Hernandez, Sarah DIANA - Sarah Hernandez, 85, of Longview, passed away Friday, March 16, 2007, in Longview. Private family services will be held. Arrangements are under the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Sara was born July 2, 1921, in Oklahoma City, to James and Ida Downing. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis; sons, Jamie and David Shepard; and daughters, Myrna Shepard and Linda Cleary. Sarah is survived by her daughter and sons-in-law, Betty and Jon Hoffman of Longview and Dennis Cleary of Tenn.; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is loved very much. Memorials may be made to Heart'sWay Hospice of Northeast Texas. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 3/19/2007.