Funeral services for Bob Taylor, 83, of the Fincastle Community, were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, at Thompson Funeral Home in Frankston with Rev. J.A. Griffin officiating.
Burial was in Myrtle Springs Cemetery in LaRue.
Mr. Taylor died Friday, Aug. 1 in a Tyler hospital.
He was born July 8, 1920 in Henderson County to the late Wallace Otto Taylor Sr. and Marie Erwin Taylor. Mr. Taylor was retired as a foreman in the oil industry.
He was preceded in death by brothers, W.J. Taylor, Jensen Taylor and Wallace O. Taylor Jr.; father, Wallace Otto Taylor Sr.; mother, Marie Erwin Taylor; and stepmother, Mary Poston Taylor.
Survivors include a sister, Eliene Harrison of Frankston; nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers were Dan Taylor, Bobby Taylor, Randy Alexander, Doug Garber, Frank Tucker, Eugene Taylor, Jim David Dickerson and Bill Harden.
Honorary pallbearers were Barbara Tucker, Marla Garber, Dan Hunter, Preston Gamble, Mack Powell, Jimmy Lewis Dickerson, J.C. Redding and other nephews.
Memorial services for Norma Raie Pate Frazier, 67, of Rockport, formerly of Frankston, were scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 9, at 12 noon at Flo Community Church in Flo, Texas with Rev. Kenneth Stone officiating, according to local relatives
Mrs. Frazier died Friday, July 18, the relatives said.
She was born March 12, 1936, daughter of Sam and Leetrice Pate.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband, Kenneth; three sons, William McMullen, Keith Frazier and Leonard McMullen; two daughters, Imogene McCreary and Denise McDonald; one brother, Kenneth Pate; six sisters, Marie Chaneyworth and Betty Weeks, both of Frankston, Vicky Knight, Kathy Brabston, Sandra Hardy and Doris Counts.
Funeral services for Walter Herbert Lade, 94, of Brushy Creek were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, in the Brushy Creek United Methodist Church with Dr. Jack Shoultz and grandson Rev. Craig Garrett officiating.
Burial was at Olive Branch Cemetery under the direction of Bailey & Foster, Palestine.
Mr. Lade was born Jan. 29, 1909 in Palestine to John F. Lade and Marie Spierling Lade, and died on Aug. 8, 2003.
He was a member of the Brushy Creek United Methodist Church and was a longtime farmer and rancher. He was a member of the Frankston ISD Board of Trustees for a number of years in the1950s.
Mr. Lade was preceded in death by his wife, Stella Willingham Lade and son, Bobby Lade.
He is survived by three daughters and their husbands: Dorothy and Johnnie Johnson of Nacogdoches, Julie and Tommy Whitney of Atascosita, and Carolyn and Tom Wiens of Addison; eight grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren, plus an expected one.
Grandsons served as pallbearers.
Memorials may be donated to the Brushy Creek United Methodist Church, 501 Anderson County Road 4452, Palestine, TX 75803.
LARUE — Funeral services for Ozie Schmid, 82, of LaRue were held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, in the Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Frankston with Rev. Randy Huffman bringing the message and the music.
The eulogy was delivered by Mrs. Schmid’s daughter, Judy White.
Graveside service was held in Evergreen Cemetery in Percilla with Rev. Kenny Bush bringing the message and Mrs. Schmid’s niece, Tammy Rebecek singing “The Lord’s Prayer.”
Mrs. Schmid died Tuesday, Aug. 5 in an Athens nursing home.
She was born Oct. 19, 1920 in Grapeland to Henry “Pink” and Lois Oates, grew up in Percilla, and attended Grapeland Schools, graduating in 1939. She had lived in several cities in Texas, but came to Frankston in the late ‘60s and later settled in LaRue.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Bill White of LaRue; her grandson, Paul Murphy of Denver, Colo.; her granddaughter and husband, Susan and Jeffrey Gardella, and two great-grandsons, Joshua Gardella and Cody Gardella, all of Westlake Village, Calif.; two sisters, Ms. Owena Oates and Mrs. Lavoyce Tinsley, both of Tomball; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Edna Horton; and a brother, Louis Oates.
If desired, memorials may be made to National Osteoporosis Foundation, 1232 22nd St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-1292, or to the College Scholarship Fund of the United Methodist Church of Frankston.
ATHENS — Funeral services for Wanda Louise Buford, 78, of Athens, were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at Bethel Christian Church with the Rev. Darrel Hoffmaster officiating.
Burial was in Oaklawn Memorial Park under direction of Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home, Athens.
Mrs. Buford died Sunday, Aug. 10 at her residence.
She was born July 3, 1925, in Athens to Jesse Frank and Evie Gurnsey Stinnett.
Mrs. Buford was preceded in death by her husband, E.C. “Bud” Buford; a sister, Dorothy Keller; and great-granddaughter, Alissa Dawn Anton.
