Obits

Walker

Services for Delphine Walker, 83, of Pittsburg, will be held Sunday, April 14 at 2 p.m. at Union Chapel Baptist Church. Interment will be in Union Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. at Harmon Funeral Home. 

Mrs. Walker was born Nov. 16, 1929, in Pittsburg and died April 10 at Tyler Continue Care Hospital.

Wiley

Services for Emmett Hamilton Wiley, 86, of Linden, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 13, at Reeder-Davis-Schindler Funeral Home in Linden.

Mr. Wiley was born April 6, 1927, in Douglassville and died April 9 in Marshall.

Memorials may be made to the Center Grove Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 1511, Linden, TX  75563.

Young

Services for Billy Joe Young, 75, of Omaha, will be held Saturday, April 13, at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church with the Rev. Theodus Monroe officiating. Interment will follow at Rivers Cemetery. There will be a time of visitation from 6 to 8 Friday evening at Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Hughes Springs.

Mr. Young was born June 12, 1938, and died April 8.

On April 5, Doris Starrett Harp, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior. She was born Feb. 13, 1929, to Grady and Irene Thomas Starrett of Avinger. She was a meticulous homemaker and wonderful cook. Doris was a loving and devoted wife, mother and memaw.
She was a faithful member of Frist Baptist Church of Atlanta and the Sunshine Sunday Class. She had a servant’s heart and served her family and friends with much love.
Her last months of life at Rose Haven Retreat showed a mischievous side that Doris had hidden from most everyone, including her children. The family has many laughable moments to be cherished in their memories.

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White

Services for Rebecca “Becky” White, 56, of Jenkins will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 at Reeder-Davis Chapel with the Rev. Ted White officiating. Interment will be in East Memorial Gardens in Texarkana, Ark.

Ms. White was born Nov. 1, 1956, in Texarkana, Ark., and died April 6 at her residence in Daingerfield.

Lewis Harold Jones

Services for Lewis Harold Jones, 76, of Lone Star will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at the Lilley’s Chapel Church of Christ with Kenny Shaver officiating. Interment will be in the Clark Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Nail-Haggard Funeral Home.

Mr. Jones was born Oct. 2, 1936, in Gilmer and died Friday, April 05, in Longview.

He was a member of Lilley’s Chapel Church of Christ where he was the song leader for many years. He worked as a mechanic for IMS and T&N.

He was preceded in death by his son, Doug Jones.

Survived by his wife, Bonnie Byrd Jones of Lone Star; daughter, Linda Huggins of Fort Worth; sons, Lewis Jones Jr. of Midlothian, Alvin Jones, Larry Jones, and Tony Jones all of Lone Star; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Chism

Services for Jimmy Wayne Chism, Sr., 63, of Lone Star, will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April, 6, 2013 at Mt. Mitchel Church of Christ in Omaha.  Burial will follow at Spring Hill Cemetery, under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home Inc., in Hughes Springs.  Mr. Chism will lie in state from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., Friday at the funeral home, with a time of visitation from 6 until 8 Friday evening.

Mr. Chism was born in Omaha, to the late Willie D. Chism and Hattie Younger (Henry), on Dec. 5, 1949, and died April 1.

He served as a faithful member of Mt. Mitchell Church of Christ and was a dedicated leader.  He graduated in 1968 from Daingerfield High School and attended college at Texas A&M-Commerce.  He was employed at Lone Star Steel for 43 years. Mr. Chism was united in marriage to the love of his life and best friend Mae Joyce Chism in 1995. 

Duke

Services for Daryl Keith Duke, 56, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, April 4, at Reeder-Davis Chapel. Interment will follow at Sardis Cemetery.

Mr. Duke was born Nov. 14, 1956, and died April 3.

Black

Services for Johnnie ‘Pete’ Black, 89, of Leesburg, will be held Saturday, April 6, at Reeder-Davis Chapel with Les Colley officiating. Interment will follow in Harris Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 Friday evening at the Reeder-Davis Funeral Home.

Mr. Black was born Sept. 29, 1923, and died April 1, at a Tyler hospital.