Douglas Ray
A memorial service for Douglas Ray will be held 1 p.m. April 28, at the Payne Springs United Methodist Church, in Payne Springs, on Hwy. 198, across from the fire station. Fellowship and refreshments will follow in the church fellowship hall. All family and friends are invited to attend. Mr. Ray previously lived in Spillview Estates before moving to Hobbs, N. M. He passed away in New Mexico on Jan. 11. It is his parents', Burl and Dorothy Ray, desire to have a local memorial service. Cremation took place in New Mexico.
Survivors include his parents; daughter, Kala Adams of Lafayette, La.; brothers, Bill Ray of Arlington, Dick Ray of Gun Barrel City, and Bob Ray of Bedford; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins, as well as a host of friends.
Cloye Faye Chamberlain
Services for Cloye Faye Chamberlain, of Seagoville, were 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, at the Parker-Ashworth Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Billy Hatcher officiating.
Interment
followed at King Cemetery, under the direction of Parker-Ashworth Funeral Home, Kaufman.
Mrs. Chamberlain died April 15, 2001, in Mesquite.
She was born May 7, 1939, in the Styx Community to Charles and Glenna Matthews Ford.
Mrs. Chamberlain was raised in the Styx and Scurry communities and had lived in Seagoville for the past 29 years. On Aug. 2, 1957 she married Doyle Chamberlain.
Survivors include husband, Doyle Chamberlain of Seagoville; sons, Wayne Chamberlain of Dallas and Ray Chamberlain of Kemp; daughters, Theresa Kennon of Scurry and Cheryl Williams of Kaufman; brothers, Don Ford of Arkansas, Bill Ford of Wills Point and Royse Ford of Kemp; 13, grandchildren; three, great-grandchildren; other family members and friends.
Joseph R. Butler
Graveside services for Joseph R. Butler, 80, of Mabank, were noon, April 17, at Oaklawn Cemetery, with the Rev. Tim Shaw officiating.
Interment
followed in Oaklawn Cemetery, under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home, Mabank.
Mr. Butler died Saturday, April 14, 2001, at Hospice Home Place, in Tyler.
He was born July 7, 1920, in Corsicana. Mr. Butler was a carpenter.
Survivors include wife, Bertha P. Butler of Mabank; daughters, Belinda Autry of Bourne and Beverly Paschal of Lewisville; sons, Mickie Butler of Red Oak and Ron Butler of Corsicana; brother, Cecil Butler of Portland, Ore.; sister, Charlotte Fisher of Paso Robles, Calif.; three, stepchildren; 10, grandchildren; two, great-grandchildren.
Lynn Neighbors
Services for Lynn Neighbors, 41, of Dallas, were 3 p.m. April 17, in Eubank Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Don Bell and the Rev. Terry Johnson officiating.
Interment
followed in Oaklawn Cemetery, under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home, Mabank.
Mrs. Neighbors died Saturday, April 14, 2001, in Payne Springs.
She was born Dec. 8, 1959, in Dallas. Mrs. Neighbors loved her family. She was very caring and loving, a second mother to her niece and nephew. She loved her pets.
Survivors include husband, Dennis Neighbors of Dallas; father and mother, Manice and Doris Shelton of Eustace; brother, John Combs of Eustace; sisters, Vicki Perkins of Dallas, Shelia Clark of Eustace and Carolyn Belcher of McMinnville Tenn.; sister-in-law, Kim Flanery of Mabank; brother-in-law, Larry Neighbors of Scurry; mother-in-law, Pelba Neighbors of Mabank; eight, nephews; four, nieces; three, great-nieces; and two, great-nephews.
Pallbearers were Aaron Jones, Brad Lay, Jason Neighbors, Nathan Neighbors, Danny Perkins, James Prince and Kelly Parker.
Hazel Storey Johnson
Services for Hazel Storey Johnson, 88, of Kemp, were April 17, at Anderson-Clayton Brothers Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dub Henry officiating.
Interment
followed at Baker Cemetery in Kaufman County, under the direction of Anderson-Clayton Brothers Funeral Home.
