Obituaries

Charles Green
Graveside services for Charles Richard Green Jr., 82, Mabank, were held May 17, 2010, at the Dallas/Fort Worth Cemetery under the direction of Hilliard Funeral Home in Van.
Green was born Aug. 7, 1927, in Birmingham, Ala. to Margaret Louise Cooper and Charles Richard Green Sr. and died May 12, 2010, in Mabank.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Bobbie Jean Green May 30, 2004, sister Catherine Densmore, brother Billy Green and grandson Chad Andrew Kauffman.
He had been a resident of Mabank for 10 years and worked as a lineman and retired as a supervisor for Southwestern Bell.
He was a member of The Pioneers, Crime Watch of Kemp and the Senior Citizen Organization of Kemp.
He attended Maranatha Baptist Church in Crandall and served in the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Green, Mabank; daughters Mary Allen and husband Ray, Rockport; Ann O’Shea and husband Tim, Euless; Carol Schulz and husband Gary, Friendswood; Jeannie Flores, Houston; Barbara Roznovsky and husband Daniel, Irving; and Burlen Howell and husband Gene, Carrollton; brother Jimmy Green, Sherman; sister Mary Green, Carrollton; 19 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

Kay Bullock
Services were held for Kay Bullock of Payne Springs, 64, May 18, 2010 at the Eubank Memorial Chapel in Mabank with Rev. Chris Schoolcraft officiating under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home. Interment followed at the Payne Springs Cemetery in Payne Springs.
Bullock was born in Shawnee, Okla. to Alta and Emmett Southworth Sept. 15, 1945 and died in Dallas May 14, 2010.
She is preceded in death by her parents.
Previously of Irving, Bullock has resided in the Cedar Creek Lake area since 2002.
She is survived by her husband of 47 years, James E. “Buck” Bullock, of Mabank; sons Carl E. Bullock and wife Cherie of Wills Point and Terry Bullock and wife Michelle of Payne Spring; grandchildren Matthew, Kaley, Alexis and Jacob; brother Bill Fox of Midwest City; sister Sylvia Elnora Edlin of Littleton, Colo.; sister-in-law Anita Southworth of Lancaster, Colo.; neice Juanita Hughes and nephews Mike Penn and Mark Edlin of Littleton, Colo.; other family members and friends.

Rita Giles
Services will be held for Rita Gale Giles, 53, of Mabank at 2 p.m. Friday, May 21, 2010, at the Liberty Baptist Church in Gun Barrel City with Rev. Dennis Woods officiating under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home.
Giles was born in Orange, March 14, 1957 to Maidell and Richard Grover Scales and died in Athens May 17, 2010.
She is preceded in death by her father and brother Gordon Scales.
Previously of Orange, Giles had resided in Mabank for 28 years and was Baptist by faith.
She is survived by her husband, Glenn Giles, of Mabank; son Jody Dale Scales, Orange; daughter Stacy Lynn Carpenter, Mabank; granddaughters Kelsey Dover of Mabank and Karly Campbell of Dallas; mother Maidell Scales; brother Jody Thibedeaux and wife Valerie of Kirbyville; several aunts, uncles, cousins and many loving friends.

Danny Key
A military graveside service for Danny Ray Key, 63, Eustace, was held May 19, 2020, at the Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home in Canton.
Key was born Feb. 27, 1947, in Athens to Virgie Abbott and G.D. Key and died May 14, 2010, in Eustace.
He was preceded in death by his father.
He graduated from Eustace High School in 1966 and entered the U.S. Army in 1967.
He served in the Vietnam conflict and received an honorable discharge in 1969.
He received two Purple Hearts, the Army Commendation Medal and other campaign and service medals.
He worked at several companies before going to work for Dynamic Rubber in Athens, serving more than 20 years.
He enjoyed the outdoors and loved to drive his favorite pickup truck around the East Texas area to sample different restaurants.
Survivors include his mother Virgie Key, Eustace; sister Vicki Travis and husband Bob, Carrollton; brother James Key and wife Irene, Eustace; nephews Robert Sullivan, Waxahachie; Aaron Sullivan, Dallas; and Bryant Key, Eustace; niece René Riek, Bedford; several grandnephews and grandnieces.