Survivors include her sons, Billy Don Buford, Allen Buford; sons and daughters-in-law, Eugene and Lois Buford, Tony and Cameron Buford, all of Athens, Terry and Cathy Buford of Plano; daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and Bobby Oldham of Murchison, Sharon Buford of Dallas, Betty Denise Fuller of Las Vegas, Nev., Becky and Buddy Ivey of Rowlett; sisters and brothers-in-law, Virginia and Richard Ware of Dallas, Hazel and Gerald Thornton of Jacksonville; sisters-in-law, Jessie Jo Buford of Pasadena and Pauline Shinn of Athens; 18 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Jerry Ramsey, Jerry Keller, Barry Keller, Richard Ware, Michael Harrison and Jeff Long.
Memorials may be made to Bethel Christian Church, P.O. Box 2441, Athens, 75751, or Hospice of East Texas, 700 S. Palestine, Athens, 75751.
IRVING — The Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for Bob Neal Burdine, 76, of Irving was held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, at the United Methodist Church of Irving, and Pastor Rusty Hedges and Rev. Dr. Jimmy Hopper, the cousin of Cindy Burdine Coleman and pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Danville, Ill., officiated.
A Marine honor guard presented the U.S. Flag to the deceased’s daughter, Cindy Coleman, followed by the playing of Taps.
Graveside services were held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Wofford Cemetery in Frankston with Rev. Dr. Jimmy Hopper officiating.
Services were under the direction of Donnelly’s Colonial Funeral Home where a visitation was held on Wednesday, Aug. 13, from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m.
Mr. Burdine died Aug. 11 at his home.
He was born Aug. 4, 1927, in Little Rock, Ark. and had been a resident of Irving for 30 years. Mr. Burdine graduated from high school at Union City, Tenn. and the University of Chattanooga, in Chattanooga, Tenn. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He married Laquita Joy Warrington of Frankston on June 6, 1953.
Mr. Burdine was a Quality Control Engineer for Honeywell Industries for 10 years, previously with Nuclear Medical Lab for 20 years, and active member of First United Methodist Church in Irving, the Kiwanis Club of Mineral Wells and Precinct Chairman of the Republican Club of Irving. He was involved with the stroke support group at Baylor Medical Center of Irving, and a member of Star Trekkers Walking Club.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Laquita Joy Burdine, Dec. 20, 2002; his parents, William and Augusta Burdine; and his brother, William Burdine.
He is survived by his daughter, Cindy Coleman, and her husband, Russell Coleman, two grandchildren, Christopher and Andrea Coleman, all of Grapevine; a sister-in-law, Martha Ellen Warrington Hopper and brother-in-law, Jim Hopper of San Antonio; a sister-in-law, June Warrington Williams of Dallas; brothers-in-law, Ray Warrington of Odessa and Dudley Warrington of Frankston; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Russell Coleman, son-in-law; Christopher Coleman, grandson; Jim Hopper, brother-in-law; Rev. Jimmy Hopper, nephew; Robert German Jr., Bill Reynolds and Derol Todd.
Immediately following the graveside service, Frances and Billy Beard of Frankston hosted a reception at their home for family members.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 211 W. Third St., Irving, TX 75060.
LARUE — Memorial services for Rae Lee, 70, of LaRue were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, at Eastern Hills Church of Christ of Athens, with David Mahan officiating. Arrangements were with Foster & Brown Funeral Home, Athens.
Mrs. Lee died Sunday, Aug. 10.
She was born May 11, 1933, in New York, N.Y. to the late Samuel and May Lichter.
Mrs. Lee had been an administrative assistant for several manufacturing firms, and was preceded in death by her daughter, Robin Reid.
Survivors include her husband of 44 years, Jim Lee of LaRue; a daughter, Donna Zahn of Katy; six grandchildren, one great-grandchild and other relatives.
Graveside services for James Larry Murphey, 65, of Irving, formerly of Frankston, were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Liberty Hill Cemetery in Frankston with Rev. J.A. Griffin officiating.
Services were under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home, Frankston.
Mr. Murphey died Monday, Aug. 18, in a Dallas hospital.
He was born Aug. 2, 1938 in Frankston.
Mr. Murphey was a brick mason and a member of the Assembly of God.
Survivors include his wife, Faye Murphey of Irving; sons, Rusty Murphey of Hurst and Jeff Powell of Georgetown; daughters, Marcelle Weishner of Kemp and Gina McNeeley of Sacramento, Calif.; his father, Dudley Murphey of Frankston; brothers, David Murphey and Richard Murphey, both of Frankston; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Vurnia “Punk” Underwood, 81, of Frankston were held Monday, Aug. 18, at 2 p.m. at the HillTop Baptist Church in Frankston with Bro. Ron Ivey officiating.
Burial was held at Roselawn Cemetery in Palestine under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home of Frankston.
Mrs. Underwood died Friday, Aug. 15 at her residence.
She was born Sept. 15, 1921 in Gallatin. Mrs. Underwood was a homemaker and a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Underwood; and a daughter, Dorothy Fay Underwood.
Survivors include sons, Donald Ray Underwood and John Dale Underwood, both of Palestine; a daughter, Peggy Mars of Elkhart; sisters, Claira Underwood of Frankston and Johnny Jones of Gallatin; five grandchildren, eight grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were John Alvin Underwood, Ricky Young, Eric Shull, Derryl Evans, Jimmy Evans and Robert Underwood.
Honorary pallbearers were Jimmie Fail and David Hodges.