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a he get Longview News- Journal, Wednesday, May 14, 2003 Opal Rocke MARSHALL Graveside services for Opal Rocke, 99, of Tucson, formerly of Marshall, will be held at 2 p.m. today in Algoma CemeteryNorth with the Rev. John Bayliss officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Mrs.

Rocke died Wednesday in Tucson. She was born Oct. 26, 1903, in Marshall. the Sullivan Family Marshall (903) 938-7777 Edward E. Scott Sr.

TYLER Edward E. "Eddie" Scott 51, of Tyler, previously of Longview, died Friday at a Tyler nursing facility. Arrangements are by Advantage Mortuary Services. He was born Dec. 10, 1951, in Shreveport.

Mr. Scott was a member of the Church of Christ, a construction laborer and an air conditioning repairman. Survivors include his wife, Veronica. Neal Joseph Savant Neal Joseph Savant, 46, of Longview passed away at his home on Sunday, May 11, 2003. He was born Jan.

3, 1957, in Lake Charles, to Nelson and Nancy Savant. He attended schools in Lake Charles and Hallsville. Mr. Savant served tours of duty in Korea and Germany while in the U.S. Army.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Nancy Ann Savant. Survivors include his father, Nelson J. Savant; three brothers, Walter M. Savant, Daryl T. Savant and Robert A.

Savant; two sisters, Patricia Cole and Paula Reneau; his nephews, Jason Cole, Elliott Cole and NelReneau; his nieces, Madison Cole, Katrina Reneau and Scarlett Savant; and numerous lifelong friends. A private memorial service will be held by the family. Honorary pallbearers are Jason Cole, Elliott Cole, Nelson Reneau, Chad Walker, Russell Ward and D.M. Summers Jr. Evelyn Louise Welch HENDERSON Services for Evelyn Louise Welch, 81, of Minden are set for 10 a.m.

today at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Glenn Matlock officiating. Burial will be in Zion Hill Cemetery. Mrs.

Welch died Monday. She was born June 19, 1921, in Arkansas. Survivors include one son and three daughters and a number of grandchildren. Dignity CRAWFORD A. CRIM FUNERAL HOME 1414 S.

Main St. 903-657-2562 Henderson, Texas 75652 T.J. Williamson MARSHALL Services for T.J. Williamson, 76, of Marshall are set for noon Thursday at the Austin Street Chapel of Sullivan Funeral Home. Graveside services at 3 p.m.

will follow in Resthaven Cemetery in Jacksonville. Mr. Williamson died Tuesday in Longview. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today at the funeral home at 501 Austin Street.

the Sullivan Family Marshall (903) 938-7777 Homer T. Simmons KILGORE A memorial service for Homer T. Simmons, 72, of Alvarado will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pinecrest Baptist Church with Dr. James Singleton officiating.

Arrangements are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore. Mr. Simmons, who had worked in the construction business, died Tuesday in Kilgore. He was born Feb. 27, 1931, in Deadwood.

Rader FUNERAL HOME KILGORE 401 N. Martin 984-2525 www.RaderFuneralHome.com Funerals Mary Edna Adams Brossette SHREVEPORT Services for Mary Edna Adams of Shreveport, 2 p.m. today, First United Methodist Church, Dr. Pat Day, Dr. Jim Moore, Dr.

Curtis Chambers and Dr. Bob Burgess officiating. Reception follows, Bain Hall, First United Methodist Church Everett Gilbert Andress Graveside services for Everett Gilbert Andress, 95, of Longview, 11:30 a.m. today, Withers Family Cemetery, Buna. Arrangements, Rader Funeral Home, Longview.

Jimmy D. VanZandt HENDERSON Services for Jimmy D. VanZandt, 69, of Henderson, 1 p.m. today, Mount Hebron Missionary Baptist Church. Burial, Garrett Cemetery.

Arrangements, Jenkins-Garmon Funeral Home. George Mark Mitchell Services for George Mark Mitchell, 41, of Gladewater, 4 p.m. today, Mobberly Baptist Church, Dr. Gregg Zackary officiating. Burial, Rosewood Park.

Arrangements, Rader Funeral Home, Longview. Genelle Narramore DIANA Services for Genelle Narramore, 74, of Diana, 2 p.m. today, Smyrna United Methodist Church. Burial, Smyrna Cemetery. Arrangements, GrubbsLoyd Funeral Home, Diana.

