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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** Many thanks to the Wise County Messenger for permission to store their online obits/death notices in the USGenWeb Archives ======================================================================= AREA DEATHS & FUNERALS December 2002 December 2, 2002 Graveside service for Woodrow (Woody) Starnes, 83, of Decatur will be at 11 a.m. today at the DFW National Cemetery. FUNERAL is pending for Alan Fortenberry, 44, of Boyd. Coker Funeral Home is handling both services. SERVICE for Dr. Dan Whitehead, 87, of Bridgeport will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel in Bridgeport with burial in Chico Cemetery. He was the father of Wise County Chief Sheriff's Deputy Doug Whitehead. Family visitation from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. FUNERAL for Billy R. Turner, 47, of Chico is pending at Hawkins in Bridgeport. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- December 3, 2002 Service for Manuel (Mack) McCarroll, 92, of Decatur will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Decatur with burial at Oaklawn Cemetery. Family visitation from 6 to 8 tonight at Coker Funeral Home. GRAVESIDE service for Allen Fortenberry, 44, of Boyd will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Boyd Cemetery. Family visitation from 7 to 8 tonight at Coker Funeral Home in Decatur. FUNERAL for Frances Ann Woods, 46, of Chico is pending at Coker. SERVICE for Dr. Dan Whitehead, 87, of Bridgeport will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with burial in Chico Cemetery. Family visitation from 6 to 8 tonight at Hawkins Chapel. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- December 4, 2002 Service for Manuel (Mac) McCarroll, 92, of Decatur will be at 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church in Decatur with burial at Oaklawn Cemetery. GRAVESIDE service for Alan Fortenberry, 44, of Boyd will be at 1 p.m. today at Boyd Cemetery. GRAVESIDE service for Frances Ann Woods, 46, of Chico will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Joshua. Coker Funeral Home is handling all three services. FUNERAL for Dr. Dan Whitehead, 87, of Bridgeport will be at 2 p.m. today at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Chico Cemetery. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- December 5, 2002 Graveside service for Frances Ann Woods, 46, of Chico will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Joshua. Family visitation from 6 to 8 tonight at Coker Funeral Home in Decatur. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- December 6, 2002 Graveside service for Frances Ann Woods, 46, Chico will be at 2 p.m. today in Joshua. GRAVESIDE service for Hoteaualsred Dlakeney will be at 4 p.m. today at Alvord Cemetery. FUNERAL for Ruby Brown, 86, of North Richland Hills is pending. She was a former Decatur resident. Coker Funeral Home is handling all three services. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- December 9, 2002 Graveside service for James W. Logue, 67, of Decatur will be at 2 p.m. today at Sand Hill Cemetery. FUNERAL for Donovan Gatewood Sr., 78, of Sunset will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Coker Funeral Home Chapel in Decatur with burial in Sunset Cemetery. FUNERALS for Dee Curry, 69, of Greenwood and Danny VanShiver, 56, of Decatur are pending at Coker. FUNERAL for Lee Omadell Schertz, 82, of Slidell will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Slidell with burial in Slidell Cemetery. Family visitation from 5:30-7:30 tonight at Coker Funeral Home in Sanger. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- December 10, 2002 Graveside service for Dee Curry, 69, of Greenwood will be at 3 p.m. today at the Curry Family Cemetery. FUNERAL for Lee Omadell Schertz, 82, of Slidell will be at 11 a.m. today at First Baptist Church in Slidell with burial in Slidell Cemetery. FUNERAL for Danny Gene VanSchuyver, 56, of Decatur will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Coker Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Boyd Cemetery. Family visitation from 7-8 tonight at the funeral home. SERVICE for Donovan Gatewood Sr., 78, of Sunset will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Coker Chapel with burial in Sunset Cemetery. Family visitation from 7-8 tonight at Coker. FUNERAL for Flora Faught, 60, of Decatur is pending at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- December 