Mrs. Johnson died April 15, 2001, in Kemp.
She was born April 23, 1912, in Lawton, Okla., to John Arthur and Bertha (Cunningham) Storey.
Mrs. Johnson's husband, Louis Johnson, preceded her in death in 1985.
Survivors include; four, nieces and nephews and several great-nieces and nephews.
Essie Mae Hollis
Graveside services for Essie Mae Hollis, 84, of Mabank, were 10 a.m. April 18, at Payne Springs Cemetery, with the Rev. Kenneth Hensley officiating.
Interment
followed in Payne Springs Cemetery, under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home.
Mrs. Hollis died April 16, 2001, in Presbyterian Hospital of Kaufman.
She was born Feb. 8, 1917, in Henderson County. Mrs. Hollis was employed as a waitress and was a member of the Lady's Auxiliary Rebeckah Lodge.
Survivors include; daughter, Shirley Boles of Gun Barrel City; sister, Floy Jo Key, of Kaufman; brothers, James Bowden of Styx and Robert Bowden of Mabank; two, grandchildren; and one, great-grandchild.
Hurshal Henry Gee
Graveside services for Hurshal Henry Gee of DeSoto, formerly of Gun Barrel City, were 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at the Aley-King Cemetery.
Interment
followed at Aley-King Cemetery, under the direction of West/Hurtt Funeral Home of DeSoto.
Mr. Gee died April 16, 2001, in Dallas.
Survivors include; wife, Joyce Elaine Gee; son, Darrell Wayne Gee, Master Sergeant, U.S. Army (retired); daughters, Joyce Arlene Potter, Rainelle McDonald and Terri Heimer; nine, grandchildren; 16, great-grandchildren; two, great-great-grandchildren; brothers, James Gee, Howard Gee, Noel Gee and Donald Gee.
Bill E. Davis
Services for Bill E. Davis, 61, of the Lake Dallas area were 2 p.m. Monday, July 2, at Anderson-Clayton Bros. Funeral Home in Kemp.
Interment
followed at Ware Cemetery in Kaufman County.
Mr. Davis died June 29, 2001, at Medical Center of Lewisville.
He was born Billy Edge Davis, in Goshen, Ala., on Sept. 11, 1939, to J. P. and Inez (Cargile) Davis. Mr. Davis married Margie Lee Payne in Dallas on July 11, 1958. His father, J. P. Davis and a brother, Joe Bob Davis, preceded him in death.
Survivors include wife, Margie Davis of Hickory Creek; sons, Cary Davis of Panama City Beach, Fla., Andy and wife, Lilly Davis of Allen, James and wife, Lisa Davis of Denton and Fred and wife, MCourierice Davis of Sachse; grandchildren, Morgan, Taylor, Destiny, Dean, Alexander; brother, Charles Davis of Troy, Ala.; sisters, Mary Ann Jones of Troy, Ala., and Martha Jane Dykes of Banks, Ala.; a host of other family and friends.
Pallbearers were Andy Davis, James Davis, Cary Davis, Fred Davis, Charlie Payne, Michale "Doc" Davis, Robbie Ottwell and Kyle Payne.
J. Harold Saunders
Services for J. Harold Saunders, 79, of Gun Barrel City, were 3 p.m. Monday, July 2, at Eubank Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Glen Blackmon officiating.
Interment
followed in Oaklawn Cemetery, under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home of Mabank.
Mr. Saunders died Thursday, June 28, 2001, in Dallas.
He was born Aug. 28, 1921, in Dallas. Mr. Saunders was employed as a mechanic and served his country with the Army Air Corps., in World War II. Mr. Saunders loved to dance and was a member of the 49ers Club of Cedar Creek Lake. He also belonged to the Masonic Lodge.
Survivors included daughters, Vicki L. Edgar of Allen, Peggy Furushima of Gun Barrel City, and Konitta Jo Pohrte of Rowlett; brother, Lloyd Saunders of Ada, Okla; John Wallace and other beloved nephews; other family members and many friends.
