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News Items from Palestine Herald Press

February 2009

Publication Date Description of News Items
2/1/2009 Death Notice for Steven Wayne Reed. Graveside services for Steven Wayne Reed, 47, of Palestine, will be held Sunday in Roselawn Park. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Palestine.
2/1/2009 Death Notice for Rosie Pearl Young Winston. Services for Rosie Pearl Young Winston, 77, will be Tuesday at St. Paul Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Memorial Cemetery under direction of McCoy Funeral Home.
2/1/2009 Death Notice of Billie Johnson. Funeral services for Billie Johnson, 93, are pending at Autry Funeral Home, Jacksonville.
2/2/2009 Obituary for Helen Henderson. Services for Helen Henderson, 90, of Rural Shade, TX will be Tuesday at Paschal Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Kerns Cemetery.
2/2/2009 Death Notice for Billie Johnson. Memorial services for Dona Billie Johnson, 93, of Palestine, are scheduled for Tuesday in the chapel of Autry Funeral Home in Jacksonville.
2/2/2009 Death Notice of Mike Goff. Funeral arrangements for Mike Goff, 68, of Palestine are pending at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/2/2009 Death Notice for Robert A. Bradford. Services for Robert A. Bradford 84, of Elkhart, are pending with Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/2/2009 Death Notice for Vertie Kiser. Services for Vertie Kiser, 90, of Palestine, are pending with Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/2/2009 Death Notice for Ruth Wilmoth. Graveside services for Ruth Wilmoth, 79, of Midland and formerly of Palestine, will be Wednesday at Roselawn Park. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/3/2009 Obituary for Ruth Wilmoth. Graveside services for Ruth Wilmoth, 79, of Midland and formerly of Palestine will be held Wednesday in Roselawn Park. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/3/2009 Obituary for Mike Goff. Services for Willard Mitchell "Mike" Goff, 68, of Palestine will be Wednesday at Herrington/Land of Memory Chapel. Burial will follow at Holly Springs Cemetery.
2/3/2009 Death Notice for Cleo Watts. Funeral arrangements for Cleo Watts, 90, of Tennessee Colony are pending at Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/4/2009 Obituary for Marla Ann Buschardt. The "Celebration of Life" service will be held for Marla Ann Buschardt, on Wednesday at Christian Life Center, in Houston, TX.
2/4/2009 Obituary for Cleo "Big Mama" Watts. Services for Cleo "Bib Mama" Watts, 90, of Tennessee Colony will be held Thursday at the Southside Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Tennessee Colony Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/4/2009 Obituary for Vernon Eugene Robertson. Services for Vernon Eugene Robertson, 70, of Athens will be Thursday at Bailey & Foster Chapel in Palestine. Burial will follow in Roselawn Park with arrangements under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.
2/4/2009 Obituary for Robert A. Bradford. Services for Robert A. Bradford, 84, of Elkhart were today at Bailey & Foster Chapel. Burial followed in Crawford Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/4/2009 Obituary for Vertie Dee Kiser. Graveside services were today at Cedar Creek Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.
2/4/2009 Death Notice for Robert Rhyne. Funeral arrangements for Robert Rhyne, 72, of Palestine are pending at Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/4/2009 Death Notice for Ruth Wilmouth. Services for Ruth Wilmoth, 79, of Midland, and formerly of Palestine, were today in Roselawn Park. Arrangements were under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.
2/4/2009 Death Notice for Mike Goff. Services for Willard Mitchell "Mike" Goff, 68, of Palestine were today at Herrington/Land of Memory Chapel. Burial followed at Holly Springs Cemetery.
2/5/2009 Obituary for Robert Lloyd Rhyne. Funeral services for 1st Sgt. Robert Lloyd Rhyne, 72, of Palestine will be Friday at Bailey & Foster Chapel. Burial will be at Roselawn Park under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.
2/5/2009 Obituary for Vernon Eugene Robertson. Services for Vernon Eugene Robertson, 70, of Athens were today at Bailey & Foster Chapel in Palestine. Burial followed in Roselawn Park with arrangements under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.
2/5/2009 Death Notice for Aubrey Dent Kyle. Services for Aubrey Dent Kyle, 75, of Grapeland will be Friday at the Church of Christ in Grapeland. Burial will be in Dailey Cemetery.
2/5/2009 Death Notice for Bobby Ramirez. Funeral arrangements for Robert R. (Bobby) Ramirez, 62, of Palestine are pending at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/6/2009 Obituary for Charlotte Jarrard. Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law.
2/6/2009 Obituary for Hazel Juanita Dunn. Funeral services for Hazel Juanita Dunn, 88, of Tucker will be held Wednesday in the Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Crockett. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.
