Obituaries
Glenn Lee Gregory
Jan 25, 2018
Funeral service for Glenn Gregory, age 70, of Hawkins is scheduled for 3:00 PM Sunday, January 28, 2018, at Lowe Funeral Home with Brother Michael Coker officiating. Graveside service will follow at Yantis Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday, January 27th from 5PM-7PM
Glenn went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 25, 2018 in Quitman after a short...
Nancy Jean Petty
Jan 25, 2018
Nancy Jean Petty, age 69, of Yantis, passed away on January 25, 2018. Nancy was born in Bakersfield, CA to Douglas Combs and Opal (Sperry) Combs Whitmore. Nancy and her husband Louie Petty lived in Waxahachie, TX 28 before moving to Yantis 4 years ago. They are members of Wood County Cowboy Church. Nancy was a horse trainer and worked...
Roland Douglas Dodd
Jan 20, 2018
Roland Douglas "Buddy" Dodd, age 84, passed away on January 20, 2018.
He was preceded in death by his parents; George P. and Ruby Edmonds Dodd; brother, G.P. Dodd, Jr.; nieces, Jan Williams Schumacher and Erin Waller Foisy; and nephew, Chuck Williams.
Buddy is survived by his sisters, Shirley Dodd Williams of Tyler and Sue Dodd Zook of Navasota; and nieces and...
Jerry Lee Sweat
Jan 17, 2018
Jerry Sweat, age 87, of Quitman, passed away on January 17, 2018.Jerry Lee Sweat was born in Commerce, Texas, to Dewey Sweat and Christine Evans on February 5, 1930. Jerry served his country proudly in the US Army for 20 years. While in the Army, he met the love of his life, Lilianna, and later married on March 15, 1953,...
Patricia Ann Tutor
Jan 8, 2018
Patricia Tutor, 78, of Yantis, went to be with the Lord early Monday morning, January 8, 2018.
Patricia Ann Tutor was born June 29, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan. She is the only daughter of William Archibald and Verna Mae (Outhwaite) Johnson.
In 1957 when she was just 18 years old, she met her one true love, Ralph Tutor. She was sitting...
Annette Rogers Long
Dec 21, 2017
Funeral service for Annette Rogers Long, 72, of Quitman is scheduled for 1:00 PM, Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Ken Goodson and Brother Gary Gage officiating. Burial to follow at Rock Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 PM Friday, December 22, 2017 at Lowe Funeral Home in Quitman.Annette Long was born...
Dwight Wesley Fate
Dec 16, 2017
Dwight Wesley “D.W.†Fate, age 88, of Mineola, passed away Saturday evening, December 16, 2017 at his home.
Dwight Wesley Fate was born August 1, 1929 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was the only child born to Dwight and Frieda Fate. He served his country proudly as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force from 1951-1955. After being honorably...
Melba Ruth Sills
Dec 15, 2017
Melba Ruth Sills, age 86, of Quitman, passed away Friday afternoon, December 15, 2017 in North Richland Hills.
Melba was born August 2, 1931 in Wills Point. She was one of seven children born to Fermon and Mary Barber. On September 7, 1953 she married her sweetheart, Robert Edward Sills. She and Robert lived in Quitman 37 years and attended First...
Robert Clifton Wattis
Dec 13, 2017
Robert Clifton Wattis, 52, of Winnsboro, Texas, passed away December 13, 2017 as a result of an automobile accident near Quitman, Texas. Robert was born August 10, 1965 to Bette Kay and Edmund Orsen (E.O.) Wattis in Austin, Texas.
Robert was an avid hunter and spent as much time outdoors as possible. He was a master carpenter and worked in the...
Nelda Jean Dodd
Dec 7, 2017
Funeral service for Nelda Jean Dodd, 83, of Quitman, is scheduled for 2:00 PM Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Lowe Funeral Home with Brother Fred Morrow officiating.Nelda was born May 26, 1934, in Timpson, TX to Melvin Joseph Darnell and Lula Mae (Ritter) Darnell. She grew up in White Oak, TX and graduated from Longview High School. She lived in...