Jill Willis Jones CARTHAGE Services for Jill Willis Jones, 55, of West Des Moines, Iowa, 2 p.m. today, Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Dale Reed officiating. Burial, Restland Memoral Park Cemetery. Arrangements, Hawthorn Funeral Home.

Helen Outland MARSHALL Graveside services for Helen LaVerne Jones Outland, 68, of Marshall, 10 a.m. Thursday, Andrews Cemetery, Karnack, the Rev. Jack Meeks officiating. Arrangements, Sullivan Funeral Home. Visitation, 6-8 p.m.

today, funeral home's Travis Street Chapel. Grover Guindel Huddleston GLADEWATER Graveside services for Grover Guindel Huddleston, 68, of Big Sandy, 3 p.m. today, Locust Grove Cemetery, the Rev. David Sanders officiating. Arrangements, Croley Funeral Home, Gladewater.

Sydney J. Hampton Graveside services for Sydney J. Hampton, 42, of Lake Cherokee, 10 a.m. Friday, Ulysses Cemetery, Ulysses, Kan. Arrangements, Garnand Funeral Home, Ulysses.

Longview arrangements, Rader Funeral Home. Bobby Lynn Marsh Memorial service for Bobby Lynn Marsh, 69, of Longview, 7 p.m. today, Eastman Congregation of Jehovah's Witness, Robert Bullard officiating. Cremation by Welch Funeral Memorial Center. Nannie Marline Boyce GLADEWATER Services for Nannie Marline Boyce, 90, of Dallas, formerly of Big Sandy, 11 a.m.

today, Croley Funeral Home Chapel, Gladewater, Bob D. Boyce officiating. Burial, Gladewater Memorial Park. Pending Wyman W. Griffin Services for Wyman W.

Griffin, 80, of Longview are pending with Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mr. Griffin died Sunday in Longview. Jesse Ray Hanson Sr. HUGHES SPRINGS Services for Jesse Ray Hanson 58, of Daingerfield are pending with Reeder-Davis Funeral Home.

Mr. Hanson died Friday at a Tyler hospital. Willie M. Lister Services for Willie M. Lister of Longview are pending with Stanmore Funeral Home.

Mrs. Lister died Saturday in a local hospital. Jessie Adams Services for Jessie Adams are pending with Stanmore Funeral Home. Mr. died in a Houston hospital.

Robert Marshall Cockrell MARSHALL Services for Robert Marshall Cockrell, 64, of Marshall are pending with Sullivan Funeral Home. Mr. Cockrell died Monday at his residence. 1.C. Washington HENDERSON Services for I.C.

Washington, 76, of Longbranch are pending with Southern Funeral Home. Mr. Washington died Tuesday. Babe Ruth Jones Sr. MARSHALL Services for Babe Ruth Jones 74, of Marshall are pending with Sullivan Funeral Home.

Mr. Jones died Saturday at his residence. OBITUARIES ES Charles Ray Paine MARSHALL Services for Charles Ray "Pops" Paine, 67, are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Travis Street Chapel of Sullivan Funeral Home with Brother David Rice officiating. Burial will be in Colonial Gardens.

Mr. Paine, a businessman and a veteran, died Tuesday in Longview. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. the Sullivan Family Marshall (903) 938-7777 Melba Cochran Hudson Graveside services for Melba Cochran Hudson, 98, of Longview will be held at 2 p.m.

Thursday, May 15, 2003, in Neeley Cemetery near Laneville with the Rev. Jonathan Jehorek officiating. Services are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mrs. Hudson passed away Tuesday morning, May 13, 2003, at a local nursing home.

She was born Nov. 25, 1904, in Rusk County to J.W. and Fannie Cochran. She had spent most of her life in Henderson and was a homemaker and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Longview. Mrs.

Hudson was preceded i in death by her husband, Gip Hudson. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Frances and Clark Sample of Longview; her grandchildren, Carol Sample of Longview, Don and Donna Sample of Houston, Susie Graham of Longview and Robert and Molly Sample of Houston. She is also survived by nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Annette Crawford of Nacogdoches; her sisters in-law, Mildred Cochran of Henderson and Sybil Cochran of Austin; and special niece Lorraine Hudson of San Antonio. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. today, May 14, at the funeral home.