2/6/2009 Obituary for Dianne Grizzle. Services for Penny Dianne Grizzle, 64, of Elkhart will be Wednesday at Herrington/Land of Memory Chapel in Palestine. Graveside services will follow at Meador Cemetery near Whitehouse under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/6/2009 Death Notice for Samuel Higginbotham Sr. Funeral services for Samuel Higginbotham Sr., 78, of Houston and formerly of Crockett are pending with Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/6/2009 Death Notice for James F. Taylor. Funeral arrangements for James F. Taylor are pending at Mercy/McGowan Funeral Home.
2/6/2009 Death Notice for Robert Lloyd Rhyne. Services for 1st Sgt. Robert Lloyd Rhyne, 72, of Palestine were held today at the Bailey & Foster Chapel. Burial followed at Roselawn Park. Arrangements were under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/7/2009 Obituary for J. L. Pettiette. Funeral services for J. L. Pettiette, 91, of Palestine will be held Sunday in the Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Rock Church Cemetery under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.
2/7/2009 Death Notice for Mary Kadlecek. Services for Mary Kadlecek, 96, of Palestine will be held today in Corpus Christi with burial to follow.
2/7/2009 Death Notice for Marjorie Lockridge Henderson. Funeral arrangements for Marjorie Lockridge Henderson, 71, are pending at McCoy Funeral Home.
2/7/2009 Death Notice for The Rev. Stephen Richard. Services for the Rev. Stephen Richard, 99, of Oakwood will be held Sunday at Shiloh Baptist Church in Oakwood. Burial will follow at Shiloh Cemetery under the direction of Emanuel Funeral Home of Palestine.
2/7/2009 Death Notice for Ray Anthony Emanuel. Funeral arrangements for Ray Anthony Emanuel, 46, of Houston are pending at Emanuel Funeral Home of Palestine.
2/8/2009 Obituary for Jeanell Shaver. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Sunset Christian Church in Grapeland, TX. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.
2/8/2009 Death Notice for Connie Elizabeth Bell. Connie Elizabeth Bell, 69, of Palestine and formerly of Brimingham, AL died on Jan. 28. Cremation is pending.
2/8/2009 Death Notice for J. L. Pettiette. Funeral services for J. L. Pettiette, 91, of Palestine will be held Sunday in the Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Rock Church Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.
2/10/2009 Obituary for Jean Lomax. Funeral services for Jean Elizabeth Lomax, 84, of Elkhart will be Wednesday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, Palestine. Graveside services will follow at Garden of Memories, Elkhart. Arrangements are under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/11/2009 Obituary for Steve Hunt. A graveside service for Steve Hunt, 48, of Schulenberg, and formerly of Rockdale were held Jan. 28, 2009 at Sandy Creek Cemetery near Rockdale.
2/11/2009 Death Notice for Shirley Wells. Funeral arrangements for Shirley Wells, 67, of Palestine are pending at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/11/2009 Death Notice for Ray Anthony Emanuel. Funeral arrangements for Ray Anthony Emanuel, 46, of Houston were held today at The Church at Bethel's Family in Houston. Burial followed in Houston Memorial Garden Cemetery in Houston under the direction of  Emanuel Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/11/2009 Death Notice for Jean Lomax. Services for Jean Elizabeth Luce Lomax, 84, of Elkhart were today at Kingdon Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Graveside services followed at Garden of Memories in Elkhart. Arrangements were under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/11/2009 Death Notice for James F. Taylor. Services for James F. Taylor, 75, of Palestine will be Thursday at St. Paul United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Flint Hill under the direction of Mercy/McGowan Funeral Home.
2/13/2009 Obituary for Nora Brown Smith Rhodes. A celebration of Mrs. Rhodes' life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14 at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/13/2009 Obituary for Oda Barton Langston, 101, of Palestine will be Saturday at Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel in Palestine. Burial will be in Fields Chapel Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/14/2009 Obituary of Jenny Daniels Heyl. Services for Jenny Daniel Heyl, 79, will be Monday at Bailey & Foster Chapel with burial following at Myrtle Springs Cemetery.
2/14/2009 Death Notice for Nora Rhodes. Funeral services for Nora Brown Smith Rhodes, 90, of Palestine will be today at Herrington/Land of Memory Chapel. Burial will follow at Land of Memory Cemetery under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/14/2009 Death Notice for Oda Barton Langston. Funeral services for O. B. Langston, 101, of Palestine will be today at Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel in Palestine. Burial will follow in Fields Chapel Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine, TX
2/15/2009 Obituary for James "Jim" E. Gillen. James "Jim" E. Gillen, 78, of Avinger, TX, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, in Avinger.
2/15/2009 Death Notice for Jenny Daniel Heyl. Services for Jenny Daniels Heyl, 79, will be Monday at Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel, Palestine. Burial will follow at Myrtle Springs Cemetery.
