Obituaries

Jun 10, 2013

Isla Johnson, five months old, passed away the afternoon of June 10, 2013 in her parents' arms at Children's Medical Center in Dallas after a spirited fight with a congenital heart defect. She was born January 14, 2013 at Baylor Medical Center. Her life is celebrated and mourned by her parents, Daniel and Moira Johnson of Commerce, Texas, her...

May 26, 2013

Funeral services for Louise Dunn Faires, age 91, of Commerce, will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 29,2013 at the Commerce Church of Christ with David Gibson officiating. Interment will follow at 3:30 p.m. at the Chandler Memorial Cemetery in Chandler, Texas with Mike Anderson, Joe Davis, Jay Garrett, Howard Lambert, Wallace Mynatt, James Peek, Leon Summerlin and...

May 13, 2013

COMMERCE — Nancy Mosley Talley, 72, of Commerce passed away May 13, 2013, in Paris, Texas. Nancy Talley was born Aug. 28, 1940, in Waco to Earl Hale and Dorothy Balcom Mosley. Nancy graduated from Brownwood High School in 1958. She was a nursing home administrator in various cities from 1970-2006. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of...

Apr 18, 2013

Dolores Jean Earls, 81 of Tyler, passed away April 18, 2013 in Tyler with her daughter by her side. She was born December 10, 1931 to Clyde and Sarah Rountree. She was retired from East Texas State University and worked in the acquisitions department of the library. Dolores was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ and lived for...

Apr 16, 2013

Nellie Faye Thomas, 85, of Rockwall, passed away April 16, 2013 in Rowlett, Texas.  She was born February 20, 1928 in Commerce, Texas to Grover C. and Lillie Mae Horton.  She married Roy Thomas on July 5, 1958 in Oklahoma. She leaves behind one daughter, DeLana Kay Hood, of Rockwall, 2 grandsons, Brad Brooks and wife Becky of Bonham, Texas...

Apr 3, 2013

Harold Arrington, beloved Husband, Father, and Grand-Father passed away peacefully on Wednesday April 3, 2013 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Harold was born August  13, 1935 in Fairlie, Texas to William Grady and Martha Lona (McCool) Arrington.    A lifelong resident of Commerce, Texas, he married Zoie Oleta Haddock in February 1954 in his parent's home. Harold and Oleta had three children  ...

Mar 15, 2013

COMMERCE — Valera Dodson Sparks, a longtime resident of Commerce, peacefully passed away March 15, 2013, in Arlington. Mrs. Sparks was born on Jan. 16, 1921, — a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, who will surely be missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, W.J. Sparks, on...

Dec 27, 2012

Dr. David Brooks Crenshaw, aka “Doc”, 67, of Commerce, died at 3:27 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at the Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville. He was born May 15, 1945, in Columbia, Mo. He is survived by his wife Pamela Portwood Crenshaw.  He was married to Sharon Preston Pickett Crenshaw, deceased.  Also surviving is his first wife Sherry Gail...

Dec 22, 2012

Margaret Ashley Hawkins, our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend went to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 22, 2012, at age 85.

Visitation will be at First Baptist Church, Commerce, from 6 to 8 on Friday.  Funeral services will be held Saturday at First Baptist Church, 2:00 p.m.. Margaret was born in Lamesa,...

Dec 6, 2012

Funeral services for Betty Jane Saulters, age 86, of Commerce, will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Commerce Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Joel Shelton officiating. Interment will follow at Shiloh Cemetery in Klondike, with Jacob Daggs, Mathew Daggs, Derrick Scott, Michael Saulters, Adam McVay, David Saulters, and Jason Austin serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer...

Nov 15, 2012

Memorial services for Calvin Joe Waters, age 61, of Ladonia, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at Commerce Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Sam Bush officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Monday, November 19, 2012 at Commerce Funeral Home. Mr. Waters peacefully passed away at his residence with loving family by...

Nov 2, 2012

Larry Don Coffey died on Friday November 2, 2012 after succumbing to complications from liver disease.  He peacefully passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Don was born on Septermber 5, 1953 in McKinney, Texas the middle child of LD and Clovene Godwin Coffey.  He grew up in Wylie, Texas and attended all twelve...

Oct 29, 2012

COMMERCE — A memorial service for Richard Ervin Lampe, 64, of Commerce will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at the Student Center Conference Room of Texas A&M University-Commerce with Dr. Lavelle Hendricks officiating. Dr. Lampe passed away peacefully at his home with loving family at his side, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. He was born Oct. 31,...

Oct 23, 2012

Gary Weldon Kibler of Commerce passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Born in Fort Worth on August 14, 1939, he was the younger son of F.W. and Annie Reese Kibler.  The family moved to San Marcos, Kerrville, Commerce an Odessa. They later settled on a farm in Campbell. Gary graduated from Commerce High School in 1958....

Sep 30, 2012

Peggy Hargrove Woolverton, 70, of Canton, went home to be with our Lord, Sunday, September 30, 2012. A life-long native of Canton, Peggy was in banking for many years at Inwood Bank of Dallas, where she retired. She is survived by her daughter, Suzette Pruitt (James) of Bogata, TX, and her brother Ellis Allen Hargrove. She is also survived by...

Sep 8, 2012

Funeral services for Chester Leon Fuller, age 86, of Commerce, will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Commerce Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday September 10, 2012 at Commerce Funeral Home Chapel. Masonic ceremony will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Denison. Chester peacefully passed away at his home Saturday,...

Aug 9, 2012

Ursula Loewenthal passed away on August 9th, 2012 in New Jersey following a fierce battle with lymphoma. Ursula was born to Erna and Adolf in April, 1928, Oppeln, Germany, inside Upper Silesia.  She fled Nazi Germany in 1938 to begin a new life in Angola and then Namibia, Africa.  She accompanied her parents to America in 1948.  Upon docking in...

Aug 4, 2012

— Funeral services for Jacquelyn Virginia Strickland, 89, of Commerce will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Clement-Keel Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville with Rev. James Jackson officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Strickland passed away the morning of Aug. 4, 2012, at Oak...

Jul 28, 2012

Elvin "Ledain" LaDone Wofford of Commerce passed away on July 28, 2012 at his home. He was born July 10, 1931. Visitation will be held at 9:00 a.m. until service at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Commerce.

Jul 25, 2012

William Frank McLendon III, “Bill”, 57, of Commerce, Texas was taken from us on July 25th just one day before his 58th birthday. Bill was a dedicated son, father, and husband. He was a most remarkable man that proudly had a 35 years career in law enforcement serving as a Lieutenant in Euless, TX, Police Chief in Sitka, Alaska, and...