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Annie Mae Williams

Annie Mae Williams

Dec 27, 2018

Annie Mae Jones Williams was born on April 18, 1924 in Palestine, Texas. She was the daughter of Nancy Johnson Jones and Lonnie Jones.

Annie was a longtime employee of Stern's Dress Shop and Presbyterian Hospital where she worked as a receptionist. She also worked at Republic Bank as a...

Quinton Ramone Cheatham

Quinton Ramone Cheatham

Dec 27, 2018

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Roberta Antoinette Taylor

Roberta Antoinette Taylor

Dec 25, 2018

Our sister, Roberta Antoinette Taylor, was born on September 16, 1970 to the late Mr. Robert Lee Taylor, Sr. and Mrs. Ruby Jewel Calloway Dailey. She accepted Christ at an early age and was filled with the precious Holy Ghost at the House of Prayer in San Jose, California, under the leadership of Pastor Elder R....

Cleatrice Smith

Cleatrice Smith

Dec 24, 2018

Cleatrice Smith was born on July 7, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri to Willie Mae Ford-Smith. She received her formal education from the public school system in St. Louis.

Cleatrice worked for Bank of America where she retired in 1990. She later worked for the Texas Department of Health and...

Donald Ray Jefferson

Donald Ray Jefferson

Dec 24, 2018

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Eva Mae Haynes

Eva Mae Haynes

Dec 16, 2018

Eva Mae Haynes was born in Laurel, Mississippi at Charity Hospital to Betty Jean and Walter Chapman.

Eva married her high school sweetheart, Jarvis Andre Haynes, on February 12, 1988 and to their union three children were born. She graduated and received her diploma from Heidelberg High School in Heidelberg,...

Therman Elijah Swann

Therman Elijah Swann

Dec 14, 2018

Therman Elijah Swann, age 61, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018, in his home. He was born October 20, 1957 in Paris, TX to Robert and Ruby Swann. Therman was primarily raised by his grandmother, Emma Davis.

He was a 1976 graduate of Paris High School. He met his...

Zantrel Demund Mays

Zantrel Demund Mays

Dec 8, 2018

Zantrel Demund Mays was born on July 30, 1985 to Bonne Mays and Leslie Sowels in Dallas, Texas.

Zantrel better known as "Z" received his formal education from Mesquite High School where he graduated in 2004. He was a Running Back for the Mesquite "Skeeters" and was a very talented...

Ida Mae Bailey

Ida Mae Bailey

Dec 7, 2018

Mrs. Ida Mae Bailey was born in Chilton, Texas on March 23, 1930 to the parentage of Aaron Oneal and Inez Davis along with her eight siblings: Lacey D. Davis, Charles Davis, Arlone Davis, Frank Davis, Clarence "Adam" Davis, Ellis Wayne, Rose Gentry and Grace Gene Benson.

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Lou Willie Propes

Lou Willie Propes

Dec 7, 2018

Lou Willie Propes was born December 4, 1941 to Bob Driver and Adell Tillman in Timpson, Texas.  She attended and graduated from Timpson High School.

Lou accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Isiah Joshua, Jr. She...

Josie Marie Johnson

Josie Marie Johnson

Dec 6, 2018

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Patsy R. Rodgers

Patsy R. Rodgers

Dec 5, 2018

Patsy Ruth Rodgers was born on February, 13, 1938 in Dallas, TX to the late parents of Rev. Sam Henry Jemerson II and Lula Haynes Jermerson. She received her education from Booker T. Washington High School. She then went on to marry Nunnie Booker and they had one daughter Sheila Ann Simpson.

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Rev. Jimmie Ghoston

Rev. Jimmie Ghoston

Dec 4, 2018

Jimmie Ghoston was the middle child of 5 born to Mary and Jerry Ghoston. He was born on November 13, 1924. He gained his wings on December 4, 2018. He attended school in Camp County, Pittsburg, Texas.

He became an ordained minister in the early 1940's. He also served his country in World War...

Alicia Khalil Bennett Dunn

Alicia Khalil Bennett Dunn

Dec 4, 2018

On April 3, 1976 the late Lee C. Bennett and Cynthia Turner Bennett gave birth to a beautiful, charismatic baby girl in Selma, Alabama and they named her,

Alicia Khalil Bennett Dunn

Alicia attended Berkner High School where she graduated in 1994. She later...

Athony Wayne Roberts

Athony Wayne Roberts

Dec 3, 2018

Mr. Anthony Wayne (Boogie) Roberts was born on April 15, 1964 to the parentage of Roosevelt Hartfield and Betty Roberts. He graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton, Texas, where he was an award-winning athlete.

Anthony accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at an early age.

Betsy Kate Blackwood

Betsy Kate Blackwood

Nov 30, 2018

Our beloved mother, sister, aunt, cousin, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother, slipped into the arms of our precious Lord Jesus Christ on November 30, 2018.

Betsy K. Blackwood was born on May 12, 1936 in Akron, Ohio to the late Lucius L. Jefferies and Mattie Kate Daniels (Ben L....

Marvin Joe Howard

Marvin Joe Howard

Nov 26, 2018

Marvin Joe Howard was born on May 17, 1975 to Linda Howard Emory and Sylvester Johnson in Dallas, Texas. He received his formal education in the Dallas Independent School District.

Marvin accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of the House of God Church in Garland, Texas, under the leadership of...

Alfred David Lee Abron

Alfred David Lee Abron

Nov 25, 2018

Alfred David Lee Abron was born on December 27, 1959 to Lee Abron, Jr. and Eva Nell Abron in McKinney, Texas. He received his formal education from Richardson Independent School District and graduated from Richardson High School in 1979.

He was employed by Pizza Hut as a Delivery Driver for...

Glenn Anthony Simmons

Glenn Anthony Simmons

Nov 25, 2018

Mr. Glenn Anthony Simmons was born on November 12, 1955 to the parentage of Grace Darling and Percy L. Simmons, Sr. Anthony was the third child of the four children born to Grace and Percy Levon. He was born in Dallas, Texas and received his public education from Richardson and Dallas Independent School Districts.

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Ladarrius Dewayne Emeory

Ladarrius Dewayne Emeory

Nov 24, 2018

LaDarrius Dewayne Emeory also known as "Scooty" was born on August 22, 1992 in Terrell, Texas to the proud parents of Marilyn W. Emeory and Darron D. Lee.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandmother Ms. Betty Joe Fletcher; sister Tiffany Rena Emeory; uncle Andre Cornell Zanders and...

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