11, 2002 Service for Danny Gene VanSchuyver, 56, of Decatur will be at 10 a.m. today at Coker Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Boyd Cemetery. SERVICE for Donovan Gatewood Sr., 78, of Sunset will be at 2 p.m. today at Coker Chapel with burial in Sunset Cemetery. FUNERAL for Flora Kathleen Faught, 60, of Decatur will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Cuba Road Baptist Church with burial in East Bridgeport Cemetery. Family visitation from 6-8 tonight at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- December 12, 2002 Service for Flora Kathleen Faught, 60, of Decatur will be at 11 a.m. today at Cuba Road Church with burial at East Bridgeport Cemetery. Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport is handling the service. FUNERAL for Luther Thomas, 55, of Rhome is pending at Coker Funeral Home in Decatur. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- December 13, 2002 Graveside service for Ralph Briscoe of West will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Alvord Cemetery. FUNERAL for Luther Thomas, 55, of Rhome is pending at Coker Funeral Home. SERVICE for Virginia Prickett, 95, of Boyd is pending at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home in Boyd. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- December 16, 2002 Service for Katheryne Marie Lowry, 93, of Boyd will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Boyd Church of Christ with burial at Boyd Cemetery. She was the mother of Bill Kidd, Sr., of Boyd. Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home is handling arrangements. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- December 17, 2002 Service for Alma Bowman, 92, of Decatur is pending at Coker Funeral Home. FUNERAL of Cora Roland, 83, the grandmother of Regina Lack of Bridgeport, is pending at Resthaven Funeral Home in Rowlett. DEATH - Thomas Carruthers, 98, died in Johnstone, Scotland Monday. He was the father of Isabell McCrary of Runaway Bay. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- December 23, 2002 FUNERAL for Herbert G. Schieme, 88, of Boyd is pending at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- December 26, 2002 FUNERAL for Renee McMaster Phillips, 38, of Decatur will be at 2 p.m. today at River of Life Church with burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. GRAVESIDE service for Christopher Pena, the eight-month-old son of April Kelsey of Boyd will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Oaklawn Cemetery. FUNERAL for Mamye Capps of Dallas, a former Decatur resident, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Coker Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Oaklawn Cemetery. FUNERAL for Loretta Whitney is pending. Coker Funeral Home is handling arrangements. SERVICE for Herbert G. Schieme, 88, of Boyd will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Friendship Baptist Church in Boyd with burial at 2 p.m. in Laurel Land Cemetery in Fort Worth. Family visitation from 6-8 tonight at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Chapel in Boyd. FUNERALS for Virginia Carroll, 81, of Newark; Georgia Gail West, 61, of Boyd and Cleo Williams, 84, of Boyd are pending at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home. MEMORIAL service for Monese Flowers Baron, 82, formerly of Chico will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Chico Cemetery. FUNERAL for Hollis Scherb, 82, of Bridgeport is pending. Hawkins Funeral Home is handling the latter two services. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- December 27, 2002 Graveside service for Christopher Pena, 8 months old, will be at 10 a.m. today at Oaklawn Cemetery. FUNERAL for Mamye Capps, 92, of Dallas, formerly of Decatur, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Coker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery. SERVICE for Monavee Gresham, 81, of Decatur is pending at Coker. FUNERAL for Herbert G. Schieme, 88, of Boyd will be at 11 a.m. today at Friendship Baptist Church in Boyd with burial at 2 p.m. at Laurel Land Cemetery in Fort Worth. SERVICE for Virginia Carroll, 81, of Newark will be at 2 p.m. today at New Hope Church with burial in New Hope Cemetery. FUNERAL for Cleo Williams, 84, of Boyd will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Chapel with burial at Boyd Cemetery. SERVICE for Georgia Gail West, 61, of Boyd will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Christian-Hawkins. MEMORIAL service for Monese Flowers Baron, 82, formerly of Chico will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Chico Cemetery. MEMORIAL service for Hollis (Bud) Scherb, 81, of Bridgeport will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Trinity Care Center. FUNERAL for Jesse B. Wells, 50, of Bridgeport is pending. Hawkins Funeral Home is handling the latter three services. