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4 1hr Wiling THraph FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2001 OBITUARIES MEMORXLS Sec. 2 East Texas Funerals Tyler Funerals Saturday Services Slated For 'Mama' Pinkie Fields EDITOR'S NOTE Pending notices will run each day until services are set and information is complete, at which time, they will appear one time in the furier-als column. After the funeral notice runs, the date and time will run until the day of the service. Kilgore Rites Saturday For 'Buster' Dickerson KILGORE Services for E.K "Buster" Dickerson, 81Kilgore, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at Rader Funeral Home chapel, Kilgore, with Elder Dwight Herd officiating.

Burial will be in Kilgore Cemetery. Mr. Dickerson died Sept. 12 in Kilgore. He was born July 18, 1920, in Kilgore and graduated from Kilgore High School.

He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was a member St. Luke's United Methodist Church. He owned and operated Hydraulic Pipe Pulling and after retiring owned and operated Kilgore Health Food Store, lie was active in the Rotary, serving ajj past president of Kilgore Rotary Club, past district governor of Rotary District 5830, district chairman of Rotary Foundation for many years, served on council of governors, a Paul Harris Fellow and recipient of many Rotary awards. He was preceded in death by brotn- Jimmy Durbin WINNSBORO Graveside services for Jimmy David Durbin, 28, Winnsboro, are scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday at Smyrna Cemetery, Wood County, with the Rev.

Melvin Harrell officiating, under direction of Beaty Funeral Home, Winnsboro. Mr. Durbin died Sept. 12 in Winnsboro. He was born March 13, 1973, in Tyler.

He was an oilfield worker and member of East Pyint Baptist Church. Survivors include daughter, Brenda G. Durbin, Winnsboro; father, William D. Durbin, Winnsboro; mother and stepfather, Brenda G. and John W.

Davis, Winnsboro; sister, Sheena R. Durbin, Winnsboro; brother, William D. Durbin II, Winnsboro; fiancee, Jennifer Jones, Winnsboro; and cousins. Funeral Home, Palestine). Visitation 6-8 p.m.

Friday at funeral home. FARRIS C. CATES, 91, Clawson; 2:30 p.m. at Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home, Lufkin. Visitation 6-9 p.m.

Friday at funeral home. LOTTIE MAE CHANDLER, 90, Palestine; 3 p.m. at HerringtonLand of Memory Funeral Home, Palestine. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday at funeral home.

ALISE CLAY, 89, Gladewater; 1 1 a.m. at St. James Baptist Church (McCauley Son Funeral Directors, Gladewater). Visitation 7-8 p.m. Friday at funeral home.

CAMERON "SLICK" COLBERT, 53, Kilgore; 1 p.m. at New Hope Church of Christ (Cunningham Funeral Home, Kilgore). Visitation 7-8 p.m. Friday at funeral home. PAUL JEFFERSON CRAWFORD, 55, Oak Harbor, graveside memorial 10 a.m.

at Chandler Memorial Park Cemetery (Chandler Memorial Funeral Home, Chandler). E.K. "BUSTER" DICKERSON, 81 Kilgore; 10 a.m. at Rader Funeral Home, Kilgore. THOMAS LEE "TOMMY" DUNCAN, 63, Gladewater; 2 p.m.

at Croley Funeral Home, Gladewater. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday at funeral home. JOSEPH STERLING FERRELL, 17, Cross Roads; 10 a.m. at Dogwood Baptist ChUrch (Tomlinson Funeral Home, Malakoff).

Visitation 4-7 p.m. Friday at funeral home. "MAMA" PINKIE B. FIELDS, 89, Tyler; 11 a.m. at Greater Hopewell Baptist Church (Brooks-Sterling Garrett Funeral Directors, Tyler).

Visitation 7-8 p.m. Friday at funeral home. EMMA GARRETT, 78, Tyler; 1 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church of Whitehouse (John R. Harmon Undertaking Tyler).

