Betty Davis of Malakoff passed away Monday, March 1, 2012 in Athens, TX
Betty was born on September 8, 1927 to the late Benjamin Franklin Spears and the late Cora Bray Spears in Tama, Iowa.

She was a Pharmacy Technician for CVS.

She is survived by her son, Steven and wife Sally Kriegel; two daughters, Peggy Ross, Georgia and husband Troy Losey; 13 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, two sisters Marcella Christinson and Katherine Sanders, brother, Cliff Spears.

Services are pending at a later date under the direction of Tomlinson Funeral Home, Malakoff.

Carroll “C H” Jones of Log Cabin passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 in Athens at the age of 84.

C.H. was born in Collins Worth County on August 28, 1927 to Rufus Darby Jones and Viola Lookadoo Jones.

He was a truck driver for Merchants Freight and drove

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Marygene C. Mullins, 86, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in Meadows Place, Texas after a brief illness.

Mrs. Mullins was a graduate of Malakoff High School and spent 45 years working for Nabisco in Houston before retiring.

Graveside services will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m.

Please call Earthman Southwest Chapel for service information.

Ruby Duff of Malakoff passed away on Feb. 8, 2012 in Tyler at the age of 65.
Mrs. Duff was born on Dec. 12, 1946 in Canton to Other Daniel Gregg and Christy Sherrion Gregg.

Survivors are her four sons, Johnny Duff, James David Duff, Michael Duff and Robert Duff; daughter, Samantha Ross; four sisters, Judy Ross, Ruth

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Funeral services for Taylor Sorenson, 23, of Lindale were held 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 at First Baptist Church, Mineola with the Rev. Mark Fletcher officiating. Burial was Friday, Feb. 10, at Dallas/Ft. Worth National Cemetery under the direction of Lowe Funeral Home.

Mr. Sorenson died Feb. 5, 2012, in Tyler. He was born

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Graveside Services for Tommy Joe Wright, 62, of Ft. Worth, were held Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Eastlawn Memorial Park in Early with Dr. D. Casey Perry officiating. Services were under direction of Davis-Morris Funeral Home.

Tommy passed away on Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in

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Bessie Hazel McLain, 93, passed away on Jan. 30, 2012 in Athens.

Hazel was born in Malakoff on June 12, 1918 to Robert Allen McLain and Rosa Lee Scott McLain.

She work as a cashier at Phillips Food in Malakoff.

She is survived by her nephews, Kevin and wife Lisa Kilman, Kyle and wife Lynne Kilman, Dan McLain, Vernon Hustead, Bobby

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Paul Dean Cain, 82, was born Jan. 17, 1929, in Payne Springs to the home of Avery V. Cain and Bertha Hunter Cain and he passed away Jan. 11, 2012 at his home in Malakoff.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Billy Jack Cain; sister, Avanal Barrow; step-daughter, Glenda Kennedy.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Dewinca Holt Cain; daughter, Deana Gruver and

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Carolyn C. Barron, 60, resident of Trindad, passed away Thursday, Jan. 19,2012 at Elmcroft Nursing Home in Irving,Texas.
Funeral services are 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 at the Cedar Fork Baptist Church in Trinidad. Interment will follow at the Cross Roads Cemetery.

Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary in Corsicana.

Cynthia Denise Hardy passed away on Jan. 20, 2012 in Malakoff. She was born in Dallas on Jan. 21, 1970 to Larry Calton and Ruby Moffett.
Mrs. Hardy is survived by her parents, Larry Calton and Ruby Moffett; husband, Jason

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