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John T. "Jack" Elliott
Mass of Christian Burial for John T. "Jack" Elliott, 79, of Longview will be 10 a.m. Jan. 10, 1998 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with Father Dan Gonzales, Monsignor Edward Shopka and Deacon Manuel Villalobos officiating. Interment will follow in Rosewood Park cemetery.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today, Jan. 9, in Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Longview.
Mr. Elliott was born Jan. 24, 1918, in Hollister, Calif., and was a retired cattleman. He was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church and the Texas Cattlemen's Association. He served his country in World War II in the U.S. Army in the European Theater and received the Purple Heart. He was a volunteer in the Peace Corps in Honduras.
Mr. Elliott was preceded in death by a son, John T. Elliott III.
He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth B. "Betty" Elliott of Longview; a sister, Jessie J. Ray of Hollister, Calif.; and his nieces, Lanetta Bishop of Hollister and Kathryn Hainz of Gilroy, Calif.
The family requests memorials to Ashbury House or Monsignor Shopka Fellowship Hall.
Hattie I. Garrison
Funeral services for Hattie I. Garrison, 92, of Longview will be held at 3 p.m. Jan. 9, 1998, in the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dewayne Beaty officiating. Interment will follow at Rosewood Park. Mrs. Garrison died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, after a sudden illness.
She was born June 21, 1905, in Lancaster, Texas, and had lived in Longview since 1942. She was a member of First Baptist Church, the Hydrangea Garden Club and the Aaron Burlison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Garrison was preceded in death by her husband, Martin Garrison.
She is survived by her loving daughter, Carole Powell; a granddaughter and her husband, Jeannene and Jeff Stone; grandsons, David Powell and Mark Powell and wife, Debbie; great-grandchildren, Shea Powell and wife, Becca, Jared Stone, and Chad, Erik, Clay and Scott Powell; her great-great-granddaughter, Sydney Powell, all of Longview; several nephews; and many friends.
The family requests that memorials be made to the First Baptist Church or to a favorite charity.
Willam C. Hughes Sr.
TYLER - Graveside services for William C. Hughes Sr., 71, of Uncertain, will be held at 2 p.m. Jan. 9, 1998 at Grace Hill cemetery in Longview under the direction of Lloyd James Funeral Home. Mr. Hughes died Wednesday in Tyler. Born in Longview, he retired as an insurance adjuster. He served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific. Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Dollie Ratcliff
Services for Dollie Ratcliff of Longview will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 10, 1998 at St. James Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy R. Gray officiating. Burial will be in Grable cemetery under the direction of Craig Funeral Home. Survivors include her mother, Roberta Williams; four children, Sheila Johnson, Angela Harris, Darlene Hunter and Larry Johnson; and a brother, Odell Boyd.
George Sanders
Services for George Sanders will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 10, 1998 at Rollins Church of Christ with Brother Danny E. Craig officiating. Burial will be in Union Post Oak cemetery under the direction of Craig Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife, Ora B.; a son, George; a daughter, Vicki; and four sisters.
Pauline Ruth Setzler
GLADEWATER - Services for Pauline Ruth Setzler, 73, of Gladewater will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater with Dan Melhus officiating. Burial will be in Gladewater Memorial Park. Mrs. Setzler died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998, at a Longview hospital.
She was born July 19, 1924, in New York and had been a resident of Gladewater for 47 years. She was a member of North Main and Gay Avenue Church of Christ and had retired as a teacher from the Gladewater Independent School District.
Mrs. Setzler was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Elaine Setzler.
She is survived by her husband, Frank D. Setzler Sr. of Gladewater; two sons, Dr. Frank D. Setzler Jr. of Elkhart and Herbert Lynn Setzler of Gladewater; a daughter, Paula Russell of Gilmer; nine grandchildren; and a sister, Daisy M. Wilcher of Dallas.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Thelma William Smith
JEFFERSON - Services for Thelma William Smith of Jefferson will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 10, 1998 at St. Paul United Methodist Church with the Rev. Carl Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Kellyville cemetery. Arrangements are by Lewis & Walker Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith died Monday. A wake will be held 7-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. She was born April 14, 1910, in Jefferson.