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 30, 2002 Service for Bill Suson of Decatur will be at 10 a.m. today at Coker Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Oaklawn Cemetery. SERVICE for Ron Rebstock, 64, of Decatur will be at 2 p.m. today at Grace Baptist Church with burial in Boyd Cemetery. FUNERALS for Nelson Miner of Decatur and Thomas Watkins of Fort Worth are pending at Coker Funeral Home. MEMORIAL service for Hollis (Bud) Scherb, 81, of Bridgeport will be at 3:30 p.m. today at Trinity Care Center. MEMORIAL service for Jesse B. Wells, 50, of Bridgeport will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 31, 2002 Memorial service for Nelson L. Miner Jr., 73, of Alvord will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at DFW National Cemetery in Grand Prairie. He was the father of Becky Ireland and Tommy Miner of Decatur. FUNERAL for Thomas Hilton Watkins, 68, of Fort Worth will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Coker Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Aurora Cemetery. Family visitation from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. MEMORIAL service for Jesse Wells, 50, of Bridgeport will be at 1 p.m. today at Hawkins Funeral Chapel in Bridgeport. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- L.D. Copp 1928-2002 Service for L.D. Copp, 74, of Justin was Monday, Dec. 23 at the Justin United Methodist Church. Rev. John Eckstein officiated, assisted by James Vinzant. Copp died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, in Denton. Born April 22, 1928, in Justin to Ira and Ada Alice (Holland) Jott, he married Sandra Love on April 25, 1953, in Justin. He was retired from several self- employment ventures. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict, and he was a member of the Justin United Methodist Church and a 50-year member of the Justin Masonic Lodge, No. 963. He is survived by his wife; two sons, Terry and Kyle and three grandchildren, all of Justin. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 25, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leon Read 1932-2002 Service for Leon Read, 70, of Paradise was Monday, Dec. 23 at Bible Baptist Church in Bridgeport. Dr. Bill Higgins and the Rev. Randle Rawle officiated. Burial followed at Paradise Cemetery. Read died Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, in Paradise. Born Feb. 5, 1932, in Paradise, he was a lifetime resident of Wise County. He retired from Rock Island Railroad and Mitchell Energy. He married Cora Beth McDaniel Nov. 15, 1952, in Decatur and was a member of the Bible Baptist Church in Bridgeport. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Irene (Pike) Read; brothers, J.D. and Ernest Elmer Read and sister, Pauline Carlton. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Cora Beth; one son, Rick Read and wife Leda of Paradise; two daughters, Vickie Mitchum and husband Jerry of Bridgeport and Rhonda Read and husband Rickey of Bridgeport; five grandchildren, Bradley and Robert Mitchum, Mandy Pruett and Brian and Justin Read; two great- grandchildren, Cason and Read Mitchum; two brothers, Harold and Billie Gene Read of Paradise and Marvin Read of Bridgeport and four sisters, Lorene Read and Geneva Hudson, both of Decatur, Patsy McClure of Dallas and Peggy Calvert of Decatur. Pallbearers were Wayne Mask, Butch Baker, Bobby O'Dell, Bobby Carpenter, Vernon Marshall and Jeff Hood. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 25, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dorothy Faye Moore 1930-2002 Service for Dorothy Faye Moore, 72, of Itasca was Monday, Dec. 23 at Clayton Kay Funeral Chapel in Itasca. Burial followed at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Moore was the former owner of Dot's Fashion Shop in Decatur. She died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, in Red Oak. Born March 13, 1930, in Corsicana, she was a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. She is survived by a daughter, Susan Privitt and husband Marc of Red Oak; two brothers, Roy Sawyer of San Antonio and Donald Sawyer; a sister, Jewl Wendorf of Fort Worth and four grandchildren, Lindsay, Amanda, Marcus and Alex. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 25, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brett Katherine Gentry 1986-2002 Service for Brett Katherine Gentry, 16, of Paradise was Tuesday, Dec. 24, at the First Baptist Church in Cottondale. Terry Terry was to officiate. Burial was to be at the Cottondale Cemetery. Gentry died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, in Decatur. Born April 11, 1986, in Fort Worth, she was a junior at Paradise High School. Survivors include her mother, Kathi Brittain and her husband Steve; her father Brett Gentry and his wife Tammy Jo; two sisters, Jessica Tankursley and Jamie Montgomery and her husband Chad; two brothers, Brolan Gentry and Jared Brittain; her grandparents, Doug and Patsy Gentry; three nephews, Cameron, Cade and John and one niece, Morgan. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 25, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Larry Joe Marsh 1961-2002 Service for Larry Joe Marsh, 41, of Flower Mound will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 26 at Grace Baptist Church in Decatur. Dr. Van Gardner will officiate, assisted by Billy Jeffrey. Burial will follow at Sweetwater Cemetery. Marsh died Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, in Parker County. Born March 8, 1961, in Altus, Okla., he married Beth Lambert Dec. 11, 1999, in Decatur. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Decatur. He was a carpenter. He was preceded in death by his father, Larry Allen Marsh and one brother, Scott Marsh. He is survived by his wife, Beth Lambert Marsh; mother, Barbara Ethel Morrison Marsh of Windom; one son, Bryan Marsh of Flower Mound; two daughters, Athena Marsh of Roanoke and Rebecca Marsh of Flower Mound; one brother, Gary Marsh of Carrollton; one sister, Cindy Clem of Garrison and grandmothers, Lillie Morrison of Locust Grove, Okla., and Erlene Marsh of Granite, Okla. Pallbearers will be Rodney Lambert, Shane Smith, Scott Clem, Mike Troutt, Fred Fore and David Stevenson. Honorary pallbearers will be Bryan Lambert, Trent Teague, Larry Hobbs and Clifford Lambert. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 25, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Lee Powers 1949-2002 Graveside service for Robert Lee Powers, 53, of Bridgeport was at Thomas Cemetery Friday, Dec. 20. Rev. Gary Demmitt officiated. Powers died Monday, Dec. 16, 2002, in Bridgeport. Born Nov. 22, 1949, in Eastland, he was an electrician and owner/operator of R&P Electric and a member of the Church of Christ. He was an active member of the Bridgeport Golf and Country Club. He is survived by one son, Bradley Powers and wife Donna; one daughter, Sharan McCowen; three grandchildren, Joshua Payton, Christopher and Reba Lynn; one brother, Tommy Powers and one sister, Billie Hobbs. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 22, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Buckliew 1906-2002 Service for Mary Buckliew, 96, of Alvord was Friday, Dec. 20 at the First United Methodist of Alvord. Bob Wilson officiated and burial followed at Alvord Cemetery. Buckliew died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, in Decatur. Born July 22, 1906, in Shreveport, La., she was a member of the Methodist Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Winfred Jackson Buckliew and one daughter, Winnie Mae Smith. She is survived by two sons, John Buckliew of Knoxville, Tenn., and Don Buckliew of Batesville, Ark., one daughter, Bitsy McClellan of Chillicothe, 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, Alvord. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 22, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Janet Powers 1955-2002 Service for Janet Powers, 47, of Bridgeport was Dec. 19 at Hawkins Funeral Home. Ted Warwick officiated. Burial was in Ringgold Cemetery. Powers died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2002, in Bridgeport. Born April 4, 1955, in Wilson, Okla., she was the store manager for Elliott Electric and a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her father, James Vannoy. She is survived by one son, Michael Walters and wife Filiz of Turkey; one daughter, Penny English and husband Steven of San Antonio; two grandchildren, Brooke and Lyndsay; her mother, June Vannoy and one brother, Jimmy Vannoy and wife Diane. