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Louise Wells Biddle
NAPLES - Services for Louise Wells Biddle, 63, of Omaha will be held at 3 p.m. today at Alexander Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Nolan Richey and the Rev. Glen Griffith officiating. Burial will be in Concord cemetery.
Mrs. Biddle, a Baptist and retiree of Furon Co., died Wednesday at her residence.
Survivors include her husband, B.J. Biddle, and daughter, Linda Portwood, both of Omaha.
[Dated 4 Dec 1998]
James Arthur Brantley
Services for James Arthur Brantley will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Golden Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Timothy Brown officiating.
Burial will be in Pleasant Hill cemetery in Hallsville, directed by Stanmore Funeral Home, where visitation is 7-8 p.m. today.
Survivors include his wife, Cheryl; father, B.W.; son, Bobby; daughter, Lasonya; grandfather, Raymond; and five sisters.
[Dated 4 Dec 1998]
O.J. "Buck" Childs
JEFFERSON - Services for O.J. "Buck" Childs, 76, of Lake O' the Pines near Avinger will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Haggard-Heaster Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dennis Janz and the Rev. Elbert Reavis officiating. Burial will be in Mims Chapel cemetery.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Childs died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998, in Linden.
He was born Dec. 10, 1921, in El Dorado, Ark., to Sudye Grunden and Ossie Childs.
Coming from Satana, Kan., he had lived in the Avinger area for 18 years and served as a deacon at Lake O' the Pines Baptist Church.
A veteran of the U.S. Army and a 32nd Degree Mason, Mr. Childs had been a maintenance superintendent at Cities Service.
Mr. Childs is survived by his wife, Dorothy Childs of Lake O' the Pines; one son, Michael Richard Childs of Edmond, Okla.; one daughter, Phyllis Bice of Mabank; one brother, Jim Childs of Greenwood, La.; one sister, Oleeta Fitts of Ruston, La.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
[Dated 4 Dec 1998]
William Colbert
Services for William Colbert of Longview will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rollins Church of Christ with Brother Danny E. Craig Sr. officiating.
Burial will be in Post Oak Union cemetery, directed by Craig Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Mable Colbert; a sister, Fannie Mae Colbert; and a son, William Mack Colbert.
Visitation is 7-8 p.m. today at the funeral home chapel.
[Dated 4 Dec 1998]
Tina Michelle Flood
DAINGERFIELD - Services for Tina Michelle Flood, 23, of Houston, formerly of Lone Star, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Daingerfield with the Rev. Ted White officiating.
Burial will be in the Omaha cemetery under the direction of Nail-Haggard Funeral Home.
Tina was born March 14, 1975, in Naples, Texas. She died Dec. 1, 1998, in Houston.
She was a Methodist and had attended school at Paul Pewitt and Daingerfield-Lone Star school districts.
She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Regena and Tom Birdwell of Lone Star; her father and stepmother, Danny and Nena Flood of Nederland; four brothers, Jody Oddo of Dallas, Chris Flood of Ore City, Andy Grinage of Maud and Christopher Birdwell of Mount Vernon; two sisters, Dawn Flood of Nederland and Kristin Birdwell of Mount Vernon; her grandparents, Betty and Powell Craker of Houston and Buck and Elaine Perkins of Omaha; a very special friend, Justin Chapman of Houston; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. today, Dec. 4, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Crime Victims Compensation Division, P.O. Box 12198, Austin, TX 78711-2198.
[Dated 4 Dec 1998]
Fern Bennett Ford
Graveside services for Fern Bennett Ford, 81, of Longview will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Memory Park cemetery with Pastor Phillip R. Fenton officiating.
She was born, Dec. 29, 1916, in Barnsdall, Okla.
She died Thursday morning, Dec. 3, 1998, in Longview.
Mrs. Ford, a 50-year resident of Corpus Christi, had resided in Longview since 1986.
She was a homemaker and member of First Lutheran Church of Longview. She had been an accountant for Mokeen Oil Co.
Her husband, L.E. Ford, preceded her in death.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Lutheran Building Fund, 600 W. Garfield, Longview, TX 75603, or to Hospice Longview, 1306 Pine Tree Road, Longview, TX 75604.