CLYDE GILBERT, 69, Van; 1 p.m. at Hilliard Funeral Home, Van. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday at funeral home. TINA HAWKINS, 33, Tyler; 1 1 a.m.

at South Central Church of Christ (John R. Harmon Undertaking Tyler). C.W. "IKE" HENDERSON, 71, Canton; 1 1 a.m. at Allan Fuller Funeral Home, Wills Point.

Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday at funeral home. KATHIE J. HIGGINBOTHAM, 54, Canton; 2 p.m. at Eubank Funeral Home, Canton.

Visitation 6-8 p.m.. Friday at funeral home. ELI HINTON, 77, Jacksonville; 1 1 a.m. at Sweet Union Baptist Church (Community Funeral Home, Jacksonville). Visitation 7-8 p.m.

Friday at funeral home. RUBY HOUSTON, 93, Flint; 2 p.m at First United Methodist Church (Croley Funeral Home, Gilmer). Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday at funeral home. GIPSY MAE YANTIS HOWARD, 85, Hawkins; graveside 10 a.m.

at Hawkins Cemetery (Beaty Funeral Home, Hawkins). HELEN JOHNSTON, 93, Emory; graveside 3 p.m. at Emory City Cemetery (Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home, Emory). EDWARD N. SOUZA, Sr.

Tyler, 10 a.m. at Funeral Home, Corsi- BOBBIE LOU SPRINGER, 50, Grapeland; graveside 3 p.m. at Guiceland Cemetery (Bailey Foster Funeral Home, Palestine). Visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday at funeral home.

FREDDIE MAE "SISTER" WILSON, 74, Tyler; 1 p.m. at New Zion Baptist Church of Winona (Community Funeral Home of Tyler), Visitation 6-7 p.m. Friday at funeral home. HUGH WILSON, 87,. Emerald Bay; memorial 2:30 p.m..

at Emerald Bay Community Church (Lloyd James Funeral Home, SMS? DR. QUYNH memorial Mass Catholic Chapel, Tyler. XUAN VU, 3 p.m. at 1015 ESE 54, Tyler; St. Paul's Loop 323, Farris C.

Cates CLAWSON Services for Farris C. Cates, 91, Clawson, are scheduled fpr 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home chapel, Lufkin, with the Revs. Dennis Cook and Harold Lee Westbrook officiating. Burial will be.in Gann Cemetery.

Mr. Cates died Sept. 12 in a Lufkin hospital. He was born April 7, 1910, in Clawson to the late George Madison and Cornelia Edwards Cates. Ho was a lifelong resident of Clawson and Angelina County.

He retired as- an oiler from Southland Paper Mill after 24 years service, and was a member and deacon of Memorial Baptist, Church. In June 1947, he was ordained as a deacon in Clawson Baptist Church, He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Adell Gates on March 4, 1988; son, Donny Cates; grandson, Billy Joe Cates; and granddaughter, Beverly Annette Cates. Survivors include sons, Charles Douglas Cates and Bobby Cates, both of Lufkin, Billy R. Gates, Claw- son, Glnndon- Cates, Baytown, and James Taylor Gates, Nacogdoches; sister, Ruby Selman, Texas City; brother, Thomas Ray Cates, Lufkin; special friend, Evelyn Forrest; Lufkin; 19 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and other relatives. Pallbearers are Calvin Marshall, Earl Burchfield, Allen Ray Cates, Clayton McClendon, Randy Nichols and Norman Terry.

Honorary pallbearers are grandchildren. Family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. JERRY BARNES, Tucson, 59, died Sept.8. Lloyd James Funeral Home, Tyler.

Visitation p.m. Friday at funeral home. ALMA BATON, 88, Kilgore, died Sept. 13. Burrows Overton Funeral Home, Overton.

MARTIN BLACKMON, 76, Chandler, died Sept. 13. Burks-Walk-e-Tippit Funeral Home, Tyler. Visita-tieir-5 p.m. Sunday at funeral home.

ROMOND COLEMAN, 31 Gilmer, died Sept. 4. Turner Brothers Mortuary, Gilmer. GARY COSTLOW, 51, Henderson, died Sept. 13.

Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home, Henderson. MARY FRANCES GREER, 80, Tatum, died Sept. 13. Crawford-A, Crim Funeral Home, Henderson.

JANET HAZLEWOOD, 49, Palestine, died Sept. 13. HerringtonLand of Memory Funeral Home. Palestine. GIPSY MAE YANTIS HOWARD, 85, Hawkins, died Sept.

13. Beaty Funeral Home, Hawkins. i DORTHY JACKSON, Tyler, died Sept. 8. Brooks-Sterling Garrett FuneraJDireqtors, Tyler." 1 HOMER D.

LAPRADE, 71, Grand Saline, died Sept. 13. Eubank Funeral Home, Canton. RILEY N. MANGUS, 64, Lufkin, died.

Sept. 4. Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Directors, Lufkin. IVORY MORROW, Ore City, died Sept. 11.

Turner Brothers Mortuary, Gilmer. JAMES H. MURRY, 56, Athens, died Sept. 5. Foster Brown Funeral Home, Athens.

OWEN NEWSOME, died Sept. 11. Turner Brothers Mortuary, Gilmer. OPAL T. SMITH, 78, Arp, died Sept.

13. Lloyd James Funeral Tyler. RUBY STAFFORD, Kilgore, died Sept. 6. Cunningham Funeral Home, Kilgore.

CARLLEN RAY WALLACE, 59, Flint, died Sept. 10. Lloyd James Funeral Home, Tyler. I ELIZABETH SPRADLEY BAUMAN, 90, Nacogdoches; graveside 10 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park (Cason Monk-Met-calf Funeral Directors, Nacogdoches).

BOB BOWIE, 82, Quitman; 2 p.m. at Lowe Funeral Home, Quitman. MADELEINE B. COMER, 82, Winter Park, in Florida (Family Funeral Care, Oviedo, Fla JEAN COPELAND, 75, Kilgore; 2 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home, Kilgore.

CARL DAVID "BILL" CUMMINGS, 68, Henderson; 1 p.m. at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home, Henderson. JIMMY DAVID DURBIN, 28, Winns-boro; graveside 4 p.m. at Smyrna Cemetery (Beaty Funeral Home, JERRY DON FLOYD, 57, Piano; 11 a.m.

at Eubank Funeral Home, Canton. EDITH FERN PIERCE FRITH, 79, Ben Wheeler; graveside 4:30 p.m. at Colfax Cemetery (Hilliard Funeral Home, Van). OLETA GRAY, 83, Brownsboro; 2 p.m. at Eubank Funeral Home, Canton.

R.L. "BOBBY" 69, Gilmer; 2 p.m. at Croley Funeral Home, Gilmer. OLA MATHEWS, 83, Lufkin; graveside 10 a.m. at Whitehouse Cemetery (Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Directors, Lufkin).

WILLIE MAE MULLENAX MULLEN, 72, Palestine; 10 a.m. at Bailey Foster Funeral Home, Palestine. JAMES R. ONSTOTT, 89, Kingman, 10 a.m. at Lloyd James Funeral Home, Tyler.

JEANETTA RANSOM, 67, Tyler; 1 p.m. at Smith Temple Church of God in Christ (Brooks-Sterling Garrett Funeral Directors, Tyler). SIDNEY EARL SCARBOROUGH, 74, Henderson; 10 a.m. at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home.

Henderson. JACK EDWARD SMITH, 82, Lufkin; 11:30 a.m. at Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home, Lufkin. MANCHESTER TITTLE, 88, Gladewa-ter; 1 1 a.m. at St.

James Baptist Church (McCauley Son Funeral Directors, Gladewater). ROSA KATE STEELE TUCKER, 75, Seneca, S.C.; 1 p.m. at Bailey Foster Funeral-Home, Palestine. GRACIELA M. FLORES WATSON, 79, Nacogdoches; memorial Mass 1 1 a.m.

at Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Cason Monk-Metcaif Funeral Directors, Nacogdoches). MARY "MAGGIE" WHITUS, 89. Lin-dale; 10:30 a.m. at Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Home. Lindale.

