Obituaries

Kyndall Gentry

Kyndall Gentry

May 12, 2012

Kyndall Allison Gentry, 2 months, of Chico, Texas passed away Saturday, May 12, 2012 at home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at the First Baptist Church of Chico. Burial will be at Chico Cemetery. Reverend Larry Potts and Pastor Terry Terry will officiate. Pallbearers will be Josh Tiller, Jeremy Tiller, Jeffrey Scheller, Joe Scheller,...

Marie Read

Marie Read

May 9, 2012

Marie Read, 95, of Paradise, Texas, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in Decatur. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, May 11, 2012, in Paradise Cemetery. Pastor Patti Mahaffey will officiate. Marie's great-grandchildren will serve as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6:00 - 8:00 PM Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the Paradise United Methodist Church. Marie...

John Phipps

John Phipps

May 8, 2012

John Phipps, 69, of Bridgeport, Texas passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Decatur. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, May 11, 2012 in the Chapel at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport. Brother Gene Ganus will officiate. John was born April 22, 1943 in Lincoln County, Mississippi to Leona Virginia Phipps. He was a truck...

Wayne Billington

Wayne Billington

May 8, 2012

Wayne Billington, 86, of Bridgeport, Texas passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Friday, May 11, 2012 at the Twin Oaks Assembly of God Church in Bridgeport. Burial will follow at East Bridgeport Cemetery. Reverend Gary Sessions will officiate. Pallbearers are Don Wilson, Russell Gregg, Jodi Gregg, Paul McWilliams, Ronnie McDonald, and...

Bodie Kirkland

Bodie Kirkland

May 5, 2012

"Bodie" Kenneth Boyd Kirkland, 50, of Cottondale, Texas passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012 in Decatur, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Thursday, May 10, 2012 at Cottondale Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Cottondale Cemetery. Brother Charles Pugh and Josh Clark will officiate. Pallbearers are Hunter Watson, Jimmy Osborn, Byron Osborn, Chris Osborn, Billy Greenwood, and Jacob...

Mary Lu Harris

Mary Lu Harris

May 5, 2012

Mary Lu Syms Harris, 77, of Bridgeport, Texas passed away Saturday, May 5, 2012 in Bridgeport. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Morris Memorial United Methodist Church of Chico, Texas. Burial will follow in Chico Cemetery. Pastor Rick Davis will officiate. Pallbearers are Heath Barnes, Jason Barnes, Daniel Chandler, Jon Harris, Derrick Mowery, and...

John Willingham

John Willingham

May 3, 2012

John Paul Willingham, Sr., 77, of Bridgeport, Texas died Thursday, May 3, 2012 in Bridgeport. A private memorial service will be held by the family at a later date. John was born in Leavenworth, Kansas July 19, 1934 to John Patrick and Edith Lillian (Arlaud) Willingham. His hobbies included golf, fishing and gambling. He leaves behind sons Steve Patrick Willingham,...

Nona Nimmo

Nona Nimmo

May 1, 2012

Nona Nimmo, 96, of Bridgeport, Texas passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Friday, May 4, 2012, in the Chapel at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport. Burial will follow in East Bridgeport Cemetery. Brother Gary Demmitt will officiate. Pallbearers are Greg Cunningham, J. T. Manoushagian, Rob Nimmo, Mike Kennemer, Wayne Kennemer,...

Billy Grundy

Billy Grundy

Apr 28, 2012

Billy Gene Grundy, 84, of Decatur, Texas passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012 in Decatur. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in the Chapel at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery in Decatur. Dr. Bill Hughes will officiate. Pallbearers will be Craig Rawle, Thomas Rawle, Jordan Rawle, Shawn Grundy,...

Joy Ince

Joy Ince

Apr 27, 2012

Norreca "Joy" Ince, 62, of Bridgeport, Texas passed away Friday, April 27, 2012 in Bridgeport. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the United Pentecostal Church of Bridgeport. Burial will follow in West Bridgeport Cemetery. Mike Wiltcher will officiate. Visitation will be from 6:00 - 8:00 PM Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Jones Family Funeral...

