Lucas, Betty Merrill GILMER - Private memorial services for Betty Merrill Lucas, 72, of Diana, will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are by Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home of Gilmer. Mrs. Lucas died May 2, 2007, in Longview. Born May 6, 1934, in Taylor, she was a seamstress. Survivors include her husband, William Lucas; son, Terry Bond; and brother, Gary Don BWatkins. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 5/4/2007.