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 22, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ava Elizabeth Back 1925-2002 Service for Ava Elizabeth Back, 77, of Henderson, Nev. was Dec. 10 at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City, Nev. Back was the sister of Bobby Mitchell of Chico. She died Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, in Henderson, Nev. Born July 31, 1925, in Kaufman, she lived in Fort Worth before moving to Nevada. She retired from the Tandy Corp. after 10 years. She is survived by her husband, J.C. Back of Henderson; two daughters, Shirley McNeece of Henderson, Nev. and Sparkie Lee of California; one brother, Bobby Mitchell and wife Claudine of Chico; two sons-in-law, Spec Inglis of California and Michael Beringhale of Henderson and two grandchildren, Jennifer Moreno of Calif. and Garrick McNeece of Henderson. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 22, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James Anthony Trainor 1955-2002 Graveside service for James Anthony "Jimbo" Trainor, 47, of Decatur was Thursday, Dec. 19 at Boyd Cemetery. Carl Gardner officiated. Trainor died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, in Decatur. Born Feb. 23, 1955, in Redondo Beach, Calif., he was a welder and of the Catholic faith. He was a resident of Decatur for three years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Joy Blackwell Trainor in 1981. He is survived by his father, James H. Trainor and wife Bette Lee of Red Bluff, Calif., one sister, Joy Kathryn Trainor of San Jose, Calif., three uncles, Richard, Jerry and David Trainor and one aunt, Barbara Pearson. Pallbearers were James McMillian, Larry Simpson, John Simpson and Steve Guczwa. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 22, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kimberly Kay Hughes 1964-2002 Service for Kimberley Kay Hughes, 38, of Paradise will be Monday, Dec. 23, at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Decatur. George Dyer will officiate, assisted by Joe Motsenbocker. Burial will follow at Paradise Cemetery. Visitation was to be Sunday, Dec. 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Coker Funeral Home. Hughes died Friday, Dec. 20, 2002, in Fort Worth. Born Oct. 9, 1964, in Bridgeport, she was a homemaker. She married Randy Hughes on Dec. 17, 1982, in Bridgeport and was a member of First Baptist Church in Paradise. She was preceded in death by her mother, Joyce Watkins; her son, Shiloh Hughes and her daughter, Afton Royse. She is survived by her husband, Randy Hughes of Paradise; father, Willie Watkins of Paradise; one brother, Johnny Watkins of Paradise; three sisters, Carolyn Largent, Shirley Ritchey and Binky Gentry, all of Paradise and one grandson, Jagr Blaze Royse. Pallbearers will be her nephews Brody Gentry, Jacoby Gentry, Nick Ritchey, Bubba Ritchey, Chad Largent and Caleb Watkins. Memorials may be made to The Watkins and Hughes Family Fund, Account No.0330115005, c/o First American Bank Bridgeport, P.O. Box 428, Bridgeport, Texas, 76426. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 22, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shiloh Buck Hughes 1988-2002 Service for Shiloh Buck Hughes, 14, of Paradise will be Monday, Dec. 23, at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Decatur. George Dyer will officiate, assisted by Joe Motsenbocker. Burial will follow at Paradise Cemetery. Visitation was to be Sunday, Dec. 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Coker Funeral Home. Hughes died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, in Paradise. Born Sept. 27, 1988, in Fort Worth, he was an eighth grade student at Paradise Middle School. He played football and basketball. He was a straight A student. He was preceded in death by his mother, Kim Hughes; his sister, Afton Royse and his grandmother, Joyce Geneva Watkins. He is survived by his father, Randy Hughes of Paradise and grandparents, Willie Watkins of Paradise and Anita Hughes of Justin. Pallbearers will be his cousins Brody Gentry, Jacoby Gentry, Nick Ritchey, Bubba Ritchey, Chad Largent and Caleb Watkins. Memorials may be made to The Watikins and Hughes Family Fund, Account No.0330115005, c/o First American Bank Bridgeport, P.O. Box 428, Bridgeport, Texas, 76426. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 22, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joyce Watkins 1931-2002 Service for Joyce Watkins, 71, of Paradise will be Monday, Dec. 23 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Decatur. George Dyer will officiate, assisted by Joe Motsenbocker. Burial will follow at Paradise Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, Dec. 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Coker Funeral Home. Watkins died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, in Paradise. Born Dec. 12, 1931, in Clarksville, she was a homemaker. She married Willie Watkins July 9, 1951, in Bridgeport. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Paradise. She was preceded in death by grandsons Cody Gentry and Shiloh Hughes; her granddaughter, Afton Hughes Royse; two brothers, Shelby and Travis Pittman and her daughter, Kim Hughes. She is survived by her husband; one son, Johnny Watkins of Paradise; three daughters, Carolyn Largent, Binky Gentry and Shirley Ritchey, all of Paradise; two brothers, Clyde Pittman of Abernathy and Charlie Pittman of Dallas; three sisters, Dot Hilliard of Denison, Faye Williams of Abernathy and Ima Lee Edwards of Arlington; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be her grandsons Brody and Jacoby Gentry, Nick and Bubba Ritchey, Chad Largent and Caleb Watkins. The family requests that memorials be made to the Watkins and Hughes Family Fund, c/o First American Bank in Bridgeport, Account No. 0330115005, P.O. Box 428, Bridgeport, Texas, 76426. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 22, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afton G. Royse 1985-2002 Service for Afton G. Royse, 17, of Paradise will be Monday, Dec. 23 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Decatur. Rev. George Dyer will officiate, assisted by Rev. Joe Motsenbocker. Burial will follow at Paradise Cemetery. Visitation was to be Sunday, Dec. 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Coker Funeral Home. Royse died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002, in Fort Worth. Born Nov. 24, 1985, in Fort Worth, she was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Paradise. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Joyce Geneva Watkins; her mother, Kim Hughes and her brother, Shiloh Buck Hughes. She is survived by her husband, Clint Royse of Paradise; one son, Jagr Blaze Royse of Paradise; father, Randy Hughes of Paradise and grandparents, Willie Watkins of Paradise and Anita Hughes of Justin. Pallbearers will be her cousins Brody Gentry, Nick Ritchey, Chad Largent, Jacoby Gentry, Bubba Ritchey and Caleb Watkins. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Watkins and Hughes Family Fund, Account No. 0330115005, c/o First American Bank Bridgeport, P.O. Box 428, Bridgeport, Texas, 76426. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 22, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alma L. Bowman 1910-2002 Service for Alma L. Bowman, 92, of Decatur will be held at a later date in Georgia. Bowman died Monday, Dec. 16, 2002, in Decatur. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Hapeville, Ga., and the Woman's Circle. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. Bowman. She is survived by one daughter, Bonnie Coonley and husband Russ of Slidell, one grandson, Rusty Coonley and wife Denise and one great-grandson, "Bump." Wise County Messenger, Dec. 22, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Eugene Riddle 1957-2002 Service for Timothy Eugene Riddle, 45, of Crane was Dec. 18 at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Crane . Rev. Mike Evans officiated and burial followed in the Crane county cemetery. Riddle was the brother-in-law of Pamela Adams of Alvord. Riddle died Monday, Dec. 16, 2002, in Crane. Born Oct. 8, 1957, in McCamey, he was a longtime resident of Crane. He married Jackie McCormick on Jan. 26, 1979, in Longview. He was an electrician for Apache Corp. and a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Jackie Riddle of Crane; two daughters, Amy Griffin and husband Will of Odessa and Amber Riddle of Crane; parents, Kennith and Ann Riddle of Mineola; two brothers, Larry Riddle and wife Monica of Abilene and Kennith Wayne Riddle of Odessa; one sister, Cindy Blackburn and husband Lee of Crane and father and mother-in-law, John and Patti McCormick of Crane, and three grandchildren. Pallbearers were Gilbert Sena, Eddie Henry, Alan Martinez, Mark Strickland, Brent McGuire and Tony Jones. Wise County Messenger, Dec. 22, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------