July 28, 2002
Josh Randall Morgan 

KILGORE — Services for Josh Randall Morgan, infant son of Amanda Fair and Tim Morgan of Kilgore, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Rader Funeral Home Chapel of Kilgore with the Rev. Riley Pippen officiating. Burial will be in Kilgore Cemetery.  Josh died Friday in Arkansas Children's Hospital.

July 28, 2002
Lloyd Abner 

GLADEWATER — Graveside services for Lloyd Abner, 64, of Gladewater will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Rosewood Park Cemetery with Sam Goude and Paul Mathews officiating. Arrangements are by Croley Funeral Home of Gladewater. Mr. Abner died Friday. He was born Jan. 5, 1938, in Rio Grande Valley. 

July 28, 2002
Ruth Gertrude Gilliland 

Services for Ruth Gertrude Gilliland, 91, of Longview will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 29, at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Orr officiating. Arrangements are by East Texas Funeral Home of Longview.  Mrs. Gilliland died Saturday, July 27, 2002, in a local hospital. 

Mrs. Gilliland was born Oct. 9, 1910, in Frankston to James Robertson and Almeda Margaret Lee Roden. She was a seamstress and a longtime resident of Longview. Mrs. Gilliland had been a member of the Macedonia Baptist Church since 1948 and the Ruth Sunday school class. 

Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Robert E. and Leona Gilliland; one daughter, Pat Allums and the late D.G. “Bo” Allums of Longview; five grandchildren and their spouses, Jimmy E. Gilliland and his wife, Sandy, Glenda Wiess and her husband, Robert, Michael L. Gilliland and his wife, Denise, Robert B. Driggers Sr. and his wife, Lynn, and Nannelle Hall and her husband, Timmy; seven stepgrandchildren, Shirley Groot, Linda Meshell, Bobby Ross, Kathryn Robertson, Evelyn Branham, Kevin Allums and Kenny Allums; 17 great-grandchildren; 28 great-great-grandchildren; and other loving cousins, nephews and nieces.

Pallbearers will be Jimmy Gilliland, Michael Gilliland, Robert B. Driggers Sr., Robert Wiess, Timmy Hall and Kevin Allums. 

July 28, 2002
Jerry R. Campbell 

GLADEWATER — Services for Jerry R. Campbell, 58, of White Oak will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, July 29, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel of Gladewater with James Winnford officiating. Burial will be in the new White Oak Cemetery. Mr. Campbell died Friday, July 26, 2002. 

Mr. Campbell was born March 1, 1944, in Denton County. He was president of Trendsetter Construction and vice-president of Bobby Reynolds Construction. Mr. Campbell was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of the East Texas Home Builders Association and the East Mountain Church of Christ. 

Mr. Campbell is survived by his wife, Shirley Ingram Campbell of White Oak; five children and their spouses, Jason Ralph Campbell, Joel Dural and Mandy Campbell, Robert William and Leslie Campbell and John and Shay Graham, all of White Oak; three grandchildren, Mason Campbell and Christian and Faith Graham, all of White Oak; his father and stepmother, William Ralph and Mary Campbell of Garrison; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Billy Ray and Elaine Campbell of Corinth and Ronnie and Rhonda Campbell of Garrison; and one sister, Joyce Campbell of Mineola. 

Mr. Campbell was preceded in death by his mother, Daisey Sparks Campbell. 

Pallbearers will be Charlie Hertel, Steve Harris, Roger Davidson, Michael Best, Max Lunsford and Mike Lunsford.  Honorary pallbearers will be the employees of Trendsetter Construction and Bobby Reynolds Construction. 

July 28, 2002
Eileen Johnston 

Mrs. Eileen Johnston, 80, of Longview passed away Saturday morning, July 27, 2002, in a local hospital. 

Mrs. Johnston was born Feb. 22, 1922, in Houston to L.A. and Dorothy House. She had been a resident of Longview for the past 30 years. Mrs. Johnston was an active member in the Longview Symphony Orchestra for the past 25 years and the Symphony League. She was the current president of the Music Club of Longview and was a music teacher. Mrs. Johnston played the organ at several churches, including Woodland Baptist Church, St. Matthews Catholic Church, St. Mary's Catholic Church and Centre Presbyterian Church. In 1986, she married James Johnston in Longview. He preceded her in death in 1998. Mrs. Johnston was also preceded in death by two sons and one daughter. 