ROYCE E.WISENBAKER, 84, Tyler; 2 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church (Lloyd James Funeral Home, Tyler). ATS IE LEE POSTELL ABBEY, 93, Athens; 1 1 :30 a.m at Mount Moriah Baptist Church, Sandflat community (Garrett Tucker Funeral Directors, Athens). JOHN WILLIE "J.W." BELL, 77, Tyler; 3:30 p.m. at Dale Chapel Baptist Church (Brooks-Sterling Garrett Funeral Directors, Tyler).

Visitation p.m. Friday at funeral home. CURLEY A. BROWN, 81 Troup; 1 p.m. at New Hope Conglee Baptist Church of Troup (Brooks-Sterling Garrett Funeral Directors, Tyler).

DALLAS BURKHALTER, 76," Palestine; 1 0 a.m. at Landmark Missionary Bap-Jjsl Church of Athens (Bailey Foster Hugh Wilson Memorial services for Hugh Wilson, 87, Emerald Bay, are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1 5, 2001 at Emerald Bay Community Church with Dr. Leonard Molone officiating under direction of Lloyd James Funeral Home, Tyler.

Mr. Wilson died Sept. 12, 2001, in a local hospital. He was born June 3, 1 91 4, in Huntsville, and lived at Emerald Bay for 26 years. He graduated from Huntsville High School in Alabama and attended Auburn University.

Before his retirement in 1974, after 38 years with American Airlines, he was manager of Operational Procedures at American Airlines headquarters in New York. Hugh was an avid golfer and scored five holes-in-one. He was preceded in death by son, Hugh Wilson Jr. Survivors include his wife, Stella V. Wilson of Emerald Bay; son, Bruce Wilson and wife Susan of Arlington; daughter, Jeanne Hurt and husband Rick of, Bedford; granddaughters, Robyn Landers, Jaime Cate, Amanda Wilson and Emily Wilson; grandson, Elliot Wilson; great-grandson; Brady Landers; brother, Frank Wilsqn of Huntsville, many nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to Emerald Bay Community Church, 160 LaSalle Drive, Bulfard, 75757. ers, Floyd Dickerson and Alton Dickerson, and sister, Sis Dickerson, Survivors include his wife, Valu-ra Dickerson, Kilgore; sisters, Ruth Landers, Marian Dickerson and Nina Fern Nichols, all of Kilgore; one niece; one nephew; and other relatives. If desired, memorials may be made to Rotary International, P.O. Box 434, Kilgore, 75662. Joseph Ferrell CROSS ROADS Services for Joseph Sterling Ferrell, 17, Cross Roads, are scheduled for 10 a.m.

Saturday at Dogwood Baptist Church with Brother Frank Upchurch officiating. Burial will be in Patterson Cemetery, Cross Roads, under direction of Tomlinson Funeral Home, Malakoff. Mr. Ferrell died Sept. 12 in Henderson County.

He was born Sept. 2, 1984, in Malakoff to Joseph William and Belinda Kay Ferrell. He attended Cross Roads High School, where he was a junior and member of varsity football and, basketball teams. Her was the! Web site maintainor for Cross Roads School, He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Dorothy Fen-ell, and uncle, Darrell Kilpatrick. Survivors include his parents, Joseph W.

and Belinda Kay Kilpatrick Forell, Cross Roads; grandparents, Allen and Joann Stanford, Kemp; and Ionnie Ferrell, Malakoff; brothers and sisters, Pius Ferrell, Malakoff, Avery Ferrell, Cole Ferrell and Chelsea Ferrell, all of Cross Roads, Mallory Switzer, Robinson; aunts, uncles and cousins. Pallbearers are Matt Frentress, Cody Perdue, Maxie Barker, Dustin Trammell, Eddie Downey, Jacob Graff, Aaron Trammell and Noah Juvera. Family will receive friends 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. If desired, memorials may be made to Scholarship Fund at Cross Roads High School.

