Obituaries

Jan 22, 2022

Lela Highfill Brock, 91, passed away on January 22, 2022 in Grapevine, TX. She was born July 14, 1930 near Freedom, OK, to Elmer and Elizabeth Highfill, and grew up on her beloved family farm in Mooreland, OK.

Lela earned her BSN from Oklahoma Baptist University, graduating in the school’s first nursing class in 1956. She married...

Jan 22, 2022

Mary Louise Carter, nee Suskie, was born July 19, 1957, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to John and Melba Suskie during his time in the Air Force. She passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at her home in Leonard, Texas surrounded by family and her beloved animals.

Mary was the eldest of six children growing up in...

Jan 19, 2022

Gene Louis Rainey, 84, died peacefully at his home in Athens, Texas, on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. He was born on June 20, 1937, in Commerce, Texas, the son of Russell Holderness Rainey and Gladys Hilda (Wise) Rainey.

Gene attended Commerce High School, graduating with the class of 1956. Following graduation, he enlisted in the Army National...

Jan 17, 2022

Michael Wayne Cooper, 71, of Denison, passed away after a lengthy illness, on January 17, 2022. He was born on April 17, 1950, in Greenville, Texas, the son of George Winifred Cooper and Bonita Virginia (Shipp) Cooper.

Mike spent his career as one of the best body shop repair technicians in the area. He worked for Danny...

Jan 14, 2022

Ethel Jo Stephens, 85, of McKinney, Texas, passed away peacefully at her home on January 14, 2022. She was born on February 26, 1936, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the daughter of Drue Asberry Stephens and Anna Ruth (Clarke) Stephens.

Jo grew up in Norfolk, Virginia. One of her first memories was watching the soldier convoys arrive home...

Jan 13, 2022

Kenneth Wayne Motes, of Dallas, passed away on January 13.  There are no services planned at this time.

Jan 10, 2022

R. Paul Johnson of Commerce, Texas, a retired professor at Texas A&M Commerce and a beloved father, grandfather, and husband to Norma Johnson for 64 years, died on January 10, 2022  He was 90 years old.  The cause of death was heart failure.

Paul was born April 26, 1931, in Durant, Oklahoma, the son of Thomas Earl...

Jan 8, 2022

Linda Reable (Thomas) Phillips, of McKinney, Texas, peacefully passed away at the age of 75 on January 8, 2022, in Plano, Texas. She was born on September 17, 1946, in Temple, Texas, to Lloyd E. Thomas and Wanda L. (Miller) Thomas.

She spent her early years in Brazoria, Texas. Her family then moved to Bellville, Texas where...

Jan 6, 2022

Maria Limas Montalban, 59, of Campbell, Texas, passed away at her home on Thursday, January 6, 2022. She was born on March 1, 1962, in Brownsville, Texas, the daughter of Eluterio Limas and Maria Garza.

Maria attended high school in Brownsville, Texas, graduating with the class of 1980. She then attended Texas Southmost College in Brownsville. While...

Jan 3, 2022

Oliver Clark Mulkey III, of Plano died early Wednesday morning, January 3, 2022, at his home in Plano. He was born March 22, 1937, in Nashville,TN,  to Oliver Clark Mulkey Jr. and Lee Elizabeth Taylor Mulkey. He graduated from Denison High School in 1955. He attended Texas A & M and graduated with a BS in Animal Husbandry and...

Jan 1, 2022

Daniel David Duncan, Jr., 56, passed away after a brief struggle with COVID. He was born on August 7, 1965, in Greenville, Texas, the son of Daniel David Duncan, Sr. and Janet Chapin Duncan. The family will hold a private burial at a later date.

David graduated from Commerce High School with the class of 1983. He...

Dec 29, 2021

William Binford passed away in Virginia unexpectedly.  He is the brother of Susan Patton, of Commerce, TX.

Dec 23, 2021

Cynthia Annette Dean, 59, of Commerce, passed away after a brief illness, on Thursday, December 23, 2021. She was born on January 10, 1962, in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of J B Houston and Vivian Ruth Bailey Houston.

Cynthia attended Skyline High School in Dallas. She met and fell in love with James Craig Dean, who became...

Dec 22, 2021

Larey Wayne Melton was born October 21, 1945 in Paris, TX.  He is the son of Daniel Greyford Melton and Kathryn Budrow Melton.  They lived in Paris for a short time and then moved to Greenville, TX where Larey spent a part of his childhood in the Revlon area of Greenville.  At the age of 9, the family moved...

Dec 17, 2021

Harold Hoffine, a proud veteran, passed away peacefully at Clyde W Cosper TSVH in Bonham.  No services are planned,

Dec 11, 2021

William "Bill" Barnett passed away while working out of state in New Hampshire.  Arrangements are being made to bring Bill back home to Texas and buried in Comanche, TX.  Details will be forthcoming.

Dec 9, 2021

Darrell Tanton passed away unexpectedly on December 9, 2021.  There are no services planned.

Dec 3, 2021

Woolum "Morty" Morton passed away at his home in Commerce following a lengthy illness.  He was surrounded by his loved ones when he entered into eternity.  A visitation will take place on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Commerce Funeral Home.  A funeral service will immediately follow at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home.  Morty will be...

Dec 1, 2021

William Riley (Bill) Kennedy, 83, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, in Commerce, Texas.  Bill was born on August 31, 1938, in Commerce, the son of Riley D. Kennedy and Hazel Odom Kennedy.

Bill attended Commerce High School, graduating with the class of 1957.  During his career, he worked as a bookkeeper for McKnight Construction, which...

Nov 30, 2021

Edna (Sally) Ferrell Williams, 92, passed away on November 30, 2021, at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She was born on March 4, 1929, in Emblem, Texas, the daughter of JC and Ethel Etta Speed Ferrell. At the early age of fourteen, she married Douglas Austin Williams on October 20, 1943. After 58 years of marriage, he...