Jozsef Janos Iha
Dec 7, 2017
Jozsef “Joe†Janos Iha, age 78, of Quitman, passed away in his home on December 7, 2017.
Joe was born on August 21, 1939 in Pecs Hungary, and was the son of Jozsef Iha and Krisztina (Trenyi) Iha. Joe came to the United States when he was 17, and served in the US Army from 1957 to 1962, attaining the rank...
Robert "Bobby" Edward Hatton, Jr.
Nov 22, 2017
Funeral service for Robert "Bobby" Edward Hatton, Jr., 54, of Quitman, is scheduled for 3:00 PM Monday, November 27, 2017 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. David Cook officiating. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service from 1-3 PM. Burial will follow at the Quitman City Cemetery. Bobby was born in Greenville, MS on October...
Stephen Daniel Love
Oct 29, 2017
Memorial service for Stephen Love, 18, of Quitman, is scheduled for 5:00 PM Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at the Quitman High School Auditorium.
Stephen Daniel Love was born June 11, 1999 in Cebu City, Philippines to John and Chalmalyn Escasinas Love. He and his mother moved to Quitman from the Philippines 8 years ago. Stephen was a senior at Quitman High...
Bobby "Dale" Phelps
Oct 23, 2017
Bobby “Dale†Phelps (82) passed peacefully from this life the morning of October 23, 2017 after a gradual decline in health. He was surrounded and supported by his loving family and caregivers during the last days of his life. Dale was born February 28, 1935 in Ashdown, Arkansas. After raising their children in Mansfield, Texas, Dale, and his wife Brenda,...
Rachel Ford
Oct 22, 2017
Rachel Ford, 74, of Hawkins, passed away Sunday afternoon, October 22, 2017.
Rachel was born in Kilgore on April 30, 1943 to the Ira B. and Sybil Estelle (Worsham) Davis. In 1971 she moved from Kilgore to Hawkins and worked as a home provider for Jordan Healthcare. Mrs. Davis enjoyed interacting with her clients, reading, and relaxing at home.
She is preceded...
B L Woodard
Oct 20, 2017
Mr. B. L. "Woody" Woodard, age 75, of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2017. B. L. was born on March 31, 1942 in Wood County to the late Bernice Lee Woodard and Lilly Marie Harbin Woodard. After decades of working in the oil/gas industry, he retired and began his favorite job as the #28 school bus driver for...
Gordon E. Stone
Oct 20, 2017
Funeral service for Gordon E. Stone, 92, of Dallas, is scheduled for 1:00 PM Saturday, October 28, 2017 at First United Methodist Church in Quitman with Rev. Keefe Cropper officiating. Public viewing will be held from 12:00 PM to service time. He will be laid to rest at Quitman City Cemetery following the service.
Gordon E. Stone was born in Braham,...
Virgil D. McMurtray
Oct 18, 2017
Funeral service for Virgil D. McMurtray, 74, of Quitman, is scheduled for 3:00 PM Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Spur On Ministries with Brother Mike Fletcher officiating. He will be laid to rest at Myrtle Springs Cemetery following the service. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM Friday evening, October 20th, at Lowe Funeral Home.
Virgil David McMurtray was born...
Randal Wayne White
Oct 8, 2017
Funeral service for Randy White, 50, of Quitman, is scheduled for 11:00 AM Thursday, October 12, 2017 at Lowe Funeral Home with Brother Fred Morrow and Brother Rod Skelton officiating. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service. Randy will be laid to rest at Myrtle Springs Cemetery following the service.
Randal Wayne White was born in...
Julie Jane Swartz
Oct 8, 2017
Funeral service for Julie Swartz, 83, of Holly Lake Ranch, is scheduled for 10:00 AM Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Quitman with Bishop Wayne Crabb officiating. Committal will follow at Kelsey Cemetery.
Julie Jane Swartz was born in Buffalo, New York on April 10, 1934 to Lawrence Patrick and Garnet Dephane Brennan. She...
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