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Robert Melton Fox, Jr.
Jul 27, 2025
Mel Fox, a resident of Commerce, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending.
Myra Gail Beadles
Jul 27, 2025
Myra Gail (Mullins) Beadles passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 27, 2025 after a lengthy illness. Visitation will take place on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 9:0 a.m. at First Baptist Church Commerce. A funeral service will begin a 10:00 a.m., with interment following at Rosemound Cemetery.
A full obituary is forthcoming.
Joan Elizabeth Scheurich
Jun 30, 2025
Joan Elizabeth Bower Scheurich, 85, of Honey Grove, Texas passed away on June 30 2025 at Paris Regional Medical Center.
Joan was born July 22, 1939 in Romulus, MI. She was the daughter of Willard (Bug) Bower & Pearl Eves Bower. She married Clifford Scheurich on June 28, 1958. Joan is survived by three daughters and one son. Vicky Lyn Arnold,...
William Ethridge Hill, Jr.
Jun 24, 2025
William Ethridge Hill passed away suddenly on June 24, 2025 in Commerce, Texas.
He was born September 14, 1949, in Foreman, Arkansas to Ethridge and Bettie Harris Hill. Ethridge graduated from Ashdown High School and attended the University of Arkansas where he was a founding member of River City Street Band, which released two rock albums.
Ethridge played the trumpet (and numerous...
Marty Matthew Moreland
Jun 20, 2025
Marty Matthew (Mo) Moreland was born January 30, 1970, the son of Earl Moreland and Betty Gay Blankenship. He passed away unexpectedly at his home in Ladonia on June 20, 2025. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Commerce Funeral Home.
Marty was a loving father, brother, PePaw, and one of...
Alma Lee Yates (Stratton)
Jun 17, 2025
Alma Yates passed away on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Hunt Reginal Hospital in Greenville, Texas. She was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma, on November 28, 1937, to Emmett Stratton and Pauline Acree Stratton. A visitation is scheduled for Monday, June 23, 2025 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Commerce Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at...
James Richard Lawrence
Jun 14, 2025
James Richard Lawrence (Rich), 78, of Commerce, Texas, passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Rich was born May 4, 1947, to Ray and Mary Lawrence. He grew up in Buffalo, Wyoming, and graduated from Johnson County High School in 1965, where he played in all athletics and won the Don Twing, Dick Cash award as outstanding athlete.
A rosary will...
Sarah Lindsey Hibbard
Jun 14, 2025
Sarah Hibbard passed from this earth on June 14, 2025. She was born on May 21, 1956. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Sonora Cemetery in Fairlie.
She graduated from Commerce High School and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising from East Texas State University (now A & M).
Sarah...
Jacob Christian Castro
Jun 4, 2025
Celebration of Life for Jacob Castro will be Saturday July 12 at 1 pm at Sunnyvale First Baptist Church in the chapel behind the worship center on the northeast corner. Church address is 3018 N. Beltline Rd, Sunnyvale,TX 75182.
Jacob Christian Castro, born March 11, 1992, went to meet the Lord on June 4, 2025. Jacob was 33 years old, and...
Jessie Faye Teel
May 21, 2025
Jessie F. Teel, 79, of Cumby, Texas passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. She was born on November 13, 1945, in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Fred Burk and Inia Mae Beadles. A graveside service is planned for Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at Emblem Cemetery.
Left to cherish Jessie’s memory are her daughter, Deborah Jones, of Cumby;...
Harold Wayne Collard
May 20, 2025
Harold Wayne Collard, age 85, of Commerce, Texas, was born on May 18, 1940 and passed away on May 20, 2025. He was born in Bonham, Texas to Jess Harold Collard and Louise Balentine Collard. Harold grew up in Honey Grove, Texas and moved to Klondike, Texas in 1955. A graveside service is scheduled for Thursday, May 22, 2025 at...
Mary Lou Sharp
May 19, 2025
Mary Lou McWhirter Sharp, of Dallas, passed peacefully after a short illness on May 19th at the age of 88. Mary Lou was born in Campbell, Texas on June 18, 1936, to Wildred Wayne and Mattie Zoe McWhirter. Soon after, she went to live with her grandparents, William L. and Johnie Emily Emond, who raised her in Campbell. She graduated...
Anna Mae Stahl
May 18, 2025
Anna Mae Stahl, 93, of Commerce, Texas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 18, 2025. Ann was born on March 8, 1932, in West Unity, Ohio, the daughter of George Kenneth Koch and Evelyn Catherine Beaverson. Visitation is scheduled for Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church in Commerce. A memorial service will immediately...
Connie Lee McKinney
May 17, 2025
Connie Lee McKinney, of Commerce, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Medical City Dallas. Connie was born on April 5, 1949, in Woodward, Oklahoma.
A visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, May 20, 2025 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Commerce Funeral Home. Connie’s funeral service will take place on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at...
Janet Ann Bridges
May 8, 2025
Dr. Janet Ann Bridges, beloved daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully at the age of 82 after a courageous battle with Covid and Alzheimer’s disease. Born June 7, 1942, in Manhattan, New York, she was the daughter of Paul and Frances (Gibson) Schulz. Janet grew up in New York City, Ohio, and Memphis, Tennessee.
Visitation is scheduled for...
Judith Kidd Rudoff
May 7, 2025
Judith “Judy” Kidd Rudoff, of Commerce, Texas, passed away peacefully on May 7th, 2025. She was born on April 4,1942, in Charleston, West Virginia, the daughter of Herbert Kidd and Jane Thomson Kidd.
Judy grew up in the Dallas area. Following high school, she attended Austin College, earning her BA degree. She then attended East Texas State University, where she earned...
Roberta Lee Masterson
May 6, 2025
Roberta “Bobbie” Lee Masterson (Hite), 84, passed away peacefully at her home in Commerce, Texas. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to Evelyn and Robert “Bob” Hite, Bobbie was a beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister Marjorie Clauson; her brother William “Butch” Hite; her sister Janet Hite; and her grandson Billy Oakey....
Roy Spencer Dawson
May 1, 2025
Roy Spencer ‘Ferfy’ Dawson was born October 10, 1938. He went home to be with the Lord and his daughter, Dana Dawson Ketner and many family members on May 1, 2025.
He retired from Hunt Co Prct 4 after 25 Years. He loved being outside and taking care of his cattle. He Always had at least one that he bottle fed....
Clark Gordon Gregory
Apr 29, 2025
Clark Gordon Gregory, age 66, of Campbell, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Greenville, Texas. He was born on August 1, 1958, in Chowchilla, California, to Gordon Trumbull Gregory and Jacqulynne Ellege Gregory. Clark was the youngest of four children.
A memorial service will be held to celebrate Clark’s life on Saturday, July 19th at 10 am at...
Mary Sue Moble
Apr 26, 2025
Mary “Sue” Moble, 86, of Pecan Gap, Texas, passed peacefully on April 26, 2025. She was born on October 24, 1938 in Sherman, Texas to Kathleen and Joe Shelton. Sue spent most of her life in the surrounding suburbs of Dallas where she helped run the family's construction business. Upon retirement, she and her husband Coy settled in Pecan Gap,...