2/15/2009 Death Notice for Janice Newsom. Funeral arrangements for Janice Newsom, 52, of Palestine, are pending at Bailey & Foster, Palestine.
2/16/2009 Death Notice for Violet Pettiette. Funeral arrangements for Violet F. Pettiette, 84, of Palestine, are pending at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/16/2009 Death Notice for Sharon Walston. Funeral arrangements for Sharon Walston, 59, of Palestine are pending at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/16/2009 Death Notice for Don Ward. Graveside services for Don Ward, 58, of Seagoville, and formerly of Palestine, will be held today at the Chapel of the Air at Land of Memory Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/17/2009 Obituary for Sharon Walston. Funeral services for Sharon Kay Walston, 59, of Palestine will be held Wednesday at Broyles Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Land of Memory Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/17/2009 Obituary for Jeffery Jeffcoat. Services for Jeffery Jeffcoat, 52, of Silsbee, and formerly of Palestine, will be Wednesday at Bailey & Foster Chapel. Burial will be in Roselawn Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.
2/17/2009 Death Notice for Violet Faye Pettiette. Graveside services for Violet Faye "Baby Doo" Pettiette, 84, of Palestine will be held Saturday at St. Joseph's Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory.
2/18/2009 Obituary for Robert (Bobby) Romeo Ramirez (Frenchie). A Rosary for Mr. Ramirez will be held Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home Chapel. A Mass will be held Friday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
2/18/2009 Obituary for Wade Oliver Cummins. A wake will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Mt. Tabor Baptist Church in Dallas. Services will be Saturday at the church. Interment will follow follow at New Hope Cemetery No. 1.
2/18/2009 Death Notice for Sharon Walston. Serivices for Sharon Kay Walston, 59, of Palestine were held today at Broyles Chapel Baptist Church. Burial followed at Land of Memory under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/19/2009 Obituary for Violet Faye Pettiette. Graveside services for Violet Faye "Baby Doo" Pettiette will be held Saturday at St. Joseph's Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/19/2009 Death Notice for Mildred Scott. Services for Mildred Pearlene Scott, 87, of Palestine will be Saturday at Sawyer-George Funeral Home in Corpus Christi. Burial will follow at Christine City Cemetery.
2/19/2009 Death Notice for Wade Oliver Cummins. Services for Wade Oliver Cummins, 73, will be Saturday at Mt. Tabor Baptist Church in Dallas. Interment will follow at New Hope Cemetery No. 1.
2/20/2009 Obituary for Jean Louise Spence Koch. A memorial graveside service will be held Monday, Feb. 23 in Palestine, TX in the Palestine City Cemetery.
2/20/2009 Obituary for Jimmy Nichols. Memorial services for Jimmy Nichols, 50, of Elkhart will be held Saturday at the First Baptist Church Elkhart.
2/20/2009 Death Notice for Robert "Bobby" Romeo Ramirez. A funeral mass for Robert "Bobby" Romeo Ramirez, 62, of Palestine will be held today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Palestine. Arrangements were under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/20/2009 Death Notice for Inez Ellis. Funeral arrangements for Inez Ellis, 68, of Palestine, are pending at Emanuel Funeral Home of Palestine.
2/21/2009 Death Notice for Violet Faye "Baby Doo" Pettiette.  Service for Violet Faye "Baby Doo" Pettiette, 84, of Palestine will be held today at St. Joseph's Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/22/2009 Death Notice for Martin E Griffin. Funeral service for Martin E. Griffin, 94, of Palestine, will be at Southside Baptist Church. Burial will be in Pine Crest Cemetery in Atlanta under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/22/2009 Death Notice for Maxwell Eugene "Gene" Ammons. Services for Maxwell Eugene "Gene" Ammons, 79, of Oakwood will be Tuesday at Walters Buffalo Funeral Home in Buffalo. Interment will follow at Union Cemetery near Freestone.
2/22/2009 Death Notice for Carl R. Smith. Funeral arrangements for Carl R. Smith, 50, of Palestine, are pending at Emanuel Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/23/2009 Obituary for Martin Earlton Griffin. A Celebration Service will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 at Southside Baptist Church. Mr. Griffin will be buried at Pinecrest Cemetery in Atlanta, TX with arrangements under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/23/2009 Death Notice for Josephine Hardy. Services for Josephine Burroughs Hardy, 94, of Buffalo will be Tuesday at Walters Buffalo Funeral Home in Buffalo.  Interment will follow at Buffalo Cemetery.
2/24/2009 Obituary of Gerald Eugene Hinkle. Services for Gerald Hinkle were today at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Joshua. Arrangements were under the direction of Waxahachie Funeral Home.
2/24/2009 Obituary for Connie Graser Calloway. Funeral services for Connie Graser Calloway, 74, of Palestine will be Wednesday at Herrington/Land of Memory Chapel. Burial will follow at Land of Memory Cemetery.