The family has asked that memorials be made to the First Presbyterian Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1006, Longview, TX 75606, or to a charity of choice. A memorial guestbook may be signed at www.raderfh.com Rader FUNERAL HOME Family Owned and Operated 1617 Judson Rd. www.raderfh.com 903.753.3373 Geneva Dilks Graveside services for Geneva Dilks, 88, of Little Rock, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 15, 2003, in Rosewood Park Cemetery with the Rev.

Mike Lindstrom officiating. Interment will follow i in Rosewood Park Cemetery under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Mrs. Dilks died Monday evening, May 12, 2003, in Little Rock, Ark. A native of Corydon, she was born Oct.

31, 1914, and had lived most of her life in Long. view. She was a retired clerk, having worked for Lockheed Aircraft, and was a member of Winterfield Methodist Church. Mrs. Dilks is survived by her nieces and nephews, Elaine Reynolds of Longview, Linda Shireman Hesser of Little Rock, Larry Dale Shireman of Arkansas, Dorothy Ann Stevenson of Mena, and Billy Gann Spratlin of Marvell, and a number of great -nieces and great-nephews.

A memorial guestbook may be signed at www.raderfh.com Rader FUNERAL HOME Family Owned and Operated 1617 Judson Rd. Longview www. rederth.com 903.753.3373 Jackie Rager Graveside services for Jackie Rager, 44, of Longview will be held at noon Thursday, May 15, 2003, in Rosewood Park Cemetery with the Rev. W.A. "Bill" Rawlins officiating.

Interment will follow in Rosewood Park. Rader Funeral Home of Longview is in charge of arrangements. Jackie was born Dec. 12, 1958, in Longview to J.C. and Dorothy Reppond.

She was a lifetime resident of Longview and a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Don Rager Jr. of Longview; one daughter, Kaitlyn Rager of Longview; her mother, Dorothy Reppond of Longview; three sisters, Carolyn Duren of Linden, Johnnie Kay Johnson of Longview and Joann Joy of Kilgore; and a number of nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. today, May 14, at the funeral home.

A memorial guestbook may be signed at www.raderfh.com Rader FUNERAL HOME Family Owned and Operated 1617 Judson Rd. Longview www.raderfh.com 903.753.3373 Jessie Reynolds Efurd GILMER Services for Jessie Reynolds Efurd, 86, of Gilmer will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with the Rev. Mike Cook officiating. Burial will be in Willow Oak Cemetery in Upshur County.

Arrangements are by Croley Funeral Home of Gilmer. Mrs. Efurd passed away Sunday, May 11, 2003, in Tyler. The family received friends 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at the funeral home.

Mrs. Efurd was born in Cookville to John Camden and Minnie Catherine Gunn Rey. nolds. Mrs. Efurd served more than 50 years in the Pittsburg Chapter 381 of Eastern Star, Past Worthy Matron 54-55, and was a member of the Business Professional Women's Club, the Upshur County Historical Committee, the Upshur County Library and the Captain Thomas Black National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

She was active in genealogy for more than 50 years, and she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Gilmer. Mrs. Efurd started her career with her husband at Efurd Grocery Store in Pine, then went to work at Brittian's Dry Goods in Pittsburg. She then worked at Pittsburg National Bank, First National Bank in Winnsboro and First National Bank in Gilmer, for a total of 30 years. Mrs.

Efurd is survived by three sons, Paul C. Efurd of Flint, Joe M. Efurd of Tyler and Johnny L. Efurd of Garland. She was preceded in death by her husband, Morris Efurd, who died in 1974; four brothers, Guy Reynolds, Ralph Reynolds, Carl Reynolds and Louie Reynolds; and two sisters, Faye Reynolds Williams and Mary Reynolds Green.

Pallbearers will be Charles Craze, Jimmy Craze, Joseph Efurd, Robert Efurd, Steven Efurd and Jimmy Reynolds. Croley FUNERAL HOME GILMER 843 2555 Gregg Florist 2002 Readers Choice: Come in voted and see Best why East Gregg Texas! Florist of East Texas was of Best Florist In East Texas Presented by LONGVIEW Janice A.C. Owners Upwright 903-759-4435 We deliver. Every day. 2002 Reader's Choice Award Multiple arrangements available for all your needs! Mary Edna Adams Brossette SHREVEPORT Memorial services for Mary Edna Adams Brossette, 65, of Shreveport will be held at 2 p.m.

today, May 14, 2003, at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Pat Day, Dr. Jim Moore, Dr. Curtis Chambers and Dr. Bob Burgess officiating.