Emma Elizabeth Stevens
GILMER - Services for Emma Elizabeth Stevens, 84, of Gilmer will be held at 10 a.m. Jan. 9, 1998, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with the Rev. B.L. Harkey and the Rev. Ron Dyess officiating. Burial will be in Glenwood cemetery. Mrs. Stevens, a homemaker, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998, in Longview.
She was born Aug. 14, 1913, in Upshur County, where she lived most of her life. She was a member of Walnut Creek Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Harry Stevens, in 1966, and a son, Charles Stevens.
Mrs. Stevens is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, James and Betty Stevens of Daingerfield and John Stevens of Gilmer; one daughter-in-law, Lena Faye Stevens of Gilmer; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Rev. Willie Fred Lockett
Jefferson schools lose 'father figure'
JEFFERSON, FEB. 6, 1999 -- The Rev. Willie Fred Lockett, the man described as "a father figure and role model" to Jefferson Independent School District students and employees, will be remembered during an 11 a.m. memorial service today at the Jefferson Middle School auditorium.
Lockett, 89, of Jefferson was a retired educator and minister and had been a member of the Jefferson ISD board of trustees since 1986.
Born June 18, 1908, in Timpson, he graduated from Prairie View A&M; College in 1941 and received a master's degree in 1954.
He was an agriculture instructor at Central High School, which served as the African-American high school before integration. He later became principal of Central High School until Jefferson ISD was integrated in 1970.
Before retiring in 1982, Lockett worked as assistant principal at Jefferson High School for 12 years.
Jefferson ISD Superintendent Dr. Carol Harrell said Lockett was a strong force in making sure the integration process went smoothly.
"He practiced what he preached. He was one of the most Christian men I have ever met," she said. "I never heard him say a negative thing."
Lockett would often take money out of his own pockets to fund trips, food or clothing for students who needed them, Harrell said.
"He worked very closely with students and the children loved him," she said. "When I visited him in the hospital in his last two weeks, he always had young people near him; he meant that much to them."
When Lockett was working on his master's degree from Prairie View, he wrote his thesis on World War II's effects on the economic status of Marion County residents.
Both the Jefferson ISD's Bulldog Stadium and Head Start Center are named in honor of Lockett.
Harrell said Lockett was a personal role model for her.
"I know through his lifetime he went through many trials and tribulations," she said. "But he never let himself be (dragged) down. In the ups and downs of my life, I think of him."
Danny B. Welch
MOUNT PLEASANT - Services for Danny B. Welch, 50, of Mount Pleasant will be held at 2 p.m., Jan. 9, 1998, at Northridge Church of Christ with Brother Jim Parker and Dr. Nell Clark officiating. Interment will be in Nevills Chapel cemetery under the direction of Bates-Cooper-Robison Funeral Home. Mr. Welch died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998, at Titus Regional Medical Center.
He was born Monday, Nov. 24, 1947, in Cass County. He was a member of Northridge Church of Christ and was employed as a shipping and receiving supervisor at Titus Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Welch was preceded in death by his father, Hubert Eugene Welch, and his mother, Willie Mae Watkins Welch.
He is survived by his wife, Phillis Brown Welch of Mount Pleasant; a daughter, Dana Welch of Mount Pleasant; a brother and sister-in-law, Harold and Shirley Welch of Daingerfield; two brothers-in-law and their wives, Philip and Pat Brown and Randy and Marsha Brown, all of Mount Pleasant; a mother-in-law, Mrs. Clovis Brown of Mount Pleasant; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Jan. 8 at the funeral home.
Gladys Marie Wallace
MARSHALL - Services for Gladys Marie Beck Wallace, 73, of Marshall will be held at noon Jan. 10, 1998 at Travis Street Chapel of the Sullivan Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Segers and Louis Brock officiating. Burial will be in Algoma cemetery-South. Born April 4, 1924, Mrs. Wallace was a seamstress for Imperial-Reading and was a member of Victory Baptist Church.