Among her survivors are three sons, Bo Johnston and Stanley Johnston, both of Linden and Ben Goldsmith of Austin; three daughters, Vickey Arrendale of Longview, Yolanda Oney of Hallsville and Sophia Baker of Hillsboro; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. 

Services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, July 29, at Lakeview Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment will follow in the Lakeview Memorial Gardens. 

July 28, 2002
Virginia LuWilda Flatt 

Services for Virginia LuWilda Flatt, 79, of Longview will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 29, at Rader Funeral Home Chapel of Longview, 1617 Judson Road, with the Rev. Doug Hinkle officiating. Burial will be in Kilgore City Cemetery. 

LuWilda will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Alvin Spivey Flatt; one son, A. Jerry Flatt; and one daughter, Sherry Anne Flatt. 

LuWilda is survived by one son, Kelly Flatt of Longview; two daughters, Donna Sumrow and Sandy Haferkamp, both of Longview; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother and sister-in-law, Les and Wanda Potts of Eufala, Okla.; two sisters, Mable Clark of California and Ruby Stolick of Oklahoma; one sister-in-law, Jimmy Owens of Kilgore; several nieces and nephews; and numerous friends. 

Pallbearers will be J.D. “Jimbo” Trimble, Wayne Morrison, Ted Wolboldt, Bruce Raglin, Batte Peterson and Bobby Frazier. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Wyche, Jerry Parsons, Jim Clark and Reed Ross.

July 28, 2002
Debbie Douglas 

Graveside services for Debbie Anderson Douglas, 47, of Longview will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July 29, at Grace Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are by Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today, July 28, at the funeral home. Mrs. Douglas died Saturday morning, July 27, 2002, in a local hospital. 

Mrs. Douglas was born July 24, 1955, in Longview. After receiving a kidney transplant at the age of 16, she had worked many different jobs in her life, while at the same time receiving dialysis treatments most of her life. 

Mrs. Douglas is survived by one daughter, Jennifer Lopez; one granddaughter, Brittney Lynn Martin; two grandsons, Bradley Jacob Martin and JosŽ Luis Lopez; her father, Berle Anderson; her mother, Gloria Anderson; one sister, Tiajuana Neel; one brother, Buddy Anderson; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other relatives. Mrs. Douglas was preceded in death by one brother, Michael Anderson. 

July 29, 2002
Rachel Northcutt 

KILGORE — Graveside services for Rachel Northcutt, 83, of Kilgore will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 30, at Danville Cemetery with the Rev. David Hampton officiating. Arrangements are by Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore. Mrs. Northcutt died Saturday, July 27, 2002, at her residence in Kilgore. 

Mrs. Northcutt was born July 13, 1919, in Converse to Edward and Callie Graves. She was a devoted mother and wife. Mrs. Northcutt was a charter member of the Eastview Baptist Church and was a past worthy matron of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 630. 

Mrs. Northcutt is survived by her husband of 62 years, Johnnie A. Northcutt of Kilgore; one son and daughter-in-law, Johnnie A. Jr. and Linda Northcutt of Overton; two daughters, Renae Heilman and her husband, Richard, of Albuquerque, N.M., and Barbara Northcutt Kline of Longview; one granddaughter, Renae Stewart and her husband, Anthony, of Longview; two great-grandchildren, John Stewart and Vickey Lynn Stewart, both of Longview; one brother, Marvin Graves of Louisiana; one sister, Dorothy Dempsey of Tulsa, Okla.; and several nieces and nephews. 

July 29, 2002
Rita P. Branch 

Services for Rita P. Branch of Longview will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, at Welch Funeral and Memorial Center, 4619 Judson Road. A garden court committal will follow. Burial will be in Memory Park Cemetery. Mrs. Branch died Friday, July 26, 2002, in a local nursing home. 

Mrs. Branch was born in Gardner, Mass., and had been a resident of Longview for more than 40 years. She was retired from Pine Tree Independent School District. 

Mrs. Branch is survived by her husband, James; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Danny DuBose, Jim and Susan DuBose and Tom and Karen DuBose, all of Longview; one daughter and son-in-law, Lucy and Jerry White of Albuquerque, N.M.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one brother and sister-in-law, Alvin and Louise Perreault of Pensacola, Fla. 