Margaret Cole
Graveside services for Margaret Cole, 94, of Garland, were 2 p.m. Saturday, June 30, at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in Van Zandt County, near Canton.
Interment
followed under the direction of Anderson-Clayton Brothers Funeral Home, Kemp. The Rev. Dorothy Fowler officiated.
Mrs. Cole died June 27, 2001, at the Mabank Nursing Home in Mabank.
She was born Ollie Margaret Miller on May 18, 1907, in Ben Wheeler, to William Aaron and Nancy Lucinda (Chancy) Miller. She was married to Arthur J. Cole on Dec. 24, 1926. He preceded her in death on Feb. 20, 1960. Also preceding her was a daughter, Margie Neil Largely, in 1989; son-in-law, Joe F. Mulkey, in 1980; great-grandson, John Paul Adams, in 1993; son-in-law, Lonnie E. Morphis in 2000; two brothers and four sisters.
Survivors include daughter, Barbara Jean Morphis of Gun Barrel City; daughter and son-in-law, Flonnie Mulkey-Fuller and Travis H. Fuller of Garland; son-in-law, Louis B. Langley and wife, Pat of Garland; grandchildren, Jeannine Mulkey-Mason of Garland, Michelle Langley Stewart of Frisco, Vikki Morphis Mankins of Broken Arrow, Okla., Wyatt Morphis of Midlothian; eight, great-grandchildren; one, great-great-grandson; brother and sister-in-law, Preston J. and Marie Miller of Baltimore, Md.; and numerous other relatives and friends.
Jean Bowden
Services for Jean Bowden, 70, of Seven Points, were 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, at Tomlinson Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment
followed at Tool Cemetery, with Dr. Rocky Weatherford officiating and the Rev. Hamp Manning assisting, under the direction of Tomlinson Funeral Home, Seven Points.
Ms. Bowden died July 1, 2001, in Mabank.
She was born July 24, 1930, in Lubbock, the daughter of George and Geneva Pierce. Ms. Bowden was a lifelong resident of the lake area and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tool. She was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Randy and Timmy Bowden; sibling, Orene Brown.
Survivors include daughter, Marilyn Van Arsdall of Seven Points; sisters, Morene Pace of DeSoto and Kate Venable of Tool; grandchildren, Brad and Lacy Van Arsdall of Seven Points and Cody and Rachelle Bowden of Eustace.
Alpharetta Adams
Services for Alpharetta Adams, 89, of Gun Barrel City, were 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 25, in Eubank Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Don Bell officiating.
Interment
followed in Forney Cemetery, under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home of Mabank.
Mrs. Adams died Sunday, July 22, 2001, in Kaufman.
She was born Aug. 14, 1911, in Dallas. Mrs. Adams was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by a brother, J. C. Kent.
Survivors include sisters, Vera Lou Adams of Grand Saline and Myron Jean Martin of Dallas; brothers, Kenneth Kent of Quinlan, Lloyd Kent of Leesburg, and Rayburn Kent of Quinlan; aunt, Velma Sheppard of Italy; numerous grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other family members and a host of friends.
Jewell Mogia Frost Allen
Services for Jewell Mogia Frost Allen, 82, of Kemp, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, July 28, at Anderson-Clayton Brothers Funeral Home in Kemp.
Interment
will follow at the Trees Cemetery in Duncanville.
Mrs. Allen died July 24, 2001, after a lengthy illness.
She was born Dec. 10, 1918, in Longview. Mrs. Allen was a 30 year resident of Kemp and was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Frank B. Allen Jr., in March, 2001. Mrs. Allen was the daughter of the late Tom Wilson Frost and Fannie Eva Frost and was raised in Louisiana for the first 12 years of her life. When her mother passed away during the Great Depression, Jewell and her siblings were sent to live with relatives in various parts of the United States. She came to East Texas to live with an uncle and went through high school in Tyler. She worked for Chance-Vought in Grand Prairie, helping to build airplanes for World War II. She then worked at Texas Instruments until her retirement.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Ben and Sandra Allen of Pottsboro and Kirk and T.J. Allen of Moody; grandchildren, Zachary and Kimberly Allen of Pottsboro, Nicolas Allen of Austin, Christopher Allen of California, Tania Allen, Vanessa Weisinger and Maria Dyer all of Kemp, and Kevin Allen of Moody; eight, great-grandchildren; other family members and friends.