Leo G. Akins
MESA, Ariz. - Leo G. Akins of Mesa, Ariz., passed away at his home Saturday, Jan. 25, 1998, after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Akins was born in Drumwright, Okla., on Nov. 29, 1918, to Letha and Henry Akins. He grew up in Longview and attended Longview High School, playing on the 1936 Lobo football team. He is most remembered for his dancing in the old Lions Jollies in Longview. His claim to fame was being featured in Life magazine and on the Movie Tone News in 1939 as one of the nationÕs best jitterbugs. He was also a featured dancer on Red SkeltonÕs War Bond Drives. In 1943, he and his wife, Evelyn, were TexasÕ state jitterbug champions. That same year, he entered the U.S. Navy, serving in the Pacific Theater. After retiring and moving to Arizona, Mr. Akins became active in Senior Olympics, competing and winning medals in power lifting, race walking, shot put, discus, bicycling and swimming, winning a total of 13 medals, including five gold medals. Following his participation in the Senior Olympics, golf became the pleasure of his life. He was a Mason and a member of the Eastern Star. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn, of Mesa; a son, Roger, of Kilgore; a sister, Alyene Lee, and a brother, Hubert Akins, both of Longview; and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Hospice Longview or a favorite charity.
Ralph Redmon Banks Sr.
PHENIX CITY, Ala. - Memorial services with military honors for 1st Sgt. Ralph Redmon Banks Sr., Ret., 58, of Phenix City, Ala., will be held at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 28, 1998 in Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, with Pastor Ernst Bentsen officiating. Entombment will be in Parkhill cemetery. Sgt. Banks died Saturday. Among his survivors is a brother, David O'Con of Longview.
Earnestine Barrow
GLADEWATER - Graveside services for Earnestine Barrow, 52, of Gladewater will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at Union Grove cemetery with Larry W. Osbourne officiating. Arrangements are by Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater. Mrs. Barrow died Sunday. She was a retired nurse's aide. She is survived by two sons, her parents, one brother, two sisters, and a grandson.
Raymond E. Denmon
KILGORE - Services for Raymond E. Denmon, 76, of Liberty City will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 29, 1998 at Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore with the Rev. Bruce Wells officiating. Burial will follow in Kilgore City cemetery. Mr. Denmon died Monday. A journeyman plumber and a Baptist, he had served in the Army during World War II. Visitation is 6:30-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Cecil Chestley Dyson
CARTHAGE - Services for Cecil Chestley Dyson, 70, of Carthage will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at Jimerson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Everett Miller and the Rev. Dewayne Bardwell officiating. Interment will be in Oddfellows cemetery. Mr. Dyson, a retired boilermaker, and a veteran of World War II, died Monday. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church.
Ashley Kate Fyffe
Services for Ashley Kate Fyffe will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at Gum Springs cemetery with the Rev. Kenneth Mills officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. She died Sunday at a local hospital. She was Born September 22, 1997, in Kilgore. She is survived by her brothers, Thomas Grant Fyffe and Dustin Lynn Fyffe, both of Longview; paternal grandparents, J.C. and Reba Fyffe of Longview; maternal grandparents, Barbara Cooley of Bossier City, La., Doug Cooley and Brenda Bennett of Shreveport, La.; maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hal Grant of Bossier City, La.; aunts and uncles, Tammy and Benny Edwards, Johnny Fyffe and Cindy Kellebrew, Kenneth Greer, Kim Barnes, Debbie Jones, Sherri Rose, Sheila Woody and Jessica Cooley; cousins, Bryan and Amanda Edwards, Carlton Curley Fyffe, Tiffany and Chris Barnes, and Jasmine Woody; numerous great-aunts, great-uncles, cousins, and was loved by many others. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home. She was our little angel.
Wilson B. Harman
HENDERSON - Services for Wilson B. Harman, 78, of Gaston will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randy Sceroler officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope cemetery. Mr. Harman died Sunday. He was a technician at Kelly Springfield in Tyler, and a veteran of World War II and Pearl Harbor. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Sandra Kate Kennemer
JEFFERSON - Services for Sandra Kate Kennemer, 54, of Avinger will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 28, 1998, at Mims Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Turner and the Rev. Dennis Janz officiating. Burial will be in Mims Chapel cemetery under the direction of Haggard-Heaster Funeral Home. Mrs. Kennemer died Sunday, January 25, 1998, in Jefferson, Texas. Born June 17, 1943, in Shreveport, La., she lived in Marion County all of her life. Mrs. Kennemer was a former owner of Crestwood 7-11 and had previously worked for the Marion County clerk and at Thiokol. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Charles Kennemer on May 9, 1997, and by a sister, Sarah Katherine Alley. Mrs. Kennemer is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, John Randall and Kelle Kennemer of Sherman, Texas; a son, Jason Derrick Kennemer of Lafayette, La.; two grandchildren, Nikke and Chelle Kennemer of Sherman, Texas; special friends, Earl and Annette Davis. Active pallbearers are Allen Kennemer, Earl Davis, Clint Foster, Rick Lovelace, Brian Kennon, and Brian Jackson. Honorary pallbearers are Bob Lock, J.R. Ashley, Ed Shadix, and Joe Youngblood.