July 29, 2002
Deloris Ann Harris 

Services for Deloris Ann “DeeDee” Everhart Harris of Fort Worth, formerly of Longview, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 30, at Forest Hill Church of Christ with Brother Emmanuel White officiating. Burial with full military honors will be in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery under the direction of Bakers Funeral Home. Local arrangements are by Craig Funeral Home. 

Mrs. Harris was a graduate of Mary C. Womack High School and had retired from the U.S. Air Force. 

Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Brian Allan Sr. and Michelle Harris; one daughter, Rachel Harris; her mother, Cleo Helton of Longview; two grandchildren, Brian Allan Harris Jr. and Tyler Matthew Jenkins; and her ex-husband and friend, Wilbert Lee Harris.

July 31, 2002
Ralph Wise 

Services for Ralph Wise, 82, of Longview will be held at noon today, July 31, 2002, at the Winterfield United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ed Barlow officiating. Burial will be in Memory Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home. Mr. Wise died Monday, July 29, 2002, at a local hospital. 

He was born in Moundsville, W.Va., July 20, 1920, to Jeff and Ocie Fisher Wise. Mr. Wise served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and had been a resident of Longview since 1950. He retired as the comptroller for the Longview National and Texas Commerce Bank. Prior to his banking career, he was an accountant for Midvalley Pipeline Co. Mr. Wise had been active in community service, working with the Boy Scouts and for 19 years as a United Way volunteer. He sang with the local barbership singing group and was an accomplished woodworker. He had also been active in church work, serving as a Sunday school teacher and a church deacon. 

Mr. Wise is survived by his wife, Freda, of Longview; a son and daughter-in-law, Bob and Martha Wise of Dallas; a daughter and son-in-law, Lois and Terry Hargis of The Colony; five grandchildren, Carmen, Paige, Tim, Laura and Todd; and two great-grandchildren, Ashlyn and Tanner. 

July 31, 2002
Walter Harrison Parker 

Private family services for Walter Harrison “Butch” Parker, 59, of Longview will be held at 2 p.m. today, July 31, in Rosewood Park Mausoleum with Col. Orville Salmon officiating. Arrangements are by East Texas Funeral Home of Longview. 

Mr. Parker was born Aug. 12, 1942, to Roy and Frances Parker in Glendale, Calif. He passed away Monday, July 29, 2002, at his residence. Mr. Parker was a truck driver and a Baptist, and he had served in the U.S. Navy. 

Survivors include a son, Joel H. Parker of Houston; a daughter, Courtney C. Parker of New York City; his mother, Frances Parker of Longview; and a sister, Gwynn Privett of Eustace. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy T. Parker, in 1999. 

July 31, 2002
Ronald Jay Doty 

Services for Ronald Jay Doty, 44, of Longview will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, in Rader Funeral Home Chapel, 1617 Judson Road in Longview, with Pastor Emmitt Upchurch officiating. Interment will follow in Waldrop Cemetery in Panola County. Ronald died Tuesday morning, July 30, 2002, at his residence. 

He was born March 4, 1958, in Salina, Kan., to James and Marlene Doty. He had lived in Longview since 1996. He was a maintenance technician for Aaon Coil Products in Longview, and he was a member of the Baptist church. Ronald and his wife, Hilda, married Jan. 25, 1997. 

Mr. Doty is survived by his wife, Hilda; one son, Spencer Bellomy Doty of Longview; his mother, Marlene Hertzog of Longview; his father, James E. Doty of Arizona; one sister, Rinda Jean Roberson of Mississippi; one brother, James W. Doty of Arizona; his stepdaughters, Jennifer Bellomy and Carrie Bellomy, both of Longview; and one stepson, Brian Bellomy of Longview. Ronald was preceded in death by his grandmother, Opal Lyman.

July 31, 2002
Wanda Washington 

KILGORE — Graveside services for Wanda “Mimi” Washington, 72, a 29-year resident of Kilgore, will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in Kilgore Memorial Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Rose Wright officiating. Arrangements are by Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore. Mrs. Washington died Sunday. 

July 31, 2002
Elam C. ‘Pop’ Frye Sr. 

Elam C. “Pop” Frye Sr., 91, of Gladewater died Monday in a Tyler hospital. He was born Feb. 13, 1911, in Winchester, Ind., to Eldon C. and Frances O’Dell Frye. He had been a resident of East Texas for more than 35 years. A mechanical engineer, he retired from both General Dynamics and Stemco. 

