Benny Christie1970 - 2012Funeral services for Benny Allen Christie, 41, of Emory, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9, at Allan Fuller Funeral Home Chapel in Wills Point. Interment will follow at New Hope Cem-etery near Wills Point. Christie died Sunday, February 5, 2012, in Emory. He was born November 13, 1970, in Dallas, to Albert Lewis Christie and Rose Elaine Shaffer Christie. He was raised in Dallas where he attended Bryan Adams High School. He was married to Rebecca Bermea. Christie was a carpenter and had lived in Waxahachie prior to moving to Emory two years ago. He enjoyed fishing, golfing and art work and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Rebecca Christie of Emory; daughter, Aria Nicole Christie of Emory; parents, Albert and Rose Christie of Quitman; sister, Amy Christie Landers and husband Curtis of Dallas; father- and mother-in-law, Juan and Nellie Bermea, of Dallas; niece, Ashley Nevarez; two nephews, Chris Landers and Corey Landers; and aunts, uncles and cousins. Christie was preceded in death by his grandparents, Clivey Matthew and Clara Mae Shaffer, Albert James and Dorothy Edith Christie; and an uncle, Benny Clyde Shaffer. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 12:00–2:00 p.m. Genoah (Jodie) Branom Knowles1918 - 2012Funeral services for Gonoah (Jodie) Branom Knowles will be held Tuesday, February 7, at 2:00 p.m. at the County Line Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Darty officiating. Burial will be in the Pippin and Hill Cemetery, south of Miller Grove. Pallbearers will be Bobby Middleton, Cole Middleton, Mac Garrett, Woody Gorman, Ernie Weaver, Blayne Beal, Alvis Gilbert, Bill Garrett, Dave Garrett and Fred Mosley Jr. A visitation with the family will be held at the church one hour before the service. Mrs. Knowles died February 4, 2012, in the Renaissance Hospital in Terrell. She was born on May 25, 1918, to John Claude and Lula Genoah Bird Branom in Cumby. She married Lewis Knowles on December 19, 1945, after his return from the Pacific theatre in WWII. They were married 50 years before his death in 1995. She graduated from Cumby High School in 1935, then received her Bachelor of Science in Art and Music from East Texas State Teachers College (now A&M-Commerce) in 1939. Later she received her Master’s Degree in Education in 1961 and an All Level Librarian Certificate in 1979. She taught public school for 50 years, including Cumby, Sulphur Springs (where she was the junior high football coach during WWII), Dallas, Emory and Point. However, most of her career was with Greenville’s elementary schools where she taught 18 years in elementary music and six years as an elementary librarian. She retired in 1984, but continued to substitute teach for 11 more years. Mrs. Knowles was one of the Greenville music teachers to observe National Music Week with an elementary school Music Festival from 1962 to 1977. She was also responsible for the stage decorations. She was honored twice with Honorary Life Memberships from Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers. Survivors include her daughter, Paula Knowles Ray and husband Richard of Canton, son, Dr. Lewis Kip Knowles of Arlington, granddaughters, Catherine L. Ray of Canton and Victoria Ray Thatcher and husband Seth of Dallas; great-grandson, Thomas S. Thatcher II of Dallas; nieces and nephews, Ronald Branom of Houston, Johnny Lennon of Cumby, Rex Lennon of Point, Sandra Wilson Migl of Longbranch, Patricia Wilson Laxson of Boerne and Timothy Wilson of San Antonio. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis; her parents; a daughter, Kim Karal Knowles; brother, Paul Branom, sisters, Marguerite Lennon and Lula Mae Wilson. Arrangements are under the direction of Tapp Funeral Home of Sulphur Springs. Irean Lennon1922 - 2012Services for Evie Irean Lennon, 89, of Alba were held Saturday, February 4, at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home chapel with Steve Neville and Jim Russell officiating. Burial was in Salem Cemetery, Alba, under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba. Pallbearers were Allen Lennon, Dale Lennon, Jameson Lennon, Quinn Drake, Colten Drake, Sammy Pope, Edward Pope, Kevin Drake, Toby Drake, Jim Russell and