Bookout, Earl Dempsey   
	
MANSFIELD -- Funeral services for Earl Dempsey Bookout, 85, will be 2 
p.m. Monday, November 6, 2006, at Blessing Funeral Home. Burial will 
follow in Skyvue Memorial Gardens. Mr. Bookout passed away surrounded 
by his family on Wednesday evening, November 1, 2006, in Longview. Earl 
was born January 30, 1921, the son of the Rev. Henry Franklin Bookout 
and Sarah Louise Preston Bookout, of Boston, Texas. He was a native 
Texan, served our country during World War II in the U.S. Navy, and had 
many successful business adventures during his lifetime. He is most 
remembered, however, for his years in the antique business with his wife, 
Donna. They traveled the U.S. and abroad visiting many cities along the 
way, buying and selling antiques. Together, they logged many miles doing 
what they loved best and doing it together. The Bookouts hold the distinct 
honor of being the most tenured of all currently active dealers for Canton 
First Monday. They still exhibit monthly in the Civic Center. Earl was 
also a member of the Maso

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/4/2006.