Maria Cristina. She was an adjunct in Salzburg, Austria, her biography Katy, Texas. At the time of her death I i i Son-ices for "Mama" Pinkie B. Fields, 89, Tyler, are scheduled for a.m. Saturday at Greater Hopewell Baptist Church with the Rcv.

C.W. Hood officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery, Swan, under direction of Brooks-Sterlintr Garrett Funeral Directors, Tyler. Mrs. Fields died Sept.

9 in Tyler. She was bom April 4, 1912, in Homer, and attended public-schools in Louisiana. She lived in Smith FIELDS County for 56 years and was a domestic worker and dormitory matron. She was a member of Greater Hopewell Baptist Church, where she served as a deaconess, chairman of Decoration Committee, and past president and past treasurer of Mission Society. She was Emma Garrett Services for Emma Garrett, 78, Tyler, are scheduled for 1 p.m.

Saturday at Antioc-h Baptist Church of Whitehouse with the Rev. W.C. Beasley officiating. Burial will be in Antioch'Ceme-' tery under direction of John R. Harmon Undertaking Tyler, Garrett died Sept.

11 in a Tvler hospital. She was horn March 27, 1923, in hitehouse and was a lifelong resident of Smith County. She attended White-house public schools, was a Baptist and in food service. i include son, Tony nrown Jefferson Citv, GARRETT daughters, Belinda Biscoe and Marilyn Garner, both of Tyler; brother, Kugene Brown, Tyler; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and other relatives. 'Pallbearers are Tony Brown Chason Stewart, Johnny Anthony, Luis Trujillo, James Stewart and Clyde Biscoe.

Freddie Mae Wilson Services for Freddie Mae "Sister" Wilson, 74, Tyler, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday at New Zion Baptist Church of Winona with Dr. S.L. Curry officiating. Burial will be in Kay Cemetery, Winona, under direction of Community Funeral Home of Tyler.

Mrs. Wilson died Sept. 10 in a Tyler hospice. She was Dec. 9, 1926, in Blooming.

Grove and attended Blooming Grove public schools. She-lived in Winona before moving to' Tyler 15 years ago. She was a laborer and member of New Zion Baptist she served on Usher Board and in Missionary Society, and Heroines of Jericho. She was preceded in death by one sister and four brothers. Survivors include sons, Robert Wilson, Tyler, and Claudell "C.J." Wilson, Fairfield; Claudett Wilson Hardisty, Tyler; sis-ter; Kattie Fisher, Malakoff; 14 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers are William Russell, Bobby Bell, William Bell, Kenneth Russell, Mike Russell and Matt Russell. Honorary pallbearers are grandsons and nephews. Family will receive friends 6-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Lottie Mae Chandler PALESTINE Sen-ices for Lot-ie Mae Chandler, 90, Palestine, are scheduled for 3 p.m.

Saturday at IlerringtonLand of Memory Funeral Home chapel, Palestine, with the Rev. Fred Neal officiating. Burial will be in Broyles Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Chandler died Sept.

12 at her residence. She was born Aug. in Anderson County to the late Eddie Chapman and Rosa Lee Wallace Huffman, and lived in Anderson County most of her life. She graduated from Palestine High School in 1931 and, during World War II, worked as dispatcher fo'r the railroad in Palestine and San Antonio. She worked for J.C.

Penney Co. lor many years, and later was a 1'BX operator with Missouri Pacific Railroad. She was a member of North Jackson Baptist Church, and a volunteer with the special education department of the schools. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Clifton Chandler; brother, Lawrence Huffman; and sister, Navana Ritchey. Survivors include son, Dana Ray Chandler, Palestine; brother, Howard Huffman, Palestine; -sisters, Drucilla Darwin, Marie Mack and Bet tie Joolloefling, alj of Palestine; nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers are Rory Joe Ed Bunton, Atilio' Bob Crelsinger, Marl in Cretsiriger and Philip Cretsingcr. Honorary jiallbearers are Alex Chicas, William C'hicas and Andy Chit-as. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friifay at the funeral home. If desired, memorials may be made to Broyles Chapel Cemetery l-iind, care of Marion Rainey, 2809 JackuJaktetmu, 1 1 WW 'Wf IMH -j, I I preceded in death by her husband, Ezra Fields.

