Obituaries
Randy Lewis Benson
Aug 5, 2011
Randy Lewis Benson, 57, of Commerce, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2011, at his residence. Randy was born in Commerce to Eleanor Cleone Langley and Toy Benson. He was Honorably Discharged from the United States Marine Corps on June 21, 1979, after serving in Japan. He retired from the Commerce Police Department in 2004 after 27 1/2 years of...
Jimmy Wayne Preston
Aug 2, 2011
Jimmy Wayne Preston, 70, passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at his residence in Pecan Gap. Jimmy was born June 28, 1941, to Virginia Owens and Emmitt Preston in Sylacanga, AL. He married Shirley Bright in Tennessee on March 2, 1961. He was a painter.He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Billy Preston; his sister, Dimple...
Shirley Ann Gaither
Jul 26, 2011
Shirley Ann Gaither, 74, of Honey Grove passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in a Dallas hospital.She was born May 3, 1937, to Elvie Bledsoe Hammack and Everette Hammack in Celina, TX.Shirley was a homemaker who loved to crochet and to be with her family. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend who was very gracious and...
Denver Joe Walker
Jul 20, 2011
Denver Joe Walker, age 90, loving father, grandfather, and uncle passed away Wednesday, July the 20th, at his home in Delta County. He was born October 12, 1920. He was one of four boys born to the late Ab and Vesper Walker. Denver has been a member of this community since 1937 when he came to Commerce to begin classes...
Barbara Lynn Van Hooser
Jul 17, 2011
Barbara Lynn Van Hooser, 52, of Cumby passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2011, in Tyler.She was born on May 6, 1959, in Arlington, TX, to Emily Lavern Cunningham Diggs and Richard Leon Diggs. Barbara was a homemaker.Barbara was preceded in death by her parents.Survivors include her husband, Johnny deLane Van Hooser of Cumby; her two sons: Justin Van Hooser...
James Alvin "Jake" Humphries
Jul 14, 2011
James Alvin "Jake" Humphries, 50, passed away at his residence in Yowell Community on Thursday, July 14, 2011.Jake was born in Cooper, TX, on February 17, 1961, to Bobbye Virginia Thomas Humphries and Danny Alvin Humphries. He was self-employed in tractor and equipment sales.Jake was a graduate of Cooper High School where he was a member of the National Honor...
Edith Mae Williams
Jul 5, 2011
Edith Mae Woodard Williams, 44, of Greenville passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, in Tyler. Edith was born in Troy, NY, on June 19, 1967, to Raymond Richard Woodard and Demitria Pauline Damikis Woodard. She was a homemaker.Survivors include: her parents, Sister Dawn Richmond and husband Jeff Richmond of Greenville; niece Danielle Richmond. Brother Raymond Woodard II and his...
Mae Ola Stewart
Jul 4, 2011
Mae Ola Stewart, 98, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2011, in Sulphur Springs, TX.Mae was born on August 3, 1912, in Ridgeway, TX., to Dovie Lou Radican Shields and William Ira Shields. On December 9, 1924, she married M. F. (Bud) Stewart in Commerce.She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and her brother William Homer Shields.Survivors...
Guy Adams
Jul 2, 2011
Guy Adams, 45, of Pecan Gap, passed away at his residence on Saturday, July 2, 2011.Guy was an irrigator.He was born on February 11, 1966, in Denver, Colorado, to Delores Herron Adams and Floyd Adams.He was preceded in death by his mother.Survivors include his wife, Melissa Adams of Pecan Gap; his son, Wesley Adams of Pecan Gap; his sister, Angel...
Albert Owen Lenington
Jun 29, 2011
Albert Owen "Big Al" Lenington, 80, of Dallas passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2011, in Dallas.Big Al was born on April 20, 1931, to Rosa Stenger Owen Lenington and James Earnest Lenington.Survivors include his wife, Jane E. Lenington of Dallas; his two sons: James E. Lenington and wife Kathy of Haslet and John H. Lenington and wife Barbara of...
