Tarpley, Thelma E. GLADEWATER - Services for Thelma E. Tarpley, 96, of Gladewater, will be held at a later date in Desdemona. Burial will be in Desdemona Cemetery. Arrangements are by Nowlin Funeral Home, 304 S. Austin St., De Leon. Local arrangements are by Croley Funeral Home of Gladewater. Mrs. Tarpley died September 13, 2007. Born July 5, 1911, in Dublin, she was a retired bookkeeper/secretary for Spencer-Harris Co. Survivors include her daughters, Margie Graves and Vivian Petrea; and sons, John L. Tarpley, James M. Tarpley and Jerry S. Tarpley. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/14/2007.