Castleman, Ruben "Doc"   
	
GILMER -- Graveside services for Ruben "Doc" Castleman, 
of Gilmer, will be 2 p.m. Monday, February 19, 2007, at 
Hopewell Cemetery with the Rev. Kevin Calhoun officiating. 
Born November 22, 1925, in Kilgore, Texas, he died 
Saturday, February 17, 2007. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, 
he served during the Korean conflict. He married Charlotte 
Moore on October 12, 1961, and she survives him. A retired 
self-employed machinist and dairy farmer, he was a member 
of First United Methodist Church. In addition to his wife, 
he is survived by two sons and daughter-in-law, Andy and 
Brenda Castleman of Gilmer and Steve Castleman of Gilmer; 
2 daughters and sons-in-law, Debbie and Clay Irvin of 
Gilmer, and Karen and Tommy Green of Gilmer; seven 
grandchildren, Jennifer Green, Thomas Green, Elizabeth 
Irvin, Stephanie Youngman, Hannah Irvin, Matthew Morgan 
and Ava-Claire Castleman; and one sister, Barbara Mitchell 
of Okmulgee, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his 
parents, Leroy Bates and Anna Louise Castleman; and one 
brother, Kenneth Castleman. Pallbearers will be Scott Green, 
Terry Erwin, William Gordy, Cleon Jones, Tommy Green, 
Thurman Cagle, Thomas Green, Travis Shipp and Clay Irvin. 
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today, 
February 18, 2007, at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/18/2007.