Survivors include sons, Leon Fields, Robert Fields, Nathaniel Fields and Levon Fields, all of Tyler; daughters, Ethell Starks, Wynell Starks, Willie Mae Caldwell and Joyce Beavers, all of Tyler; brother, Claude Walker, Tyler; sisters, Lillie V. Pringle and Roverline Brown, both of Tyler; 24 grandchildren; 37, great-grandchildren; and- nine great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers are Micheal Fields, James M. Starks, Keith Fields, Quintus Fields, Rickey Fields, William Fields Tommy Caldwell and Reginald Starks. Honorary pallbearers are deacons of Greater Hopewell Baptist Church.

Family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Tina Hawkins Services for Tina Hawkins, 33,. Tyler, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at South Central Church of X'hrlst with Brother Luther L.

Marshall officiating. Burial will 'be in New Hope Cemetery, Bullard, under direction of John R. Harmon Undertaking lyler. i fs Hawkins died Sept. 10 at her residence.

She was born Feb. 27, 1968, in Tyler, and was a lifelong resident. She attended Tyler public schools, and was preceded in death by her HAWKINS mother, Barbara Ann Bright Hawkins, and grandmother, Ester Hawkins. Survivors include her father, Harold G. Hawkins brother, Harold G.

Hawkins Jrr, and sister, Ester Mae Vaughn. Pallbearers are John E. Johnson, Ricky Mayfield, Billy C. Mayfield, Craven Hawkins, Donnell Anderson and Steve McMillan. Honorary pallbearers are Chester Vaughn, Hubert Hawkins Micheal Hawkins, Ronald Hawkins, Douglas Hawkins and Porter Milton II.

J.W. Bell Services for John Willie "J.W." Bell, 77, Tyler, are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Dale Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Sam-mie Kennedy Jr. officiating.

Burial will' be in Evergreen Memorial Park under direction of Brooks-Sterling Garrett Funeral Directors, Tyler. Mr. Bell died Sept. 12 in Tyler. He was born March 25, 1924, in Tyler and was a livelong resident.

He attended Tyleif public schools, served in the Navy and was a retired custodian. He Was a member of Dale Chapel Baptist Church, where he served, as superintendent of Sunday school, and a member of American Legion. He was preceded in death by one sister and two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Ermia J. Bell, Tyler; son, Clarence Willie Bell, Tyler; daughters, Rosie Bell, Diane Campbell and.

Mary Ajaba, all of Tyler; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Pallbearers are David King, Charles, Rollins, Dewayne King, Thomas Rollins; Shane Goode, Roderick Chapman, Ricky Black and ErikMackey. Honorary pallbearers are. deacons of Dale Chapel Baptist Church. Family will receive friends p.m.

Friday at the funeral home. Bobbe Springer GRAPELAND Graveside services for Bobbie Lou Springer, 50, Grapeland, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday at Guiceland Cemetery with the Rev. Tommy Caskey officiating, under direction of Bailey Foster Funeral Home, Palestine. Mrs.

Springer died Sept. 12 in a Tyler hospital. She was born Aug. 10, 1951, in Palestine to Walter Louis and Veiva Franklin -Caskey. She worked as a cook at Pitt Grill and was a Baptist.

She was preceded in death by her father, Walter Louis Caskey. Survivors include daughter, Jessica Springer, Tennessee Colony; mother, Veiva Caskey, Grapeland; sister, Wynice Whitaker, Grapeland; brother, Carl M. Caskey, Kilgore; and former husband, Donald Springer, Tennessee Colony. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Ola Mathews LUFKIN Graveside services for Ola Mathews, 83, Lufkin, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at Whitehouse Cemetery with Pastor Vasilly Osadchuck officiating, under direction of Gipson-Mctcajf Funeral Directors, Lufkin. Mrs. Matthews died Sept. 12 in a Lufkin nursing home.

