Obituaries
Jerry Lynn Jones
Jun 7, 2017
Jerry Lynn Jones, 77, of Enloe, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at the V.A. Hospital in Dallas. Jerry was born in Leonard, Texas, on April 21, 1940, to Louise Martin Jones and J.L. Jones. He was self- employed as a farmer. He was married to Patronia Short Jones for 58 years. Jerry was...
Rev. Roy Lee Dittmar
May 31, 2017
Rev. Roy Lee Dittmar, 79 of Greenville passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 31, 2017, surrounded by his family.Rev. Dittmar was born on February 23, 1938, in Seminole, OK, to Rev. Franklin Leroy (Roy) Dittmar and Grace Irene Streeter. He was the retired pastor of Mount Zion Church in Commerce with 30 years of service. He was also...
Melba Wilson Clayton
May 29, 2017
Melba Wilson Clayton, 68 of Greenville - formerly of Commerce - passed away on Monday, May 29, 2017.Melba Wilson Clayton was born in Commerce, Texas, on July 24, 1948, to Coy lee Dickey and John Henry Wilson. She was a Home Health Aide.Survivors include her children: Jimmy Chadwick Clayton and wife Crystal of Greenville and Marcia Lois Vazquez and husband...
Barbara Lynn Mauldin
May 26, 2017
Barbara Mauldin, 75, of Sulphur Springs and formerly of Commerce passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 at her residence surrounded by family.Barbara was born in Commerce, Texas on May 08, 1942, to Cynthia Arrington and Thurman "Bob" Horton. She was a bus driver and custodian for Commerce ISD where she retired with over 30 years of service. Barbara enjoyed painting,...
Wanda McNeese
May 23, 2017
Wanda Jean Sutton McNeese, 50, of Mt. Pleasant - formerly of Pecan Gap - passed away in her home on Thursday, May, 23, 2017.Wanda was born on June 9, 1966, to Alma Lynn Fouse and Jimmy Dewayne Sutton.Survivors include her daughter, Misty Leann Trocki of Deltona, Florida; her grandchildren: Chase Edward Trocki, Mason Lee Trocki and Kaley Elizabeth Trocki; and,...
Mary Will Butler
May 21, 2017
Mary Will Smith Butler, 98, of Commerce passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017, in Sulphur Springs.Mary was born in Commerce on January 20, 1919, to Anna May Oneal and Robert Smith. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from East Texas Teachers College where she also attended training school.Mary was a creative artist with a flair for the beautiful....
Margret Kelley
May 19, 2017
Margret Kelley
March 4, 1918 â May 19, 2017
Margret Kelley was a part of Commerce for almost a century. The only child of Felix and Myrtle Phillips Guthrie, she was born in Commerce at a time when downtown had wooden walkways and the grocery store owned by her grandfather âGusâ Phillips used a horse drawn cart to make deliveries. She was...
Dorothy Faye Cuba
May 16, 2017
Dorothy Faye Cuba, 49, of Ladonia passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017.Dorothy was born in Clarksville, Texas, on February 3, 1968, to Linda Ann Hearn and Early Bud Cuba Sr.Survivors include her children: Eric Cuba of Ladonia, Lyneeka Caesar(Derrick) of Honey Grove, Antoniole Cuba of Ladonia and Felicia Cuba of Ladonia; and, her grandchildren: Akeyl Caesar, JaTayla Wilburn, Tykeya...
Sandra Kay Sleeman
May 14, 2017
Sandra Kay Sleeman, 67, of Farmersville passed away on Sunday, May 14, 2017, in Greenville.Sandra was born in Kalamazoo, MI. on November 22, 1949, to Alice & Carl Surrency. She was married to Floyd F. Sleeman. Sandra was a Convenience Store Clerk.Survivors include her husband, Floyd; her three sons: Nathan (Maria) Sleeman, Scott (Beth) Sleeman and Charlie Sleeman, and her...
William J. Robbins
May 13, 2017
William J. Robbins, 82, of Emory passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017, in Emory.Arrangements are pending.
