel Smith; a daughter, Geneva Ford and a son, Allen Camp.
Kaleb Stewart
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Kaleb Thomas Stewart of Benton, Ark. died Tuesday. Graveside services are at 4 p.m. today at Lone Oak Cemetery in Lone Oak.
Surviving are his parents, Gary and Rochelle Stewart; two sisters, Amber and Casey Stewart; one brother, Gary Don Stewart Jr.; grandparents Jerry P. Stewart Sr., Linda Lucille Martin and Thomas and Judy Bannon and aunts and uncles.
Griffin Legget Healey & Roth Funeral Home of Little Rock is in charge of arrangements.
Johnnie Bryan
IRVING - Johnnie Belle Burk Hudson Bryan died Thursday. Funeral services will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Oak View Baptist Church with Rev. Wallace Philpot officiating.
She was born Dec. 22, 1916 to Willard and Johnnie Burk of Greenville.
Surviving are daughter and son-in-law Dr. Georgia Hudson and Frank St. Clair of Dallas; grandchildren, Wendy Ward Roberts and husband Robin of Garland, Brett Ward of Irving and Kirsten Ward of Irving; great-grandchildren Nicholas Ward, Madison and Jett Hudson Roberts; brother-in-law, Dr. Edward Stivers of Austin; nieces, Vicki Rathburn and Debbie Burk Bolnick and nephew Edward K. Stivers III.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Hal Bryan; granddaughter, Cheryl Stivers ward; brother Willard Burk Jr. and a sister, Billye Burk Stivers.
Brown's Memorial Funeral Home of Irving is in charge of arrangements.
William Garrett
William Harold Garrett, 84, of Campbell died Monday at Presbyterian Hospital of Commerce. Funeral services were Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Campbell with Rev. Cary S. Kinnaird and Rev. Joel Arnold officiating. Burial was in Brigham Cemetery in Campbell.
Born Dec. 28, 1914 in Campbell, he was the son of Tal Garrett and Lela Sandifer Garrett. He married Bessie Brummett on Jan. 31, 1946 in Campbell.
He graduated from Campbell schools and in 1936 he graduated from East Texas State Teachers College.
Mr. Garrett taught at Bivins until entering the Army Air Corps. He served in England as a chief master sergeant during World War II in the ground support B-17 - 452nd bomb group. He taught at GI vocationals after the war. Mr. Garrett retired from Ward's Manufacturing Company. He was a lifetime member of First Baptist Church in Campbell.
Surviving are his wife of Campbell; a son and daughter-in-law, Pat and Charmaine Garrett of Campbell; daughter and son-in-law Diana and Dan Gossett of Campbell; grandchildren, Donna Freeman, Debbie Gossett, Dena Gossett, Cherokee Escalante and Paul Garrett and great-grandchildren Morgan and Ashlie Freeman and Haley Ann Escalante.
A sister, Mary Lavera Wiggs, preceded him in death in 1991.
Pallbearers were Frankie Morris, Ray Tarrant, Don Ethridge, M.B. Chaffin, Tom Green and Jessie Smith. Honorary pallbearers were Willie Cooper, Bill Barnett, Ides Green, Jimmy Evans, Carl Schreyer and Joe Combs.
Peters Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Rembert Lechner
TERRELL-Rembert A. Lechner, 86, died Wednesday. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. today at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Ernie McCoulskey and Rev. Robert Hawkins officiating. Burial is at 3 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Dallas.
Mr. Lechner was born March 13, 1913, in Dallas; the son of Walter and Allen May Kyle Lechner. He married Nora Poston on July 14, 1942, in Dallas.
Mr. Lechner was employed for 27 years with E-Systems, retiring in March, 1975. He had ministered at several churches in the North Texas area. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Terrell.
Surviving are his wife of Terrell; daughters and sons-in-law, Sylvia Jean and Gene Stanbery of Farmers Branch and Cindy and Carey Johnson of Terrell; son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Debbie Lechner of Waco; grandchildren, Ami and Kevin Smith; Alan and Dawn Coker, Suzy Coker, Andrew, David and Kim Lechner, Rachel, Emily, Aaron and Mary Elizabeth Johnson and great-grandchildren, Austin Coker and Katie Coker.
Memorials may be made to the Union Gospel Mission, 3211 Irving Boulevard, Dallas 75247.
Anderson-Clayton Bros. Funeral Home in Terrell is in charge of arrangements.
James Pope
COMMERCE - James Hairl Pope, 67, of Commerce died Tuesday. There is a graveside service at 2 p.m. today at Shiloh Cemetery in Klondike with Rev. Ben Smith officiating.
The son of John Jackson Pope and Opal Mae Gregston Pope, he was born June 15,1931 in Delta County. On Sept. 16, 1958 he married Ruth Shepard in Lubbock.
Mr. Pope was a carpenter. He was a member of England Grove Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife of Commerce; sons, Bobby Pope and Christopher Pope, both of Commerce, and Kevin Pope and Billy Pope, both of Houston; daughters, Rubyn Wright of Commerce and Ollie Teel of Sherman; sisters, Millie Weatherbee and Marylyn Shear of Commerce; brother, Hubert Pope of San Antonio; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers are Larry Keels, Sandford Belcher, Ronnie Belcher, Stanley Horton, Danny Horton and Johnnie Cameron.
Visitation is from 9 a.m. until time of service at Jones-Walker & Son Funeral Home of Commerce.
