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Obituaries for Thursday, July 5, 2001
Services for Tessie G. Tyer, 70, of Rusk and formerly of Alto, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Chapel of Alto. The Rev. Don . . . [ Full story ] |
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Burial will be at the Weches Cemetery in Weches.
Mrs. Tyer died Tuesday in Jacksonville.
She was born April 11, 1931, in North Carolina to Isaac and Mary Bennett Griffith. She lived in Rusk for 24 years and had also lived in Alto and Houston. She was a supervisor at Rusk State Hospital and was a member of the Weches Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by a son, William H. Tyer, and her mother, Polly Griffith.
Survivors include her husband, William A. Tyer, Rusk; sons and daughter-in-law, Daniel Griffith Tyer and Timothy Lee and Pamela Diane Tyer, all of Rusk; a grandson, Daniel Ray Tyer; two great-grandchildren; two nieces, Louise and Clifton Carroll and Juanita Wilson; and great-nieces and nephew, Sheila, Teresa, Karen and Curtis.
Pallbearers will be Mike Dishongh, Johnny Dishongh, Bob Tyer, Ronnie Tyer, Kennon Kellum and Billy Side.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Services for Jessie Lee Slawson, 88, of Clute will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Jacksonville.
Burial will be at 11 p.m. at Gosset’s Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Slawson died Tuesday in Clute.
She was born Aug. 17, 1912, in Jacksonville. She had lived in Jacksonville for 51 years as a homemaker and was affiliated with the Church of Christ.
Mrs. Slawson was preceded in death by her husband Ivel Slawson; parents, Frank Preston and Mary Effie Smith; daughter, Juanita Slawson; brothers, Mid Walker and Ford Wesley Slawson; and sisters, Duffie and Maxine Boatman. She is survived by her sons, Marvin Slawson of Cayuga, S.K. Slawson of Brazoria and Bill Slawson of La Place, La.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Services for Elwood W. Smith, 80, of Bullard are pending under the direction of Boren-Conner Funeral Home in Bullard.
Mr. Smith died Wednesday in Tyler.
Services for Irene Harris, 89, of Rusk will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Rusk. The Rev. Lee Welch will officiate.
Burial will be at Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Harris died Wednesday at Rusk.
She was born Aug. 8, 1912, in Maydelle. She was a resident of Rusk for 71 years and a member of First Baptist Church of Rusk. She was a homemaker and a bookkeeper.
Survivors include her husband, R. D. “Royal” Harris, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers include Tony McGraw, Waymon Traylor, Jackie Davis, Jimmy Wolf, Charles Benge and Joe Pierce.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Services for Jack W. Morriss, 71, of Rusk will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk with the Revs. Charles Nunnally and Troy Dagle officiating. Burial will be at Russell Cemetery.
Mr. Morriss died Wednesday. He was born Jan. 7, 1930, in Chandler and lived most of his life in Tyler before moving to Rusk in 1987. He served in both the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Navy. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of Adams Chapel United Methodist Church and VFW Post No. 3406.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Morriss of Rusk; daughters and sons-in-law, Wanda and Jose Feliciano of Tyler and Tim and Richard Deggs of Wylie; brother and sister-in-law, Bishop and Margaret Morriss of Chandler; stepchildren, Deborah Houston, Kenneth Jones and Carol Levine; and grandchildren, April Feliciano, Beth, Sean and Christine Houston, Zachary and Matthew Levine.
Pallbearers will be Kenneth Jones, Tommy Jones, Mike Helm, George Covington, Dave Bates and Glen Hugghins.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the ALS Foundation.
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Burial will at Cathedral of the Pines.
Mr. Craddock died Monday in Tyler. He was born April 11, 1905, in Sardis and was a Tyler resident since 1956. He was a senior deacon at Trinity Baptist Church in Tyler and worked as a station agent for the Burlington Rock Island Railroad. He was retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company and had founded Cradco Building Maintenance Company in Tyler.
Mr. Craddock was preceded in death by his grandson, Clay Craddock; brothers, Daniel and Wesley Craddock; and sisters, Beatrice Lummus and Lorena Cadenhead.
Survivors include his wife, Dora Mae Craddock of Tyler; sons, James, William and John Craddock, both of Tyler; sister, Vurlon Lewis of Conroe; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Chris Craddock, Cavan Craddock, Cameron Craddock, Mitchell Craddock, Carl Negley and Brandon Watson.
Honorary pallbearers include Scott Hall, Francis Greenfield and the deacons of Trinity Baptist Church.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church at 604 W. 4th St., Tyler, 75701, or to the Hospice of East Texas at 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, 75701.
Services for Jessie L. Slawson of Clute are pending at Thompson Funeral Home in Jacksonville.
Mrs. Slawson died today in Clute.
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Services for Raymond L. Priddy, 76, of Jacksonville will be at 2 p.m Tuesday at Renfro Memorial Chapel at Boren-Conner Funeral Home with Dr. Harold Brunson officiating.
Burial will be at Resthaven Cemetery in Jacksonville.
Mr. Priddy died Saturday at his home. He was born Feb. 8, 1925, in Ellis County, Texas.
He was a resident of the Jacksonville area for 43 years. He was a member of Hill Creek Baptist Church, Whitehouse, a minister and a bookkeeper.
He served in the U.S. Army Infantry.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Lorene Priddy, and granddaughter, Jennifer Odom.
Survivors include daughters, Sue Wood of Humble, Charla Marsh of Corpus Christi and Betty Odom of Tyler; brothers, Weldon Priddy of Lancaster, Joe Priddy of Belton, Bob Priddy of Troy, Tom Priddy of Austin and Bruce Priddy; sister, Margaret Bartlett of Grand Prairie; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Carroll Nash, Ray Odom, Ronnie Batie, Kelly Jones, Tommy Marrett and Jerry Stokes.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Services for Pat “Clyde” E. Reagan, 67, of Reese will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson Funeral Home, with the Rev. Paul Bonner officiating.
Burial will follow at Reese Cemetery.
Mr. Reagan died Saturday in Jacksonville. He was born Sept. 22, 1933, in Reese.
He was a farmer and rancher and a member of Antioch Methodist Church. Mr. Reagan served in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include wife, Theta Reagan of Reese; son and daughter-in-law, Patrick and Laurie Reagan; daughter and son-in-law, Christi and Maurice Pipkin of Crandall; brothers, Johnny Reagan of Reese and Edward Reagan of Jacksonville; sisters, Margaret Holcomb and Peggy Pike of Jacksonville; and two granddaughters, Hilliary Alyson Reagan and Callie Christene Reagan.
Pallbearers are G. W. Pike, Joe Blackmon, Travis Etheridge, Bryan Blackmon, Jason Roach, Randy Bonner, Richie Simmons and Dewayne Blackmon.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.