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Billy Preston Crow
Services for Billy Preston Crow, 65, Malakoff, were held Aug. 2, 2007,
at Tomlinson Funeral Home in Malakoff with Bro. Gerald Huckabee
officiating. Burial was in Post Oak Cemetery under the direction of
Tomlinson Funeral Home of Malakoff.
Crow was born Dec. 15, 1941, and died July 28, 2007. He was preceded in
death by his mother, sister JoAnn, brother John Johnson, his guardians
Peggy and E.O. Jackson and son Jimmy Dwayne Crow.
He was a 35-year retiree of Haliburton. He had a passion for deer
hunting and the great outdoors. He was a Baptist by faith and regularly
attended First Baptist Church of Malakoff.
Survivors include his wife and companion of 13 years Marilyn Allen of
Malakoff; son Johnny Crow of South Dakota; daughters Melisa Langehurst
and husband Sean, Pahrump, Nev., and Andrea Crow, Austin; stepson Darrin
Allen and wife Kim; stepdaughter Kristie and husband Kyle Simmons;
grandkids Randy McCullough and husband, Dallas; Kandi and Kortney
Simmons, Danielle and Kailyn Allen; and great-granddaughter Ema
McCullough.
Dorothy Sutherland
Services for Dorothy Nell Sutherland, 74, Seven Points, were held Aug.
2, 2007, at the Eubank Chapel in Canton, with the Revs. Don Teague and
Frank Dinsmore officiating. Burial was in Morris Cemetery in Van Zandt
County under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home in Canton.
Sutherland was born Sept. 18, 1932, in the China Grove Community to Emma
Adaline Bond and Henry D. Bond and died July 30, 2007, in Athens after a
long illness. She is preceded in death by her husband Royal “Sam”
Sutherland, her parents and a brother Billy Carrol Bond.
She was a Baptist by faith and grew up in the China Grove Community. She
was a bookkeeper for many years and enjoyed e-mailing friends.
Survivors include brother Corby D. Bond and wife Betty Jean, Canton;
sisters Melba Vann and husband David, Wills Point; Betty McRae and
husband Jake, Crimora, Va.; and Barbara Mercer and husband George,
Fredricksburg; nieces and nephews.
Mary Freeman
Services for Mary Theodoshie “Doshie” Freeman, 88, Canton were held Aug.
3, 2007, at the Eubank Chapel in Canton with the Revs. Jim Leach and
Steve Glosup officiating. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery, Van Zandt
County under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home in Canton.
Freeman was born Feb. 1, 1919, in Dallas to Verna Mae Williams and
Charles Haden Teet and died July 31, 2007, in Canton after a long
illness. She was preceded in death by two sisters, five brothers and a
son-in-law Butch Neighbors.
She was a member of the “Old Elm Grove Methodist Church” now known as
Elm Grove Church. She was married to her husband “Buster” for 61 years.
She lived in the Mabank-Canton area since childhood and was a
cosmetologist.
She served in World War II in the Women’s Army Corp. (WAC) and was a
member of the Mabank Veterans of Foreign Wars Post Auxiliary No. 8780.
She loved her family and friends, her church and she enjoyed flowers and
crocheting. She had a wonderful smile and never met a stranger. She was
big in genealogy.
Survivors include her husband Arthur G. “Buster” Freeman, Canton;
daughter Sammie Kaye Neighbors, Mabank; sister Betty Jo Huddleston,
Rice; brother Delmer Lane Teet, Norman, Okla.; grandchildren Mary Kay
Royal, Edgewood; Chip Neighbors, Mabank; Rose Neighbors, Mabank; and
Brooke Greenhaw, Canton; other relatives and a host of friends.
William Wilkins
Services for William Wilkins, 84, Mabank, were held Aug. 2, 2007, at
Oaklawn Cemetery with the Rev. Kenneth Hensley officiating under the
direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home in Mabank.
Wilkins was born Feb. 16, 1923, in Oklahoma and died July 30, 2007, in
Athens. He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy Wilkins.
He was a contractor and had lived in Mabank for the past 35 years.
Survivors include his daughters Barbara Love, Kemp; and Vicki Minchew
and husband Ronnie, Grand Prairie; five grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
Martin Lindberg
Services are pending for Marvin G. Lindgerg, 72, Seven Points under the
direction of Tomlinson Funeral Home in Seven Points.
Lindberg was born Dec. 10, 1934, in Rolla, N.D., son of the late Dora
and Peter Lindberg and died Aug. 1, 2007, in Tyler.
He retired from the U.S. Army and was a member of The American Legion in
Trinidad.
Survivors include his wife Patricia Lindberg; sons Lonnie and wife Julie
Lindberg, Northglenn, Colo.; and Lyle and wife LaDonna Lindberg, Forney;
stepdaughters Cynthia Chelf Nelson, Valley City, N.D.; and Lynette Chelf,
Mesquite; grandchildren, Kira Lindberg, Melisa Lindberg and Eva
Lindberg, all of Minneapolis, Minn.; Mikayla Findley and Andrew Findley,
both of Northglenn, Colo.; Jordan Lindberg and Dakota Findley, both of
Forney; and Jenifer Keifert, Valley City, N.D.
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