A reception will follow in the church's Bain Hall. Arrangements are by RoseNeath Funeral Home. Mary Edna was born Dec. 10, 1937, in Grand Bayou, to Edward D. and Alice Pope Adams.

She grew up in Westlake, La. She passed away Friday, May 9, 2003, in Clinton, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mary Edna graduated from Westlake High School in 1956 and was a 1960 graduate of Louisiana Tech. She later received a master's degree, plus 30 hours, from LSU in Baton Rouge. She was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority at Northwestern State University at Natchitoches, the Co-wed Sunday School Class at First United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women and Circle No.

8. Mary Edna was also a Sunday school teacher, a youth counselor, a member of the administrative board and a member of numerous committees at the church. Mary Edna was a delegate to the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, and she was on the development committee and the board of directors of the Louisiana Methodist Foundation. She was a member of the Delta Kappa Gamma educational sorority, the Captain Shreve Booster Club and the PTA. Mary Edna was an adjunct professor at LSU-Shreveport and a supervisor of student teachers.

She had taught for 33 years. Foro the last 20 years, she had taught kindergarten at R.V. Kerr elementary in Bossier City, retiring in 1993. She was preceded in death by her father, Edward D. Adams.

Survivors are her husband of 45 years, Marvin E. Brossette of Shreveport; her mother, Alice Pope Pickett Adams of Westlake; her mother-in-law, Sara Dell Brossette of Shreveport; a daughter, Amy Hitchcock and her husband, Tom, of Longview; a son, Edward M. Brossette of Shreveport; her grandchildren, Mary Christine "Christi" Hitchcock of Baton Rouge, Danielle Elise Hitchcock and Nathan Thomas Hitchcock of Longview; two sisters, Alice Fanta and her husband, Fred, of Westlake and Bertha Giffin Westlake; four nieces; eight nephews; and many, many wonderful friends. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church of Shreveport, the Mary Edna Brossette Scholarship Fund, P.O. Drawer 1567, Shreveport, LA 71165-1567.

Mary Edna's greatest accomplishment was the number of people whose lives she touched. IF CREMATION IS your decision Please Call East Texas Funeral Home $975.00 all fees included 412 N. High St (903) 757-8898 Roy 'Phil' McFarlin A service for Roy' "Phil" McFarlin will be held at 1 p.m. today, May 14, 2003, at East Texas Funeral Home. Mr.

McFarlin was born Jan. 1, 1940, in Cooper. He passed away Sunday, May 11, 2003, in a local hospital. Mr. McFarlin served in the U.S.

Navy during the Vietnam era and was a longtime resident of White Oak. He recently retired from working as a housing carpenter. Survivors include his wife, Barbara McFarlin of Jefferson; his sisters, Marcelle Carty of Longview, Robbie Hiltzman of White Oak, Carl Ann Gilliard and her husband, Roger, of Lake O' the Pines, and Kathy DeBaka and her husband, Billy, of Longview; one brother, Kevin Paul and his wife, Debbie, of White Oak; and many nieces and nephews. Cast Texas Consultation Funeral Home www.etexth.com Longview 412 N. High 757-8898 Robert H.

Garrett Dr. Robert H. Garrett, 75, of Lake Cherokee passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2003. On July 14, 1953, Robert married Eloise Sharp in Bernalillo, N.M. Dr.

Garrett served as a medical missionary in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe for 17 years. When he returned home, he practiced for 10 years at two separate walk-in clinics in Longview. Survivors include his wife, Eloise Garrett; two daughters, Alita Goins and her husband, the Rev. John Goins, of Arlington, and Cayla Quenichet and her husband, Eric, of Tyler; two sons, Bryce Garrett and his wife, Rita, of Dalhart and Dustin Garrett and his wife, Melanie, of Arlington; eight grandchildren; three brothers, Bill Garrett of Hartselle, Jim Garrett of Robert Lee and Phil Garrett of Muleshoe; and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held at 11 a.m.

Thursday, May 15, 2003, at Trinity Baptist Church in Lakeport with Dr. Gary Orr and the Rev. Sam Martin officiating. Entombment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens. Visitation is 5-7 p.m.

today, May 14, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention Hunger Relief Protram, P.O. Box 6767, Richmond, VA 23230-0767. Dignity Lakeview Funeral Home 5000 W. Harrison Rd.

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