She was born June 22, 1918, in Rockdale to the late Vaughn and Ethel Russell Crow. She lived in Lufkin since 1943 and was a homemaker and member of Seventh Day Adventist Church. Survivors include her husband, Everett W. Mathews, Lufkin; son, Doug Hoover, Lufkin; daughter, Carta Giles, Austin; four grandchildren; one- great-grandchild; nieces -and nephews. r.

V. Clyde Gilbert Services for Clyde Gilbert, 69, Van, are scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at Hilliard Funeral Home Chapel with Brother H. Gay Weaver officiating.

Burial will be in Marvin Chapel Cemetery under direction of Hilliard Funeral Home of Van. Mr. Gilbert died Sept. 1 3, 2001 in a Tyler hospital. He was born April 27, 1932, in Ben Wheeler and was a lifelong resident of Van Zandt County.

He served in the U.S. Army Military Police. He worked for Sunbeam Bakery and retired after 33 years of service. He was also a rancher, and a member of Friendly Center Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Gilbert of Van; one son, Clay Gilbert and wife Pat of Bryan; thfee daughters, Donna Marie Gilbert of Ben Wheeler, Debra Rutledge and husband Tim of Lindale, and Linda Bennett and fciusband Allan of Tatum; and five grandchildren Chris Gilbert, Jennifer Brooks, Robyn Foster, Taylor Foster and Tyler Rutledge.

Pallbearers are Randall Preston, Brad Preston, Paul Gilchrist Bodie Gilchrist, Nicky Brockway and Jim Gilbert. Honorary pallbearers are Eric Mallory, Dick Fowler, Bill Hard-wick, Ronnie Nails, Gerald Gilbert, Kenneth Atteberry and Therlon Brittin. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Hospice HomePlace, 41 1 1 University Tyler, 75701 Minerva Garcia Minerva Garcia died Sept.

6, 2001, at her home in San Antonio, Texas. On Sept. 8, there was a celebration of her life at St. Helena Catholic by Msgr. Wil Krieger.

She was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico on Dec. 10, 1 9 1 4. The oldest of twelve children, she was the daughter of Francisco N. Garcia, well known banker from northern Mexico and Emilia Bres de Garcia. She attended Our Lady of the Lake College as a boarder from the age of eleven, completing secondary, preparatory school, and eventually her bachelor of music degree with major in piano performance.

She taught music for 15 years in the public scnooi system and taught private piano to hundreds of students for thirty rive years, including her daughter, faculty member at lexas bouthmost College. An alumnus of th Jf.jfJ Emmitt Pettigrew Sr. September 26, 1942-September 14, 2000 If has been one year since Emmitt (daddy) has gone to be with the Lord. We. thank God that he allowed the time we had to spend with him.

We thank God even more that He has given us the strength to go on with the legacy of our husband, father, brother, uncle and friend. International Piano Pedagogy Institute was mciuaea in international Who's Who in Music, Cambridge, Ingland. Professional membership's include Sigma. Alpha lota International Fraternity, charter member of the Rio Grande Valley Music Teachers Association where she was past president and treasurer, and National Guild of Piano Teachers. Her husband Ralph and sons Rafael Ramon and Claudio Mario preceded Mrs.

Garcia in death. She is sur vived by her daughter and son-in-law, Diana and Tom Tsirigotis, San Antonio, daughter Minerva Falgout of San Antonio, daughter and son-in-law Maria Cristina and Leon Randolph, Tyler and son and dauahter-in-law We the family of Emmitt Pettigrew Sr. would like to thank each of you ior the point of contact that you have made with us. Please continue to keep us in your prayers. May God bless each of you in a very special way.

Emmitt Angola, and Leslie Francisco and Mary Helen Garcia, she had twelve grandchildren and severgreat grandchildri I.