All Obituaries

Thurman Rex Venable, 94, of Arp, Texas, passed away on June 13, 2021, in Tyler, Texas. He was born June 22, 1926 in Madisonville, Texas to the late Preston and Mary Alice Venable. Funeral services for Thurman Rex Venable will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home Chapel, Overton, Texas with Doctor Reverend Ron Klingsick officiating. Burial will follow at New Energy Cemetery near Crockett. Visitation will be 10:00 am - 11:00 am. Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at...

Suzanne Coats, 71, of Concord, Texas, went to be with the Lord on June 6, 2021, in Concord, Texas. She was born September 28, 1949, in Jacksonville, Texas to the late Milton and Lila Mae Martin Johnston. Graveside services for Suzanne Coats will be at 2:00 pm, Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Concord Cemetery, Concord with Reverend David Kurtz officiating. She was a homemaker, she loved reading magazines, listening to gospel music, red roses, and taking care of her grandchildren. She loved her...

Sharra Lynn Barnes, 79, of Troup, Texas, went to be with the Lord on June 5, 2021, in Tyler, Texas. She was born September 27, 1941, in Rusk, Texas to the late William Overton and Mary Duval Martin. Funeral services for Sharra Barnes will be at 3:00 pm, Monday, June 7, 2021, at Cottle Funeral Home Chapel, Troup with Reverend Steven Oakes officiating. Burial will be in the Bradford Cemetery. She was a member of The Gospel Barn Church, Troup. She is preceded in death by her parents, son,...

Join us in celebrating the life of Stuart Bird   Saturday, June 5, 2021, 10:30 AM   Troup High School 927 Arp Drive Troup, Texas 75789

Jessie Mae Smith, 94, of Tyler, Texas, went to be with the Lord on June 5, 2021, in Tyler, Texas. She was born May 15, 1927, in Troup, Texas to the late Charley and Oma Gourley Hedgecough. Private Family burial. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her parents, and siblings, Nettie Epperson, Jean Spraggins, Mattie Sewell, James Hedgecough and Regan Smith. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Williamson of Bullard; grandsons, Shane Yowell of Chandler,...

Jerry Smith, 87, of Troup, Texas, went to be with the Lord on June 4, 2021, in Tyler, Texas. He was born April 28, 1934, in Borger, Texas to the late John R. and Bertha Beard Smith. Funeral services for Jerry Smith will be at 11:00 am, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at First United Methodist Church of Troup with Reverend John Thomas officiating. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Cemetery. Visitation will be 10:00 am – 11:00 am, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, prior to the service. He was a member...

Joe Wayne Tomlin, 84, of Whitehouse, Texas, went to be with the Lord on June 2, 2021, in Tyler, Texas. He was born June 3, 1936, in Whitehouse, Texas to the late Hunter Tomlin and Lorene Burkett Tomlin. Funeral services for Joe Tomlin will be at 11:00 am, Monday, June 7, 2021, at Rose Heights Church, Tyler, with Pastor Gary Olgesby officiating. Burial to follow at Whitehouse Cemetery, Whitehouse, Texas. Joe was a member of Rose Heights Church in Tyler, where he was an usher for 30...

Georgia Mearl Bassham, 83, of Overton, Texas, passed away on June 2, 2021, in Tyler, Texas. She was born January 19, 1938 in Kilgore, Texas to the late Lonnie and Evie Pearl Reed Denmon. Funeral services for Georgia Bassham will be 2:00 pm, Friday, June 4, 2021, at Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home Chapel, Overton, Texas with Brother Roger Bynog, Jr. and Josh Oliver officiating. Interment will follow at Kilgore Memorial Gardens in Kilgore. Visitation will be 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Thursday, June 3,...

Funeral Service for Bobbie Hammontree McNeel, 65, Overton, is scheduled for 2:00p.m., Saturday, May 29, 2021, at Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home Chapel with her niece Alexandria Hammontree officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in New London, TX. On Thursday, May 27, 2021, Bobbie Hammontree McNeel, wife, mother, grandmother, & sister, left this earthly world to enter into her eternal home. She was born June 10,1955 in Overton, Tx to the late Robert & Laura Hammontree....

Donna Duke, 89, of Whitehouse, Texas  went to be with the Lord on Tuesday night, May 18, 2021 in Tyler, Texas.  She was born December 17, 1931, in Hugo, Oklahoma to the late Harry Chesshir and Mary Elizabeth (Kitty) Castor. Graveside services for Donna Duke will be at 3 pm Sunday May 23, 2021 at Pinecrest Cemetery in Troup, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents, her son, Mark W. Duke, her brother, Vernon Chesshir from Troup and her sister, Helen Mentzel from...