Monte Smith Linton
Services for Monte Smith Linton, 79, of Oakland, Calif., formerly of Longview, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, January 30, 1998 at St. Paul Baptist Church in Oakland with Pastor Simmons officiating. Survivors include a sister, Ella Irene Horton. Local arrangements are by Craig Funeral Home.
Charline Wiley Morris
LINDEN - Services for Charline Wiley Morris, 80, of Linden will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at the Linden United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kathy Brun officiating. Burial will be in Linden cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis-Schindler Funeral Home. Mrs. Morris died Sunday in a Linden hospital. She was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution and a Methodist.
Bonnie Kay Porter
KILGORE - Graveside services for Bonnie Porter, 48, of Liberty City will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 29, 1998 at Gum Springs cemetery in Longview with John Gardner officiating. Mrs. Porter, a member of Chandler Street Church of Christ, died Monday at her residence. Visitation is 5:30-7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Gladys Ritter
CARTHAGE - Services for Gladys Ritter, 83, of Carthage will be held at 2 p.m. today, Jan. 28, 1998, at Jimerson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles McKamy and the Rev. David Proctor officiating. Interment will be in Mount Bethel cemetery in Gary. Mrs. Ritter died Monday, Jan. 26, 1998, in a Nacogdoches hospital. She was born Sept. 24, 1914, in Panola County, Texas, a daughter of Robert Henry Hayes and Lena Bell Minter Hayes. She was a retired licensed vocational nurse at Panola General Hospital in Carthage. She was a member of the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church and the Carthage Order of the Eastern Star Chapter 747. Mrs. Ritter was preceded in death by her husband, Henry J. Ritter, and five brothers. She is survived by her children, Wayne and Linda Ritter of Carthage, R.H. and Jolee Ritter of Dallas, Iva Nell and Dean Soape of Carthage and Glenda and Ralph Edge of Carthage; her sister, Comela Williams of Carthage; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Burdette Ritter, Guy Ritter, Ronny Hayes, Herman Soape, Nathan Langford and James Grafton. Honorary pallbearers will be Billy Carrington, Jimmy Ritter and Rex Lee Graves. The family received friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Lillie Faye Williams
GLADEWATER - Services for Lillie Faye Williams, 67, of Gladewater will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 28, 1998 at New Mountain C.M.E. with the Rev. L. Bailey officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery under the direction of Dearion & Davis Funeral Parlor. Ms. Williams died Sunday at her residence. Visitation is 3-8:30 p.m. today at the funeral parlor.
Lorna A. Brown
Services for Lorna A. Brown, 85, of Longview, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel in Abilene, Texas. Local arrangements are by Welch Funeral Home. She died Sunday, February 1, 1998, in Longview, Texas. Mrs. Brown was born February 7, 1912, in Bardwell, Texas, to Caroline and Chester Roach. She graduated from high school in Rotan, Texas, and from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas. Mrs. Brown was a teacher for many years in the Rotan and Abilene public school systems and later worked for the Texas Employment Commission in Abilene. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Abilene. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her first husband, Roger Murff, and later by subsequent husbands, Alex Edwards and Lee Brown; a sister, LaVerne Vancil; and a brother, Cecil Roach. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Gerald C. and Alice Murff, of Fort Worth, Texas, Stanley J. and Judy Murff, of Longview, Texas; three grandsons, Greg Murff of Hershey, Pa., Jim Murff of Austin, Texas, and Steve Murff of Dallas, Texas; two granddaughters, Carolyne Carter of Houston, Texas, and Stephanie Murff of Portland, Ore.; and a sister-in-law, Irene Etheredge of Rotan, Texas. Memorials may be made to Hardin-Simmons University, P.O. Box 16102, Abilene, TX, 79698.
