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Nellie Faye (Horton) Thomas
Apr 16, 2013
Nellie Faye Thomas, 85, of Rockwall, passed away April 16, 2013 in Rowlett, Texas. She was born February 20, 1928 in Commerce, Texas to Grover C. and Lillie Mae Horton. She married Roy Thomas on July 5, 1958 in Oklahoma. She leaves behind one daughter, DeLana Kay Hood, of Rockwall, 2 grandsons, Brad Brooks and wife Becky of Bonham, Texas...
Harold D. Arrington
Apr 3, 2013
Harold Arrington, beloved Husband, Father, and Grand-Father passed away peacefully on Wednesday April 3, 2013 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Harold was born August 13, 1935 in Fairlie, Texas to William Grady and Martha Lona (McCool) Arrington. A lifelong resident of Commerce, Texas, he married Zoie Oleta Haddock in February 1954 in his parent's home. Harold and Oleta had three children ...

Valera (Dodson) Sparks
Mar 15, 2013
COMMERCE — Valera Dodson Sparks, a longtime resident of Commerce, peacefully passed away March 15, 2013, in Arlington. Mrs. Sparks was born on Jan. 16, 1921, — a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, who will surely be missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, W.J. Sparks, on...

David Brooks Crenshaw
Dec 27, 2012
Dr. David Brooks Crenshaw, aka “Doc”, 67, of Commerce, died at 3:27 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at the Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville. He was born May 15, 1945, in Columbia, Mo. He is survived by his wife Pamela Portwood Crenshaw. He was married to Sharon Preston Pickett Crenshaw, deceased. Also surviving is his first wife Sherry Gail...
Margaret (Ashley) Hawkins
Dec 22, 2012
Margaret Ashley Hawkins, our loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend went to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 22, 2012, at age 85.
Visitation will be at First Baptist Church, Commerce, from 6 to 8 on Friday. Funeral services will be held Saturday at First Baptist Church, 2:00 p.m.. Margaret was born in Lamesa,...
Betty Jane Saulters
Dec 6, 2012
Funeral services for Betty Jane Saulters, age 86, of Commerce, will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at Commerce Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Joel Shelton officiating. Interment will follow at Shiloh Cemetery in Klondike, with Jacob Daggs, Mathew Daggs, Derrick Scott, Michael Saulters, Adam McVay, David Saulters, and Jason Austin serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer...
Calvin Joe Waters
Nov 15, 2012
Memorial services for Calvin Joe Waters, age 61, of Ladonia, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at Commerce Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Sam Bush officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Monday, November 19, 2012 at Commerce Funeral Home. Mr. Waters peacefully passed away at his residence with loving family by...

Larry Don Coffey
Nov 2, 2012
Larry Don Coffey died on Friday November 2, 2012 after succumbing to complications from liver disease. He peacefully passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Don was born on Septermber 5, 1953 in McKinney, Texas the middle child of LD and Clovene Godwin Coffey. He grew up in Wylie, Texas and attended all twelve...
Dr. Richard Lampe
Oct 29, 2012
COMMERCE — A memorial service for Richard Ervin Lampe, 64, of Commerce will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, at the Student Center Conference Room of Texas A&M University-Commerce with Dr. Lavelle Hendricks officiating. Dr. Lampe passed away peacefully at his home with loving family at his side, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. He was born Oct. 31,...

Gary Weldon Kibler
Oct 23, 2012
Gary Weldon Kibler of Commerce passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Born in Fort Worth on August 14, 1939, he was the younger son of F.W. and Annie Reese Kibler. The family moved to San Marcos, Kerrville, Commerce an Odessa. They later settled on a farm in Campbell. Gary graduated from Commerce High School in 1958....
Peggy (Hargrove) Woolverton
Sep 30, 2012
Peggy Hargrove Woolverton, 70, of Canton, went home to be with our Lord, Sunday, September 30, 2012. A life-long native of Canton, Peggy was in banking for many years at Inwood Bank of Dallas, where she retired. She is survived by her daughter, Suzette Pruitt (James) of Bogata, TX, and her brother Ellis Allen Hargrove. She is also survived by...
Chester Leon Fuller
Sep 8, 2012
Funeral services for Chester Leon Fuller, age 86, of Commerce, will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at Commerce Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday September 10, 2012 at Commerce Funeral Home Chapel. Masonic ceremony will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Denison. Chester peacefully passed away at his home Saturday,...
Ursula Loewenthal
Aug 9, 2012
Ursula Loewenthal passed away on August 9th, 2012 in New Jersey following a fierce battle with lymphoma. Ursula was born to Erna and Adolf in April, 1928, Oppeln, Germany, inside Upper Silesia. She fled Nazi Germany in 1938 to begin a new life in Angola and then Namibia, Africa. She accompanied her parents to America in 1948. Upon docking in...

Jacquelyn Virginia (Davis) Strickland
Aug 4, 2012
— Funeral services for Jacquelyn Virginia Strickland, 89, of Commerce will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Clement-Keel Funeral Home chapel in Gainesville with Rev. James Jackson officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Strickland passed away the morning of Aug. 4, 2012, at Oak...

Elvin "Ladain" Ladone Wofford
Jul 28, 2012
Elvin "Ledain" LaDone Wofford of Commerce passed away on July 28, 2012 at his home. He was born July 10, 1931. Visitation will be held at 9:00 a.m. until service at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Commerce.

William "Bill" Frank Mclendon Iii
Jul 25, 2012
William Frank McLendon III, “Bill”, 57, of Commerce, Texas was taken from us on July 25th just one day before his 58th birthday. Bill was a dedicated son, father, and husband. He was a most remarkable man that proudly had a 35 years career in law enforcement serving as a Lieutenant in Euless, TX, Police Chief in Sitka, Alaska, and...

William Conley Bradshaw
May 21, 2012
Commerce - William Conley Bradshaw, 89, of Campbell, passed away peacefully the morning of May 21, 2012, in Dallas. Conley was born Jan. 14, 1923, in Mt. Pleasant to Oliver Tull Bradshaw and Rosa Belle Punkett. He married Anna Beth Smith on June 8, 1973, in Dallas. Conley was a Christian man and spent his life as a farmer/rancher where...

Dr. Kenneth Edgar Sheppard, Jr.
May 8, 2012
Dr. Kenneth Sheppard Jr.
COMMERCE — Dr. Kenneth Edgar Sheppard Jr. (aka Busty, Bubba, Dad, Doc, Maverick) was born Feb. 11, 1935, in the English Community near Clarksville, Red River County to Kenneth Edgar Sheppard Sr. and Ella Kathleen Storey Sheppard. During his youth he attended...

Carlene Marie (Easton) Chennault
Apr 26, 2012
Carlene Marie Easton Chennault, 89, of Commerce, beloved and devoted to her faith, family, and friends, passed on to her heavenly home, April 26, 2012, at Oak Manor Nursing Home in Commerce. Carlene was preceded in death by her precious husband, Euel C. Chennault, infant daughter Judith Marie Chennault, parents Jesse and Nevada Easton, daughter-in-law Charlotte Chennault, and son-in-law Gary...

John Charles Windell
Apr 23, 2012
John Charles Windell of San Antonio, passed away on Monday, 23rd. Graveside services will be held Friday at Rosemound Cemetery in Commerece.