Carlton Mann

Carlton Mann

Apr 21, 2012

Carlton Mann, 74, of Greenwood, Texas, formerly of Bridgeport, died April 21, 2012 in Plano, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Central Fellowship Church in Decatur. Dr. Bill Hughes will officiate. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers are Rusty Mann, Tim Mann, Craig Mann, Chuck Mann, Marcus Miliara, and Bill Thetford....

Helen Hamilton

Helen Hamilton

Apr 20, 2012

Helen LaVerne Hamilton, 64, of Bridgeport passed away Friday, April 20, 2012 in Bridgeport. Visitation will be Sunday from 6-8 pm at Jones Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Monday, April 23 at 2:00 pm, also at Jones, officiated by Bro. Gary Demmitt of Pleasant View Baptist Church in Bridgeport. Burial will follow at East Bridgeport Cemetery. Helen was...

Howard Cormier

Howard Cormier

Apr 18, 2012

Howard James 'Deacon' Cormier, 93, of Bridgeport, Texas passed from this life on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in Bridgeport, to join his heavenly Father and first wife, Mildred Pauline Williams Cormier. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, April 20, 2012 at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens, just outside San Angelo, Texas. Bro. Dunn will officiate. Visitation will...

Denise Acuff

Denise Acuff

Apr 4, 2012

Denise Lynn Acuff, 50, of Bridgeport, died April 4, 2012 in Bridgeport. A graveside service was held Friday, April 6, 2012 at East Bridgeport Cemetery. Chaplain Larry Cox officiated. Denise was born September 21, 1961 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to Betty (Simpson) and Joseph L. Smith. She was an LVN. She loved animals and singing. She once sang with the international...

Eddie King

Eddie King

Mar 29, 2012

Services for Eddie King, 68, of Bridgeport will be at 2:00 pm, Sunday, April 1, 2012 at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport, officiated by Pastor Michael Ramirez. King died Thursday, March 29, 2012 in Decatur.Visitation will be Saturday, March 31 from 4-6 pm, also at Jones. Pallbearers are Johnny Chilton, Lonnie Hobbs, Lonny Benham, Rick Brown, Wesley Driskill,and Beaumont...

Brett Ball

Brett Ball

Mar 20, 2012

Brett Dewain Ball, 56, of Bridgeport passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at home. No services are planned at this time. Brett was born November 24, 1955 in Bridgeport to Wanda Jean (Huggins) and Billy Dan Ball. He lived in the Bridgeport community for his entire life. He was a truck driver for Pat's Trucking. He served his country in...

Welton Davidson

Welton Davidson

Mar 12, 2012

Welton Hiram "Junior" Davidson, Jr., 63, of Bridgeport, Texas passed away Monday, March 12, 2012, at home. A graveside service is planned for 10:00 AM Saturday, March 17, 2012, at Tucker Cemetery in Chico, Texas. Edward Caraway will officiate. Welton was born August 2, 1948, in Decatur, Texas to Burla Evelyn and Welton Hiram Davidson. He was a loader operator...

Billie Shipley

Billie Shipley

Mar 6, 2012

Billie Sue Shipley, 84, of Paradise passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2012 in Decatur. Services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, March 9, 2012 at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport. Visitation will be Thursday from 6-8 pm, also held at Jones. The service will be officiated by Pastor Terry Terry, and pallbearers are Brent Sanderson, Chuck Lambert, Jim...

Donald Church

Donald Church

Mar 4, 2012

Donald Dale Church, Jr., 61, of Grand Prairie, Texas, formerly of Bridgeport, Texas passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012 in Grand Prairie. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, March 8, 2012, in the Chapel at Jones Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Thomas Cemetery. Charles Thornton will officiate. Pallbearers will be Bronc Parsons, Little Bill Martin, Dennis McMurray,...

Inez White

Inez White

Feb 29, 2012

Inez White, 87, of Bridgeport, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 29, 2012, in Decatur. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Friday, March 2, 2012, in the Chapel at Jones Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at East Bridgeport Cemetery. Pastor David Kelly will officiate. Her nephews will be pallbearers. They are Glenn Gentry, Doug Wood, Jimmy Gentry, Wally Gentry,...

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