2/24/2009 Death Notice for Noble Lee Larkin. Funeral arrangements for Noble Lee Larkin, 94, of Tennessee Colony are pending at Emanuel Funeral Home in Palestine.
2/24/2009 Death Notice for Dickie Greene. Funeral arrangements for Charles Raymond "Dickie" Greene, 77, of Palestine are pending at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/25/2009 Obituary for Donald Parsley. Graveside services for Donald Parsley, 82, of Onalaska, TX will be Thursday at Olive Branch Cemetery in Frankston. Services are under the direction of Autry Funeral Home, Jacksonville.
2/25/2009 Death Notice for Dickie Greene. Funeral arrangements for Charles Raymond "Dickie" Greene, 77, of Palestine are pending at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/25/2009 Death Notice for Ms. Gary King. Services for Ms. Gary King, 57, of Dallas will be held Friday at Sunrise Baptist Church of Dallas. Interment will follow at Southland Memorial Cemetery under direction of Sacred Funeral Home, Dallas.
2/25/2009 Death Notice for George Allen Jr. Services for George Allen Jr., 65, of Trinity were Tuesday at Emanuel Funeral Home Chapel in Trinity. Burial followed at Trinity Community Cemetery.
2/25/2009 Death Notice for Connie Graser Calloway. Services for Connie Graser Calloway, 74, of Palestine were held today at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Land of Memory Cemetery.
2/26/2009 Death Notice for Carlton J. Berryhill. Funeral arrangements for Carlton J. Berryhill, 76, of Elkhart are pending at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.
2/26/2009 Death Notice for Leslie Dewayne Edwards. Memorial srvices for Leslie Dewayne Edwards, 72, of Grapeland will be Saturday at the  Family of Faith Church in Elkhart. Burial will follow in Davis Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Chapel, Grapeland.
2/26/2009 Death Notice for Nadine Waller. Funeral arrangements for Nadine Waller, 89, of Palestine are pending at Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.
2/26/2009 Death Notice for Carl Ray Smith. Services for Carl Ray Smith, 50, of Palestine will be Saturday at South Union Baptist Church in Palestine under the direction of Emanuel Funeral Home of Palestine. Burial will follow at Union Hope Cemetery in Elkhart.
2/26/2009 Death Notice for Inez Ellis. Services for Inez Ellis, 68, of Palestine will be Saturday at Oak Grove Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Foster Cemetery in Palestine under the direction of Emanuel Funeral Home.
2/26/2009 Death Notice for Noble Lee Larkin. Services for Noble Lee Larkin, 94, of Tennessee Colony will be Saturday at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Tennessee Colony. Burial will follow at New Hope No. 1 Cemetery under the direction of Emanuel Funeral Home.
2/27/2009 Obituary for Carlton J. Berryhill. Funeral services for Carlton Jackie Berryhill, 76, of Elkhart will be Saturday at Herrington/Land of Memory Chapel Burial will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery.
2/27/2009 Obituary for Leslie Dewayne Edwards. Memorial services for Leslie Dewayne Edwards, 72, of Grapeland will be Saturday at the Family of Faith Church in Elkhart. Burial will follow in Davis Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel, Grapeland.
2/27/2009 Death Notice for Tyrone Lewis Donnell. Funeral arrangements for Tyrone Lewis Donnell, 23, are pending at McCoy Funeral Home.
2/27/2009 Death Notice for Vada Shirley Russell. Funeral arrangements for Vada Shirley Russell, 62, of Detroit, Mich. And formerly of Palestine are pending at McCoy Funeral Home.
2/27/2009 Obituary for Ruth Nadine Waller. Funeral services for Ruth Nadine Waller will be Saturday at the Church of The Nazerene. Burial will follow in Roselawn Park with arrangements under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/27/2009 Obituary for Jonnie Mae Smith. Funeral services for Jonnie Mae Smith, 87, of Red Oak will be Saturday at the Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Garden of Memories with arrangements under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/28/2009 Death Notice for Ruth Nadine Waller. Funeral services for Ruth Nadine Waller will be today at the Church of The Nazerene. Burial will follow in Roselawn Park. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/28/2009 Death Notice for Jonnie Mae Smith. Funeral services for Jonnie Mae Smith, 87, of Red Oak will be held today at the Bailey & Foster Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery with arrangements under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home, Palestine.
2/28/2009 Death Notice for Ross Sterling Williams Sr. Funeral services for Ross Sterling Williams sr., 78, formerly of Elkhart, will be held today at Inspiring Body of Christ Church, 7710 S. Westmoreland. Burial will be Monday at DFW National Cemetery.
2/28/2009 Death Notice for Carlton J. Berryhill. Services for Carlton Jackie Berryhill, 76, of Elkhart will be today at Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery.

 

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