Obits

Pyland
Graveside services for Joe W. Pyland, 77, of Hughes Springs, will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 14, at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Hughes Springs.
Mr. Pyland was born Oct. 10, 1935, in Avinger and died Aug. 11, at a Mount Pleasant hospital.
Online condolences may be left to www.reeder-davis.com.

Whitaker
Memorial services for Floyd Whitaker, 81, of Gilmer, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, at Holly Springs Baptist Church in Gilmer.
Mr. Whitaker was born April 29, 1932, in Gladewater, and died Aug. 4 at a Gilmer hospital.
Online condolences may be left at www.reeder-davis.com.

Services for Gay Joseph (J.L.) Gay, 95, of Linden, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Aug. 9, in the chapel of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Linden with Kevin Holt officiating. Interment will follow in Center Hill Cemetery. Mr. Gay was born April 27, 1918, in Daingerfield, to Joseph Samuel Lee Gay and Mattie Sewell Gay, and died at Aug. 6 at his home in the Center Hill Community.

Nadine Lyon, 92, of Hughes Springs never had any children, but she had become the matriarch of her church and in some ways, of her beloved Hughes Springs.
Her life came to an end July 25 at a Longview hospital, after a short illness.  
She was born Sept. 5, 1920, in Wellington, to Green and Eula Cockrill Parsons, and the family moved to Hughes Springs in 1938.  Soon afterward, she and her husband, the late John Lyon, established and operated Lyon’s Café in Hughes Springs.  Except for Mr. Lyon’s three-year service in World War II, the Lyons ran their café continuously until John’s death in 1977.  The couple also provided meals for Steed Hospital, also in Hughes Springs.
Mrs. Lyon’s contributions to her community included actively serving decades on the Hughes Springs Cemetery board, where among other things she facilitated planting of many beautiful crepe myrtles throughout.  She was a charter member and former president of Red Radiance Garden Club.

Services for William Todd Barton, 47, of Diana, were held Aug. 3, at Pine Tree Church of Christ with Ritchie Hamm and Jason Reeves officiating. Interment was in Hughes Springs Cemetery.
Mr. Barton was born Aug. 25, 1965, and died July 31.

Services for George W. Smith, 90, of Hughes Springs, were held July 30, at Reeder-Davis Chapel in Hughes Springs. Interment was in Hughes Springs Cemetery.
Mr. Smith was born Sept. 23, 1922, at Crossroads Community in Hughes Springs and died July 27 at a nursing home in Hughes Springs.

Craddock
Memorial services for Betty Jane Craddock, 81, of Lone Star, will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 9, at First Baptist Church in Lone Star with the Rev. Slugo Norris officiating. There will be a time of visitation from 6 to 8 Thursday evening at Reeder-Davis Funeral Home.
Mrs. Craddock was born March 18, 1932, in Princeton, and died Aug. 5 at a Longview hospital.

Pratt
Services for Jerry Pratt, 87 of Daingerfield will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug.7, at the First Baptist Church of Daingerfield with Bro. Don Ross officiating. Interment will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Nail-Haggard Funeral Home.
Mr. Pratt was born Nov. 11, 1925, in Rocky Branch and died Monday, Aug. 5, in Daingerfield. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Daingerfield, veteran of the US Army having served during World War II where he received the Bronze Star and member of the Masonic Lodge. He was a retired school administrator at Daingerfield Lone Star Independent School District, retired Morris County Judge and enjoyed ranching.

Moore
Graveside services for Linda Kay Moore, 61, of Marietta, were held Aug. 3 at Hughes Springs Cemetery.
Mrs. Moore was born Sept. 20, 1951, in Naples and died Aug. 2 at a Longview hospital.

Barton Services for William Todd Barton, 47, of Diana, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Pine Tree Church of Christ with Ritchie Hamm and Jason Reeves officiating. Interment will be in Hughes Springs Cemetery. Mr. Barton will lie in state from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Reeder-Davis Funeral Home. There will be a time of visitation from 6 to 8 Friday evening at Pine Tree Church of Christ Fellowship Building. Mr. Barton was born Aug. 25, 1965, and died July 31.