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Obituaries
Local obituaries for Smith County, Gregg County, Cherokee County, Henderson County, Burnet County, Bowie County and Dallas County in the state of Texas.
Ruth "Sue" Ross
Nov 20, 2025
The birth certificate lists her name as Ruth Ella Curtis but those who loved her most knew her as Sue. Ora Mae, the second youngest of the five born to Alva and Joseph in the Redland community, nicknamed her baby sister "Suzy Q" soon after she was born on July 4, 1946. As the years passed, the family shortened...
Darrell Tyrone Lewis Sr.
Nov 14, 2025
In Loving Memory of Darrell Tyrone Lewis Sr. Sunrise: August 17, 1977 Sunset: November 14, 2025
Darrell Tyrone Lewis Sr. was born on August 17, 1977, in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Centerville High School and continued his education at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas. Darrell later relocated to Tyler, Texas, where he dedicated 15...
Johnnie Lewis Stripling
Nov 10, 2025
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. - John 3:15
Celebrating the Life of Johnnie Lewis Stripling
On a crisp winter morning in January, Johnnie Lewis Stripling was born to Clarence and Emma Jackson. She was the youngest daughter of 10 siblings.
Johnnie was...
Tristan Lee Cain
Nov 1, 2025
Tristan Lee Cain was born on July 28, 1970 in Tyler, Texas to Linda Dews and Travis Lee Cain. He gave his life to Christ at an early age and became a member of St. James Missionary Baptist Church. He remained a member until his health failed.
Tristan is survived by his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Charles...
Iva Jean Wall
Oct 31, 2025
Mrs. Iva Jean Wall was born February 12, 1938 to the late Artice and Bessie Thompson Starks. She was the second daughter of twelve siblings.
She united with New Cannan Baptist Church in Whitehouse, Texas during her early childhood. Her family relocated to this area and she attended Troup High School. Iva Jean also attended Texas College,...
Maximino Aguirre
Oct 12, 2025
Obituario
Maximino Aguirre
8 de junio de 1975 – 12 de octubre de 2025
Con profundo dolor, la familia Cornelio anuncia el fallecimiento de Maximino Aguirre, quien partió de este mundo el 12 de octubre de 2025 a la edad de 50 años.
Maximino fue un hombre trabajador y responsable, conocido...
Beulah Marie Bonson Square
Sep 30, 2025
Beulah Marie Boson Square was born on February 16, 1941 to Elias Boson, Sr. and Louisa Williams in Austin County, city of Bellville, Texas. Beulah was a graduate of Austin County High School and received a Degree in Education from Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas.
Beulah started her career as a teacher in the...
Willie Carl Johnson
Sep 21, 2025
Willie Carl Johnson was born April 22, 1949 in Tyler, TX to Finis Doyal Johnson and Joyce Christene Starling, who preceded him in death. He was a 1967 graduate of Emmett J Scott High School, where he met and married his high school sweetheart, Carolyn Hollins Calloway. To that union five children were born. Willie Carl Johnson, II, who...
Lena Mae Patterson
Sep 13, 2025
In Loving Memory of Lena Mae Patterson
Lena Mae Patterson was born on December 25, 1940, to Masco McKinney Wiley and Bernice Thompson. She spent her early years in the Dallas, Texas area, where she attended school and completed her education. Following her schooling, Lena Mae dedicated her life to service as a caregiver until her retirement,...
Tammy Brooks
Sep 11, 2025
TAMMY WAS BORN TO WILLIE AND HATTIE BROOKS,SHE RESIDED IN TYLER TEXAS, SHE GRADUATED FROM CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL. AFTER GRADUATING SHE UNITED IN HOLY MATRIMONY TO ANTONIO JOHNSON ON OCTOBER 23, 1999.
TAMMY WORKED AT TRINITY MOTHERS FRANCES FOR YEARS UNTIL SHE BECAME DISABLED AND BECAME A DEVOTED STAY AT HOME MOTHER AND WIFE.
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Ernest Lee Goodman
Sep 1, 2025
Ernest Lee Goodman, 81, of Tyler, TX, passed away peacefully on September 1, 2025, surrounded by friends and loved ones.
Born on February 21, 1944, in Cape Charles, VA, Lee— as he was affectionately known—was a devoted father, brother, uncle, and friend. A former Vietnam veteran, he served in the United States Army from 1964 to 1970,...
Clyde Stine
Aug 25, 2025
Life Reflections of Mr. Clyde Stine
Clyde Stine was born in Tyler, TX on May 7, 1949, to Asa Stine Sr. and Lola Belle Hightower Stine. He was the fifth (middle child) of nine children born to this union. Raised in very humble beginnings, Clyde and his seven siblings enjoyed many joyful moments together while...
Charles Evans Coleman Jr.
Jul 31, 2025
Mr. Charles E. Coleman Jr. was born to Lawyer Charles Coleman Sr. and Helen Johnson Coleman on September 24. 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Addie C. Smith Kindergarten, Peete Elementary, Emmett J Scott High School as a member of the band and graduated from John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas. He graduated from Tyler Junior College,...
Lee James Allen
Jul 30, 2025
Lee James Allen was born to George W. Allen and Frankie M. Herndon Allen on Oct. 14,7949 in Vernon Texas. They moved to Frederick, Oklahoma in 1955, where he attended Boyd School, later attending Frederick High School and graduating in 1968. He served in the Army, during the Vietnam War, from August 1968 to June 1971. After serving, he...
Shirley Brown
Jul 19, 2025
Shirley Marie Williams Brown was born August 21, 1940, to the parents of the late Oren Alfred Williams, Sr. and the late Dorothy Love Wilson Williams in Palestine, Texas; the 1st of 10 children. Shirley graduated from A. M. Story High School in Palestine and following graduation attended Sweatt Beauty College where she attained her license as a beautician...
Ernestine Session
Jul 16, 2025
BIRTHPLACE: Troup, Texas
PARENTS: Sinnie Beck (Father) Cyllar Hill Beck (Mother)
EDUCATION: Stanton High School, and Emmett Scott High School, Tyler, Texas - Texas College
CHURCH: 1991- Joined First Baptist Church, Tyler, Texas (worked In Mission and sang in Keenage Choir). Current membership at Whitehouse Church of God In Christ, Whitehouse, Texas
...Dicidoro Carreno Hernandez
Jul 14, 2025
Nació en Arroyo Grande, Guerrero El siete de Octubre De 1946. Sus Padres fueron Lafiro Carreño y Pascuala Hernandez. El tuvo 3 hermanos y 6 hermanas. Se casó con Primitiva Vega y tuvieron 6 hijos. El es abuelo de 17 nientos y 13 bisnietos.
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