Derek Russell. Mrs. Lennon died Monday, January 30, 2012, in a Quitman hospital. She was born August 6, 1922, in Wood County to Sam and Ellie Leona Morrow Tadlock. She married Henry Samuel Lennon November 28, 1936, in Quitman and lived most of her life in Wood County. She was a homemaker and a member of Salem Church of Christ and Alba Church of Christ. Survivors include her son, Roger Dale Lennon and wife Virginia of Mineola; brother, Shelby Love and wife Beth of Corpus Christi; five grandchildren and spouses, Allen and Molly Lennon, Leah and Jim Russell, Dawn and Toby Drake, Mae Rean and Steve Maxwell, and Dale and Christina Lennon; 11 great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and her stepfather, Moses Love; husband, Henry Lennon; sons, Larry James Lennon and Henry Dolphus Lennon; brothers, James Tadlock and S.W. Tadlock; sisters, Inez Harris Lee, Mildred Marie Fox and Kathy O’Neal; and daughters-in-law, Daphne Marie Lennon and Mackey Lennon. |
Linda Beth Maddox1949 - 2012Funeral services for Linda Beth Maddox, 62, of Sulphur Springs were held Tuesday, January 17, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Henry officiating. Internment was at Evergreen Cemetery in Paris with Richard Watkins, Mike McNally, Sloan McGahee, Justin Stone, Mike Miesse, Randy Dunn and Bobby Rhodes serving as pallbearers. Linda died on Friday, January 13, 2012, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.She was born on February 23, 1949, in Kilgore, the daughter of Eddie and Margaret (Madding) Furlow. Linda worked as an agent for Farm Bureau for over 12 years and was of the Methodist faith. Survivors include four daughters, Jennifer Ritchery and husband Sam of Sulphur Springs, Jessica Stone and husband Justin of Troy, Kimberli Fortner of Purcell, Oklahoma, and Lacy McNally of Stephenville; sister, Cherry Rhodes and husband Bobby of Paris; grandchildren, Alex and Sloan McGahee, Abbygayle Marrett, Eric and Scott Fortner and Kayleigh McNally, a special grandchild whom she was raising; and nieces and nephews. Yiente Mae Shumate1966 - 2012Funeral services for Yiente Mae Shumate, 45, of Point are pending in Waco. Mrs. Shumate died at her home January 30, 2012. She was born on April 4, 1966, in Waco to James Earl and Mary Ruth Oller. She was a homemaker. Survivors include daughters, Marcella Evans of Omaha and Aprienne Parker of Bruceville; son, Randall Lewelling of Lubbock; sisters, Karen Whitaker of Eddy and Amy Zuniga of Point; brother, Dennis Ivey of Point; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father; and one sister, Margaret Westerfield. Stanley E. Tomerlin1931 - 2012A celebration of life for Stanley E. Tomerlin of Mariposa, California, formerly of East Tawakoni, will be held on March 26 in Mariposa. Tomerlin died January 26, 2012, in Modesto, California. He was born December 30, 1931, in Cash, to Ezelle (Buster) and Laura Tomerlin. After retirement from the United States Air Force he worked at the Great Western Jean Factory in Royse City and the United States Post Office in Greenville and in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He obtained his BA in Psychology from East Texas State University. Tomerlin enjoyed traveling to see and stay connected with his family. His pastime enjoyments consisted of volunteering with the church and painting. He had a passion for helping others as was evident with his participation in Habitat for Humanity and other work with the Lutheran Church of Mariposa. Survivors include his wife Helga of 57 years of Mariposa; sons, Stan and wife Betty of Maple Grove, Minnesota, Don and wife Maureen of Statesboro, North Carolina, and Jeff of Mariposa; brother, Ray and wife Nell of Oklahoma; sister, Barbara Wilson and husband Kerry of Texas; brothers, Mike and Marcie of California and A.T. and Barbara of Arizona; sisters, Louann Picard of Arizona and Audrey Bruce of Michigan; many grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Richard HarrisPendingServices are pending for Richard Harris with Wilson Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory. |
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Emory, Texas 75440 – Tuesday, February 7, 2012 – Volume XII, Issue No. 46
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