Mayfield, Elmer Arthor

CARTHAGE - Services for Elmer Arthor "Red" Mayfield, 77, of Beckville, will be at 10 a.m. 
Thursday, August 9, 2007, at Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Lynn Ogden and 
Norman Mayfield officiating. Interment, with full military honors, will be in Harris Chapel 
Cemetery. Mr. Mayfield died August 6, 2007, in Longview.

Born May 24, 1930, in Marshall, he was retired from the U.S. Air Force and KEES Radio. 
Survivors include his wife, Gloria Briley Mayfield; daughters, June Kay Grattan, Ruth Ann 
Parker, Sandy Jane Garcia, Deborah Lynn Guillotte, Briley Gaza Dailey and Glynna Goza Reser; 
brother, Jack Booth; and sisters, Dottie Rostawicki and Cindy Lou Ilharreguy. Visitation will 
be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 8/8/2007.

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Mayfield, Elmer Arthor   	

CARTHAGE - Services for Elmer Arthor "Red" Mayfield, 77, of Beckville, will be held at 10 
a.m. today, August 9, 2007, at Hawthorn Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Lynn Ogden and 
Mr. Norman Mayfield officiating. Interment, with full military honors, will be in Harris 
Chapel Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Hawthorn Funeral Home.

Mr. Mayfield died August 6, 2007, in Longview.

Elmer Arthor "Red" Mayfield was born May 24, 1930, in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas. He 
was the son of Hazel Morris and Elmer Cleveland Mayfield. He had lived in the Beckville area 
for 35 years after retiring from the U.S. Air Force on October 1, 1958. Mr. "Red" Mayfield 
worked as a salesman and radio announcer at KEES Radio in Gladewater until 1977, when he 
retired.

He was preceded in death by his son, Elmer A. Mayfield Jr.; daughter, Linda Mayfield Jennings; 
brother, Billy Joe Mayfield; sister, Elmarie Mayfield Flenniken; mother, Hazel Morris Mayfield 
Booth; father, Elmer Cleveland Mayfield; and stepfather, John Booth.

Survivors include his loving wife of 34 years, Gloria Briley Mayfield of Beckville; six 
daughters, June Kay Grattan of Utah, Ruth Ann Parker and husband, Lance of Huntington, Sandy 
Jane Garcia of Pampa, Deborah Lynn Guillotte and husband, Rick of Jacksonville, Briley Gaza 
Dailey and husband, Bill of Beckville, Glynna Goza Reser and husband Kevin of San Antonio; 
son-in-law, Stephen Jennings of Tatum; brother, Jack Booth and wife, Jo Ann of Beckville; 
sisters, Dottie Rostawicki of Pineville, La., and Cindy Lou Ilharreguy of California; sister-
in-law, Bertha Mayfield of Santa Fe, N.M., and Jackie Shipman and husband, Jimmy of 
Stephenville; uncle, Dennis Mayfield and wife, Nell of Marshall; 19 grandchildren; numerous 
great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.

Pallbearers will be Jimmy Wanner, Jake Jones, Charlie Dailey, Alan Parker, Jeromy Anderson 
and Travis Wayne Reser.

Honorary pallbearers will be Stephen Jennings, Justin Booth, Robert Watson and Eric Christian.

The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Flag Fund for 
the Veterans Memorial or the Panola County Historical and Genealogical Assoc., 211 N. Shelby 
St., Carthage, TX 75633.

The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday evening, August 8, 2007, at Hawthorn 
Funeral Home.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 8/9/2007.