The Commerce Journal Obituaries

RALPH ABERNATHY

2012-05-18T17:08:12-05:00

Ralph Lane Abernathy, 79, of Campbell passed away May 15, 2012, at his daughter’s residence in Dallas. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Commerce with Rev. Mary Alice Lyman officiating. Interment will follow at Brigham Cemetery near Campbell. Coker-Mathews Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

DR. KENNETH EDGAR SHEPPARD JR.

2012-05-18T17:06:18-05:00

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.

JAMES RIFFLE

2012-05-10T15:29:23-05:00

James H. Riffle, 88, of Commerce passed away May 6, 2012, in Commerce.
James was born Dec. 21, 1923, in Ward, Ark. to Lillie Mae Lyons and John Daniel Boone Riffle. On May 14, 1954, he married Lillian Fulfer in Commerce. He was a self-employed mechanic.

MARY GRIFFIN

2012-04-30T17:36:42-05:00

DE QUEEN, Ark. – Mary Melinda Margaret Simon Griffin, formerly of Commerce, died April 20, 2012, in De Queen, Ark.
Mrs. Griffin was born Jan. 6, 1925, in Bellvue Hospital in New York City, the third of six children born to Newfoundland parents William and Elizabeth Simon.

OMA THOMAS

2012-04-20T16:11:06-05:00

Funeral services for Oma Greaves Thomas, 97, of Cumby, are at 2 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church in Commerce with Rev. Valarie Englert and Rev. Marc Corazao officiating. Interment follows at Mt. Zion Cemetery.

JESSIE MCKENZIE

2012-04-20T16:10:27-05:00

Jessie Mae McKenzie, 73, of Commerce passed away April 13, 2012, at her home.
Memorial services will be held in Stamps, Ark.

BUDDY NIX

2012-04-20T16:09:14-05:00

Buddy (J.H.) Nix Jr., 85, of Greenville passed away April 12, 2012, at Hunt Regional Medical Center. A memorial service was held at 4 p.m., April 15, in the Coker-Mathews Funeral Home chapel with Mr. Randy Daw officiating.

DALE REX

2012-04-13T12:14:38-05:00

Dale Rex, 79, of Ladonia passed away April 9, 2012, in Dallas.
Dale was born in Commerce on March 2, 1933, to Willie Johnnie and Tinia Byers Whitefield Rex. Dale loved riding back roads and watching deer.

BERNICE WOODS

2012-04-13T12:13:41-05:00

Bernice Woods, 88, of Wolfe City passed away April 4, 2012.
Bernice was born in Roosevelt, Okla., on Sept. 12, 1923, to Ezell and Ida Johnson McBeth. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and renewing old furniture.

Richard Wood

2012-04-05T10:41:18-05:00

A funeral services for Richard Lee (R.L.) Wood, 81, of Cumby will be held at the Brashear Baptist Church at 11 a.m., April 5, with Bro. David Burns and Bro. Harvey Snider officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, east of Cumby. Jones-Walker & Son Funeral Home in Commerce is in charge of arrangements.