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Carolyn Gail Meador

Carolyn Gail Meador

Sep 10, 2025

Gail Meador, a resident of Commerce, passed away at Medical City Plano.  Arrangements are pending.

Rebecca Vrooman

Rebecca Vrooman

Sep 8, 2025

Rebecca Vrooman, a resident of Ladonia, passed away at her residence after a lengthy illness.  She will be laid to rest in St. Matthew Lutheran Cemetery in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois.

Valerie Nadine Mirkowicz

Valerie Nadine Mirkowicz

Sep 1, 2025

Valerie (Gibson) Mirkowicz, a resident of Commerce, passed away on September 1, 2025, in Greenville, TX.  Valerie was born on April 2, 1956 to the union of Edward Cullen Gibson, Sr. and Fannie Lee Jackson.

Valerie graduated with the class of 1974 from Haworth High School in Haworth, Oklahoma. She went on to graduate in 1995 from Southeastern Oklahoma State University with...

Donna Sue Coe

Donna Sue Coe

Aug 30, 2025

Donna Sue Coe passed away unexpectedly at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville on August 30, 2025. Donna was born on December 8, 1960 to the union of Mary Jane Tome and Silas Russell Bryant. 

A memorial service celebrating Donna’s life will be held on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. at Caddo Mills United Methodist Church in Caddo Mills,...

Terry Wayne Hood

Terry Wayne Hood

Aug 21, 2025

Terry Wayne Hood was born in DeSoto, Texas on June 30, 1964, to Ira Gordon Hood and Helen Joyce Mayo Hood. . A funeral service will take place on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at Eastridge Baptist Church, 732 East Ovilla Road, Red Oak, TX 75154. A private burial will follow.

Terry graduated from DeSoto High School and attended...

Justin Michael Lally

Justin Michael Lally

Aug 20, 2025

Justin Michael Lally, of Commerce, passed away unexpectedly at his home.  Arrangements are pending.

Scott Ardean Ellis

Scott Ardean Ellis

Aug 20, 2025

Scott Ellis, a resident of Commerce, passed away unexpectedly at his residence in Commerce.  No services are planned.

Wanda Sue King

Wanda Sue King

Aug 10, 2025

Wanda Sue King, 81, of Campbell, Texas, passed away at her home on Sunday, August 10, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born on August 8, 1944, in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Felix Lovelace and Opal Hill Lovelace. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Commerce Funeral Home in...

Norma Ruth Johnson

Norma Ruth Johnson

Aug 6, 2025

Norma Ruth (Hewett) Johnson of Commerce, Texas, passed away August 6, 2025, in her home at the age of 90, of complications of Myelofibrosis. She was a kind soul with a passionate curiosity about words, history and life. She was a loving and loved wife, mother and grandmother, who taught her daughters and granddaughters to love learning, stay informed, treasure...

Robert Melton Fox, Jr.

Robert Melton Fox, Jr.

Jul 27, 2025

Robert Melton “Mel” Fox, Jr., 67, of Commerce, passed away in Greenville, Texas on July 27, 2025. He was born on August 1, 1957, in Kaufman, Texas, the son of Robert Melton Fox, Sr. and Peggy Joyce Bankhead Fox.

Mel attended Commerce High School graduating with the class of 1976. Following high school, he attended East Texas State University for a...

Myra Gail Beadles

Myra Gail Beadles

Jul 27, 2025

Myra Gail Beadles, 80, of Commerce, Texas, died peacefully on July 27, 2025. She was born in Commerce on September 29, 1944, the daughter of Weymon Moon Mullins and Aldean Jenkins. A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at First Baptist Church Commerce beginning at 9:00 a.m. A funeral service will follow at 10:00 a.m. at the...

Joan Elizabeth Scheurich

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.

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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