Obituaries
Earnest Andreasen
Oct 13, 2016
Earnest LaVern Andreasen, of Bridgeport passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 at the age of 70. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Monday, October 17 at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport, officiated by Bro. Scott Strother. Burial will follow in East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2-4 pm Sunday, October 16. Earnest was born December 22, 1945 in...
Christine Tharp
Oct 11, 2016
Services for Christine Tharp will be held at 2:00 pm this Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the United Pentecostal Church in Bridgeport, officiated by Bro. Mike Wiltcher. Burial will be in Eternal Oaks Cemetery at Runaway Bay. Visitation will also be on Saturday from 10:00-2:00 before the service. She passed away Tuesday, October 11 in Decatur. She was born March...
Evelyn Johnson
Oct 9, 2016
Evelyn Green Johnson, 96 years and 11 months young, went on to be with our Lord and Savior on October 9th, 2016. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 15 at 2:00 pm at Pleasant View Baptist Church in Bridgeport, officiated by Brother Gary Demmitt. Burial will follow at Thomas Cemetery in Bridgeport. Visitation will be Friday, October 14 from...
Melba Adkins
Oct 8, 2016
Services for Melba Jane Adkins, 94, of Paradise, will be held at Jones Family Funeral in Bridgeport at 10:00 am on Wednesday October 12, 2016, officiated by Frankie Garcia. Burial will take place in Alabama on Friday. She passed away Sunday, October 8 in Decatur. Melba was born on October 24, 1921 in Fayette, Alabama to MacDonald and Vercie (Self)...
Joyce Porter
Oct 7, 2016
Joyce Marshall Porter, 81, of Springtown, beloved mother and grandmother passed away October 7, 2016 in Decatur surrounded by family. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, November 5, at 1:00 PM at Outreach of Love Church in Springtown. Decatur Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Joyce had a very sunny disposition. She was caring and generous. She loved to...
Eva North
Oct 5, 2016
Eva Jo North, 87, of Decatur went home to be with the Lord on October 5, 2016. Funeral services are Saturday, October 8, at 3:00 PM in the chapel at Decatur Funeral Home. Visitation is one hour prior to the funeral. She worked as a banker. She was a homemaker and enjoyed spending time with her family and especially loved...
James 'Big Jim' Thompson
Oct 4, 2016
James “Big Jim” Garfield Thompson, 77, of Alvord, went home to be with the Lord on October 4, 2016. Funeral service will be Saturday, October 8, 2016, at 10:00 AM in the chapel at Decatur Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday 6:00 – 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Jim was born, October 8, 1938, to J.W. and Dessie Mae...
Frances Force
Oct 4, 2016
Frances Jesse Force, of Bridgeport passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2016 in Decatur. She was 100. A private family service will be held at a later date. Frances was born February 1, 1916 in Soldier, Kansas to George and Myrtle (Hill) Johnson. She was a beautician and a homemaker who enjoyed fishing, gardening and being a grandmother. She lived a...
Jessica Pollock
Sep 22, 2016
Jessica Lafaye Pollock, 27, of Bridgeport, passed away on September 22, 2016, in Bridgeport, Texas. Memorial service will be at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, September 27, in the chapel at Jones Family Funeral Home. Jessica was born in Wichita Falls, TX on May 23. 1989 to Jimmy Pollock and Claudine Ince Pollock. She was a homemaker and enjoyed writing and...
Jack Cooper
Sep 19, 2016
Jackie (Jack) Frederick Cooper, 82, of Azle passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 in Bridgeport, Texas. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Ashes will be buried at Cottondale Cemetery. Jackie was born July 9, 1934 in Wyeville, Wisconsin to Frederick Bryant Cooper and Alice Emma Orvis Cooper. He was a member of the New Hope Baptist...
Loretta Keller
Sep 13, 2016
Services for Loretta Mae Keller, 88, of Bridgeport, Texas will be held Friday, September 16, 2016 at 2:00 pm at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport, officiated by Stephen Starnes and Jose Muniz. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery #3 in Chico, Texas. Pallbearers are Mike Moyers, Benny Moyers, Lynn Kerr, Lance Kerr, Billy Gene Ince, and Daniel Ince....
Jimmy Gage
Sep 5, 2016
Jimmy Bert Gage, 70, of Decatur, passed away on Monday, September 5, 2016, in Decatur. Funeral services will Wednesday, September 7, at 10:00 AM at CrossRoads Church in Decatur with burial to follow at Sweetwater Cemetery. Family will receive visitors on Tuesday, September 6, from 6 – 8 PM, at Chancellor and Jones Family Funeral Home in Decatur. He was...
Betty Blevins
Aug 22, 2016
A graveside service for Betty J. Blevins, 85, of Bridgeport, Texas, formerly of Locust Grove, Arkansas, will be 3:00 pm, Saturday, August 27, 2016 in Locust Grove Cemetery. Betty passed away Monday, August 22 in Bridgeport. Honorary pallbearers are Kenny Nash, Bryan Anderson, Shane Blevins, Todd Drake, David Seymore, and Dickie Joe Drake. Betty was born August 5, 1931 in...
Bobby Van Hoose
Aug 13, 2016
Services for Bobby Ray (Ozzy) Van Hoose, 54, of Bridgeport will be held Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 11:00 am at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport, officiated by Pastor Steven Azzara. Burial will be in East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, August 16 from 6-8 pm, also at Jones. Bobby passed away Saturday, August 13 in Decatur. Pallbearers...
Deniece Walker
Aug 12, 2016
A memorial service for Deniece Ann Walker, 59, of Bowie, Texas will be 10:00 am Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport, officiated by son Thomas Mitchum. Deniece passed away Friday, August 12 at home. Deniece was born to George Vernon and Edna (Thompson) Sneed in Big Springs, Texas on April 16, 1957. She was a...
Karen Funcannon
Aug 11, 2016
Karen Kay Funcannon, 65, of Paradise, Texas passed away Thursday, August 11, 2016 at home. No services are planned at this time. Karen was born in Clute, Texas on June 28, 1951 to Craig and Geraldine (Hughes) Jacobsen. She was a registered nurse who worked in cardiac care before becoming a case worker for Aetna Life. She had a green...
James Weston
Aug 10, 2016
Services for James Culver Weston, 92, of Boyd, Texas will be 11:00 am Saturday, August 13, 2016 in the chapel at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport, officiated by J.H. Roper and Lupe Batterton. Burial will follow in Garvin Cemetery in Boyd. Pallbearers are Joe Lyn Galloway, Lonnie Galloway, Jerry Harrison, Ricky Finley, Richard Norwood, and Mike Flowers. Honorary pallbearer...
Billy Martin
Aug 2, 2016
Services for Billy Jack Martin, 77, of Bridgeport will be Friday, August 5, 2016 at Pleasant View Baptist Church in Bridgeport, officiated by Brother Gary Demmitt. Burial will follow in Thomas Cemetery. Pallbearers are grandsons Ethan Coursey, Ian Coursey, Zack Sparks, Austin Sparks, Billy Martin Jr., and Cody Martin. Visitation is 6-8 pm, Thursday, August 4 at Jones Family Funeral...
David Hamilton
Aug 1, 2016
A memorial service will be held at a later date for David W. Hamilton, 52, of Wichita Falls, Texas. He passed away Monday, August 1, 2016 in Dallas.
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