Fredrick Herman Ohsiek
Jun 26, 2011
Fredrick Herman Ohsiek, 74, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2011, at his home in Campbell.He was a Field Engineer for Raytheon.Fredrick was born in Hackensack, NJ on August 19, 1936, to Hanny Eichel Ohsiek and Otto Ohsiek. On May 16, 1959, he married Rose Prez in New York.He was a Veteran of the U. S. Army.Fredrick was preceded in death...
Robert "Bobby" Callan
Jun 23, 2011
Bobby Callan, 85, of Cumby passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2011. He was a rancher and owner of Callan Trucking. Bobby was a WW II Veteran of the U.S. Navy. Bobby was born in Cumby, TX, January 28, 1926, to Ollie Callan and Walter Lee Callan. On October 14, 1946, he married Mary Swann in Cumby.He was a member...
Charles Earl Goodall
Jun 21, 2011
Charles Earl Goodall, 77, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at his home in Commerce.He was the first African American assistant football coach at ETSU (now Texas A&M Univeristy - Commerce) in the 1970's. During his tenure, they won a national championship. He was also on the faculty staff at the university and is considered "The Father of Intramural...
Betsy Osborne Stiles
Jun 17, 2011
Betsy Osborne Stiles, 63, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2011, at her home in Commerce.Betsy was born in Connecticut to Clarence Osborne and Agnes Johnston on April 6, 1948. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her son, Mark Stiles of Commerce; her former daughter-in-law, Valerie Stiles of Commerce; her sister, Barbara Diaz of McKinney; and four grandchildren: Ashley Stiles...
Christopher "Chadd" Irwin
Jun 9, 2011
Christopher "Chadd" Irwin, 28, passed away in Sunnyvale, TX, on Thursday, June 9, 2011.Chadd was born on January 1, 1983, at Ft. Carson, Colorado Springs, CO to Sgt. Daniel Ray Irwin, US Army (R), and LeeAnne Conner. He was a journeyman electrician and enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing guitar, video games, and martial arts.Survivors include his daughter, Nevaeh Ryby Irwin; his...
Carol Joyce Strode
Jun 5, 2011
Carol Joyce Ferguson Strode, 65, of Ben Franklin, TX, passed away on June 5, 2011, at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX.Carol was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Cooper and a homemaker.She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Charles Russell Strode; and, her parents: Euralee Ferguson and Beulia Lena DeLong...
Doney V. Kincaid
Jun 4, 2011
Doney V. Kincaid, 92, formerly of Commerce, passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2011, in Bedford, TX.She was born on March 1, 1919, to Alexander and Josie Wren Clark in Brashear, TX. Doney married Hesker Harvel Kincaid on April 2, 1939, in Sulphur Springs. Hesker preceded her in death at the age of 76 in 1982.Doney lived in Commerce for...
Marii-Lynn Marie Shanahan
Jun 3, 2011
Marii-Lynn Marie Shanahan of Klondike passed away on Friday, June 3, 2011, at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital.She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Francis Meeks, and her great grandmother, Marilyn Lou Davis.Survivors include her parents: Samantha and Joshua Shanahan of Klondike; her maternal grandmother, Tina Marie Mueller-Meeks of Klondike; her paternal grandparents: Hubert and Cindee Flanery of Klondike; her...
Haydn Algardi Fox Sr.
Jun 1, 2011
Haydn A. Fox Sr. passed away on June 1, 2011, at Oak Manor Nursing Home in Commerce, TX.Haydn was born on October 22, 1918, in Winona, MS, to Ethel Hamilton and John Fox. His parents and a brother, Dr. Vernon Fox Sr., preceded him in death.He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Norma J. (Gibson) Fox; three children:...
Grace Lou Stephenson
May 23, 2011
Grace Lou Stephenson, 94, passed away in Quitman, TX, on Monday, May 23, 2011.Grace was born in Commerce on January 15, 1917, to John Fletcher Perkins and Effie Hollon Shoemate.On June 6, 1936, she married Marvin William Stephenson. He preceded her in death on March 13, 1998.She was a member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Mineola,...
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