David Glenn Black was born June 24, 1931 and passed away peacefully Feb 12, 2023 at the age of 91.
David was born in Sulpher Bluff to parents Ralph Jake Black and Stellean Black. He was one of 13 kids.
David married Patsy Hawkins Feb. 3, 1953. David was an Army Veteran. He worked at Garden and Denver for 19 years before retiring. David loved hunting, fishing and spending time with family.
William Jeffrey “Jeff” Singleton, 78, passed away peacefully Jan. 20, 2023, in Mabank.
A memorial service was held at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan Jan. 27, 2023.
William Jeffrey Singleton was privately interred in the Aggie Field of Honor Cemetery, College Station in a family ceremony.
In leu of flowers please make donations to The Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University.
Jeff was the second oldest of six children born to James M. Singleton III and Elizabeth Welsh Singleton in Reading, Pa., Oct.11, 1944.
Darlene was born in Crowell to Everett “Smokey” and Maxine Callaway and spent her formative years in Cisco.
After several moves, she finally settled in Gun Barrel City with her late husband Jerry Gilbert.
Allen Ray Alexander, 44, passed away Feb. 9, 2023, at his home in Kemp. Allen was born Feb. 8, 1979, to parents Howard Ray and Glenda Alexander.
Allen was a great friend and father to everyone who had the honor of knowing him. Allen had two real hobbies, fishing and cracking jokes. Both of which he was very good at. Always wanting to see people smile and laugh and enjoy life. That was Allen’s biggest gift to friends and family.
Allen was preceded in death by his grandparents Jack and Frances Alexander and Joe and Audrie Hendrick and his father.
John Larkin Noel, Jr, of Athens passed away Feb. 4, 2023.
John was born in West to John Noel, Sr. and Mildred Alyne Noel.
John was preceded in death by his parents, brother-in-law C.R. Summerall and niece Jenny Summerall.
Harry Payne Wilt, Jr. passed away at his home in Haslet Feb. 5, 2023 after his battle with cancer at the age of 81 surrounded by his loving family.
Harry was preceded in death by his father, mother and sister.
Ken was born Oct. 10, 1944 in El Campo. Ken passed peacefully at home Jan. 26, 2023, after a very long battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
Ken was the youngest of three children of Donald and Opal McEwin Green. His father was in the Navy, stationed in Pearl Harbor, when Ken was born, so they met for the first time when Ken was a year old.
Ken attended El Campo public schools and graduated with honors in 1963. He graduated with an AA from Wharton Junior College in 1965 and received a Mechanical Engineering degree from Texas A&M University in 1968.
Larry W. Schroeder was born to Carl E. and Sarah Lucille Schroeder of Wichita, Kan., July 7, 1952. He passed away at his home of 44 years in Kemp Jan. 31, 2023 and is survived by his wife Sidney Schroeder.
Larry and Sidney wed July 29, 1972 enjoying 50 wonderful married years together.
Long-time Eustace resident Hilda Louise Noble Foster, 94, passed away peacefully Jan. 30, 2023 at South Place Nursing Center in Athens.
Visitation was held Feb. 7, 2023 and Internment followed at Cottonwood Cemetery. Arrangements were by Eubank Funeral Home. Pallbearers were her six grandsons and honorary pallbearers were her two grandsons-in-law.
She was born Jan. 7, 1929, in Pauline, a community west of Eustace to Thomas Rufus and Ruby Lee Meredith Noble. She was their fourth child and the first of three daughters.
Fairy Jo “Jodie” (Martin) Loftis passed away peacefully Jan. 30, 2023 at Cedar Lake Nursing Home in Malakoff where she had spent the last three years suffering from Alzheimer's.
Jodie was born Jan. 24, 1942, in Terrell, to W.C. Martin and Fairy Eldis Martin, both of whom preceded her in death along with her first husband Frank Baker Jones Jr and her husband Rev. Mickey Maurice Loftis, brothers Royce Dean Martin, Steve Martin and Randall Martin and sisters Betty Martin and Peggy Marie Black.
