Obituaries
Meghan Elizabeth Gilmartin
Apr 16, 2009
Meghan Elizabeth Gilmartin, 16, of Commerce, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2009. She was born September 17, 1992, in Riverside, CA, to Christian Edward Gilmartin and Dawn Ivanna Rose Dopps. She was a Junior at Commerce High School.Survivors include her parents of Commerce; her maternal grandparents Cliff and Penny Dopps of Apple Valley, CA; her paternal grandparents Robert and Lynda...
Otis Horton
Apr 16, 2009
Dr. Otis Howard Horton, of Greenwood, AR, formerly of Commerce, TX passed away, Thursday, April 16, 2009, in Dallas, TX.
He was born November 28, 1917, in Des Moines, N.M. to George Justus and Ivy Mae Young Horton.
Dr. Horton was a retired Professor from Texas A&M-Commerce, where he taught Dairy Science for 20 years. He taught 18 years at...
David Tiffee
Apr 11, 2009
David Tiffee, 50, - of Wolfe City - passed away in Garland, on Saturday, April 11, 2009. He was the owner of T-N-T Wrecker Service.
David was born in Dallas on February 11, 1959, to Howard Tiffee and Mary Owens Tiffee.
Survivors include his fiancé, Trish Stafford of Garland; two sons: Michael Tiffee of Oklahoma and Clint Dishaman of Lindale,...
Billy Joe "B.J." Garner
Apr 9, 2009
Billy Joe "B.J." Garner, 73, of Commerce passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009, in Dallas. He was a former member of the Dallas County and Hunt County Sheriff Departments.
"B.J." was born February 15, 1936, in Forney, Texas, to Jake and Mabel Garner. On May 5, 1978, he married Mary Jo McCord in Rockwall. He had been a Commerce resident since...
Joseph "Joe" Repman
Apr 1, 2009
Joseph "Joe" Repman, 82, passed away April 1, 2009, at his home in Commerce. Joe was born in Clovis, New Mexico, on May 11, 1926, to Frank John Repman and Elenor M. Rickhoff Repman. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II and Korea.Survivors include 3 sons: Mark Repman of Rockwall, William Repman of La Porte, and...
Mureal Loretta Robinson
Mar 25, 2009
Mureal Loretta Buris Robinson, 44, of Dallas - formerly of Honey Grove- known to many as Tonette Buris, passed away March 25, 2009, at Parkland Hospital of Dallas.Mureal was born in Honey Grove, Texas , to Lionel Buris and Katherine Robinson on July 26, 1964.She is survived by 8 children: Christopher Buris, Le Quisha Buris, Cambridge Buris, Rasha Buris, Jamal...
Frances Muller Street
Mar 21, 2009
Frances Muller Street, 96, of Commerce went to be with her Lord on March 21, 2009, at her home surrounded by her children.Services will be held Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. in the First Presbyterian Church in Commerce with Rev. Beverly Hughes officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches, Texas, at 4:00 p.m.Visitation is from 6 to...
Glenda Charlene Erwin
Mar 19, 2009
Glenda Charlene Erwin, 65, of Commerce passed away Thursday, March 19, at Hunt Regional Community Hospital of Commerce. She was a retired truck driver and owner of Mama's Movies, a local business in Commerce, for 8 years.Glenda was born in Commerce on February 21, 1944, to George W. Taylor and Edna Lucille Hawkins Taylor.Survivors include two daughters, Donna Pruitt and...
Olan Milton Cook
Mar 2, 2009
Olan Milton Cook, 71, passed away Monday, March 2, at his home in Campbell, Texas.He was a truck driver and a U. S. Army Veteran of the Korean War. Olan was born in Quinlan, Texas, on March 8, 1937, to Pauline Ross Cook and Claude Cook. On July 21, 1966, Olan married Betty Jane Quisenberry in Commerce, Texas.Survivors include two...
Sue Harris
Feb 23, 2009
Sue Harris, 72, died at Oak Manor Nursing Home on February 23, 2009, of complications from cancer. She is survived by her husband, John; two sons, James and Larry; and, a brother David. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, John. Sue graduated from Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, and the Juilliard School in New...
