Obituaries
Local obituaries for the Grand Saline, Lone Oak, and Alba, Texas areas
Patricia Lee Calk (Heathington)
Jul 29, 2025
Services for Patricia Calk, 82, of Lone Oak, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, August 1, 2025, at Lone Oak Assembly of God Church, with Pastor Larry Allgood officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Lone Oak.
Interment will follow in Miller Grove Cemetery.
Patricia Lee Heathington Calk, daughter of the late Arthur Lee and Dorothy Lillian Heathington, was born May...
Amy Jo Scott
Jul 29, 2025
Services for Amy Jo Scott, 59, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Sis Delana Wheeler officiating.
Interment will be in Starr Cemetery.
Amy Jo Scott passed away peacefully at her home on July 29, 2025. She was born December 16, 1965, in Dallas, Texas, to Lesley and Betty Jo Rush Scott.
Amy...
Billie Jean Payne (Bridges)
Jul 26, 2025
Service for Billie Jean Bridges Payne, 95, of Lone Oak, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Lone Oak United Methodist Church, with Bro. Robert Cook, officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Lone Oak.
Interment will follow in Hall Cemetery, Lone Oak.
Mrs. Payne passed away July 26, 2025, in Greenville. She was born August 16, 1929,...
Judy Gwaltney
Jul 25, 2025
Mrs. Judy Gwaltney, 80, of Alba, passed away July 25, 2025, in Tyler. She was born December 15, 1944, in Shreveport, LA, to Louis Lee and Blanche Haywood Diamond.
Judy lived in Wood County for 22 years and was a devoted member of Lake Fork Baptist Church. On June 1, 2008, she married Konrad Gwaltney, Sr., in Alba. A dedicated special...
Robert Marion Pierce
Jul 18, 2025
A memorial service for Robert Marion Pierce, 81, of Mineola, is scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Sand Springs Baptist Church, Mineola, with Bro. Jeramy Pierce and Bro. Jim Parker officiating, under the direction of the church and family.
Mr. Pierce passed away July 18, 2025, at his residence in Mineola. He was born August 7, 1943, in...
Juventino Tirado Sanchez
Jul 16, 2025
Mass of Christian Burial for Juventino Tirado Sanchez, 80, of Fruitvale, is scheduled for 12:30 p.m., Friday, July 18, 2025, at St. Celestine Catholic Church in Grand Saline, with Father Michael Ledesma officiating. Interment will follow at Woodside Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home.
A Rosary service will be held at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, July 17, 2025, at St....
Mark David Yates
Jul 13, 2025
A visitation for Mark David Yates, 63, of Alba, is scheduled for 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home in Alba.
Mark passed away on July 13, 2025, in Tyler. He was born on August 31, 1961, in Anson, Texas, to Bobby Russell and Dellie Anita Allen Yates. Mark was raised on a farm in...
Bernice Neal Marett
Jul 12, 2025
Services for Bernice Neal Marett, 96, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Homer Morgan officiating.
Interment will follow at Woodside Cemetery.
Mrs. Marett passed away July 12, 2025, in Quitman. She was born February 1, 1929, in Grand Saline, to William Thomas & Mary Woodrum Neal. She was a lifelong...
Terry Lee Galyean
Jul 10, 2025
Services for Terry Lee Galyean, 78, of Alba, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, July 14, 2025, at Enon Baptist Church , Alba, with Chaplain Robert Stovall, Bro. Michael Mize, and Bro. Byron George officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba.
Interment will follow in Enon Cemetery, Alba.
On the morning of July 10, 2025, Terry Lee Galyean entered the...
Rita "Grammy" Miles
Jul 9, 2025
Rita “Grammy” Miles, 71, of Grand Saline, passed away on July 9, 2025.
She was born October 9, 1953, in Seagraves, Texas, to H.P. and Ruby Elizabeth Miller Shuffield. Rita spent her early years in West Texas before making Grand Saline her home over the past two decades.
A lifelong worker in the food service industry, Rita was known for her dedication...
Audrey Fisher Worthington Ewalt
Jul 7, 2025
Services for Audrey Fisher Worthington Ewalt, 94, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 1 p.m., Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. James Neidholdt and Bro. Kenny Ray officiating.
Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery.
Mrs. Ewalt passed away July 7, 2025, in Grand Saline. She was born November 13, 1930, in Grand Saline, to Jim Foster & Mary...
Virgil Newton Roach
Jul 5, 2025
Services for Virgil Newton Roach, 100, of Alba, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Sand Springs Baptist Church, Mineola, with Bro. Darel Roach, Will Louderman, and Chad Roach officiating, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba.
Interment will be in Salem Cemetery, Alba.
Virgil passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025, at his residence in Alba. He was...
Jean Carroll
Jun 28, 2025
Services for Jean Carroll, 93, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Sand Flat Baptist Church, with Bro. Steve Futch officiating.
Burial will be in Sand Flat Cemetery.
Mrs. Carroll passed away on June 28, 2025, in Grand Saline. A lifelong resident of the community, she was a devoted member of Sand Flat Baptist Church, where...
Freddie Roy Lewers
Jun 27, 2025
Mr. Freddie Roy Lewers, 85, of Alba, passed away on June 27, 2025, in Quitman. Services honoring his life will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home in Alba, with Bro. Jerry Phillips officiating.
Military honors and interment will follow at Emory City Cemetery in Emory.
Born October 31, 1939, in Alba, Freddie was the...
William Lee "Billy" McDonald, Jr.
Jun 27, 2025
Services for Mr. William Lee “Billy” McDonald, Jr., 57, of Tyler, are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home in Grand Saline, with Gary Martin and Brooke Molina officiating.
Interment will follow in Silver Lake Cemetery.
Billy passed away on June 27, 2025, in Tyler. He was born on September 25, 1967, in Sweetwater, Texas, to...
Ralph Clayton Griffin
Jun 20, 2025
Services for Ralph Clayton Griffin, 78, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Billy Smith officiating.
Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery.
Ralph Griffin passed away on June 20, 2025, in Tyler, Texas. He was born on August 21, 1946, in Grand Saline to Alton Morris and Rhoda Lorene Long Griffin.
A...
Charles "Charlie" Richard Adams
Jun 19, 2025
Services for Charles “Charlie” Richard Adams, 75, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at Main Street Baptist Church, with Pastor Taylor Rogers and Pastor David Crain officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.
Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery.
Mr. Adams passed away peacefully on June 19, 2025, in Wills Point, Texas, after...
Sammy Lee Veach
Jun 9, 2025
Services for Sammy Lee Veach, 77, of Mineola, Texas, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, June 13, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Bro. David Christine officiating.
Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery.
Mr. Sammy Veach passed away on June 9, 2025, in Tyler. He was born on November 16, 1947, in Grand Saline to Bennie F. and Fay Louise...
Ethan O'Conner Jackson
Jun 8, 2025
A visitation to honor the life of Ethan O’Conner Jackson, 22, of Fort Worth, will be held from 1–3 p.m., Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home in Alba.
Ethan passed from this life on June 8, 2025, in Arlington. He was born March 17, 2003, in Garland, to Justin Curtis and Althea Louise Campbell Jackson.
Ethan spent most of his...
Danny "Pappy" Elerson
Jun 8, 2025
Services for Mr. Danny “Pappy” Elerson, 68, of Phalba, are scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, June 13, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Steve White officiating.
Interment will be in Woodside Cemetery.
Danny Thomas Elerson passed away on June 8, 2025, in Athens. He was born on February 18, 1957, in Dallas, to Thomas Jerome and Helen Beatrice McDonald Elerson.
Danny...
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