Billy Mack Fowler
May 12, 2017
Billy Mack Fowler, 64, of Commerce passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Norman, Oklahoma. Billy was born on March 26, 1953, in San Angelo, Texas to Marcelline Hoelscher and Billy Gene Fowler. On July 4, 1974, he married Karen Schkade in San Angelo, Texas. At a young age Bill became passionate about working on tractors, although he spent...
Edwina Threlkeld
May 2, 2017
Edwina Threlkeld, 87, of Commerce passed away on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, in Greenville.Edwina was born in Commerce, Texas, on July 23, 1929, to Opal Lands and Joe Ward Davis. She was a secretary for ETSU. Edwina was a member of the First United Methodist Church. She enjoyed cooking and loved nothing more than spending time with her kids and...
Natalie Whitman
Apr 29, 2017
It is with great sadness that the family of Natalie Marie Piland Whitman announces her passing on April 29, 2017, at the age of 34. Natalie was born on December 27, 1982, in Henderson, Texas, to James and Lisa Piland. She will be lovingly remembered by her six children, Jakali, Victoria, Jadyn, Davyn, Kailyn, and Tyler, and by her husband,...
Charlane Ford
Apr 27, 2017
Charlane L. Ford, 67, of Commerce passed away on Thursday April 27, 2017.She was born in Warren, PA, on July 17, 1949, to Winona Gay Fox Sewell and Wilgus H. Sewell. Charlane was a certified RN at the Commerce hospital. On September 22, 1973, she married Harold Ford at the Methodist Church in Kane, PA. Survivors include her husband, Harold...
Roger T. Patterson
Apr 26, 2017
Roger T. Patterson 74, of Ben Franklin, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Cooper.Roger was born in Oakland, California, on November 6, 1942, the son of Roger Walter Patterson and Irene Mae Thompson Patterson. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and a retired Master Plumber.Roger married Sandy Bradshaw Patterson on November 25, 1989, in...
Logan Randle Dugan
Apr 23, 2017
Logan Randle Dugan of Commerce passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2017, in Commerce.Logan was born in Greenville, Texas, on March 6, 2017, to Brittany L. Ledbetter and Randle Cartez Dugan.Survivors include Logans parents, Brittany and Randle Cartez, his big sister, Brianna Roxanna Ledbetter, His grandparents: Gena and Steven Short, and Randle Dugan, his great-grandma, Ava Dugan, his great-grandpa, Lawrence...
Matthew Lee Wilson
Apr 18, 2017
Matthew Lee Wilson, 24, of Norman, Oklahoma, formerly of Commerce passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Austin, Texas.Matthew was born in Greenville, Texas, on September 18, 1992, to Darlene Michelle Wilson and Rodney Lee Mendez. He was a Fraud Prevention Specialist at Quibids. He was a BJJ fighter at American Elite MMA.Survivors include his parents, Darlene and Rodney,...
Wallace "Ray" Robertson
Apr 10, 2017
Wallace "Ray" Robertson, 96, of Commerce passed away at his home on Monday evening, April 10, 2017.Ray was born in Campbell, Texas on September 23, 1920, to Viola Harrison Robertson and John Houston Robertson. He was married to Joyce Williamson Robertson and was a United States Army veteran serving during WWII. Ray enjoyed old cars and was in the Model...
Grace Bohannon
Apr 8, 2017
Grace Bohannon, 99, of Sulphur Springs passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2017.Grace was born in Sulphur Bluff, Texas, to Leora and Will E. Traughber. She was a retired high school teacher from Omaha School.Survivors include her daughter, Debra Bohannon of Sulphur Springs; her nieces and nephews: Elizabeth Lindblade, Jerry Lu Smartt, Jill Mulloy, Amanda Thomas, Melinda Calhoun and David...
Jane Leadley
Apr 5, 2017
Jane Leadley, 93, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in Greenville.Jane Leadley was born Feb. 28, 1924, in Chicago, IL., the only child of Brig. General John Spence Gulledge, USAF, and Alice Ryder Gulledge. Jane was a model and stage actress in her teens and early twenties. She married Peter Benziger and had 4 daughters: Pamela, Lynn, Helen and...