Travis (Buck) Summers
Services for Travis (Buck) Summers, 85, of Corsicana, were 10 a.m. Thursday, July 27, at First Baptist Church, with Dr. Rocky Weatherford officiating.
Interment
followed in Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery, under the direction of Corley Funeral Home, Corsicana.
Mr. Summers died Wednesday, July 25, 2001, in Corsicana.
He was born Feb. 17, 1916, in Rice. Mr. Summers was employed as a building engineer and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Tool, where he served as a deacon. He retired from the American National Bank in Amarillo and moved to Tool.
Survivors include wife of 62 years, Ruby Lorene Summers of Corsicana; daughters and sons-in-law, Reba and Richard Archer of Grand Prairie, and Barbara and Jack French of Weatherford; sister, Cassie Ingham of Dallas; grandsons, Clint Archer of Arlington, Zane Archer of Grand Prairie, Jamie French of Arlington, Jerry French of Burleson, and Russell French of Loraine; granddaughter, Karen Galloway of Fort Worth; numerous, great-grandchildren; one, great-great-grandchild; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers were Jim Creech, John McClintock, Hollis Scrimshire, Jim Scrimshire, Gene Sullivan, and W. O. Venable.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church of Tool, 1001 N. Tool Dr., Tool, Texas 75143 or, M. D. Anderson Cancer Unite Houston, Texas 77009.
Elsie Huddleston
Services for Elsie Huddleston, 91, of Eustace, were 1 p.m. Friday, July 27, in Eubank Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Gilbert Davis officiating.
Interment
followed in Oaklawn Cemetery, under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home of Mabank.
Mrs. Huddleston died Wednesday, July 25, 2001, in Balch Springs.
She was born July 12, 1910, in Henderson County. Mrs. Huddleston was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Huddleston, in 1961.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Anna Huddleston of Mesquite; sisters, Jimmie Bonsal of Eustace and Alice Cox of Mabank; granddaughter, Cathy Johnson and husband, Bob of Mesquite; grandson, Kyle Huddleston and wife, Carolyn of Cumby; great-granddaughters, Kasidy Huddleston of Cumby, Kathy Huddleston of Cumby, and Kelly Johnson of Mesquite;
Charline Steele
Services for Charline Steele, 66, of Mabank, were 10 a.m. Friday, July 27, at Eubank Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Kenneth Hensley officiating.
Interment
followed in Greenleaf Cemetery, under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home of Mabank.
Ms. Steele died Tuesday, July 24, 2001, in Athens.
She was born May 19, 1935, in Brownwood. Ms. Steele was employed as a retail baker.
Survivors include son, Burl Barton of Mabank; daughters, Linda Fehmel of Lancaster, Margaret Huckaby of Vernon, Elizabeth Merrifield of Indiana, and Helen Myers of Alvarado; sister, Francis Collier of Brownwood; brother, Wayne Ford of Carrollton; 11, grandchildren; two, great-grandchildren; four, nieces; four, nephews; other family members and many friends.
Leon Vern Marlin, Sr.
A memorial service for Leon Vern Marlin, Sr, 82, will be given at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 28 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kemp, officiated by Terry Potter.
Mr. Marlin was born Aug. 1, 1918 in McBrides, Mich. to David and Cora Marlin.
He fell asleep in death on July 20, 2001. He was the last of nine brothers and sisters, one being a twin sister.
A resident of Greenville, Mich., for most of his life, he retired after 42 years from Frigidaire Company in 1980 and eventually settled in Mabank. Leon was cherished by his wife, Vesta, of 62 years, and six children, Larry and Gina Marlin of Nashville, Mich., Linda and William Barrett of McBrides, Mich., and Leon and Carla Marlin of Mabank; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Leon was associated with the Kemp Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, being a minister of Jehovah's Witnesses for 53 years.
