All Obituaries

William Dale Arrington, a resident of Commerce, passed away unexpectedly on January 28, 2023.  The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date.

Bobbye Virginia Thomas Humphries was born on December 22, 1939, to J.D. and Alpha Killebrew Thomas in Cooper, Texas.   A private burial service will take place on Friday, January 20, 2023.  At noon on Friday, January 20, 2023 there will be a Memorial Service held at Cross Trails Cowboy Church, followed by a gathering in the Fellowship Hall at the church for refreshments, visitation and reflection. Bobbye attended Cooper schools, graduating in 1958.  Bobbye graduated from...

Nona Kaye Adams, 83, passed away in Methodist Hospital in Dallas on January 16, 2023.  She was born on September 6, 1939, in Bell, California. She resided in Commerce, Texas most of her life where she graduated from Commerce High School in 1957, then attended East Texas State University. Kaye married the love of her life, John Miller Adams, on June 16, 1956, at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Commerce. She was a loving wife and mother to Lori Kaye and Cheryl Elizabeth. She was an...

Martin Franklin Fenter, age 81, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022.   A Celebration of Life Service will take place on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Commerce Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Mr. Fenter was born on July 20, 1941 in Point, TX to Irwin Frank and Maureen (Carter) Fenter. He was married for over 61 years to Lydia Fenter. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Bryan’s Mill, TX. He enjoyed carpentry work, bee keeping, farming,...

Mary (Marty Marsh) Jacobs, a resident of Commerce, went to her heavenly home on January 7, 2023.  St. Joseph Catholic Church will have a Memorial and Prayer Service for parishioner Marty Jacobs next Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Marty previously played guitar with our Music Ministry family here and was a former employee of Texas A&M-Commerce. She will be greatly missed. Everyone is welcome to come join in our prayer service for Marty and share their fond memories.

Lenton Ray Moore, 83, of Commerce, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Sunday, January 1, 2023. He was born on August 7, 1939, in Needmore, Texas, the son of Grady Macklin Moore and Effie Robnett Moore.   A visitation is scheduled for Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 1:00 pm at Commerce Funeral Home.  A service celebrating Lenton’s life will immediately follow at 2:00 at the funeral home.  Immediately following the Celebration of Life service, there will be a...

Raymond Lomont Gathright, 52, of Greenville, passed away after a lengthy illness on Thursday, December 29, 2022. He was born on January 22, 1970, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Jerry Gathright and Janell Self Gathright Raymond attended Mesquite High School, graduating with the class of 1988. He then spent some years working in the sheet metal industry as an estimations supervisor. Later in life, he focused on his education once again, attending TAMU-C, earning his BS in Sociology, with a...

Katherine Ann (Kay) Davis, 79, of Commerce, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2022, in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. She was born on August 7, 1943, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Evan Paul Roberts and Rosa Wermuth Roberts. Kay’s family moved to Commerce in 1958, when her father took a position in the biology department at ETSU. She attended Commerce High School, graduating with the class of 1961. She then attended ETSU for a short while. Kay was a member of the First Presbyterian...

Ronald Ray McCrummen, 76, of Commerce, Texas, passed away peacefully at home on December 25, 2022. He was born on June 29, 1946, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Wilbert Leroy McCrummen and Frances Lucile Kraatz McCrummen. The family will receive friends at a visitation to take place at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Commerce Funeral Home. A funeral will follow at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home, with Reverend Bobby Sparks officiating. Burial will take place at Rosemound Cemetery in...

Donald H. Graves, of Commerce, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 23, 2022.  A committal service will take place at DFW National Cemetery on Friday, December 30, 2022, at 9:30 am. Don was born December 17, 1931, in Osmond, Nebraska, the son of Archie Graves and Lois Halleen Graves. He was a graduate of Norfolk High School. After graduating from high school, Don enlisted in the Navy, along with his two brothers, Dwayne and Everett, serving four years. Donald met and...