Obituaries
Loren Koerner
Sep 5, 2021
Loren D. Koerner went home to be with the Lord on September 5, 2021.
He was born on November 15, 1960 to parents Richard and Elsie Koerner in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Loren grew up in Prior Lake, Minnesota. He loved to mow, working outside, joking around, water skiing, fishing, watching WWE, and playing games. He relocated to Texas where he...
Thelma Corine Byrd
Sep 1, 2021
Thelma Byrd, age 76, of Houston, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021 in Houston.
Graveside service is scheduled for 12:00 PM Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery with Brother Tim Nall officiating.
Thomas Emmitt Harbin Jr.
Sep 1, 2021
Thomas Emmitt Harbin Jr., 55, of Quitman Texas passed away at his home with his family by his side on September 1, 2021.
Thomas was born on July 23, 1966, in Winnsboro, Texas to parents Thomas Emmitt Harbin Sr and Linda Ruth Bland. He’s been a long-time resident of the area. He was a very active man. He loved fishing,...
Jorge Humberto Roman
Aug 30, 2021
Jorge Humberto Román, age 48, of Quitman, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 in Tyler.
Jorge was born in Santo Tomas, Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, Mexico on March 23, 1973 to Eliseo and Rosa Román. Jorge served Mexico proudly in the Mexican Armed Forces before moving to Texas. He lived in Quitman 18 years. Jorge was a family man and loved his...
Billy Don Medlin
Aug 29, 2021
Billy Don “Bill” Medlin, age 78, passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021.
Bill was born November 23, 1942 in Gilmer, Texas to W.L. and Grace Medlin, the fifth of seven children. He was a 1961 graduate of Quitman High School where he met his sweetheart of almost 58 years, Beth Harris Medlin. Upon graduation, Bill attended UT Arlington and...
TaWayne Arron Glover
Aug 26, 2021
Funeral service for Tawayne Arron “T.J.” Glover is scheduled for 4:00 PM Thursday, September 2, 2021 at the Lowe-Gardner Funeral Chapel with Brother Keith Rothra officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Wednesday evening at the funeral home.
T.J. Glover went to his Heavenly home Thursday evening, August 26, 2021 at the age of 56.
T.J. was born...
Sue Boyd Clemens
Aug 25, 2021
Sue Boyd Clemens, of Quitman, passed away Wednesday August 25, 2021 in Lindale at the age of 79.
Graveside service is scheduled for 3:00 PM Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Quitman City Cemetery with Brother Fred Morrow officiating. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Friday evening at Lowe-Gardner Funerals & Cremations.
Galia Sue Boyd Clemens was born in Quitman...
Linda Kaye Elles
Aug 20, 2021
Linda Elles, of Quitman, passed away August 20, 2021 in Tyler, at the age of 73.
Linda Kaye Elles was born in Wood County on September 5, 1947 to Carson Bryan and Lorene (Marshall) Cornelius. She lived in Quitman most of her life and worked as a hairdresser at the Heritage Nursing Home and Wesley House Assisted Living for many years.
Linda...
Margaret Eleanora King
Aug 20, 2021
Funeral services for Margaret Eleanora King, age 94, of Mineola, will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church with interment following in the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. The King family will receive friends on Monday, August 23, 2021, from 6 until 8 PM at Lowe-Gardner Funeral Home in Quitman. Margaret Eleanor King...
Larry Don Deas
Aug 13, 2021
Larry Don Deas, 61, born January 31st, 1960 to Johnnie Bob Deas and Joy Marie Farmer Deas in Waxahachie, TX. Larry came to Wood County and never left. He was an oil field worker for over 20 years before working for Wood County Prt. 1 as a foreman of the road crew for 23 years. There wasn’t a single piece...
Ann Long
Aug 8, 2021
Ann Llewellyn Long, age 78, of Quitman, passed away August 8, 2021 at her home.
Funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 PM Saturday, August 14, 2021 at the Lowe-Gardner Funeral Chapel with Pastor Jeremiah Thomas officiating. She will be laid to rest next to her husband, John, at Rock Hill Cemetery following the service. The family will receive friends one...
Wanda Louise Reynolds
Aug 6, 2021
Wanda Louise Reynolds, 91, of Quitman, Texas passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tyler, Texas.
Wanda was born on September 26, 1929, to parents Ernest and Ella V. Doyle in Wood County Texas. She was a long-time resident of the area. She married her true love, Joe Mac Reynolds, on June 1947 and was married for 63 years...
Dale Wyatt
Aug 5, 2021
Alfred Dale Wyatt passed away August 5th, in Mineola, Texas, at the age of 75. His friends and family knew him best as “Dale”. Dale was born in Spur, Texas (Dickens County) on August 9, 1945 to Bill and Lucille Wyatt.
Dale Spent the majority of his life in Spur, Texas as a Farmer and Rancher. He worked for...
William Guy Toothman
Aug 5, 2021
William “Bill” Guy Toothman, age 79, lost his battle with cancer on August 5, 2021. A Memorial Service honoring William will be Thursday, August 26, 2021, at 1:30 PM in the Fellowship Church (900 Pullen Street) in Royse City, Texas. The Memorial Service will begin at 1:30 PM.
William was born September 8, 1941 to Bob and Sara Kathern...
Norma Irene Griffin Coston
Aug 5, 2021
Norma was born April 25, 1942, to Epps and Marie Heflin Griffin in Marshall, Texas. She attended school in Pittsburgh while her father worked for Humble Oil Company. The family moved to Mt. Pleasant then to Longview in 1958 where Norma graduated from Longview High School in 1959 at the age of 16. Norma continued her education at East Texas...
Patricia McMasters Burrow
Aug 3, 2021
Patricia McMasters Burrow passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 3, 2021, at the age of 63.
Patricia was born in Dallas on September 30, 1957, to Bobby and Patricia McMasters. On May 19, 1990, she married the love of her life and best friend, Jeffrey Burrow. Patricia and Jeff ran Branding Iron BBQ in Mesquite. She worked beside her husband for almost...
Doyle Ray Fitzhugh
Jul 31, 2021
Doyle Ray Fitzhugh, 72 of Quitman, Texas, passed away on the afternoon of Saturday, July 31st, 2021.
Doyle was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on March 5th, 1949. He was a proud Army Vietnam Veteran He was preceded in death by his Mother Irene Fitzhugh Comer and his Father Ernest Everett Fitzhugh as well as his daughter Jennifer Maxwell. He...
Robert Martin "Bob" Kirbo
Jul 29, 2021
Mr. Robert (Bob) Martin Kirbo, of Quitman, passed away early Thursday morning, July 29, 2021 at the age of 78.
Robert Martin Kirbo was born on January 4, 1943 to John W. Kirbo and Golden Jewell (Boman) Kirbo in Quitman, Texas. He was raised in Houston and graduated from Smiley High School.
He married the love of his life, Mary Elizabeth McKay...
Sandra O'Dowd
Jul 29, 2021
Sandra Marie O’Dowd of Mineola passed away Thursday evening, July 29, 2021, at the age of 79.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Sally Mestaz; and brother, Jimmy Mestaz.
Left to cherish her memory are her four children, Tiffany Derryberry and husband James E. Derryberry of Quitman, Shannon Gonzalez of Corona, CA, Terrence O’Dowd and wife Bridgette of...
Rita Flippo
Jul 28, 2021
Rita Hernandez Flippo, 74, passed away on July 28, 2021, at her home in Quitman, Texas with her husband by her side. Rita was born September 24, 1946, in Houston, Texas to parents Ignacio and Cruz Hernandez. She was the youngest of 10 children. She attended Jefferson Davis High School in Houston, Texas and after that she worked at Western...
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