Mrs. Ford is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Billie and Bill Padgett of Longview; her granddaughters, Terri Fields of Longview and Tracey Phillips of Roswell, N.M.; her grandsons, Andrew and Taylor Fields; two sisters, Thelma Hawkins and Armel Anderson, both of Borger; one niece; and two nephews.
[Dated 4 Dec 1998]
Anna Bell Heathcock
Graveside services for Anna Bell Heathcock, 81, of Longview will be held at 3:30 p.m. today, Dec. 4, at Lakeview Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lakeview Funeral Home.
Mrs. Heathcock died Thursday morning, Dec. 3, 1998, in a local nursing home. She was a member of the Baptist faith and had lived in Longview for 40 years.
Survivors include a brother-in-law and his wife, Gene and Alberta Heathcock, and a niece, Dorothy Jean Smith.
[Dated 4 Dec 1998]
Dora E. Hudson
HENDERSON - Services for Dora E. Hudson, 100, of Henderson will be held at 10 a.m. today at Bryan Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bill Kuykendell and the Rev. Bill Hitt officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope cemetery.
Mrs. Hudson, a Baptist and a homemker, died Wednesday at a Henderson health center.
She was born Jan. 15, 1898, in Lewisville, Ky.
[Dated 4 Dec 1998]
Bob Knox Jr.
GILMER - Services for Bob Knox Jr., 53, of Ore City were held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, 1998, at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Craig Evers officiating. Burial was in Ore City cemetery. Mr. Knox died Monday, Nov. 30, 1998, in Longview.
Born Nov. 28, 1945, in Marietta, Ga., he was of the Presbyterian faith and was employed by Lone Star Steel Co.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Bob and Clara Knox, and a sister, Marie Ladner.
Survivors include his wife, Julia Knox, one son, James "Jimmy" Knox, and one daughter, Rita Clawson, all of Ore City; one brother, Ed Knox of Denver, Colo.; and numerous other relatives. Pallbearers were Dwight Bowers, Wayne Cason, J.R. Coulter, Jim Atchison, Donald Beene Jr. and Carl Underwood.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or American Diabetes Foundation. Visitation was 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at the funeral home.
[Dated 4 Dec 1998]
Willie Theo "Bill" Owen
GILMER - Services for Willie Theo "Bill" Owen, 88, of Fort Worth, formerly of Gilmer, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Dr. David Jenkins officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park in Gilmer.
Mrs. Owen died Thursday, Dec. 3, 1998, in Fort Worth.
She was born July 8, 1910, in Gilmer, where she lived almost all her life, and was a seamstress and a member of the First Baptist Church of Gilmer.
Mrs. Owen was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas H. "Hub" Owen in January 1997.
She is survived by her son, Tommy Owen of Fort Worth; three grandchildren, Amy James, Amanda Owen and Adam Owen; two great-grandchildren, Allison James and Blake James; a brother, Walter Davis of Kilgore; and a sister, Clara Williams of Longview.
Pallbearers will be Steve Dean, George Dodd, Dicky Harrison, Larry Henson, Danny Johnson and Steve Stewart.
Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today, Dec. 4, at the funeral home.
[Dated 4 Dec 1998]
Dr. Robert M. Park
Services for Dr. Robert M. Park, 85, of Longview will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jim Elam officiating.
Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. in the Odd Fellows cemetery in Carthage.
Dr. Park died Thursday, Dec. 3, 1998, in a Longview hospital.
He was born March 26, 1913, in Carthage and had been a resident of Longview since 1938.
Dr. Park was a graduate of the Illinois College of Chiropody and Foot Surgery in Chicago.
He was the owner of the Park Foot Clinic in Longview until his retirement.
Dr. Park was a member of the First Christian Church of Longview and the Scottish Rite and Sharon Temple in Tyler.
Dr. Park is survived by his sister, Madie Garner of Hallsville; his brothers, Horace R. Park of Hico and Bernard B. Park of Duncanville; and several nieces and nephews, including Bill and Donna Park of Longview.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lola S. Park, in April 1998.
The family will receive friends 7-8:30 p.m. today, Dec. 4, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, P.O. Box 190567, Dallas, TX 75219-0567.
[Dated 4 Dec 1998]