Mr. Frye enjoyed gun collecting and restoring. He rode motorcycles up until his mid-70s. He took his last motorcycle ride on his 89th birthday. Mr. Frye was a certified manufacturing engineer, and he was an inventor. He was preceded in death by two wives, Ruby Brown Frye and Helen Tally Frye. 

Among his survivors are four sons, Jim Frye and his wife, Elaine, of Palestine, E.C. “Bud” Frye Jr. of Flint, Marshall Frye of Granbury and David Frye and his wife, Jo Ann, of Longview; two daughters, Cynthia Sullivan of Dallas and Patti Renfro and her husband, Bill, of Longview; two sisters, Audrey Smart and Pauline “Beanie” McFall, both of Muncie, Ind.; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. 

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, in Lakeview Funeral Home Chapel with Tom Ramey officiating. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Mark Emory, Mark Hood, Mike Wilson, Harry Simpson, Bobby Cruse and Rick Stinson.

July 31, 2002
Jewell Jackson 

GLADEWATER — Services for Jewell Jackson, 71, of Hawkins will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, 2002, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gladewater with the Rev. Roger Gage officiating. Burial will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens. Mr. Jackson was born Feb. 1, 1931, in Anton. He died Tuesday, July 30, 2002. He was a retired chemical supervisor for Farmland Industries and Fertilizers in Pollock, La., having been employed for more than 30 years. Mr. Jackson was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a member of Clarksville City Baptist Church. 

Survivors include his wife, Linda Chandler Jackson of Hawkins; a son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Katherine Jackson of Midlothian; a daughter and son-in-law, Charlotte and Mike McKey of West Monroe, La.; five grandchildren, Erin Jackson, Lauren Jackson, Brady Jackson, Janyce McKey and Kathryn McKey; one sister, Lorene Hill of Siloam Springs, Ark.; three stepchildren; and two stepgrandchildren. 

Mr. Jackson was preceded in death by his parents, James Preston and Lydia Bessie Jackson; his first wife, Wanda Ivy Jackson; three brothers; and one sister.

July 31, 2002
Freda Hurt Kimble 

After a long and happy life, Freda Katherine Hurt Kimble, former resident of Longview, passed away in Tyler on Saturday, July 27, 2002, at the age of 92. 

Freda was born to E.S. Hurt, a salesman, and Cora Hurt, an artist, on Sept. 6, 1909, in St. Paul, Va. When Freda was in her early 20s, her family moved to Kingsport, Tenn., where she joined Tennessee Eastman Co. as secretary to the purchasing agent. 

On Sept. 8, 1934, she married John S. Kimble, a young chemical engineer from Illionois, who was also employed with Tennessee Eastman. Freda then became a fulltime homemaker, and two daughters were born to the union. 

In 1951, the family moved to Texas when John was transferred to Longview to assist in building and operating the plant for Texas Eastman Co., a newly formed subsidiary of Eastman Kodak.

At First United Methodist Church of Longview, Freda was a member of the Turner Sunday School Class, the Thelma Morgan Sunday School Class and the choir, served one term on the administrative board and played the piano for the adult and children’s Sunday school classes. Freda was also a member of the Longview Music Club, Good Shepherd Auxiliary, The Forum, Pinecrest Country Club, Oak Forest Country Club, sustaining member of the Longview Junior League, member of the Federation of Women’s Clubs, PTA, Hughey Crest Garden Club, Longview Garden Club and the Summit Club. 

In June of 2001, Freda and John moved to Tyler to be near their daughter and to reside at The Grand Court, a retirement community. 

Survivors are Freda’s husband of 67 years, John S. Kimble; her sister, Ruth Hurt Beltz of Merritt Island, Fla.; and her daughters, Jeanette West of Greencastle, Ind., and Kay Toole and her husband, Ray Toole, of Whitehouse. Survivors also include her grandchildren, Tracey Miller and her husband, Mark Miller, of Allen; John Toole of Austin, Alyson West of Melbourne, Australia, and Rebecca West of Raleigh, N.C., and one great-granddaughter, Haleigh Crews of Raleigh, N.C. 

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, 2002, at the First United Methodist Church in Longview with the Rev. Dan Miller and the Rev. Bill Cunningham officiating. Burial will be in Rosewood Park in Longview. Rader Funeral Home of Longview is in charge of all arrangements.