Obits

Ted Shoemaker, 58, died on Thursday, Dec. 1. He was born July 20, 1958 in Corpus Christi to Harry Owen Shoemaker and Ellen Alyce Havemann Shoemaker. He worked in the cable TV business for 30 years and then became a truck driver for 10 years.

Ted is survived by his loving wife of 20 years, Phyllis Kay Hall Shoemaker; sons: Tony (Kimberly) Smith and Bubba (Glenda) Smith; daughter Kristie Smith; and brother, Harold Scott Moody Shoemaker, of Kerrville; four grandsons and five granddaughters.

He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Gerald Owen Shoemaker.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Iron Bluff Saloon in Lone Star. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to cancer research. Arrangements are under the direction of Waxahachie Funeral Home. Please sign online guestbook at www.waxahachiefuneralhome. com.

Services for Tammy Jo Kirkpatrick, 48 of Daingerfield were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, at First Baptist Church in Cason with Bro. Scott Darby officiating. Burial followed in the Bradfield Chapel Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Nail- Haggard Funeral Home.

Tammy was born on Nov. 11, 1968 in Lone Star to James J. and Nell Scott Bruce. She died on Monday, Nov. 21, in Dallas.

Tammy attended the Assembly of God Church in Hughes Springs and was formally employed at Windsor Place Nursing Home and Greenhill Villas in Mt. Pleasant as an LVN.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Wanda Fant Baldwin, 88, of Linden died Nov. 30. Mrs. Baldwin was born Nov. 4. Services were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 3, at The First Baptist Church in Linden with Bro. Jackie Stanfield officiating and burial followed in the Linden Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Linden. An online guestbook may be signed at www.reederdavis. com.

Services for Horace “Hogan” Taylor of Hughes Springs were held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Reeder-Davis Chapel. Burial followed at Spring Hill Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Hughes Springs.

Harold Ray Berkely, 53, of Naples died Friday, Nov. 25. Mr. Berkley was born Jan. 1, 1963 in Hempstead. Services were at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 29, in the Chapel of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Linden with Mark Foster officiating. Burial followed in the Linden Cemetery under the direction of Reeder- Davis Funeral Home in Linden. An online guestbook may be signed at www.reeder-davis.com

Lanora Jo Glaze, 87 of Texarkana died on Nov. 24. Mrs. Glaze was born Sept. 16, 1929 in Clinton, OK. Graveside funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, at Memorial Gardens Cemetery with Rev. Don Tedford officiating. Condolences may be left at www.eastfuneralhomes. com

Fannie Jane Thomas, 76, died in Mount Pleasant on Nov. 19. She was born on June 22, 1940 to Troy & Violet Free Hayes in Fort Smith, AR. A memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, at the Bates-Cooper-Sloan Funeral Home. Online registry is available at batescoopersloanfuneral-home.com.

 Services for Coleman “Blue Eyes” Gene Hall were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22 at the First Baptist Church in Avinger. Burial followed at Pyland Cemetery, under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Hughes Springs. Mr. Coleman was born March 6, 1937.

He was a member of the Masonic Lodge Hickory Hill 156 for 50-plus years, had his Scottish Right 32nd Degree, served as a deacon for the First Baptist Church in Avinger, retired from Lone Star Steel after 43 years, was an avid gardener, loving husband, father, and grandfather.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilburn and Mary Hall; infant brother; mother and father-in law, Armond and Ruth Johnsons; and five brothers-in-law.

Services for Charles Donald High, 84 of Saginaw, were held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth. Mr. High was born in Daingerfield on Feb. 12, and died on Nov. 9.

Claude M. Lee, 77, of Linden died at his home on Nov. 15, after a lengthy illness. Mr. Lee was born June 2, 1939 in Linden. Services were held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17, in the Chapel of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Linden. Burial followed in the Linden Cemetery under the direction of Reeder- Davis Funeral Home in Linden. An online guestbook may be signed at www.reeder-davis.com.