Obits

Services for Gary Wallace Jones, 56, of Dallas, were held Sept. 23, at Veal Switch Cemetery in Hughes Springs with Terry Jones officiating.
Mr. Jones was born in Dallas on Feb. 16, 1957, and died Sept. 19 in Dallas.

Services for Eula Faye Gray Lovelady, 82, of Ore City were held Sept. 19, in Daingerfield with Norman Miller officiating.  Interment was in Clark Cemetery.
Mrs. Lovelady was born Dec. 11, 1930, in Daingerfield and died Sept. 15, in Atlanta.

Services for Ruby Maydell Mallett, 99, of Arlington were held Sept. 18, at the Daingerfield Church of Christ with Norman Miller and Tim Gibbs officiating.  Interment was in Springhill Cemetery.
Mrs. Mallett was born April 14, 1914, in Chillicothe, and died Sept. 14, in Arlington.

Services for Nora Lee Owens, 75, of Linden, were held Aug. 17, at Linden United Methodist Church. Interment was in Linden Cemetery.
Ms. Owens was born June 11, 1938, in Atlanta and died Sept. 14 at a nursing center in Linden.

Services for Cassie Nicole Rocks, 24, of Hughes Springs, were held Sept. 17 at First Baptist Church in Lone Star with Robert Norris officiating. Interment was in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Ms. Rocks was born May 15, 1989, in St. Petersburg, Fla., and died Sept. 12 in Jefferson.

Beverly Ann Huchingson Rowe was born Aug. 29, 1954, in Hughes Springs, and died Sept. 19, in Longview.
She grew up in Hughes Springs in a little house near where the school administration building sits today. She was beloved by many grandparents, aunts and uncles and had lots of cousins to play with. She had the good sense to marry James Rowe in 1976, just six weeks after meeting him. Together they had two daughters, one of whom survived. She loved her role as a wife and mother and was known to “adopt,” every child she came across. She loved to cook and eat a good meal and no one who visited ever went home hungry. She was, in the words of her nephew, Christopher, playful and full of mischief.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Aaron and Mary Huchingson; infant daughter, Beverly Nicole Rowe and sister, Connie Harrell.

Services for Billy Tanner, 83, of Ore City, were held Sept. 19, at the United Methodist Church in Ore City. Interment will follow in Ore City Cemetery.
Mr. Tanner was born July 12, 1930, and died Sept. 16.

Services for Thelbert Eugene Taylor, 69, of Hughes Springs were held Sept. 20, at Crossroads Missionary Baptist Church with Dan McGuire and Shawn Taylor officiating.  Interment was in Shelton Rankin Cemetery, under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Hughes Springs.
 Mr. Taylor was born Aug. 17, 1944, in Linden and died Sept. 18, at a Linden hospital. 
He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Taylor; his parents, Thelbert and Betty Taylor; one sister, Geraldine Taylor; and his grandparents, Charles and Vera Mitchell and A.D. and Laura Taylor.
 Survivors include three sons and one daughter, Ricky Taylor (Trudy), Roger Taylor, Shawn Taylor (Sherri), and Sharlotte Porter (Jerry), all of Hughes Springs; two sisters and brother-in-laws, Sondra and Mitch West and Betty Carol and David Thomas, all of Hughes Springs; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

Services for John Nathaniel Wright, 84, of Rocky Branch, were held Sept. 20, at the First United Methodist Church in Naples with the Rev. Mike Fraley officiating. Interment was in Springhill Cemetery in Naples
Mr. Wright was born Nov. 3, 1928, in Rocky ranch to Clyde Nathaniel and Johnnie Mae Wright, and died Sept. 15 at his home.
Mr. Wright was retired from Lone Star Steel Company where he was a millwright. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Naples. He also was a 50-plus year member of the Belden Masonic Lodge in Naples.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Paula Wright in 1955; and his parents.

Roach
Herman L. Roach, 86, formerly of Hughes Springs, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Sept. 22. Born Jan. 8, 1927, in Hamilton, Ohio to William Henry and Nora Alcorn Roach, Mr. Roach was one of seven children. He grew up in Miamisburg, Ohio, where he attended Miamisburg City Schools.
He was employed by and retired from Delco Moriane, Division of General Motors, after 30 years of service, in 1980. He was a member of Local 696 Autoworkers Union and a member of the 25 Year Club.
Previous to moving to Northeast Texas, Herman and his wife, Minie, resided in Eaton, Ohio, where he enjoyed farming and hunting. They were former members of the Sugar Valley United Methodist Church.
After retiring, Mr. Roach and his wife spent many enjoyable hours fishing in Lake Okechobee, Fla. where they resided prior to moving to Hughes Springs.
After moving to Hughes Springs they joined the Veal Switch Baptist Church where they were quite active.