He lived his life with dignity and respect. His spiritual legacy has enriched the lives of all who knew him.
Donnel L. Brock
Funeral Services for Donnel L. "Don" Brock, 84, of Mabank, will be 10 a.m., Saturday, July 28, in the Anderson Clayton Bros. Chapel with the Rev. Royce Barker officiating.
Interment
will follow in the Oakland Memorial Park in Terrell, under the direction of Anderson Clayton Bros. of Terrell.
Mr. Brock died July 25, 2001, in Athens. He was born Aug. 18, 1916 in Williams County, Texas to the late Edgar and Allie (Scott) Brock.
His family moved to Terrell when he was 11 months old and he was educated in Terrell schools. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy, serving from 1935 - 1939. He was married to the former Mary Eugenia Phillips in 1939. They lived in Terrell until 1968. He moved to Denton in 1968 and he and his son had Brock's Jewelers until 1979. He moved to Cedar Creek Lake area in 1979 and assisted his son at Brock's Jewelers in Mabank. He was well known for his jewelry and watch making and clock restoration.
Mr. Brock was a member of the First Christian Church in Terrell.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Brock of Mabank; children, Donna Reed and her husband, Pat of Canton, Jennie Turner of Grand Saline, David Brock and his wife, JoAnna of Quinlan, and Charlie and his wife, Janice of Mabank; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; nephew, James Jeffus and his wife, Dee and their son Jason of Flower Mound; and nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Memorials may be made to the Make a Wish Foundation.
Pattie Ruth Holloway
Memorial services for Patti Ruth Holloway, 71, of Mabank were 10 a.m. Friday, July 27, at Kerens Cemetery, with the Rev. Kenneth Lynn officiating.
Arrangements were under the direction of Eubanks Funeral Home & Memorial Park of Mabank.
Mrs. Holloway died July 21, 2001, in Mabank.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Billie and Sammy Bagget of Payne Springs; sister, Marcelle Over, of Lampasses; nieces, nephews, other family members and many friends.
Clovis Earl Ross
Services for Clovis Earl Ross, 88, of Gun Barrel City were held 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2001, at Central Baptist Church in Gun Barrel City with the Rev. Kenneth Hensley and the Rev. Kenneth Brooks officiating. Interment
followed in the Hamilton Cemetery in Navarro County under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home of Mabank.
Mr. Ross was born Jan. 29, 1913, in Bloomingrove to John Thomas and Lillian (Lloyd) Ross and passed away Dec. 18, 2001, in Tyler. Mr. Ross was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served in World War II. He is preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers.
Survivors include his loving wife, Minnie Sue Ross of Gun Barrel City; daughters, Joy Beale and husband, Resse of Corsicana; Charlotte Harmon and husband, Keith of Tyler; Pam Lambert and husband, Dewey of Broken Arrow, Okla.; son, Don Bryant and wife, Joyce of Mead, Okla.; three grandsons; five granddaughters; three great-grandsons; one great-granddaughter; nieces, nephews, other family members and a host of friends.
Family received friends Thursday, Dec. 20, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home of Mabank.
Myrtle Lee McDonald
Services for Myrtle Lee McDonald, 86, of Gun Barrel City were held 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2001, of Eubank Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Michael Adalian. Interment
followed at Hooker Cemetery under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home of Mabank.
Mrs. McDonald died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001, in Garland. She was born June 22, 1915, in Lone Oak, Texas. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons, Damon McDonald of Garland, Hubert McDonald of Dallas, Joe McDonald of LaComb, La., Russell McDonald of Dallas; daughter, Betty Tindell of Gun Barrel City; nine grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Kelly Blakenship, Abe McDonald, Gene McDonald, Roger McDonald, Charles Platt, and Don Tindell.
Visitation was held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Dec. 20, 2001, at the funeral home.