Marie Evelyna Boucher
Feb 19, 2009
Marie Evelyna Boucher, 86, passed away Thursday, February 19, at Oak Manor Nursing Home in Commerce.She was born on October 27, 1922, in Ulysses, KS, to Ray Foster and Nellie Mae Moore Foster. On October 14, 1939, she married Grady Orbin Boucher in Clayton, Missouri.Marie had been employed by Ellington Air Force Base in Houston. She had also worked in...
Rickey E. Belcher
Feb 14, 2009
Rickey E. "Rick" Belcher, 52, of Commerce passed away February 14, 2009, at his home. Born December 28, 1956, he was the son of Sanford "Junior" Belcher and Barbara Belcher. He married Penny Holloway on September 12, 1983 in Rockwall, TX.Having started his career with the Cotton Belt Railroad in Commerce, he retired after 30 years of service from the...
Juanita Bartlett Boyd
Jan 23, 2009
Long time Commerce resident Juanita Faye Stodghill Bartlett Boyd passed into the presence of God in the early morning of January 23, 2009. The beloved wife, mother and grandmother was born on December 23, 1921, in a small farmhouse near Mart, Texas, the only child of Alonzo and Edith Stodghill. Her family soon moved to Mart, where she attended school....
Kim Gaye Leatherwood
Jan 15, 2009
Kim Leatherwood, 48 passed away January 15, 2009 at Hunt Memorial Regional Hospital. Funeral services are at 1:00 P.M. Monday, January 19, 2009, at Jones-Walker & Son Funeral Home chapel with Brother Terry Bryan officiating. Burial is in Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation is from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, January 18, 2009, at the funeral home. The daughter of Kelsy Leatherwood...
Patricia Belcher
Jan 8, 2009
Patricia Belcher died Thursday, January 8, 2009, at her home in Commerce, Texas, following a brief, courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Monday, January 12th, at the First Baptist Church in Commerce with Bro. Johnnie Henderson officiating. Burial will be at Mount Carmel Cemetery, Wolfe City, under the direction of Jones-Walker & Son Funeral Home of...
Evonne Melissa Ray
Dec 23, 2008
Evonne Melissa Ray of Ladonia passed away Tuesday, December 23, in a Dallas hospital. She was 28 years old. She was a machine operator at Covidien in Commerce.Evonne was born April 14, 1980, in East Point, Georgia. She loved softball, music, and spending time with her family and friends - especially her nieces.She is survived by her father, James Allen...
Dorothea "Dotte" Bennett
Dec 21, 2008
Dorothea Virginia (Sparks) Bennett, 85, passed away Sunday, December 21, in Commerce, Texas. Born in Muddig, Texas, on January 9, 1923, to Tollie Grant and Dot Sparks, Dorothea was a life-long resident of Commerce. She was a former teacher and owner of Sparks Cleaners. On February 14, 1942, she married Herman Houston Bennett, Jr., in Commerce.Survivors include her husband, Herman...
Ernest Joe Evans
Dec 11, 2008
Born September 4, 1907, in Jordan, Texas, (near Commerce) in a log cabin to B. O. and Essie (Giddens) Evans. He was one of 7 children.Ernest is preceeded in death by his wife, Beula (Vaughn) Evans. They met at Branom School, also near Commerce, and were married for 69 years. They had one daughter, Martha.The Evans family lived in Honey...
Malachi LaQuain Chriesman Ford
Dec 11, 2008
Malachi LaQuain Chriesman Ford, age 5 months, was born in Commerce on July 4, 2008, and, passed away on December 11, 2008.He is survived by his mother and father: Myrick Chriesman and Maurisa Ford; a brother, Kai'Dien Ford; grandparents, Maurice Ford and Delois Johnson; and Demitriss Chriesman and Clearance Thomas; great grandmother, Ernestine Ford; aunts: Tabitha Winston and Maurquia Monroe;...
Debra Jane Tice RN
Dec 8, 2008
Debra Jane Tice, 56, of Balch Springs - formerly of Commerce -passed away December 8, 2008, in Dallas, Texas.Born in Fort Riley, Kansas, Debra was a Registered Nurse.Born to Alton Odell Neal and Callie Stewart Neal on June 22, 1952, she is survived by her mother of Balch Springs; two sons, Mark Tice and wife, Christina of Dallas, and Dennis...
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